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Food Thread: Wash That Knife! Carve That Leg! Peel That Carrot!

Ah...lamb! Specifically, a boned-out leg of lamb, which I think is the best way to prepare lamb! Why? because the leg is thick in places, thin in places, has wildly different amounts of fat, and cooks very unevenly. But boning it yields a large piece of meat that can be trimmed to one's own preferences, and then tied up so that it cooks perfectly evenly.

That's why!

Now, a slow-cooking leg of lamb on a rotisserie is going to cook very nicely, no matter if it is bone-in or boneless. This isn't an existential crisis. And besides, I sort of like well-done lamb, especially if it is nice and fatty and the fat has crisped and even charred a little.

But for convenience, the boneless is hard to beat, which is why I am gravitating toward one for a birthday dinner I am hosting in a few weeks. Well, that and a roast chicken on a bed of leeks, carrots, and potatoes, because I think I will have a full table, and the guest list has at least three people who would in another age be considered trenchermen!

And because there isn't enough meat on the menu, I think I will make my cauliflower gratin, but this time with lardons, which is a snooty French word for bacon chunks!

And some green stuff...I guess. For a well-balanced meal.

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2,000-year-old Roman bread discovered under construction site

[...]While clearing the grounds of an upcoming residential development about 20 miles northeast of Zurich, specialists at the Aargau Cantonal Archaeology service found what they believe is a chunk of charred, 2000-year-old Roman bread.
The "alleged pastry" described in an online post from the Aargau Cantonal Department of Education is approximately four inches wide and 1.2 inches thick and likely a type of flatbread. Researchers spotted the burnt morsel in August 2025 while combing through a 43,000-square-foot area near the Roman site of Vindonissa. Known for its strategic position along major river routes, Vindonissa began as an outpost for Roman legion soldiers in what was once the empire's northern frontier.

And why do they "believe" that it is bread? Maybe they were digging in a latrine, and discovered something completely different?

I'm not trying to denigrate archaeology, but in the grand scheme of things, discovering the remains of someone's meal isn't the most exciting thing in the world. People have been eating for a very long time...obviously the remains of those meals carpet every archaeological site.

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Sweetbreads! They are marvelous, and I will brook no argument. Sadly, they are no longer inexpensive! I have noticed over the last several years that even in France they have become a bit of a delicacy, with prices to match, so some of you bastards have discovered how delicious they are, and have driven up the price. Please stop that, and tell all of your friends that sweetbreads cause gout (do they?) and flatulence and will turn your hair green!
The Glory of Guts

As steak became more available and prestigious, and eaters have become more removed from, or repulsed by, the reality of food, guts have largely disappeared from cooking. When was the last time you went out and ordered a big calf's liver in vinegar sauce? They, like sweetbreads and tongues, used to be standard fare. Sweetbreads have just barely survived the dulled modern American palate, which has banished guts from its table. One still finds this fine offal on menus in a few fancy places, even in Los Angeles.

I don't know how dulled the modern American palate is, but we have stopped eating things that were common fare just a few generations ago. Whether that is good is a different question, and I'll bet that with the advent of easy transportation and communication, our range of foods has expanded.

In fact, that comment is a throwaway just to sound hip and cool and 0h-so-European, so...

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scampydog's SiL is just showing off with those sourdough crackers! My first thought was that she is a chemist, and that is a benzene ring, but scampydog tells me she is an engineer.

I have a tough enough time getting my sourdough crackers to be the same size, much less cool shapes that absolutely make them taste better!

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Misanthropic Humanitarian thought he would troll me with this recipe, but I will have the last laugh! It doesn't sound awful. Maybe a bit boring, and there are definitely more tasty things to do with carrots than make them into soup.
The Comforting Soup My Family Can't Stop Eating
I think this woman's family is a bit retarded in the food arena...there are lots of foods that I would describe as being unable to stop eating, but carrot soup? Really? Maybe nicely marbled NY Strips, grilled rare, or freshly shucked New England Oysters, or even a loaf of freshly-baked bread with great butter.

Her family needs to get out more.

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That looks delicious! From the kitchens of commenter "Rhode Island Red" and the cooking files of commenter "redmindbluestate!" It was no doubt a result of a discussion on these august pages, so really, I will take credit!

Actually, RIRed's lovely wife cooked it, and you will have to guess who took the photo, but clearly, RIRed is an afterthought in his own kitchen.

On a bed of skins-on mashed potato. Red wine for cooking was a hearty Zin.
Picture by DILIT.

Best Braised Short Ribs
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I guess some people go through that thought process, but I once got myself sick from food poisoning (I know the source; it wasn't a contaminated knife), and I never want to repeat the experience, so why risk it?

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The garlic is busily growing, with pretty impressive green shoots that are pushing a foot tall! I even fertilized them! And if they survive the deer and squirrel apocalypse, and actually grow into something edible, I will be in garlic heaven! In case it doesn't, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Wash That Knife! Carve That Leg! Peel That Carrot!

You are not my boss!
She's cooking!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 04:01 PM (YBtcQ)

3 Pork chops, and apple sauce
And better get on it

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Ia/+0)

First World Problems...

There is a very interesting but immensely frustrating correlation between the number of flashlights in the house and the probability of a power outage. Obviously the local utility tracks my flashlight purchases, and only turns off the power when the number of functioning lights in the house drops below the number necessary to navigate a several-hours-long blackout.

I am tempted to purchase flashlights by the case, and then simply return them, but I suspect that the surveillance capabilities of PSE&G is more sophisticated than simply counting flashlights in and assuming a failure rate that increases with time.

Do they have a spy in the house? Is it one of the brats? Is that why they come visit? My original assumption was for the free food and drink, but now I might have to reevaluate!

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Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 If purchased by the case you will not need the batteries until all of them are dead.
Might as well burn it down.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (YBtcQ)

3 My power goes out so rarely, wouldn't think 1 out of 3 years if not 5. Yet there are all kinds of alternatives lighting around here.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)

4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.

And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.

But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (sKqQm)

5 Overall I started my real first yardwork today. And it amazing how all the little tools you pick up help.

I was spreading soil, and a rake worked great.

But then one of the bags of soil had a plant growing in it and a hand rake let me separate from the dirt.

Then I had a wheelbarrow to move sticks, a trimmer to work on the hedges, different types of gloves for the different types of work and on and on.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)

6 not sure if this qualifies as FWP

haven't had a cigarette since Wednesday night
makes it tough to watch episodes of Mad Men

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 02:05 PM (ZxPkt)

7 Somebody needs to invent a nuclear flashlight. Simple fix.

Maybe that genius would-be assassin from last night can invent one once a DC jury refuses to find him guilty.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (i2VYc)

8 Nobody's made a charging my Fleshlight joke yet?

Posted by: Uncle Pervy at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (oftw2)

9 Um... rechargeable flashlights, anyone?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (1o8D5)

10 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (1o8D5)

11 After the March 15th tornado, we were without power for about 24 hours. We came home to a dark house, but it was still standing, thankfully. I had our Predator 5000 up and running on propane the following morning. Cooked breakfast on a gas grill. Had lights. Heat.

Power was back up before dinner.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (jehhT)

12 I've had a lot of Duracell alkaline batteries leak and cause connections to corrode.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 02:09 PM (Cqx++)

13 Bring back whale oil lamps

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:09 PM (Ia/+0)

14 The electrical power line that services my neighborhood traverses a mile or so of agricultural fields, and the farm machinery seems to be magically attracted to the power poles.

I keep plenty of flashlights and propane lanterns on hand, and get to use them a couple of times a year.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (qR48U)

15 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

16 It's Public Service Enterprise Group. PSEG. No ampersand.

Is CBD just trying to throw us off their scent? Is he, too, working for PSEG? Their tentacles are everywhere...

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (BI5O2)

17 Power was back up before dinner.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (jehhT)

I envy you. When we get windstorms here our power's out for 4-5 days, at least. It's so heavily wooded that trees keep falling on the lines and the crews have trouble keeping up. Be nice if they were underground but that's impractical out here. Wife and I are having a propane based fail-over generator installed this spring.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (i2VYc)

18 Sometimes you only have enough money for one pony ride, not your own pony.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (LHPAg)

19
A home generator makes all those silly, little, unreliable flashlights unnecessary.

BONUS! It's too heavy for your kids to carry off.

Just sayin'

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 02:13 PM (iJfKG)

20 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
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I bought one of these 2 years after the war broke out here in Israel:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083TLZN7G

Used it once or twice and not in an emergency.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 02:14 PM (1o8D5)

21 It's Public Service Enterprise Group. PSEG. No ampersand.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (BI5O2)

It does indeed have an ampersand!

https://nj.pseg.com/

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:14 PM (n9ltV)

22 >>Bring back whale oil lamps

Up yours, buddy.

Posted by: A Whale at April 26, 2026 02:14 PM (viF8m)

23 Um... rechargeable flashlights, anyone?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

On Amazon:
YZYOE Rechargeable Red Light Flashlight， 2 in 1 White Lights and LED Red Light $9.80

Bought four.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2026 02:15 PM (58Bi5)

24 My FWP: I bought a new office stapler, which came without staples. Somewhere around here I have a box of staples that I have been carrying around with me since 1988, but I can't find them.

Obviously, midget Gypsies must have broken into my house and made off with my staples. There can be no other explanation.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 26, 2026 02:15 PM (qR48U)

25 16 It's Public Service Enterprise Group. PSEG. No ampersand.

Of course not. You have to have membership at Cardboard Level or above.

Posted by: &&Members Only&& at April 26, 2026 02:16 PM (oftw2)

26 A home generator makes all those silly, little, unreliable flashlights unnecessary.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 02:13 PM (iJfKG)

Oh...I have a generator, and an installed manual transfer switch too!

But until I know for how long the power will be out, I don't pull the damned thing out of the garage. That's when the flashlights come in!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:16 PM (n9ltV)

27 If you don't have a bunch of 18650 batteries, a couple of chargers (you want one that can charge, discharge, grade, and charge to 50% for storage), a small solar panel to charge them, and basic lights that take them as well as cr123s, then you are doing it wrong and have been doing it wrong for at least a decade.

Might wanna toss in some aa or aaa rechargeables and a headlamp, too. Though I keep lithium disposable cells in my vehicle and medical bag headlamps so I don't have to worry about them leaking. (pro tip: a medical kit is worthless if you can't see shit)

My oldest 18650's are almost old enough to vote, and have been in service daily the whole time. They have lost about 40% capacity but are adequate for use around the house.

Using alkalines for flashlights is caveman stuff... and if you are rich enough to blow through 123's at about 3-4 bucks an hour you will have staff to sort this all out.

Posted by: heya at April 26, 2026 02:16 PM (VczSh)

28 I bought a bunch of cheap LED flashlights and hung one from the upper hinge of every door in the house.
It was not very useful in the last blackout, but it made me feel more prepared.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (rbvCR)

29 It does indeed have an ampersand!

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Indeed. I wonder why, given there's no "and" in the name.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (BI5O2)

30 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29
Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

Agood hand-cranked or squeeze-lever flashlight is quite expensive, and the cheap ones are junk. The gears take quite a beating. About the only utility of such flashlights is to provide one with light long enough to find and light the Coleman lantern.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:18 PM (utfVc)

31 > ower was back up before dinner.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (jehhT)

I envy you. When we get windstorms here our power's out for 4-5 days, at least. It's so heavily wooded that trees keep falling on the lines and the crews have trouble keeping up. Be nice if they were underground but that's impractical out here. Wife and I are having a propane based fail-over generator installed this spring.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (i2VYc)
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The local rural electric co-op wasn't always this proactive. Years ago, after a massive ice storm the power was out for nearly a month (in some locations.) Ours was out for about a week.

The co-op has contracted with an outfit that's been cutting and trimming trees in the area that potentially would disrupt power delivery. It's a continuous process.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:18 PM (jehhT)

32 Obviously, midget Gypsies must have broken into my house and made off with my staples. There can be no other explanation.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

All of my relatives are of Norwegian extraction. Potatoes are a staple there. Considering your location, you might try that.

Posted by: Ronnie Russet at April 26, 2026 02:20 PM (oftw2)

33 Have you no lamp oil?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 26, 2026 02:20 PM (2Ez/1)

34 5 Overall I started my real first yardwork today. And it amazing how all the little tools you pick up help.

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I'm the smallest tool, yet the most helpful.

Posted by: Your credit card at April 26, 2026 02:22 PM (2Ez/1)

35 I figured CBD would have lots of Tiki Torches on hand.

Posted by: The Good People Of Charlottesville at April 26, 2026 02:22 PM (oftw2)

36 Jason Pargin has a video up about the latest assassination attempt - his argument is don't cheer this on even if you hate Trump. Imagine this happened to a politician you support? What would your reaction be?

And...its a decent take. No, he's not telling his fellow lefties that they are insane but he is trying to get them to sort of understand the other side.

The response? 9-1 "it was staged"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)

37 Not much to do but get a little hand-cranking done when the power's out.

Posted by: IYKWIM at April 26, 2026 02:25 PM (TbWk/)

38 You don't have to spend an arm and a leg, but skip the $6 Amazon specials and bullshit from Autozone/Walmart/Home Depot . A completely US made, stupidly overbuilt heirloom quality light from a high end custom maker is like $150; you can get a mass produced one that will probably outlive you for about 30 bucks.

Just get a couple and the related batteries and such and you'll be in flashlights for a couple decades.

Don't cheap out on batteries either, get a reputable brand from a battery supplier like Battery Station, or wherever the flashlight needs say is legit these days.

Posted by: heya at April 26, 2026 02:26 PM (VczSh)

39 Candles.

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 02:26 PM (b3Yos)

40 My 1WP is I need to go put stuff I need for work tomorrow in my truck, yet sitting watching YouTube

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

41 We have a large UV flashlight. If you're in the desert and you don't want to see what's crawling around at night, don't get one.

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 02:28 PM (abIsI)

42 Is it time for CBD to admit he uses the flashlights as lightsabres, like the PHB in Dilbert?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 02:29 PM (S/Y4j)

43
Harbor Freight has these little LED magnetic/hangar work lights for $1.99. I've got several of them all around the shop and in junk drawers. The magnet is strong enough to keep it attached to my gun safe door just above the dial so that I can see it when trying to unlock.

https://tinyurl.com/4buatkuu

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (y9nCu)

44 I have a shitload of rechargeable flashlights because my bearing and balance and vision demand I not end up on the ground.

You can never have too many flashlights.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (Fbc0I)

45 Is it time for CBD to admit he uses the flashlights as lightsabres, like the PHB in Dilbert?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 02:29 PM (S/Y4j)

Admit it? I relish the opportunity!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (n9ltV)

46 I seem to collect flashlights. Then I put batteries in them, and forget about them until the batteries leak. I got a real nifty super-bright LED maglight at a yard sale for five dollars. It uses an internal battery holder that takes 12 (count 'em) AAA batteries, and occupies the space that would hold about 3 and half D batteries. This is dumb. D batteries have a much lower price for the contained energy than do AA or AAA batteries. Build the damned flashlight to hold 4 D cells, and then use a small switching power supply to up-convert the 6 volts to 18 volts to drive the LED array. And shitcan the "multi-mode" switch, too. I don't need "dim" mode, and I sure don't need "blink" mode.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (utfVc)

47 35 I figured CBD would have lots of Tiki Torches on hand.
Posted by: The Good People Of Charlottesville

Here's the thing about Tiki Torches that use the infernal Tiki oil, they put off carbon pitch that will stick to anything close by and it's a PIA to clean off.

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 02:31 PM (abIsI)

48 Hakeem (D)umbass is blathering on TV right now.
If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 02:31 PM (b3Yos)

49 I wonder why, given there's no "and" in the name.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (BI5O2)

Because some MBA marketing genius decided it was a good idea.

I am not responsible for most of the stupidity in NJ...just my own!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:32 PM (n9ltV)

50 44 I have a shitload of rechargeable flashlights because my bearing and balance and vision demand I not end up on the ground.

You can never have too many flashlights.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (Fbc0I)

Perhaps tape a bunch of them together into a cane or a walker?

Posted by: Ounce of prevention and all that at April 26, 2026 02:32 PM (TbWk/)

51 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

52 Couple Thanksgivings ago, SoCal Ed cut power while I was prepping the bird the night before. Too windy, don't you know. Can't have a stray spark ignite all that dry brush that the state won't let us clear around our towers. Milk vetch weed is a protective species, you understand. Can't uproot a protected species, that just wouldn't be cricket, wat-wat?

Technically, Californians can't have first world problems, because California is not a first world state...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (nbLIj)

53 I had a hand cranked flashlight, branded Harley Davidson. It was nice knowing if I needed a flashlight I wouldn't be clobbered by dead batteries. I'm not sure the gears failed, it got to a point where one could crank and crank and there would only be like 10 seconds of light so my wag was that the capacitor was pretty well kaput. I like the rechargeable LED headlamps currently. Its nice to be have the light and have both hands free. Hopefully not jinxing myself but our electric company is quite good, I don't need a lot of lantern type lighting. If the power goes out in the evening I usually just go to bed early. I have a camping generator but I have not had power out long enough to be worth trying to get it running and run extension cords into the house.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 02:34 PM (+89TD)

54 I think the power subsidiary is called Public Service Electric & Gas.

Thus PSE&G.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:34 PM (n9ltV)

55 4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.
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Disconnect the fuel line at the carburetor and drain it into a can. Put a fuel cut off valve in the line if you are concerned about leakage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:35 PM (BFFcg)

56 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

Inverter plus a deep-discharge marine battery.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)

57 A flashlight is what you use to help you fire up the genset after a hurricane.

Similar to a handgun is what you use to get to your battle rifle.

Relying on the flashlight alone means you already lost the battle.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 02:37 PM (/lPRQ)

58 15 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29
Posted by: 18-1
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Military had them (not the solar part) in WWII.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:37 PM (BFFcg)

59 My FWP:

In my house, whenever a toilet paper roll runs out, SOMEONE always leaves a fresh one right on the counter. For me to install. Never mind that the roller is 2” away.
Evidently, the mechanics of a TP collapsible tube are rocket science.
Also, full trash bags are left on the steps right next to the garbage cans. Given, those are two feet away.

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 02:38 PM (UxbHU)

60 4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.

If you've never tried a shake siphon you're living in the dark ages. I have one for each vehicle and the RV.

https://tinyurl.com/3n8vrmht

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 02:38 PM (abIsI)

61 51. Seems like the higher end UPS systems for computers would fit the bill Martini Farmer. Probably cheaper to drill a hole in the wall for a dedicated extension cord to use the generator though. I'd bet they sell kits designed to allow such things. Used to be fairly common to have a big coax cable hole for direct TV etc before everything went so wireless.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 02:39 PM (+89TD)

62 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.
I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.
And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.
But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one
Posted by: 18-1

Cheapest would have been a straw you found on the ground and your own lips and lungs.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 02:39 PM (/lPRQ)

63 Better go out ang gather up stuff

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Ia/+0)

64 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

I've been using a computer UPS for that purpose for years. So far, I haven't had a long enough outage to tell how well it works - I live close to a dispatch/maintenance center for my power utility, so they get fixed quickly.

I've also seen people use car batteries for this purpose, with some additional hardware. So far, I haven't found a link - it was several years ago.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 02:41 PM (S/Y4j)

65 >>>Perhaps tape a bunch of them together into a cane or a walker?

Posted by: Ounce of prevention and all that

>You whippersnappers laugh now, but a flashlight from WWII or the Korean war era aren't too eliminating. You gotta bite the bullet and upgrade to these little modern marvels of blue light.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:41 PM (Fbc0I)

66 I keep and occasionally use led headlamp from harbor freight. Bright and reasonably long lasting

Posted by: Miflin at April 26, 2026 02:42 PM (aA6YN)

67 It does indeed have an ampersand!

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Indeed. I wonder why, given there's no "and" in the name.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (BI5O2)

I'm old enough to remember when it used to be called Public Service Electric and Gas.

(Gently motions YD and CDB from lawn...)

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 02:42 PM (nbLIj)

68 >>I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.
I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.
And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.
But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one

3 words. Fuel stabilizer. It works.

Posted by: A Whale at April 26, 2026 02:43 PM (viF8m)

69 son of a ...

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 02:43 PM (viF8m)

70 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

Look into battery packs, a computer uninterruptable power supply, or those battery jumpers with extra ports. My wife got me a jumper pack with a USB and USB-C ports. It also has a compressor built in it too

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 02:44 PM (rbvCR)

71 My chief gripe is leaky AA's. Even the best brand names have that problem.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 02:45 PM (XeU6L)

72 Have an LED lamp hung in the bathroom and a small LED in each room plus 2 Harbor Freight multiple LED/single LED lights ~$3 and one hanging lamp from them (label says Luminar Outdoor) ~$5, it puts out at least 60 watts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:46 PM (BFFcg)

73 Did someone say leaky?

Posted by: Creepy Joe Biden at April 26, 2026 02:48 PM (2Ez/1)

74 Just as they come when purchased I put a piece of Sarah Ann wrap between the contacts until I need the light. - > Leaks, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:48 PM (BFFcg)

75 Candles.
Posted by: wth

I have a couple 100 packs of tea lights. Each has its own metal cup so you can put them pretty much where you want w/o worrying about wax drips and they last for hours. Good enough to use as night lights.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 02:48 PM (/lPRQ)

76 Does it count in the utility company's calculations if I can only find the two foot long flashlights and none of the easy-to-carry
4-inch ones?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 02:49 PM (biEYB)

77 Great advances in small cell batteries over the years. I can remember leaky D cell batteries with a cork seal (Ray O Vac) from my youth and the horrible BA 30 battery from days in Vietnam. Recently bought a trio of small flashlights with many adjustments, and a couple packs of AAA batteries, good for 10 years storage.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 02:49 PM (gm9Sb)

78 73 Did someone say leaky?
Posted by: Creepy Joe Biden

That's my gig!

Posted by: Zombie Pat "Leaky" Leahy at April 26, 2026 02:51 PM (oftw2)

79
"Public Service" Electric & Gas

Heh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 02:51 PM (RIvkX)

80 Hakeem (D)umbass is blathering on TV right now.
If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?
Posted by: wth

Kid Reporter Stumps Hakeem Jeffries With One Tough Question

https://tinyurl.com/mfmwypkc

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 02:52 PM (ndZc7)

81 We have multiple rechargeable nightlight/flashlights around house and garage. When power goes out we have fully charged flashlights. Also there is a flashlight readily available anywhere you find yourself, so when you need one, no need to search through drawers. Lastly, no stumbling onto or into things at night. The only place we don’t have one is bedroom so it stays dark at night. But there’s several high power flashlights at beside right next to firearms.

Posted by: epador at April 26, 2026 02:53 PM (W3wZE)

82 Did someone say leaky?
Posted by: Creepy Joe Biden
......

Has your butt been wiped?

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 02:54 PM (b3Yos)

83 On that snow blower, it's possible that you have an electric fuel cut of at the bottom of your float bowl.
Unscrew it and drain your carb.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:54 PM (BFFcg)

84 During a brief couple years as a cop I never carried a nightstick. Four D cell Maglight skull crusher for the win. And then, I only used it as a flashlight because I'm not into hitting people.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 02:55 PM (gm9Sb)

85 >>I keep and occasionally use led headlamp from harbor freight. Bright and reasonably long lasting

Great invention. I had a couple on the boat. Having free hands at night on the water comes in handy.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 02:55 PM (viF8m)

86 If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?
Posted by: wth
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Be like Elvis, use your pistol.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:56 PM (BFFcg)

87 I have two very different LED "flashlights" on my desk right now. One is called a "button lamp", and is about the size of a stack of 4 half-dollars. Has a paddle switch, one LED, and a strong magnet on the back. Powered by two CR2032 cells, it looks like. It's considerably brighter than a single candle, and will illuminate my kitchen well enough for me to find things. I have used one for working under the dash of a car, and it is ideal for that.

The other is an old fluorescent hand lantern that I converted to use one of the elements from one of those "corn cob" high bay lights. The element runs on 18 volts, so I stuffed 12 D cells in the battery compartment, taping them together, and series connecting them by soldered-on wires. It will light an entire room quite well, about a hundred watt's worth of light.

Don't discard failed LED lamps or fixtures; usually it is the power supply that fails, and individual LED's or arrays can be salvaged and repurposed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:58 PM (utfVc)

88 Would be assassins manifesto has been posted.

Posted by: JROD at April 26, 2026 03:00 PM (IlL6s)

89 If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?
Posted by: wth
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In the old days of CRT tv's I had a suction cup dart pistol that I would occasionally loose.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (XeU6L)

90 LED headlamps are a necessity for my work. And like Jack said, your hands are free for working.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (jJdaW)

91 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (gtcuf)

92 >>>During a brief couple years as a cop I never carried a nightstick. Four D cell Maglight skull crusher for the win. And then, I only used it as a flashlight because I'm not into hitting people.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door

>I got one of those for the girlfriend, but there were times when I thought she was gonna use it against me. Luckily it never happened.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:02 PM (Fbc0I)

93 When the power goes out, my husband and I make whoopee.

Posted by: Barney Fag at April 26, 2026 03:04 PM (sDJiP)

94 Would be assassins manifesto has been posted.
Posted by: JROD

Money Quote -
And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.

I have no idea where he would get those ideas....
/s

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:05 PM (/lPRQ)

95 Would be assassins manifesto has been posted.
Posted by: JROD
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One can guess, without looking, the essence.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:06 PM (XeU6L)

96 "coat my hands with his crimes."

Who talks like that? He talks like a fag and his shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (gtcuf)

97 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker
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Alladin lamps.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)

98 I have a crapload of LED flashlights and lanterns around here. There's a flashlight in both vehicles, several strewn around the garage and a half dozen inside the house.

My wife has these little AAA powered fake candles too.

I've also got this little solar charger that once it gets enough sun, and charges for a day or two, can recharge small devices like phones. It'll charge like a phone with a USB too, so it's not totally useless when it's not sunny.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (jehhT)

99 I lived in a safe neighborhood in Boston. Never gave a thought to being out at all times of the night.

And one day a transformer at the Prudential Center blew up and the whole neigborhood lost power for 4 days. It's truly incredible how fast things go feral in a city.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (viF8m)

100 Don't discard failed LED lamps or fixtures; usually it is the power supply that fails, and individual LED's or arrays can be salvaged and repurposed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I have a yard light that decided to go into Strobe Light Mode after only a year. Rather dink with it or replace it I just turned it off.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (/lPRQ)

101 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (gtcuf)

Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (utfVc)

102 I have no idea where he would get those ideas....
/s

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:05 PM (/lPRQ)
====

That is the platform that California gubernatorial and congressional candidates are running on.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (RIvkX)

103 Are these people posting manifestos? Because anybody posting a manifesto should be monitored. Closely. Is that not a red flag?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:09 PM (Fbc0I)

104 It has long been my policy that every top desk drawer, nightstand drawer, endtable drawer, top kitchen drawer and automobile glovebox contain a flashlight and a knife, two things that are rarely at hand when needed.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at April 26, 2026 03:10 PM (8ILPt)

105 Don't discard failed LED lamps or fixtures; usually it is the power supply that fails, and individual LED's or arrays can be salvaged and repurposed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I have two LED street lamps ,salvaged in the wake of Helene
. Would easily illumme my entire back yard.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:10 PM (XeU6L)

106 If you happen to live in an apartment, or maybe some house without a window in the bathroom a flashlight or one of those stick on LED lights is a must. You're sitting there, enjoying the dump, and the power goes out. Might not ever happen, but if it does.. Or, if you're in the shower, getting out in dark enough to develop film.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (gm9Sb)

107 It has long been my policy that every top desk drawer, nightstand drawer, endtable drawer, top kitchen drawer and automobile glovebox contain a flashlight and a knife, two things that are rarely at hand when needed.
Posted by: Pennsyltucky

Then put lanyards on them and hang them like a necklace. Even when you shower or swim.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (/lPRQ)

108 >>>The other is an old fluorescent hand lantern

Calls to mind a gift from dad, a Sears fluorescent light, one tube about 6" with a transitional bulb at the end. Hung that light in wife's foaling stall, perfect amount of light. That light participated in many a foal.

Took either 4 or 6 D batteries. Been a long time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (BFFcg)

109 101 Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.

They're probably much easier to use now, but I grew up watching my dad use them back in the day on our hunting and fishing trips, and they always seemed to be too much work. The light was superior though, that's for sure! I do have a Coleman for hunting, fishing and camping but it's a battery-powered Coleman.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (gtcuf)

110 Are these people posting manifestos? Because anybody posting a manifesto should be monitored. Closely. Is that not a red flag?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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He sent it in the last few minutes.

I assume that the FBI is all over this group, “The Wide Awakes”, that he belonged to.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (XeU6L)

111 I, how you say, do some of my best work in the dark.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (oftw2)

112 103 Are these people posting manifestos? Because anybody posting a manifesto should be monitored. Closely. Is that not a red flag?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:09 PM (Fbc0I)

He released it to the Family right before the attack.. Or attempted attack

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 03:13 PM (FtULh)

113 > Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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My kerosene heater is like that. You can use it indoors, with the proper kerosene, and a good mantle. Always crack a window too. Thing gets really hot.

We've used it a couple times during outages in winter, inside, while we're awake.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 03:13 PM (jehhT)

114 101 One of my Dad's most appreciated gifts was a Coleman lantern. Later in life I found out most WW2 vets really got to know and love them, being issued in all theaters.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:14 PM (gm9Sb)

115 Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (utfVc)
All those mantles will be blown away like dust in the wind. Time to be in the dark.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 03:14 PM (LHPAg)

116 You're sitting there, enjoying the dump, and the power goes out. Might not ever happen, but if it does.. Or, if you're in the shower, getting out in dark enough to develop film.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

Knew this building where the men's room had one WC. It was at then end of this very deep stall, easily 10 feet. The room had motion detector lights.
I am sure many people got stuck in cave like darkness if it took too long to take care of business.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:15 PM (/lPRQ)

117 Took either 4 or 6 D batteries. Been a long time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (BFFcg)

Yep. The "Ur-switching power supply", a 2-transistor oscillator built around a step-up transformer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 03:16 PM (utfVc)

118 I barely touch my flashlights anymore, since I discovered the wonder of headlamps. After buying a cheap one that broke almost immediately, I invested in a Thrunight aircraft-grade titanium headlamp and that thing rocks, and is practically indestructible.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:16 PM (gtcuf)

119 I assume that the FBI is all over this group, “The Wide Awakes”, that he belonged to.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (XeU6L)

The Wide Awakes were a youth wing of the Republican party for the 1860 election

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 03:16 PM (rbvCR)

120 Calls to mind a gift from dad, a Sears fluorescent light, one tube about 6" with a transitional bulb at the end. Hung that light in wife's foaling stall, perfect amount of light. That light participated in many a foal.

Took either 4 or 6 D batteries. Been a long time
Posted by: Braenyard

The wife's foaling ?

It is unclear what that is.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:17 PM (/lPRQ)

121 I, how you say, do some of my best work in the dark.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (oftw2)

With a fleshlight?

Posted by: Emily Litella at April 26, 2026 03:17 PM (n9ltV)

122 >>>I do have a Coleman for hunting, fishing and camping but it's a battery-powered Coleman.

Posted by: Delurker

>Propane lanterns are kickass. And you feel the glow. Like a heater in your shelter.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:18 PM (Fbc0I)

123 >Propane lanterns are kickass. And you feel the glow. Like a heater in your shelter.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:18 PM (Fbc0I)

I wholeheartedly endorse this comment.

Posted by: Hank Hill at April 26, 2026 03:20 PM (PiwSw)

124 Somebody up above mentioned candles. Still the best emergency lighting, and in an enclosed space a bit of heat. Had the misfortune to go to Fort Drum for a bit of cold weather training to pass on to others, and it's amazing what a candle can do in a shelter half for taking off the chill.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:20 PM (gm9Sb)

125 We learned long ago that the better prepared we are for a bad situation the less likely it is to happen. It's a strong inverse correlation. Lay in food and other supplies for bad weather forecasted, usually ends up being a dud. The more flashlights and other lighting methods we have, the rarer we need them. (One side benefit is learning that beeswax candles are the best.)

And never a thank you from neighbors that we single handedly averted disasters for the area.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 03:22 PM (yTvNw)

126 Candles all over here, have oil lamps as well

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 03:23 PM (Ia/+0)

127 I love the handy, postcard sized, flat 12-LED flashlight but I keep in my glove box. Stands up, shines bright as day, doesn't lose its charge

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:24 PM (D/9SZ)

128 Are you a flashaholic? If you suffer flashlight deficiency anxiety, check with your doctor.

Posted by: Socratease at April 26, 2026 03:25 PM (YgfoU)

129 Yup. Had giant camping lanterns and loads of flashlights but they've all but vanished. I, too, suspect brat borrowing, if not outright thievery. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Now, Harbor Freight small pop-up lanterns for every room in the house, the basement and shed. They're inexpensive, non intrusive & can hang, and the bonus is the brats now live far enough away they'll usually call before appearing.

Posted by: L - No nic, another funecday at April 26, 2026 03:26 PM (NFX2v)

130 The red and green crystals in my neighbor's pylon give off a nice bright light when you put them in contact with each other.

Posted by: Will Marshall at April 26, 2026 03:26 PM (nqEzG)

131 91 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker
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Those lamps work much better if you don't live too far south.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:28 PM (BFFcg)

132 The only solution is to throw out the flashlights, buy some oil lamls, go catch a whale, slaughter it for oil, and voila! Light!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:28 PM (2WIwB)

133 Tiki torches. Gets attention.

The Southern Poverty Law Center office of Funding

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:29 PM (gm9Sb)

134 Knew this building where the men's room had one WC. It was at then end of this very deep stall, easily 10 feet. The room had motion detector lights.
I am sure many people got stuck in cave like darkness if it took too long to take care of business.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:15 PM (/lPRQ)

So...no reading the sports section.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2WIwB)

135 The wife's foaling ?

It is unclear what that is.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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The horses were her's the bills were mine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:31 PM (BFFcg)

136 There are also power outage LED light bulbs, often rechargeable, that can be unscrewed from a fixture & used independently as flashlights.

Flashlight bulbs

Posted by: L - No nic, another funecday at April 26, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)

137 >>I assume that the FBI is all over this group, “The Wide Awakes”, that he belonged to.

If things proceed in Florida as we hope I expect political violence to increase. Powerful people are being exposed and there is an army of pyschopaths on the left waiting for someone to flip a switch.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:32 PM (viF8m)

138 OT: i learned on CNN that Trump staged this to get his secure, new ballroom.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:34 PM (D/9SZ)

139 CNN SUCKS.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:34 PM (D/9SZ)

140 🤬 cell phone

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 26, 2026 03:34 PM (NFX2v)

141 Kristol Blue Persuasion.

Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions.

1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

-
You're having a little trouble with step one.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ndZc7)

142 >>OT: i learned on CNN that Trump staged this to get his secure, new ballroom.

Nice of the Secret Service agent to take a shot to the chest to help sell the hoax.

I repeat, an army of psychopaths.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (viF8m)

143 You can't H8the Propaganda Ministry enough

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0)

144 If things proceed in Florida as we hope I expect political violence to increase. Powerful people are being exposed and there is an army of pyschopaths on the left waiting for someone to flip a switch.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:32 PM (viF8m)
=====

*stamps on accelerator*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (RIvkX)

145 So I have been playing on Facebook and the left is in full foaming at the mouth mode.
Some clearly want us dead and are chomping at the bit.
Others are insisting it was staged for various reasons.
And there is the usual ones claiming that studies prove most political violence is from the right.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (I9mVp)

146 A first world problem with a third world solution.

Posted by: a torch at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (vFG9F)

147 Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions.

1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

-
You're having a little trouble with step one.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ndZc7)

***

Somebody else with the lights not on very bright.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:39 PM (2WIwB)

148
We have two 7800 watt dual-fuel generators, a 3500 watt and an 1800 watt, plus the 4000 watt RV generator to slave off. There's a transfer panel with circuits for the AC or furnace, well, septic and refrigerator.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:39 PM (tgvbd)

149 A couple weeks ago I mentioned my FWP was a seized tie rod on my tractor. I had a local shop pick it up and deal with it after I threw out my back messing with it. Anyway, I get the tractor back... and a $40 refund!

I've never gotten a refund on outsourced work. Ever.

First World Problem - negated.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 03:39 PM (jehhT)

150
My Z355E mower appears to have a dirty carburetor. I got it to run on choke, but it conks out at full power. Another pain in the patoot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:41 PM (tgvbd)

151 We have two 7800 watt dual-fuel generators, a 3500 watt and an 1800 watt, plus the 4000 watt RV generator to slave off. There's a transfer panel with circuits for the AC or furnace, well, septic and refrigerator.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Plan, Plot, Plan, some more. You never know what's coming next.

Posted by: Lightning Down Your Chim-o-lee at April 26, 2026 03:42 PM (oftw2)

152 My FWP. I share a birthday with Mrs Trump.
I wish her the happiest of birthdays, but the dang media keep ringing my doorbell. Wrong Washington boys.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2WIwB)

153
And there is the usual ones claiming that studies prove most political violence is from the right.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (I9mVp)

___________

About 90% of that is the Aryan Brotherhood and the Mexican Mafia knifing each other in prison.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:43 PM (tgvbd)

154 >>My FWP. I share a birthday with Mrs Trump.

Happy Birthday!

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:44 PM (viF8m)

155
Posted by: Lightning Down Your Chim-o-lee at April 26, 2026 03:42 PM (oftw2)

___________

Had that too. Blew a foot-wide hole in the floor in front of the fireplace and ran along the gas line to the dryer, setting off a fire.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:45 PM (tgvbd)

156 And there is the usual ones claiming that studies prove most political violence is from the right.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale

From the right of Chairman Mao

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 03:47 PM (ndZc7)

157 My garage door surround was placed with concrete board. The electrician stripped the screws for my garage remote opener, which not longer works and I caned get the striped s crew heads our to replace.

Life is hard for us first world.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 26, 2026 03:49 PM (wBaIH)

158 147 Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions.

1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

Dissent ? Like trying to shoot and kill the President and all his administration because you disagree with it ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 03:51 PM (FtULh)

159 For you music lovers. One of the greatest session players of all time.

https://thesessionmanfilm.com

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:51 PM (viF8m)

160 =====

*stamps on accelerator*
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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You and Willie Nelson

youtube.com/watch?v=YPEItWz_nlE

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:51 PM (QDnZ7)

161 Bill Kristol is a mid-wit nepot who never had an original thought, other than, "Gee, since I have no political philosophy of my own, I'll be Never-Trump and scam some of the rubes!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 03:52 PM (n9ltV)

162 Somebody up above mentioned candles. Still the best emergency lighting, and in an enclosed space a bit of heat. Had the misfortune to go to Fort Drum for a bit of cold weather training to pass on to others, and it's amazing what a candle can do in a shelter half for taking off the chill.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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I endorse this. The sundry electrical means assume that those stored batteries are good, or if rechargeble that you have a means of doing so. Nine hour candle lanterns,and a supply of candles, are always there. I have two of these
(and a supply of candles) from my camping days.
https://shorturl.at/ZHOp0

Sooner or later, fuel/electricity (I'll throw in here, water, and food) and their availability runs out. My experience with Helene merely reinforced my thoughts about emergency provisions.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:53 PM (XeU6L)

163 Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee

Jimmy Kimmel revels in calling Melania Trump an “expectant widow”

Not cool

[video]

https://is.gd/XYyFlJ

[Context per Brave AI:] Jimmy Kimmel mocked Melania Trump as an "expectant widow" during a parody of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 24, 2026, just days before the actual event was disrupted by a shooting at the Washington Hilton."]

Posted by: ShainS at April 26, 2026 03:54 PM (15tcM)

164 Re CPAP: I bought an accessory power cord for my Resmed CPAP that powers it from a 12v marine battery. I have 2 such batteries on hand, always charged (one is for my trailer, one for the backup sump pump). Haven't had to use it yet, since the act of buying it means that I won't have another power outage, but I like to be prepared for anything. Cost me about $90.

Posted by: The Neon Madman at April 26, 2026 03:57 PM (yNfcm)

165 Another attempt on President Trump and Bill worties about stifled information. most likely from Leftists.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)

166
1. We unequivocally reject violence unless it works.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:58 PM (tgvbd)

167 Jackstraw, Happiest of Birthdays. I raise a glass to you.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Cif43)

168 When the lights go out, I have two propane lanterns that will light any room brilliantly. But you have to recirculate the air so the carbon monoxide doesn't gag you out. Same with the portable grill I have for tailgating. The generator is sporty but that's for refrig. and accessories.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Fbc0I)

169 Jackstraw

Yes...Happy Birthday

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 03:59 PM (FtULh)

170 1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.
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Uh...you and your ilk are, and have been, promoting violence. Statement 1 is merely gross rationaliztion to deflect from that reality.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (XeU6L)

171 >>Jackstraw, Happiest of Birthdays. I raise a glass to you.

Not me, Ben Had. Diogenes.

I don't have birthdays anymore.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (viF8m)

172 163 Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee

Jimmy Kimmel revels in calling Melania Trump an “expectant widow”
---

They make dungeons for people like this.
Why are they allowed out of them?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (QDnZ7)

173 FOODIE NOODIE TIME

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

174 4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.

And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.

But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one
Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (sKqQm)

There are some things where the cheapest is fine, like the "pen" "stem" tire pressure gauges. Why isn't there one in the glovebox? It's a mystery, and a sign that you need another one, since they're obviously getting used.

Then there are other things where they look good in theory and you should never get one, because if you do, you will find out that there are already two in the drawer that you forgot about because they're actually awful to use and so you never do. Like the garlic press with two handles for squeezing it through a grate. Ugh.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Sy6m/)

Shipbuilding As A Priority For Our Navy? What A Concept!

The recent firing of the Secretary of The Navy was a reasonable action if one assumes that the members of the administration are subordinate to the President and are tasked with implementing his policies. That the former secretary was resistant to some of those policies is ample reason to fire him, and in fact should have been expected.

“He’s a very good man," Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office, referring to Phelan. "I really liked him, but he had some conflict, not necessarily with Pete. He’s a hard charger, and he had some conflicts with some other people, mostly as to building and buying new ships. I’m very aggressive in the new shipbuilding.”

As the saying goes, "Quantity is a quality all its own." And as the Chinese build their navy to compete directly with ours in the Pacific, it is imperative that we accelerate our ship building to more than match theirs.

The issue of course is that ship building in the United States has declined to almost nothing, and the design and procurement process for military vessels has become so unbelievably convoluted and slow, that we essentially have no military shipbuilding. When it takes 10 years to design, approve, and build a new navy vessel like the pathetic Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), it is clear that the system needs revamping, or wholesale destruction and rebuilding from scratch!

Any Navy secretary must understand that and work to change the status quo. Instead, Phelan slow-walked it!

So now we have Hung Cao, whose resume is impressive, and whose dedication to the United States Navy is clear.

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao Lists Shipbuilding as a Top Priority

Cao said his first and foremost priority is to care for the sailors and Marines of the force.
“We will take care of your needs and make sure you can do the mission,” said Cao, who previously served as an explosive ordnance disposal officer in the Navy and participated in special operations assignments in combat zones.
Cao listed his second priority as shipbuilding.
“We need the platforms we need in order to defend this country,” he said.
President Donald Trump said the previous Navy secretary, John Phelan, was “an excellent guy” but that he had conflicted with other members of the Trump administration on shipbuilding efforts.

Whether Secretary Cao succeeds in revamping a broken system remains to be seen, but his first pronouncements are gratifying, and seem to follow the tone that the Secretary of War is setting for our armed forces.

Is he politically astute? Can he navigate the rats nests in Congress and the Pentagon that are filled with craven opportunists whose every waking hour is consumed by the single-minded goal of personal aggrandizement, or financial gain, or both?

Inquiring minds want to know, but keeping corporatism out of the military seems like a good start!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

Comments

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Nooded to the Book Thread.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (NcvvS)

3 The British are way worse off, but then who wants Islam to have a navy some day?

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)

4
All that I can say is that whatever shipbuilding occurs had better be on the end of a supply chain that excludes Chinesium metal products.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (xG4kz)

5 Good morning - big storms. And yes, we need to be looking at strengthening against enemies foreign and domestic. Clearly.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (hftzA)

6 Clittoral Combat Ship

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (Kt19C)

7 Never want to hear about the Littoral Combat Ship again, unless the it's described as 'the completely discarded Littoral Combat Ship'. Took the Proceedings magazine for a year and was amazed by the cheerleading for what was an obvious dud.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:04 PM (NcvvS)

8 Thx CBD.
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) quickly became known as the Little Crappy Ship. What a stupid concept and waste of money

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 12:06 PM (gu0hJ)

9
Clittoral Combat Ship
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Are those the ones where ladies in the officer corps engage in catfights and huffy dismissals of one another's opinions as to the vessel's course and other vital aspects of running a tight ship?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 12:06 PM (xG4kz)

10
It takes years to build an army.
It takes decades to build a navy.

Posted by: Pentagon men's room stall, D Ring at April 26, 2026 12:08 PM (2Ez/1)

11 The old joke used to be
Public schools "We're to busy teaching kids to put condoms on cucumbers to teach them to weld."
Now it's...

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 12:08 PM (G4ajv)

12 As an Airman through and through, I'm all about going on a shipbuilding program to make sure the Navy can project power for decades to come.

(Can we dust the blueprints off the Iowa class BBs and make new ones with nuclear power?)

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:09 PM (T6aVk)

13 "Are those the ones where ladies in the officer corps engage in catfights and huffy dismissals of one another's opinions as to the vessel's course and other vital aspects of running a tight ship?"
+++

She knows what she did.

Posted by: Female CO at April 26, 2026 12:09 PM (2Ez/1)

14
7 Never want to hear about the Littoral Combat Ship again, unless the it's described as 'the completely discarded Littoral Combat Ship”

It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM (iowdg)

15 The journalists leap into action following the attack!

https://tinyurl.com/y5ywmbvp

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM (ndZc7)

16 Defense of our country should always be a top priority.
We don't need to erode our military like Europe has.
It's a dangerous world. We need to be prepared.

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (pvf3X)

17 Finally.

I hope its not lost on the geniuses who said that a powerful navy is unnecessary in the age of drones.

The ocean is the most strategic place on earth and always will be.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (viF8m)

18 It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM

++++++

*ahem*

Posted by: ZUMWALT Class destroyers at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (2Ez/1)

19 3 The British are way worse off, but then who wants Islam to have a navy some day?
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)

Given the record of the Ottoman Empire, I'd say no worries when it comes to evil Islam creating an evil Islamic navy.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (T6aVk)

20 Build. Let the experts build. Keep the administrators and facilitators in check, they're not the ones who should be deciding design specifications, - let them build.

Administrators and facilitators are there to audit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (Fbc0I)

21 You don't mess with a guy named Hung Cao.

Posted by: Dark L at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (W5mpo)

22 We have been sabotaged by the democrap party. It is as simple as that. The democrap will continue to sabotage the USA until the traitors find a traitor’s death.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 26, 2026 12:13 PM (xvV+O)

23 Morning, CBD and Horde! I can say that; it's still morning here. Seems to me that the New Navy Secretary should have a close look at how shipbuilding was greatly accelerated during WWII, and try to duplicate some of that effort.

Any new revelations on the Democrat would-be assassin?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:15 PM (utfVc)

24 Can he navigate the rats nests in Congress and the Pentagon that are filled with craven opportunists whose every waking hour is consumed by the single-minded goal of personal aggrandizement, or financial gain, or both?

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

25 Hanwha’s Philly yard joins project to develop next-gen combat support ship for US Navy, Korea Now, YouTube, 3 weeks ago

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 26, 2026 12:16 PM (NFX2v)

26 Clittoral Combat Ship
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Most sailors will not be able to locate them.

Just saying.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:16 PM (Kyh8Y)

27 The journalists leap into action following the attack!

https://tinyurl.com/y5ywmbvp
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder if any of those journalists realize that the ones seated closest to the doors are the designated bullet-catchers? But probably not, since that would take some introspection -- and they repeatedly show themselves to amoral swine.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (ksbjf)

28 >>It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.

Has the Navy got one single ship class built consistently right in the last 35 years?

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

29
Any new revelations on the Democrat would-be assassin?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:15 PM (utfVc)

Yes.... He hated Christians and was a donor to Kamala... Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)

30 More like 'liter ships' AMMA RITE????

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (diia5)

31 It is to Virginia's everlasting shame that a man like Hung Cao lost elections to the kind of people who now infest our government.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

32 31 It is to Virginia's everlasting shame that a man like Hung Cao lost elections to the kind of people who now infest our government.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

I agree...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:18 PM (EKdEo)

33 How about allowing competing companies to actually build a prototype and compete against each other for selection by the navy.

The winning design then gets the full support of the other companies, who are contracted to help build that particular ship. Competition breeds innovation and cost savings.

I guess I’m stupid and don’t understand having to compete for a design right on an imaginary ship that might not even float.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 12:18 PM (A5RD0)

34
LCS = Least Capable Solution.

Posted by: Defense Acquisition Reform, part twelve at April 26, 2026 12:19 PM (2Ez/1)

35 16 Defense of our country should always be a top priority.
We don't need to erode our military like Europe has.
It's a dangerous world. We need to be prepared.
Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (pvf3X)

This should be a top priority of the federal government.
Si vis pacem, praeperat bellum.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:20 PM (T6aVk)

36 The Ottomans hired British officers to run their navy, so it will be simpler now

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Ia/+0)

37 Yes.... He hated Christians and was a donor to Kamala... Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)

OK. By they way, I suggest we always use the term "Democrat would-be assassin". Make the fuckers wear it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (utfVc)

38 I hope its not lost on the geniuses who said that a powerful navy is unnecessary in the age of drones.

The ocean is the most strategic place on earth and always will be.

I don't want someone to spend tens of billions of dollars on ships because that's what we've always done. If I were king and someone came to me and said "let's build more battleships and carriers" they had better bloody well be able to tell me how they're going to defend those ships against loyal wingmen, drones and missiles. Can it be done? Maybe. But at least show me that you've thought it through.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

39 17 Finally.

I hope its not lost on the geniuses who said that a powerful navy is unnecessary in the age of drones.

The ocean is the most strategic place on earth and always will be.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (viF8m)

It is. Because there are people who desperately want to skip fundamentals to make a name for themselves.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (T6aVk)

40 Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)

In fact it looks like all of them are saying that. They don’t know that if something is staged, you want to make sure the shooter is dead so he can’t tell who he was working with.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (iowdg)

41 >>Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...

While many are saying it was staged by Trump to garner up media support for the White House ballroom.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (Y1sOo)

42 Any new revelations on the Democrat would-be assassin?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:15 PM (utfVc)

Yes.... He hated Christians and was a donor to Kamala... Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)
************
People are idiots.
Who would stage an assassination knowing they would be going to prison for the rest of their lives?

He also had a manifesto and went to a No Kings protest.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (NpAcC)

43 "Has the Navy got one single ship class built consistently right in the last 35 years?"

Burke-class destroyers, some amphibious ships, and some support, like fast oilers. And the newest carrier class.

That's why the short-term approach will have to include some more Burkes. They're very effective platforms.

The newest expedient that Phelan talked about was making a Navy version of the newest Coast Guard cutter design. There are of course drawbacks to that but the main idea is to get hulls in service. Don't know where that stands.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (U/Byj)

44 28 >>It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.

Has the Navy got one single ship class built consistently right in the last 35 years?

Anyone who came to me with another design for mixed metals in saltwater would be forced to take electrochemistry classes until they can tell me why that's stupid.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

45 I don't want someone to spend tens of billions of dollars on ships because that's what we've always done. If I were king and someone came to me and said "let's build more battleships and carriers" they had better bloody well be able to tell me how they're going to defend those ships against loyal wingmen, drones and missiles. Can it be done? Maybe. But at least show me that you've thought it through.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

That's why you also build cruisers, frigates, submarines, etc.

And you work on how you sustain your operations at sea (logistics).

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:23 PM (T6aVk)

46 > LCS = Least Capable Solution.
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It's the only hull in service that can perform the mine hunting mission. There are (were) two old, IIRC wooden hulled mine hunters left in the USN and were (are) going to be retired.

That being said, the USN has a number of mine hunting/clearing loadouts for their MH-53 "Sea Dragon" helicopters. Towed sonars, clearing devices, etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:23 PM (jehhT)

47 The biggest problem is the schools not making kids that are capable of doing the work needed to run foundry's and the larger industries related to ship building. Used to be that a significant part of a class, starting in JR High were taught to cast and weld and machine and design and build things. Not pointed towards some pie in the sky degree in international basket weaving and advanced body modification. This generational loss can't be made up.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 12:24 PM (G4ajv)

48 33 How about allowing competing companies to actually build a prototype and compete against each other for selection by the navy.
+++

The US Navy's first ships authorized by Congress were six frigates in 1794. They were to be constructed at six different disparate shipyards specifically to stimulate local economic activity.

Posted by: Politics always wins at April 26, 2026 12:24 PM (2Ez/1)

49 Good morning! Someone should look back at the development and deployment of the P51. Concept to flight in about 120 days. By a private company. Staffed with a few engineers and no HR or superfluous middle management.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 12:25 PM (3Ope8)

50 In all of my conversations and correspondence with the acting SECNAV over the last half-dozen years, I can confirm that he is a patriot, a warrior, an amazing leader universally respected by those he led, and an excellent family man. I sincerely hope he is selected to remain as SECNAV.

Posted by: FIIGMO at April 26, 2026 12:25 PM (R/nr4)

51
By 1944, the Navy was turning out so many ships so fast that there weren't enough sailors and officers to man them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:26 PM (hGldu)

52 Quonest Point Naval Air Station has been transformed into a National Guard training base and a business park. One of those businesses is Electric Boat.

They build parts of the new generation of nuclear subs and then send the parts to Groton for final assembly. They can't find enough workers. Incredible how fast it's growing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (viF8m)

53 LCS = Little Crappy Ships

I've noted before that I have a standard thing I do when asking Navy personnel at my shooting range doing their qualifications which ship they're from (it isn't always evident from their uniforms).

When they say an LCS ship, I say "Oh, I'm sorry". So far 100% of them have taken it in the right spirit, rolled their eyes, and said "yeah, we know". Also had an encounter with a young sailor 10 years ago or more who had a plum spot, she was going to help write the SOPs for the LCS class here on the west coast. She said she was shocked when she first walked into her new office. Morale was dead, and the ships were a festival of poor design and other issues.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (U/Byj)

54 The very fact that Phelan was confirmed with 'bipartisan support' should have been the first red flag.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (setIA)

55 “It is. Because there are people who desperately want to skip fundamentals to make a name for themselves.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (T6aVk)”

On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (iowdg)

56 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:28 PM (Cqx++)

57 On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

And this time, they wouldn't have us acting as their backstop. You made you beds. Enjoy them!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

58 You don't mess with a guy named Hung Cao.
Posted by: Dark L
He and his family left Saigon on the last day IIRC...I was off the coast.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 12:29 PM (YBtcQ)

59 How about allowing competing companies to actually build a prototype and compete against each other for selection by the navy.

The winning design then gets the full support of the other companies, who are contracted to help build that particular ship. Competition breeds innovation and cost savings.

I guess I’m stupid and don’t understand having to compete for a design right on an imaginary ship that might not even float.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 12:18 PM (A5RD0)

What do you do with the prototypes not selected? They might be very capable ships in their own right. Destroying them would be wasteful, but you don't want to commission them as they would be one-offs, with no real tech support behind them. Sell them at a discount to friendly Navies with the understanding that they will be on their own when it comes to keeping them running?

I like the idea that there be a few standardized hull designs, with engine room spaces made so they can accommodate either nuke or conventional power plants.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:29 PM (utfVc)

60 >>On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

Rule Britannia
Britannia waves the rules

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)

61 Martini Farmer, the USV/UUV revolution has been fully embraced for mine clearance, which means many platforms can do it. We have unmanned surface vessels doing it right now in the Strait, I believe.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (U/Byj)

62 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?

I think the best solution is lots of small, agile ships with dedicated anti-drone systems, e.g. lasers and microwaves. The age of small numbers of large, high-value ships is coming to a close. IMNSHO.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

63 56 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:28 PM

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The ones with high energy laser weapons.

Posted by: Zap! at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)

64
They can't find enough workers. Incredible how fast it's growing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (viF8m)

___________

I've seen TV commercials for people to enter the shipbuilding industry. A woman ground down by dog-walking and Door-Dash gigs passes a shipyard, asks what they do and applies for a job. Well done, actually.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (tgvbd)

65 Hell, General Dynamics Electric Boat has 50 openings for guys that want to learn to be a welder - no experience needed. They train, pay and you have a job when training is completed.

Pipefitters, shipfitters, and electricians too.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y)

66 Reforged @47
Spot on. This will emerge as a strategic weakness in the next few years. And with the commies running education, it will be hard to overcome.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2WIwB)

67 > On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again.
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Argentina would wipe the floor (so to speak) with what's left of the RN.

Their pride and joy, the RNS Queen E was "supposed" to be the centerpiece of a large, Atlantic Ocean NATO exercise last year but had to turn back before getting to the exercise area due to a mechanical failure with one of her props.

The ship's still in drydock.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (jehhT)

68 >>Burke-class destroyers, some amphibious ships, and some support, like fast oilers. And the newest carrier class.

Thanks, rhomboid.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (NcvvS)

69 Think shipbuilding was "switched off" in 1944, when it was clear we had/would have enough for the job (primarily, at that point, finishing off Japan). The US Navy shipbuilding effort was so enormous during the war that the ships built served the US until the 1970s, and some *still* are in service with other navies. The WWII ships were very prominent in foreign navies until not long ago.

We didn't really switch off aircraft production, which is why at the surrender in September '45 a combat aircraft was rolling off the line somewhere in the country about every 5 minutes. We probably produced more aircraft in '45 alone than all the other combatants in WWII combined - at least a good % of that total.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (U/Byj)

70 The Marxists Propaganda will cover the would be assassin's tracks

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Ia/+0)

71 There is no more commercial shipbuilding to speak of in the US. Hasn't been for decades.

Posted by: Oh by the way at April 26, 2026 12:35 PM (2Ez/1)

72
I got a problem with General Dynamics. My father had a contract to do work for them. They stiffed him and in consequence his business went bankrupt. He sued them, fought for years and eventually won. The jury was so pissed off they asked the judge how big an award they could give.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:35 PM (tgvbd)

73 > Martini Farmer, the USV/UUV revolution has been fully embraced for mine clearance, which means many platforms can do it. We have unmanned surface vessels doing it right now in the Strait, I believe.

Posted by: rhomboid
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True. The LCS has a "mission module" that can be fitted within the ship that supports USV/UUV's and has a pretty good mine detecting sonar package. Two of these configured LCS were in the Persian Gulf prior to hostilities. Why they were repositioned to Singapore (or wherever they went) is sort of a WTF moment.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:36 PM (jehhT)

74
Thank Dog, Hung Cao's a military veteran in politics who WASN'T a gorram JAG. And a mustang to boot.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 12:37 PM (y9nCu)

75 Somebody should do a poll of the Falkland islanders and ask them if they wish to continue to be a colony of an increasingly islamized Britain, or become a protectorate of Christian Argentina.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:37 PM (utfVc)

76 The industrial base crisis WRT shipbuilding is real. And not new. I was actually doing work related to this issue *in the 1980s*. No exaggeration.

One very telling anecdote, though nobody really doubts the existence of the problem. Apparently an industry group contacted Mike Rowe ("Dirty Jobs") last year or the year before and asked if he could help finding 5,000 people with particular skills for shipbuilding. He said "nope". Not that he wouldn't help, of course, but that he wasn't aware of where to find such people. Wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

77 >>I've seen TV commercials for people to enter the shipbuilding industry. A woman ground down by dog-walking and Door-Dash gigs passes a shipyard, asks what they do and applies for a job. Well done, actually.

Before my buddy sold his boat service business they poached his best marine electrician. The package they offered him was incredible.

For most, college has become a ridiculously expensive waste of time. If I could advise younger me I would demand I learn a trade and be useful.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

78 If overwhelming force is a deterrence than maybe the secret service might use that as a way of protecting the president and his leadership team.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (fwsNC)

79 Imagine our newest class carrier having no current capability to deploy with a squadron (or three) of the Navy's newest fifth generation stealth fighter embarked.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (Y1sOo)

80 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot

Ones that are equipped to shoot them down.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (YBtcQ)

81 Shooter left a manifesto. It's about what you'd expect. The theme:

"And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

https://tinyurl.com/54pkhsdy

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (ndZc7)

82 If I could advise younger me I would demand I learn a trade and be useful.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

In your defense, you are severely handicapped because of your NY Mets fandom.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (n9ltV)

83 >>In your defense, you are severely handicapped because of your NY Mets fandom.

That's one of my few virtues.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:41 PM (viF8m)

84
For most, college has become a ridiculously expensive waste of time.

____________

If it hasn't already happened, someone could design a syllabus for non-laboratory majors. Want to educate yourself in history? Read these books.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:41 PM (tgvbd)

85 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (ndZc7

So why did the shooter not target Biden? Oh right, the FNM says that Trump does all the bad things that either Biden or Obama actually did and millions of people still believe those blatant lies.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 12:41 PM (+89TD)

86 "And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is he not aware that Biden was out?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (Kyh8Y)

87 Somebody should do a poll of the Falkland islanders and ask them if they wish to continue to be a colony of an increasingly islamized Britain, or become a protectorate of Christian Argentina.

The Malvinas (Falklands) are 300 miles off the coast of Argentina, and 8,000 miles from GB. If China isn't entitled to all of the South China Sea, how is GB entitled to the Falklands?

If GB wants to play in this league, they're going to have to spend a f***ton more money on their military.

(Narrator: They will not spend a f***ton more money on their military.)

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (Riz8t)

88 Phelan properly gets credit for doing many correct things, the fact that some tripped him up just underlines how big the task is.

Hung Cao is certainly an impressive figure and the sort of veteran who merits serious interest when trying to get elected to something. Nothing in his background says "punching a ticket" to get ahead, personally. Unlike, I'd say, most veterans who run for office. Knew several people in DC back in the day who clearly wanted to go naval reserve purely as a resume builder.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (U/Byj)

89 > Imagine our newest class carrier having no current capability to deploy with a squadron (or three) of the Navy's newest fifth generation stealth fighter embarked.
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It's the blast deflectors. They have to be cooled because the F-35s' single engine, at full afterburner used to take off from the carrier is too hot and will melt the steel deflector. (The F/A-18's don't run as hot.)

Another WTF moment in US ship building. IIRC the USS Kennedy, the next Ford class CVN will remedy that.

Maybe.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (jehhT)

90 86 "And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is he not aware that Biden was out?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (Kyh8Y)

Sounds exactly like Biden and not Trump.. I blame the media/dems for their hateful rhetoric..

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (FtULh)

91 For most, college has become a ridiculously expensive waste of time. If I could advise younger me I would demand I learn a trade and be useful.

Glenn Reynolds has a very good column on this problem. Much of our societal instability from the left arises because overeducated people with few real job skills feel their social status slipping away.

https://instapundit.substack.com/p/our-self-colonized-nation

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

92 Shooter left a manifesto. It's about what you'd expect. The theme:

"And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

https://tinyurl.com/54pkhsdy
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (ndZc7)

Setting up his insanity defense.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (utfVc)

93 It's more than just the blast deflectors. Good grief.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 12:46 PM (Y1sOo)

94 Sort of related, Trump fired the entire National Science Foundation oversight board. High time. Those cucks imposed DEI on all the NSF grant recipients. Never mind scientific excellence, you must hire and promote based on racial, gay, trans checkboxes first. then you may try to find someone that meets a checkbox that is not a blithering idiot.

https://www.science.org/content/article
/trump-fires-nsf-s-oversight-board

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (+89TD)

95 Setting up his insanity defense.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Problem there is that the DC jury would find that statement perfectly 'reasonable'.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (diia5)

96
So, the shooter was a generic Democrat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (tgvbd)

97 It's the blast deflectors. They have to be cooled because the F-35s' single engine, at full afterburner used to take off from the carrier is too hot and will melt the steel deflector. (The F/A-18's don't run as hot.)

Another WTF moment in US ship building. IIRC the USS Kennedy, the next Ford class CVN will remedy that.

Maybe.

93 It's more than just the blast deflectors. Good grief.

If you're going to say something like that, you need to elaborate.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)

98 Well done youtube algorithm. I didn't know I needed to hear this but it turns out I did.

https://tinyurl.com/yjzhp542

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (viF8m)

99 > What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot

Ones that are equipped to shoot them down.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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The 3rd carrier, the Bush, has a containerized laser weapon to deal with small-ish drones. It was put on board for testing months ago... then the Bush was ordered to Iran and it's still onboard. Powered by the twin nukes that power the ship.

One of the Burke class DDG's also has a laser weapon onboard too. Doubt it's in the war zone tho'.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:48 PM (jehhT)

100 [v]Think shipbuilding was "switched off" in 1944, when it was clear we had/would have enough for the job (primarily, at that point, finishing off Japan). The US Navy shipbuilding effort was so enormous during the war that the ships built served the US until the 1970s, and some *still* are in service with other navies. The WWII ships were very prominent in foreign navies until not long ago.
...
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (U/Byj)

When the Old Man was commissioned as a brand-new Ensign in 1960, his first ship assignment was on one of the DD-FRAMs (a WWII-era destroyer with a modernization refit). His first skipper had survived after serving on three ships lost in action in the Pacific.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (ksbjf)

101 Hung Cao was a career Naval officer, reaching the rank of captain. He ran a Senate campaign in 2024 against Kane in Virigina, and, well, Kane is still in the Senate. Cao has been serving for more than a year as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That leads me to believe

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

102 that he has a pretty good handle on the politics needed for the position of Secretary of the Navy.

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:51 PM (rj6Yv)

103 So, the shooter was a generic Democrat.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

This guy has some interesting thoughts.

https://is.gd/iklpu8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ndZc7)

104 OT, the very very hot "ceasefire" in Lebanon is going well, and about as expected. Many things escape me, but one is just what we think we're doing pretending that the Lebanese "government" and armed forces will, finally and at last, doing anything about disarming Hezbollah. They lack both the ability, and, mostly, the will.

Meanwhile, fairly quietly, Trump has made it clear Israel has the green light to respond to attacks - which unsurprisingly they are doing.

It's not too broad a generalization to say there's little hope of a real solution in Lebanon unless the Tehran regime falls. Same as with Iran itself. So likely all of our current diplomatic kabuki in Lebanon is just a holding pattern, hoping the big game goes the right way.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:53 PM (U/Byj)

105 101 Hung Cao was a career Naval officer, reaching the rank of captain. He ran a Senate campaign in 2024 against Kane in Virigina, and, well, Kane is still in the Senate. Cao has been serving for more than a year as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That leads me to believe
Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

102 that he has a pretty good handle on the politics needed for the position of Secretary of the Navy.
Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:51 PM (rj6Yv)
And a thorough handle on the genus politicus reptilas.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (DXbAa)

106 101 Hung Cao was a career Naval officer, reaching the rank of captain. He ran a Senate campaign in 2024 against Kane in Virigina, and, well, Kane is still in the Senate. Cao has been serving for more than a year as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That leads me to believe

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)
102 that he has a pretty good handle on the politics needed for the position of Secretary of the Navy.

Depends on what you mean by politics. He comes across as a no-BS guy with no patience for nonsense and a willingness to call the other guy an idiot.

That's what you want in a military officer, but as a practical matter, it's usually a liability in a politician. People want to be told they're brilliant. They want to constantly be thanked for doing their damn job.

Cao needs to learn which of those personas to deploy at any given time.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (Riz8t)

107 47, boom, spot-on.

my generation was the last.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (VyBeY)

108 I wonder what's up with the pier Biden destroyed off the coast of Gaza.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (G4ajv)

109 Lasers are well-suited to carriers, thanks to nuke power, but the power draw for conventional ships remains a challenge.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (U/Byj)

110 The 3rd carrier, the Bush, has a containerized laser weapon to deal with small-ish drones. It was put on board for testing months ago... then the Bush was ordered to Iran and it's still onboard. Powered by the twin nukes that power the ship.

One of the Burke class DDG's also has a laser weapon onboard too. Doubt it's in the war zone tho'.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:48 PM (jehhT)

You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft. Fire exploding shells with varying time fuses so the result is a deep cloud of high-velocity shrapnel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

111 That's what you want in a military officer, but as a practical matter, it's usually a liability in a politician. People want to be told they're brilliant. They want to constantly be thanked for doing their damn job.

That's what makes Trump sui generis. He can schmooze and praise when he needs to, but there is no doubt in anyone's mind that he'll rip you a new one, or fire you, when he deems it appropriate.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

112 It's not too broad a generalization to say there's little hope of a real solution in Lebanon unless the Tehran regime falls.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:53 PM (U/Byj)

Yes. And...Hezbollah is deeply embedded into Lebanese politics and culture. It's not as if they are hated across the country. Hell, I think they have official duties within the government.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:56 PM (n9ltV)

113 Ships need to be equipped to handle drones and hypersonic missiles. Didn’t they wargame this out and hypersonic missiles were a big issue?

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 12:56 PM (fwsNC)

114 I'm sure the Trump-class warships will be the most luxurious ships the world has ever seen- elegant, sturdy, and bursting with class.

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 12:57 PM (ZxPkt)

115 The US Navy not only needs warships, it also needs auxiliary vessels for logistical purposes, particularly fast oilers, at-sea resupply vessels, and fast cargo ships.

One possibility is that, for the short term, the US government could authorize the construction of American-designed hulls in friendly countries, like South Korea and Japan. US inspectors can monitor the construction of the hulls in those countries, and then have them towed to the US for in-water outfitting.

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:57 PM (rj6Yv)

116 Absolutely horrifying twist on Hitler. 19 minute YT video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PwatFMKWI_M

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:58 PM (ndZc7)

117 You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

Quad .50 Cals would be much cheaper and probably just as effective. The Phalanx is probably effective as well, although far more expensive than .50 Cal.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:59 PM (n9ltV)

118 60 >>On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

Rule Britannia
Britannia waves the rules

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)

A UK commenter on another blog says their are one, two, three, FOUR, 4, total RAF Typhoons based at Port Stanley!
I wonder how many are typically operational? He says Starmer needs to send another four, ASAP, to show the Argies Britain will defend the Falklands to the last! The Brits on that blog are in full cry that they'll defend the Falklands come hell or high water! They claim their government will declare war on the US if they need to, to keep the British flag flying over the Falklands! I find it very sad UK citizens cling so hard to what I think is the one of the very few remaining non-independent pieces of the mighty British Empire.

Posted by: Gref at April 26, 2026 12:59 PM (5rh/l)

119 107 47, boom, spot-on.

my generation was the last.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (VyBeY)

I remember about 20 years ago taking my kid to band practice, which was around the corner from my old metal shop. The two Bridgeport mills I learned on were all torn apart and laying in piles on the walkway waiting for the scrap guys to pick them up. I cried. The area is now ESL classrooms.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (G4ajv)

120 One possibility is that, for the short term, the US government could authorize the construction of American-designed hulls in friendly countries, like South Korea and Japan. US inspectors can monitor the construction of the hulls in those countries, and then have them towed to the US for in-water outfitting.

I'd rather SK and Japan build here and show our ridiculously inefficient shipyards how to do it. If the unions aren't willing to countenance that and accept their reforms, then build the ships in SK and Japan. National security is a much bigger priority than pleasing unions.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)

121 CBD oh yes, Hezbollah has a parliamentary and executive branch presence in Lebanon. "Legitimacy".

Like everyone else I have no magic or easy solutions to Lebanon, I am just speculating about our real strategery, assuming we recognize the realities there.

It's possible Lebanon gets another civil war, even with a change of management in Tehran. But it seems highly unlikely the Hezbollah issue is resolved while the mullahs or their retarded IRGC enforcers run Iran.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (U/Byj)

122 The recent firing of the Secretary of The Navy was a reasonable action if one assumes that the members of the administration are subordinate to the President and are tasked with implementing his policies

Harumph. Please cancel our subscription forthwith, Mr. Dildo!

Posted by: Federal District Judges Association at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (aIYqR)

123 Left: it was staged

Also Left: too bad he missed

The retardation level keeps going up.

Posted by: Heroq at April 26, 2026 01:01 PM (oUXe0)

124
I think I'm in love.

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

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (y9nCu)

125 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (U/Byj)

I agree with you. Lebanon has been screwed for 50+ years...ever since they allowed the PLO into the country.

Maybe a civil war is the best outcome!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (n9ltV)

126 @92 Shooter left a manifesto.

Sounds about right. Thirty one years old and still lived with his parents. They are saying he is very smart but things seem very odd with this dude. I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy.

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (pvf3X)

127 I believe the Japan/SK shipbuilding option is actively under consideration, but one issue is their yards are very heavily booked already. There is some SK shipbuilding presence in the US, seems likely they will get some of the work.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/Byj)

128 The biggest problem in Lebanon is that it is no longer a real country; it is a collection of small ethnic mini states, all of which are outgunned by Hezbollah. The “Lebanese Army” has about as much firepower as my local neighborhood watch group, so it’s ridiculous to think they could actually do anything in this situation.

IOW, either Israel eliminates Hezbollah, or Hezbollah runs Lebanon from on now on.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 01:03 PM (iowdg)

129 Quad .50 Cals would be much cheaper and probably just as effective. The Phalanx is probably effective as well, although far more expensive than .50 Cal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

All depends on the environment. Bullet go up, bullet come down. High risk of collateral damage. I think some mil-def companies are working on plastic/frangible rounds that won't kill people on the ass-end of the trajectory.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 26, 2026 01:03 PM (diia5)

130 We used to maintain a Navy that could simultaneously fight major wars in two theaters. I believe the drawdown began under the execrable Clinton administration, to the distinct benefit of Bill Clinton's biggest campaign donors, the Communist Chinese.

Now we have a weak Navy, a non-existent national manufacturing capacity, and the most substandard shipyard welding in our nation's history.

Posted by: Sam Adams at April 26, 2026 01:03 PM (X+xvk)

131 "I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy."

Trump said it last night. Paraphrasing - "some people can be geniuses, but they're nuts".

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:04 PM (U/Byj)

132 NYT Headline: investigators trying to find motive for shooting.

Lol

Gee I wonder what it could be. Maybe he was upset his favorite baseball team lost a game and decided to shoot at the president. Yeah that’s probably it. Has nothing to do with your newspaper actively encouraging people to kill him.

Posted by: Heroq at April 26, 2026 01:04 PM (oUXe0)

133 Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (y9nCu)

I have played this several times. She is awesome!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (n9ltV)

134 Quad .50 Cals would be much cheaper and probably just as effective. The Phalanx is probably effective as well, although far more expensive than .50 Cal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:59 PM (n9ltV)

Can the .50 cal fire exploding shells with timed fusing like a flak cannon does? Although I don't think you could put nearly as much metal in the sky with .50's that you could with the rotary cannon. Thing is, the GAU-8 is on the shelf now, and does not have to be invented. They would also be useful against suicide speedboats, and perhaps even torpedoes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

135 5 Good morning - big storms.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (hftzA)

At first, I was, like, huh?

Looking outside, now I understand.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (Y1sOo)

136 As noted above, the shipbuilding industrial problem was an issue long before Clinton, disastrously, took his 42% of the vote into the WH. To quote Trump, "believe me".

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (U/Byj)

137 I'd rather SK and Japan build here and show our ridiculously inefficient shipyards how to do it. If the unions aren't willing to countenance that and accept their reforms, then build the ships in SK and Japan. National security is a much bigger priority than pleasing unions.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)
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The problem is that US domestic shipyards have withered to almost nothingness. They have plenty of orders from the Navy and Coast Guard, they just don't have the construction yards to build them on a timely basis. We need more shipyards, but that falls in the decades-long category. It's way cheaper to build strategic assets for the Army, USMC, and the Air Force than to build shipyards and berths.

We needs hulls, NOW.

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (rj6Yv)

138 > You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft. Fire exploding shells with varying time fuses so the result is a deep cloud of high-velocity shrapnel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

139 Back when men were men.

https://tinyurl.com/8xkvbtv6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 01:08 PM (ndZc7)

140 "Shooter left a manifesto.

Sounds about right. Thirty one years old and still lived with his parents. They are saying he is very smart but things seem very odd with this dude. I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy."

yeah, he was active online with far left nuts. As a teacher he must have made enough money to afford to live on his own. Maybe he had a hard addiction to only fans, or something more deviant. Or maybe he gave half his checks to far left causes?

So many Democrat teachers find their "Higher Calling" in either grooming or going militant, with the less insane just pushing the "Hate Whit America" memes on "their" kids.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 26, 2026 01:09 PM (vbXSk)

141
You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft. Fire exploding shells with varying time fuses so the result is a deep cloud of high-velocity shrapnel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

Naval ship defense doctrine as designed by a 12 year old boy with a brand new 64 count Crayola box and a ream of copier paper.

And it's GLORIOUS.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:10 PM (y9nCu)

142 We used to maintain a Navy that could simultaneously fight major wars in two theaters. I believe the drawdown began under the execrable Clinton administration…

Bubba didn’t offshore all that industry by himself, he had a lotta help from the GOPe. Then he sold the rest for contributions to his global initiative foundation.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 01:10 PM (3Ope8)

143 The problem is that US domestic shipyards have withered to almost nothingness. They have plenty of orders from the Navy and Coast Guard, they just don't have the construction yards to build them on a timely basis. We need more shipyards, but that falls in the decades-long category. It's way cheaper to build strategic assets for the Army, USMC, and the Air Force than to build shipyards and berths.

We needs hulls, NOW.

Understood. I would divide the work between SK/Jap shipyards and our own. I would spend taxpayer money on beefing up our yards, but only on condition the unions accept reforms that will put them somewhere in the vicinity of those foreign shipyard's productivity. Not willing to do that? Sayonara!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:10 PM (Riz8t)

144 Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

Mesh sacks woven from stranded stainless steel wire could be fitted to catch the brass. Saving the brass would reduce the cost of operation by a small factor, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:11 PM (utfVc)

145 I think I'm in love.

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

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (y9nCu)

And for damn good reason.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 01:12 PM (snZF9)

146 who remembers 'the peace dividend' ?

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:12 PM (ZxPkt)

147 Before ships can be built, there needs to be adequate supplies of steel, aluminum, and so forth. If we were serious, all the onerous environmental holdups would have to waived, so our steel and aluminum mills could be fast tracked to re-open with modern American-made materials and technology. With the Democrats straddling the road and obstructing? Doubtful prospects.

Posted by: Fritz at April 26, 2026 01:12 PM (J7jo9)

148
This guy has some interesting thoughts.

https://is.gd/iklpu8
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

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

He says "How did Cole know Trump was seated?"

It was being broadcast live, duh. He could see it all on his phone.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

149 Back when men were men.

https://tinyurl.com/8xkvbtv6
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 01:08 PM (ndZc7)

That was in Three Hills, Alberta. Close to my AO. Tornado missed my place by a few miles. I was in AZ at the time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:14 PM (utfVc)

150 Can the .50 cal fire exploding shells with timed fusing like a flak cannon does? Although I don't think you could put nearly as much metal in the sky with .50's that you could with the rotary cannon. Thing is, the GAU-8 is on the shelf now, and does not have to be invented. They would also be useful against suicide speedboats, and perhaps even torpedoes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

I was just wondering about Proximity Fuses.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:14 PM (G4ajv)

151 Somebody put another torpedo-in my pants!

Posted by: Scranton Joe at April 26, 2026 01:15 PM (oftw2)

152
Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

The GAU-8 is designed to recycle the spent cartridges back into the magazine, because if they didn't it would radically alter the trim of an A-10 in flight. Should be easy enough to route the cartridge feed to instead dump the cases into a separate spent cartridge magazine below decks.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:15 PM (y9nCu)

153 I was just wondering about Proximity Fuses.

I think they might be way too expensive.

A single, high-tech modern artillery or mortar proximity fuze can cost between $3,000 and over $30,000 due to advanced sensor technology, production markup, and specialized, hardened, miniaturized electronics designed to survive extreme G-forces.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:16 PM (Riz8t)

154 'Peace Dividend,' the force shrank but the ops tempo stayed the same.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:17 PM (qFVoe)

155 I was just wondering about Proximity Fuses.
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:14 PM (G4ajv)

That would be great if they could be miniaturized enough to fit the round being used.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:17 PM (utfVc)

156 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

Drones are not that fast, and with radar guidance the .50 Cal should be plenty.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:20 PM (n9ltV)

157 https://tinyurl.com/2vmbsex2
A short Xpost from former GB

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

158 The VT proximity fuse of WWII used vacuum tubes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:21 PM (qFVoe)

159 140 "Shooter left a manifesto.

Sounds about right. Thirty one years old and still lived with his parents. They are saying he is very smart but things seem very odd with this dude. I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy."

yeah, he was active online with far left nuts. As a teacher he must have made enough money to afford to live on his own. Maybe he had a hard addiction to only fans, or something more deviant. Or maybe he gave half his checks to far left causes?

So many Democrat teachers find their "Higher Calling" in either grooming or going militant, with the less insane just pushing the "Hate Whit America" memes on "their" kids.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 26, 2026 01:09 PM (vbXSk)

He wasn't a teacher. He was an hourly paid, no benefits college prep test tutor. Like, think, $20/hour job with 10 hours/week. That's failing in life.

Apparently, he was trying to be a self-employed video game creator. I'm sure that was incredibly lucrative seeing as how he still had the PT no benefits job, he still lived with his parents, and he showed up last night.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tOcjL)

160
I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy.
Posted by: Case

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

Absolutely. Ego defense mechanisms can go stupid same as cancer-producing cells.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (n7rxJ)

161 Smart crazy dudes?

Unabomber?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:23 PM (qFVoe)

162 One minute China is ready to implode with massive unemployment, debt and command staffs being whacked willy nilly.

The next minute China is planning to rule the waves with Super Junks and Admiral Lo Fat sailing his armada across the pacific on a wave of conquest.

Idiots...

Posted by: Which one is it... at April 26, 2026 01:24 PM (sDJiP)

163 Or maybe he's another overeducated shithead lefty.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 01:24 PM (1xnwr)

164 Word is that the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has some major design flaws stemming from the political decision to use EMG catapults rather than steam. Seems that the catapults create massive cycling peak demands for electricity that generators driven by old school steam turbines aren't up to supplying. Operating the catapults disrupts everything else on the grid onboard, including the combat information systems.

Then there's the inefficient layout of the flight deck that may make it impossible to run simultaneous launch and recovery operations.

It's another example of the Chinese copying existing technology and screwing it up hugely in the execution.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 01:24 PM (COQGW)

165 He wasn't a teacher. He was an hourly paid, no benefits college prep test tutor. Like, think, $20/hour job with 10 hours/week. That's failing in life.

Sweet! How can I get some of that action?

Posted by: Woman formerly making $272k at an NGO but now handing out pepper for $19/hr at Penzey at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)

166 A pretty good thumbnail sketch of US naval construction for fy 2026 and beyond.

"What's Going On With Shipping" (July 25, 2025):

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3mwdcrj5

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (rj6Yv)

167 He had a bachelor's in mechanical engineering.
He had a master's in computer science.

Posted by: But couldn't land a real job at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (2Ez/1)

168 One minute China is ready to implode with massive unemployment, debt and command staffs being whacked willy nilly.

The next minute China is planning to rule the waves with Super Junks and Admiral Lo Fat sailing his armada across the pacific on a wave of conquest.

Idiots...

You need to be more specific.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Riz8t)

169 Word is that the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has some major design flaws stemming from the political decision to use EMG catapults rather than steam. Seems that the catapults create massive cycling peak demands for electricity that generators driven by old school steam turbines aren't up to supplying. Operating the catapults disrupts everything else on the grid onboard, including the combat information systems.

Then there's the inefficient layout of the flight deck that may make it impossible to run simultaneous launch and recovery operations.

It's another example of the Chinese copying existing technology and screwing it up hugely in the execution.

China has made remarkable progress is a short time by spending ungodly sums on its military, but there is a limit to how far that approach will get you. It will take them more time to truly be a peer, but I have no doubt they'll keep trying, and unless we change our ways, they'll eventually succeed.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Riz8t)

170 Posted by: Woman formerly making $272k at an NGO but now handing out pepper for $19/hr at Penzey at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)

Funny, but it's even funnier that according to the NYT she didn't actually get that job. She was only applying for it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 01:28 PM (COQGW)

171 ...Apparently, he was trying to be a self-employed video game creator. I'm sure that was incredibly lucrative seeing as how he still had the PT no benefits job, he still lived with his parents, and he showed up last night.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tOcjL)

So, a complete loser tries to turn his life around thru assassination...

Lovely.

What? All the aspiring rapper slots were filled up this week?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 01:28 PM (iJfKG)

172 Just imagine the size of capacitors aboard Fujian used to smooth out the power draws.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:28 PM (qFVoe)

173 Drones are not that fast, and with radar guidance the .50 Cal should be plenty.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:20 PM (n9ltV)

Thing is, the machinegun rounds actually have to hit the drone to kill it. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The exploding rounds from a mini-cannon are effectively hand grenades.

This would be pretty easy to test. Set up both .50 cals and autocannon in containers, strap them down to the deck of a test ship, and launch various kinds of drones (unarmed, of course) at the test ship, and see which battery is more effective.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:29 PM (utfVc)

174 Just imagine the size of capacitors aboard Fujian used to smooth out the power draws.

It is my understanding that the next Chinese carrier will be nuclear. That's a big part of the problem for their current, conventionally-fueled design. I can see no way for tofu dreg nuclear reactors to go wrong.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:30 PM (Riz8t)

175
Or instead of Proximity Fuses, use programmable airburst AHEAD ammo, which is programmed as the round leaves the muzzle, based on info from the gun mount radar. Much of the newest AA guns in ground use are set up this way, and is available in various 30mm - 35mm calibers.

The trick is to harden the ammo, guns and radars for marine use.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (y9nCu)

176 167. Apparently he had landed jobs but could not keep them from information flying last night at AoS. Then he ended up at the tutoring gig. Quite probable that he blamed Trump for having a hard time finding work in his field, and then the FNM and leftist web sites reinforced that and convinced him that Trump is evil and the BAMN bullshit.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (+89TD)

177 > Word is that the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has some major design flaws....
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They steal our technology and designs but have no concept how either are to be deployed.

Their next carrier, currently in early construction, is purportedly going to be nuke powered. *shrugs* As the kids say; "good luck with that."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (jehhT)

178 Tofu reactors

Floating Chernobyls?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (qFVoe)

179 It seems that most of our top brass are lazy commies at best.

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 01:32 PM (abIsI)

180 Their next carrier, currently in early construction, is purportedly going to be nuke powered. *shrugs* As the kids say; "good luck with that."
Posted by: Martini Farmer

So a floating dirty bomb. Nice.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 26, 2026 01:32 PM (XgiCd)

181 Tofu reactors

Floating Chernobyls?

@$%$I*)&##&&
Have you people learned NOTHING!?

Posted by: Godzilla Minus One at April 26, 2026 01:33 PM (Riz8t)

182 It is my understanding that the next Chinese carrier will be nuclear. That's a big part of the problem for their current, conventionally-fueled design. I can see no way for tofu dreg nuclear reactors to go wrong.

Yeah. Commies have an impressive track record with nuclear-powered seagoing vessels.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 01:33 PM (COQGW)

183 Video game designer?

Guess Sweet Baby Inc wasn't hiring.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:33 PM (qFVoe)

184 Yes, the Chinese carrier has some design flaws, but at least they can say something we can't -- that they can successfully launch and recover their latest generation stealth fighter.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (Y1sOo)

185 TBF, China does have a substantial nuclear power industry. That's not the same as a nuclear plant on a ship, but they're certainly related.

China has the world's fastest-growing and third-largest nuclear power industry, trailing only the U.S. and France, and is on track to become the largest by 2030. China operates over 55 reactors and is building roughly half of the world's new nuclear power plants, with plans to invest $440 billion to reach
of capacity by 2035

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (Riz8t)

186 The VT proximity fuse of WWII used vacuum tubes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:21 PM (qFVoe)

Acorn tubes. A huge quantity of them hit the surplus market in the 1950's. I have a 1954 model Precision Scintillometer that uses one or two in its circuitry. And I think I have some loose ones. I believe there are some HiFi amp designs out there that use them for the cool factor. They look like they came off the cover of Amazing Stories.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc)

187 157 on questions about the shooting
Its always labled a " lone wolf," yet guy had lots of preparation and maybe what was to happen when.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

188 Yes, the Chinese carrier has some design flaws, but at least they can say something we can't -- that they can successfully launch and recover their latest generation stealth fighter.

No. No they can't, at least not with a full loadout. When Fujian was commissioned, and Xi was there to cut the ribbon, no planes were launched. Why do you suppose that was?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Riz8t)

189 The big difference between military circuitry and consumer is the use of lead free solder in the "reflow" process where all those little parts are soldered all at once to the boards. Lead is far better. But both cost prohibitive and not cunducive to the 'just build it to last beyond warantee' line of buisness plan.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (G4ajv)

190 Nice qualifier

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (Y1sOo)

191
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

ELON MUSK drops a major truth nuke for the entire country to hear

“If they’re willing to die to assassinate, imagine what they will do if they gain political power.”

🫳🏻🎤

Vote.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (NpAcC)

192 Problem is we need to build the Right ships. the DDG 1000 experiment? fail. Littorals? Fail. Even the new Frigates are being cancelled. Magnetic catapult on new carrier? not ready for prime time.

Meanwhile, we are sinking our own ships... not figuring out how to reuse or rebuild those hulls.

During WW2, we were literally cutting parts off of one ship to repair another ship. Now? ships are only lasting 20 or so years?

And I say this as someone who spent 1.5 years in one extended Yard Period... and 6 months in another...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 26, 2026 01:37 PM (mP0Kj)

193 Fujian's launch cycle is directly impacted by the power drain of the EM catapults as they need to rebuild energy reserves between launches.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (qFVoe)

194 157 on questions about the shooting
Its always labled a " lone wolf," yet guy had lots of preparation and maybe what was to happen when.
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

He was evidently serious about his desire to murder DJT, and planned ahead. He may have booked that hotel room months ahead.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (utfVc)

195 Color me shocked a Communist military project isnt flawed with incompetence

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

196 No. No they can't, at least not with a full loadout. When Fujian was commissioned, and Xi was there to cut the ribbon, no planes were launched. Why do you suppose that was?

China’s Sixth-Gen Jet Faces Fatal Flaws, Can’t Fit Aircraft Carriers, 10 Years for Tech Breakthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlwkIuvIvlA&t=10s

The $5 Billion "Temu" Carrier Just Proved It Can't Launch a Single Fighter in Combat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ZztpjA9xU&t=333s

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (Riz8t)

197 187 157 on questions about the shooting
Its always labled a " lone wolf," yet guy had lots of preparation and maybe what was to happen when.
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

You could watch prior WHCD and read about them (it's not like the media doesn't share everything) to get intel on how it usually goes to have a rough plan. Then, it was broadcast live. And the details of the events date/time/location/Trump's attendance were known far in advance.

Lone wolf for a young athletic guy is very possible.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (tOcjL)

198 The big difference between military circuitry and consumer is the use of lead free solder in the "reflow" process where all those little parts are soldered all at once to the boards. Lead is far better. But both cost prohibitive and not cunducive to the 'just build it to last beyond warantee' line of buisness plan.
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (G4ajv)

That is a regulation crying out for repeal, and Trump ought to be able to do it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:40 PM (utfVc)

199
You could watch prior WHCD and read about them (it's not like the media doesn't share everything) to get intel on how it usually goes to have a rough plan. Then, it was broadcast live. And the details of the events date/time/location/Trump's attendance were known far in advance.

Lone wolf for a young athletic guy is very possible.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (tOcjL)

I want to know how he didn't get shot ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 01:41 PM (EKdEo)

200 The Royal Navy's HMS Daring, lead ship of the Type 45 destroyers, has spent nine years tied to the dock.

Has HMS Dragon finally set sail with enough water aboard?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:41 PM (qFVoe)

201 I've been up and reading now for a couple of hours.
Is it just me, or is this the most ho-hum just another presidential assassination attempt, nothing to see here reaction from the MSM yet.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 26, 2026 01:42 PM (sl73Y)

202 So the IRS is such a bunch of fucking scumbags, they tell me that there is a problem with my direct deposit account number and they need more information to complete the transaction for my refund. In a letter.

They want me to create an account, submit my drivers license, a selfie or a video call. Instead of just sending me a check, they harass me to provide invasive information into my private life. Cocksuckers.

The time it took them to send me a letter they could have sent me a live check.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 01:42 PM (Fbc0I)

203 199
You could watch prior WHCD and read about them (it's not like the media doesn't share everything) to get intel on how it usually goes to have a rough plan. Then, it was broadcast live. And the details of the events date/time/location/Trump's attendance were known far in advance.

Lone wolf for a young athletic guy is very possible.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (tOcjL)

I want to know how he didn't get shot ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 01:41 PM (EKdEo)

B/c all the good shooters in the area work for the Fairfax Police Department. They never miss. Obviously Secret Service does.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:43 PM (tOcjL)

204 Lone wolf my butt. He was abetted by the whole damn Demorat party.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 01:43 PM (1xnwr)

205 200 The Royal Navy's HMS Daring, lead ship of the Type 45 destroyers, has spent nine years tied to the dock.
----
Bitch, please.

Posted by: USS Zumwalt at April 26, 2026 01:43 PM (2Ez/1)

206 202 So the IRS is such a bunch of fucking scumbags, they tell me that there is a problem with my direct deposit account number and they need more information to complete the transaction for my refund. In a letter.

They want me to create an account, submit my drivers license, a selfie or a video call. Instead of just sending me a check, they harass me to provide invasive information into my private life. Cocksuckers.

The time it took them to send me a letter they could have sent me a live check.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 01:42 PM (Fbc0I)

This was a way to cut down on illegal's identity fraud. My daughter had to do it, too.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:44 PM (tOcjL)

207 Our entire procurement apparatus needs to be streamlined. It's a byzantine nightmare.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:46 PM (gUs21)

208 Is it just me, or is this the most ho-hum just another presidential assassination attempt, nothing to see here reaction from the MSM yet.

yep

that's what's so disturbing

talk about the banality of evil my God

I'm sick over this. the Left will NOT. STOP.

and no he's not a lone wolf that is ridiculout

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 26, 2026 01:48 PM (j+aD2)

209
Color me shocked a Communist military project isnt flawed with incompetence
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

The Chinee come up to "barely adequate" when they directly copy foreign designs. But the more Chinee "innovation" they throw into their systems the worse they turn out to be.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (y9nCu)

210 Ten to one he's not a loan wolf.
--

and as predicted last night

Unearthed video reveals Cole Allen as quiet inventor years before alleged bid to assassinate
_Faux
--

Ships? Who rules the seas rules the planet(s).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (BFFcg)

211 So, there’s a Navy shipyard across the pond from me. One of my cow workers has her partner and both of her kids working there. Lots of overtime. They are busy busy.

Don’t know what they’re doing if not working on Navy ships.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (A5RD0)

212 Its not like the Marxists Propaganda Ministry is ever going to own up what they preach has came to frustration

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:50 PM (Ia/+0)

213 Apparently, he was trying to be a self-employed video game creator. I'm sure that was incredibly lucrative seeing as how he still had the PT no benefits job, he still lived with his parents, and he showed up last night.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tOcjL)

Video games? By the time he gets out of prison we'll have Holodecks.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (snZF9)

214 Our entire procurement apparatus needs to be streamlined. It's a byzantine nightmare.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:46 PM (gUs21)

Well we do our best. Between cocktail parties, ski trips, whores, new suits, collecting fruit salad, retirement padding and the occasional kick back and bribe, it is really hard work getting ready for our next pretend "war" with China or whomever.

But we will persevere and your welcome!

Posted by: The Pentagon at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (sDJiP)

215 Video games? By the time he gets out of prison we'll have Holodecks.
___

DC jury...

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (qUkBO)

216
I would need confirmation in order to believe that the would-be assassin from last night was super-intelligent. Does he actually have master's degrees, or did he just take some classes? If he has the paper, was he waved through on a DEI basis, and couldn't actually function professionally?

If he just couldn't get the job done, and didn't blame himself, then it would explain his employment history, and his eventual path to the Hilton lobby floor. Maybe he's just a DEI dumbass.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 01:52 PM (azNOR)

217 Apparently some on X are suggesting the assembled media darlings will have some sort of serious introspection into their TDS and continued calls for his assassination and his supporters incarceration.

The people suggesting this are purportedly "on our side."

I'm beginning to think "we" have a serious lack of grip on the reality the left lives in. Not a single one of the MSM that was at the WHCD woke up this morning with any sense other than regret the assassin wasn't successful.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:52 PM (jehhT)

218 152
Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

The GAU-8 is designed to recycle the spent cartridges back into the magazine, because if they didn't it would radically alter the trim of an A-10 in flight. Should be easy enough to route the cartridge feed to instead dump the cases into a separate spent cartridge magazine below decks.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:15 PM (y9nCu)

That's what the 20mm guns on F/A-18s and CIWS (they're the same gun assembly) do, too.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:53 PM (gUs21)

219 ***That the former secretary was resistant to some of those policies is ample reason to fire him, and in fact should have been expected.
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He did a very good job at phase one but is ill suited for phase two. The media is enjoying the punitive word 'fired'. Can't find the article but it enumerated the good things he did and they were all in line with a bigger, better Navy. He did his job it was time to go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:54 PM (BFFcg)

220 Perfect timing, CBD.

The USS Idaho:

https://tinyurl.com/vkursfmu

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 01:54 PM (1o8D5)

221 If he just couldn't get the job done, and didn't blame himself, then it would explain his employment history, and his eventual path to the Hilton lobby floor. Maybe he's just a DEI dumbass.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 01:52 PM (azNOR)

Or maybe he's book-smart, but so socially inept that he antagonizes everyone he meets, and therefor cannot hold a job.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:54 PM (utfVc)

222 211 So, there’s a Navy shipyard across the pond from me. One of my cow workers has her partner and both of her kids working there. Lots of overtime. They are busy busy.

Don’t know what they’re doing if not working on Navy ships.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (A5RD0)

Bremerton is one of two surface nuke certified repair yards. The other is Newport News.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:56 PM (gUs21)

223 IiRC, Bush ordered 11 new aircraft carriers built. Obama immediately canceled that order once in office, save for 2 whose keels had already been laid. It all sounds nice enough, but the Communists won't stand for any of it to be done. They better speed this process up to 1943 building rates if they want this done.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 01:57 PM (BI5O2)

224
IiRC, Bush ordered 11 new aircraft carriers built. Obama immediately canceled that order once in office, save for 2 whose keels had already been laid.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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Sounds like another stroke of genius by Admiral Jarrett.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (n7rxJ)

225 I was once a A-10 weapons loader a lifetime ago. The rounds fed back into drum but more so IMO that they weren't like a Ma Deuce thrown out to side. The casings were made of aluminum so even a few hundred don't weigh a whole lot.

When they jambed it would tie themselves in knots and would take a bit ofcwork getting it out of the aircraft.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (Ia/+0)

226 Is it just me, or is this the most ho-hum just another presidential assassination attempt, nothing to see here reaction from the MSM yet.
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I'm surprised the corrupt media hasn't made this about themselves yet. "OMG, we were in that ballroom! The shooter was right outside the door! I heard the shots and I thought, 'Oh no, another January 6!' I'm not even gonna say out loud that Trump's security was probably helping the shooter get in the ballroom to kill as many of us as possible! I really fear for journalism in this environment!"

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (qUkBO)

227 215 Video games? By the time he gets out of prison we'll have Holodecks.
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DC jury...
Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (qUkBO)

They'll only talk about a govt employee being shot. Trump's name won't be breathed in the case.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (tOcjL)

228 the shooting at the WHCA dinner DID NOT make the NYTimes front page

https://tinyurl.com/bddp85yw

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (ZxPkt)

229
Maybe he's just a DEI dumbass.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

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CalTech doesn't do DEI. A good brain is no guarantee of mental stability.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 02:00 PM (n7rxJ)

230 Color me shocked a Communist military project isnt flawed with incompetence
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

The Chinee come up to "barely adequate" when they directly copy foreign designs. But the more Chinee "innovation" they throw into their systems the worse they turn out to be.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (y9nCu)

Don't forget it was that fuck Billy Jeff who sent Loral and Hughes to teach them how to keep their rockets from exploding on launch.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (i2VYc)

231 1st WORLD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

232 nood fwp.

The cbD's batteries are dead.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (YBtcQ)

233 I've met someone from the Falklands. All the people there are Brits and they are subsidized by Britain. They raise sheep and the government handles processing and selling it. They were happy to stay British during the war and I doubt that has changed

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (wOXCn)

234 I've met someone from the Falklands. All the people there are Brits and they are subsidized by Britain. They raise sheep and the government handles processing and selling it. They were happy to stay British during the war and I doubt that has changed

Sounds like they haven't received their basic ration of muzzies. Karmer should fix that.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:08 PM (i2VYc)

235 They'll only talk about a govt employee being shot. Trump's name won't be breathed in the case.
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The defense attorney's argument will be "Trump Trump Trump. We rest our case and ask for summary dismissal."

Judge Biasberg: "Granted."

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 02:08 PM (qUkBO)

236 >>>The Chinee come up to "barely adequate" when they directly copy foreign designs. But the more Chinee "innovation" they throw into their systems the worse they turn out to be.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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There is no incidence of practical application (tinkering) in there life time. Don't as why just do this one thing you are told to do. Before and after is meaningless; Therefore the same for the end product.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:09 PM (BFFcg)

237 228 the shooting at the WHCA dinner DID NOT make the NYTimes front page
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Front page is for Closers. Dude didn't get the job done.

Posted by: Glengarry Glen Ross at April 26, 2026 02:11 PM (qUkBO)

238 211 So, there’s a Navy shipyard across the pond from me. One of my cow workers has her partner and both of her kids working there. Lots of overtime. They are busy busy.

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So politically correct we can't call them cowboys anymore?

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 26, 2026 02:20 PM (IurJ0)

239 I don't even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good.
I do not know who you are but definitely you're going to a famous
blogger if you are not already

Cheers!

Posted by: rr99 at April 26, 2026 03:58 PM (STSAf)

Book Thread [Sabrina Chase]

Welcome to the Book Thread, Guest Poster edition! I will be your host as we explore all sorts of book-related topics. All usual Book Thread rules are incorporated by reference (pets, beverage, clothing covering the lower limbs, etc.) with the special Sabrina Chase exemption for those stylish persons preferring kilts. Now let us proceed to today's topic, which is ...

Jade Book

Book Mechanics: how a book is made

Taking a break from the book industry, let's take a look at how a book is constructed. Not the contents, the form those contents take. When we say book what do we mean? The history of bookmaking begins with words that need recording in 1) a permanent form that is 2) portable. Oog's treatise on the best locations to spear a mammoth (and survive), being painted on the walls of a cave, fail the second test. Aishtupur-al's My search for a honest copper merchant in Akkad inscribed in cuneiform on a series of clay tablets was a little better, as long as you didn't get it wet (so not so permanent).

Then we get to papyrus. The oldest writing found is more than 4.5 millennia old and was a work invoice for the stone used in the Great Pyramid. (Really!) Ah, but there were also books! Only they were scrolls, long rolled-up lengths of papyrus, and if you wanted to go back to an earlier section to confirm your copy of the Book of the Dead was reincarnating the right person you had to unroll the whole thing. And papyrus is brittle, so scrolls were the only practical form it could be used in. Furthermore the papyrus plant is hard to grow in bulk so it was expensive to have lots of scrolls in your library, and we are all about Vast Amounts of Books here in the Book Thread!

China got clever. First they invented characters, which are easily read in vertical and horizontal alignments, and that, with the huge amount of bamboo available, led to the bamboo slip books known as jiandu. The picture at the top of the post is a fancy jade version of a jiandu. Bamboo books are tough, flexible, and cheap. They also need to be rolled up, and those rolls get heavy. The Chinese also invented bureaucracy ... which requires lots of record-keeping, and finally the bamboo scroll book was too much of a headache and they invented paper.

The books made with paper were much lighter. The paper was still in a long piece, but it could be folded unlike papyrus. The first books were basically accordion-pleated with a thicker piece of paper on either end. If you squint, looks pretty booklike. And paper is much cheaper, so finally we can have government paperwork AND our immense library! At one point they figured out how to sew one edge of the accordion-pleat so the book didn't collapse on you just when you got to the good part, but the covers were still just different paper and, horror of horrors, they did not cut the folds of the page! One whole side was unused!

Because they were all floppy, an ancient Chinese library was either a series of boxes containing the folded books, or books laid on their sides and piled up on [TRIGGER WARNING FOR ACE] shelves. Very hard to search for the book you wanted. The paper was so thin they could not stand on edge, and there were no spines to write helpful hints about the contents, like Yet Another Collection of Poems About Bamboo. This format persisted for thousands of years. I even have a Japanese Meiji-era junior-high history book, still in the floppy original form (and with the doubled, uncut pages).

The Romans decided this was an engineering problem and fixed it by inventing the codex around the first century AD, binding pages between boards. And that is pretty much how we got where we are now, with hardback books that can stand on their own vertically and with spines for title and author information. Much easier to scan the shelves!

The pages themselves gradually improved as well. European printing would take a large sheet of paper, printing both sides, and then carefully fold it to get the size book needed. Print layout for this was a headache, and at the end the purchaser often had to use a knife to cut open some of the folds that didn't get trimmed properly.

And this all ties into the great paperback vs. hardback discussion. Once books were plentiful, readers wanted ... more books. But the costs add up, especially the binding part. So books were often sold without covers. If the owner were wealthy enough they would just pay a binder to make a custom binding that matched the rest of the library (this is what Samuel Pepys did for his famous library). If you were a poor student, well, it's coverless books for you! Much later on publishers discovered they could do this out in the open with thick paper covers with lurid illustrations and ... we're back to the Chinese floppy book system. Only Western books had stiffer paper so we can still put them on shelves properly.

But never fear! If you have a paperback you love and want to make it fancy like Pepys did, it is not hard to do. I took a class on how to make a hardback from a paperback, so the Old Ways would not be forgotten. I encourage the Horde to try it out. (Might make a good Hobby thread!)

Posted by: Open Blogger at 09:00 AM

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1 Tolle Lege

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (Ia/+0)

2 I did read this week!

A SF pulp, a detective pulp, and a Foreign Legion pulp. I don't know why things like these don't get published much, if at all, anymore?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

3 Books

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (3s7e4)

4 Booken morgen horden

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (LmPA0)

5 Happy Bookday everyone, and welcome back Sabrina!

I once converted a Dan Brown paperback into an airplane when I flung it across a room and into a trash can.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)

6 I am still listening to the audiobook of Project Hail Mary.
I am going slowly because I actually find it too exciting (lol) and have to take breaks; also I frequently rewind to understand the descriptions.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (LmPA0)

7 Getting to end of A Reasoned Examination of the Properties of the Three Arms Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery by Gen Nicolai Okunev

He brings up good points on Napoleonic era warfare

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Fun fact about Sam Pepys: he didn't like them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

9 Sabrina, I love this topic!
One of my tasks at work is to mend books just enough to get them back into circulation.
I would love to learn proper book restoration and book making.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (LmPA0)

10 What us the top pic?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (LmPA0)

11 Am about halfway through listening to That Hideous Strength audiobook by C. S. Lewis.

Enjoying it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

12 I took a class on how to make a hardback from a paperback, so the Old Ways would not be forgotten. I encourage the Horde to try it out. (Might make a good Hobby thread!)

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Acknowledged.

Posted by: TRex - suggestion box dino at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (IQ6Gq)

13 I started reading Flour, Water, Yeast and Salt. Meh. I don’t care about you or why you love bread.
I need to admit to myself that On Food and Cooking by McGee is my kind of cookbook.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (3s7e4)

14 Morning, all.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (qRla/)

15 I'm reading a Star Trek novel from 1988 that has a very Moronish feel to it...

The main character is named "Piper" and she's in charge of a small ship dubbed the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

In the middle of the book, she and her companions are involved in a bar brawl with Klingons, which is typical for a MOME.

Very entertaining...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (gnNyN)

16 And this all ties into the great paperback vs. hardback discussion. Once books were plentiful, readers wanted ... more books. But the costs add up, especially the binding part.

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Just from a paper quality standpoint if nothing else, if you want a book to last for years, it needs to be a hardback.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (0U5gm)

17 What us the top pic?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (LmPA0)

(whispers to vmom)

Sabrina says it's a jade version of a Chinese book.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (1Ff7Z)

18 yay boox!

back in the Before Time there was a commercial process for hardbacking paperbacks for library use - I have a few of them in the collection, still good after 50 or 60 years.
some of my other paperbacks, not so much, though I do what I can for them with 3M Book Tape ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (VyBeY)

19 Good morning morons and thanks Sabrina.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (RIvkX)

20 While I love the beautifully tooled and gilt-edged books of yesteryear, how lucky we are to live in the era of (relatively) cheap paperbacks with lurid covers.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (kpS4V)

21 I read Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles. This is the story of the Stoddard family during the Great Depression. After moving about Texas following oilfield openings, the family moves back to the old family farm to try to eek out a living. The father is arrested for the rape of a 14-year old and is mysteriously found dead in his cell. Most of the book is about Elizabeth and her three daughters. The book has strong characters and an interesting story of life in the dustbowl during the '30's.

Posted by: Zoltan at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (VOrDg)

22 Greetings to the Book Thread!
Yesterday was National Independent Bookstore Day. I did my part and ravaged *two* large used bookstores. The first one seemed to be larger on the inside than the outside, had shelves high enough ladders were needed (not that you could for all the boxes in the aisle) and the owner had a highly eclectic sorting system inspired by but not constrained by the alphabet, in that a single author might be in two completely different locations *and* only the first letter of the last name was used as a guide. If you wanted to find something specific it was a Quest. But I found lots of books!

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (Y9Vvl)

23 I once converted a Dan Brown paperback into an airplane when I flung it across a room and into a trash can.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (h7ZuX)

24 The mass market paperback is effectively dead, so now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (gnNyN)

25 Oh, and welcome, Sabrina!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (VyBeY)

26 If only we had copyrights back then ...

Posted by: Oog at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)

27 Trek-jacking is the new Tolkien thread-jacking.

I watched the two guys from the Subspace Parlor channel (one TrekHead and one newbie) view TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror":

https://tinyurl.com/3vmb5r9h

Conclusion: a classic ep. It renewed my conviction that Mirror Universe Trek is some of the best Trek.

Remember when Kirk planted the seed in Bearded Spock's mind that there was a better way than the Terran Empire? "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." "The Sorrows of Empire" by David Mack begins with this Spock mercilessly but logically assassinating the feral Kirk while former captain's woman Marlena Moreau looks on.

I'm enjoying the little throwaway details like Grand Admiral Garth.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (kpS4V)

28 2 I did read this week!

A SF pulp, a detective pulp, and a Foreign Legion pulp. I don't know why things like these don't get published much, if at all, anymore?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

Sabrina can probably answer more authoritatively, but from what I've read of the traditional publishing industry, they are catering to best selling authors only. Breakthrough appears to be difficult, to say the least. Hence the multitude of Patterson type books. It is an interesting notion to create an independent publishing company for just such titles though....

And westerns, as well! (Just started by the way!)

Posted by: moki at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (wLjpr)

29 The mass market paperback is effectively dead, so now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (gnNyN)

Sad, isn't it?

BTW, did you get my email?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

30 When I picked this book up from the library, the geek girl at the window (our enlightened library has a drive-through) squeed that she loves reading Star Trek novels. "I am unashamed!" I replied. With the wisdom of age comes not giving a crap.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (kpS4V)

31 If only we had copyrights back then ...
Posted by: Oog at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)

Yours has surely expired by now. Not like mine.

Posted by: Walt Oog Disney at April 26, 2026 09:11 AM (1Ff7Z)

32 The first one seemed to be larger on the inside than the outside, had shelves high enough ladders were needed (not that you could for all the boxes in the aisle) and the owner had a highly eclectic sorting system inspired by but not constrained by the alphabet, in that a single author might be in two completely different locations *and* only the first letter of the last name was used as a guide. If you wanted to find something specific it was a Quest. But I found lots of books!
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (Y9Vvl)
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You're lucky you made it back out into our time-space continuum. With those kind of bookstores, you could easily get lost in L-Space for all eternity...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:11 AM (gnNyN)

33 22, LOL!

been in bookstores like that myself ...

fun! never know what you might find!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (VyBeY)

34 On Food and Cooking by McGee is my kind of cookbook.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (3s7e4)

That is a great book.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (n9ltV)

35 Hold on. I thought I was reading Marvin Albert's adaptation of "The Great Race," and suddenly I'm in "The Prisoner of Zenda."

Those competitive rivals The Great Leslie and Professor Fate, with their sidekicks and the suffragette reporter Maggie DuBois, are in the Balkans, after having crossed the northern Pacific by iceberg(!). They've entered a kingdom whose prince is about to be crowned king. But wouldn't ya know -- Professor Fate is the spitting image of the prince. And Baron Mucketymuck intends to take advantage of that.

Race? What race? It's stalled while this plays out.

I get the feeling that the movie had a bare-bones plot and the writers struggled to fill time. I'll see -- the library has a copy of the movie.

*******

I also spent more time with the Legion of Super-Heroes, going through trade collection No. 1. I finally got to see how Mike Grell drew the Legionnaires. An issue by Jim Starlin, too.

Posted by: Oog at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (p/isN)

36 I also read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I haven't seen the movie, but it isn't hard to see why it is so popular. Two great characters, an Earthling and an Alien, working together to save their planets from a microbe which is dimming their stars. A fascinating book.

Posted by: Zoltan at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (VOrDg)

37 Getting to end of A Reasoned Examination of the Properties of the Three Arms Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery by Gen Nicolai Okunev

He brings up good points on Napoleonic era warfare
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)
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No love for Jomini?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (xvhJH)

38 The top pic (which I forgot to include the link to) is the Jade Book of the Emperor K'ang-hsi, circa 1661.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (Y9Vvl)

39 ...and at the end the purchaser often had to use a knife to cut open some of the folds that didn't get trimmed properly.
___________

Did they start doing this on purpose at some point? I've got a lot of books from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and sometimes the entire book had uncut pages when I first opened it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XvL8K)

40 The opening of the Northwest Territory was the beginning of American manifest destiny. This territory would become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Historian David McCullough documents the first steps of settlement in what would become Ohio in The Pioneers.

Hardy New Englanders entered this virgin, tree filled land after the Treaty of Paris gave the young country millions of acres of wilderness. While the indians were at first welcoming, the impact of pioneer encroachment would soon lead to violent clashes with the Miami, Shawnee, and other tribes. These would continue until the death of Tecumseh at the hands of William Henry Harrison.

Another interesting bit of Ohio history described was that the new settlements were recruited by traitor Aaron Burr, while he was trying to take over the new territory and secede from the union. His famous trial ended in acquittal solely because he was captured before he could fire a shot. It is interesting to see what we now know as an industrial state develop from a heavily wooded wilderness.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (0U5gm)

41 BTW, did you get my email?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I did, yes. I've just been lazy about replying.

Thanks for sharing that resource!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:14 AM (gnNyN)

42 I love the chaos of independent bookstores. It allows for the serendipitous discovery of a book you never knew existed but now cannot live without.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:14 AM (kpS4V)

43 Fascinating post, Sabrina! Thanks for sharing.

I did not get much chance to read this week. I did manage to carve out some time to write, but not nearly enough. So it goes.

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at April 26, 2026 09:15 AM (kvcPE)

44 It is an interesting notion to create an independent publishing company for just such titles though....

Posted by: moki at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (wLjpr)

(kaff kaff)

Been posting about that on ALH....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

45 Sabrina says it's a jade version of a Chinese book.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Thanks OE. Glad to have a seatmate here in the back row of the class.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:15 AM (LmPA0)

46 Finally, I read Dark Winter by William Dietrich. This is an engaging thriller set at the American basecamp at the South Pole. The last plane of the season has left and those wintering over are confronted with a murderer in their midst.

Posted by: Zoltan at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (VOrDg)

47 Just finished "Kill Shot," which is book 18 in Joshua Dalzelle's excellent "Omega Force" series, which features a formerly kidnapped by aliens human being leading a mercenary group of aliens on various missions to do good in the galaxy whilst being involved in all kinds of political and military shenanigans. I've thoroughly enjoyed this series for years.

Next up is a spinoff series from Omega Force called "Terran Scout Fleet, which involves the estranged son of the main human in Omega Force. This is book 8, called "The Last Dance." Also a really enjoyable series.

Greetings, most excellent Horde.

Posted by: Sharkman at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (/RHNq)

48 Weather is damp and chilly and not conducive to doing stuff outside. I may go book store crawling later.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (vTZFs)

49 Morning, Sabrina.

Howdy, Horde.

And the trade paperback will have to carry on mass-market's tradition of tiny print as well. Can't have anyone actually reading a book, now, can we?

Once upon a time I had tons of mass-market paperbacks. Right now I don't think I have more than 2 dozen, and I should find other homes for those as I can't easily read them any more. Oh, well -- the offspring can inherit them later.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (q3u5l)

50
Want a new idea?
Read an old book.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)

51 now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM

Print on demand books will dissolve faster.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:17 AM (LmPA0)

52 I dug out "Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before: A History In Pictures" and -- nerd alert! -- a flyer from the Star Trek club I used to attend fell out. Talk about upcoming cons, member fanfic, comics, season premier of DS9, and casting for the new show "Voyager". Ah, we were so young and naive...

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:18 AM (kpS4V)

53 I get the feeling that the movie had a bare-bones plot and the writers struggled to fill time. I'll see -- the library has a copy of the movie.

Oog, you can't miss the pie fight.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:19 AM (1Ff7Z)

54 I think its funny - the Ilona Andrews fans call themselves the Book Devouring Horde. I think the authors once dubbed them that and it stuck.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:19 AM (LmPA0)

55 While the indians were at first welcoming, the impact of pioneer encroachment would soon lead to violent clashes with the Miami, Shawnee, and other tribes. These would continue until the death of Tecumseh at the hands of William Henry Harrison.
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Interesting that Tecumseh took on the sura of a much-respected foe. I can think of two men named for him: William Tecumseh Sherman and Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (talk about a triple-barreled military name!).

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:19 AM (xvhJH)

56 >>Professor Fate is the spitting image of the prince.

It's in the movie, too.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (NcvvS)

57 Thanks Sabrina

China also has had more great purges and year zero restarts than anywhere else. More ancient writings purposefully destroyed than by nature, time and neglect.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (KaHlS)

58 Yay, Book Thread! Welcome, Sabrina!

I've set aside Tolkien's letters, which I don't think can be read sequentially. Like Battles and Leaders, you can flip to a page and see what's there and eventually will cover it all.

I'm now reading St. Augustine's City of God, and alternating that with Mao's Army Goes to Sea, recommended here some time ago. Just starting both but they are already interesting.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s)

59 now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM

Print on demand books will dissolve faster.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:17 AM (LmPA0)
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So true...I bought a couple of those print-on-demand books via Amazon and they started falling apart as soon as I opened them.

Maybe their technology has improved since then, as the more recent print-on-demand books seem more sturdy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gnNyN)

60 I'm still reading too many books at once. Still reading the UFO book -- not as good as Watch the Skies! by Curtis Peebles, but covers stuff that happened since Peebles' book was published. Still reading Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies, which is fun but feels disorganized. If he pulls it all together for the ending I'll be pleased and surprised. Gave up on Dungeon Crawler Carl. But now I've got The Africa Ship and Project Hail Mary waiting for me, and I just downloaded There Is No Antimemetics Division onto my phone for Kindle.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 09:21 AM (78a2H)

61 Mrs. E is feeling well this morning with no visible bd effects from infusion. As for books, I'm reading this book thread on a laptop while drinking coffee and eating cheerios. Modern times.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 09:21 AM (LHPAg)

62 Guess I'll put on pants.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:21 AM (kpS4V)

63 I love the chaos of independent bookstores. It allows for the serendipitous discovery of a book you never knew existed but now cannot live without.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:14 AM (kpS4V)

Don't forget antique and thrift stores.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (1Ff7Z)

64 Would it be okay to promote my novel, The Ghouls' Farmstand, here? I wrote it with my idiot sister. We are in the middle of a free giveaway today and tomorrow on Amazon. (For a brief and shining moment, our book with number one across three categories on Amazon: humorous fantasy, satire, and folklore--which felt really good. We're now number one, number two, and number two at this moment.) This is a goofy adaptation of Christina Rosetti's poem, "Goblin Market," set in a Chicago suburban graveyard with ghouls as the protagonists. No politics, just fun. It's very funny, if I say so myself. Buy now while it's free .

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQDZXD87

Posted by: Smallish Bees at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (xKjWc)

65 Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (Y9Vvl)

I added a link...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (n9ltV)

66 Great news, Ero!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (kpS4V)

67 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

68 39 Biff Did they start doing this on purpose at some point? I've got a lot of books from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and sometimes the entire book had uncut pages when I first opened it.

Good question! That is deeper into the history and minutia of old book production than my knowledge runs. 1850's -ish I am certain it was not done on purpose. The counter-spine edge of the book was usually left "raw" with either folds or deckle edge, probably because they didn't have the technology to trim a bound book efficiently for large print runs. In the period you are talking about I think a machine just folded the page a little off and the trim missed the fold.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (Y9Vvl)

69 Print on demand books will dissolve faster.

Ebooks can dissolve instantly if the ~~seller~~ lessor so decides.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (vTZFs)

70 I may have to give another run through The Prisoner of Zenda. I really liked it the 1st time, but couldn't get into the sequel.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (AlhUl)

71 Never read Marvin Albert's stuff, but saw it all over the racks back in the 60s. Stark House Press has just reissued his western Apache Rising, which later became the James Garner-Sidney Poitier flick Duel at Diablo.

As for the movie The Great Race -- it's a delight. And no, you don't want to miss the pie fight. Push the button, Max.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (q3u5l)

72 I read Dark Winter by William Dietrich. This is an engaging thriller set at the American basecamp at the South Pole. The last plane of the season has left and those wintering over are confronted with a murderer in their midst.

Posted by: Zoltan

I really enjoyed that one. He has a way of making the reader feel the isolation.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm)

73 I once converted a Dan Brown paperback into an airplane when I flung it across a room and into a trash can.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)
They fly like they read. Lead.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (LHPAg)

74 Yesterday I tried to alleviate my depression by going book shopping (spoiler: it didn't work). Picked up a photo book, Boston Then and Now, a dining history, Ten Restaurants That Changed America and a collection of oddities, Encyclopedia Of The Exquisite.

The entry for "Frilly Lingerie" reads, in part, . . .first a woman slipped into her featherweight chemise, tied with bows at the shoulders; next came a satin corset, more lax than the midcentury model; this she topped with the corset cover, a fluttery camisole in embroidered thin silk. Flouncy knee-length knickers went on over embroidered silk stockings and under two petticoats - the lower, in muslin with ruffles in broderie anglaise, and the outer in satin or taffeta, and decorated with rosettes, lover's knots or chiffon ruching

And that depresses me even more.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)

75 I'm still plodding away on Battle Officer Wolf 2: Geatish Boogaloo, and it's going very slowly. It's taking time to get back into doing the novelist thing after so long writing history. Still, progress is being made and my word count continues to creep upwards.

Speaking of history, if you haven't read Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War, you are very wrong. So wrong. It's the classiest, best book on the Spanish Civil War you can find, everyone says so.

It is also the conflict with the closest parallels to where we are, right down to Antifa and deep state assassinations. Rules for one side and but not the other.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

76 I have started reading The Political Pope, by George Neumayr. It's about Pope Jorge, sure, but the analysis has a present day application, as well.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (Y1sOo)

77 Don't forget antique and thrift stores.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I've found great 19th Century editions at antique stores, for cheap! I think they peddle them as shelf candy rather than reading material.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (kpS4V)

78 This book by Gen Nicolai Okunev is more actual mechanics of combined arms working together
It is going to change the way I do the Skirmish phase in my games

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:25 AM (Ia/+0)

79 I ain't letting anyone call my kid a sissy.

Posted by: Mr Dana at April 26, 2026 09:25 AM (GQh1d)

80 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)
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You're not captivated by Captain Kathy's sexy cigarette voice?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (xvhJH)

81 Another interesting fact from The Pioneers is that Thomas Jefferson was determined to enable slavery in the Ohio valley, and was furious that the new settlers insisted in the official compact that the Ohio valley ban the practice in their territory.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (0U5gm)

82 Because they were all floppy, an ancient Chinese library was either a series of boxes containing the folded books, or books laid on their sides and piled up on [TRIGGER WARNING FOR ACE] shelves. Very hard to search for the book you wanted.
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So the infamous "burning of the books" was really related to clearing out shelf space? Good to know.

Chinese history is deeply strange.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (ZOv7s)

83 @71 --

The book "Skylark Mission" that I read earlier this year was by Marvin H. Albert, using the pen name Ian McAllister. The man was prolific.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:28 AM (p/isN)

84 Off cave dweller sock.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:28 AM (p/isN)

85 There have been no prequels about the mirror universe since enterprise (well theres discovery but we dont talk aboug thst) some suggest its the roman empire existing into the presidemt

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (bXbFr)

86 In the period you are talking about I think a machine just folded the page a little off and the trim missed the fold.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase
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The only reason I'm doubtful on that is that I have a set of Conrad's works published in 1924, and every page on most of the books was uncut. I figured those that were cut were those the previous owners actually read. I've also got a set of Dickens from the 1880s that was like that.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (XvL8K)

87 So true...I bought a couple of those print-on-demand books via Amazon and they started falling apart as soon as I opened them.

Maybe their technology has improved since then, as the more recent print-on-demand books seem more sturdy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gnNyN)

Amazon? Ingram? B&N?

I know Ingram will do hardcovers, they should be more sturdy.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (1Ff7Z)

88 I may have mentioned that I bought The Blood Countess, a new bio of the infamous Erzebet Bathory, who supposedly murdered over 600 young women, bathing in their blood in order to preserve her beauty. I also got the audio version for free on Audible, so I have been listening to that. I'm two chapters in and the writer does a very good job of explaining the tangled family ties and the religious conflicts of 17th-century Hungary.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:31 AM (qRla/)

89 Read Project Hail Mary a couple of weeks ago and saw the movie last week. The book is good; lots of sorta science, math and such. The movie - not so hot. Missing some important stuff and it just didn't do much for me. I'll re-read the book in a few months and see what I think for sure.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 26, 2026 09:31 AM (Jr+re)

90 So true...I bought a couple of those print-on-demand books via Amazon and they started falling apart as soon as I opened them.

Maybe their technology has improved since then, as the more recent print-on-demand books seem more sturdy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gnNyN)
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I don't think all the vendors use the same publisher, because I've noticed the same thing. Mine seem to be pretty durable, and I've got proof copies that I marked up and retained for reference, and they're pretty beaten up but still intact, but I have ordered ones that I immediately sent back.

The public domain books seem to be the worst, just a printed .pdf without any effort at formatting. At this point I'll go for used vintage rather than new printing.

That being said, my father got me a nice print of Almayer's Folly and my copy of Churchill's The River War has held up, even after I pasted a map under the back cover.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)

91 Stop me if you've read this scene before: There is a young empress, good-hearted but naive, touring her realm. Then she sees slavery, apparently for the first time ever. Horrified and fill with self-righteousness, she immediately bans the practice across her entire realm.

I came across that (again) last week, and it left me rolling my eyes. Not that I disagree with the sentiment but...do authors really have nothing better to do with their fantasy realms than to speed-run their imaginary societies into current-day society? Plus, it rings pretty hollow. Not many people felt that way historically, and actual abolition came from very specific factors rarely seen in fantasy stories. Lastly, an empress bans slavery? Someone who only has power because of who she was born to? The hypocrisy there is...staggering.

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:32 AM (Lhaco)

92 Ebooks can dissolve instantly if the ~~seller~~ lessor so decides.

Not if you buy them from the right place. If you buy your ebook from a store that sells as downloads, such as Lulu, DriveThruRPG (I don’t like them, but not for this reason), eBookIt (this is where I bought Robert Zimmerman’s Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8), or many others.

Most stores sell as downloads, and have no access to the book once you’ve downloaded it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:32 AM (olroh)

93 Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:31 AM (qRla/)

That's an interesting and weird story about someone. Truth or fiction?

Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

94 Thats what alexander the 2nd did the peoples will blew him up for his good deed

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (bXbFr)

95 67 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

I work for a few women who I swear used her character as their inspiration for how to be a boss.
Usually goes something like this.
"Reforger I need you to see if you can figure out what is going on with that printer. "
"I told you yesterday the integrated mark camera elevation measuring and checks system circuit is seeing only 4 of the 5 mark camera elevation inductive sensors. We need a new wiring harness and I need about a day to put it in."
* Confused look with a accusing side eye...

"Make it so!"

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (G4ajv)

96 Serfdom not slavery

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (bXbFr)

97 I've found great 19th Century editions at antique stores, for cheap! I think they peddle them as shelf candy rather than reading material.

WonderBooks does this explicitly. The old books that don’t sell (and they don’t—I see this at library book sales, too), they bundle up and offer by the foot, with criteria based on what the spines look like rather than what the books are about.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (olroh)

98 The only reason I'm doubtful on that is that I have a set of Conrad's works published in 1924, and every page on most of the books was uncut. I figured those that were cut were those the previous owners actually read. I've also got a set of Dickens from the 1880s that was like that.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (XvL8K)
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I've gotten old books with that problem. One of my books on China from the 1930s had very rough pages, no real uniformity in the cut.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)

99 As for the movie The Great Race -- it's a delight. And no, you don't want to miss the pie fight. Push the button, Max.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (q3u5l)

Then watch "The Trouble With Tribbles" to see the bar fight scene.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:35 AM (1Ff7Z)

100 Thank you, Smallish Bees! Looks like a fun read, looking forward to it!

in other news, after picking that up, Amazon pointed out to me that Lois McMaster Bujold just released another Penric & Desdemona novella.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:35 AM (VyBeY)

101 My big read this week was Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson. I'm sure several of you have recommended this.

This is an account of Marconi's development of wireless telegraphy. It's also the account of a murder. Larson swings back and forth between these seemingly unrelated things, until they converge in the end, and it's really fascinating.

Also, Marconi was asshoe.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 09:36 AM (h7ZuX)

102 *Someone who only has power because of who she was born to? The hypocrisy there is...staggering.*

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Well you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

Posted by: Dennis from Monty Python at April 26, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

103 One of the books I bought as a print-on-demand is a faithful reproduction of the original. It even includes a coupon for $250 off an "Authors at Sea" cruise via Carnival Cruise lines.

The only catch is that the cruise was scheduled for April 2-9, 2006.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:36 AM (gnNyN)

104 Have been in something of a reading slump for a couple of weeks now -- an essay here and a short story there, but no novels or portions thereof (Sorry, Bleak House -- will get back to you soon).

Of writing slumps I will not speak -- too depressing.

For chuckles, Barry Malzberg's Writers Heaven stories are worth a look.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:37 AM (q3u5l)

105 The only catch is that the cruise was scheduled for April 2-9, 2006.

If it was a time travel book, that’s a test to sea if you’re worthy.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:38 AM (olroh)

106 The Blood Countess, a new bio of the infamous Erzebet Bathory, who supposedly murdered over 600 young women, bathing in their blood in order to preserve her beauty

Did it work?

Posted by: Madonna at April 26, 2026 09:38 AM (GQh1d)

107 I've found great 19th Century editions at antique stores, for cheap! I think they peddle them as shelf candy rather than reading material.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (kpS4V)

Certain stores in southern Utah have older books shelved inside bookcases and glass-front cabinets for sale. Books priced separately.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (1Ff7Z)

108 That's an interesting and weird story about someone. Truth or fiction?

Posted by: dantesed

Yes, it is a true story, there was a trial of Elizabet Bathory. What is speculative is the true number of victims. Also, the story goes that she was locked into one room of her castle upon conviction, but it may have merely been a type of house arrest. Did she actually bathe in the blood of her victims? That may have been exaggeration, but she certainly killed at least several girls.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (0U5gm)

109 Finished reading a graphic novel last week; "The Winds of Numa Sera." While I could criticize parts of the story, it is fundamentally everything I've been searching for: a high-fantasy comic book! I read multiple chapters/issues in a sitting, and finished the whole thing in two days. So I was clearly enjoying myself.

Alas, there is one major problem with the book that cannot be overlooked. The book ends without a conclusion, with cliffhangers for multiple different characters. The book's spine says 'volume 1,' the copyright date says 2022, and four years later there is no sign of a volume 2. The back of the book has an advertisement for an 'Art or Numa Sera' and a table-top card came based on the story. All of this makes me think the book was created to be an IP farm, rather than for the sake of story. And I suspect the IP wasn't super-successful at launch, and thus may have been abandoned.

If so, that makes this yet another unfinished story littering my shelf...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (Lhaco)

110 That's an interesting and weird story about someone. Truth or fiction?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

The author, Shelley Puhak, makes her opinion known very early - she believes that Bathory may have been cruel to her servants (as almost any aristocrat of her times would have been), but she never engaged in wholesale slaughter and her posthumous reputation is the result of a contemporary hit job centered on others getting control of her lands and money.

I'll be interested to see how she presents her case.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (qRla/)

111 "Make it so!"
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (G4ajv)
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People write what they know, and a lot of writers don't have any first-hand experience off good leadership. They think it just boils down to be hard on subordinates and inflexible, always getting your way.

It's essentially a superficial view, sort of like thinking that all drill sergeants do is yell without understanding that they also can speak softly and be quite witty, even kind. They're playing a role, and the best ones are adored by their trainees, even as he smokes them.

Plus the male/female difference in social interaction and leadership, which is once again getting attention rather than being waved away as patriarchy or something.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

112 Print on demand quality seems to vary, but I think has greatly improved from most publishers. I presume Amazon offers different levels of quality. Ten to Fifteen years ago all POD books I received were noticably low grade and wavy. Aeronaut Books offers a big selection of aviation titles, all are print on demand, lots of pictures and quality is good.

On the other hand, still not nearly what is capable of from others. Just finished Apollo 1 in Photographs from Schiffer. Heavy high grade glossy pages with sharp detail. Mostly you get what you pay for.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (KaHlS)

113 One of the books I bought as a print-on-demand is a faithful reproduction of the original. It even includes a coupon for $250 off an "Authors at Sea" cruise via Carnival Cruise lines.

The only catch is that the cruise was scheduled for April 2-9, 2006.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

I would assume that as a co-blogger, you might have occasional access to the time machine.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:41 AM (0U5gm)

114 Castle Guy, George Martin had this trope in how Danaerys ruled the Slave Coast. He tried subverting it: the philosopher-kings she planted to lead the exslaves and exmasters kept collapsing into chaos. Even with three dragons.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 26, 2026 09:42 AM (GQh1d)

115 I would assume that as a co-blogger, you might have occasional access to the time machine.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:41 AM (0U5gm)
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As a third-tier COB, I only get to gaze upon the wondrous controls for five minutes during the new moon each month.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:42 AM (gnNyN)

116 FYI for those in the St. Louis area, the gigantic Great St. Louis Book Fair starts May 1, or April 30 if you want to pay for early access. The last time I was there was 2023 but it is phenomenal. I’ve picked up some really great books there over the years.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (olroh)

117 I ought to be writing today, but the depression just has me paralyzed. I might make a nice steak for lunch or dinner and read the new restaurant book I bought yesterday. I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (qRla/)

118 As a third-tier COB, I only get to gaze upon the wondrous controls for five minutes during the new moon each month.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

You're welcome!

Posted by: Gerbil Malodor at April 26, 2026 09:44 AM (GQh1d)

119 … the gigantic Great St. Louis Book Fair…

That’s Greater St. Louis Book Fair, if you’re doing a web search for it…

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:45 AM (olroh)

120 Posted by: Gerbil Malodor at April 26, 2026 09:44 AM (GQh1d)
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That's a name I haven't seen in years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:45 AM (RIvkX)

121 Speaking of pie fights, I recently saw a clip of a Laurel and Hardy silent that ends with a pie fight. A cop, seeing the mess in the street, comes up to the boys, covered in whipped cream, and demands, "Did you start that pie fight?"

To which Stanley replies, "What pie fight?"

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:46 AM (p/isN)

122 Also, Marconi was asshoe.

As asshoes go, he couldn't hold a candle to me. Did Marconi electrocute an elephant? No. No he did not.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

123 Also, Marconi was asshoe.

As asshoes go, he couldn't hold a candle to me. Did Marconi electrocute an elephant? No. No he did not.

Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

124 For those that like stories of sadistic nobility, I am finishing up a book on Gilles de Rais and will report back on it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (0U5gm)

125 I ought to be writing today, but the depression just has me paralyzed. I might make a nice steak for lunch or dinner and read the new restaurant book I bought yesterday. I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (qRla/)
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Last night I managed to force out 400 words, but they came at the price of deleting 200 I'd already written.

I'm going to take a break for a few days and focus on reading for a bit, and I'll pick it up when something comes to me and I can't wait to write it down.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7s)

126 And that depresses me even more.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)

I hear ya, but I am delighted that I don't have to put on a dozen or so layers of clothing every day.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 09:48 AM (h7ZuX)

127
For those that like stories of sadistic nobility, I am finishing up a book on Gilles de Rais and will report back on it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (0U5gm)

I'm working on a novel about his hilarious teenage son-

Dobie Gilles de Rais.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)

128 Speaking of pie fights, I recently saw a clip of a Laurel and Hardy silent that ends with a pie fight. A cop, seeing the mess in the street, comes up to the boys, covered in whipped cream, and demands, "Did you start that pie fight?"

Without looking it up, I think that was 1927s The Battle of the Century.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:49 AM (qRla/)

129 Regarding the article Sabrina linked about turning a paperback into a hardcover book...the problem there is that you still have a glued binding. (rather than sewn binding.) So it will still open/operate the same way, even if it looks different on the shelf...

I've fallen down the book-binding rabbit hole a time or two, and gotten very particular about binding style. A book with proper sewn binding will actually lay open on its own, while glue-bound books (like mass market paperback novels) have a tendency to close on their own unless actively being held open. That is kind of intolerable when it come to art-heavy books.

I've commissioned some custom-bound comics (sewing comic books into hardcover volumes) and am at the very end of the process (sent off final cover designs last week) and am getting very excited about getting the final product back! And about preparing the next set books to be commissioned...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:50 AM (Lhaco)

130 For those that like stories of sadistic nobility, I am finishing up a book on Gilles de Rais and will report back on it.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (0U5gm)
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One can't help but wonder how much of that was Enlightenment/Marxist propaganda, trying to delegitimize European society. "Prima Noctem" is a complete myth, they can't find it anywhere, it makes no sense on its own, the Church would never tolerate it, and yet there it is in "Braveheart" and other entertainment.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

131 Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)
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Aren't you the guy that tried to build a "death ray?"

That's pretty assholish...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:51 AM (gnNyN)

132 I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.

I picked up a fascinating book about American restaurant “marketing and menu design” that is in both Japanese and English (very clearly translated from the Japanese), last year in San Diego. By a “Gen Takeshi Saito”.

A lot of California restaurants, and focused on what was around in the eighties. Michael’s of Santa Monica, Spiaggia of Chicago, Spago of Los Angeles.

Red Lobster’s design was very different compared to now.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (olroh)

133 2 I did read this week!

A SF pulp, a detective pulp, and a Foreign Legion pulp. I don't know why things like these don't get published much, if at all, anymore?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

Gotta look for e-books and e-zines for things like that. Not sure exactly how to efficiently search through those, alas. I was lucky enough to stumble onto the Savage Realms e-zine a few years ago, which publishes old pulp-style sword-and-sorcery short stories.

It also means you need a e-reader/phone/computer for your reading. The last phase of Sabrina's list of book publishing formats....

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (Lhaco)

134
I wonder if Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Bros, and the Three Stooges were all from very different backgrounds but working in Hollywood around the same time.

I wonder if they ever had any personal or professional interactions?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (iJfKG)

135 As it wss with vlad teoes savior of wallachia

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bXbFr)

136 Plus the male/female difference in social interaction and leadership, which is once again getting attention rather than being waved away as patriarchy or something.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

After I posted this I was kicking myself.
I should have used "Make it so... and paint it blue... and move it over there."

Don't get me wrong. I love my girlbosses but they aren't my bosses because they know their shit. They are my bosses because they are goils. We have to virtue signal at any and every opportunity presented.
I'm old enough and don't GAF enough that sometimes I will actually stand there a silently stare at them when they say stupid shit.

"One of us didn't understand the words that came out of your mouth"
"I said... blah blah"
"Yep. Those were the words"
"God how I wish we could get along without you"
"Those words I understand"

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (G4ajv)

137 Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone had a great week of reading. (I really overslept this morning. A perk of being retired.)

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

138 That's pretty assholish...

That would be Tesla, hero of hipsters and conspiracy theorists everywhere. (And indeed a fascinating genius.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (olroh)

139 Who got the death ray from tesla

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (bXbFr)

140
Edit fail above in my comment.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)

141 Since we've had both Countess Bathory and Aaron Burr mentioned in the thread, let me say that I find a common thread between them. I think they both were the victims of political hit jobs.

For Bathory, it was getting her lands away from her so that she couldn't marry some inconvenient foreigner who might then claim them.

For Burr, I don't know why but a great many of our nation's founders put a hell of a lot of effort into making sure Aaron Burr did not ever exercise any substantial authority. The "conspiracy" has an air of unreality about it, especially since when the dust settled the villain Burr . . . went back to New York and practiced law for several decades?

And planting colonies in Spanish territory to eventually declare independence was basically American S.O.P. for most of the 19th century, so why put Burr on trial for planning just that?

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (78a2H)

142 I finished The Moth in the Iron Lung by Forrest Forrest

It is, briefly put, a review of the history of Polio, and put in correlation of the use of mercuric "teething powders" the outbreaks of the Gypsy moth and other pests leading to the widespread use of first (Arsenical) Paris Green then later Lead Acetate pesticides, then finally DDT. The argument is that the enteroviruses like Poliomyelitis and Coxsackie were made more dangerous due to the damage done by these chemical pesticides damaging the gut wall and allowing them access to the central nervous system via the lower spine, which is closer to the gut in young children than adults. In the discussion of DDT, it matches widespread spraying of DDT in the 40s and 50s with increased incidence of urban and adult polio which previously had been almost unheard of.
It is also a brief discussion on how the various assumptions and models of how infections are caused channeled investigations into focusing on single, poorly understood causes like viruses, and treatments that were merely palliative and often as injurious as no treatment as all.

This is not a scholarly book, it is breezy in tone and wanders a bit. It is footnoted

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rbvCR)

143 I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (qRla/)

That's certainly a wide range!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:57 AM (1Ff7Z)

144 I wonder if Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Bros, and the Three Stooges were all from very different backgrounds but working in Hollywood around the same time.

I wonder if they ever had any personal or professional interactions?

That's an interesting question. I don't know. Professionally, they were at three different studios (Hal Roach, MGM and Columbia), so wouldn't have collaborated. I've read The Marx Brothers Scrapbook, and Groucho never mentions L&H or the Stooges.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:57 AM (qRla/)

145 He was ahead of the mark wouldnt try that for another 50 years

Well he did kill hamilton so

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:58 AM (bXbFr)

146 27 Trek-jacking is the new Tolkien thread-jacking.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (kpS4V)

I can try Tolkien-jacking it back, if you want.

I'm slowly plugging my way through The Silmarillion. Just past the chapter covering the introduction of Men into the world. It was...surprising short and uneventful. At the time, it was very much overshadowed by the ongoing war between the Elves and Morgoth...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:58 AM (Lhaco)

147
Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)

148 @128 --

Yes, that was it! Thank you.

I remember now why I looked for it; it was mentioned in IMDB trivia on "The Great Race."

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (p/isN)

149 Actually thought quite a bit on slavery and serfdom reading all this Russian history these last few years.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (Ia/+0)

150 I wouldn't be surprised if Chico Marx and Larry Fine wound up at the same card table once in a while.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (78a2H)

151 But its a liittle like the catiline conspiracy narrative by the caesari clique

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (bXbFr)

152 That's certainly a wide range!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:57 AM (1Ff7Z)

These are the restaurants mentioned:
- Le Pavilion
- Chez Panisse
- Antoine's
- Howard Johnson's
- Schrafft's
- Mama Leone's
- The Mandarin
- Delmonico's
- The Four Seasons
- Sylvia's

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (qRla/)

153 Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)
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I have heard of, but not read, "Man Out Of Time."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (xvhJH)

154 I ought to be writing today, but the depression just has me paralyzed.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

I'm going to take a break for a few days and focus on reading for a bit, and I'll pick it up when something comes to me and I can't wait to write it down.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

So, three men in the same boat.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

155 If the Marx Bros, Stooges, and L&H had any interactions, the result would probably have been the creation of the dreaded Lunatic-Chaos Vortex which would have engulfed every possible dimension. Think crossing the streams to the 12th power.

We dodged a bullet there, I think.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (q3u5l)

156 Speaking of books, I officially entered the Next Chapter of my life on Tuesday as retirement has now commenced.

I know I want to write during these years and I have lots of ideas for non-fiction essays. But I've decided to break into the habit and discipline by writing handwritten letters. It feels so old fashioned. But it's tangible and tactile and bears your unique handwriting. Two so far. To family members. It's like cleaning out the garage. Doesn't matter where you start.
Just start.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)

157 Regarding Burr . . . as I said, it seems like Jefferson et al really wanted him out of politics. They knew him personally, so maybe it wasn't a bad idea. But they definitely trumped up some bullshit to charge him with.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (78a2H)

158 Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (h7ZuX)

159 One of the books I bought as a print-on-demand is a faithful reproduction of the original. It even includes a coupon for $250 off an "Authors at Sea" cruise via Carnival Cruise lines.

Which raises a question that our esteemed (but hopefully not esteamed) hostess might answer. Do authors like to hang out together recreationally? What do they talk about?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (vTZFs)

160 I have "rescued" a couple of trade paperbacks by pasting them into hard covers. The last one I cheated and stole the casing from a very out of date travel book. The Perfect Bound books are only as good as the glue holding them together, which gets old and starts to crack.

I have made books by sewing together signature to make a block, and then glue that into hand made hard covers. It is quite a process. I found the cheapest thread for sewing is waxed dental floss.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM (rbvCR)

161
Red Lobster’s design was very different compared to now.

Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM (p/isN)

162 >>> Print layout for this was a headache, and at the end the purchaser often had to use a knife to cut open some of the folds that didn't get trimmed properly.

Using a knife to cut the folded edges like one does an envelope.
Thousands of years and the idea never took off in China.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM (/lPRQ)

163 I wouldn't be surprised if Chico Marx and Larry Fine wound up at the same card table once in a while.

Someone - I think it may have been Moe's daughter - said that Larry had an absolutely filthy mouth. "Pass the fuckin' potatoes" was probably the mildest thing he'd say at dinner.

As for Chico - there's a story that he was playing cards with the studio chief Sam Goldwyn, but they kept getting interrupted by Goldwyn's son. Finally, Chico took the kid upstairs for about ten minutes before coming back down and resuming the game. When they had finished (uninterrupted), Goldwyn asked, "You're amazing with kids, Chico. What did you say to him to keep him quiet?"

To which Chico answered, "Oh, I just taught him how to jerk off."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:04 AM (qRla/)

164
Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)
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Aren't you the guy that tried to build a "death ray?"

That's pretty assholish...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:51 AM (gnNyN)

That would be Tesla, hero of hipsters and conspiracy theorists everywhere. (And indeed a fascinating genius.)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (olroh)

Not so fast there, banana-nose!

I believe Professor Squirrel was referring to the historical Archimedes,

who indeed developing a "Solar Ray" to set fire to ship's sails.

And I guess could be called a 'death ray".

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 10:04 AM (iJfKG)

165 But I've decided to break into the habit and discipline by writing handwritten letters.

Not quite as dedicated as you, but I do pick up interesting postcards at antique stores (they’re usually fifty cents or less, or up to a dollar) that haven’t been written on yet, to write short notes to people.

Even on eBay old postcards tend to cost a lot less than modern ones.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (olroh)

166 >>I wonder if Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Bros, and the Three Stooges were all from very different backgrounds but working in Hollywood around the same time.

Moe, Shemp, & Curly Howard were all from Brooklyn; Larry Fine from Philadelphia. The Marx Brothers were Manhattan-born. Stan Laurel was born in England; Oliver Hardy in Georgia.

(Looked it up, but knew the Howards were from Brooklyn and the Marxes were New Yorkers, but not which borough).

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (NcvvS)

167 Love Sabrina's precis on book development and her humor. And she's right, bookbinding would be a great hobby thread topic. Aldren Watson did an excellent book on hand bookbinding that doesn't require fancy machines or tools.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (yTvNw)

168
- Howard Johnson's
- Schrafft's
- Mama Leone's
- The Four Seasons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)

169 Gotta look for e-books and e-zines for things like that. Not sure exactly how to efficiently search through those, alas. I was lucky enough to stumble onto the Savage Realms e-zine a few years ago, which publishes old pulp-style sword-and-sorcery short stories.

It also means you need a e-reader/phone/computer for your reading. The last phase of Sabrina's list of book publishing formats....
Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (Lhaco)

CG, Internet Archive and other sites have collections that can be read on my pc. I have Kindle for PC, but they're eliminating the older version and making you get the new one through MS. Don't really want to do that, but I don't want to lose the ebooks I've already paid for. Gonna try a work around. The ones I mentioned are from Raconteur Press editor's emails.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (1Ff7Z)

170 Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.
Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM

+++
I used to be all about chicken.
That was fried.
In Kentucky.

Posted by: KFC at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

171 About five years ago I posted a video of an acquaintance rebuilding a copy of "A Canticle For Liebowitz."

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=395525

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (n9ltV)

172 who indeed developing a "Solar Ray" to set fire to ship's sails.

I’d forgotten all about that, although as I recall “developing” is being a bit too kind.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (olroh)

173 FYI for those in the St. Louis area, the gigantic Great St. Louis Book Fair starts May 1, or April 30 if you want to pay for early access.

Gooble maps says 6 1/2 hour drive. Worth it?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (vTZFs)

174 Quarter Twenty - I haven't handwritten a letter in 30+ years, but I still recall how good it felt to receive one from a friend. I used to correspond with my old high school friends back before email was commonplace and long-distance charges were still a thing.

Posted by: PabloD at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (zUFRX)

175 Actually, the Stooges and Laurel and Hardy almost worked together.

As anyone who's seen It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World knows, the Stooges make a silent cameo appearance as firefighters at the Rancho Canejo airport.

Stan Laurel was supposed to be in the movie - it was going to be him, rather than Jack Benny, who would drive by and ask the fighting Milton Berle, Terry-Thomas and Ethel Merman if they needed help. But Laurel refused, saying he had promised never to appear in a movie without his old partner, so the cameo went to Benny instead.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (qRla/)

176 "Do authors like to hang out together recreationally? What do they talk about?"

Don't know this from experience, but I've read a number of writers' comments to the effect that conversations often lean heavily toward industry gossip, word rates, contracts, agents, editors, and which publishers are getting slow to pay.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (q3u5l)

177 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (h7ZuX)
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He supposedly designed a death ray to burn Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (xvhJH)

178 This is an account of Marconi's development of wireless telegraphy. It's also the account of a murder. Larson swings back and forth between these seemingly unrelated things, until they converge in the end, and it's really fascinating.
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Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:09 AM (kpS4V)

179 Gooble maps says 6 1/2 hour drive. Worth it?

It’s 11 hours one way for me; I’ve organized road trips around it by scheduling my drive to see family in Michigan at the same time (which is, in fact, how I’m visiting it this year). Well worth that.

If you are saying that it’s a 6-½ hour round trip, I would say it is definitely worth it. If you’re suggesting a thirteen hour round trip, that would depend on what kind of sales you have closer to home.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:10 AM (olroh)

180 159 Oddbob Do authors like to hang out together recreationally? What do they talk about?

We do, on the rare occasions we emerge from our cavernous lairs to blink uncomprehendingly at the sky. Usually at conventions (in my case, SF and Fantasy but lately that has gotten paralytically woke so no more). Mostly we hang out online. We complain about our latest work in progress refusing to behave, the evils of having to do promotion and ad work, and drive each other bugnuts giving each other MORE ideas to write. When we don't have enough time for OUR ideas. It is the literary way of saying "stop hitting yourself". At heart, we are all about three years old and it shows ...

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 10:10 AM (Y9Vvl)

181 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (qRla/)

Haven't heard of a few of them. Of course, I'm not from that area. It was just a bit funny that Howard Johnson's was in the list when you know what it became.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

182 The Stooges and the Marx Brothers weren't that different in background - the Howards were from Brooklyn and the Marxes from the Upper East Side. Stan Laurel was English-born and Oliver Hardy was from Georgia.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:11 AM (NcvvS)

183 Book Topic-

"Thousands of years and the idea never took off in China"

- Using both sides of a sheet of paper
- Capturing the power of gunpowder
- Using a compass for more than a cheap parlor trick

got to be dozens more

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (/lPRQ)

184 67 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

you're not far wrong on that.

Voyager wound up breaking me. All too often they'd take a stupid idea, make it almost interesting, and then flush the concept down the toilet at the end of the episode. It is the most frustrating era of Star Trek (since the current stuff shouldn't even be counted as Star Trek.) I really miss the days of watching SFdebris mock Voyager over on the (YouTube competitor) Blip website. He had a quote that so blithely summed it up; "Welcome to the idiocy that is Voyager."

Brining things back into the realm of books, as much as I loved DS9 as a show, I only ever read novels branded as The Next Generation. And Peter David's novel-only New Frontier spin-off series.

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (Lhaco)

185 If you’re suggesting a thirteen hour round trip, that would depend on what kind of sales you have closer to home…

…and how much you want to see St. Louis or Missouri.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (olroh)

186 All usual Book Thread rules are incorporated by reference (pets, beverage, clothing covering the lower limbs, etc.) with the special Sabrina Chase exemption for those stylish persons preferring kilts.

It is good to start by acknowledging that, unlike Vietnam, there are rules. However, I rise to the following
Points of Order:

1. The usual Book Thread rules specify "pants", not "clothing covering the lower limbs". Our Book Thread forefathers, in their wisdom, specified "pants", and who are we to question that?

2. Kilts, whose hems fall in the popliteal region, do not "cover the lower limbs", the same as the once-popular hot pants do not.

#BeBetter

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (0sNs1)

187 For Burr, I don't know why but a great many of our nation's founders put a hell of a lot of effort into making sure Aaron Burr did not ever exercise any substantial authority. The "conspiracy" has an air of unreality about it, especially since when the dust settled the villain Burr . . . went back to New York and practiced law for several decades?

And planting colonies in Spanish territory to eventually declare independence was basically American S.O.P. for most of the 19th century, so why put Burr on trial for planning just that?

Posted by: Trimegistus

From the book, Burr was tried for treason, with chief justice Marshall of the supreme court presiding. It seems that Jefferson wanted him completely defanged. He was acquitted due to the fact that he didn't actually commit violence, just conspired. Burr went into exile in England for years, then came back to the US under an assumed name. Eventually, he resumed using his own name and married a rich widow, but when she saw her fortune disappearing, she left him. He may not have been as traitorous as he is represented, but he was a pretty slimy character.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (0U5gm)

188 177 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (h7ZuX)
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He supposedly designed a death ray to burn Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (xvhJH)
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In that "Great Mathematicians as Math Teachers" video I linked to yesterday, Archie was demonstrating his death ray in miniature and set his desk on fire, then the whole lab was ablaze.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (kpS4V)

189 Don't know this from experience, but I've read a number of writers' comments to the effect that conversations often lean heavily toward industry gossip, word rates, contracts, agents, editors, and which publishers are getting slow to pay.

Yep, that'll make for fun week at sea for sure.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:13 AM (vTZFs)

190 I used to be all about chicken.
That was fried.
In Kentucky.

Movie trivia: There is a scene in Goldfinger where CIA agent Felix Leiter is eating outside a KFC. The reason? Director Guy Hamilton didn't know it was a national chain and thought it was a Miami landmark that would add a bit of realism to the story.

And though Colonel Sanders was born in Indiana, he opened his famous Sanders Court restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, hence "Kentucky" fried chicken.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:14 AM (qRla/)

191 The Stooges and the Marx Brothers weren't that different in background - the Howards were from Brooklyn and the Marxes from the Upper East Side. Stan Laurel was English-born and Oliver Hardy was from Georgia.
Posted by: Nazdar

Forgotten - Harold Lloyd

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:14 AM (/lPRQ)

192 Shut up, Wesley! (had to say it ...)

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 10:14 AM (Y9Vvl)

193 About five years ago I posted a video of an acquaintance rebuilding a copy of "A Canticle For Liebowitz."

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=395525
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (n9ltV)

The Folio Society has released a snazzy new hardcover printing of "A Canticle for Leibowitz",

which is of excellent quality that should last generations with a little care.

Anywho, I got a copy for my birthday. It's beautiful and an easy read due to its size, paper(!), and font.

Buy one today!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 10:15 AM (iJfKG)

194 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM

You know about Archimedes?

Posted by: Frank Constanza at April 26, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)

195 Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!

Posted by: All Hail Eris,

Yes, the story intertwines because the wireless was used to notify Canadian authorities that Crippen was on board, and the "boy" he was travelling with was actually his girlfriend. I think it was Halifax where they were arrested.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:16 AM (0U5gm)

196 If you’re suggesting a thirteen hour round trip, that would depend on what kind of sales you have closer to home…

…and how much you want to see St. Louis or Missouri.

Yeah, 6.5 one way so definitely a full weekender. Fortunately (ahem) I am still unemployed so I have time if not copious free funds. St. Louis is probably somewhere on my to-see list but not exactly the top. The zoo is supposed to be good, IIAMN.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:17 AM (vTZFs)

197 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM

You know about Archimedes?
Posted by: Frank Constanza at April 26, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)
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Greek chap, what?

Posted by: Bertie Wooster at April 26, 2026 10:17 AM (xvhJH)

198
Having lots of babies.

Posted by: Things the Chinese never thought of for $200, Alex at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

199 >>Forgotten - Harold Lloyd

Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)

200 Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:09 AM (kpS4V)

That's the one! And they almost got away with it! If not for that meddling ship captain!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:21 AM (h7ZuX)

201 Forgotten - Harold Lloyd

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Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM

Yeah, tell me about that.

Posted by: zombie John George Diefenbaker at April 26, 2026 10:22 AM (0sNs1)

202
Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)
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I have heard of, but not read, "Man Out Of Time."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (xvhJH)

Thanks for the suggestion, Cap'n.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iJfKG)

203 The Colonel took no shit and shot a guy prior to KFC.

Missed opportunity to build brand image. Shoulda thrashed him with a gutta-percha cane.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:23 AM (vTZFs)

204 Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.

Gary Giddins made that point in volume 1 of his 2-volume Bing Crosby bio, saying that it's nearly impossible for people in this era to understand just how popular and omnipresent Crosby was from the 30s and 40s to his death.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (qRla/)

205 I read a biography of Leonardo DaVinci a few months back. I don't think the author intended for me to walk away not liking DaVinci very much and thinking less of his intellectual reputation ( still very high but I learned a few things that diminished it like him not grasping theoretical math very well. ). He was also a lazy poofer.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (kxLc1)

206 203 The Colonel took no shit and shot a guy prior to KFC.

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Just to watch him die.

Posted by: The Man In Black at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)

207 Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.
Posted by: Weak Geek

Most around here are co-located with Taco Hell.
You'd think they would have a fish taco then?

Nope.

Some other Mexican seafood*?

Nope.

* Years back in NC, the mid sized city / large town nearest me had a mom & pop Mexican Seafood restaurant. Really good.
It failed. Too bad
In North Carolina all seafood MUST be batter dipped and deep fat fried.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:25 AM (/lPRQ)

208 'Indian Fried Chicken' didn't fly with the focus group.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 10:25 AM (G4ajv)

209 Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake

I read Tesla: Man Out of Time several years ago; it was pretty good.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:25 AM (0U5gm)

210 114 Castle Guy, George Martin had this trope in how Danaerys ruled the Slave Coast. He tried subverting it: the philosopher-kings she planted to lead the exslaves and exmasters kept collapsing into chaos. Even with three dragons.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 26, 2026 09:42 AM (GQh1d)

Yeah, I remember the tv show touching on some of that fallout. It's probably realistic that wholesale-societal-change-by-decree wouldn't go smoothly, but I'm not slogging through the bleakness of an RR Martin story just to see it happen...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (Lhaco)

211 Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)

(sniff)

We know.

Posted by: Most of the people on the Johnny Carson clips at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (1Ff7Z)

212 I am continuing with Malcolm Guite's Galahad and the Grail, the first volume of his Arthuriad epic poem. Volume two comes out in November. To say this is a masterpiece is an understatement. He truly captures the strengths of the ballad form with its driving meter, alliteration, and ending rhyme schemes. And he brings back the feel of real events combined with elements of magic and divine Christian purpose. Vastly superior and more powerful than the Disney style versions.

This is a slow process. I read the section to myself then aloud. Ballads come from ancient oral traditions and were meant to be sung or chanted and reciting the lines makes them come ever more alive. I also downloaded the Audible version read by Guite. He is so expressive. It's like having a guide that brings out aspects I missed.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (yTvNw)

213 The Colonel took no shit and shot a guy prior to KFC.

Read Josh Ozersky's Colonel Sanders and The America Dream for a good short bio and an explanation of why KFC went to shit once Sanders sold out.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (qRla/)

214 'Indian Fried Chicken' didn't fly with the focus group.
Posted by: Reforger

But "Maryland Fried Chicken" coasted along for quite a while.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:28 AM (/lPRQ)

215 Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be captured, not killed in Syracuse. He was the Werner von Braun of his time.

Some Roman Centurion had to answer some uncomfortable questions.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:28 AM (JkO4W)

216
*Most around here are co-located with Taco Hell.*

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KenTacoHut.

It's a thing.

https://youtu.be/deodx6rIkcs

Posted by: Quirky combinations at April 26, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

217 Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be captured, not killed in Syracuse. He was the Werner von Braun of his time.

Some Roman Centurion had to answer some uncomfortable questions.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:28 AM (JkO4W)
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Dude was a war criminal!

Posted by: Roman Centurion at April 26, 2026 10:29 AM (xvhJH)

218 Painters are fortunate that there are structures built just to keep their memory alive even if it's just fleeting. Also as the Left usually does with history, they keep shitty , undeserving painter's memories alive in these structures.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:30 AM (kxLc1)

219 Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (kxLc1)

If you can find it, Margaret Cooper's 1965 book The Inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci is an excellent work. She uses LDV's illustrations on a number of topics - music, architecture, flight, home, warfare -describes what he was trying to achieve and why he often failed. It's a good book for teenagers who might be interested in the topic, as well.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:30 AM (qRla/)

220 Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)

Writers too. And it frequently doesn't take 30 years for that to happen. Don Robertson, Jon Hassler, etc. As to the rest of us commoners exiting the work place? What's the rhyme?

30 minutes out the door
And you don't matter any more.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 10:31 AM (q3u5l)

221 I just checked Amazon. You can find that Da Vinci book for 9 bucks.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:33 AM (qRla/)

222 Even on eBay old postcards tend to cost a lot less than modern ones.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (olroh)

For fun I used to buy old stamps and old, blank postcards to write cryptic notes or messages made of 4-digit blocks, and send them to random addresses I picked out of phone books at the library.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 10:33 AM (rbvCR)

223 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:30 AM (qRla/)

I read Walter Isaacson's biography. Very good in documenting mostly without subjective opinion though you can tell he was very positive about DaVinci.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:34 AM (kxLc1)

224 "Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be..."

*blows whistle*
*throws flag*

Two variations of the same word used in a sentence. Go back five spaces. Lose a turn.

Posted by: Book Thread referee at April 26, 2026 10:34 AM (2Ez/1)

225 So, three men in the same boat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I do have a secret motivational weapon: an excellent playlist for when I write. It's only on my laptop, so if I want to listen to it, I have to write. That was what actually got me to hammer out what I did, and so being away from the music provides an incentive for me to think about what should go next.

I've done this before. The original Wolf book was written to Enya's Amarantine album.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

226 Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.

Oh, I say. You think you have a problem?

Posted by: Arthur Treacher at April 26, 2026 10:35 AM (zdLoL)

227 >>Gary Giddins made that point in volume 1 of his 2-volume Bing Crosby bio, saying that it's nearly impossible for people in this era to understand just how popular and omnipresent Crosby was from the 30s and 40s to his death.

Wouldn't even try to get across to the nieces & nephews today how Arthur Godfrey, Milton Berle, & Danny Thomas were kings in '50s TV - the response would be, 'Who?'

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:35 AM (NcvvS)

228 LJS was my favorite fast food joint so of course they closed them all anywhere near me. I always quipped it was for my own good.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:36 AM (kxLc1)

229 For fun I used to buy old stamps and old, blank postcards to write cryptic notes or messages made of 4-digit blocks, and send them to random addresses I picked out of phone books at the library.

I admire your dedication to a gag where you never get to see the punch line.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (vTZFs)

230 I overslept, haven't had coffee yet so leaving comment and will then get coffee and try and catch up.
Finished the Charlaine Harris book The Last Wizard's Ball. This is the fifth book and the end of the Gunny Rose series. The book is an exciting mix of magic and Western gunslinging characters fighting local thugs and militias when suddenly Hitler is in the news and Internstional bad actors appear. Everything changes. It felt weird and timely all at once because Jews. It changes the relationships between the characters in unexpected ways and changed the ending I was expecting, so felt dissatisfied even though I u der stood why it went the way it did.
Back to catching up.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (kJmSS)

231 Further from my comment in 212.

A warning. The ballad form really gets into your head and you (or at least I) start reading everything, even straight prose, with that feel in the background. And the odd thought occurs: what would a Matt Helm or Conan or H. Rider Haggard story be like if written as a ballad? What would they sound like? I find the idea intriguing.

I'm enjoying the ballad form so much and on many levels. Think I'll reread Chesterton's Ballad of the White Horse this summer.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (yTvNw)

232 "Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be..."

*blows whistle*
*throws flag*

Two variations of the same word used in a sentence. Go back five spaces. Lose a turn.
Posted by: Book Thread referee

And get a damn thesaurus.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (/lPRQ)

233 Ask anyone under 35 who Bogey and Bacall were.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:38 AM (kxLc1)

234 I just finished reading "When I Fell From the Sky" by Juliane Koepcke. It is the true story of the 17-year old lone survivor of the Dec. 24, 1971 LANSA plane crash in the Amazon Rainforest. In mid-air, the plane literally broke apart after flying into a horrific storm and, still strapped in her seat and nothing else, pummeled to the ground from 10,000 feet. Saving God's grace, she likely only survived the unimaginable fall by hitting the rainforest canopy trees and hitting the forest floor with the seat underneath her. She suffered a serious concussion, deep cuts that became infected with maggots, and a broken collar bone. She spent the next 11 days following a stream, climbing through extremely perilous territory, with only a bag of candy to eat.

It's too much to go into more detail on her amazing story, but it was her will to survive and the things she learned from her zoologist parents that kept her going. It's hard to believe what she lived through.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2026 10:39 AM (qBdHI)

235 Archimedes sounds Greek. I wonder if he had an Edith.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:39 AM (ZdVp+)

236 What's another word for thesaurus?
And why is monosyllabic such a long word?

Posted by: Sorry. Couldn't resist at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (2Ez/1)

237 A week ago, I decided to pick up my wife's copy of Rome Sweet Home, the story of Scott and Kimberly Hahn's conversion. The book is written chronologically, with chapters addressing early family life and background, college and then their subsequent struggles with faith. Scott was a budding juvenile delinquent who found Jesus after escaping jail time while Kimberly was the archetypal "Good girl pastor's daughter." They met at a Christian school, married upon graduation, went to grad school together and by the time Scott was 26 he was a Presbyterian pastor with a thriving congregation and offers to take on a deanship at a local college.

And then he blew it all up because he began to doubt his Reformed theology and his implacable hatred of Catholicism was becoming impossible to sustain. What followed was a crisis of faith, money, and marriage and it's told through alternating perspectives. Scott gives his take of the period, then Kimberly gives hers. It is very conversational and a true page-turner. I finished it in less than 24 hours because I could not put it down.

Regardless of your faith and whether you find the theology persuasive, their story is inspiring.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

238 And get a damn thesaurus.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (/lPRQ)

You can find them at the Thesaurus boutique store shop bodega outlet market.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (kxLc1)

239 The original Wolf book was written to Enya's Amarantine album.

I can't write to music of any kind, though I did put together an 'original soundtrack' for my last Theda Bara novel.

Here's the "Main Title," from John Barry's score for The Scarlet Letter. Start at 2.50 in:

https://tinyurl.com/2kmr95aj

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (qRla/)

240 Similar word book.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:41 AM (ZdVp+)

241 Two variations of the same word used in a sentence. Go back five spaces. Lose a turn.
Posted by: Book Thread referee

And get a damn thesaurus.

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This is what I get for letting my editor have Sundays off.

No good deed...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:41 AM (JkO4W)

242 "I wonder if he had an Edith."
+++
If so, tell her to stifle.

Posted by: A. Bunker at April 26, 2026 10:42 AM (2Ez/1)

243 Modern printing is a marvel. I have built several printing facilities but they were all about magazines and catalogs and financial prospectuses. Phone books and hardcover are a different animal.

You sign NDAs when you step in the door and they churn out massive quantities of print. The digital realm and the internet have put a temporary ceiling on that, but not completely.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 10:43 AM (Fbc0I)

244 This must not be Archimedes' Day.

Hard to believe nobody's mentioned the Good Screw.
Or the length of his lever and the, you know, place to stand.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 26, 2026 10:44 AM (zdLoL)

245 I just got Charlie Kirk's book "Stop! In the Name of God" from the library. There are a lot of holds for it so I can't just put it aside for later. Published posthumously, tragically. I haven't read too far yet but it is laying out the importance of observing a Sabbath for religious reasons and for the real benefits in everyday life. His writing is direct and powerful and I'm eager to keep going with it.

Has anyone else here read it? Any thoughts on how effective it is?

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:44 AM (yTvNw)

246 "...the Thesaurus boutique store shop bodega outlet market."
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM

*golfclap*

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

247 Thanks Sabrina

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 10:45 AM (xcxpd)

248 I just finished reading "When I Fell From the Sky" by Juliane Koepcke. It is the true story of the 17-year old lone survivor of the Dec. 24, 1971 LANSA plane crash in the Amazon Rainforest. In mid-air, the plane literally broke apart after flying into a horrific storm and, still strapped in her seat and nothing else, pummeled to the ground from 10,000 feet. Saving God's grace, she likely only survived the unimaginable fall by hitting the rainforest canopy trees and hitting the forest floor with the seat underneath her. She suffered a serious concussion, deep cuts that became infected with maggots, and a broken collar bone. She spent the next 11 days following a stream, climbing through extremely perilous territory, with only a bag of candy to eat.

Posted by: Lady in Black

I recall that story. The girl had spent a lot of time hiking and camping in the jungle, and the tips she remembered go a long way to explaining how she survived.

I remember reading as a child a similar story in Eastern Europe where a stewardess fell thousands of feet from an aircraft that came apart midair, and hit on the downward slope of a mountain, which is why she survived.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:46 AM (0U5gm)

249 No good deed...
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:41 AM (JkO4W)

Journeys lacking retrobution.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 10:46 AM (G4ajv)

250 The Hahns are very honest about their marriage, and one of the things I found compelling was how they stuck it out despite every reason to break up. This was partly because they both believed in the marriage covenant as part of their Reformed teachings, so divorce was unthinkable. They also deeply respected each other, so they had to give each other time and space to work things out.

Another interesting point is that they thought in very different ways, and approached faith differently, he being moved by logical evidence, she by a sense of spirit. The book was written in 1993 and of course one of the fruits of their conversion is the superlative Ignatius Study Bible, which I also recommend.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:46 AM (ZOv7s)

251 Hahn shot first.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:47 AM (ZdVp+)

252
I have made books by hand. To be frank, books with blank pages with hardbound covers that are suited for being notebooks for whomever.

Fun fact: in many cases, the individual folios of eight pages were sewn together using dental floss because it is strong, lightweight and not prone to breaking from wear.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 10:47 AM (xG4kz)

253 Well, off to Mass. Thanks, Sabrina!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)

254 I happened to stumble on a woman that made an oversized version of a book series she loved (so she could give it to the author)...

https://youtu.be/13coGQUp3ck

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 26, 2026 10:50 AM (ynpvh)

255 as to book engineering, one of my favorite mods is what libraries (used to?) do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 10:50 AM (xcxpd)

256 Harold Lloyd is not forgotten in this household.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 10:51 AM (p/isN)

257 It would be a lot easier to keep books if they looked like that.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:51 AM (ZdVp+)

258 Okay, after catching up on the comments, I spent a little more time looking at the 'how to turn a paperback in a hardcover' article that Sabrina linked to.....And I call foul! The article says to use chipboard for the covers, but the videos that illustrated the article clearly used corrugated cardboard! That seems like a horrible choice for a book cover. It'll get dented and crushed. (Whereas actual chipboard is fully solid) I'd hate to go through all the effort of re-binding just for my new cover to crumple in my hands...

Also, the illustration features a copy of the Popol Vuh, which I actually recognized as the name of the old meso-american origin myths. It's cool when you know enough for your various interests to start over-lapping...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 10:52 AM (Lhaco)

259 "...do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.

Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

260 OK, folks, I suppose I should find something to do that doesn't involve getting drunk or screaming my head off about last night.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (qRla/)

261
There is a wide variety of handmade books these days -- whether the pages are blank or not -- that are put together as artistic endeavors, particularly with respect to what are used for the end page sheets and the exterior covers.

I have not had cause to consider putting together a book from scratch with printed material therein. I do have two or three older books that I wish to restore to better condition. Unfortunately, there are pages that had been repaired using either cellophane tape or "Scotch" tape. The process for removing those fixes is perhaps the most difficult problem to crack.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (xG4kz)

262 I spent the last couple of weeks grinding (IYKYK) through the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. The plot: Aliens have invaded Earth and instantly killed 90 percent of the human population. The survivors, now referred to as "crawlers", have been herded into a giant video game style dungeon, where they fight monsters and die for the amusement of a galactic TV audience.

Our hero is a Regular Guy named Carl, who entered the dungeon while carrying his ex-girlfriend's cat Princess Donut. Through alien tech, which might as well be magic, Carl and Donut become champion monster fighters. Meanwhile, there is intrigue behind the scenes...

It's a page turner, and I plowed through the first eight books in the series. Now I get to wait three weeks for the next installment to be released.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (qR48U)

263 260 OK, folks, I suppose I should find something to do that doesn't involve getting drunk or screaming my head off about last night.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (qRla/)

I must've missed quite a bit yesterday...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ynpvh)

264 Have coffee now.
About postcards and handwritten notes.
Started putting handwritten notes with my gifts to my granddaughters. I was surprised when my son told me how much the older one liked it. It meant as much as the gift. When they went on vacation, I asked them to send me postcard. And they did. I was surprised at how it made me feel. They were thinking about me. We lost this so,where along the line with the internet and cell phones. I will try and remember more often.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (kJmSS)

265 *I must've missed quite a bit yesterday...*

Last night was the annual dinner for The DJT Failed Assassins Association.

Big crowd. Killer venue.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)

266 Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.
Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

Motley Crue posters.

Posted by: 80's middle skool student at April 26, 2026 10:57 AM (G4ajv)

267 Unfortunately, there are pages that had been repaired using either cellophane tape or "Scotch" tape. The process for removing those fixes is perhaps the most difficult problem to crack.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (xG4kz)

Aqua Regia will remove the tape.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 10:59 AM (n9ltV)

268 So, went to Powell's in Portland...not the main store but one of the smaller offshoots. They have a decent selection of new and used books, not as good as the main store, but decent.

They are charging a LOT per book now. I think it was an average of $11 a book. I mostly buy used stuff on Amazon so that was sticker shock for me. Don't think I'll go back.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 11:00 AM (xcxpd)

269 re #159 and 180 on the question of what authors talk about when they get together.

Edward Gorey has a rather sardonic take on this in his "The Unstrung Harp or Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel" (which can be found in the collection "Amphigorey"). While in London after delivering his manuscript to his publishers Mr. Earbrass is taken to a literary dinner. There "The talk deals with disappointing sales, inadequate publicity, worse than inadequate royalties, idiotic or criminal
reviews, others' declining talent, and the unspeakable horror of the literary life."

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (aYnHS)

270 259 "...do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.
Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

Better than nothing but not as durable as plastic

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (xcxpd)

271 I don't write letters a lot, but I send a hand-written one to my best friend a couple of times a year, and I know she loves them.

I also send a hand-written letter to each of my children on their birthdays.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 11:03 AM (h7ZuX)

272 Speaking of assassinations. I forgot which Ann Coulter book laid out the facts that almost all assassinations or attempts in the US were carried out by Left or Left leaning people.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (kxLc1)

273
One of the "go to" artists of hand made books is Keith A Smith. He has issued a number of texts of different aspects of the bookmaking craft. He offers provocative ideas for how to assemble both the components of books as well as entire books themselves. He has a website --

https://keithsmithbooks.com/

-- and many of his texts therein are sold commercially.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (xG4kz)

274 Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.
Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

Better than nothing but not as durable as plastic
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (xcxpd)

I still have library sale book with the plastic cover on it, "The Greeks and the Irrational."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

275 >>>*I must've missed quite a bit yesterday...*

Last night was the annual dinner for The DJT Failed Assassins Association.

Big crowd. Killer venue.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty

>California brings it in style, like a reboot of Baywatch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 11:05 AM (Fbc0I)

276
Aqua Regia will remove the tape.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Really? Thanks for that!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (xG4kz)

277 Nice informative story.

Posted by: Joe at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (rzwGB)

278 264 ... "Started putting handwritten notes with my gifts to my granddaughters. I was surprised when my son told me how much the older one liked it."

Sharon,
That is a wonderful idea. I have two great nephews of reading age and often send books as gifts. I should include a BRIEF note about why the book is special and why I thought of them when choosing that book.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (yTvNw)

279 I still have library sale book with the plastic cover on it, "The Greeks and the Irrational."
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

Hey. The nautical decor comments earlier sent me into a dive on Dougs West Indies. Did you ever eat there?

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (G4ajv)

280 For helping preserve paperbacks -- used to get clear non-yellowing book tape (3M or Scotch, I think) when I was working in libraries. Good for reinforcing the spines and cover corners; if you wanted to go whole hog, you could put the stuff over the whole cover. It wouldn't do much for the spine's glue, but it sure helped with cover wear.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:07 AM (q3u5l)

281
Wasted my time and money on Beyond the Handsomeness by Nancy Spada, a biography (of sorts) of the American conductor Thomas Schippers.

Unbelievably short, badly organized, badly written. Like it was a senior thesis at a less-than-Ivy school. Very little about his approach to music, his working methods, his relations with musicians and composers (he left some splendid recordings of Samuel Barber), or his homosexuality. The author couldn't even get his discography correct. Got nothing useful out of it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tgvbd)

282 Slept in and whoa! already at 195 c9mments and this will probably be near 300 but damn the torpedoes and full post ahead. Finished the book about the Great Lakes. Close the seaway and the Chicago Sewage canal now! They are economically insignificant and ecologically significantly dangerous. Started To The Finland Station by Edmund Wilson, but only 50 pages in. Great job with the bookthread Sabrina.

Posted by: who knew at April 26, 2026 11:08 AM (+ViXu)

283 Hey. The nautical decor comments earlier sent me into a dive on Dougs West Indies. Did you ever eat there?
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (G4ajv)

Doesn't sound familiar. Where is/was it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

284 Fun Harold Lloyd fact: he had only three fingers on his right hand. The others got blown off when he visited a photo studio for some promo pics, and picked up a prop bomb which turned out to be live and blew up in his hand.

I've never been able to find an explanation of WHY a photo studio in Hollywood in the silent film era NEEDED a live bomb.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (78a2H)

285
I was in Portland, OR with the missus somewhere near twenty years ago. She was there to attend a conference of ceramicists and educators thereof. I took one day to visit Powell's Bookstore -- I guess it was the main store.

It was easily the best store in which I had ever been for scientific texts from bygone days. I dropped a not small amount of $$$ there.

I wonder how affected that enterprise has been by the exploits of the howling yahoos that now have effective control of the town. Barbaric yappers, each and every one.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (xG4kz)

286
I may be the only person who notices this, but book bindings of hardbound and paperbacks in the '70s were really awful. Most of the books I have from that time are falling apart. But neither earlier ones nor later ones are that bad.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:11 AM (tgvbd)

287 I posted this a few days ago but it belongs here.

I bribed my daughter when she was young to read books. I'm a Dean Koontz fan so one book I bribed her to read was Watchers. I'm now bribing her son, my grandson, to read it. It is a syfy/horror, but a very life affirming one, about a super intelligent dog create by recombinant DNA who escapes the lab and takes up with a young couple who become aware of his intelligence and decide to teach him to read. They do so using children's picture books. The dog's favorites include books by Phil Parks. I'd never heard of Phil Parks so I looked him up to see what's so special about him. Turns out it's a pen name Koontz uses when writing children's stories.

Always be closing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:11 AM (ndZc7)

288 Doesn't sound familiar. Where is/was it?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

Corner of Graves (now college parkway) and Carson Street. Was there a Burger King there when you lived here?

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:14 AM (G4ajv)

289 I've never been able to find an explanation of WHY a photo studio in Hollywood in the silent film era NEEDED a live bomb.
Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (78a2H)

Especially as they had plenty at the time....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (1Ff7Z)

290 1 - if you are a bookworm/are interested in how books are made, and you are looking for something fun, I recommend Ascendance of a Bookworm. It's a light novel, a manga, and an anime. Pick your favorite format.

2 - Currently reading a Tesla biography called Wizard. It's pretty good so far.

3 - The difficulty of de-DRMing ebooks that I paid perfectly good money for and don't want Amazon to arbitrarily delete is why I don't have a Kindle. All the other ebooks I've bought were easily (relatively...) de-DRMed and now reside in my backup files.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (C/5yY)

291 "I may be the only person who notices this, but book bindings of hardbound and paperbacks in the '70s were really awful. Most of the books I have from that time are falling apart. But neither earlier ones nor later ones are that bad."

I might be remembering wrong, but I think that was when a number of publishers went to what was called "perfect binding" (a damn lie if ever I met one) and started using glues instead of sewn bindings. The glues weren't that good, and I believe quite a few of the paperback houses changed their glues then as well. You had to watch how you opened the books or the pages would pop out of the binding. PITA.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:18 AM (q3u5l)

292 Corner of Graves (now college parkway) and Carson Street. Was there a Burger King there when you lived here?
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:14 AM (G4ajv)

Had to be before I got there. I looked it up and don't remember any place like that. Might have been interesting as I haven't been in more than one or two tiki themed places in my life.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:19 AM (1Ff7Z)

293 What a great way to mix up the book thread, thanks Sabrina! And I'm beyond jealous that you own a book from the Meiji era. One of the golden ages of world literature, IMO.

I took an art class once where we made books. We used thick cardboard and covered it with paper we painted ourselves to make book covers, then drilled holes in one end. Next, we created smaller folded folios of paper for the interior of the book, then sewed all those folios together within the cover to make our own book. It was a lot of work but so satisfying. (We used a curved sewing needle, it handles passing through the thick cover and paper much better than a straight one.) Now I want to make another one!

Colonial Williamsburg has (or had, I hope they still do it!) a building where you can see how they made the old painted covers that have that lovely marbling look. It was quite mesmerizing to watch them swirl the paint and create the effect live.

Posted by: LizLem at April 26, 2026 11:20 AM (gWBY1)

294 All the other ebooks I've bought were easily (relatively...) de-DRMed and now reside in my backup files.
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (C/5yY)

That's what I have to figure out how to do.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

295 The Howling Yahoos used to tour with the Barbaric Yappers back in the day.

Posted by: Music nerd at April 26, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)

296 Slept in and whoa!

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I slipped on mud, face planted, and broke my nose but I'm telling everyone it happened in a biker bar brawl and I was the last man standing. Anyway, I am a hurting unit this morning.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)

297 It is an interesting notion to create an independent publishing company for just such titles though....

And westerns, as well! (Just started by the way!)
Posted by: moki

Isn't that what Raconteur Press is doing, effectively?
And I think Jason D Fleming and his Iktapop Media line is basically that - taking public domain novels and republishing them.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 26, 2026 11:22 AM (C0Nlv)

298 >>> Edward Gorey has a rather sardonic take on this in his "The Unstrung Harp or Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel" (which can be found in the collection "Amphigorey"). While in London after delivering his manuscript to his publishers Mr. Earbrass is taken to a literary dinner. There "The talk deals with disappointing sales, inadequate publicity, worse than inadequate royalties, idiotic or criminal reviews, others' declining talent, and the unspeakable horror of the literary life."
Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (aYnHS)

So the more things change in the literary world, the more they stay the same? I'll have to read this, I adore Gorey but haven't gotten to the Amphigorey.

Posted by: LizLem at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (gWBY1)

299 De-drm-ing the books. Easy enough with Calibre and some plug-ins, but still a pain.

B&N earned my undying hatred when they bought out Fictionwise at the time they were starting their Nook operation, and then scuttled it. Fictionwise had the best DRM ever. Want a book on more than one device? Peachy. Want to let a friend read it on his device? Fine by us. But when you open the book on a new device, you have to enter the unlock code, which is the credit card number you used to purchase the book. Nobody was going to share that info over the internet. Convenient for the buyer and built-in restriction on how many other people you'd let read it.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (q3u5l)

300
Even on eBay old postcards tend to cost a lot less than modern ones.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (olroh)

I hit a genealogical jackpot on eBay with a postcard that I acquired there about ten years ago. For a brief time, perhaps a decade, there was a post office for Shaw, WI on Sand Island, a location where some of my people dwelled for a time. The postcard in question (whose front picture escapes my memory at the moment) had been written one of those relatives and postmarked with the Shaw, WI post office mark.

Neither the message nor the addressee on the card were particularly important or revealing. What made the acquisition special for me was the combination of the location of its origin, the familial connection, and the, to be sure, extremely rare postmark.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:28 AM (xG4kz)

301 I've never been able to find an explanation of WHY a photo studio in Hollywood in the silent film era NEEDED a live bomb.

Benny Hill explained it. "The odds of there being a bomb on your plane is a million to one. The odds of there being two bombs is a million times a million to one. So to improve your safety when you fly, carry a bomb."

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 11:28 AM (vTZFs)

302 Publishers really have nothing to do with bindings, but they do decide who will manufacture the product. The printing company that made that product were hacks. Quality control comes with a price.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 11:29 AM (Fbc0I)

303 Thanks, I'm going to try making a hardcover/binding for some treasured, well used but busted up paperbacks.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 26, 2026 11:29 AM (ldwsH)

304 A large portion of my 80's paperbacks have pages falling out. The glue sucked. It's like barely bonded powder now.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:30 AM (G4ajv)

305 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (q3u5l)

Calibre I've downloaded. I read that I need to download an older version of kindle for pc and get the books from there. I have a chromebook that doesn't have kpc and was going to use that. How to strip the DRM?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (1Ff7Z)

306 My oldest book is from 1822. It's a biography of Mary Queen of Scotts, vol 2. I haven't read it though I should. It needs to be re-bound but is otherwise in pretty good shape.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (W5mpo)

307 I have a couple of sentimental, first edition books from 1954. The pages are a bit yellow, but not it's a brittle. Do you think these books have much life left in them?

Oh, i read them as a kid: Tom Swift, Jr. his "Flying Lab" and his "Jetmarine".

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (882kw)

308
I can well imagine that repairing paperback books, where the pages were glued together, rather than sewn, would pose some real challenges.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:33 AM (xG4kz)

309 Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:09 AM (kpS4V)

That's the one! And they almost got away with it! If not for that meddling ship captain!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

He was convicted based on human bones were discovered in his basement that were believed to be his wife's. Recent DNA testing proved the bones were male. He may or may not have killed his wife but that wasn't her body.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)

310 I'm reading a DS9 novel: Enigma Tales by Una McCormack. So far I like it. Sometimes I end up bored by Star Trek books; but I love Elim Garak, so if he's on the cover I'm attracted to it.

Posted by: microcosme at April 26, 2026 11:34 AM (Xx9uC)

311
Bang up event. Audience was floored.

Posted by: Just the punchline at April 26, 2026 11:34 AM (2Ez/1)

312 305 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (q3u5l)

Calibre I've downloaded. I read that I need to download an older version of kindle for pc and get the books from there. I have a chromebook that doesn't have kpc and was going to use that. How to strip the DRM?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (1Ff7Z)

First, buy it dinner.

Posted by: You knew someone was going to go there at April 26, 2026 11:35 AM (WkL+O)

313 *First, buy it dinner.*

And tequila shots.

Posted by: I'll go there, too at April 26, 2026 11:37 AM (2Ez/1)

314 LizLem @298, yes indeed. I once sent a copy of this bit to an author, my friend the late, great Avra Davidson. His letter in reply said it was totally accurate and true to life.

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:37 AM (aYnHS)

315 OrangeEnt --

Had you downloaded your Kindle books before Amazon stopped allowing the download-and-transfer-with-USB option? If so, you should be able to use Calibre with DeDRM plugins (look for those via Google, as they don't come with Calibre). If not, you may be out of luck as doing this requires you to have the downloads, and Amazon's not offering that option these days unless the publisher puts the book out without DRM.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:38 AM (q3u5l)

316 I might be remembering wrong, but I think that was when a number of publishers went to what was called "perfect binding" (a damn lie if ever I met one) and started using glues instead of sewn bindings. The glues weren't that good, and I believe quite a few of the paperback houses changed their glues then as well. You had to watch how you opened the books or the pages would pop out of the binding. PITA.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:18 AM (q3u5l)

Perfect binding was developed for the magazines like National Geographic, and when it was used for paperbacks and trade books it could be very bad, I have a number of "deciduous books" here where the leaves fall out due to old, brittle pastes and glues.
in the 90's it was reported that Bostik, the glue and fastener company, building on the idea of the glue stick, was developing a system of automatic binding that used glue strip that would make an automatic binding system work. IIRC it was both activated by stretching it across the spine of the paper block, and then set by gentle heat.
I would love that to be true. However the closest I know is that I have used hot glue to bind books that I set with a clothes iron

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:39 AM (rbvCR)

317 Libby is an app that lets you download ebooks.Audible books from your library at no cost.You just need available library card.

Use Apple App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore, or use libbyapp.com in your browser.

I may never buy another book again.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 11:39 AM (auBT8)

318 Actually thought quite a bit on slavery and serfdom reading all this Russian history these last few years.
Posted by: Skip

Pro or con?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)

319 First, buy it dinner.
Posted by: You knew someone was going to go there at April 26, 2026 11:35 AM (WkL+O)

313 *First, buy it dinner.*

And tequila shots.
Posted by: I'll go there, too at April 26, 2026 11:37 AM (2Ez/1)

(Shows Hoover flags)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:41 AM (1Ff7Z)

320
Our other enemy in saving older books was the acid content of the page's paper. I am sure that each of us has encountered one or more old books whose pages were crumbling or cracking from not having been produced on (more expensive, to be sure) acid free paper.

Another fun fact: at Berkeley and, I'd imagine any other school that turns out graduates with higher degrees -- Ph.D., certainly, and perhaps Masters degrees -- your graduate thesis was required to have been typed on certified acid free paper. It also had to be typed error free (i.e., no correction tape corrected errors or erasures).

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:42 AM (xG4kz)

321 The multiple mentions of Archimedes in this thread prompt me to recommend a good historical novel featuring him as the central character: "The Sand-Reckoner" (2000) by Gillian Bradshaw. She write excellent historical novels. Also good fantasy and science fiction.

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:42 AM (aYnHS)

322 Have a old probably school book with poems in German and English, there is a Webster Dictionary here somewhere around 7th edition but before the Civil War

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 11:42 AM (Ia/+0)

323 I have an 1853 copy of Wide Wide World by Susan Warner. Leather bound. I am at a loss for what to do as it's really dry.
Pretty much leave it in the cigar box I inherited it in.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:43 AM (G4ajv)

324 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:38 AM (q3u5l)

I don't think I downloaded them. They were just sitting in my library in Azon.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:43 AM (1Ff7Z)

325 I've found the combination of the Libby app on my phone and Android Auto in my vehicle works well for consuming audiobooks I get from my local library provided to me via taxpayer munificence.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 11:44 AM (2Ez/1)

326 Thanks, I'm going to try making a hardcover/binding for some treasured, well used but busted up paperbacks.
Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 26, 2026 11:29 AM (ldwsH)

I used to get my hard-board from 3-ring binders from thrift stores. I have also stripped covers from book I got from the Goodwill bin store where the prices are very low and no one cares.
White glue is easy to use if you are doing a standard binding, and traditionally the binders would use muslin or gauze bandaging (like gauze rolls for 1st aid) to support the hinge between the paper block and the covers.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:44 AM (rbvCR)

327 >>(Shows Hoover flags)

Thanks, OrangeEnt - never heard of that and looked it up.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 11:49 AM (NcvvS)

328 OrangeEnt --

You may be out of luck for a lot of your books then. Amazon used to have an option in your Kindle library to download a book to your computer; then you could copy the book to your Kindle with a USB cable. This made it easy to suck that file into Calibre and strip the DRM. That option is no longer available unless the publisher specifies no DRM (Tor puts out a number of titles without DRM, and so does Baen, I think, and some others); if the book can be downloaded it will show with the statement 'Download available in additional formats' in your Kindle library on Amazon.
If that statement is there, an option to download as epub or PDF is available under 'More Actions.'

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:52 AM (q3u5l)

329 276
Aqua Regia will remove the tape.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Really? Thanks for that!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (xG4kz)

It'll also remove anything else. It is one of the most powerful solvents known.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 26, 2026 11:53 AM (nkaBM)

330 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:52 AM (q3u5l)

Yeah, that option's not there. I use the pc app, I don't have a kindle. I may just have to go to the play store and get the new app in july.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:54 AM (1Ff7Z)

331 And on that happy note, I'm off to lay waste to everything I touch here at Casa Some Guy.

Sabrina, thanks for the thread.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:55 AM (q3u5l)

332 Another fine book thread. Well, time to go.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:59 AM (1Ff7Z)

333 Anyway OrangeEnt, I alway thought Doug's would make a killer setting for a book.
The irony would be as it actually happened. At one end of town is a Burger King and a shitty fish joint, Long John Silvers. At the other end of town is a Bitchen Unique fish joint that also serves awesome burgers. Through intrigue and murder the awesome fish joint gets torn down to make a burger king and the fish joint tries to move south of the LJS and winds up half built and condemmed to make way for a bypass.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:59 AM (G4ajv)

334 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:00 PM (NcvvS)

335 He may not have been as traitorous as he is represented, but he was a pretty slimy character.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (0U5gm)

What did he do for a living again?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (T6aVk)

336 There will be a closed book test on today's thread

WE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

337 My ex MiL had a lady friend, fellow widow, that had retired from the Bureau of Printing. Worked in the bindery, knew her stuff. Had a nice little book binding business in her garage post retirement.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (gm9Sb)

338 One more thing.

OrangeEnt,

I think there are Calibre options that will work with the right version of Kindle for PC -- it's got to be an older version, though. If you poke around the web, the info on which version should still be out there, and probably a way to download and install it. Whether it would keep your ebooks or if you'd have to jump through hoops to get the thing installed without wiping them I don't know. You'd probably want to copy your ebook files to another folder on your hard drive before playing with this. If you can install the older version of Kindle for PC, it will probably try to update to the current version when you open it so you'll want to disconnect from wifi. Look all this up on Google before trying this at home -- I don't work on the PC app, so I'm not current on that setup.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (q3u5l)

339 My copy of Red Storm Rising has seen better days. But I like it. I have had that paperback copy since 1990.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (T6aVk)

340 Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be captured, not killed in Syracuse. He was the Werner von Braun of his time.

--

Alternate history speculation if he'd lived and been granted a Roman funded laboratory?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (fE6HJ)

341 as to book engineering, one of my favorite mods is what libraries (used to?) do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

You can buy those. I bought a few packages to install on books I want to preserve.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 01:04 PM (0U5gm)

342 The best (free) ebook editing app is Sigil. I've been using it for years and there are dozens of plugins for hobbyists and Indy publishers. If you want to convert .epub to .mobi or .pdf use an online converter.

https://www.online-convert.com/

Calibre is a library management tool with a decent editor tacked on. Caliber changes ordinary html to a open source branded calibre style.

Look for specific CSS files online - not hard to find.

"Sigil is a free, open-source EPUB eBook editor that allows users to create and edit eBooks in the EPUB format. It is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports both EPUB 2 and limited EPUB 3 specifications."

https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/download/

Posted by: 13times at April 26, 2026 01:26 PM (gC0g5)

343 1 - if you are a bookworm/are interested in how books are made, and you are looking for something fun, I recommend Ascendance of a Bookworm. It's a light novel, a manga, and an anime. Pick your favorite format.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (C/5yY)

The light novel is by far the way to go here. Ascendance of a Bookworm has great writing and a great translation. The adaptations into other mediums make an attempt, but are barely serviceable. Also, the anime and manga are still going to need a decade to finish the story.

Posted by: Sjg at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (aqZN1)

Daily Tech News 26 April 2026

Top Story

Samsung's mobile division could lose money in 2026 - for the first time ever. (SammyGuru)

You don't need to feel bad for them though. Samsung's memory division - all by itself - is now the third most profitable company in the world, behind only Apple and Saudi Aramco.

Tech News

Half of Australian teens admit that despite government bans, they still have access to social media. (Yahoo)

The other half are lying.
Colorado has suffered a brief moment of partial sanity and revised its age verification legislation to not include open-source operating systems. (Linuxiac)

California less so.
Linux 7.1 is dropping support for ISDN, ATM, PCMCIA network adaptors, and networking over ham radio. (Phoronix)

This comes from using AI tools to scan this code for bugs, finding lots of them, and not really having any active users. ATM died twenty years ago; ISDN is still in use in a few particularly backwards places, such as the United Kingdom.
You can make software run faster by optimising it, which makes it run faster, says Intel. (Tom's Hardware)

Thanks guys.
What async promised vs. what it delivers. (Causality)

Async - writing event handlers into a fundamentally single-threaded body of code - is what we did before we had threads.

We stopped using it once we had threads, because it was horrible.
Intel's Druid video cards are expected to arrive in 2027. (WCCFTech)

That's the fourth generation. There won't be any mainstream third-generation "Celestial" cards, though the design is already being used in the company's Panther Lake laptop chips and there are two professional models expected.

Tasting Misery Video of the Day

Tasting History is a fun YouTube channel (and cookbook) where the presenter tries to prepare historically accurate recipes. Sometimes that fails, and sometimes that's because it's just awful.

Making Misery Video of the Day

Don't have time to let authentic Roman garum ferment for three months in your back yard? Try new Bachelor Chow, made from an artisanal blend of McDonald's hamburgers, Domino's pepperoni pizza, or complete KFC meals.

Musicalish Interlude

Disclaimer: Rushe, rusher, rushest.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 !!

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:31 AM (nD5wh)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:32 AM (8NTVk)

3 Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:36 AM (8NTVk)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 04:38 AM (c711F)

5 Guten morgen, horde.

You know that someone would put that kibble in a pan and brown it with butter and then smother it in sausage gravy.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:38 AM (nD5wh)

6 My centenarian mother in law passed away. She was a gracefully, dignified lady, loved by her many decedents. She is missed by all who knew her. The end of a generation.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 04:41 AM (1o8D5)

7
Human kibble is an obviously stupid way to market Soylent Green. Looks too much like cat food. Form it into protein smoothies and let Starbucks sell it in the drive thru lane and it'll make billions.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 04:42 AM (y9nCu)

8 Rejoinder: Turn that shit down or I'm calling the cops!

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:44 AM (nD5wh)

9 Blessings on her, Biden's Dog.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:46 AM (8NTVk)

10
AG
@AGHamilton29
4h
Hasan Piker has consistently endorsed political violence.

Sorry, but people and organizations that treat him as a voice worth considering and defending don’t get to pretend to be against political violence.

[Twenty minutes of Hasan Piker endorsing political violence.]

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:50 AM (8NTVk)

11 G'mornin' everyone!

send the Bachelor Chow back to Futurama, I liked it better as a bit of conceptual art ...

and I prefer my ham radio unmediated by computers, so meh.

jeezely crow, I could sure use a cup of coffee.

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 04:51 AM (VyBeY)

12 Half of Australian teens admit that despite government bans
****

Meet the next generation of politicians and government drones.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:53 AM (nD5wh)

13 may her memory be a blessing, Biden's Dog!

(sounds like it already is ... )

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 04:57 AM (VyBeY)

14 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:03 AM (AN2gy)

15 Condolences, Biden's Dog

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:03 AM (AN2gy)

16 10
AG
@AGHamilton29
4h
Hasan Piker has consistently endorsed political violence.

Sorry, but people and organizations that treat him as a voice worth considering and defending don’t get to pretend to be against political violence.

[Twenty minutes of Hasan Piker endorsing political violence.]
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:50 AM (8NTVk)

I'm ten minutes in, and it's really bad stuff.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:06 AM (8NTVk)

17 The DC shooter supposedly shouted something about "Akbar". No doubt a reference to Admiral Akbar from star wars, and this being investigated as a "Trap". A secret service agent was shot in his bullet proof vest. The suspect was carrying a shotgun.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 26, 2026 05:12 AM (Da7Vv)

18
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 05:14 AM (2/MrR)

19 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 26, 2026 05:16 AM (YpHnX)

20 so many sad demonrats today; their boy failed again!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 05:18 AM (VyBeY)

21 16 10
AG
@AGHamilton29
4h
Hasan Piker has consistently endorsed political violence.

Sorry, but people and organizations that treat him as a voice worth considering and defending don’t get to pretend to be against political violence.

[Twenty minutes of Hasan Piker endorsing political violence.]
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:50 AM (8NTVk)

I'm ten minutes in, and it's really bad stuff.
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:06 AM (8NTVk)

All twenty minutes done. Highly recommend.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:18 AM (8NTVk)

22 We had our first Baltimore Oriole at the feeders yesterday afternoon.

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:20 AM (AN2gy)

23 17 The DC shooter supposedly shouted something about "Akbar". No doubt a reference to Admiral Akbar from star wars, and this being investigated as a "Trap". A secret service agent was shot in his bullet proof vest. The suspect was carrying a shotgun.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 26, 2026 05:12 AM (Da7Vv)

I'm not seeing this anywhere: The DC shooter supposedly shouted something about "Akbar". No doubt a reference to Admiral Akbar from star wars, and this being investigated as a "Trap".

Yes: A secret service agent was shot in his bullet proof vest.

Yes: The suspect was carrying a shotgun.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:23 AM (8NTVk)

24 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 26, 2026 05:23 AM (BLOW1)

25 AGHamilton29 needs to add that clip of Hasan Piker tasing his dog.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:32 AM (8NTVk)

26 24 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.
****

And you will not see him out there practicing the violence he advocates.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:33 AM (nD5wh)

27 26 24 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.
****

And you will not see him out there practicing the violence he advocates.
Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:33 AM (nD5wh)

... except ...

25 AGHamilton29 needs to add that clip of Hasan Piker tasing his dog.
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:32 AM (8NTVk)

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:35 AM (8NTVk)

28 Taser
noun trademark
a weapon firing barbs attached by wires to batteries, causing temporary paralysis.

verb [with object] (taser or tase)
fire a taser at (someone) in order to incapacitate them temporarily.

origin
1970s: from the initial letters of Tom Swift's electric rifle (a fictitious weapon), on the pattern of laser.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:35 AM (8NTVk)

29 >>> And you will not see him out there practicing the violence he advocates.

What, and break a nail?

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:36 AM (AN2gy)

30 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.

That’s why he’s so certain of his viewpoint. He has no point of reference. A true academic- no experience.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 05:37 AM (fwsNC)

31 ... except ...

25 AGHamilton29 needs to add that clip of Hasan Piker tasing his dog.
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:32 AM (8NTVk)
****

He attacked a dog who did not fight back. If he tried that outside of those conditions, he might find out that there are people who will do unto him.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:40 AM (nD5wh)

32
Good morning, Hordians. Needs must get ready to head off to Mass.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 05:40 AM (tgvbd)

33 tasing --> using a shock collar

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:41 AM (8NTVk)

34 Something was very wrong with security. Invitee testimony:

https://tinyurl.com/yrbxcdc3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:42 AM (1o8D5)

35 Something was very wrong with security. Invitee testimony:

https://tinyurl.com/yrbxcdc3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:42 AM (1o8D5)
-

Seconded by Kari Lake:

https://tinyurl.com/2uy688dy

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:45 AM (1o8D5)

36 tasing --> using a shock collar --> using a behavior modification collar

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:51 AM (8NTVk)

37 Falling down through time
Just as snow floats on the air
Our folly grows wings

fin

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:54 AM (nD5wh)

38 The Akbar reference is something I saw on YouTube coverage of the event. I DIDN'T INVENT THAT OR DREAM IT UP. Is it possible that is wrong? Sure, early in the investigation.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 26, 2026 05:58 AM (Da7Vv)

39 Rubio in a TikTok clip:

AG retweeted
Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
11h
.@SecRubio: “Macron just said Europe must break away from the US, and not intervene in its wars…

When Macron tried to play superpower and fight terrorism in Africa, he couldn't even fly his troops there, we had to fly them for him.”

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:01 AM (8NTVk)

40 Without any regard for his guests, Trump left the WHCA dinner early. Unconfirmed reports indicate he left no tip.

Posted by: Updated MSM headline at April 26, 2026 06:01 AM (skR0U)

41 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
Like clockwork the comments in my local leftist tag on the assassination attempt are "oh well" , "better luck next time" and worse. The left is violent, broken and stupid. This ain't getting better any time soon.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 06:04 AM (gu0hJ)

42 Ok, finally got around to thinking about how to save my kindle for pc purchases so they don't disappear when they kill the program unless you get it from MS. Might still get if it it's free, but MS isn't the most trusted name in software, is it?

So I downloaded Calibre. Took a couple of minutes to figure out how to open the file to read, but it appears to work.

What's the best way to ensure the books I paid for don't disappear at the end of June?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 06:06 AM (1Ff7Z)

43 34, so, another setup, like Butler?

why am I not surprised ...

{redacted}

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:08 AM (VyBeY)

44 34 Something was very wrong with security. Invitee testimony:

https://tinyurl.com/yrbxcdc3
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:42 AM (1o8D5)

Quite a few comments in that thread express doubt about whether this person was in attendance. "Invitee"?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:12 AM (8NTVk)

45 The Pentagon should hire these guys to make MREs. I would not make or eat that shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 06:12 AM (Fbc0I)

46 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:19 AM (Ia/+0)

47 Evening and morning to all the far-flung AoSHQ satellites!

I slept less than I planned last night and woke up early. That's okay in the long run, as I should stop at the Walmart here on my way out of town for a couple of items. It's not raining -- though strong T-storms are expected here by tonight. By tonight, however, I will be a ways south and east of here. My hope is that I'll be traveling in the wake of this particular round of storms, and will get back to Da Swamp without hitting anything heavy.

Anyway: a little coffee and a light breakfast, and then I'll hit the shower and finish packing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 06:22 AM (+2QQb)

48 Some thoughts:

1. Again, Trump was divinely protected and can continue his work.

2. A better case for a secure ballroom could not have been made.

3. Maybe some more eyes will be open to the demonic evil at the heart of Progressivism.

4. Luigi Mangione just lost his job as #1 heartthrob of the insane Left.

Breakfast time.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 06:23 AM (skR0U)

49 My condolences, Biden's Dog.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 06:24 AM (+2QQb)

50 Mangione succeeded.
This guy got a wedgie.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 06:25 AM (GbONR)

51 Good morning! Thunderstorms and hail here in Cowtown last night. Waiting for sunrise to go check if anything got damaged, but initial impression is nothing. For which I am very grateful.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 06:29 AM (3Ope8)

52 Taking it original reports gunman was dead were exaggerated

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:32 AM (Ia/+0)

53 I'm sorry for your loss, Biden's dog.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 06:32 AM (1SgbD)

54 Sorry to hear about your loss BD. Prayers for you and your family.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 06:36 AM (3Ope8)

55 Biden's Dog that is sad to hear, condolences to you and family

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:37 AM (Ia/+0)

56 no, Skip, alive & well. will a DC jury convict him?

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:43 AM (VyBeY)

57 of course under the next demonrat administration he'll get a pardon and the medal of freedom ...

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:47 AM (VyBeY)

58 major MSM source of the "shooter is dead" error:

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
9h
We are inside the ballroom of the Hilton. One Service agent told me the shooter is confirmed dead. Agents swarmed the room within minutes of shots being heard, running down the main aisle. But because Cabinet officials are seated throughout the room, many of them remained on the floor, crouched under tables as the president was evacuated from stage.

followed up by:

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
9h
UPDATE: Trump says the shooter has been “apprehended”

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:48 AM (8NTVk)

59 Thanks from Mrs. BD, too, for the condolences. My mother in law lived a long fulfilling like. We children were spoiled by having her for the above average extended stay. It was time and it was peaceful.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:48 AM (1o8D5)

60 Quite a few comments in that thread express doubt about whether this person was in attendance. "Invitee"?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:12 AM (8NTVk)
-

Which is why I also referenced Kari Lake in my follow-up comment.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:49 AM (1o8D5)

61 I'm sorry for your loss, BD.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 06:50 AM (skR0U)

62 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 26, 2026 06:50 AM (2Ez/1)

63 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:51 AM (u82oZ)

64 Taking from comments elsewhere would be assassin was a California Cultural Marxist Seminary teacher

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:52 AM (Ia/+0)

65 mornin yall. The Demoncrats took another shot at MY PRESIDENT. Did this kind of stuff happen when the Dogeater and Joe were president? No, it didn't. The Dems will DO ANYTHING to stop Trump. If you do not believe they will cheat in every election, you are a fool.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)

66 I would say security did their job.

Cole Allen didn't get past the metal detectors.

Don't fear the idiots with guns rushing the front door, fear the ones who are thinking of how to do what the IRA tried to do against Margaret Thatcher when she was in a hotel.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (2GVsD)

67 Skip

I would have all those Secret Service agents that had a sight picture on the shooter to report to the range. And don't come back until they can ventilate an attacker 10 times out of 10, with a half-second of warning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

68 They need to put caster wheels on those chairs!

https://tinyurl.com/mwhmb253

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:55 AM (1o8D5)

69 Anna Puma

Yes. Cogent thought.

Now find the money. Who donated travel money to him? Who told him to register at the hotel?

Pull that thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

70 mornin yall. The Demoncrats took another shot at MY PRESIDENT. Did this kind of stuff happen when the Dogeater and Joe were president? No, it didn't. The Dems will DO ANYTHING to stop Trump. If you do not believe they will cheat in every election, you are a fool.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)
-

This IS a civil war!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:57 AM (1o8D5)

71 Yet our "representatives" will not pass the SAVE act to protect elections from cheating murderous Dems who believe they are justified in DOING ANYTHING to stop Trump. That tells you all you need to know about our "representatives".

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 06:57 AM (vFG9F)

72 Salty Dawg

Cole Allen crossed state lines. Someone last night said it was his Soros handler who got Cole his weapons.

So, I half jokingly said, was that the Virginia DC Jay Jones?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (2GVsD)

73 Virginia DA

Yeah still need to wake up

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (2GVsD)

74 all true, fd & BD

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (VyBeY)

75 Biden's Dog

Spain was the template. The Left does not expect a Franco type will end their feverish dreams.

Rubio and Hegseth would be a good team, if needed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (u82oZ)

76 Anna Puma

I understood you. No worries.

But this is not an ideal path.

** types **
**deletes**

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

77 Lone Wolf but still a member of the Collective

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:03 AM (Ia/+0)

78 Trump didn't do this but he needs to:

Jeff Clark @JeffClarkUS
Here is my recommendation to @realDonaldTrump when he speaks to an alarmed Nation tonight:

https://tinyurl.com/mrdwm24t

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:04 AM (1o8D5)

79 67 Skip

I would have all those Secret Service agents that had a sight picture on the shooter to report to the range. And don't come back until they can ventilate an attacker 10 times out of 10, with a half-second of warning.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

Does your newsletter have a multi-year subscription?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 07:04 AM (skR0U)

80 least important among all the morning's questions: what, exactly, happened to wolf blitzer's shoe ?

inquiring minds want to know!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 07:05 AM (VyBeY)

81 And Kudos to the FBI Director:

https://tinyurl.com/596xc6dr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:06 AM (1o8D5)

82 {{{ I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper}}}

Only here. I stopped posting on Discus. My Google file needs a new datacenter.

I saw Hail Mary and wanted to write an essay on marketing a movie and plot holes. But CBD diid not post either of my two essays on TOP GUN Maverick.

So no newsletter, alas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:07 AM (u82oZ)

83 78, no, the above-number-one priority is Pass The SAVE Act!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 07:07 AM (VyBeY)

84 bob_rat_eez

Exactly. If we can't stop the electoral cheating, it is game over.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:09 AM (u82oZ)

85 Why is it a problem to have age-verification on open source OS? Or why is it good to only NOT have it on open-source OS?

Posted by: GWB at April 26, 2026 07:09 AM (Snn3i)

86 GWB

Data stealing is easier?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:10 AM (u82oZ)

87 Cole Allen, it sounds like from Trump's press conference statements, survived. Trump says "we will reschedule; we won't let this stop us". Todd Blanche says "charges will be filed shortly". Search warrants being put together. Kash Patel, shocking the left and the Atlantic, seems sober.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:11 AM (iqCyx)

88 I'm gonna take a chance on the Friday "Bob" craze being played out by now ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 07:15 AM (VyBeY)

89 Number one reason why the Iran business is a bad idea as it distracts voters from the SAVE Act.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 07:16 AM (e/OZo)

90 President says Melania reacted early, saying "that was a bad noise" when the first shots were heard, while the President says he thought it was a bunch of trays dropping to the ground. President says it will be rescheduled within thirty days.

Peter Doocy asked in all seriousness, "why does this keep happening to you?"

Not joking. Of course, the answer is the Propaganda Press and the Democrats keep calling for this to happen.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:16 AM (mqCl1)

91 Because with the left and the internet, it’s never about the age, it’s about the ID.

These socialist governments from around the world want to be able to identify everybody who turns on a computer, where you go online, and, most importantly, what you say online.

There could be great reasons for this; going after criminals, terrorists, and child pornographers, for instance. It never stops there and will be abused immediately to go after haters, racists, and anybody who makes a politician/government look bad.

The tell is that they have all started out by age-restricting social media, moved on to porn, and now they want you to be identified as soon as you buy an internet capable device via the OS.

This is nothing but another control scheme masquerading as ‘It’s for the children”.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 07:20 AM (6ydKt)

92 I would say security did their job.

Cole Allen didn't get past the metal detectors.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (2GVsD)
-

A contrary POV:

https://tinyurl.com/2zwcm2bx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:20 AM (1o8D5)

93 Most puzzling to me is these fanatics are willing to end there known existence to make a name for themselves for glory and do what the Leftists want but won't do themselves.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:20 AM (Ia/+0)

94 PDJT says Allen was intercepted fifty yards away, and he is now being questioned. The shooter was "running fast" trying to breach security, when he was stopped, and PDJT crediting the Secret Service with "really fast action". Allen's motivations "will be known, once law enforcement is done with their investigation".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:21 AM (mqCl1)

95 Someone else chimes in the the (in)security:

Greta Van Susteren @greta
9h

The security at the dinner was so lax ….you flash your invitation and walk thru magnetometer

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:22 AM (1o8D5)

96 My MO is to shutdown my laptop around 5 pm and not look at my phone for the rest of the evening.

Sometimes, that causes me to miss some stuff.

Yesterday was one of those times.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:23 AM (Y1sOo)

97 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Facial recognition software in use?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:24 AM (u82oZ)

98 PDJT says "my impression is this guy is a whack job, probably a lone wolf" but law enforcement will quickly learn the truth.

PDJT says there are many dangerous jobs, like "bull riding and race car driving", but President-ing is the riskiest.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:25 AM (mqCl1)

99 More invitee testimony questioning security:

https://tinyurl.com/3zupucvn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:26 AM (1o8D5)

100 100

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 07:26 AM (8NTVk)

101 I bet the shooter was gunning for Wolf Blitzer. The "CA Teachers Against Wolf Blitzer" is known hate group, according to the SPLC.

*winks at SPLC, hands over a bag of money*

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 07:27 AM (skR0U)

102 Trump keeps complimenting the outer ring of security, where the shooter was caught and taken down "very quickly, so quickly".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:27 AM (mqCl1)

103 Doocy asked Trump why this stuff always happens to you.

Posted by: torabora at April 26, 2026 07:27 AM (KtOUo)

104 Have a great day, everyone.

May no Trump officials be harmed in the next 2.5 years.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

105 Meanwhile, somewhere near the White House only 2 weeks ago:

https://tinyurl.com/mry6rkas

Something sucks big time.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:29 AM (1o8D5)

106 "You can have the greatest security in the world, and we really do, but if you have a dedicated whack job, you got trouble. It was very impressive the way they got him. They looked like Matt Dillon they drew their guns so fast, and this won't deter me from continuing to do a great job."

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:30 AM (mqCl1)

107 Doocy asked Trump why this stuff always happens to you

"Look in a mirror lately, Pete?"

Posted by: Halfhand at April 26, 2026 07:31 AM (eOqcD)

108 Heh. I worked for an ISDN switch manufacturer back in the 90's. Bet I can still interpret a Q931 call trace...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (nbLIj)

109 Good morning my prettiest. Brewing up a Rootless Dark/Bones Maple Bacon blend.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (kpS4V)

110 (shakes the tech thread)

Is this thing on?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (1Ff7Z)

111 WTF, how was this a security success? Had the nutjob had a suicide vest with explosives, it would have been a disaster. This is unacceptable.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (fwsNC)

112
The lasting outrage of the WHCA shooting is that it led to the cancellation of that event. One weeps for the loss of the countless bon mots and the scintillating wit that its attendees never got to witness and we, the American people, are poorer for that.

-- a summary of what "really thoughtful" leftists will utter in the next few days

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (xG4kz)

113 New York Post @nypost

White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals

https://t.co/VaO9m7OTzs

This is making Monty Python's bridge keeper look good.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (1o8D5)

114 I’d bet $20 Cole Allen is a mixed up, mixed race, homosexual, communist who is past delusion and well into the ‘take one for the team’ martyr stage of his existence.

It doesn’t take a lot of money or brains to acquire a shotgun, drive to D.C., and rent a hotel room for a known event that was announced weeks ago.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 07:34 AM (6ydKt)

115 Had the nutjob had a suicide vest with explosives, it would have been a disaster. This is unacceptable.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (fwsNC)
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And imagine a team of nutjobs working together.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:34 AM (1o8D5)

116 Well, that's the whole video. Trump seems very composed, joking and complimenting the woman who organized the dinner (she was sitting in the front row of the press room) and he says his speech was going to be a real humdinger and maybe he will save it and give it at the to-be-rescheduled dinner, or maybe not (he then said) because now he has to "be nicer".

Trump is a natural comedian.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:35 AM (w1SQZ)

117 (shakes the tech thread)

Is this thing on?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Magnometers. Can't you read?!?!?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)

118 Magnometers. Can't you read?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)

Only wingdings.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:37 AM (1Ff7Z)

119 So, I just had a fully loaded baked potato, I didn't have to wear a tuxedo, and it cost me about $1, and nobody took a pot shot at me. I'm considering the entree.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:38 AM (Fbc0I)

120 Trump is a natural comedian.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:35 AM (w1SQZ)
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I feel very sorry for FLOTUS.

And look up the video of Erika Kirk been whisked out. Very heartbreaking (to normal human beings).

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:38 AM (1o8D5)

121
The security at the dinner was so lax …

Was it as lax and flabby as White House correspondents' ability to seek out and confirm facts before they let fly with their vapid and largely pointless queries to WH officials in the daily briefings?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:39 AM (xG4kz)

122 Magnometers. Can't you read?!?!?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)
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Only wingdings.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:37 AM (1Ff7Z)
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What in the world are you talking about???

Wingdings don't trigger magnometers. And before you ask, neither do Yodels or Devil Dogs!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:40 AM (1o8D5)

123 Some loopy white lady wearing a khaffiyah decided to break thru a security fence and run at the presidential limo. She was arrested. You realize how stupid and lacking self control these people really are. I wish the days of the 68 Dem convention and police with night sticks still existed

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 07:40 AM (gu0hJ)

124
Magnometers

Never heard of a machine that can suss out the caliber of what firearm or bullets that you may be carrying. I guess it is still in beta testing.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:42 AM (xG4kz)

125 So, I just had a fully loaded baked potato, I didn't have to wear a tuxedo, and it cost me about $1, and nobody took a pot shot at me. I'm considering the entree.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:38 AM (Fbc0I)

Grilled NY strip, duh...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 07:44 AM (nbLIj)

126 Never heard of a machine that can suss out the caliber of what firearm or bullets that you may be carrying. I guess it is still in beta testing.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:42 AM (xG4kz)
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In this day and age, good AI inserted into a digital image object detector should be able to automatically identify gun models and much more.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:44 AM (1o8D5)

127 Now that I read through the thread I see a lot of complaints about security. I have no opinion, but the people in charge, Trump especially, seem to think security did its job well. I can understand people like Greta complaining the shooter should have not had access to the building at all, but (to me) that seems impractical. It's a huge hotel; are law enforcement supposed to close down access to it to all its guests? Where should the outer ring of security be, a block away?.

Trump said the shooter never got anywhere near the room, and he said security stopped him very quickly. He has already watched a lot of video, he says, and he himself thought Secret Service did a "great job". Very complimentary.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:45 AM (PHiP3)

128
Teachers are the real heroes.

Ol' Cole probably figured he was running into a room of allies.

Posted by: Auspex at April 26, 2026 07:46 AM (Y8DZL)

129 Would you like the soup or salad? Blam! Blam!

Get me the fuck out of here!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:47 AM (Fbc0I)

130 Dude, now is not the time.

https://tinyurl.com/2x3dcazv

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:49 AM (Y1sOo)

131 It's a huge hotel; are law enforcement supposed to close down access to it to all its guests? Where should the outer ring of security be, a block away?.

Yes. Wasn’t the vice president, speaker, cabinet officials all there. Isn’t that how Iran’s leadership was taken out? A drone could’ve decimated our government leadership!

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:50 AM (fwsNC)

132
Flushing the SPLC grand jury story from the news cycles accomplished.

Posted by: Auspex at April 26, 2026 07:51 AM (Y8DZL)

133 Yes. Wasn’t the vice president, speaker, cabinet officials all there. Isn’t that how Iran’s leadership was taken out? A drone could’ve decimated our government leadership!
Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:50 AM (fwsNC)
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Or a rogue airline pilot mad about Nagasaki!

Posted by: Tom Clancy at April 26, 2026 07:52 AM (PHiP3)

134 What in the world are you talking about???

Wingdings don't trigger magnometers. And before you ask, neither do Yodels or Devil Dogs!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:40 AM (1o8D5)

Well, shoot. I suppose waving an onion near it won't work either.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:52 AM (1Ff7Z)

135 I think the people complaining about security are the ones who were there, were afraid they'd get harmed, killed or maybe just have their hair mussed.

It's fine when it's objectively far from their own skin.

It's more telling that one side in this acknowledges it's war while the other dismisses it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 07:53 AM (jehhT)

136 Trump said the shooter never got anywhere near the room, and he said security stopped him very quickly. He has already watched a lot of video, he says, and he himself thought Secret Service did a "great job". Very complimentary.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:45 AM (PHiP3)
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It doesn't take much to see how Trump uses compliments regarding people who everyone knows don't deserve them.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:54 AM (1o8D5)

137 I can tell you my new bionic knee sets off airline scanners every time, even though I warn security, and then some guy starts groping me, claiming to be searching. Buy me some dinner first at least, assholes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (PHiP3)

138 Well, shoot. I suppose waving an onion near it won't work either.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:52 AM (1Ff7Z)

Which was the style at the time.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (skR0U)

139 >>It doesn't take much to see how Trump uses compliments regarding people who everyone knows don't deserve them.

He promoted to head of the USSS the guy who was ultimately responsible for the failures in Butler.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (Y1sOo)

140 Sidebar: "ANOTHER LEFT WING ASSASSIN ATTEMPTS TO KILL TRUMP ...
Erika Kirk was present."

See! We're right! Wy won't you listen!

Posted by: Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson at April 26, 2026 07:56 AM (D0HYP)

141 He promoted to head of the USSS the guy who was ultimately responsible for the failures in Butler.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (Y1sOo)
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Trump is famous for promoting failed people after huge life-threatening screw-ups, right?

C'mon.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:57 AM (PHiP3)

142 JJ must be so glad he takes weekends off. Can you imagine the work that would go into collecting links today, with all the stories about this event?

Day drink JJ today, and thank your lucky stars.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:00 AM (PHiP3)

143 Wow. What an elaborate op the Trump administration set up to create a distraction from the Epstein files!

Posted by: Candy in the Ovens at April 26, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ez/1)

144 I’d bet $20 Cole Allen is a mixed up, mixed race, homosexual, communist who is past delusion and well into the ‘take one for the team’ martyr stage of his existence.

That statement is racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, commiephobic and full of hate, anger and white supremacy.

Please contact our office to sign up and pick up your paycheck.

Posted by: The SPLC at April 26, 2026 08:01 AM (Vk3aP)

145 Wow. What an elaborate op the Trump administration set up to create a distraction from the Epstein files!
Posted by: Candy in the Ovens at April 26, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ez/1)
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Lol.

Personally, I blame the SPLC and Randi Weinstein.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:03 AM (kTDIC)

146 I will do white Supremacy for cash $$$.

Posted by: Flexible Standards at April 26, 2026 08:04 AM (oftw2)

147 My IP got suddenly banned just now, so I had to change VPN server locations. Maybe security decided I had to go down.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:05 AM (kTDIC)

148 Wish Pixy would install an edit button and maybe some up and down-twinkles.

Posted by: Wish In One Hand... at April 26, 2026 08:06 AM (oftw2)

149 Soros pays individual Antifites to protest and burn buildings, while SPLC pays the leaders to organize the white power rallies. Who has the best business model?

(maybe all these people should get real jobs)

Posted by: HBS Case Study at April 26, 2026 08:07 AM (kTDIC)

150 My daughter just texted me wondering how the nutjob got several guns and knives to DC from California. "Obviously this was planned and took time" she said.

I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (kTDIC)

151 Snake Plisskin stars in Escape From The WHPC.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (Fbc0I)

152 The morning talk shows are already chock full of correspondents, reporters and media talking heads recounting their "brush with death." You see, they're the really brave ones... being in the same room with the target.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:13 AM (jehhT)

153 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt.

Who the fuck is he trying to schmooze?

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 26, 2026 08:14 AM (judmr)

154 Has David Hogg made his usual appearance on TV yet?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (kTDIC)

155 I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (kTDIC)

But why risk it? The CIA could have given him the weapons once he got there....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

156 I never got a dinner, but maybe that's not such a bad thing.

Posted by: Aaron Chwatt, AKA Red Buttons at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (oftw2)

157 BREAKING

I was almost murdered!

Posted by: Fake Tapper at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

158 Trump is famous for promoting failed people after huge life-threatening screw-ups, right?

C'mon
**********

Trump's loyalty to his friends is one of his blind spots.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 08:16 AM (Y1sOo)

159 155 I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (kTDIC)

But why risk it? The CIA could have given him the weapons once he got there....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

Confirmed he came by TRAIN. So family knew he was gone a few days. He went by train to Chicago and then to DC and then checked into the hotel.

Very, very planned.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:17 AM (tOcjL)

160 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt.

Who the fuck is he trying to schmooze?
Posted by: M. Gaga at April 26, 2026 08:14 AM (judmr)
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I heard that last night and was sickened.

Everyone in that room would have cheered and considered it a blessing to be present if the president were assassinated.

Everyone in that room was in fact a co-conspirator and should have spent the night in Leavenworth.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

161 First picture of a possible shooters helper is published

https://tinyurl.com/mrytb3pn

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:19 AM (kTDIC)

162 Confirmed he came by TRAIN. So family knew he was gone a few days. He went by train to Chicago and then to DC and then checked into the hotel.

Very, very planned.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:17 AM (tOcjL)

Direct AMTRAK link to the Biden Crime Family!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (1Ff7Z)

163 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt.

From what people were saying on X, many of the reporters in the actual room had a come-to-Jesus moment about left-wing violence once it was their ass on the line. We'll see how much effect that actually has though.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (Q5A79)

164 Perhaps we should build camps to house unstable furries, incels, fags, and creeps. They can't live free among us.

Posted by: Dignity Canal Workers at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (oftw2)

165 these Dem assassins act like Islamic lone wolf suicide terrorists

They typically don't seem to have a plan beyond murder:

1. Assassinate
2. ?
3. Victory? Utopia?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (fE6HJ)

166 > I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.
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"Commitment"

Obviously in more ways than one. But it illustrates what I've been thinking and saying since the 1st attempt on Trump's life in Butler; the left acknowledges the war. They are committed to seeing this through.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (jehhT)

167 Everyone in that room was in fact a co-conspirator and should have spent the night in Leavenworth.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

You're right!

I'll closely interrogate the Asian chick sitting next to President Trump.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

168 164 Perhaps we should build camps to house unstable furries, incels, fags, and creeps. They can't live free among us.
Posted by: Dignity Canal Workers at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (oftw2)

Unemployed/self-employed game designer who tutored SAT type stuff probably part time after getting tech degrees...tutored an Asian high school association, so I'm guessing from the pic and write up a mix of black and Asian for the ethnicity - what Asian and black, I have no idea...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (tOcjL)

169 The SPLC missed their chance. They should have taken out Barry in his first term by a member of the Tea Party who was also a faithful follower of Brother John Birch and
belonging to the Antioch Baptist Church.

Amateurs.

Posted by: The KGB at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (Vk3aP)

170 161 First picture of a possible shooters helper is published

https://tinyurl.com/mrytb3pn
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:19 AM (kTDIC)

; )

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:24 AM (8NTVk)

171 Amateurs.
Posted by: The KGB at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (Vk3aP)

You made one mistake, Putin. You left your flag on the wall of the garage

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:26 AM (1Ff7Z)

172 169 The SPLC missed their chance. They should have taken out Barry in his first term by a member of the Tea Party who was also a faithful follower of Brother John Birch and belonging to the Antioch Baptist Church.

Amateurs.
Posted by: The KGB at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (Vk3aP)

wut

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:28 AM (8NTVk)

173 Cole Allen looks a bit like Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!

Posted by: NBC Sports, Always Gotta Mention Tiger Woods at April 26, 2026 08:28 AM (Vk3aP)

174 "163 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt."

Thanks but no thanks. Not having it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:28 AM (fZiTB)

175 So nice that her Assisted Living was able to bus Taylor Lorenz to the WHCA Dinner!

Posted by: Early Bird Special Ed at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (oftw2)

176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (HypDE)

177 Maybe Democrats will fund Homeland Security (including the Secret Service) now that their lives have been saved.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (kTDIC)

178 172 169 The SPLC missed their chance. They should have taken out Barry in his first term by a member of the Tea Party who was also a faithful follower of Brother John Birch and belonging to the Antioch Baptist Church.

I ain't even got a garage. You can call home and ask my wife!

Posted by: Uneasy Diner at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM (oftw2)

179 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (HypDE)

Only a tutor...probably PT and actually hourly earning with no benefits...it's the self-employed (probably unemployed) game creator that's the issue - a tech guy who couldn't break into tech after getting to a Masters Degree and thinking it would be easy...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM (tOcjL)

180 By the end of the day the journalists will make themselves the targets and the heroes.

They will blame Trump for inciting the attack on them.

Posted by: MJ at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM (XOmY9)

181 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles

--

Hey!

Posted by: Librarians at April 26, 2026 08:32 AM (LmPA0)

182 BD

יהי זכרה לברכה

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

183 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM
+++++++

Hey. We're sitting right here!

Posted by: All the women in the HR Department at April 26, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

184
I ain't even got a garage. You can call home and ask my wife!

Posted by: Uneasy Diner at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM

I understand this reference

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 08:33 AM (2/MrR)

185 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM

Species of the genus AWFL.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:35 AM (fZiTB)

186 181 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles

--

Hey!
Posted by: Librarians at April 26, 2026 08:32 AM

------

*polite cough*

Posted by: HOA Presidents at April 26, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

187 Guy was a CalTech grad...and there's now a video of him in 2017 at an inventor conference making a new wheelchair brake for seniors.

I honestly think resentment over not launching drove this guy to Trump. Hr probably blamed the loss of DEI, which probably got him in CalTech, as the reason he couldn't launch.

Uber smart guy who goes nowhere - dangerous. As seen yesterday.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)

188 ChristyBlinky is a nurse!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (8NTVk)

189 Uber smart guy who goes nowhere - dangerous. As seen yesterday.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)

Smart? Perhaps. More a failure of the educational system to inculcate morality.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:37 AM (fZiTB)

190 I have a very short post today on St Michael & POTUS

https://tinyurl.com/3bv7wvt5

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 08:37 AM (fE6HJ)

191 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
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Species of the genus AWFL.

There's a guy on youtube who highlights people posting crazy sh*t-talking rants on their social media. Most of them are teachers and nurses.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 08:39 AM (vTZFs)

192
ChristyBlinky is a nurse!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM

Nurse is a nurse!

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 08:40 AM (2/MrR)

193 192 ChristyBlinky is a nurse!
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM

Nurse is a nurse!
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 08:40 AM (2/MrR)

Neither of them are here today.
hmm

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:42 AM (8NTVk)

194 Not just teachers and nurses.

The "helping" professions have always had a higher prevalence of sociopathology among practitioners.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)

195 How many lawyers have the left sent in to defend this guy?

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 08:42 AM (pvf3X)

196 Confirmed he came by TRAIN. So family knew he was gone a few days. He went by train to Chicago and then to DC and then checked into the hotel.

Very, very planned.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:17 AM (tOcjL)

The Silver Streak to Chicago?

Posted by: George Caldwell at April 26, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

197 > How many lawyers have the left sent in to defend this guy?
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I'd be more concerned with the judge who's going to release him.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:43 AM (jehhT)

198 Stopped watching Tasting History when he had George Takei on the show talking about how his family was treated during WWII with absolutely no self awareness how he wants the same for those he politically opposes.

Posted by: Nohone at April 26, 2026 08:44 AM (lxl96)

199 BOO!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (A5RD0)

200 Better that he’s alive, hopefully he can let slip who helped him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (nX8Jd)

201 Stopped watching Tasting History when he had George Takei on the show talking about how his family was treated during WWII with absolutely no self awareness how he wants the same for those he politically opposes.
Posted by: Nohone at April 26, 2026 08:44 AM (lxl96)

Why was Takei even on the program? I know he and Max have the same proclivities, but any special food connected to him?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (1Ff7Z)

202 200

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (8NTVk)

203 The Silver Streak to Chicago?
Posted by: George Caldwell at April 26, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

Come on, man. Get some jive going. Be cool. Shake it, but don't break it. That's it. Hey man, how do I look? "You look sharp, mister." I feel sharp! Ya hear? I feel like the sun around midnight. You dig? Outta sight! Get down! Get down! Feeling good! Feeling fine! Feeling real fine! That's it, just loosen up those hips, sugar. All you whiteys got a tight ass! Yeah, get that ass moving there! Outta sight! I'm a macaroni! Get down! I'm the king, number one baby!

Posted by: Shake it don't break it at April 26, 2026 08:47 AM (Vk3aP)

204 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?

Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

205 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)
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Gave $25 to Harris/Walz

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

206 200 Better that he’s alive, hopefully he can let slip who helped him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (nX8Jd)

Incoming suicide?

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (fZiTB)

207 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

What are the odds on this guy not taking the free bj from her?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:50 AM (1Ff7Z)

208 204 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

That is his one political donation - Act Blue 2024 $25 to Kamala's campaign.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:50 AM (tOcjL)

209 Come on, man. Get some jive going. Be cool. Shake it, but don't break it. That's it. Hey man, how do I look? "You look sharp, mister." I feel sharp! Ya hear? I feel like the sun around midnight. You dig? Outta sight! Get down! Get down! Feeling good! Feeling fine! Feeling real fine! That's it, just loosen up those hips, sugar. All you whiteys got a tight ass! Yeah, get that ass moving there! Outta sight! I'm a macaroni! Get down! I'm the king, number one baby!
Posted by: Shake it don't break it at April 26, 2026 08:47 AM (Vk3aP)

I just hope we don't see no Muslims.

Posted by: Grover Muldoon at April 26, 2026 08:50 AM (wVcYX)

210 Uber smart guy who goes nowhere - dangerous. As seen yesterday.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)

Forever seeking that ladder to fame and fortune that he thinks has been denied to him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 08:52 AM (nX8Jd)

211 @197. Yeah, Boasberg is a DC judge. And he hates Trump.

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 08:52 AM (pvf3X)

212 At some point the WHCA will be surpassed in size by the Failed Donald Trump Assassins Association.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

213 So, the cloakroom from where the perp staged his attempted breech of security was unmonitored? Was it too heavily sloped or something?

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 08:55 AM (Y1sOo)

214 At some point the WHCA will be surpassed in size by the Failed Donald Trump Assassins Association.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)
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Ha!

What's the difference? Same thing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:56 AM (eJCK2)

215 The war up thru 1942 was not going well, the US government was taking no chances. Rationing of every consumer product, no civilian manufacturing whatsoever to any degree. You had to turn in your empty toothpaste tube to purchase a new tube.

There’s no way the government would have expended the considerable effort and expense and scarce materials to make the relocation of 100,000 Japanese if they weren’t legitimately concerned of at least a potential security threat.

They didn’t allow the borders wide open and millions of unknowns to invade and draw “assistance” or whatever either. The government took security seriously and politically would have lost their jobs if anything had occurred.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 08:56 AM (ues3R)

216 "ChristyBlinky is a nurse!"

And a supermodel.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 08:57 AM (vFG9F)

217 > That is his one political donation - Act Blue 2024 $25 to Kamala's campaign.
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The thing about ActBlue? That's not one, singular $25 donation. No, ActBlue charges your credit card $25 dollars every week until you plead with them to stop.

I read about a couple of people who could never figure out why their unused cards were racking up these small charges every week when they weren't using them. It was ActBlue's automated "donation" system at work.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:58 AM (jehhT)

218 > Yeah, Boasberg is a DC judge. And he hates Trump.
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has Boasberg ordered the assassin/suspect released on his own recognizance yet?

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 08:59 AM (ZxPkt)

219 199 BOO!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (A5RD0)

Present and accounted for!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (8NTVk)

220 Bring your reading glasses and head upstairs
BOOK THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0)

221 So, the USSS agents fired shots but they all missed?

*sigh*

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (Y1sOo)

222 Jack Posobiec compares Democrats to revolutionary Bolsheviks.

https://tinyurl.com/2xe94n7r

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:02 AM (eJCK2)

223 In honor of my really cranky internet service, I've decided to call falling asleep in front of the TV an "outage.". As in, " I suffered a brief outage while watching The Great Escape during the scene where the Germans discover the escape in progress."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:02 AM (xvhJH)

224 Nurses is good people. And I'm not just saying that because of known long-range accuracy with firearms.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (wVcYX)

225 >>>Colorado has suffered a brief moment of partial sanity and revised its age verification legislation to not include open-source operating systems.

The differentiation has potential to move more people over to Linux.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (dK+Kv)

226 No clean pants. Cain't reed gud. I bid you adoo.

Posted by: Below Grade Level at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (oftw2)

227 So who was the left-wing "comedian" of the evening who planned on roasting Trump? What a shame he was upstaged.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (fZiTB)

228 Unbelievable new SpaceX video! Incredible visual history of what they've accomplished. But long, 25 minutes.

https://tinyurl.com/ymdtmnz5

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:11 AM (gOxHC)

229 Sabrina Chase has clocked in with a guest Book Thread, so check her out!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (gOxHC)

230 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassination attempt.

From what people were saying on X, many of the reporters in the actual room had a come-to-Jesus moment about left-wing violence once it was their ass on the line. We'll see how much effect that actually has though.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (Q5A79)

Vile worms, the lot. Don't trust them.

On a similar note, a NW journalist, Brandi Kruse, had a similar moment when, upon antifa smashing a police car and grabbing a patrol rifle, one of her veteran security guys went up to the dweeb, commie, revolutionary larper and snatched the rifle right out of his limp-wristed hands, whereupon her womb dropped.

But she is completely red-pilled now and the psychological conversion from TDS seems genuine.

It will be interesting to watch this lot.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (dK+Kv)

231 LibsOfTikTok captures it best:

"Dear Democrats, please stop trying to kill us and our President"

Of course, the other approach is to say, "Maybe we should shoot back"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (0yg/c)

232 231 LibsOfTikTok captures it best:

"Dear Democrats, please stop trying to kill us and our President"

She needs to read Thucydides and the nature of power and its uses. Entreaties to mercy don't work.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 09:27 AM (fZiTB)

233 So who was the left-wing "comedian" of the evening who planned on roasting Trump? What a shame he was upstaged.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (fZiTB)
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I asked Grok, who responded:
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The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) hired Oz Pearlman, known as "Oz the Mentalist," as the headline entertainer for their 2026 annual dinner (held on April 25, 2026). This was a deliberate break from the long tradition of featuring a stand-up comedian as host.

Pearlman is an Emmy-winning mentalist famous for mind-reading tricks (like guessing PIN codes on TV/podcasts) and appearances on America's Got Talent.
The WHCA chose him to keep the focus on "wonder and amazement" rather than political roasts, especially amid tensions and with President Trump attending (his first time as president).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:27 AM (0yg/c)

234 >> 167 Everyone in that room was in fact a co-conspirator and should have spent the night in Leavenworth.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

You're right!

I'll closely interrogate the Asian chick sitting next to President Trump.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

From the ONT, some quoteception:

>> 301 Not sure who the Asian gal was on Trump's left
Posted by: 496

From the previous thread:

the woman in the white dress is Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Assoc. and she works for CBS News.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)
Posted by: mikeski is helping! at April 26, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (Sy6m/)

235 she works for CBS News
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that practically makes her MAGA in the eyes of the crazies, like the View or CNN

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 10:18 AM (NXWoJ)

236 Trump should never have gone to this spectacle. He'd eschewed it in the past. What changed? Suddenly he wants join in to their Moloch fest? These people despise him and want him dead. That goes for all of us. And to say he felt a lot of love in the room, please (finger gesture down throat). #War.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 11:36 AM (fZiTB)

Saturday Night Club ONT - April 25, 2026 [D Squared]

Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. Come in in, grab a drink or 3. Have fun if you can, Wang Chung if you must!

The White House Correspondent's Dinner was interrupted earlier this evening. Fog of war rules are in effect. It appears an uninvited guest may have tried to force their way through a security checkpoint in the lobby before being stopped with force. POTUS, FLOTUS, VPOTUS and other administration members were evacuated from the ballroom. Other attendees remained but took cover under tables and immediately took to social media (except Wolf Blitzer who was going to the men's room). The dinner will be rescheduled. POTUS will make a statement from the White House shortly. Developing...

Anyway...

[Top photo: HIMITSU Speakeasy Bar in Berlin]

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Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

An old pastor lay dying. He sent a message for a the local tax assessor and the town Mayor to come to the hospital.

When they arrived, they were ushered up to his room. As they entered the room, the pastor held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the bed.

The pastor grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything.

Both the tax assessor and Mayor were touched and flattered that the old man would ask them to be with him during his final moments. They were also puzzled because the pastor had never given any indication that he particularly liked either one of them.

Finally, the Mayor asked, "Pastor, why did you ask the two of us to come here?"

The old pastor mustered all his strength, and then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I'd like to go."

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson went on a camping trip. After sharing a good meal and a bottle of wine, they retire to their tent for the night.

At about 3 am, Holmes nudges Watson and asks, "Watson, look up and tell me what you see?"

Watson said, "I see millions of stars."

Holmes asks, "And, what does that tell you?"

Watson replies, "Astronomically, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Theologically, it tells me that God is great and we are small and insignificant.
What does it tell you, Holmes?"

Holmes replies, "Someone stole our tent."

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Drink of the Night

Tonight we drew the six of diamonds from our deck of playing card cocktails

This guy applied to be JQ's backup bartender.

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Club ONT Local News Desk

Newark teens gear up for school board elections after voting age extended to 16

In 2024, Newark became the third city in the U.S., and first in New Jersey, to allow 16-and-17-year-olds to vote in school board elections. The change was spurred by a student-led campaign aimed at giving young people more power at the polls.
On April 15, eleven candidates are running for three seats on the nine-member board that governs the Newark School District, the first election in which 16- and 17-year-olds who live in the district can cast a ballot. As the election approaches, students are seizing on the opportunity to make their voices heard.
"It feels very good,” Collins Esubonteng, 16, told Bolts. Esubonteng and six other students coordinated the forum with the help of The Gem Project, a Newark organization that promotes youth leadership. "Now, they're actually gonna have to listen to us and they have to make changes to cater to us or else they won’t get our vote."

Caption: What could possibly go wrong?

Alt caption: Wait until they figure out that the board won't really make changes to cater to the teenage vote.

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Keyboard skillz!

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In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, Unit 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant became famous. Have you ever seen the inside of the enormous facility? Walking tour:

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1 BOINGO!!!!!!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (diia5)

2 If you never went to the Halloween Boingo concerts, consider yourself a lesser being.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (diia5)

3 Wow, shots fired at White House Correspondents dinner.... outside... Trump and other officials evacuated.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (mP0Kj)

4 I'm actually in the Farewell concert DVD.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (diia5)

5 Top photo: HIMITSU Speakeasy Bar in Berlin

That's Japanese for "secret."

Not a very subtle name for your speakeasy.

Posted by: the proprietor of "totally not a speakeasy" at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov)

6 Glad that POTUS is safe.
I am sick to my stomach and furious at the same time. These people are animals.

Posted by: Jmel at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (bVhJi)

7 Shots were apparently fired *inside*. Not ballroom, but building.

There's a Japanese place here with a very nice speakeasy bar. Friend "discovered" it by mistake looking for the bathroom. It's very cool.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (U/Byj)

8 Looks like on the greatest-hits compilation, once again passing the football. To the resident Canadian this time, so... kicking the football

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (gKWVE)

9 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (c711F)

10
Trump and other officials evacuated.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (mP0Kj)

_____________

He fled, screaming like a little girl. We're correspondents. We know stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (tgvbd)

11 The Hill:
Secret Service said a shooter was in custody, and that the incident had taken place near screening detectors people must walk through before entering the annual event. … “The president and the first lady are safe along with all protectees. One individual is in custody.….”

Dang. I was looking forward to Trump's humor.

https://bit.ly/loonylady
Liberal on President Trump: “I want him dead. I don’t care who knows it. Head on a stake. Dragged through the motherf*cking streets. Entrails in the fucking road.”

She seems nice.

Evenin', y'all. We're off to a good start. I'll have a Guinness, barkeep. If you know how to pour one.

Posted by: mindful webworker - on tap at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (y3Pql)

12 Willowed: Great Mathematicians as Modern Math Teachers:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3uufrf

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (kpS4V)

13 Fuck you, Springsteen.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (JkO4W)

14 somebody shot up the WH Correspondents dinner tonight

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (+QijZ)

15 All channels covering the shooting now.

Also, I'm sure suspect being identified and social media about to be scrubbed.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (Sco7b)

16 That Old Lay cocktail sounds interesting. I do love a margarita, especially the spicy ones!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (7JD9w)

17 At least one person in custody, SS agent OK after one round hit his body armor. Prez to speak from WH press room presently.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (U/Byj)

18 Willowed from below just because…

Well I'm upper-upper class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
And I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
The social pages say I've got
The biggest balls of all

Couldn’t resist adding some AC/DC lyrics. Because the word “ballroom” has been uttered on TV a thousand times tonight. Classic!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (ALKK0)

19 14 somebody shot up the WH Correspondents dinner tonight
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (+QijZ)

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Really? Where did you hear this?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (JkO4W)

20 What’s happening
Politics · Trending
Secret Service
Trending in United States
Staged
Politics · Trending
SHOTS FIRED
Trending in United States
Shooter

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (ZxPkt)

21 Ringo just posted almost a dozen new videos on his YouTube channel.

Posted by: mindful webworker - on tap at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (y3Pql)

22 Recently watched the anime Bartender: the Glass of God. Looks like the artist got the speak easy look correct.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (lFFaq)

23 U.S. President Donald Trump: "Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (jXvKN)

24 13 Fuck you, Springsteen.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (JkO4W)

Evergreen comment

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (gKWVE)

25 Sorry I'm late (checks watch,) hey, wade uh minnit- they aren't even supposed to have posted the ONT yet. I'm actually early. This is really going to sully my reputation at Timeless Tardy Tarts, LLC.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (DU5nB)

26 Also Willowed:

162 I'm glad no one was hurt, but freakin' shooter upstaged my post.
Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (y4H1r)

He deserved to die for that!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (JkyaL)

27 The Press Club firing is yet another Left-Wing talking point, ("we're being shot at!") soon to be used against the non-Communist masses. They want to persuade the People that they are in danger, and must be protected against the Orange Man Bad Militia.

Well, it's Saturday so I'm going to say this. Ban me if you want.

It's long past time for the Right to play the Left's playbook.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (CHHv1)

28 Alt caption: Wait until they figure out that the board won't really make changes to cater to the teenage vote.

Alt Alt caption: I guess they'll get a two-year head start on learing that a politician's promises have no relation to their actions in office.

(He's not a politician, he's a real-estate mogul.)

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov)

29 The woke right a la Candace has been pushing the insanity that Butler was staged. This is going to be more “evidence” for the grift.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (q1qnK)

30 Uh, posted before I added the URL for Ringo
https://www.youtube.com/@ringostarr/videos

Posted by: mindful webworker - yellowed submariner at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (y3Pql)

31 14 somebody shot up the WH Correspondents dinner tonight

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM
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No they didn't. Someone tried to breach security in the lobby. Very different.

Posted by: TRex - fact check dino at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (IQ6Gq)

32 Ringo just posted almost a dozen new videos on his YouTube channel.
Posted by: mindful webworker - on tap at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (y3Pql)
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Oh No John Ringo?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (kpS4V)

33 I guess the spin will be this is a right wing white supremacist there to take out America's best and brightest journalist.

What else could it be?

And Hillary is probably having flashbacks about the time she imagined she was under fire.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (Sco7b)

34 the shooting

https://x.com/TheAKGuy/status/
2048212029018718483

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (ZxPkt)

35 Cicero, you're on AOSHQ. Do you really expect ALH or anyone else to read the main post before hitting the comment section?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE)

36 Ah, that Ringo.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (kpS4V)

37 Candace can [censored] a hog's [censored] and [censored] off.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:02 PM (gKWVE)

38 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

39 Cicero, not based on the video of a guy they've got down and shirt off, who must be the person detained.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (U/Byj)

40 Ace has posted a new thread on the attempted assassination.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (y171U)

41 Old Lay:
✔️Triple Sec
✔️Lime juice
✖️Tequila
Dang it.

Posted by: mindful webworker - where's my Guinness? at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (y3Pql)

42 Putting my marker down now that when the WHCD actually happens, Trump goes up to the podium and says something like, "As I was saying, before we were rudely interrupted..."

Posted by: pookysgirl will take other suggestions at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Wt5PA)

43 All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Willowed:

Gauss was very funny. Me likey.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (u82oZ)

44 My favorite Boingo song is the one that makes your friends and family worry about you. My second favorite is a toss-up between No One Lives Forever and Dead Man's Party. But I like Gratitude better than all 3 of those (but is it really Boingo or just Elfman?).

Posted by: Nerd Herd at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (NZPfR)

45 35 Cicero, you're on AOSHQ. Do you really expect ALH or anyone else to read the main post before hitting the comment section?
Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE)

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Yeah, that would just be weird.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (JkO4W)

46 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

Some angry old Boomer grandma? Like Springteen? Neil Young? Jane Fonda? They all look alike.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7JD9w)

47 @reddit_lies 45m
A mass psychosis event is unfolding on Reddit right now. Basically every comment on Reddit about the incident is claiming it was "staged."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (diia5)

48 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

Some angry old Boomer grandma? Like Springteen? Neil Young? Jane Fonda? They all look alike.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7JD9w)

I'd put money on Alec Baldwin. He's experienced.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (S/Y4j)

49 Newark became the third city in the U.S., and first in New Jersey, to allow 16-and-17-year-olds to vote in school board elections.

When I was 20 I had the opportunity to vote, the voting age having just been lowered to 18.

I was then and still am of the opinion that the voting age should instead have been raised to 25 (with possibly exceptions for those in the services).

But I was not going to miss my chance to vote. To counter all the other young new enfranchisee idiots.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Nixon's the One at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (y3Pql)

50 Shet yer peehole!

Posted by: Porce, Alain at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (a992C)

51 It appears that no one at the party knew shots were fired until someone yelled shots fired. You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (jXvKN)

52 24 13 Fuck you, Springsteen.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (JkO4W)

Evergreen comment
Posted by: gKWVE

I was going to ask what did he say now but discovered that I really didn't care.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (c711F)

53 48 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

Some angry old Boomer grandma? Like Springteen? Neil Young? Jane Fonda? They all look alike.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7JD9w)

I'd put money on Alec Baldwin. He's experienced.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
--

A Somali?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (jXvKN)

54 Was the shooting an SPLC op?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (JMFJW)

55 Dang it. There's info on all three threads! Which one is the most current?

Glad to hear everyone's safe.

Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

56 Washington Hilton

same place they tried to kill Reagan

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)

57 Dude, Rubio is gonna be pissed at his next assignment.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (diia5)

58 Ex-shooter looks white or mid-eastern

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (diia5)

59 1
44 My favorite Boingo song is the one that makes your friends and family worry about you.”

LOL mine too!

The Song that Dare Not Speak It’s Name.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (JkyaL)

60 nood

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (diia5)

61 There's a nood for the DC stuff...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (2Ez/1)

62 The current TCM movie is one from 1945 called Murder, He Says w/ Fred MacMurray. I thought it was a film noir. No -- it's a slapstick comedy! Marjorie Main, the Ma Kettle of those movies, plays a backwoods matriarch, and character actor Peter Whitney, the tall fellow who played retarded men and devious villains with ease, has a dual role as her sons.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (+2QQb)

63 Stride and Boogie worked ... the other styles, not so much.

And Ragtime is not a race up and down the keyboard ... damn !

Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (3sXRv)

64
The shots fired at the WH Correspondents Dinner seem newsworthy. Let's see what a roomful of professional correspondents who were right there can tell us:

"Shrieeek."

"Save me!"

"This table has gum stuck under it."

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (fnXXN)

65 Seems fine in here, nice content, drink, jokes, tennish, etc. And it doesn't smell bad, which is always a plus.

Posted by: Outside Observer at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (oftw2)

66
How much do you want to bet that one or more of the "correspondents " were some how involved with the shooting attempt?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (iJfKG)

67 He ain't no ways Eyetalleyan.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (jXvKN)

68 I said his race but it's been blocked.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (jXvKN)

69 Gauss was very funny. Me likey.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (u82oZ)

I liked Archimedes setting off the fire alarm. Whoopsie!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (kpS4V)

70 God bless our President and his ability to hold a press conference after that.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (pZEOD)

71 *sets up round for the house*

Our President survived another attempt on his life! All other attendees are also safe and unharmed. Perp was unable to complete his mission.

Thanks and all praise be to God!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)

72 Gauss was very funny. Me likey.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

*whimper*

Posted by: Kaya at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)

73 Fuck this Saturday shuffle. Pick a dick and stick wit it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (diia5)

74 Torrance guy, 31 - same age as my kids who were raised in that area Unbelievable except it's California

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (mFhj8)

75 Italian is a race?

Posted by: Wait, wut? at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (2Ez/1)

76 Miles Taylor
@MilesTaylorUSA
·
39m
The WHCD shooter will be used to justify things that have nothing to do with the WHCD shooter. Mark this moment.

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
@julie_kelly2
·
6m
Gfy

>

I love Julie Kelly

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (x03Ux)

77 HIMITSU Speakeasy Bar in Berlin]

Gay Bar

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

78 Evening.

So another leftist piece of shit tried murdering the president again. This is how many attempts now?

When do we start arresting leftists and democrats as conspirators in overthrowing an elected administration? Fuck them. Fuck all of them. Just start throwing them all in jail. The courts will sort it all out eventually.

Leftists are treasonous scum. They tell us this day in, day out that they want to overthrow our system of government and murder all who oppose them. Why do we tolerate them? Begin the mass arrests and incarcerations.

War!

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (dpXJq)

79 Thanks and all praise be to God!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)

I'll spot a round of spicy Margaritas for the Horde. God Bless Trump.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

80 Common theme on tomorrow morning's "news" programs: Why didn't President Trump stop the shooter himself, like John Rambo?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (S/Y4j)

81 Thank God President Trump and his people were okay.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (+2QQb)

82 Cole Allen

Friggen teacher if the minth in torrance

Insanity

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (mFhj8)

83 Dang.
Thats a good drink!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)

84 Thank God President Trump and his people were okay.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (+2QQb)

Other than that, how did your day go, Wolfus?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

85 'Bout time I headed off to bed. Got to finish packing tomorrow morning as well as eating a light breakfast, and to try to get away by 7:30. Here's hoping it's not raining, or at least not heavily.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:19 PM (+2QQb)

86
When do we start arresting leftists and democrats as conspirators in overthrowing an elected administration?

Hakeem will start impeachment boogalo in January.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (Cqx++)

87 Teacher if the month december 2024

Not sure this will post but what an animal Teaching our kids

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (mFhj8)

88 Hey, we're back!

Posted by: Doof at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (QLC6i)

89 U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon:

"I have a bruise on my head from the Secret Service running across my table and chairs while I ducked under the Washington Post table. Thank God for U.S. Marshals Service team who got me and my posse home safely!"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (jXvKN)

90 I suppose it's a good thing that Doof and the Dino didn't spend money on large potted plants tonight, to make it more comfortable for lurkers to try posting.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (S/Y4j)

91 Here's an idea.

Nationalize CNN and NBC.

Arrest the propagandists who push for this shit like Tapper and the fucking Potato.

Fuck them. Shut it all down. Make examples of them.

I want free speech and a free press. I do not want fucking murderous wannabe revolutionaries murdering our leaders. Times to start rounding motherfuckers up.

Lincoln did far more in crappier circumstances. This will be nothing by comparison.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (dpXJq)

92 The password to get into any speakeasy is "Swordfish".

Posted by: Chico Marx at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (oftw2)

93 Please pray for a hedge of protection around President Trump, his family, and the Cabinet officers.

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (reMys)

94 So since someone posted the donations from the 3rd would be Trump assassin I went poking around the FEC donations site looking for some people I know.

I didn't find them but I did find a large number of people with the same name in other states and the pattern we always see:

Donations to Act Blue
Job: Unemployed or teacher
Amount: Some random smallish number but a lot of them

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (sKqQm)

95 Safe travels, Mr Wolfus and Steady Buick.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (7JD9w)

96 I spoke too soon. It's already raining lightly here. Oh, well. I've done all I can to pre-pack the car; I have my umbrella and rain jacket, and only have one suitcase and my shoulder briefcase to load tomorrow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (+2QQb)

97 "I have a bruise on my head from the Secret Service running across my table and chairs while I ducked under the Washington Post table. Thank God for U.S. Marshals Service team who got me and my posse home safely!"

I remember when AOC claimed she felt she was going to be raped or something on J6 even though she wasn't at the capitol and the FNM presented it as a serious comment.

Expect to here a lot of scoofing here instead

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)

98 Donations to Act Blue
Job: Unemployed or teacher
Amount: Some random smallish number but a lot of them
Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (sKqQm)

Smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (rbvCR)

99 Hakeem will start impeachment boogalo in January.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (Cqx++)

Hakeem will be lucky if he isn't turned into some dumb gang banger's bitch in a Federal Supermax prison.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (dpXJq)

100 Cant link it but look up Chad Allen- torrance teacher of the month december 2024

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:23 PM (mFhj8)

101 Shooter was a guest at the hotel.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (8i9fb)

102 Ex-shooter looks white or mid-eastern
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Oh, he'll be whiter than the driven snow after the MSM lightens up his pics.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (/lPRQ)

103 looking at the sh**ter's CV, he was a Mech E and migrated to software, and finally teaching.
This looks like a man who got fired*, tried an easier job, got fired again, and ended up in education.

*or put on a performance plan before sneaking out the back door

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (gKWVE)

104 the perp was a "guest" at the hotel...

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (GD0B3)

105 Cole Allen Sorry, not Chad

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (mFhj8)

106 The “Press” as it was known, or “Media” has always abused Free Speech, and quite badly. It may have been well intended but has caused incalculable problems. They can lie with impunity and libel & slander. It’s a real problem.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (Vj3lh)

107 Thank God President Trump and his people were okay.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (+2QQb)

Other than that, how did your day go, Wolfus?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026

***
"How did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?"

Oh, I ran up to the little cowtown Abilene. Some nice antique and thrift stores there, as well as a "bakery/bistro" and a breakfast & lunch place that -- as I was leaving about ten -- was starting to get slammed by locals. Good food and prices.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (+2QQb)

108 Cole Allen, white Jamaican

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)

109 Not white

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (mFhj8)

110 the perp was a "guest" at the hotel...
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (GD0B3)

Who paid for his room? Is the dinner always at that location?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

111 Looks a son obama never had.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (GD0B3)

112 Trump looks so cool in a tux.

Posted by: Chudley Moore at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (BhEUH)

113
The password to get into any speakeasy is "Swordfish".
Posted by: Chico Marx

Broadsword calling Danny Boy...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (Cqx++)

114 I wonder how much cock Jake Rapper's Cherry asshole can take. I imagine he's going to have to learn to stretch it out very quickly lest he bleed to death out of his asshole.

The Potato can probably suck three fat black cocks all at once. He's going to be popular.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (dpXJq)

115 Virginia DA Jay Jones gave Cole Allen the weapons?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (2GVsD)

116 Oh, I ran up to the little cowtown Abilene. Some nice antique and thrift stores there, as well as a "bakery/bistro" and a breakfast & lunch place that -- as I was leaving about ten -- was starting to get slammed by locals. Good food and prices.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (+2QQb)

Potential, or still thinking about TH?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

117 Who paid for his room? Is the dinner always at that location?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

..and... is he a fan of Hassan Piker, who is a nephew of Cenk Uygur who happen to live in California..I am just axing questions

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:28 PM (GD0B3)

118 lol

If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:28 PM (dpXJq)

119 Go long on helicopter manufacturers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (utfVc)

120 If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:28 PM (dpXJq)

Faggy looking, eh?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (1Ff7Z)

121
If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.
Posted by: Robert

Better than looking like James Carville.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Cqx++)

122 Only wreckers and hoarders ask questions.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (rbvCR)

123 So, anything surprising go down today?

No, no - not that. I said 'surprising'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Kyh8Y)

124 Jacqui Heinrich.
mmmm

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (b3Yos)

125 Back on top!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (JkyaL)

126 C2 Education, a Somali LLC Learing Center.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (2GVsD)

127 Cole Allen Sorry, not Chad

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (mFhj

Cole = Chad. Don't even start me on Dakota.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (7JD9w)

128 not again, and what the fk ?

"Stu Smith
@thestustustudio
1h
Before there was a shooter in the lobby of the Hilton hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Code Pink was able to get inside and protest there too."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (GD0B3)

129 Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.

Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG)

130 lol

If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.
Posted by: Robert

But, first he'd have to fvck a turkey baster.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ)

131 But, first he'd have to fvck a turkey baster.

Michelle or Gaylord?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

132 Before there was a shooter in the lobby of the Hilton hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Code Pink was able to get inside and protest there too."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (GD0B3)

Some R pol is letting them in.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:32 PM (1Ff7Z)

133 He worked at c2 , a test prep company on hawthorne blvd across from del amo mall. for anyone from the south bay, they'll know the area

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:32 PM (mFhj8)

134 Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG)

Well, wenching on a tractor could be uncomfortable, unless it was real large with an air-conditioned cab.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (utfVc)

135 There's a lot I liked about Trump, but...

Looking at the press conference, I see another "but...".

His tux jacket has a notched collar. Almost as bad as Markwayne and his straight tie.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (3tF5Z)

136
Code Pink was able to get inside and protest there too.

Those jokers don't seem to have a problem accessing any place.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (Cqx++)

137 So, anything surprising go down today?

No, no - not that. I said 'surprising'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Kyh8Y)

We had to mow grass because of excess rainfall in TX That is surprising in the happy, jolly sense.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (7JD9w)

138 Go long on helicopter manufacturers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (utfVc)

Absolutely. Ones that can carry a Chinook. We'll do Pinochet in bulk.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (snZF9)

139 We have a launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-16
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 26, 2026
Launch Time: 7:36 a.m. PDT (1436 UTC, 16:36 CEST)

https://youtu.be/YKS9ITKdyL8

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (2F0/Y)

140
@susancrabtree
·
33m
🚨🚨 SECRET SERVICE EXCLUSIVE: For the two weeks before the shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner, the Secret Service had been investigating a mystery shooting that took place near the White House the morning after Easter Sunday around 1-2 a.m.

The White House/President Trump has been demanding answers from the Secret Service - but the USSS has been at a loss.

The agency found rifle casings at K and I Streets, and had the license of the car, but no images of the shooter, and the license was stolen, according to multiple Secret Service sources.

The case had gone cold — to the frustration of the Secret Service and the White House.

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (x03Ux)

141 Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (jXvKN)

142 For some of the Code Pinkos you will need a CH-47D just for one of them.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (2GVsD)

143 But, first he'd have to fvck a turkey baster.

Michelle or Gaylord?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

Yes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (snZF9)

144 6 Glad that POTUS is safe.
I am sick to my stomach and furious at the same time. These people are animals.
Posted by: Jmel

The secret service needs to be extra vigilant whenever democrats and liberals are present.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (0Htd1)

145 Cookout yesterday was so much fun! Saw a few people haven't seen since retiring. Food was great; everyone brought something delicious and we talked until evening... It got cold out, so built a blaze in the firepit.

Got home late & had to shower the wood smoke off, LOL.

It was so nice to 'get away from the 4 walls' for a day and get mind off of problems!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

146 The MSM will be insufferable after this, just like before.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (b3Yos)

147 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (zZu0s)

148 Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Are they suggesting that he is a blindian?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (/lPRQ)

149 Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (jXvKN)

Ehhhh.... How about a full frontal of the Asian chick as a palate cleanser?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

150 Something a little lighter.

https://youtube.com/shorts/AMoN_imK8AE

(Music is louder than average.)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:37 PM (S/Y4j)

151 >>> Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG

=====

Hopefully not a John Deere.

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 25, 2026 11:37 PM (CyFyf)

152 I saw the movie Eden which is about a group of crazy Germans that moved to the Galapagos islands. The lead actresses were Sydney Sweeney, Anna de Armas and Vanessa Kirby.

Then I found some pictures of the real people from the story. Uh, lets just say they were not picking actresses that looked like the original people...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:38 PM (sKqQm)

153 He worked at c2 , a test prep company on hawthorne blvd across from del amo mall. for anyone from the south bay, they'll know the area
Posted by: LASue

That's like 14 blocks of land. Little Company is off Torrance Blvd. And there used to be a decent curry house there. .. sad. Now a Bao Feng poison center.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:38 PM (diia5)

154 Okay Horde - consider this:

After some set number of occurrences, even horrible events become rather ho-hum. The sharpness of that particular action loses it's edge and easily fades into yesterday's news.

How many assassination attempts will it take to cause the media's, and the public's, interest in these to drop way off.

The left has been mentally unstable for years and getting worse as time goes on. I hold that the shock of an attempt on PDJT's life is, for them, less interesting than the price of gas. Discuss.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:39 PM (Kyh8Y)

155 Got the serpentine belt and idlers all buttoned up on the '08 Suburban, took it to town and back no problem. Longer writeup at the end of the Hobby Thread.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:39 PM (utfVc)

156 The left: Trump must be removed by any means necessary. ANY MEANS. YOU LISTENING?

/Another lefty tries to assassinate the president

The left: Uh, local crime story.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:39 PM (sKqQm)

157 Monday and possibly Tuesday a lot of us in the middle of the country are going to have really bad storms. My area has been given a 45% tornado probability and that keeps increasing as we get closer to Monday.

I hope all of you who are in the path of this system will be safe.

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (2F0/Y)

158 Poor Erika Kirk was crying and saying she just wanted to go home.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (Dd38x)

159 "Cole Allen crossed state lines!!!!"

It had to be said.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:41 PM (2GVsD)

160 Coming in hot on a Saturday night, I have been helping my neighbor arrange for a baby shower. Gosh, that was fun.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 11:41 PM (0nHVk)

161 A cookie is salad.

Here's the truth.If you make a salad with high fat dressing, cheese, croutons, you may as well eat a cookie or a hamburger. Almost everything you put on lettuce to make it edible is high calorie.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (0Htd1)

162
Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard

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

Who knows, maybe the sun was in his eyes, but he looks miserable. Of course he has to be locked up, but for his own sake I hope peace comes over his heart.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (n7rxJ)

163 Poor Erika Kirk was crying and saying she just wanted to go home.
Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (Dd38x)

DJT ought to issue her a Tommy gun and give her a tag license for Candy Ovens.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (utfVc)

164 Almost everything you put on lettuce to make it edible is high calorie.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Not seeing the problem.
* smashes 2 bowls of ramen and hamburger *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (diia5)

165 Hi, Debby! Nice to see you so early!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)

166 The old pastor mustered all his strength, and then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I'd like to go."

________________________

Alternate punchline:

The old pastor squeezed each of their hands with a surprising grip and wouldn't let go before whispering, "It's said you can't take anything with you when you die. I'm hoping, for everyone's elses sake in this wonderful town, that it's not true."

Posted by: Orson at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (dIske)

167 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.

"Katie Pavlich
@KatiePavlich
21m
There were no checkpoints at the doors at street level. This checkpoint was only one level up from the ballroom, the stairs down to the ballroom are yards away. Grateful for the rapid response, but the fact that anyone could get this far into the building was a serious problem."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (GD0B3)

168 Just put some quickie images on Tensor that some may think of a topical.

Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)

169 Who knows, maybe the sun was in his eyes, but he looks miserable. Of course he has to be locked up, but for his own sake I hope peace comes over his heart.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (n7rxJ)

It will, but only after 3 rounds of 45 ACP go through it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:44 PM (utfVc)

170 Almost everything you put on lettuce to make it edible is high calorie.
Posted by: nerdygirl

True. Iceberg lettuce is just crunchy water.

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)

171 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.

Back in 2020 the left told me anyone threatening a politician with violence was an insurrectionist that should be shot by a police officer.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (sKqQm)

172 >>> I saw the movie Eden which is about a group of crazy Germans that moved to the Galapagos islands. The lead actresses were Sydney Sweeney, Anna de Armas and Vanessa Kirby.

Then I found some pictures of the real people from the story. Uh, lets just say they were not picking actresses that looked like the original people...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:38 PM (sKqQm)

=====

So, since it Sweeney in it I had to look it up. Wiki says it had a budget of $55M. Box office was $2.5M

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (CyFyf)

173 so a JPL alumnus tried to be an assassin.
I'm guessing nobody out of SpaceX has tried this.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (gKWVE)

174 One of the unhinged marxist goons outside the hotel, holding a sign with "Death to All of Them" assaulted Katie Pavlich.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (GD0B3)

175 167 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.

If only Trump was the tyrant the Left primal screams about.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (c711F)

176 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

177 Oof. The choice of band for that third video....

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (fK5DA)

178 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

yeah...

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (GD0B3)

179 So, since it Sweeney in it I had to look it up. Wiki says it had a budget of $55M. Box office was $2.5M

I thought it was pretty good. Interestingly Sweeney comes across as the best actress of the lot not that the others were bad.

I guess people didn't want to see Jude Law nekkid though (and I agree with that part)

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (sKqQm)

180 So...a teacher.
When will we hear from the NEA?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (2WIwB)

181 Old Lay cocktail?
I love older women.

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (fK5DA)

182 Hitler executed 5K people after the July 20 plot on him.

I suspect this will lead to 0 executions.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:50 PM (sKqQm)

183 The left has been mentally unstable for years and getting worse as time goes on. I hold that the shock of an attempt on PDJT's life is, for them, less interesting than the price of gas. Discuss.
Posted by: Tonypete

Tonight many of the media were in the line of fire and were shown to be scared sh!tless for their own safety.

They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 11:50 PM (F3Dlr)

184 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.
----
Back in 2020 the left told me anyone threatening a politician with violence was an insurrectionist that should be shot by a police officer.
Posted by: 18-1
+++

The left was looking in the right direction -

not 'politician' but 'elected official' would be correct as some slice of government, however small, is vested in them as individuals, and

not immediately shot, only if need be, when being arrested for 'terroristic threatening', which is just terrorism.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:51 PM (/lPRQ)

185 167. Katie, it’s a working hotel. There are many people staying there who have nothing to do with the dinner.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (8i9fb)

186 They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).
Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026

And they took the wine off the tables on the way out. Insufferable twits. All of them.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (Dd38x)

187
Iceberg lettuce is just crunchy water.

But you wouldn't want to put it in your drink.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (Cqx++)

188 Thanks, D Squared. Love the jokes & funnies.

But never, ever Wang Chung. 😱🫣

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:53 PM (NFX2v)

189 Katie, it’s a working hotel. There are many people staying there who have nothing to do with the dinner.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (8i9fb)

she is exactly right in her observations

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:54 PM (GD0B3)

190 I wonder how many of the four shots were the shooter and what was return fire, if any?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:54 PM (zZu0s)

191 They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).
Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026

And they took the wine off the tables on the way out. Insufferable twits. All of them.
Posted by: Piper

Anything else would have been alcohol abuse.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)

192 186. Fox showed two correspondents who were toasting each other and taking selfies after they were told the evening was over.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:55 PM (8i9fb)

193
Gad, the news coverage after these events is insufferable. "Jennifer, what was going through YOUR head when this happened?"

"Well, Bill, there was that split-second where I wasn't sure, but it was really sort of surreal, thinking back to those moments at Butler and at Mar-a-Lago and wondering if it could be happening again, and then hearing the agents calling at everyone to get down and not knowing in that moment where the threat was--"

jeez, cut to some news.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:55 PM (n7rxJ)

194 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

... by their genitals.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (S/Y4j)

195 Fox showed two correspondents who were toasting each other and taking selfies after they were told the evening was over.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:55 PM (8i9fb)

Well, they're just retards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (zZu0s)

196 >>Iceberg lettuce is just crunchy water.

But you wouldn't want to put it in your drink.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Heh. Yeah, even *ice* tastes better!

Celery is crunchy water too, and some people put it in their Bloody Mary-- not me. Prefer pickled bean or pickled asparagus.

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)

197 Just put some quickie images on Tensor that some may think of a topical.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Unbuttoned collar is correct. I don't think Melania's the bolo-tie type.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (VHUov)

198 Yeah, taking the wine is just good manners... bottles already open and why allow the shooter to spoil a buzz?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:57 PM (zZu0s)

199 189. My point is, the shooter was staying in a room at the hotel. He didn’t come in off the street tonight.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:57 PM (8i9fb)

200 mikeski

LOL

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (2GVsD)

201 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.
Posted by: Anna Puma

... by their genitals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

You cannot actually suspend a man by a hook through his scrotum. It'll just tear.

Posted by: Vlad Tepes and/or Wesley Crusher at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (VHUov)

202 Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG

Read that as wenching on a tractor.
Sigh. No pics.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (2WIwB)

203
Willowed.

460 The scumbags on the left already are celebrating this:

"Well, we almost got #freebeerday. Either a brother or a sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmenship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle.

We'll never know.

Regardless, we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."

-Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)

https://tinyurl.com/47kfh4yt

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (c4pSx)

204 wait, they took the wine??! low class

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:59 PM (GD0B3)

205 My point is, the shooter was staying in a room at the hotel. He didn’t come in off the street tonight.
Posted by: Jen the original

Premeditated. Yep.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

206 Take the perp to Gitmo, on suspicion of being an Iranian agent. Waterboard him. Put his nuts in a vise. Make him sing like Zeppelin load of canaries.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (utfVc)

207 The supply of retards FAR outstrips the demand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (zZu0s)

208
DJT ought to issue her a Tommy gun and give her a tag license for Candy Ovens.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

It's time for Candy to STFU or be arrested.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (jXvKN)

209
-Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)

https://tinyurl.com/47kfh4yt
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie

He should offer a free 24-pack to anyone who can prove they voted for him.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 12:01 AM (S/Y4j)

210 What did Candy Ovens do this time?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 12:01 AM (2GVsD)

211 Make him sing like Zeppelin load of canaries.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (utfVc)

Band or airship?

Either one works.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:01 AM (zZu0s)

212 -Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)
Posted by: Sasquatch

I hate seeing breweries go out of business, but I'd raise a glass (someone else's) to this one.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)

213 You cannot actually suspend a man by a hook through his scrotum. It'll just tear.
Posted by: Vlad Tepes and/or Wesley Crusher

It's worth trying. Again and again...

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)

214 And they took the wine off the tables on the way out. Insufferable twits. All of them.
Posted by: Piper

It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.

Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (F3Dlr)

215 That beer owner, he deserves everything they wish upon others.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (2GVsD)

216 This was a rifle, not a handgun? Thats good body armor.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:03 AM (zZu0s)

217 You cannot actually suspend a man by a hook through his scrotum. It'll just tear.
Posted by: Vlad Tepes and/or Wesley Crusher at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (VHUov)

A thousand data points, or it's not proven.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:03 AM (utfVc)

218 I doubt he flew from LAX with the shotgun and pistol, so he probably was not acting alone

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:04 AM (mFhj8)

219 I hate seeing breweries go out of business, but I'd raise a glass (someone else's) to this one.
Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)

I wonder how many fire code violations are on record for that jerk's pisswater bottler?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:04 AM (utfVc)

220 ha

Nothing will happen guy is furry cuck

In that order.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:04 AM (viF8m)

221 Offering something of value, even shitty beer, for an assassination is a crime.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 12:05 AM (sKqQm)

222 Would-be assassin appears to have attended CalTech:

https://tinyurl.com/469cte8z

"A Cole Tomas Allen appears on California Institute of Technology’s mechanical engineering website page, where he appears to have been a student in about 2017. Public records show a CalTech email address for Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California."

-- https://tinyurl.com/5n7hx8fn

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:05 AM (c4pSx)

223 The supply of retards FAR outstrips the demand.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

Posted by: zombie Harlan Ellison at April 26, 2026 12:05 AM (VHUov)

224 It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM

***

No.
They will double down.
Their bosses will tell them to do so.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 12:08 AM (2WIwB)

225 I am out for the evening. Just posted something cute and non-topical to Tensor.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 12:08 AM (2GVsD)

226 @204

>>wait, they took the wine??! low class

They took the bar? They took the whole f**** bar!!!!!

--
Bluto Blutarski

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 26, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

227 Doof - I sent you a twilight zone tweet.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 12:10 AM (Dd38x)

228 Read that as wenching on a tractor.
Sigh. No pics.
Posted by: Diogenes
----------
There was some language - not the slow, sexy type, however. More crisp.

Posted by: scampydog at April 26, 2026 12:11 AM (LVaYG)

229 214. It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick

Excellent point. Reportedly, there were 3,000 people in that room when the incident occurred. Maybe it'll dawn on some who are clearly not Trump fans that when the shooter attacked, he didn't value their lives either.

---
Nite, all.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 26, 2026 12:12 AM (NFX2v)

230 Gotta be the first JPL grad involved in something like this. One of my best friend's brother is longtime friends with JPL president. Through this connection I heard not that long ago that JPL had stuck to real standards in the recent times of university idiocy, admissions idiocy in particular. And those standards have always been very high.

I just wonder if they still do the amazing pranks near graduation. My favorite was the sports car (Triumph?) disassembled, and reassembled *inside* some guy's dorm room. There was also the one where they made some dorm room into a giant fish tank, complete with fish swimming around.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (U/Byj)

231 It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (F3Dlr)

**********

I hope you're correct, but I fear that this group is so far gone that nothing will cause them to change.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (c4pSx)

232 I heard he had a shotgun, pistol and several knives

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (mFhj8)

233 The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:16 AM (mFhj8)

234 No.
They will double down.
Their bosses will tell them to do so.
Posted by: Diogenes

You are probably correct. I guess their entire persona is based on one script and one script only.

Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:17 AM (F3Dlr)

235 It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (F3Dlr)

**********

I hope you're correct, but I fear that this group is so far gone that nothing will cause them to change.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (c4pSx)

Trump derangement is a helluva disorder...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 12:18 AM (nbLIj)

236 230 Gotta be the first JPL grad involved in something like this. One of my best friend's brother is longtime friends with JPL president. Through this connection I heard not that long ago that JPL had stuck to real standards in the recent times of university idiocy, admissions idiocy in particular. And those standards have always been very high.

I just wonder if they still do the amazing pranks near graduation. My favorite was the sports car (Triumph?) disassembled, and reassembled *inside* some guy's dorm room. There was also the one where they made some dorm room into a giant fish tank, complete with fish swimming around.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (U/Byj)

*********

He was there only a year, so there has to be a story behind why he left (forced out?).

The disassembled car (it might have been a VW Beetle) was one I heard about, too, and it involved a male student who had gotten a date and didn't use the Beetle for the date (might have used the Triumph for the date - I can't remember). That's the CalTech I know from the people who graduated from there.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:18 AM (c4pSx)

237 The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!
Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:16 AM (mFhj

The thing about being a dumbass is you can't turn it off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:18 AM (zZu0s)

238 Guaranteed thought of 90% of the female attendees at tonight's soiree: "We're doing this again in 30 days? I have to find another dress!"

Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 12:19 AM (3tF5Z)

239 Oingo Boingo was genius.

Posted by: Archer at April 26, 2026 12:20 AM (wvc0i)

240 I heard he had a shotgun, pistol and several knives
Posted by: LASue

Knives? He was gonna shoot his way through a bunch of SS agents, and then stab the President to death? He really did think he was John Motherfucking Rambo?

.....thank you for making our enemies ridiculous.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 12:22 AM (VHUov)

241 ADAM-12 had an episode where students assembled a VW bug in a professor's living room.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:23 AM (Cqx++)

242 Caltech , NASA intern, then part-time teacher?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 12:24 AM (fE6HJ)

243 If you are old enough, you can remember when Springsteen was all about rock and roll and black leather jackets and 57 Chevies. His entire career consisted of simplifying his music until he sold a LOT of records. Then being deified by left wing rock critics cause he said lefty things. Lives like the 1% while pretending to be blue collar. The legendary E Street Band, his brothers? He fired them all and brought them back later when solo Brucie didn't bring in as much $$$$. One of the worst.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 26, 2026 12:24 AM (3/XaG)

244 DAM-12 had an episode where students assembled a VW bug in a professor's living room.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Was't the Bug one of the first unibodies?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:26 AM (/lPRQ)

245 242 Caltech , NASA intern, then part-time teacher?

********

It would seem that he wouldn't have been accepted into CalTech if he were white or Asian, and then found out that he didn't have the ability to keep up and flunked out.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:26 AM (c4pSx)

246 ADAM-12 had an episode where students assembled a VW bug in a professor's living room.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:23 AM (Cqx++)

IIRC, UBC engineering students suspended a VW Bug from the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (utfVc)

247
You're never gonna believe this, but Brian Stelter is praising Trump right now. Commends him for refraining from blaming the press and inviting them all to the WH for a briefing. Noted Trump's non-partisanship in his remarks.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (n7rxJ)

248 They need to let FLOTUS interrogate the guy.
10 min, no cameras, give her his knives.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (fE6HJ)

249 Was't the Bug one of the first unibodies?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:26 AM (/lPRQ)

Nope. They are not a unibody. They have a platform frame, to which the body is attached by a great many bolts. It's pretty darned easy to remove the body from a Bug.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:30 AM (utfVc)

250 Not surprising with the mangione love fest that dudes would keep trying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:30 AM (zZu0s)

251 >>The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!

They have no idea what's comiing,

To be fair, neither does that dipshit nothing willl happnen asshole.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:32 AM (viF8m)

252 .The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!
----
wait
the ballroom is to take focus off the Epstein files
which are meant to be a distraction from the UFO menace, and the fact that THEY SAVED HITLER'S BRAIN

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 12:35 AM (ZxPkt)

253 238 Guaranteed thought of 90% of the female attendees at tonight's soiree: "We're doing this again in 30 days? I have to find another dress!"
Posted by: buddhaha

Well, they probably wet the one they had on.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (0Htd1)

254 I made a pot of spaghetti for dinner. In a great display of self-restraint, I refused a second helping, and put the leftover spaghetts in Tupperware tub in the fridge for lunch tomorrow.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (utfVc)

255 Nope. They are not a unibody. They have a platform frame, to which the body is attached by a great many bolts. It's pretty darned easy to remove the body from a Bug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Only rode in one. It was a convertible. So, I guess it would have to be on a frame...

Was trying to figure out how to break a regular one down to get it in the door.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (/lPRQ)

256 Back at community college, Beetles were fun to *group lift* and turn 90 degrees within their parking spaces.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

257 Office of the First Lady@FirstLadyOffice . 4h

.@POTUS and @FLOTUS depart for the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

https://tinyurl.com/y4k6f3as

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:43 AM (jXvKN)

258 Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM

Leftist gonna leftist. Once we saw Planned Parenthood chopping up babies and selling the parts that should have been "it" for many. I don't think it gets worse than that. I really don't. Does it? Can it? What the hell is worse than that? Whatever it is it's untenable to fathom.

And yet we still have supposed half the country still advocating rabidly for them and their benefactors. There will be no change other than that which is type deleted.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 12:43 AM (vE0+H)

259 Only rode in one. It was a convertible. So, I guess it would have to be on a frame...

Was trying to figure out how to break a regular one down to get it in the door.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (/lPRQ)

Convertible Beetles have an extra reinforcing girdle around the perimeter of the frame, a steel tube about 2X3" cross-section.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:44 AM (utfVc)

260 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (n7rxJ)

How can you... why would you... I mean how do you even... on one hand I commend you, I have neither the patience nor self-control to listen to even a single thought from one of these stooges. Is it curiosity? I'm not making fun here, I'm being completely earnest. I am just so beyond giving a shit about what any of them have to say - and I guess I shouldn't be?

Then again I don't really listen to people on "my" side either. Eight months ago "my" side was purportedly Tucker and Megyn so go figure.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 12:47 AM (vE0+H)

261 Once we saw Planned Parenthood chopping up babies and selling the parts that should have been "it" for many.....
Posted by: ...

Are we sure Mengele is dead?

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:51 AM (0Htd1)

262 15 Stolen Crop-Spraying Drones In New Jersey

The GPS-guided drones can each spread 31 gallons of liquid over 15 acres in eight minutes.
--

And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

263 Not sure who the Asian gal was on Trump's left, but the soprano in this youtoob is awful purty. I'm smitten

https://tinyurl.com/383x6s54

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 12:56 AM (y5h6+)

264 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM (utfVc)

265 Re 263: I should've said go to about 1:30

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 12:58 AM (ZYF5J)

266 Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:51 AM (0Htd1)

I'm pretty sure I know where the Nazi's ended up shuffling off to.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 12:59 AM (vE0+H)

267 BTW nerdygirl hand to heart I was wondering about you yesterday - just had a thought I hadn't seen you around in a while.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:00 AM (vE0+H)

268 Old Lay cocktail?
I love older women.
Posted by: GW
---
Oh,give me an older woman
Every time, every time
Give me an older woman every time
'Cause they don't yеll
And they don't tell
And Oh, they'rе grateful as hell
So give me an older woman every time

RIP. Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill

Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 01:00 AM (3tF5Z)

269 Still wintry here. Some of the snow melted off this afternoon, and I did not have to use the snowblower. But then we had some snow flurries later, and a little of that has stuck. But the extreme high winds are gone; just a little breezy. Maybe 29 out right now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:01 AM (utfVc)

270 Jeez
The British sounding announcer on Fox seems to want everyone he talks to to have a stiff drink.
I like this guy!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 01:02 AM (2WIwB)

271 Scott Jennings@ScottJenningsKY . 3h

LIVE ON CNN NOW - @kaitlancollins confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
--

We're CNN, we always get it right.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:03 AM (jXvKN)

272 a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
----------

Did not seem correct to me that the fucker was alive. But we'll see.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:04 AM (vE0+H)

273 Oh he IS alive. Nevermind

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:05 AM (vE0+H)

274 No, I have not had anything to drink tonight, why do you ask

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:05 AM (vE0+H)

275 Nope. They are not a unibody. They have a platform frame, to which the body is attached by a great many bolts. It's pretty darned easy to remove the body from a Bug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
------
Classic Dune Buggy:
Get Beetle, remove body. Add some sorta-go-fast parts to engine.
Drop fiberglass body onto it.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 01:07 AM (3tF5Z)

276 Have any networks started with the whole "Trump needs to tone down his rhetoric" shtick yet?

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:08 AM (Giz+5)

277 So, is he alive or is he dead? I refuse to turn on CNN to find out. Of course, if he's dead, that just saves the taxpayers money. And thanks to wimp liberals, if he survived and got convicted, we probably wouldn't be allowed to strap him into Ol' Sparky.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 01:11 AM (0Htd1)

278 248 They need to let FLOTUS interrogate the guy.
10 min, no cameras, give her his knives.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
---

Put your hand on the table.
Put your other hand on the table.
Colin, I have one more knife,
tell Melania what you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:12 AM (jXvKN)

279 267 BTW nerdygirl hand to heart I was wondering about you yesterday - just had a thought I hadn't seen you around in a while.
Posted by: ...

I'm still around quite a bit.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (0Htd1)

280 Stop finding a reason to not vote,

Vote. Get loud.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (viF8m)

281 Melania is old school slav.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (jXvKN)

282 It’s cute that Newark and other Leftists think young people vote. (I voted in my first election when I was 18. But even then I was an outlier.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (pKv0r)

283 280 Stop finding a reason to not vote,

Vote. Get loud.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (viF8m)

It’s easier to sit around and whine all day.

Posted by: Defeatists at April 26, 2026 01:14 AM (pKv0r)

284 I'm still around quite a bit.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (0Htd1)

Oh ok that's good. I don't know what made me think of you. Anyway hope things are well

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:14 AM (vE0+H)

285 No, he's not dead. There are pics of him handcuffed on the floor. Links in this thread. It's confirmation that CNN is total bs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:15 AM (jXvKN)

286 Classic Dune Buggy:
Get Beetle, remove body. Add some sorta-go-fast parts to engine.
Drop fiberglass body onto it.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 01:07 AM (3tF5Z)

Cut 14.5" out of the platform frame just ahead of the point on the center tunnel where it begins to widen at the rear. Cut the tunnel square across, but the floor pans should be "vee cut". Rear cut goes from the cut point on the tunnel back diagonally to the pan corner, and front cut is made parallel to that. Result is the pan edges line up almost perfectly for welding.

I learned this because I have a half-finished dune buggy in my shop, and I did the frame cut this way, and it turned out almost perfect.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:15 AM (utfVc)

287 276 Have any networks started with the whole "Trump needs to tone down his rhetoric" shtick yet?
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:08 AM (Giz+5)

I’m waiting for their calls for increased “common sense gun safety laws”. As well as the day when I will crawl away.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:15 AM (pKv0r)

288 Classic Dune Buggy:
Get Beetle, remove body. Add some sorta-go-fast parts to engine.
Drop fiberglass body onto it.
Posted by: buddhaha

===

Hindsight...

JC Whitney catalog.
Seems you could build a whole jeep or bug from their parts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:16 AM (/lPRQ)

289 Flour, sugar, chocolate and cookies are all PLANT-BASED!!!

Posted by: People who cannot use really big words like vegetarian at April 26, 2026 01:17 AM (pKv0r)

290 Malaria Is Still Endemic In 80 Countries zerohedge
--

Know why is all over those coutries?
They banned DDT.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:17 AM (jXvKN)

291 LIVE ON CNN NOW - @kaitlancollins confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
-- -----

dead/undead
formerly dead
he was dead, but then he got better

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:17 AM (ZxPkt)

292 264 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM (utfVc)

Her initials are MAO.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:18 AM (pKv0r)

293 LIVE ON CNN NOW - @kaitlancollins confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
-- -----

So, he's in the same state as the truth at CNN - unsure.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 01:19 AM (S/Y4j)

294 Are we sure Mengele is dead?
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:51 AM (0Htd1)

PATHETIC HARMLESS VICTIMS LEFT TO DIE
RANCID ANGEL OF DEATH FLYING FREE

Posted by: Slayer at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (pKv0r)

295 Could it be there were two shooters, one alive, and one dead?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (utfVc)

296 J,C.Whitney is long gone. --- No joy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (jXvKN)

297 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (utfVc)

I've been wondering that.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 01:23 AM (Vvh2V)

298 Her initials are MAO.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:18 AM (pKv0r)

Thing is, that DM article shows her stalking down the sidewalk like Godzilla on a mission for, what? To get her nails done. To make her look "pretty". For a couple hundred bucks, no doubt. She could put a smile on her face for $0, and look a lot prettier.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:24 AM (utfVc)

299 One of my brothers called, upset about the latest attempt on PDJT's life. I calmed him down, told him to give thanks to God for preserving our president, then we chatted a while... of course, the subject of our libtarded sister came up. (She has shunned us, due to differing political views and has made no secret of her wish for his @ss@ssin@tion)

Asked bro: "Should we send her a sympathy card?"

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

300 Tired of reading comments on the assassination thread.

Remarkable how much repetition there is. Horde mind, I guess.

My last comment had an unclosed italics, but apparently some COB fixed it. I was about to get in the barrel, but decided to escape back here to say my goodnites.

Amazing sometimes how this all-text forum communicates so much without video or pix. All we get is
Words
https://youtu.be/cvKmh_jWC5c

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - an everlasting smile at April 26, 2026 01:25 AM (y3Pql)

301 Not sure who the Asian gal was on Trump's left
Posted by: 496

From the previous thread:

the woman in the white dress is Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Assoc. and she works for CBS News.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

Posted by: mikeski is helping! at April 26, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

302 J,C.Whitney is long gone. --- No joy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (jXvKN)

I checked. They still exist, but seem to be kind of a mashup of Rock Auto, JEGS, and Harbor Freight.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:26 AM (utfVc)

303 278 248 They need to let FLOTUS interrogate the guy.
10 min, no cameras, give her his knives.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

---

Getting burnt is more painful. Give her an iron.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 26, 2026 01:27 AM (IurJ0)

304 Her initials are MAO.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:18 AM (pKv0r)

December 24, 2009
"Mao Zedong ....... found his way onto one of the ornaments adorning the official White House Christmas tree.

The first lady’s office, which is responsible for the display, says that the ornaments were decorated by outside community groups - and that it was unaware it was Mao in the picture."

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:27 AM (vE0+H)

305 I remember visiting the J.C. Whitney retail outlet in Illinois, in maybe 1983. It was massively unimpressive.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:28 AM (utfVc)

306 The crack jOuRnAlISts at MS Now are stressing that it is impossible to determine if the armed lunatic was on a mission to assassinate Trump and kill everyone else he could and that we must wait for eXpErTs to tell us what really happened.

Sigh.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 26, 2026 01:28 AM (A35Uv)

307 They could have started the investigation of Cole as he lie there on the floor by peeing on him. They could talk to him, gently, advising him that this is the most respect he will receive and to prepare himself to give accurate information.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:30 AM (jXvKN)

308
How can you... why would you... I mean how do you even... on one hand I commend you, I have neither the patience nor self-control to listen to even a single thought from one of these stooges. Is it curiosity? I'm not making fun here, I'm being completely earnest.

Posted by: ...

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

lol see my #193. I got bored and thought I'd see what their talking heads were up to.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:30 AM (n7rxJ)

309 I’m waiting for their calls for increased “common sense gun safety laws”. As well as the day when I will crawl away.
Posted by: Cow Demon

If you insist!

https://youtu.be/qF9AARpa_o0

Posted by: mikeski is waiting to be disciplined at April 26, 2026 01:31 AM (VHUov)

310 250 Not surprising with the mangione love fest that dudes would keep trying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:30 AM (zZu0s)

All they have to do is not die, and then just wait for the next Democrat President to give them a full pardon, a medal, and an offer to roll over and settle for $MM if they sue.

/sarc... or is it?

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 01:32 AM (Sy6m/)

311 287 276 Have any networks started with the whole "Trump needs to tone down his rhetoric" shtick yet?
...
I’m waiting for their calls for increased “common sense gun safety laws”. As well as the day when I will crawl away.

LIBs. What Price their Vision?

Cowardly LIBs quivering under the table clutching their
stress blankies -- not one LET's ROLL! Not one, capable of Opposing Evil because it is Evil, of upholding Good for being GOOD.

LIB America250/FAIL:
"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."

First into the bunkers, not because they Value their own Lives but rather to displace someone else who does.

LET'S GO BRANDON!
END LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY (and their Civilizaiton) FOREVER.
https://iran.liveuamap.com/

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 01:32 AM (5xzSl)

312 It's tiresome these people speaking out in favor of violence and murder. Aggressively advocating the murder of another human being must be against the law.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:33 AM (jXvKN)

313 The crack jOuRnAlISts at MS Now are stressing that it is impossible to determine if the armed lunatic was on a mission to assassinate Trump and kill everyone else he could and that we must wait for eXpErTs to tell us what really happened.

Sigh.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions.

If it wanted to just kill random people with no real intent beyond that then it would have just put on a dress and attached a school.
Or do you really believe it thought it was just going to shotgun some balloons at a random wedding party or whatever was going on that day? Like a clown, at a kids party, being funny?

Pure propaganda for others with TDS so they too can pretend that they are also stupid and confused.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:35 AM (/lPRQ)

314 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:30 AM (n7rxJ)

Ah

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:36 AM (vE0+H)

315 305 I remember visiting the J.C. Whitney retail outlet in Illinois, in maybe 1983. It was massively unimpressive.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
--

It was the catalog, that huge catalog full of ...everything. Dreams.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:37 AM (jXvKN)

316 It was the catalog, that huge catalog full of ...everything. Dreams.

Posted by: Braenyard

I am disappointed that I never got my 'curb feelers'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:38 AM (/lPRQ)

317 It was the catalog, that huge catalog full of ...everything. Dreams.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:37 AM (jXvKN)

You got that right!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:38 AM (utfVc)

318 Not to be outdone by CNN the WSJ publishes:

According to the Wall Street Journal, the shooter at tonight’s White House Correspondents Dinner had a rifle and a magazine, per eyewitness accounts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:39 AM (jXvKN)

319 The shooter was from CA. How'd he get a gub in DC?

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:40 AM (z9zfD)

320
Ah
Posted by: ...

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

Strictly anthropological.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:41 AM (n7rxJ)

321 Right now, in a windowless subterranean conference room in Falls Church VA, DNC operatives are fabricating the spin that they will roll out Sunday re: the latest attempt on Trump's life.

By Monday the would-be assassin will be a MAGA type Zionist transphobe, and Trump will have brought this shit on himself.

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:42 AM (ZxPkt)

322 The shooter was from CA. How'd he get a gub in DC?
Posted by: 496

Indiana en route.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:43 AM (/lPRQ)

323 Strictly anthropological.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:41 AM (n7rxJ)

Would rather it be archaeological, IYKWIM

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:43 AM (vE0+H)

324 According to the Wall Street Journal, the shooter at tonight’s White House Correspondents Dinner had a rifle and a magazine, per eyewitness accounts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:39 AM (jXvKN)

LOL I assume it was The Economist

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:44 AM (vE0+H)

325 And ah now, for something entirely different:

https://tinyurl.com/j6na99a7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:50 AM (jXvKN)

326
Would rather it be archaeological, IYKWIM
Posted by: ...

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

Heh, with a specialty in extinct cultures.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:50 AM (n7rxJ)

327 Hasan Piker: "KiII the motherf*ckers. Let the streets soak in their red, capitalist bIood!"

3 days ago, the NYT promoted him

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:53 AM (jXvKN)

328 The shooter was from CA. How'd he get a gub in DC?
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:40 AM (z9zfD)

I can tell that you're a lovely person, who never had the need or desire to do something dreadful.

Should the need ever arise, it's generally easiest to have all the necessary tools placed ahead of time, or at least have someone ready to hand them off to you once you reach your destination.

You could also just drive across country with it, but you run the risk of getting pulled over by cops in small towns who don't like out of state plates, have quotas to fill, etc. Or you could get into am accident.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 01:54 AM (Vvh2V)

329 And ah now, for something entirely different:

https://tinyurl.com/j6na99a7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:50 AM (jXvKN)

When a fish grabs your thigh, like a real handsy guy,
That's Remora!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:54 AM (utfVc)

330 Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 01:54 AM (Vvh2V)
--

Spot on.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:05 AM (jXvKN)

331 313 The crack jOuRnAlISts at MS Now are stressing that it is impossible to determine if the armed lunatic was on a mission to assassinate Trump and kill everyone else he could and that we must wait for eXpErTs to tell us what really happened.
...
If it wanted to just kill random people with no real intent beyond that then it would have just put on a dress and attached a school.
Or do you really believe it thought it was just going to shotgun some balloons at a random wedding party or whatever was going on that day? Like a clown, at a kids party, being funny?
...
Pure propaganda for others with TDS so they too can pretend that they are also stupid and confused.

Even as Wave after Wave of (T)error appear over the horizon as so many luftwaffe during the battle of britain LIBs will continue to deny their point of origin, or even that we could possibly know the intent of each pilot -- even as they shriek and demand that we not only sponsor our Adversaries, but actively Defend them as well...

LET'S ROLL.
LET'S GO BRANDON.
https://iran.liveuamap.com/

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 02:05 AM (5xzSl)

332 Tammy - it's the 'hand-off' scenario I was contemplating. I wonder if this guy had help.

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 02:07 AM (VXC2z)

333 It's time to say goodnight. Glad the president and all are OK. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:07 AM (jXvKN)

334 327 Hasan Piker: "KiII the motherf*ckers. Let the streets soak in their red, capitalist bIood!"

3 days ago, the NYT promoted him
Posted by: Braenyard

He'll be a keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 02:10 AM (c711F)

335 334 327 Hasan Piker: "KiII the motherf*ckers. Let the streets soak in their red, capitalist bIood!"
...
3 days ago, the NYT promoted him
...
He'll be a keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention.

...when the filth of all their corruption foams up around their waists the LIBs will all look up and cry out: SAVE US!

And Trump will whisper. NO.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheBotchmen

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 02:14 AM (5xzSl)

336 Perhaps of interest:

tinyurl.com/8v92wr8e

Was the WHCD sh00ter licensed? Were either of his weapons registered?

/s

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)

337 Oh, not licensed, but "permitted"...

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

338 That's a long drive from Torrance to DC with firearms.

https://shorturl.at/eLhwO

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:17 AM (Fbc0I)

339 Oh, I missed the movie thread, between weeding the yard and then the journoliars' dinner shooter.

>> 59 So many books I would love to see as movies. But the process of turning them into a screenplay would harm a bunch of them. (If for no other reason than a lot of interior dialogue that couldn't easily be re-written as external dialog.)
Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (fK5DA)

I see what people like Skyebrows are doing with GenAI, and admittedly he or she does music videos, but I think that going from that to movies would mostly be a matter of scale. With no cameras, no crew, not even voice actors, any difference in kind would be in the style, not the tools. Maybe a more elaborate workflow would be called for to keep a larger and more sophisticated project moving to completion, but it's not a category error like the difference between shooting a Rihanna music video and a Transformers movie.

So, I think that it won't be long until we see actual full-length movies made by ordinary people like us, who just really like a story and can imagine what it should look and sound like, but have neither the skills nor the inclination for wrangling a cast and crew.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 02:23 AM (Sy6m/)

340 338 That's a long drive from Torrance to DC with firearms.
https://shorturl.at/eLhwO

LET'S ROLL.
Even as the cowardly libs run for cover.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

"Let's roll" the colloquialism that has been used extensively as a command to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. They were the last recorded words of passenger Todd Beamer on board United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks in 2001, before he and other passengers attempted to storm the cockpit and retake the plane from the hijackers. The slogan subsequently became a battle cry for American forces during the war on (T)error

Why?
Citizenship is not a birthright; it is a status earned

"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 02:26 AM (5xzSl)

341 I think that it won't be long until we see actual full-length movies made by ordinary people like us...
Posted by: SciVo

Looking forward to that! Especially movies that don't preach any emo-dei-woke horsecrap.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)

342 It’s a good thing that fkr didn’t work for C4 test prep.

Posted by: NC Ref at April 26, 2026 02:39 AM (/2Diw)

343 Way too early to get up
See Ace put up a post atv10pm

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:48 AM (Ia/+0)

344 Glad this nut utterly failed to hurt anyone. Makes it easier to smirk at the thought of all the correspondents & muckamucks in their luxurious finery and elitist extended-pinky attitudes diving desperately for the dirt. It is to chortle.

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 26, 2026 02:53 AM (FfDOh)

345 342 It’s a good thing that fkr didn’t work for C4 test prep.
Posted by: NC Ref at April 26, 2026 02:39 AM (/2Diw)

He doesn't seem very bright. I could picturing him trying to hack his way through interior walls to get at the ballroom, wondering why a claymore doesn't just punch through like he thought it would.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 02:55 AM (Sy6m/)

346 Haha, Cat came in for his midnight snack-- a bit wet! It's not raining. Neighbors down the road must have turned on their irrigation system.

Frost advisory tonight. Hope there's no damage to neighbors' system.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)

347 I'm dropping clauses. I could picturing him trying to hack his way through interior walls with a Scottish two-handed sword to get at the ballroom, wondering why a claymore doesn't just punch through like he thought it would.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 02:56 AM (Sy6m/)

348 Well, 0100 here. Time to hit the sack. Night, Horde. So very happy that no decent people were harmed by the Democrat would-be assassin.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (utfVc)

349
Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM

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What is that image on the right where he's apparently bound up and naked on the floor with cops in the background? Is it real?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (bpEIk)

350 Glad this nut utterly failed to hurt anyone. Makes it easier to smirk at the thought of all the correspondents & muckamucks in their luxurious finery and elitist extended-pinky attitudes diving desperately for the dirt. It is to chortle.
Posted by: Late Night Lurker

It will be especially funny to see how they twist into knots, with some saying how *scary* it was, and others saying how "it was just a loud noise and nothing to be afraid of." LOL

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:01 AM (rdVOm)

351 What is that image on the right where he's apparently bound up and naked on the floor with cops in the background? Is it real?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (bpEIk)

Yes, that is real. Released by Trump. They stripped him naked in case he was wired or hiding a bomb. Standard practice.

Also, humiliation.

Dude is a failure in so many ways, it's hard to keep count.

Only a person who graduated from teachers college would think he could run past the Secret Service these days. I suspect he is a bit upset they didn't shoot his ass dead.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:02 AM (DwqWV)

352 What is that image on the right where he's apparently bound up and naked on the floor with cops in the background? Is it real?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (bpEIk)

Yeah, I thought that odd, but my guess is they stripped him down. Said he was carrying a long gun, pistol and several knives. Keep digging until you stop finding stuff?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:03 AM (zZu0s)

353
180 So...a teacher.
When will we hear from the NEA?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM

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The California Teacher's Union will insist that he get his pension while he's in prison. I'm not making this up, that's what they do.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:04 AM (bpEIk)

354 😁JQ. &🩵

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 26, 2026 03:05 AM (FfDOh)

355 So, his plan was to shoot and kill any guards outside the room, break into the room and then shoot Trump while dodging fire from the agents IN the room?

This seems like a retarded plan.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:06 AM (zZu0s)

356 183 Tonight many of the media were in the line of fire and were shown to be scared sh!tless for their own safety.

They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).
Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 11:50 PM (F3Dlr)

Hoping you are right.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:07 AM (8NTVk)

357 Oh, this is just priceless. I asked the search engine 'assassination attempts by president:
The United States has seen numerous assassination attempts on its presidents, ranging from the early 19th century to the present day. Notable attempts include those on Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. Ronald Reagan was the only sitting president to survive an assassination attempt, while Donald Trump endured two attempts in 2024. These incidents highlight the dangers faced by the president of the United States and the various methods used by those seeking to change the government's policies.

Me: wtf?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:08 AM (zZu0s)

358 >>The California Teacher's Union will insist that he get his pension while he's in prison. I'm not making this up, that's what they do.
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Asset forfeiture. Take his pension and use it to fund Secret Service. LOL

And send this asshoe to Gitmo for.. questioning.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)

359 355 So, his plan was to shoot and kill any guards outside the room, break into the room and then shoot Trump while dodging fire from the agents IN the room?

This seems like a retarded plan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

But in the movie reel in his head, it was a fool proof plan!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 03:20 AM (c711F)

360 This seems like a retarded plan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:06 AM (zZu0s)

Teacher's college. Nuff said.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:21 AM (DwqWV)

361 >>>These incidents highlight the dangers faced by the president of the United States and the various methods used by those seeking to change the government's policies.

Me: wtf?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

>Make no mistake, the IRGC has made attempts to get Trump. Payback is a bitch. It's personal, not some wild cowboy dance hall party brawl over a chick.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:23 AM (Fbc0I)

362 181 Old Lay cocktail?
I love older women.
Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (fK5DA)

We like older women too.

THE KIND YOU FIND SIX FEET UNDERGROUND.

Posted by: Slayer at April 26, 2026 03:33 AM (pKv0r)

363 Hakeem Jeffries can say he wants "maximum warfare everywhere.All the time."

Wasn't Sarah Palin condemned for talking about targeting congressman and saying reload?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:34 AM (biEYB)

364 359 355 So, his plan was to shoot and kill any guards outside the room, break into the room and then shoot Trump while dodging fire from the agents IN the room?

This seems like a retarded plan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

But in the movie reel in his head, it was a fool proof plan!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 03:20 AM (c711F)

*Could* have got "lucky"?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:36 AM (8NTVk)

365 51 It appears that no one at the party knew shots were fired until someone yelled shots fired. You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (jXvKN)

That's the event entertainer Oz Pearlman engaged in a mentalist reveal.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (8NTVk)

366
264 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM

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She truly is the entitled, resentful, lantern-jawed image of her mother. I'm expecting great things, by which I mean small stupid things, from her.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (eQ0fC)

367 Pixy's up! (at https://ai.mee.nu)

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:39 AM (8NTVk)

368 Finally can sit down and do a nightcap.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:39 AM (snZF9)

369 Howdy, Bers! Hope ya had a fun jam tonight

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)

370 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM

Shit man, even a resting bitch face is horrified at that one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:41 AM (snZF9)

371 Howdy, Bers! Hope ya had a fun jam tonight

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)

Actually, it was pretty good.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:42 AM (snZF9)

372 She truly is the entitled, resentful, lantern-jawed image of her mother. I'm expecting great things, by which I mean small stupid things, from her.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (eQ0fC)

How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:44 AM (DwqWV)

373 Malaria O-zero:

youtu.be/oIAkRVBS-0U

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm)

374 She truly is the entitled, resentful, lantern-jawed image of her mother. I'm expecting great things, by which I mean small stupid things, from her.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (eQ0fC)

How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:44 AM (DwqWV)

He's no match for the wookie gene.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:46 AM (snZF9)

375 How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?
Posted by: tcn in AK

That's not quite fair-- we don't know their real dad.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:47 AM (rdVOm)

376 December 24, 2009
"Mao Zedong ....... found his way onto one of the ornaments adorning the official White House Christmas tree.

The first lady’s office, which is responsible for the display, says that the ornaments were decorated by outside community groups - and that it was unaware it was Mao in the picture."
Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:27 AM (vE0+H)

There’s nothing to do in the White House but eat, sleep,and shit.

Posted by: Mao at April 26, 2026 03:47 AM (pKv0r)

377 363: Sarah Palin has been condemned for absolutely everything. Because.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 03:49 AM (pKv0r)

378 262 15 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

https://archive.is/nT4eV

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:50 AM (8NTVk)

379 The Obamas are a family of no-talent grifters on the taxpayers' dime.

Have they invented the cure for cancer? Solved climate change? Soaring rhetoric has not solved the homeless problem or world hunger. Have they improved race relations?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:52 AM (Fbc0I)

380 312 It's tiresome these people speaking out in favor of violence and murder. Aggressively advocating the murder of another human being must be against the law.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:33 AM (jXvKN)

It’s immoral, and that’s fine, for it shows you who to avoid at all costs. Let them speak out. Then stay the hell away. Above all, do not give them any political power.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 03:53 AM (pKv0r)

381 from the Malia article:

The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (8NTVk)

382 How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?
Posted by: tcn in AK

Sorry. You're right anyway-- I found a pic of their dad:

tinyurl.com/y84cb4wh

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)

383 from the Malia article:

The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (8NTVk)

What tradition? A loin cloth and a bone in her fucking nose? She dresses like half the chicks out there in her generation.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:58 AM (snZF9)

384 Welp, it's late.

Good night, horde.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:58 AM (rdVOm)

385 Barry Soetoro is Angela Davis with a bathhouse membership card. Commies need some loving too.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 04:10 AM (Fbc0I)

386 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:31 AM (8NTVk)

387 383 from the Malia article:

The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (8NTVk)

What tradition? A loin cloth and a bone in her fucking nose? She dresses like half the chicks out there in her generation.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:58 AM (snZF9)

Whoa. They presumably meant 'flouted', but that would have been false, so they... accidentally got it right? Two wrongs canceled, and despite themselves, they correctly noted that she 'flaunted' a stereotypical look.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 04:32 AM (Sy6m/)

388 387 383 Whoa. They presumably meant 'flouted', but that would have been false, so they... accidentally got it right? Two wrongs canceled, and despite themselves, they correctly noted that she 'flaunted' a stereotypical look.
Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 04:32 AM (Sy6m/)

HA!

flaunt
verb
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance: newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity.
• (flaunt oneself) dress or behave in a sexually provocative way.

flout
verb [with object]
openly disregard (a rule, law or convention): these same companies still flout basic ethical practices.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:35 AM (8NTVk)

389 usage
Flaunt and flout may sound similar but they have different meanings.

Flaunt means ‘display ostentatiously,’ as in ‘tourists who liked to flaunt their wealth’, while flout means ‘openly disregard (a rule or convention),’ as in ‘new recruits growing their hair and flouting convention’.

It is a common error, recorded since around the 1940s, to use flaunt when flout is intended, as in ‘the young woman had been flaunting the rules and regulations’

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:37 AM (8NTVk)

390 387 383 from the Malia article:
The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops
...
What tradition? A loin cloth and a bone in her fucking nose? She dresses like half the chicks out there in her generation.
...
Whoa. They presumably meant 'flouted', but that would have been false, so they... accidentally got it right? Two wrongs canceled, and despite themselves, they correctly noted that she 'flaunted' a stereotypical look.

https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO
jokerized: LET's put a SMILE on the that FACE!

https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO-SoSerious
unJokerized: Which is more Frightening?

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsChickenRun
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-OBAMA-theBirdie
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBInsurgentsEmerge

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell
There will be NO PEACE as long as (Charlie) KIRK LIVES! -- Klingon Ambassador, lib'ing out.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 10:04 AM (E/JIZ)

391 This ONT shouldn't have been called D Squared. It should have been called Double D. You know, two big boobs.

Posted by: BufordGooch at April 26, 2026 02:23 PM (ZoHZd)

Another Democrat Inspired Assassin Attempts to Kill Trump; Trump And All Innocents Appear Safe and Unharmed, and the Left-Wing Assassin Apprehended

ANOTHER LEFT WING ASSASSIN ATTEMPTS TO KILL TRUMP

Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
BREAKING: As five (5) shots rang out at the rear of the ballroom of the White House Correspondents' Assoc. Dinner, First Lady Melania Trump quickly ducked under the dais before President Trump could be pulled down by Secret Service, and Speaker Mike Johnson's wife Kelly hid under her table as Johnson's security detail whisked him out of the ballroom before circling back later for Mrs. Johnson ... developing ...

If I understand this, the left-wing Democrat assassin attempted to get into the White House Correspondents Association dinner, and was stopped at the magnetometers, which detected his gun. I guess he pulled out the gun and was shot by Secret Service agents.

Erika Kirk was present.

I will pop the ONT back up above this after a while.

🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: President Trump has been SAFELY EVACUATED from the White House Correspondents Dinner, per sources

You can hear shots ring out in this video

A shooter opened fire in the LOBBY -- the shooter is DEAD

This is absolutely INSANE

LEFTIST VIOLENCE MUST END! pic.twitter.com/GB1eUXN8kx
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 26, 2026

The psychopath left is doing what they did after the Butler assassination -- pretending it was just "loud noises" that TACO Trump got a-scared by.

JUST IN: CNN�s Wolf Blitzer says he was just feet away from the White House Correspondents dinner shooter, says he was thrown to the ground by a police officer.

�It was a very, very serious weapon, he starts shooting.�

�I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was� pic.twitter.com/6ajscWy7Q9
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 26, 2026

He actually did the "Trump startled by loud noises" thing again. https://t.co/8M30foeNIF
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 10:01 PM

Comments

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1 Trump

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (l26NL)

2 Weekend Ace!

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:02 PM (y171U)

3 Flaming skull time?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (y171U)

4 Live from New York, it's Saturday Night ACE.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)

5 Not so good evening.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (GD0B3)

6 Trump should be making a statement about now.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (GD0B3)

7 Watch Melania's shocked reaction in the above video.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (y171U)

8 He said 30 minutes.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (GD0B3)

9 Odds it's a tranny?

Posted by: Dr. T at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (lHPJf)

10 Assassin is in custody. Alive.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (GD0B3)

11 How long before CNN says it's another distraction from Epstein.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (vE0+H)

12 From Nick Sortor on X:

This is awful.

Erika Kirk was seen running through backstage at the WHCA Dinner, in tears, saying "I just want to go home."

The amount this poor woman has endured these past seven months is horrible.

I'm sure this just brought all those emotions right back...

Pray for her.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (CNl8/)

13 Fooking Hell!??

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (wVcYX)

14 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

15 7 Watch Melania's shocked reaction in the above video.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (y171U)

I know. Her's and Erika's. God bless and keep them safe. And turn the hearts of those bent on evil to repentance and life in Christ.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (wLjpr)

16 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

He's better than Schroedingers Cat, a real slippery one.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (wVcYX)

17 "Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
2m
SCOOP:

Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

He is now in custody."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (GD0B3)

18
He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

___________

Schroedinger's Assassin

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (tgvbd)

19 Thank you Lord that President Trump is safe.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (+QijZ)

20 9 Odds it's a tranny?
Posted by: Dr. T at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (lHPJf)

---------

My money's on DeNiro or Cher.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (JkO4W)

21 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

More proof that the venerable "24-hour rule" is always prudent.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (ceJ0R)

22 0hour1 has been dealing with groypers for awhile and is wondering if it's one of them. Although national socialism might well count as left wing at this point.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

23 Again, the confusion. Shooter dead. Shooter in custody. Shooter assembling a rifle in a side room.

That aside, this shit is becoming truly frightening. Again and again, slowly ratcheting toward chaos.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)

24 As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (YW20U)

25 Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

Huh. Loomer bats above .500 but not far above .700. So, we'll see.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (gKWVE)

26 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)
---
Schroedinger's Assassin

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (gnNyN)

27 @LauraLoomer
2m
SCOOP:

Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

He is now in custody."
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (GD0B3)

how does she get such good information so quickly?

other than looking and being amazing....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (nsSpm)

28 Although national socialism might well count as left wing at this point.

That's the thing, it's a collectivist ideology which means it was left wing to start with.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)

29 On the bright side, I didn't have to leave a tip.

Posted by: Jake Tapper, Investigative Journalist and Gumshoe at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (JkO4W)

30 Although national socialism might well count as left wing at this point.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

🔫👨‍🚀

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (vE0+H)

31 I'm grateful that President and First Lady Trump are safe and unharmed, as well as the other WHCD guests.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (wVcYX)

32 From FBI

"The FBI Washington Field Office's National Capital Response Squad has responded to a shooting at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The subject is in custody"

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (GD0B3)

33
As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

It should go to a "homeless" shelter.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

34 Well, since Wolf Blitzer was 'saved' at the dinner, the real story will be gun violence v. another assassination attempt. And, didn't Trump brag he made D.C. safe?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (NFX2v)

35
DemSocs want to kill their perceived enemies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (tgvbd)

36
It should go to a "homeless" shelter.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

_____________

Several have opened just now, all at the same address.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (tgvbd)

37 Trump will be speaking soon. All networks covering this.

One local Detroit station CBS is covering this.
One Secret Service guy hit in vest.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Sco7b)

38 I expected an ONT and shit happens.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (YlWIZ)

39 No more Republican POTUS events at the Hilton Assassination Ballroom.

The WH ballroom construction must go to ram speed.

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (FCPbW)

40 remember when Trump's plan for a "mic drop" moment at the dinner was leaked a few days ago? Incoming demand for a more secure (completely gilded in platinum) ballroom at the taxpayers expense!

I don’t give a shit about any of these people, put my game back on. ABC had to give a “special report” for 10 minutes. Talking about “we will give updates”. Update these nuts.

the next 24 hours is going to be "fucking leftist violence!" trash when it could have been anybody, since people fucking hate trump with the heat of a thousand suns, and you could come up with a hundred different kinds of people who would want to do this, including lots of maga people.

He threatened to kill an entire civilization, so it is tough to narrow the field.

Did they lower another flag and place some ketchup on his ear for good cause? 🤣

No one is buying this except MAGA, who are right now probably blaming a liberal. Probably banking on another false flag to stoke up more hate and rile their base for the rapidly-approaching midterm bloodbath.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ycI94)

41 Loomer has contacts at the highest level, and she is a very good at what she does.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (GD0B3)

42 so the left once again proving that they fully support the bill of rights, for them only...

time for short ropes and shorter drops....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (nsSpm)

43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV)

44 14 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

Schroedinger's Assassin ...

Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (3sXRv)

45 I know. Her's and Erika's. God bless and keep them safe. And turn the hearts of those bent on evil to repentance and life in Christ.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (wLjpr)

God Bless Erika and Melania. You are a better person than I, Moki. I want the evil ones dead. They can work it out with God later. I know, I'm not a good person, who will work it out with God. I hope He forgives my hatred for the evildoers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (7JD9w)

46 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

More proof that the venerable "24-hour rule" is always prudent.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (ceJ0R)

There is an old intelligence saying that goes back to the time of the Hittites...
The First Report Is Always Wrong.
No different today.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (2WIwB)

47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

48 DemSocs want to kill their perceived enemies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (tgvbd)

Maybe we stop fucking around and start throwing them from helicopters.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (snZF9)

49 DemSocs want to kill their perceived enemies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (tgvbd)

It's worse than that. They want to kill everyone.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (vE0+H)

50 ok, hold on to your hats..

"Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
40s
SCOOP:

The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (GD0B3)

51 43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV

Sadly, he's had enough practice.

By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

52 No one is buying this except MAGA, who are right now probably blaming a liberal. Probably banking on another false flag to stoke up more hate and rile their base for the rapidly-approaching midterm bloodbath.

---------

The Big Brains of the Left are already at work.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (JkO4W)

53 47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

you are asking the right question. he got too close.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (GD0B3)

54 17 "Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
2m
SCOOP:

Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

He is now in custody."
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (GD0B3)

Who paid for the assassin to travel from CA to DC?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (y171U)

55 Put the shooter through a wood chipper on live TV. Record his dying screeches, and sell as ring tones.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (utfVc)

56 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV)

The old one of the guy running at him in 2016 with a gun is incredible. He's up on stage and just stares the guy down - they did these laser eyes memes of him but honestly he didn't need the lasers. He is one tough sonofabitch.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vE0+H)

57 didn't Trump brag he made D.C. safe?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (NFX2v)

yeah, didn't the shooter know that DC is a gun free zone?

why didn't he follow the law....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (nsSpm)

58 As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

It should go to a "homeless" shelter.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

When I was in the army one time I pulled KP and multiple deuce and a half trucks returned from the field with huge amounts of chow and we were ordered to throw it all away. I was outraged…. I stuffed my face while we threw the vast majority of it away

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (ugElV)

59 The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

---------

SPLC funded?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (JkO4W)

60 The real story is how Wolf Blister survived a Trump assassination attempt.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vFG9F)

61 47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

The shooter didn't get in, they stopped him in the lobby.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (+QijZ)

62 That’s a very hot blonde reporterette.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (q1qnK)

63 ‘Cole Tomas Allen —Come on Down.!’

Old Sparky

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (FCPbW)

64 ...

It's true the Left want many to die. They killed 5 friends with COVID-19 Wuhan. And want me and my peeps dead.

Self defense, anyone?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (u82oZ)

65 It appears that no one at the party knew shots were fired until someone yelled shots fired.

You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (jXvKN)

66
God Bless Erika and Melania. You are a better person than I, Moki. I want the evil ones dead. They can work it out with God later. I know, I'm not a good person, who will work it out with God. I hope He forgives my hatred for the evildoers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (7JD9w)

I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

67 What if there was a big ballroom at the WH itself?

naaaahhhh...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2Ez/1)

68 51 43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV

Sadly, he's had enough practice.

By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

***

Guaranteed re-election!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)

69 "you could come up with a hundred different kinds of people who would want to do this, including lots of maga people."
----------------------

Uh huh. Go with that.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (vE0+H)

70
This can't keep happening.

There need to be arrests of all the people, esp media types and politicians encouraging and promoting the assassination of the President.

Lock'em up and throw away the key.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (iJfKG)

71 Sadly, he's had enough practice.

By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

Can I place a bet on which firearm he selects?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (YlWIZ)

72 Apologies to Hadrien and Perfesser

I should have socked it as Amy Schumer

Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (3sXRv)

73 I saw a wider shot and thought the woman in the whitish dress next to Trump was Usha Vance and my heart dropped.

From Ace's video up top it's definitely not her, maybe Speaker Johnson's wife? Either way, I'm glad no one got hurt.

Except the would-be shooter. Eff that guy.

Posted by: pookysgirl really means that last line at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (Wt5PA)

74 Ok.... Tranny, or Iranian?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (mP0Kj)

75 Cripes. WTAF?

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (N8ZBc)

76 WaPo is going with loud noises as well.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (q1qnK)

77 Maybe we stop fucking around and start throwing them from helicopters.

Serviced, fueled and ready!

Posted by: Pinochet Airlines at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (ceJ0R)

78 Was his social media pre-scrubbed? This is very very fast for an identification.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (vE0+H)

79 Dang it. There's info on all three threads! Which one is the most current?

Glad to hear everyone's safe.

Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

80 By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

that would be epic

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (nsSpm)

81
Wait. Did some Leftard on Reddit just mockingly say "probably a liberal"?

The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (JkO4W)

82 By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

***

Guaranteed re-election!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)

Needs lessons from Denny Crane...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (mP0Kj)

83 Washington Hilton

same place they tried to kill Reagan

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)

84 Re-election? He can pull a Willie Brown. Call himself President Emeritus and just hang around.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (YlWIZ)

85 Thank God (and security) President Trump, VP Vance, their families and Cabinet are safe. Prayers that any plan against them will fail.

This is why I pray for the above every night since the election. Rats cornered and scared are the most dangerous.

Thankful no one injured except the rabid gunman and let us hope security will be tighter as they study how this could happen.

Maybe Olberman can change his wording since Wolf Blizer said it was a gun.

Those commenting evil on sites can't be changed. They soak in evil, bitterness and anger.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (WONhk)

86 43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV)

Sometimes, I think he's just given his life up to God, and has no fear because of it. He will be protected, or he won't. He's got a job to do, and God's will be done.

Thank you, Lord, for protecting this man.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (h7ZuX)

87 Our jeans have lots of ballroom...

Posted by: Duluth trading at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2Ez/1)

88 CNN to their credit are the only ones with a headline saying shot fired. The rest of the msm is loud noises or “security incident”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (q1qnK)

89 So tonight we have Schroedinger assassins and Schroedinger AoS threads!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (ugElV)

90 wrong names were raised at Butler, wrong names were raised at UVU... Cole Allen might be a wrong name

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (gKWVE)

91 The real story is how Wolf Blister survived a Trump assassination attempt.
Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vFG9F)

Wolf Blitzer can fu*kin" blow me.
What a jerk.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (2WIwB)

92 Is Candace Owens blaming Erika Kirk yet?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (CNl8/)

93 ‘Cole Tomas Allen —Come on Down.!’

Old Sparky
Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (FCPbW)

firing squad is an option again....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (nsSpm)

94 CNN new blurb says 'dinner interrupted'

nothing about 'shots fired'

some people did some things

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (ZxPkt)

95 CNN to their credit are the only ones with a headline saying shot fired. The rest of the msm is loud noises or “security incident”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (q1qnK)

Going with the anti-gun angle and probably that it was the same people who threw bleach on Jussie's sandwich.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (vE0+H)

96 This is why I do wish that Trump was just 10% of the Tyrant they accuse him of.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)

97 "It was a very, very serious weapon."

So, not a Glock.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (JMFJW)

98 If this is the correct Cole Allen from Torrence, California (who has been identified as the shooter in custody), he was Teacher of the Month for December 2024:

https://tinyurl.com/35kcja56

72-hour rule is in effect, so who knows if this is true or not.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (c4pSx)

99 Shooting Suspect Made Perilous Cross-Country Journey Under Trying Conditions

Posted by: Headline Editor at the BBC at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (JkO4W)

100 Candace Owens blaming Erika Kirk yet?
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (CNl8/)

No silly. It was the Jews of course.
- Candy O

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (q1qnK)

101 Melania is so DONE with this shit.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (2Ez/1)

102 I wonder if any journos in the ballroom shit their pants when the shots went off….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (ugElV)

103 Apologies to Hadrien and Perfesser

I should have socked it as Amy Schumer
Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (3sXRv)
-----
Horde mind is a beautiful thing...

Though when you think about it, a "Schroedinger's Assassin" could actually be *terrifying* in reality.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (gnNyN)

104 Again and again, slowly ratcheting toward chaos."

Spain, 1930s...

Buy ammo

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (XuXeR)

105 He actually did the "Trump startled by loud noises" thing again.

==

oh please, all the reporters were diving under the tables, told to do so by Secret Service

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (GD0B3)

106 Daily wire is saying a SS agent was shot in the chest and is fine

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (ubCxQ)

107 90% of the people in that ballroom despise PDJT.

90% of the people that took the tickets at the door despise PDJT.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (y171U)

108 C'Span has to keep cutting off the Democrat caller line.

These fucking insane rabid trash are all going on already how it was staged, just like Butler donchaknow.

I don't like to hate but Lord give me serenity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (tUP1A)

109 Yeah I wouldn't rely on almost any info coming out now. Only a % of official statements, probably. We'll know when we know. Not due to deliberate misrepresentation, but due to the usual fog of war.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (U/Byj)

110 Neighbors say Cole Allen was just turning his life around...

Posted by: Local Torrance, CA media at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

111 Beloved Teacher Driven To Attempt To Save Democracy

Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (vFG9F)

112 The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

---------

Financed personally by Netanyahu

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (JkO4W)

113 101 Melania is so DONE with this shit.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (2Ez/1)

If Baron was there.... stand by for the Wrath of Mom.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (mP0Kj)

114 95 CNN to their credit are the only ones with a headline saying shot fired. The rest of the msm is loud noises or “security incident”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (q1qnK)

Going with the anti-gun angle and probably that it was the same people who threw bleach on Jussie's sandwich.
Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (vE0+H)

Don’t know what the network is doing I have t had cable for 10 years. The web article was just facts. It’s weird, it’s CNN but they’re actually doing journalism.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (q1qnK)

115 I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

116 Our jeans have lots of ballroom...
Posted by: Duluth trading at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2Ez/1)

Totally off topic
Duluth has some great stuff.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB)

117 Senator Chris Murphy is a terrible thing to waste...

.... but fuck it, let's waste him anyway.

Posted by: Ken at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Dv8sh)

118 I forget who it was that was encouraging some "bold action" against Trump at this dinner. But this is what the left does.

They call on their crazies to rise up and commit crimes against conservatives, then act surprised when Their Crazies act on their demands (while promising some glorified attention for their crazy's "noble" acts).

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (vbXSk)

119 If this is the correct Cole Allen from Torrence, California...

It would sure suck to be him if it isn't correct.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (vTZFs)

120 One thing can still be true: Sean Hannity is an old fool who should retire before his dementia takes full control.

@LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC

Posted by: gKWVE, great American at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (gKWVE)

121 Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

We need to focus on her carefully.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (Y8DZL)

122 Cut & paste fail

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (JkO4W)

123 Re election? President Emeritus Trump might put a yuge security detail of about 20 big guys in matching wigs and spray tans all dressed alike when he goes out, all strapped. Strapped bigly.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (YlWIZ)

124 Kari Lake and Greta Van Susteran both said on Newsmax that nobody was checking IDs or even tickets. They just held up the ticket and were waved in.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (DYstD)

125 Cole Allen, a teacher at C2 Education, of Torrance, CA. C2 "provides students with a clear roadmap to their dream college, including tutoring, test prep, and college counseling."

For real??

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (NFX2v)

126 Freeze this post right now and come back to.it in a couple of weeks.
Whatever is "being reported" right now is guaranteed to be at least 50% incorrect.
In a couple of weeks we can have a serious discussion.
.
.
.
Cancel that. This is the Horde. A couple of weeks won't improve things.
As you were.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (3tF5Z)

127 Security was shit. Again.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (GD0B3)

128 I noticed no fat chick SS agents this time around. Burly dudes with big guns instead.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (q1qnK)

129 Think Usha and Vance were on the floor. Saw a woman that looked like her being evacuated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (jXvKN)

130 Fuck all leftists. They are despicable creatures.

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

131 then act surprised"

Pretend to act surprised.

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (XuXeR)

132 If this is the correct Cole Allen from Torrence, California...

It would sure suck to be him if it isn't correct.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (vTZFs)

Yeah, it's possible, I guess, that the shooter stole the identity of an innocent person.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (utfVc)

133 The entire Left has come out with a unified message that it was staged.

Would be nice if for once the Right could have a unified message.

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (6Uni8)

134 @LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC

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Does he have a cat?

Posted by: E. Schrodinger at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (JkO4W)

135 Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.
He is now in custody."
Posted by: runner

Who paid for the assassin to travel from CA to DC?
Posted by: Joemarine

Que?

Posted by: an SPLC lawyer with a paper shredder at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

136 Maybe there was a second spitter (shooter… noisemaker… whatever)…. Behind the magnetometer, on the groovy carpet….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (ugElV)

137 RFK on X: "Not this shit again."

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (l26NL)

138 Ok, probably a little too early for humor but this one has a kernel of truth in it:

"Impossible to solve this case. Thousands of journalists in the room. Everyone a suspect."

https://tinyurl.com/mw9bts93

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (c4pSx)

139 Teachers, man.

http://tiny.cc/mje2101

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (JMFJW)

140 56 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

On Reddit, that's absolute proof he knew if was coming, and therefore a false flag event.

81 Wait. Did some Leftard on Reddit just mockingly say "probably a liberal"?

The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

It's all part of the standard Leftist response plan. Deny, deflect, obfuscate, move goal posts, and finish by saying straight white men commit the most mass shootings, and ultimately, we need more common sense gun control.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (ycI94)

141 Our jeans have lots of ballroom...
Posted by: Duluth trading at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2Ez/1)

Much needed and appreciated!

Posted by: AC / DC at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (wVcYX)

142
That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

I'm using the Enduring Word Commentary (online) of Matthew 5,6, and 7, if that helps! I'm so sorry for the pain you have been through.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (wLjpr)

143 We need to focus on her carefully.
Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (Y8DZL)

She seemed happy to be there. Probably not a democrat.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

144 C2 is a private franchised tutoring company.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (2Ez/1)

145 "It would sure suck to be him if it isn't correct."

Actually might suck to be Loomer if she's the first to use his name and it turns out to be incorrect.

Thousands of years ago there weren't instant alleged IDs of perps in infamous incidents. Of course there was no web. And there were, incredibly, standards.

Wonder if the defamation suits that have lately had some success (for public figures) might start to swing the pendulum back a bit.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (U/Byj)

146 People keep making excuses for the left's penchant for killing us. And Trump. And anyone associated with him.

That probably needs to stop.

Even if it means, you know.... doing that to them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (jehhT)

147 115 I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

***

I am a veteran of three wars. I can say that while I have hardened my heart against my foes, I have never hated them. They have been men, no different from myself, who have had a job to do, and the chips fell where they may.
It is a tough business, but I continue to believe I have fought for a cause that is just, and pleasing in the sight of the Lord.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (2WIwB)

148 Schrodinger's Assassin?

Anyway. This will be a test of Kash Patel's mastery of the FBI "ham-and-eggers." Can he get them to do their damn job This time? instead of wiping the scene clean like in Butler, Pa.?

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (reMys)

149 If it’s staged is Wolf Blitzer in on it?

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (q1qnK)

150 The SS agents on stage might’ve been big and burly but the security cordon was a joke

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ugElV)

151 I stuffed my face while we threw the vast majority of it away
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (ugElV)

They sent it to hog farms. They moved a 20 yard dumpster every day from my unit in basic. I often pondered it as an escape route.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (G4ajv)

152 we need more common sense gun control.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (ycI94)

Between this, the teacher sexual assaults on students, and trans grooming, I think we need common sense treacher control

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (wLjpr)

153 Yeah, it's possible, I guess, that the shooter stole the identity of an innocent person.

Doesn't even have to be that. It's not exactly John Smith but in a country of 350M-ish people, it could still be the right name but the wrong guy.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (vTZFs)

154 I noticed no fat chick SS agents this time around. Burly dudes with big guns instead.
Posted by: Heroq
--

One DS had his hand on his holstered pistol at the ready, then he noticed his compadres had them in hand, yeah, dip shit, now's a good time to have it in your hand.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (jXvKN)

155 That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

I keep leaning more Old Testament now..

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (mP0Kj)

156

And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (Cqx++)

157 Some outfit in Texas made an absolutely beautiful 1911 out of meteorite iron, dedicated to President Trump. Maybe he should accept that, and begin carrying it, in a nice tooled-leather belt holster.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (utfVc)

158 Are the tables bulletproof? Duck and cover? Please

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (YlWIZ)

159 Neighbors say Cole Allen was just turning his life around...
Posted by: Local Torrance, CA media at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

Re CNN boilerplate : :Allen’s mother says there is no way her boy could be an assassin

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (FCPbW)

160 A teacher from Cali takes a gun all the way to DC?

That's a long trip in an electric car. Lots of charging stops.

And this "college prep" teacher wasn't smart enough to realize he wouldn't get anywhere near the President, when he started by going Leeroy Jenkins from outside the perimeter?

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

161 The old one of the guy running at him in 2016 with a gun is incredible. He's up on stage and just stares the guy down - they did these laser eyes memes of him but honestly he didn't need the lasers. He is one tough sonofabitch.
Posted by: ...

Need a list of every assassination attempt.
I'd post it poster size at work.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (/lPRQ)

162 127 Security was shit. Again.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (GD0B3)

The would-be assassin couldn't even get into the venue.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (JMFJW)

163 112 The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"
---------
Financed personally by Netanyahu
Posted by: Cicero

👍

Posted by: Candace Owens at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (ycI94)

164 So the White House Correspondents Dinner is not a Gun Free Zone?

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (77rzZ)

165 What, Hannity? I'd rather read what his cat has to say than what he does. Hannity does not deserve a single head skritch

Posted by: gKWVE, great American at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (gKWVE)

166 Was there a sloped roof in this ballroom?

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y4H1r)

167 73 I saw a wider shot and thought the woman in the whitish dress next to Trump was Usha Vance and my heart dropped.

From Ace's video up top it's definitely not her, maybe Speaker Johnson's wife? Either way, I'm glad no one got hurt.

Except the would-be shooter. Eff that guy.
Posted by: pookysgirl really means that last line at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (Wt5PA)

Pookysgirl, the woman in the white dress is Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Assoc. and she works for CBS News.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

168 Kari Lake and Greta Van Susteran both said on Newsmax that nobody was checking IDs or even tickets. They just held up the ticket and were waved in.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (DYstD)

It makes sense that these things happen where there is poor security, so it is unscientific to wonder how the Demofag knew the security would be poor. But it is worth wondering about.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (vE0+H)

169 Despite this being first reports, the Horde has a pretty nice batting average betting leftist....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (Sco7b)

170 Be great to have his travel funded by NEA, and then we close that nest of vipers down.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (u82oZ)

171 "Impossible to solve this case. Thousands of journalists in the room. Everyone a suspect."

https://tinyurl.com/mw9bts93
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (c4pSx)
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Even Agatha Christie couldn't figure this one out...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (gnNyN)

172 >56 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
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not his first time

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (ZxPkt)

173 Neighbors say Cole Allen was just turning his life around...
Posted by: Local Torrance, CA media at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

Re CNN boilerplate : :Allen’s mother says there is no way her boy could be an assassin
Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (FCPbW)

Did Melania bully Cole Allen?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (wVcYX)

174 25-30% of this country dreams of being the next Tyler Robinson, but even better and awesomer.

Trump's odds are bad.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (BI5O2)

175 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I wished for a 50 ton anvil to fall upon her.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

176 C2 is a private franchised tutoring company.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Another Quality Learing Center?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (l26NL)

177 Was it an electric gun?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (Cqx++)

178 Post should have been named ASSASSINATION BOOGALOO TWO: THE ENSTOMPENING!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (JkyaL)

179 Hokey Pokey, I'd opt for the late Brother Colonel Khaddafy/Qadhafi/Kadafi/Qhadaffi's female Cuban bodyguards. Pretty hot. Reminded one of "girls of the IDF". Pretty sure they shrunk fit their pants, like many IDF females do.

There's a story involving hot IDF females, a future congressman, Yitzhak Rabin, and myself.

I can say no more!

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (U/Byj)

180 158 Are the tables bulletproof? Duck and cover? Please
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (YlWIZ

If they'll defend us against us against nuclear weapons, guns are child play...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (Sco7b)

181 sidenote to the Secret Service:

no more Presidential events at the Washington Hilton

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (ZxPkt)

182 Has Boasberg changed his beach towel yet?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (YlWIZ)

183 The entire Left has come out with a unified message that it was staged.

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (6Uni

Shocker. See 11.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (vE0+H)

184 This is starting to be way too much. I don’t know what the answer is, I sure wish I did.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (p4NUW)

185 Was it Owens, Fuentes or Cucker who did this?

I feel badly this happened as I am not a warped, hate filled Dimocrat.

At least 3 pregnant women there, including the Press Secretary. I can't imagine.

I then thought of Data Republican, who just got in the WH Press Corps. She's deaf and it was probably worse for her (altho she's very brave).

Too many high profile WH Cabinet members there, which used to be normal before 2024 and demonic hatred. We can't lose any of them. Please protect them, Lord.

For years I prayed for evil and corruption in our country to be revealed. It has been and the cornered rats are lashing out.

Please, if you pray, pray for them all daily. For a shield of protection for health and safety, and that all plans against them fail.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (WONhk)

186 Cole Allen - austere Leftist scholar who was turning his life around to become an aspiring rapper?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (2GVsD)

187 We will find out that this guy's husband had no idea about what was going on.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (vFG9F)

188 Narrative will shift from "Trump startled by loud noises" to "Trump so senile, he did not realize shots were fired".

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (vbXSk)

189
175 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I wished for a 50 ton anvil to fall upon her.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

I don't think diving under the table and hiding behind the tablecloth counts as running, but I'm not a "journalist."

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (wLjpr)

190 Daily wire is saying a SS agent was shot in the chest and is fine
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
===

If you are expected to catch a bullet shielding the President a little body armor is a good thing.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)

191 I don’t know what the answer is, I sure wish I did.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (p4NUW)

You do. We all do.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:32 PM (vE0+H)

192 Kash Patel can’t get the ham n eggers to do their job because he’s constantly inebriated — The Atlantic

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:32 PM (ugElV)

193 Yeah, moki. I don't know wtf has happened to teaching here. Just a big pdf scene.
They got rid of the male teachers because they said too many of us were perverts. That might well have been true at the time, I'm not here to defend us. But one thing the men did, it seems, was to keep the womens' eyes off the kids.
Now the men aren't there and the women teachers are nasty.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)

194 If you are expected to catch a bullet shielding the President a little body armor is a good thing.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)

Might I suggest something made of Mithril

Posted by: Bilbo Baggins at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (3sXRv)

195 mikeski, lol

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (U/Byj)

196 So the White House Correspondents Dinner is not a Gun Free Zone?

I guess not. It is, however, a professional ethics- and brain-free zone.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (Riz8t)

197 Security detail rotation? Humor, hot, don't even think about it, market conditions? Flounder said it, "This is going to be great!"

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (YlWIZ)

198 I’m very glad Trump wasn’t injured , but I’m very disappointed that the shooter couldn’t even manage to hit any of the presstitutes in attendance. Another failed product of today’s educational system.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (JkyaL)

199 Was an umbrella man in the background?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (wVcYX)

200 Don't know whose prayer this is, but it seems appropriate:

God, grant me patience. Because if you give me strength, I'm going to need a lot of bail money.

Posted by: Wenda at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (OMTEK)

201 MS Now

AP: Officer shot in BULLET-RESISTANT vest, expected to be ok.

Trump on now.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (Sco7b)

202 PDJT speaking now

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (y171U)

203 The worst job on the planet finally replacing Assistant Crack Whore - Secret Service for a Republican president.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (vE0+H)

204 So today is the day I decided not to stop drinking WTH hell is going on

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (ubCxQ)

205 67 What if there was a big ballroom at the WH itself?

naaaahhhh...
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2Ez/1)

Nom for comment of the thread.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (G4ajv)

206 I suppose to survive as a male teacher in CA you have to be a self-castrated mentally ill wokie.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (gKWVE)

207 This says a lot about our country doesn't it? How many times are they going to try and take Trump out? Maybe we should give up and let the deep state run this country. Because anyone with any sense would not want to take this job anymore. If you don't play ball with the deep state they are determined to get rid of you one way or another. Makes me sick what these assholes are capable of doing. Tear up our Constitution and let the assholes run the country. A decent person does not have a chance against them.

Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (pvf3X)

208 I thought potus and the VP weren’t supposed to be in attendance at events like this together.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (q1qnK)

209 >Cole Allen - austere Leftist scholar who was turning his life around to become an aspiring rapper?

Posted by: Anna Puma
----

'Quiet guy, kept to himself, we're as shocked as anybody...'
Do you think he meant to kill the President?
'Oh absolutely'

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)

210 Piper

They have no worth in life, thanks Leftists for pushing evil, so they figure that by becoming a martyr for their cause their life will finally have some value.

Hitler Jungen or Red Guard. Kamikazes are less radical.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)

211 Go to Trump't Truth Social - he posted the assassin's pic.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (GD0B3)

212 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I wished for a 50 ton anvil to fall upon her.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

Most reporters use shorthand and in shorthand, EXIT looks like DANGER to them.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)

213 No comment. For now.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (GD0B3)

214 It was staged. The SS agent is playing along. So is Wolf Blitzer.

I guess?

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (q1qnK)

215 > This says a lot about our country doesn't it? How many times are they going to try and take Trump out?
----

once or twice a year, looks like

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (ZxPkt)

216 Cole Allen WHCD shooter
https://tinyurl.com/3r9d2sb3

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (VPPG8)

217 Was an umbrella man in the background?
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (wVcYX)

No, but I thought I saw someone smoking on the grassy knoll behind the table.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

218
QUACK

Posted by: Ducks for Trump at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (b3Yos)

219 Trump speaking now.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (GD0B3)

220 120 One thing can still be true: Sean Hannity is an old fool who should retire before his dementia takes full control.

@LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE

The shooter is undead? Well hell, just send a low level Cleric or Druid, and take care of it. A mid level Fighter would work too. (Haven't played D&D in decades. Is it still a thing?)

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (c711F)

221 As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie
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They never even got to.the salad. The hotel staff is going to.eat like kings tonight, and the Doggie bags are going to be fabulous.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (3tF5Z)

222 California legislature to vote to repeal lower capacity magazine law in 3, 2, 1...

Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (a992C)

223 121 Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

We need to focus on her carefully.
Posted by: Auspex

I was wondering that too.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (c711F)

224 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I suppose that's true for some values of danger, e.g. a Chinese hooker or a Thai ladyboy.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (Riz8t)

225 How many times are they going to try and take Trump out?
----

How many ya got?

Posted by: Johnny Strabler at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (vE0+H)

226 CA needs an enema.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (GD0B3)

227 If you are a Lvl 8 Cleric and you cast Turn Undead on the Democrat Party, will they all turn to dust?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (2GVsD)

228 I wamt the press corps sitting behind President Trump at every rally from now on.

That's the new seating arrangement. Deal with it...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (Sco7b)

229 196 So the White House Correspondents Dinner is not a Gun Free Zone?

I guess not. It is, however, a professional ethics- and brain-free zone.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (Riz8t)

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DC has some of the country's strictest gun laws. I refuse to believe this happened. I REFUSE!!!!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (P1YPV)

230 Interesting suggestion:

https://tinyurl.com/4kj85sfc

Trump declares that he's exercising his Constitutional power under A2,S3 to convene both houses of Congress on 'extraordinary Occasions' and kept there until they fully fund all of DHS and the Secret Service.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (c4pSx)

231 129 Think Usha and Vance were on the floor. Saw a woman that looked like her being evacuated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (jXvKN)

I forgot she's pregnant, too. Prayers for all of them.

Security obviously screwed up. However, at least tall SS men ran towards President Trump and got them out in seconds.

I love that he wanted the show to go on...yeah, there's a dead guy outside but let's do this!

This is why we need that ballroom,eh?

Melania's face broke my heart. What they have done to save the USA is beyond my understanding.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (WONhk)

232 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (q1qnK)

233 Trump is calling out the Californian shooter. So, +1 for Loomer.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (gKWVE)

234 I wonder if the Dems will use this as another reason to try to impeach Trump.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (JkO4W)

235 Did all this transpire before or after Trump had the opportunity to strip the bark off those self-important a-holes?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (Riz8t)

236 President Trump flees stage as gunshots fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner as security situation unfolds in DC

"Flees"
- AOL

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)

237 Melania is so DONE with this shit.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026

***
She should start packing heat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (+2QQb)

238 124 Kari Lake and Greta Van Susteran both said on Newsmax that nobody was checking IDs or even tickets. They just held up the ticket and were waved in.
Posted by: Jordan61

IF this is true, the SS needs to be burnt to the ground and rebuilt. It's broken. IF true. 72 hour rule applies here.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (c711F)

239 Keep this up Leftoids and you are going to get a Pinochet style Reichstag Fire.

And you won't like it a bit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (2GVsD)

240
208 I thought potus and the VP weren’t supposed to be in attendance at events like this together.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (q1qnK)

The rule I believe is that at least one high ranking cabinet member must always be elsewhere.
Otherwise the Pres and VP could never appear at events together, and we don’t mandate that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (JkyaL)

241 I bet his colleagues will make jokes behind Wolf's back.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (P1YPV)

242 57.
yeah, didn't the shooter know that DC is a gun free zone?

why didn't he follow the law....
Posted by: SturmToddler

I appreciate your response. I was being sarcastic regarding the mainstream press & wasn't clear.

...the real story will be
And...

My apologies. And you are also right that regardless of what the press decides to report, at the very minimum the law was broken with DC a gun-free zone.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (NFX2v)

243 Shooter in custody looks like Cole Allen of Torrence, CA.

Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (c4pSx)

244 @LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE

*lights Miracle Max beacon*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (0aYVJ)

245 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)

246 219
QUACK
Posted by: Ducks for Trump at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (b3Yos)

HONK!!!

Posted by: I Got Goosed at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (JMFJW)

247 The shooter is undead? Well hell, just send a low level Cleric or Druid, and take care of it. A mid level Fighter would work too. (Haven't played D&D in decades. Is it still a thing?)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (c711F)

I haven't played in forever either but have the books downstairs.

They're great resources for fantasy.

President Trump is done speaking. It's nice to see a US President not being guided off the stage....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (Sco7b)

248 There are posts from "journalists" on X bragging about how they were not going to attend the dinner because Orange Man Bad.

It will never occur to them that they are the ones creating an environment where shooters feel justified in trying to assassinate rightwing figures.

Posted by: Thatch at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (i0077)

249 Sick Simper Tranny!!!

Posted by: Furry Theater kid shooter at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (47/pr)

250 Posted by: raimondo at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (OqW9T)

look at the turd in the punch bowl showing up....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (nsSpm)

251 I wonder if the assassin was dressed as Helen whats-her-name, the short ugly woman who used to be a WHCA reporter before she died.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (S/Y4j)

252 Wolf Blister lost on Jeopardy, he was always light in the brains department.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

253 Has Boasberg changed his beach towel yet?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

No,
But he has issued a decree to release the 'alleged' assassin and return his firearms to him pending a proper investigation.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (/lPRQ)

254 246 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM

========

Mayor BowWowWow,

How did he get the gun into the District of Corruption?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (2Ez/1)

255 245 @LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE

*lights Miracle Max beacon*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (0aYVJ)

Video shows him lying down in cuffs, but he is moving.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (mP0Kj)

256 Gonna be fun to watch as the insane conspiracy theories unfold. It will be The Jews did it, or it was staged, or Trump was shot and he died and there’s a body double now or the Democrat teacher is a patsy and it was really the KKK because they’re mad at Trump for supporting Israel or maybe it’s Vance staging a coup.

Gonna be wild.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (q1qnK)

257 239 Concur.

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (N8ZBc)

258
***
She should start packing heat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (+2QQb)

I’m visualizing her with a sweet little derringer tucked inside a garter way up high on the inside of her thigh….

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (JkyaL)

259 retardo needs a visit from the MIB

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (gKWVE)

260 at MSNOW

Trump evacuated after security incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (ZxPkt)

261 Why did the shooter take his shirt off? It's a black tie affair, no way he'd blend in.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (wLjpr)

262 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)

Indiana, of course!

Posted by: Fat Ill-annoy gov at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (1Ff7Z)

263 JUST IN: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer says he was just feet away from the White House Correspondents dinner shooter, says he was thrown to the ground by a police officer.

“It was a very, very serious weapon, he starts shooting.”

“I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was shooting. And of course, the first thing that went through my mind, is he trying to shoot me?”

This also just in: Richard Blumenthal has verified Wolf Blitzer's account, and says he too was under heavy fire but took out an entire NVA battalion with his shrimp fork.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (Riz8t)

264
look at the turd in the punch bowl showing up....
Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (nsSpm)

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He's from the Special Olympics of commenting

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

265 148 Schrodinger's Assassin?

Anyway. This will be a test of Kash Patel's mastery of the FBI "ham-and-eggers." Can he get them to do their damn job This time? instead of wiping the scene clean like in Butler, Pa.?
Posted by: Beverly

That happened under the Barak O'Bidens watch.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (c711F)

266 Kash is drunk. Hegseth never made it. Also drunk. Markwayne Mullin is a dumb Okie. Trump wants them to try out that new fed firing squad death penalty on the shooter, even if he's dead.

This is CNN

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (gm9Sb)

267 Kash doesn't look drunk, so of course the Atlantic story was a lie.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (y171U)

268
Let's just forget Hakeem Jeffries said it was war with Trump last week.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (Y8DZL)

269 OMG!
Wolf Blitzer was kidnapped by the SS and incarcerated in the men's room, surrounded by other strange men he did not personally know who might abuse him because he heard gun shots from a 'very large' assault weapon that was pointed at him personally. Did he pee his pants?

Posted by: John at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (0DsdP)

270 Treat anyone flying out of CA as if they were terrorists.

Prove you’re not. Then you may enter the rest of the US

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (A5RD0)

271 “I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was shooting. And of course, the first thing that went through my mind, is he trying to shoot me?”

This also just in: Richard Blumenthal has verified Wolf Blitzer's account, and says he too was under heavy fire but took out an entire NVA battalion with his shrimp fork.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (Riz8t)

And Hillary was there dodging sniper fire?

And of course, AOC was threatened as well...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (mP0Kj)

272 I wonder if the Dems will use this as another reason to try to impeach Trump.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (JkO4W)

For the crime of not being dead? I think they already did that one.

Posted by: Johnny Strabler at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (vE0+H)

273 The left better shut u about the ballroom now.

Also, some dumb girl rushed the presidents limo after the shots. Wearing a kaffiyah.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (p4NUW)

274 Shooter in custody looks like Cole Allen of Torrence, CA.

Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (c4pSx)
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Looks like a fucking asshole to me.

Posted by: mrp at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (rj6Yv)

275 A teacher? How can this be!!??

As a profession, many aren't comporting themselves very well lately.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (Kyh8Y)

276 MBLOW
Trump evacuated after security incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (ZxPkt)

Stay beyond the Neutral Zone.

Posted by: the Klingon Empire at Praxis at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (gKWVE)

277 I always remember when Herman Cain called Wolf Blitzer "Blitz" at the GOP debate.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (CNl8/)

278 Kash is drunk. Hegseth never made it. Also drunk. Markwayne Mullin is a dumb Okie. Trump wants them to try out that new fed firing squad death penalty on the shooter, even if he's dead.

This is CNN
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM

========
And Vance is a hillbilly!

Posted by: Media at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (2Ez/1)

279 47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

------

Was the secret service in the right spot? Any DEI hires?
Glad the SS agent was wearing a vest.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (7cpPc)

280 Trump should declare the White House Corrsepondents’ Whatever-It-Is a terrorist organization.

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (77rzZ)

281 yeah, didn't the shooter know that DC is a gun free zone?

why didn't he follow the law....
Posted by: SturmToddler

I appreciate your response. I was being sarcastic regarding the mainstream press & wasn't clear.

...the real story will be
And...

My apologies. And you are also right that regardless of what the press decides to report, at the very minimum the law was broken with DC a gun-free zone.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (NFX2v)

oh no, you were clear. I should have added a /s tag.

the idiots on the left always talk about needing more laws, well, this fuck nugget knew about the law.

and crossed state lines... -_-

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (nsSpm)

282 It would be funny if Apple TV's show "The Savant" got canceled yet again, because of this third assassination attempt. Can you imagine all the left-wing Karens who would melt down? Karmic justice perhaps.

In all seriousness, I bet this California teacher was a guest of one of those reporters with severe TDS.

Posted by: Tracy at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (r5YQN)

283
Has Boasberg changed his beach towel yet?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

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

Or has he ordered everyone including the shooter back into the hotel to try again?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (n7rxJ)

284 Wolf Blitzer was kidnapped by the SS and incarcerated in the men's room, surrounded by other strange men he did not personally know who might abuse him because he heard gun shots from a 'very large' assault weapon that was pointed at him personally. Did he pee his pants?
Posted by: John at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (0DsdP)

If so, the stain would be at the rear.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

285 275 A teacher? How can this be!!??

No students to 'date' tonight....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (Sco7b)

286 Of course the media is going to lie, they are lying about an illegal alien attacking a woman with young daughter in San Antonio, TX.

The vermin hit the mother and started to eat the little girl's face. Bystanders restrained the scum while the mother yelled for the attacker to be shot and killed.

In many of the mainstream reports there is no mention that the goblin is an illegal alien or that he chewed the face of a little girl.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

287 I put the Colors out tonight after it was confirmed that the would be, could not. Because enough a holes in my area would've been celebrating had he succeeded. 🇺🇲

Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (a992C)

288 There are posts from "journalists" on X bragging about how they were not going to attend the dinner because Orange Man Bad.
---
Or because they knew there was going to be shooting.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (MSrAy)

289 “I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was shooting. And of course, the first thing that went through my mind, is he trying to shoot me?”
--------------------

LMFAO

My GOD....... yeah he's there for you Wolf. Some crazy MAGA mad at ObamaCare. Fuckin turd, please do feel free to fuck off and disappear up your own ass with your bullshit any time

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (vE0+H)

290 "Cole Allen crossed state lines!!!"

That needs to be stated.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (2GVsD)

291 started to eat the little girl's face.

When does THAT get fun?

Posted by: Jayne Cobb at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)

292 The elderly former journalist Taylor Lorenz was there tonight, networking and wearing a black mask.

A BLACK MASK!!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (stb/C)

293 Judge Boasberg has ordered the paddy wagon to turn around and release California Man.

Posted by: Delurker at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (gtcuf)

294 Interesting suggestion:

https://tinyurl.com/4kj85sfc

Trump declares that he's exercising his Constitutional power under A2,S3 to convene both houses of Congress on 'extraordinary Occasions' and kept there until they fully fund all of DHS and the Secret Service.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
===

AND force them to adjourn afterwards so he can ramrod all his nominees through.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (/lPRQ)

295 Blitzer is a furry. Pass it on.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (gKWVE)

296 Remember when the Atlanticc published that story about war crimes in Iraq that was all lies?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (2GVsD)

297
Go to Trump't Truth Social - he posted the assassin's pic.
Posted by: runner

Now a judge will throw out the case.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (Cqx++)

298 233 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

299 My GOD....... yeah he's there for you Wolf. Some crazy MAGA mad at ObamaCare. Fuckin turd, please do feel free to fuck off and disappear up your own ass with your bullshit any time

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To be fair, if you did your job like Wolf Blitzer does his, it's a reasonable assumption.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (JkO4W)

300 Blitzer pissed he missed a free meal.

Posted by: Archer at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (wvc0i)

301 He's from the Special Olympics of commenting
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

nah, even they have standards

this kid couldn't get hired next to the dumpster behind the 7-11 at the airport....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (nsSpm)

302 Breaking: new poll shows the shooter at 28% in the California gubernatorial primary.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (q1qnK)

303 Assoc Press:

WATCH: Law enforcement agents escort President Trump after security incident

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (ZxPkt)

304
Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm
Posted by: Sasquatch

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

Shirtless? Did the cops strip him to make sure he didn't have any other weapons?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (n7rxJ)

305 Wolf in Dallas Texas in 1963: "Oh no - is he here for ME???"

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (vE0+H)

306 Trump is right about why he's such a target. They go after impactful presidents. Lincoln, JFK

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (+QijZ)

307 hooter in custody looks like Cole Allen of Torrence, CA.

Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
===

He looks... Italian?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

308 181 sidenote to the Secret Service:

no more Presidential events at the Washington Hilton
Posted by: Don Black
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That's where Reagan was shot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (jXvKN)

309 Reuters says it was a shotgun:

Trump speaking after shooting incident

U.S. President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association ‌dinner after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security.

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (ZxPkt)

310 ---
Or because they knew there was going to be shooting.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (MSrAy)

That theory is not without merit, SID. Sadly.

Hope you are well!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (wLjpr)

311 Yeah, thought so.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (CHHv1)

312 In a Franpsycho Administration everyone who was present and employed in the media would be "held for questioning" for at least a year or three.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (RIvkX)

313
"Was he injured in the fracas?"

"No no, just above them."

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (vE0+H)

314 Never heard of no Guinea named Cole Allen.

Mullato, maybe?

Posted by: Delurker at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (gtcuf)

315
There are posts from "journalists" on X bragging about how they were not going to attend the dinner because Orange Man Bad.
---
Or because they knew there was going to be shooting.
Posted by: screaming in digital

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

The whole View coven bragged that they wouldn't be there, but I bet now they regret it. Missed a big chance to be Main Characters.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 10:52 PM (n7rxJ)

316 When Wolf Blitzer was on Celebrity Jeopardy he ended with a score of minus $4600.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:52 PM (CNl8/)

317 254 246 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM
---

It was handed to him by his Soros' handler when he arrived in DC.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:52 PM (jXvKN)

318 From the picture, it looks like the shooter is rethinking his life's choices

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (P1YPV)

319 No worries everyone, I took him DOWN!

Posted by: Brian Williams at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (stb/C)

320 It was handed to him by his Soros' handler when he arrived in DC.

Virginia's DA Jay Jones?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (2GVsD)

321 Left-wing assassin = Main-stream Democrat

Posted by: Fritzy at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (2GIh1)

322 Here's my conspiracy theory:

The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (gnNyN)

323 When Wolf Blitzer was on Celebrity Jeopardy he ended with a score of minus $4600.

In an unusual turn of events, the charity had to pay Jeopardy to get Wolf to go away.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (Riz8t)

324 Hope you are well!

Posted by: moki
---
{{{Moki}}} I am, hope you are the same.

Just don't know whether to be depressed or enraged.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (MSrAy)

325 275 A teacher? How can this be!!??

As a profession, many aren't comporting themselves very well lately.
Posted by: Tonypete

But was he wearing a mask? Did he get a booster shot? Safety always!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (c711F)

326 I'd like to see the story spun that the shooter was there to get the journalists, not the President.

The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)

327 Good dumpster diving tonite at the Washington Hilton!

Posted by: DC Urban Outdoorsmen at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (wVcYX)

328 Wolf Blitzer on 9/11: I could have been in one of those buildings!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (JkO4W)

329 If Cole Allen wants to rethink his life choices, I hear El Salvador has a very good maximum-security resort.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

330 Confirmed dem, Kamala Harris donor.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (p4NUW)

331 The first guy tried to assassinate Trump and failed. The assassin failed, but there was no serious investigation of who helped him or why the Bidens pulled Trump's normal security team.

The second attempted assassin, this one a NatSec employee, failed and was captured. There was no serious investigation of who helped him or his handlers.

Then another lefty assassinated Charlie Kirk. There has been no serious investigation of those that helped him.

And now...another attempt on Trump. The left has thousands of foot soldiers to spend on these efforts, and they only have to get lucky once.

Until the handlers, planners, and funders are arrested or otherwise dealt with this WILL continue

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (sKqQm)

332 Trump has ordered the video of the take down of the shooter released on social media.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (8i9fb)

333 Why did the shooter take his shirt off? It's a black tie affair, no way he'd blend in.
Posted by: moki

Because he's John Motherfucking Rambo, man.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

334 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

335 The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.

Been reading Executive Orders again?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2GVsD)

336 He looks... Italian?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

*********

Well, you know how uppity those Amish can get when you try to force them to electrify their milking operations.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (c4pSx)

337 324 When Wolf Blitzer was on Celebrity Jeopardy he ended with a score of minus $4600.

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Jeopardy literally had to take medicine out of the mouths of crippled children because Wolf did so badly.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (JkO4W)

338 security cam footage

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/
status/2048228609488310665

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (ZxPkt)

339 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

340 The shooter was in the lobby, he never got in the dinner. He started shooting when the metal detector went off. Per x. Take that as you will.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (p4NUW)

341 319 From the picture, it looks like the shooter is rethinking his life's choices
Posted by: JM in Illinois

Maybe I took the wrong turn at Albuquerque

Posted by: someone getting cornholed by an aryan in the shower at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (gKWVE)

342 Treat anyone flying out of CA as if they were terrorists.

Prove you’re not. Then you may enter the rest of the US
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (A5RD0)
====

I'll wear the Momee t-shirt Ben Had sent me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (RIvkX)

343 336 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM

Wait, wut?

Posted by: Lawyers everywhere at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (2Ez/1)

344 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

Look out, here come the bicyclists.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (CNl8/)

345 U.S. President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association ‌dinner after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security.
Posted by: Don Black

He thought he could pass through the metal detector because it had a plastic stock.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (/lPRQ)

346 The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)
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With today's technology, there is no reason at all why press briefings can't be held via Zoom or Teams.

The only reason the White House Press Corps exists now is to satisfy the egos of its members.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (gnNyN)

347
I want to get Dan Bongino's take on Rumble
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (P1YPV)

**********

Same here. I'm definitely going to be listening to his take on this situation.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (c4pSx)

348 Looks like Obama's son to me.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (b3Yos)

349 The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.

Been reading Executive Orders again?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2GVsD)

such a good book. he really did a good job with that series.

damn shame the media and whorywood got ahold of the scripts...

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (nsSpm)

350 @nypost
·
55m
White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals https://trib.al/rrYflsM

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)

351 302 Breaking: new poll shows the shooter at 28% in the California gubernatorial primary.
Posted by: Heroq

LoL!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (c711F)

352 Trump said SS scattered throughout the room and seated at tables. Said the shooter would have had a long way to go to get him.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (8i9fb)

353 Never heard of no Guinea named Cole Allen.

Mullato, maybe?
Posted by: Delurker

That is what they said about the Italians too.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (/lPRQ)

354 Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.

Used Cars?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)

355 >>> 341 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

Odds his family includes slave traders?

Posted by: is there a betting pool yet? at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (kkpxq)

356 I'll be publishing my account of my near miss survival of tonights shooting attack later tonight at my site. Be there!

Posted by: David Hogg at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (stb/C)

357 So who will play the shooter in the Hollywood movie?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (2Ez/1)

358 You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (jXvKN)

I don't think that was an SSS guy, I think it was the entertainer for th evening, a mentalist named Perlman

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (rbvCR)

359 @nypost
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55m
White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals https://trib.al/rrYflsM
Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)

This is NOT Day of the Jackal.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (wVcYX)

360 I'll wager this comment will be buried in the landslide of comments, but, anyway…
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Only damage I've read about so far is the SS agent taking a bullet to the vest.
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Are the tables bulletproof? Duck and cover? Please
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

Yeah, I wondered that. Did the long table have anything on the back heavier than the linen tablecloth?
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Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Indeed. She looked pretty, and happy, at first.
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Impressive how quickly all the armed guards replaced the suits on stage!

Posted by: mindful webworker - lost in the landslide at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (y3Pql)

361 Oz Perlman

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (rbvCR)

362 Is this another one of those "socail murders" Hasan Piker was endorsing?

Posted by: Delurker at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (gtcuf)

363

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (vE0+H)

364 Will Cole Allen replace Luigi Mangione as the AWFL Dreamboat of the month?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (JkO4W)

365 Here's my conspiracy theory:

The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

That should be good for a real bombing.

But in the way of excessively civilized nations warn that Tehran needs to be completely evacuated before 'sunrise'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (/lPRQ)

366
security cam footage

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/
status/2048228609488310665
Posted by: Don Black

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

Looks like a garbage response to me. Instead of diving on the guy, that one guy fell back and then pulled his gun.

I mean, the bad guy is dashing through, and security fell BACK.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (n7rxJ)

367
Because he's John Motherfucking Rambo, man.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

You are a treasure!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (wLjpr)

368 306 Trump is right about why he's such a target. They go after impactful presidents. Lincoln, JFK
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair

Thank you for noticing!

Posted by: zombie William McKinley at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (c711F)

369 We'll have to make sure someone from the horde is at future events to give us a full report. I nominate Piper, who dresses so well.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (lJui8)

370 Breaking: new poll shows the shooter at 28% in the California gubernatorial primary.
Posted by: Heroq

Bee-worthy.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

371 Wait. I’m drawing a blank on my Presidential Trivia.

I am unable to recall Truman’s Vice President, you know, on April 12th 1945 after he was sworn in upon FDR stroking out at Warm Springs, GA.

Further, I can’t think who his running mate was in ‘48. Alban Barkley?

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (FaOSD)

372 Trump said SS scattered throughout the room and seated at tables. Said the shooter would have had a long way to go to get him.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (8i9fb)

It looked like one of the fast reaction team was wearing a ball gown

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (rbvCR)

373 >>>I don't think that was an SSS guy, I think it was the entertainer for th evening, a mentalist named Perlman
Posted by: Kindltot
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Rich. Who first alerted the president of danger.
An entertainer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (jXvKN)

374 Will Cole Allen replace Luigi Mangione as the AWFL Dreamboat of the month?

Mumia, "what about me?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)

375 webworker. you know what you gotta do.

Posted by: the Barrel at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)

376 363. President of the WH corespondents association.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (8i9fb)

377 If this guy is (was) a teacher, at what point is the NEA declared a terrorist organization.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (yTvNw)

378 With today's technology, there is no reason at all why press briefings can't be held via Zoom or Teams.

The only reason the White House Press Corps exists now is to satisfy the egos of its members.

Members of the press should only be allowed to ask a question while holding a red hot coal in their hands. This will keep the questions shorter and limit the number of multiple questions from one "journalist" at any given time.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (Riz8t)

379 Video shows him lying down in cuffs, but he is moving.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (mP0Kj)

Looks like the ID as that teacher is a good one.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (utfVc)

380 367 Will Cole Allen replace Luigi Mangione as the AWFL Dreamboat of the month?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Sadly, there's always room for more.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (NFX2v)

381 Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Indeed. She looked pretty, and happy, at first.
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Impressive how quickly all the armed guards replaced the suits on stage!
Posted by: mindful webworker - lost in the landslide at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (y3Pql)

Yeah, she didn't react either when the first shot rang out. I wonder what she was smiling about? She seemed a bit too far away from Trump's conversation with the guy to hear them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

382 At a guess

Stepping back gave him time to draw his service weapon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (2GVsD)

383 Posted by: zombie William McKinley at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (c711F)

What did you do during the war, Daddy?

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (+QijZ)

384 How did he know he would be able to get to an unsecured room? Again, obviously these people will find holes in security - but it is worth investigating, when the target is Agent Orange.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (vE0+H)

385 Well, thank God no one was killed
glad the Preznit is safe
can't lose this man
they say they are gonna reschedule the dinner, but if it were me, I'd skip it

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (ZxPkt)

386 The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)
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Or, just limit each journalist to 7 seconds worth of Q&A.

Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (a992C)

387 The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)
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With today's technology, there is no reason at all why press briefings can't be held via Zoom or Teams.

The only reason the White House Press Corps exists now is to satisfy the egos of its members.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (gnNyN)

I'm thinking it's in a double wide by the Potomac, with the government official(s) using Teams or Zoom. Standard utilities- no extra power. Perhaps a few porta-potties outside instead of indoor plumbing.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (S/Y4j)

388 A tweet by a different lady that says there weren't any security or baggage checks:

https://tinyurl.com/24bdh58k

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:04 PM (c4pSx)

389 security cam footage

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/
status/2048228609488310665
Posted by: Don Black

He tried to sprint through security...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:04 PM (/lPRQ)

390 Shooter was a California Teacher of the Month Dec 2024

what are the chances he and Gavin Newsom have met

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 11:04 PM (ZxPkt)

391 392 A tweet by a different lady that says there weren't any security or baggage checks:

https://tinyurl.com/24bdh58k
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original

You can see it in the footage when the guy fires.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (p4NUW)

392 Scumbag is a school teacher from Torrance California.

Posted by: JROD at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (IlL6s)

393 Or, just limit each journalist to 7 seconds worth of Q&A.
Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (a992C)

And they have to wear a clown nose and jester hat

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (gKWVE)

394 So who will play the shooter in the Hollywood movie?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Jesse Smullet (sp?) is a dead ringer for the perp.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (/lPRQ)

395 281.
the idiots on the left always talk about needing more laws, well, this fuck nugget knew about the law.

and crossed state lines... -_-
Posted by: SturmToddler

👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (NFX2v)

396 Security post-mortem

48-hour rule before we set our hair afire.

We don't know who has an axe to grind and we need time to sort the goats from the sheep.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)

397 Or, just limit each journalist to 7 seconds worth of Q&A.
Posted by: Rex B

After which, the electric shock collar goes off.

7 seconds after that, it's the one on their genitals.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

398 Hey Wolf! It's not about you, Dick. It's about someone attempting to assassinate our POTUS, and taking down our Constitutional government. Capish? But I doubt you have the mental capacity to understand.

Posted by: John at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (0DsdP)

399 Ace, thanks for opening the thread. 👍🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (NFX2v)

400 Rich. Who first alerted the president of danger.
An entertainer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (jXvKN)

No, he was doing an intro to his act, he does corporate shows, and one of the things is to get a read on the main guy for the later act. He was warming up the front table.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (rbvCR)

401 Shooter ran really fast didn't he.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (GD0B3)

402 Shock collar? Save that for Hassan Piker.

Urinalists? Battle Royale type collars.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (2GVsD)

403 Didn't Jimmy Kimmel call on attendees at WHCD to "go after Trump"?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (ifPGz)

404 Melania was asked to speak and she declined.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (8i9fb)

405 We don't know who has an axe to grind and we need time to sort the goats from the sheep.

I agree on the ax - the better for severing the heads of infidels, but I really don't see the need to bother separating sheep from goats. They're all fun.

Posted by: Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (Riz8t)

406 GatewayPundit reports that the shooter was teacher of the month. I think it said December, 2024.

And now, April, 2026. Probably May too.

On the PLUS side, you kokw the media was just going to bury Trump for their 20 million combined viewers reached. That plan went to hell.

I was going to watch a horror movie. Now I'm in the mood for vigilante. "Hobo With a Shotgun". All the guy wanted was to buy a lawnmower, But he took it upon himself to take out the trash...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (Sco7b)

407
Been reading Executive Orders again?
Posted by: Anna Puma

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Heh. Halfway through the 1028 pages of 'The Bear and the Dragon'

Wait...this isn't the Book Thread'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (XeU6L)

408 Looks like a garbage response to me. Instead of diving on the guy, that one guy fell back and then pulled his gun.

I mean, the bad guy is dashing through, and security fell BACK.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (n7rxJ)

Somebody should have been looking down that hallway. They were all just standing around, unalert.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (h7ZuX)

409 Hasan Piker should be attached to a collar that shocks him whenever Kaya pushes a lever for a treat.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (gKWVE)

410 Well, thank God no one was killed
glad the Preznit is safe
can't lose this man
they say they are gonna reschedule the dinner, but if it were me, I'd skip it

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (ZxPkt)

Reschedule it, but launch that cute little device like in star trek X where it melted everybody in the room.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)

411
"A staged event aimed at discrediting the free press."

At least we won't have to listen to Sunday Show agit-prop about Trump losing the Iran war tomorrow.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (Y8DZL)

412 The first guy tried to assassinate Trump and failed. The assassin failed, but there was no serious investigation of who helped him or why the Bidens pulled Trump's normal security team.
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Jill was decked out at an Italian event in full "protest white" regalia that day. Wouldn't be that big a deal except for the fact that I surmised she would be - and she was. That is the kind of thing the Left do.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (vE0+H)

413 Meh.
I'll give the SS a pass.
If I am the attacker, and I get to pick the time and place and method of attack, I will be successful most of the time. Unless I do like this dumbshit and run into the face of the defense.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (2WIwB)

It WoRkS aT tHe ScIeNtOlOgY hEaDqUaRtErS!!!!

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rbvCR)

414 Security footage of the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., which was released by Trump

https://tinyurl.com/yc2mtmrn

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (jXvKN)

415 396 Scumbag is a school teacher from Torrance California.
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C2 Education is one of those private tutoring outfits.
He was a part time teacher.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (2Ez/1)

416 Jimmy Kimmel?

Every time he Tweets someone should post the 'girls on trampoline' clip.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (2GVsD)

417 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

Looks like the son Obama never had.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (utfVc)

418 Reschedule it, but launch that cute little device like in star trek X where it melted everybody in the room.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)

I mean after trump and anybody worth shit leaves.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (snZF9)

419 Prepare to be shocked - Cole Allen donated money to (get your shocked faces out - you're going to need them):

Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign.

https://tinyurl.com/2ev3b2wb

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (c4pSx)

420 I hate it when Ace of one of the cobs have to break into stuff in the middle of the night. It means that really bad stuff is going on.

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (77rzZ)

421 C2 Education, a Somali LLC Learing Center?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (2GVsD)

422 I'm waiting to see Melania wearing a pair of gunfighter holsters. Not sure what guns she might choose.

She probably could pull off the Annie Oakley vibe....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (S/Y4j)

423 And yet I can't get the website to open:

https://www.c2educate.com/

perhaps someone else can.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (2Ez/1)

424 I've had acid thrown in my face after a match, had my Cadillac burned by crazed haters, so I know exactly what Trump is going through.

Posted by: Classy Freddie Blassie at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (oftw2)

425 417 Meh.
I'll give the SS a pass.
If I am the attacker, and I get to pick the time and place and method of attack, I will be successful most of the time. Unless I do like this dumbshit and run into the face of the defense.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (2WIwB)

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I doubt that he planned it to be a suicidal banzai charge, but then, he probably isn't very smart.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (JkO4W)

426 412 Looks like a garbage response to me. Instead of diving on the guy, that one guy fell back and then pulled his gun.

I mean, the bad guy is dashing through, and security fell BACK.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (n7rxJ)
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Big hesitation, not good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (jXvKN)

427 365 Is this another one of those "socail murders" Hasan Piker was endorsing?
Posted by: Delurker

Yes. They're rules.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (c711F)

428
I wonder what shooter's plan was. Just DASH into the ballroom and shoot Trump on the dais? I also wonder how close he came to it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (n7rxJ)

429 Reschedule it, but launch that cute little device like in star trek X where it melted everybody in the room.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)

Darth Trump should go full Darth Bane and use the life force of the presstitutes to strengthen his hold over the left....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (nsSpm)

430 421 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

Looks like the son Obama never had.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (utfVc

By tomorrows newscasts, he'll be whiter than the exposed Canadian flesh I saw uncovered at Walmart yesterday.

Ghost white...
Snow White...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (Sco7b)

431
424 I hate it when Ace of one of the cobs have to break into stuff in the middle of the night. It means that really bad stuff is going on.
Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (77rzZ)

In this case it’s not RILLY bad, it’s just the same stupid shit over and over. Ok I guess that’s pretty bad.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (JkyaL)

432 what are the chances he and Gavin Newsom have ~~met~~ ghey buttsechs
Posted by: Don Black

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (b3Yos)

433 Prove you’re not. Then you may enter the rest of the US
Posted by: nurse ratched

Ok, that's just mean. I only have 3 arms and one weird leg, so...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (diia5)

434 Cole Allen

White Jamaican?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (2GVsD)

435 ------------

I doubt that he planned it to be a suicidal banzai charge, but then, he probably isn't very smart.
Posted by: Cicero
---

He looks DEI.
Does his eyebrows too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (jXvKN)

436 Melania was asked to speak and she declined.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (8i9fb)

She should have marched up to the mic and said "you lousy cork suckers"

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (snZF9)

437 ONT back ON TOP

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)

438 I guess the context of what Blitzer said was after he got turned around by SS he thought someone was there to get him. Fine I take back what I said, sort of.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (vE0+H)

439 ONT back ON TOP

Kinky

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)

440 The ONT is running again. Nood, sorta.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)

441
Miles Taylor
@MilesTaylorUSA
·
39m
The WHCD shooter will be used to justify things that have nothing to do with the WHCD shooter. Mark this moment.

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
@julie_kelly2
·
6m
Gfy

I love Julie Kelly.

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (x03Ux)

442 Fucking Marxists.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (GD0B3)

443 At least we won't have to listen to Sunday Show agit-prop about Trump losing the Iran war tomorrow.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (Y8DZL)

It should be an episode of "oops I crapped my pants".

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (7JD9w)

444 And yet I can't get the website to open:
https://www.c2educate.com/
perhaps someone else can.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

I'm sure the 56K baud modem it's running on isn't up to the traffic from 10 million people hitting it at once.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (VHUov)

445 Shotgun, handgun, and knives found on suspect.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (8i9fb)

446 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)

447 Who is Miles Taylor besides towel attendant at Gaylord's Presidential bathhouse?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (2GVsD)

448 Shooter was not hit by gunfire, though video shows several SS (or other law enforcement) with guns drawn, and apparently they did exchange fire.

So somehow despite not being hit, shooter did not get through the last doors.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (vbXSk)

449 432
I wonder what shooter's plan was. Just DASH into the ballroom and shoot Trump on the dais? I also wonder how close he came to it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (n7rxJ)

President Trump said 50yards. Did not enter ballroom.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (WONhk)

450 394 Shooter was a California Teacher of the Month Dec 2024

He'll win it again in May!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (c711F)

451 What did Gavin know and when did he know it?

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (GD0B3)

452 Cole Allen will secure tenure now at UC Bezerkly.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (2GVsD)

453 454 394 Shooter was a California Teacher of the Month Dec 2024

He'll win it again in May!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (c711F)

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Yeah, he's a shoo-in now.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)

454 407 Didn't Jimmy Kimmel call on attendees at WHCD to "go after Trump"?
Posted by: Ian S.

AI Overview - Based on the search results for April 2026, Jimmy Kimmel did not formally speak at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) to call on attendees to "go after Trump." However, in a mock "alternative" monologue delivered on April 23, 2026, while Trump was attending the official dinner, Kimmel did heavily criticize Donald Trump, calling him a "delicate snowflake" and a "trembling drama queen".

Example: AOL ‘Delicate Snowflake’: Jimmy Kimmel Brutally Roasts 'Drama Queen' Trump in Mock Monologue
Morning Honey
Updated Fri, April 24, 2026

Unpleasant. References to Epstein, Melania, Stormy Daniels, yada yada

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (NFX2v)

455 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)

that's the Asian chick? Yeah, nice looking when she's smiling. But still probably a honey pot.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

456
Big hesitation, not good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (jXvKN)

----

I'm glad I'm not that agent. So many events, too much complacency?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (vMiYy)

457 @JudgeJeanine announces the alleged shooter is charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a fed officer using a dangerous weapon

She vowed that "many more charges" are to come.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (CNl8/)

458 Yeah, he's a shoo-in now.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)

And proudly, in June, too....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:19 PM (1Ff7Z)

459 So since someone posted the donations from the 3rd would be Trump assassin I went poking around the FEC donations site looking for some people I know.

I didn't find them but I did find a large number of people with the same name in other states and the pattern we always see:

Donations to Act Blue
Job: Unemployed or teacher
Amount: Some random smallish number but a lot of them

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (sKqQm)

460 The scumbags on the left already are celebrating this:

"Well, we almost got #freebeerday. Either a brother or a sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmenship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle.

We'll never know.

Regardless, we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."

-Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)

https://tinyurl.com/47kfh4yt

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (c4pSx)

461
White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals

They all got excited when he whipped out his sixteen inch.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Cqx++)

462 450 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute

this is about sammiches, isn't it?

Posted by: anachronda at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (qdr3M)

463 >> 115 I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!
Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

> That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

I figure, God hates the wickedness and I hate the wicked, so between the two of us, we have it covered.

I'm only half-joking. Sometimes I get so mad, I catch myself praying for their hearts to be hardened, so that they will go to Hell. That is a step too far; crossing boundaries; their souls belong to God.

So when I catch myself doing that, I disclaim their disposition in the next life, and pray fervently for their filthy evil brains to get swift and brutal justice in this one. The soul belongs to God, but the body is ours.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (Sy6m/)

464 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute

this is about sammiches, isn't it?
Posted by: anachronda

Wontons served up on her neked torso

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)

465 C2 Education - tutoring from K on up, and with locations in about 13 states @ 180 sites.

Wonder how tutors are deemed to be not just academically fit but also morally fit for teaching children?

Doubtful all are screened as public school teachers, administrators, etc. are to be in the various states.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (NFX2v)

466 Wontons served up on her neked torso
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)

Nekked dining is a Japanese thing, ain't it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

467 A rabid and ugly Dim woman rushed the limo as they left for the WH. Wearing her keffiyeh scarf.

Arrested and wailing cuss words. It was great!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 11:32 PM (WONhk)

468 Nekked dining is a Japanese thing, ain't it?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Only when done with sushi.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ)

469 How do all these people know the guy assembled the gun? Are they just repeating what they heard?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (Vvh2V)

470 Only when done with sushi.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ)

Oh, got it. Eating fishy things. Like clams.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

471 Jeez, I go home to give the dog his medicine and this happens.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (AyCDG)

472 President Trump must have quickly read my comment earlier that this makes his ballroom more important with security in mind. As well as beauty. Heh.

The liberal press seemed subdued and more respectful at the end of President Trump's comment. Even the retarded recognize courage in a tuxedo. A few shouted, "Glad you are ok, Mr. President!"

Thankful to God our President Trump, FLOTUS, VP Vance and all of his Cabinet are ok tonight.

The combined courage and determination was right there. Even our very pregnant Press Secretary showed little fear after it was over. I think Sec Hegseth would have fought for him.

How fortunate and blessed are we to have them, to witness what they go through to improve our country?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (WONhk)

473 Where did the fat SS chicks go?

Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 25, 2026 11:59 PM (EDHTD)

474 377 If this guy is (was) a teacher, at what point is the NEA declared a terrorist organization.

ding ding ding fried chicken dinner

Hat tip from the PNW for your comment.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at April 26, 2026 12:40 AM (p51gb)

475 That's the thing, it's a collectivist ideology which means it was left wing to start with.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)

Time to make some of you VERY, VERY ANGRY.

Why did the NSDAP allow private property and went about attacking the SPD and KPD?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:26 AM (pKv0r)

476 "Why did the NSDAP allow private property and went about attacking the SPD and KPD?"
In many communist countries some private property was allowed. Probably they realized they cannot confiscate all of it at once, because it would demoralize people too much.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 03:15 AM (tFapr)

477 476 "Why did the NSDAP allow private property and went about attacking the SPD and KPD?"
In many communist countries some private property was allowed. Probably they realized they cannot confiscate all of it at once, because it would demoralize people too much.
Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 03:15 AM (

Example.

And that goes completely against communism.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (pKv0r)

478 Asking AI:
"private land ownership in communist poland"
Private land ownership persisted throughout the communist era in Poland, making it unique among Eastern Bloc countries where large-scale agricultural collectivization failed to take root. While the state nationalized large estates and urban real estate, approximately 75% of agricultural land remained in private family farms from World War II through the collapse of communism in 1989.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 04:07 AM (tFapr)

479 "private home ownership rates in communist hungary"
Private home ownership rates in communist Hungary were historically high, driven by state subsidies for self-building and the privatization of public housing, resulting in one of the highest ownership rates in Europe today.

"private home ownership rates in communist romania"
AI answer: Private home ownership in Romania was extremely low during the communist era, as the state controlled approximately 70% of all apartments by 1990.

This is one way to look at it, but on the other hand it excludes houses. If you include those, significantly over 50% of homes were privately owned.

I am too lazy to do more research, hopefully 3 examples will suffice.

Thus, to come back to your original point, even though the Nazis were collectivists, they didn't nationalize everything at once. Just like communists.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 04:13 AM (tFapr)

480 Thus, to come back to your original point, even though the Nazis were collectivists, they didn't nationalize everything at once. Just like communists.
Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 04:13 AM (tFapr)

Yes, and the Nazis/Fascists came from the Right side (they were good with private property) and the Communists from the Left (they hated it). Saying that makes many here and elsewhere VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY ANGRY. And I don’t know why. Both sides are on the sides of a coin called “evil”.

Points deducted for being lazy and using “AI”, which isn’t.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 05:26 AM (pKv0r)

481 The nazis were from the nationalist left, similar to the North Korean communists nowadays, and (in the 1930s) the communists were from the internationalist left. The connections and similarities between them are well known.

As for the issue of private property under nazism and in communist countries, I invite you to explore further. "AI" is just a starting point and it comes with references. Here is an article about the nazis' views on private property:
https://mises.org/mises-wire/ hitlers-views-private-property-and-nationalization (delete the space)
There are many more similarities between nazis, socialists, and communists than you acknowledge.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 06:42 AM (tFapr)

482 Was he Washington Post or New York Times?

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (E/v+X)

483 Everyone in that room actively worked, in big ways and small over the last decade, to make this assassination attempt happen. "So close! " they all wept into their pillows last night.

Posted by: Gorthanc at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (xKjWc)

The Alan Trustman Affair [Lex]

Most people don’t know the name Alan Trustman. But they do know The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen. Alan Trustman wrote that movie, and his story as a screenwriter is at once inspiring and infuriating.

I was friendly with him, and that itself is an inspiring and infuriating story. I had lost touch with him the past few years, but recently my father gave me Alan’s obituary, which he saw in The Boston Globe. Alan died on March 5th at the age of 95.

***
I graduated from Boston University’s film school in 1998 where I concentrated in screenwriting. In the early 2000s, I teamed with another writer to pen a number of scripts which we shopped to Hollywood. Many of our screenplays were Boston-set, of the true-crime or suspense variety.

Though his career as a Hollywood scribe was long since over, Alan Trustman, a Beantown native, was someone you sought out if you wanted to discuss Boston crime stories. I can’t remember how I first got in touch with him, but in the early 2000s we began to correspond by email.

Before the days of doxxing, people were less guarded about protecting their locations, and I frequently noted the signature line of Alan’s emails, which listed his retirement address—a place called Fisher Island in Florida.

Our correspondence petered out, but in 2005 I met a woman who was to become my wife (eventually ex-wife). As the relationship deepened, I was invited by her father to visit him in Florida, Fisher Island to be exact.

Fisher Island is an islet off Miami Beach. You can walk around it in thirty minutes. Not everyone knows everyone on Fisher Island, but when I mentioned to my former father-in-law I had exchanged emails with Alan Trustman, who also lived on the island, it didn’t take long for him to track Alan down.

After that, I would see Alan a couple times per year. Maybe once in Florida and then sometimes when he was back in Brookline/Chestnut Hill for the summer, where my wife’s family lived, as did Trustman when not snow-birding.

At the time, I was still making attempts to sell my own scripts while paying the bills in the family real estate business. Alan’s advice to me was consistently –and bitterly—as follows: forget screenwriting, stick with real estate.

I always listened patiently but was annoyed. ‘You had your time in the sun’ I thought, so why attempt to talk me out of going for it? Why be so negative about a passion people spend many years cultivating?

In one sense he was correct: screenwriting is a tough row to hoe. You’re unlikely to be able to support a family pursuing it. Even if you can grab a little success, you’ll eventually hit a dry spell. I knew this to be true, having many screenwriting friends and acquaintances who were on top of the world after selling something one year and then broke or waiting tables the next. There are only a handful of writers who spend their entire careers living off the income screenwriting provides.

Even so, one can be realistic without being discouraging, and Alan routinely chose the latter. What irked me more was he had put almost no time into developing himself as a writer before rocketing to the top.

***
One of the first lines in Alan’s obituary notes he had nothing to do with the film industry or any kind of creative writing until one night, in his mid-30s, he was so disgusted by a bad movie he saw, he vowed he could do better.

I never got the full story on how his script made it to Hollywood and eventually Steve McQueen, but Alan did work for a prominent law firm and probably a few calls via the old boys network got him access.

It’s a story that is inspiring because we have all been there. We see a movie (or many, many movies) that are horrible and say 'I can do better than that.'
But I was never able to dash something off, make a few phone calls, and leapfrog to the top. I would say Alan’s story is nearly unique in this regard, which is why it’s so frustrating.

According to the obituary, “Although he had never written a line except for contracts and legal briefs, Mr. Trustman spent every Sunday afternoon for two months hammering out a script about a bank heist. When the William Morris Agency quickly sold The Thomas Crown Affair script to United Artists, he felt like Lana Turner, the star who was discovered ‘sipping a malt in a drugstore.’”

Yes, there are discoveries in screenwriting every day. In fact, that’s how it almost always goes. A writer, struggling for years, finally gets his or her script to the right producer or an agent takes a shine to a screenplay and brings it to studios. When the sale is made, the nobody becomes the toast of the town.

Except, with Alan, he did it on his first try. Only a few months into his new endeavor he not only completed a script, but also sold it—a feature that actually got made (when so many get lost in development hell), snagging one of the biggest stars of the day.

I don’t know whether to celebrate an industry that picks winners and losers like this or feel thankful it could happen to anyone, at any time.

Over the years, as I have presumably become wiser, I’ve recognized the Alan Trustman path to success is an indictment of the system, not a cause to celebrate it.

All it really demonstrates is that Alan had a good idea and got that idea to the right person. I doubt the original script he wrote was earth shattering, but it was a good vehicle for McQueen and his agents recognized it. Alan was lucky he wasn’t rewritten and cast aside, but for most this is the rule.

I never understood this about Hollywood. How can you praise something so highly and laud the writer who birthed it but quickly bring in others to redo the work? Clearly you didn’t think the script you proclaimed to be superb was really that. You probably liked the idea and thought it could eventually be worked into a movie, but rather than admit this is how most scripts get selected, you pretend the screenplay and the writer are the finds of the century.

It’s a gestalt everyone in the system is in on, and the system will circle the wagons rather than admit its dishonesty. It’s like listening to professional wrestlers insist matches are not staged.

Part of the trick is Hollywood convincing you they know something more. That they can judge material and potential in a far better way than an outsider can. After 25 years of observing this, I can say with definitiveness, they cannot. If you doubt me look at the amount of movies produced each year. Maybe 10% are good to superior; the rest could have been written by the first 100 people in the Cambridge telephone book (hat tip to William Buckley).

These days, the better writing is to be found in television and independent cinema, but most successful, contemporary feature scribes working toward Hollywood glitter can’t pull off what Alan did. They do put in years before breaking through, but that still doesn’t mean what they produce is beyond the ken of most reasonably intelligent people.

Nevertheless, Alan’s story is a slap in the face to all the people who grinded for years before getting a seat at the table. And it’s even more of a blow to so many talented people who never got a break but possessed similar skills and ideas. Screenwriting success is maybe 20% talent and the rest luck and timing. But few in Tinseltown will cop to this.

***
Why am I going on about Alan Trustman, a relatively minor player in the history of Hollywood? If I hadn’t come to know him personally, I might have nothing to say. But because he had instant success with minimal effort, while at the same time advising me to abandon my own dreams, his passing engendered many conflicting thoughts. Both anger and appreciation for his success, as well as the same for an industry that operates this way. I love movies and have devoted much of my life to the cinema in one form or another, but I hate the process by which many films are developed—and even more the lionization of that process.

I haven’t even discussed Steve McQueen and the movies Trustman wrote for him, The Thomas Crown Affair, and, perhaps, equally noteworthy, Bullitt. They are both solid movies, but I never was a McQueen guy. Nothing against him, but I suppose I’m more of a Lee Marvin or Charles Bronson and The Dirty Dozen fan as opposed to McQueen and The Great Escape.

Alan’s screenplays were also solid. He wrote a few more after he parted ways with McQueen, and his run as a successful screenwriter came to an end in the mid 1970s.

Would Alan have had the same success if he tried to break into the business today. I don’t think Trustman was the kind of high concept scribe every manager and producer is looking for these days. He wrote good screenplays with taut dialogue. They were well-structured and paced.

There really is something to be said for simplicity, and that may be why mainstream American movies are in such dire straights right now. Instead of telling interesting stories with clearly defined dramatic purposes, it’s a race to the bottom for the most surprising hook one can conjure. Either that or another sequel.

Originality is at an all-time low, and so perhaps Hollywood wouldn’t be a fit for a sui generis kind of writer like Alan. Whatever the case, rest in peace, Mr. Trustman. You have inspired and bedeviled me, and that is, perhaps, the mark of any effective writer.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 07:30 PM

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1 Interesting story

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (q6tQZ)

2 The Brattleboro Gay Pride Senter is be proud to percents "An Everering with Yokio Ono wear she be singering her gratest hits.

Tickits is be $200 a peace and will go two help Gay Chdrin of Coller suffering because of Trump polices.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (WQvhz)

3 I suspect there are tremendous, interesting authors whose books never see the light of day.
Screenwriters the same.
Musicians by the score (heh).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:26 PM (q6tQZ)

4 Reading content like a newbie
Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Seka had a similar start. She owned a chain of Adult Bookstores in the 80s. After watching a few of the movies in her shops, see said to herself, I can do better. And a star was born.

Posted by: MurcanDownunder at April 25, 2026 07:33 PM (IyQVv)

6 I had not realized the same guy wrote both Thomas Crown Affair and Bullitt. Could be because I have never seen all of the first movie. Don't know why; I love heist films. I'm not much of a McQueen fan, so maybe that explains it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:34 PM (+2QQb)

7 ...gratest hits...
For once, Mary C. was right about something.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 25, 2026 07:36 PM (XMwZJ)

8 What is the difference screenwriter and a Pizza?
A pizza ca feed a family of 4.

What do you call a screenwriter with a mortgage?
An optimist.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:38 PM (YBtcQ)

9 There really is something to be said for simplicity, and that may be why mainstream American movies are in such dire straights right now. Instead of telling interesting stories with clearly defined dramatic purposes, it’s a race to the bottom for the most surprising hook one can conjure. Either that or another sequel.

Pardon me..... "story?"

Posted by: 30,000 geeks in the CGI department at April 25, 2026 07:38 PM (VHUov)

10 Probably not alone here, I think Steve McQueen was awesome.
I like Thomas Crown Affair a lot and Magnificent Seven is inmy top 10 Westerns

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)

11 His most famous other screenwriting credit was the sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, which was called THEY CALL ME MR TIBBS

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:40 PM (y4H1r)

12
I never understood this about Hollywood. How can you praise something so highly and laud the writer who birthed it but quickly bring in others to redo the work?

___________

Isn't the publishing business the same? Don't even successful novels go through an editor?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (tgvbd)

13 One thing watching TJM's videos on directors is I never paid attention who directed the movies I watch yet alone who wrote it, except famous books the movie might came from.
Had no ide The Plumber was a Peter Weir movie, didn't carr really.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

14 1 fascinating.
mcqueen competed sucessfully in motorsports. importantly to me, desert and scrambles racing. accomplished on highly modified pieces of british crap, which makes it all the more impressive. well done, marine.

Posted by: cmeat at April 25, 2026 07:42 PM (R11M+)

15 Probably not alone here, I think Steve McQueen was awesome.
I like Thomas Crown Affair a lot and Magnificent Seven is inmy top 10 Westerns
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026

***
He always delivered on screen. You might not like the character he plays -- Bullitt is an arrogant son-of-a-gun, for instance (though in the last analysis a good cop) -- but McQueen always delivered.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:42 PM (+2QQb)

16 >>>“Although he had never written a line except for contracts and legal briefs [ . . . ]

Some of the best writers of clean, open prose are lawyers, accountants, people who write case and contact reports, and whatever they call people who write advertising copy.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:43 PM (rbvCR)

17 Lex one would think that Alan had a good run then. Can't say one way or other that means big money or not.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:43 PM (Ia/+0)

18 "How can you praise something so highly and laud the writer who birthed it but quickly bring in others to redo the work?"

Good question.
And then along comes Drew Goddard who adapts Andy Weir books and now walks around town with a big turban made of $500 bills.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 07:43 PM (gKWVE)

19 Interesting story, Lex. Sometime fate hands success to someone and none of us can figure out "Why him?"

But it sounds like he had talent, and was lucky enough to ride that for a while. I don't resent someone's success as I don't think it's a zero-sum game.

I used to think I was going to be a world-famous something-or-other. But now I'm OK that I'm not. I've done what I thought I wanted to do and that...is fine.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (CHHv1)

20 I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0)

21 One thing watching TJM's videos on directors is I never paid attention who directed the movies I watch yet alone who wrote it, except famous books the movie might came from.
Had no ide The Plumber was a Peter Weir movie, didn't carr really.
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026

***
I didn't notice directors too much either for many years. During the Sniffle Scare, though, watching movies on YooToob, I came to appreciate Carol Reed, the British director; I'd already been exposed to David Lean; and Billy Wilder is probably the one director (especially if he also wrote or co-wrote the script) who draws me every time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:46 PM (+2QQb)

22 12....The difference with novels is a novel goes to an agent and then they sell it to a publishing house and it goes into production, and that's it. With a script, you might sell it and the studio does nothing or kicks you off and hires another writer. Or a manager/agent takes you on because they like a script you wrote but it's only the next script you write that they try to sell. For many people, this takes years. Trustman hit the jackpot on all levels. His first script got representation, then bought, then made, and he was not replaced so got full screenwriting credit--visibly so since McQueen was the hottest thing going then.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:46 PM (y4H1r)

23
I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

I never, ever, ever get tired of watching it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:46 PM (tgvbd)

24 I don't know which is worse......

Yoko Ono Singing or listening to Kami Harris Cackle for an hour ????

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 25, 2026 07:47 PM (xl8DV)

25 Isn't the publishing business the same? Don't even successful novels go through an editor?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (tgvbd)
----
An editor is one thing.

The Executive Meddling by Hollywood committees is on a whole other level.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 07:48 PM (gnNyN)

26 19...Good comment. I don't resent his success. I was more resentful he seemed to advise me not to try. It's definitely not a zero sum game; there are just only so many slots available to be a working screenwriter or outlets where you can sell a script for life changing amounts, so naturally some people just don't hit it the way others do, though they may be just as talented.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:49 PM (y4H1r)

27 You sound ... bitter.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at April 25, 2026 07:49 PM (zdQuL)

28 When I was an assistant teaching pro I was told my pro was giving a lesson to the guy who assisted on the screenplay for The Deer Hunter and wrote the screenplay for the Bonfire of the Vanities IIRC. Couldn't remember his name until I just looked it up.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:50 PM (kxLc1)

29 The story from Robert Vaughn in his memoir A Fortunate Life is that he was good friends with McQueen. Steve asked RV, "Where do you get your hair cut?" "Mostly on movie sets," Vaughn replied. "Well, try this guy, he's great."

"This guy" was Jay Sebring, who later died with Sharon Tate in the Manson case. Vaughn says Sebring invited him over several times for small gatherings; RV knew Sharon, who'd appeared on U.N.C.L.E. He didn't think it sounded like his speed. If he'd accepted that infamous night, we might be talking to this day about the Vaughn-Tate murders. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:51 PM (+2QQb)

30 McQueen made some good movies and some mediocre one's. Favorite McQueen movie: The Getaway.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:51 PM (jXvKN)

31
- but McQueen always delivered.

He couldn't beat Edward G. Robinson at poker.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 07:53 PM (Cqx++)

32 I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0

You know who wrote that screenplay? James Clavell. Another interesting thing is Clavell also directed To Sir With Love.

That is a guy who made a living writing screenplays. Okay also best selling novels.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (kxLc1)

33 McQueen? Try The Sand Pebbles.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (q3u5l)

34 McQueen? Try The Sand Pebbles.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (q3u5l)

Anti American but pretty good.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:55 PM (kxLc1)

35 Papillon is my favorite McQueen movie.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:56 PM (kxLc1)

36 Well written Lex.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (2WIwB)

37 Watched last night: A High Wind in Jamaica, staring Anthony Quinn and James Coburn, otherwise to be known as A Pedophiles Dream.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (jXvKN)

38 Oh dear.
I thought Quinn's big pdf movie was al-Risalah / the Message, given its protag.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 07:58 PM (gKWVE)

39 Sand Pebbles. Agree.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 07:59 PM (LHPAg)

40 Le Mans, all other Steve McQueen is irrelevant

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:02 PM (jrgJz)

41
That is a guy who made a living writing screenplays. Okay also best selling novels.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (kxLc1)

_____________

Almost seems like those would be antithetical. Like all the lush descriptions and internal monologues of the characters are exactly what's not needed in a screenplay.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (tgvbd)

42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7moDAITGcw

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (jrgJz)

43 Interesting essay thanks Lex. although I love movies I have little to no interest in "show business" and little to no respect for the minstrels of Hollywood.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (RIvkX)

44 The Thomas Crown Affair.
Sorry Lex. I've seen both and I'll take the 1999 version with Russo and Brosnan every time. A great movie and story.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (2WIwB)

45 I never was a McQueen guy. Nothing against him, but I suppose I’m more of a Lee Marvin or Charles Bronson and The Dirty Dozen fan as opposed to McQueen and The Great Escape.
_________
Bronson was in both. Not only that, he survived both.

I do not understand why someone would be angered by someone's success. But I do recognize that nowadays conservatives are just as much relativistic as liberals.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:04 PM (AlhUl)

46 My favorite Anthony Quinn movie is A Walk in the Clouds. He played a Mexican which he is.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:05 PM (kxLc1)

47 Watch Sand Pebbles day or so ago

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

48 @32 James Clavell also wrote the script for "The Fly" if memory serves. The 1958 one I mean.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (CHHv1)

49 "Le Mans, all other Steve McQueen is irrelevant

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines"

That's a pretty good movie. Except for the talking parts.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (vFG9F)

50 Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:04 PM (AlhUl)

Who is angered? No one here.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (kxLc1)

51
My favorite Anthony Quinn movie is A Walk in the Clouds. He played a Mexican which he is.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:05 PM (kxLc1)

__________

The Guns of Navarone. Period.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:07 PM (tgvbd)

52 @26 It's possible he saw many writers destroying themselves by attempting to jump to the top of the heap, and he was trying to prevent more tragedies. A career in the arts (any of them) generally has very little to do with talent and more to do with sheer luck.

Alex Kurtzman comes to mind...

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 08:08 PM (CHHv1)

53 43....I used to be more in tune or interested in show business but the older I've become I realize a lot of it's a facade. A town run by average people creating the illusion they have some special insight into what works and what doesn't. It's like realizing your gods are false and sort of turning your back on them.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:08 PM (y4H1r)

54 I have an awesome Steve McQueen story but it would take too much space to tell it properly. Something for a MoMe.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:09 PM (2WIwB)

55 They rank The Great Escape as #1. It may be the dumbest movie he made.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:12 PM (jXvKN)

56 The Guns of Navarone. Period.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:07 PM (tgvbd)
====

I saw that movie with my Boy Scout troop at some army base theater where we were on a road trip and the audience was 100% into it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)

57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGNnC8NOyo

then there is Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:13 PM (jrgJz)

58 I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0

Concur Skip.
But that said, a hell of a lot of competition for the top 4.
A Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan (the first twenty minutes alone)
Fury
The Best Years of Our Lives
Patton
The Longest Day

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (2WIwB)

59 So many books I would love to see as movies. But the process of turning them into a screenplay would harm a bunch of them. (If for no other reason than a lot of interior dialogue that couldn't easily be re-written as external dialog.)

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (fK5DA)

60 MP4 has commented about his ambivalence about a friend's work being published. It's a creator's struggle.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (RIvkX)

61
I saw that movie with my Boy Scout troop at some army base theater where we were on a road trip and the audience was 100% into it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)

_________

Son, every red-blooded normal American boy is 100% into it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (tgvbd)

62 It's like realizing your gods are false and sort of turning your back on them.
Posted by: Lex
---

The fact that they turn out mostly crap may have something to do with it. In Hollywood's hay day one could view a new and enjoyable/entertaining movie every week. Maybe four or so great movies a year. Now we are served crap and told it's steak.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:15 PM (jXvKN)

63 anyway the novel A High Wind in Jamaica came out in 1929 so is in public domain. feel free to do a fanfic

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:15 PM (gKWVE)

64 My favorite McQueen flick is 'LeMans'. I'm a motorsports fan (shrugs).

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 08:15 PM (c711F)

65
And hacks like Akiva Goldsman with an almost perfect stinker record get projects thrown at him like women's panties at a Tom Jones concert.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 25, 2026 08:16 PM (y9nCu)

66 You know who wrote that screenplay? James Clavell. Another interesting thing is Clavell also directed To Sir With Love.

That is a guy who made a living writing screenplays. Okay also best selling novels.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026

***
William Goldman was another -- often adapting his own novels like Magic and Marathon Man.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:18 PM (+2QQb)

67 I love the first Thomas Crown Affair, and think Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway made one of the sexiest screen duos ever. What’s different between it and other heist movies is the intense psychological maneuvering between Dunaway and McQueen throughout. He knows she’s trying to burn him, she knows he’s trying to get away with it and burn her, and they this intense relationship in spite of it.

He wins, of course.

And it helped that it was brilliantly directed by Norman Jewishness rather early in his career.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:20 PM (JkyaL)

68 It’s like listening to professional wrestlers insist matches are not staged.

Or (D)emocrats insisting there's no voter fraud?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 25, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)

69 ...they do know The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen...
---------
Hmm. And yet it is Faye Dunaway that first comes to my mind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 25, 2026 08:21 PM (XeU6L)

70 Yeah im going to dissent on the great escape

Ive seen it maybe 20 times

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:22 PM (bXbFr)

71 50 Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:04 PM (AlhUl)

Who is angered? No one here.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (kxLc1)
_______
"Both anger and appreciation for his success"

"Nevertheless, Alan’s story is a slap in the face to all the people who grinded for years before getting a seat at the table."

Personally, I try to compare Hollywood with other entertainment. Baseball comes to mind. Babe Ruth simply didn't have to work at it as most others did (with less success). This is something C S Lewis wrote about.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:23 PM (AlhUl)

72 You might not like the character he plays ... but McQueen always delivered.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:42 PM (+2QQb)

And what set apart favorite actors from really great actors is the well-liked ones often get stereotyped as a certain character, and people like the character, while the great actors played lots of different sorts and managed to portray each character really well. IMO.

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 08:24 PM (fK5DA)

73 Yes mcqueem came to blows with sturgis over lemans

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:24 PM (bXbFr)

74 Yes akiva must have a whole altar to baal to explain his success in getting projectd

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:25 PM (bXbFr)

75 Arsenic and Old Lace is on TCM!

In college I did a production of it; I played Jack Carson's cop, who makes the mistake of saying Jonathan looks just like Boris Karloff and gets choked for it. Our version was rather original: The director cast a woman, one of our excellent and funny character actresses, as Teddy, who believes she is TR. I mean, why not? Teddy is insane; a woman could go psychotic and believe she is TR, right?

We were in the Green Room, and someone asked our actress why she thought Teddy, a girl, believed she was a man. She grinned and said with perfect timing: "It's so nice to be insane; no one asks you to explain!" (This was when that song by Helen Reddy, "Angie Baby," was a Top 40 hit.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:25 PM (+2QQb)

76 Sand Pebbles needed an editor to cut its running time in half. Then it could have been good.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:26 PM (JkyaL)

77 >>>then there is Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines
--

YuuTuube will cut a movie and call it whole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:26 PM (jXvKN)

78 Which is better, Tora Tora Tora or Patton?

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:27 PM (jrgJz)

79 71...I don't think most of your 1910s-1930s athletes worked at it that hard. They all drank and smoked. But even if Babe didn't put in the work, he was a generational talent, pitching and hitting, and made the live ball league. I'm not sure the comparison really holds.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:27 PM (y4H1r)

80 Is Stalag 17 a war movie?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:28 PM (jXvKN)

81 Is something broken?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:34 PM (jXvKN)

82 There’s a small scene at the end of Bullitt which must have been writenn by Truckman that resonates with me the older I get; and I take note of it because the first time I saw the film I thought it was anticlimactic and didn’t get it. It’s after even Jacquline has dumped on him and his bosses are furious at him for how things went. He’s cleaning up at his sink and just looks calmly in the mirror for a few seconds.

And as I’ve aged, I realized that’s the key to his character - when you’ve been in the hardest situation imaginable, and everyone is second guessing you; if you can still look at yourself in the mirror without shame, you’ve done well.

I think it’s a very insightful thought.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:35 PM (JkyaL)

83 82...it may have been written or maybe the director and actor did it on set improvisationally. Hard to know unless you have the script.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:36 PM (y4H1r)

84 Now I hate Alan Trustman.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 08:37 PM (JkO4W)

85 Jeepers. Now I’m in a foul mood.

Posted by: Sour grapes much? at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (M9/R7)

86 Which is better, Tora Tora Tora or Patton?
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:27 PM (jrgJz)

Patton
but a decent remake of Tora3 could propel it to the top. Especially if they focused more on the Japanese perspective.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (2WIwB)

87 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

88 Live video shows main table cleared.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:39 PM (NZIuw)

89 And as I’ve aged, I realized that’s the key to his character - when you’ve been in the hardest situation imaginable, and everyone is second guessing you; if you can still look at yourself in the mirror without shame, you’ve done well.

I think it’s a very insightful thought.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:35 PM (JkyaL)

Concur.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:40 PM (2WIwB)

90 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

I'll just say it right now without even looking it up,
FUCK YOU Democrats.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:41 PM (2WIwB)

91 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

I'll just say it right now without even looking it up,
FUCK YOU Democrats.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:41 PM (2WIwB)

92 What happened at the Washington Hilton?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (2Ez/1)

93 OT: good news and bad news from Utah's GOP state convention.
Good news: that absolute RINO scumbag Blake Moore will not be representing the Republicans in UT-2. Karianne Lisonbee got 61.5%. Buh-bye Blake.
UT-3 is more a problem:
-Celeste Maloy 515 50%
-Phil Lyman 486 47.2%
That's a second vote. Maloy is considered a RINO too. Hopefully people wake up over there.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (gKWVE)

94
C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

__________

Anyway....

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (tgvbd)

95 FUCK YOU Democrats.
Posted by: Diogenes

Seconded.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (aS3FV)

96 Hopefully now that PDT and Melania are out, the whole building gets nuked.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (A5RD0)

97 It is now a crime scene.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (2Ez/1)

98 One shooter. SS has him in custody.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (2Ez/1)

99 26 19...Good comment. I don't resent his success. I was more resentful he seemed to advise me not to try. It's definitely not a zero sum game; there are just only so many slots available to be a working screenwriter or outlets where you can sell a script for life changing amounts, so naturally some people just don't hit it the way others do, though they may be just as talented.
Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:49 PM (y4H1r)

History profs are the same. They will always advise against getting in it because there are so few slots available.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:44 PM (T6aVk)

100 Smug assholes sitting and ordering more drinks.

No one is targeting them, obviously.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:45 PM (A5RD0)

101 the Correspondents' Dinner was always a crime scene, just not officially until now

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:46 PM (gKWVE)

102 Smug assholes sitting and ordering more drinks.
No one is targeting them, obviously.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Give 'em a round of Bill Cosbys and let a pack of DREAMERs have at them.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 25, 2026 08:46 PM (aS3FV)

103 Thx Lex for an interesting take and insights.
McQueen is a favorite. The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles ( his best acting , got him an Academy Award nom) , Bullitt etc
Watched an interesting vid from Nerdrotic the other day about screenwriting. The demands of streaming has led to more and more content but most of crap . The strike a couple of years ago made it worse and a lot of solid old timers have walked away. The old Hollywood is on its last legs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 08:46 PM (gu0hJ)

104 Concur Skip.
But that said, a hell of a lot of competition for the top 4.
A Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan (the first twenty minutes alone)
Fury
The Best Years of Our Lives
Patton
The Longest Day
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (2WIwB)

Full Metal Jacket and SPR are similar in that the best part is the beginning, but then it is a relatively ordinary war movie. I love both and both consistently top the charts whenever the Military Crimes publications put out a war movie poll. But let's face it: FMJ is driven largely by its first half, the basic training bit; and SPR's main draw is the amazing D-Day sequence.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:47 PM (T6aVk)

105 Stalag 17 certainly is a war movie
I put anything even kind of in period of a war a war movie. Many of older movies are have flashbacks to home

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Ia/+0)

106 So...MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (2WIwB)

107 Compton comes to visit Hollywood for Ugly People.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (2Ez/1)

108 This is so like the Left and their Heckler's vetos!
THey are probably crying in their beers that no one was hurt. Evil demons

Posted by: Iris at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (bOJ2I)

109 MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner

Quick, find out where Eric Swalwell is right now

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (gKWVE)

110 Complaining about how hard it is to become a Hollywood screenwriter today is like complaining how hard it is to become the harpooner on a whaling ship.

"It's dead, Jim."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (80m++)

111 The book the sand peebles was a prodigious volume

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (bXbFr)

112 Gunman dead

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (Ia/+0)

113 This is a big win for Trump.

Proves the press and the democrats can’t even sit down for a meal with another person whose views are different.

Dems look like the Party of Tolerance and Diversity now, don’t they.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (A5RD0)

114 112 Gunman dead
Posted by: Skip

We'll take it from here.

Posted by: the Cenobites at April 25, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)

115 In terms of things I've liked recently, the Netflix documentary series about Hulk Hogan has been pretty interesting. "Let me tell you something, brother!"

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:51 PM (y4H1r)

116 Flaming skull worthy?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:51 PM (2Ez/1)

117 UT-3 is more a problem:
-Celeste Maloy 515 50%
-Phil Lyman 486 47.2%
That's a second vote. Maloy is considered a RINO too. Hopefully people wake up over there.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (gKWVE)

Is UT-3 a more urban district?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:52 PM (T6aVk)

118
Gunman dead

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (Ia/+0)

____________

That's convenient.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:52 PM (tgvbd)

119 He's dead, Jim.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (2Ez/1)

120 So...MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM

Don't look at me.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (0sNs1)

121 113 This is a big win for Trump.

Proves the press and the democrats can’t even sit down for a meal with another person whose views are different.

Dems look like the Party of Tolerance and Diversity now, don’t they.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (A5RD0)

They are Stalinists. Either you agree with the Party Line 100% or get strung up by piano wire or stood in front of a ditch in a birch forest 20 minutes later.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (T6aVk)

122 106 So...MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner.
Posted by: Diogenes

Well, there's a hint of the motivations of the shooter.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (c711F)

123 Is Trump ok?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:54 PM (A5RD0)

124 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline
......

Gee, I hope Jake Tapper is OK

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 08:54 PM (b3Yos)

125 The demands of streaming has led to more and more content but most of crap
Posted by: Smell the Glove

The best thing about streaming is easy access to older movies. I'm plowing through all kinds of movies from the 30s to 80s. Some are good, some are bad, but all are light years better than current crap

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 25, 2026 08:55 PM (aS3FV)

126 123 Is Trump ok?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:54 PM
+++

He and Melania were taken off the stage immediately.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:55 PM (2Ez/1)

127 Not like someone with a gun and fires it even at ceiling is going to live long in a room with Secret Service people

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Ia/+0)

128 Main steam stop valve

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 08:56 PM (Cqx++)

129 So, I guess the Left gets infinite chances at this, apparently?

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 08:56 PM (6Uni8)

130 So there's just one guy with a gun? How do they know? Now they have to strip search everyone in there.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 08:56 PM (vFG9F)

131 Evahbady goin' home...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:57 PM (2Ez/1)

132 They are going to resume the dinner?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (A5RD0)

133 Tater running around on CNN like a fried potato.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (jZ3ZM)

134 The correspondence dinner incident will provide a great opportunity for our media betters to moralize on the evils of guns.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (T6aVk)

135 Was it Jim Acosta or Keith Olbermann?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (CNl8/)

136 Mebbe they're going to continue...

But it would appear no ears were injured at this event.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (2Ez/1)

137 Fox News reporting the dinner will continue, but conflicting reports.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (NZIuw)

138 This shit is why I tell everyone on our side to cheat in every possible way during elections.

You are not dealing with a loyal opposition.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 08:59 PM (YW20U)

139 He and Melania were taken off the stage immediately.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Watching the replay of Trump at the moment of the shot they took way too long to get him and Melania off the stage. Way too long.

And, they just said they plan to continue the dinner momentarily.

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 09:00 PM (F3Dlr)

140 Why in the heck does Trump do these dinners again? Didn't he stop going? In a different era, he'd have been a spectacular prez at these things. Great comic touch.

But the "press" has degraded so badly - along with the Beltway and much of the country - that it's incomprehensible to me why he'd bother.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:00 PM (U/Byj)

141 *types*
*deletes*

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (A5RD0)

142 Quarter Twenty you know might be a good chance if unhinged enough.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (Ia/+0)

143 How much did the SPLC pay the gunman?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (CNl8/)

144 Shut this crap down.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (b3Yos)

145 Death by chocolate is the dessert tonight.

All media were under the table.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (jZ3ZM)

146 Dinner gonna be cold.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (2Ez/1)

147 Shut this crap down.
Posted by: wth

What crap?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:02 PM (diia5)

148 The best thing about streaming is easy access to older movies.

I’m watching The Swamp Fox tv series with Walt Disney himself introducing each episode. It was part of.a show called Walt Disney Presents, and he does.

It is practically impossible to find legitimately but is available on the Internet Archive and YouTube. And so far it has (in different ways) rivaled The Patriot.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (Z64UG)

149 Don't continue. Shut it down. And have DJT rip into the Democrat Party and Media (but I repeat myself) for encouraging this shit over and over and over again.

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (6Uni8)

150 All media were under the table.
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot

Those are their assigned seats.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (diia5)

151 140 Why in the heck does Trump do these dinners again?

If you read Vox Day, the Deep State has a team of Trump body doubles who go up and say things. Some are short and some are tall.
He's right about one thing, none of them have been on the Moon.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (gKWVE)

152 Poor Wolf lost his shoe

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:04 PM (jZ3ZM)

153 He hasn't bothered for years but in honor of the 250th anniversary (and quite frankly - it is totally appropriate for him to CONQUER this bastion of leftwing propaganda!)

Posted by: Iris at April 25, 2026 09:04 PM (bOJ2I)

154 Of course the venue the same as the Reagan shooting in '81. My office at the time was 2 blocks away, used to walk by the spot near the VIP/vehicle entrance several days a week.

By some weird chance I was seated next to Jerry Parr, the head of Reagan's detail at the time, at a lunch thing not long after. Had an interesting conversation (which I've forgotten). Also forgot the lunch purpose, was at Brookings.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:04 PM (U/Byj)

155 I better get to bed, maybe by morning we will get it was another potential assassin, can't imagine any other reason someone would sneak a weapon in.
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (Ia/+0)

156 Don't eat the soup.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (b3Yos)

157
Derek Hunter
@derekahunter
·
5m
One shooter, in custody, according to this officer.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (diia5)

158 I call this

Posted by: Ox the mentalist at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (jZ3ZM)

159 I believe it was Caroline Levitt seated next to Melania.
If either of them or PDT returns to the dinner it will be a disaster, even with bullet proof glass in front of them.
My gawd. This is sickening.

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (F3Dlr)

160 I call this
Posted by: Ox the mentalist

.. The Aristocrats?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (diia5)

161 Chanced upon C-SPAN and saw that Trump and Melania were evacuated, and that smug twat Jiang Weijia said they would resume the dinner, like they're the BBC during the Blitz. God how I hate them.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (kpS4V)

162 I'm glad no one was hurt, but freakin' shooter upstaged my post.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (y4H1r)

163
I'm seeing shooter dead and shooter in custody.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (n7rxJ)

164 Other than that Melania, how was the dinner?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:07 PM (2Ez/1)

165 And, thank you, Lex, for something thoughtful.

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (fK5DA)

166 Blonde - dead shooter in custody? Covers both things.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (U/Byj)

167 I'm seeing shooter dead and shooter in custody.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

From a certain point of view.

Posted by: Lucifer at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (VHUov)

168 So did the shooter come in with the staff or the guests?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (w/O5Q)

169 I will say that these stupid dinners only seem to stiffen Trump's resolve, which is the exact opposite of what the presstitutes want.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:09 PM (kpS4V)

170 Melania: Donald, I'm done with this shit.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:09 PM (2Ez/1)

171 Could be the shooter is 'down' rather than dead.
fog of war, 24 hour rule etc etc etc

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (gKWVE)

172 How the holy hell did anyone get a gun into that room or anywhere close to the room??? Secret service heads need to roll…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (9AdGW)

173 Trump is going back on stage.

Balls of steel.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)

174 I'm seeing shooter dead and shooter in custody.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
.......

It's all good. LETS EAT

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (b3Yos)

175 A third assassination attempt?
That's it.
I'm done.
Game on you mutha fuckin' democrats.
No more agreeing to disagree.
No more beign nice.
No more getting along.
Moor reaching across the aisle.
Fuck you Democrats.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)

176 Colonel Mustard in the lobby with the salad fork.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (2Ez/1)

177 So, if Trump returns, does he get applauded or jeered?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (A5RD0)

178 I want Trump to come back on and thank the fake media for developing this psycho.

Then go into a Dangerfield scree of jokes.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (jZ3ZM)

179 Fox News says Trump wants to go back. Why???????

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (9AdGW)

180 It's all good. LETS EAT
Posted by: wth

The Seder, abbreviated version

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (gKWVE)

181
Shots fired "from a light fixture."

What is this, Phantom of the Opera?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (n7rxJ)

182 Teddy R. continued his speech.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:12 PM (2Ez/1)

183 An obvious security failure…. SS is the bad news bears

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:12 PM (9AdGW)

184 PDT:

MISSED! AGAIN. YOU ASSHOLES CANT HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN FROM FIVE FEET AWAY.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:13 PM (A5RD0)

185 Trump could say, "Been there, done that."

Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:13 PM (Q+gd/)

186 Almost every comment on yahoo says it was staged. The amount of retards in the country is startling

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (9AdGW)

187 Fox News says Trump wants to go back. Why???????
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (9AdGW)

That's not just courage, that is leadership!
America's President.
Fuck yeah!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (2WIwB)

188 Trying this pickle-flavored beer, pretty good with pretzels. Novelty, apparently pretty popular now, which of course I wouldn't know living in my cave in Tora Bora (well, the equivalent in many ways). Definitely OK with food, on its own nah.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (U/Byj)

189 Hannity saying that the shooter fired at a SS agent stationed at the first magtomeyer that guests would walk through. Shots were fired back and the guy is in custody.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (8i9fb)

190 How many presstitutes need a change of underwear?

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:15 PM (b3Yos)

191 Blonde - dead shooter in custody? Covers both things.

Blurb at Insty suggests possible two suspects.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:15 PM (vTZFs)

192 Was the short fat female SS agent from Butler on the job tonight trying to holster her sidearm?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:15 PM (9AdGW)

193 Hannity saying that the shooter fired at a SS agent stationed at the first magtomeyer that guests would walk through. Shots were fired back and the guy is in custody.
Posted by: Jen the original

EVERY SS AGENT reports to the pistol range tomorrow morning at 0800.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:16 PM (aTF2S)

194 Watch Melania's reaction when the shots are heard. She looked aghast

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:16 PM (y171U)

195 Was the short fat female SS agent from Butler on the job tonight trying to holster her sidearm?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
.......

She was in the kitchen stuffing her gob.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:17 PM (b3Yos)

196 "The amount of retards in the country is startling."

Ahemm.

Barack Obama was a prez candidate, and *actually elected, TWICE*.

John McCain was a prez candidate.

Joe *effing* Biden, one of the dumbest, most corrupt, least accomplished and most disliked Beltway non-entities for DECADES, was prez.

"Climate change" is more than a laughable chemtrails fantasy to millions.

The evidence has been there for a while.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:18 PM (U/Byj)

197 >>That's not just courage, that is leadership!
America's President.
Fuck yeah!!!

Comment of the week at least.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:18 PM (viF8m)

198 193 Hannity saying that the shooter fired at a SS agent stationed at the first magtomeyer that guests would walk through. Shots were fired back and the guy is in custody.
Posted by: Jen the original

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:16 PM (aTF2S)

How the heck did the shooter get close enough to the first magnetometer?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:18 PM (y171U)

199 Like omg! I was at a real assasination attempt! It was so cool! We had drinks and everyone was all dressed up! It was like one of those train trips where there’s a murder mystery!

Fuck the press.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:19 PM (A5RD0)

200 Maybe they shouldn't have Death By Chocolate for dessert.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

201 Almost the entire Cabinet present, too.

John Roberts: Trump will be coming back to dinner.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:20 PM (NFX2v)

202 First magnetometer would likely be far away, just inside building entrance. Washington Hilton is set up for these events, main such venue in town. Security arrangements there have been set for decades. So getting off a shot at the outer perimeter very plausible.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:21 PM (U/Byj)

203 PDJT wants to go back again but is waiting for law enforcement to make the call.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (y171U)

204 First magnetometer would likely be far away, just inside building entrance. Washington Hilton is set up for these events, main such venue in town. Security arrangements there have been set for decades.

So getting off a shot at the outer perimeter very plausible.
Posted by: rhomboid

Surviving as the shooter is unacceptable.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (aTF2S)

205 A third assassination attempt?
That's it.
I'm done.
Game on you mutha fuckin' democrats.
No more agreeing to disagree.
No more beign nice.
No more getting along.
Moor reaching across the aisle.
Fuck you Democrats."

This. I'm thru being nice. F you. War.

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (XuXeR)

206 Will Trump be applauded or booed for coming back?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (A5RD0)

207 > "Tough row to hoe" ?

I thought it was always " Tough road to ho."

Posted by: Kama La Toe at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (a992C)

208 Fox now saying Trump is not coming back.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (8i9fb)

209 I didn't even get to my potato.

Posted by: Brian Stelter at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (JkO4W)

210 Now Trump not coming back per Fox News

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (9AdGW)

211 Tough boat to row.

Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (Q+gd/)

212 Trump's combative relationship with the press creates a climate of violence!

Knock back a shot every time somebody blames this on Trump.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (kpS4V)

213 202 First magnetometer would likely be far away, just inside building entrance. Washington Hilton is set up for these events, main such venue in town. Security arrangements there have been set for decades. So getting off a shot at the outer perimeter very plausible.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:21 PM (U/Byj)

Thanks

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (y171U)

214 207, 210 — Jinx!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (9AdGW)

215 Hey. My coffee is cold.

Posted by: Katie Couric at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (2Ez/1)

216 Gunman has been eliminated. Sweep of area is still underway.

White House staffer has said, according toTrey Yinst, Trump will not be back in the ballroom.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (NFX2v)

217 Fox stating they are hearing gunman is dead but can’t confirm.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:25 PM (8i9fb)

218 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

[Can we keep them there forever?]

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:25 PM (reMys)

219 Per Fox this shooting happened past the first magnetometer up an escalator to a magnetometer just outside the ballroom

So I repeat… the SS is incompetent

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (9AdGW)

220 Dead gunmen tell no tales.

Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (Q+gd/)

221 How much would the US of A improve if all the Leftist journalists at the dinner would be arrested as accomplices? I'll bet a lot.

Waterboard them. Take their assets. Drop them off in Gaza in only underwear stuffed with $20 bills.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (u82oZ)

222 Trump's combative relationship with the press creates a climate of violence!

Knock back a shot every time somebody blames this on Trump.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (kpS4V)

Jeez.
If we did dat pretty shuun everyone will be under the affluence of incohol!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (2WIwB)

223 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

[Can we keep them there forever?]
Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:25 PM (reMys)

for at least 15 minutes after oxygen runs out....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (nsSpm)

224 Just announced event will continue. Bizarre.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (8i9fb)

225 Essentially the donks are, if you just let us kill your leader everything can get back to normal.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (XV/Pl)

226 Gunman has been eliminated. Sweep of area is still underway."

That's a task. The main ballroom is quite the facility. It'll take time.

And someone needs to be fired

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (XuXeR)

227 Wait. I thought DC was safe now?

Posted by: Katie Couric at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (2Ez/1)

228 Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (w/O5Q)

229 220 Dead gunmen tell no tales.

-----------

He's a patsy!

Posted by: Zombie Lee Harvey Oswald at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (JkO4W)

230 203 PDJT wants to go back again but is waiting for law enforcement to make the call.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (y171U)

Either he overrides the cops and goes back, or his is a coward. Just like Bush XLIII was a coward for not going back to DC and staying there on 9/11/01. I do not respect cowards.

Posted by: Some commenters venting on Bush XLIII if they are intellectually consistent at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (T6aVk)

231 Maybe next years dinner will be at a Trump hotel.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (YW20U)

232 GASSSSSS THEM

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (A5RD0)

233 "Tough row to hoe" ?

I thought it was always " Tough road to ho."
Posted by: Kama La Toe

Tough ho with 45 miles of bad road.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (aTF2S)

234 I find it amusing that these are supposedly the premier "journalists" on the planet, yet not ONE of them really knows what's going on right now.

And when they report on it tomorrow, their "facts" will be completely wrong.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (gnNyN)

235 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

[Can we keep them there forever?]
Posted by: Beverly

Thunderdome rules. One of them can leave.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (VHUov)

236 past the first magnetometer up an escalator to a magnetometer just outside the ballroom"

Yeah. It's not all on the same level...

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (XuXeR)

237 Safer than your poolboy, Katie.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (gKWVE)

238 "Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave"

I gave a banquet once...

Posted by: Vlad Tepes at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (Q+gd/)

239
So, Trump is so cowardly that a few shots fired at him scare him off.

/s

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (tgvbd)

240 Was the shooter Lutheran? We only know for sure that he was not muslim or trans.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (Vpqw1)

241 davidt

Have the NSA seize his Google file. All will be revealed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (u82oZ)

242 Gunman at White House Correspondents' Dinner was shot and killed

A law enforcement source and U.S. official told CBS News that the gunman is dead. The gunman approached the magnetometers outside the ballroom, where he was shot by law enforcement, the sources said. [CBS, 9 mins ago]

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (reMys)

243 Dead gunmen tell no tales.
Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (Q+gd/)

First rule of assassinations...eliminate the assassin.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (2WIwB)

244 Announcement in the ballroom the event will be begin again soon.

Trump may also be back. (Mixed messages from administration officials.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (NFX2v)

245 My husband came out and said someone was shooting at Trump again at the dinner. My first thought was which reporter finally lost it and shot at him.

Posted by: Megthered at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (aqylp)

246 I didn't even get to my potato.
Posted by: Brian Stelter
.......

Don't forget to swallow before you chew.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (b3Yos)

247 Fox’s report is becoming schizophrenic.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (8i9fb)

248 Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls

SPLC member.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (aTF2S)

249 I half expect the shooter to be Tim Walz

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (YW20U)

250 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

251
Almost every comment on yahoo says it was staged. The amount of retards in the country is startling
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

But the SPLC is legit!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (Cqx++)

252 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave
----

Release the rancor!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (kpS4V)

253 How the fuck did this happen?
Gonna be a lot of finger pointing, second guessing, premature assumptions, speculation and claw back.

I am fucking sick of all of this.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (0aYVJ)

254 "Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?"

I think you have to add fanatical Ukraine supporters and NATO country ambassadors to that list.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (U/Byj)

255 It will be interesting to see how things unfold over the next few days.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (T6aVk)

256 239
So, Trump is so cowardly that a few shots fired at him scare him off.

/s
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Was it a TACO dinner!?!??! Hur hur hur!!!!

Posted by: The Bulwark at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (ycI94)

257 Brian Kilmead claims he smelled the gunpowder. He’s full of it.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (8i9fb)

258
Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

__________

Keep them there until 2029. Can't be too careful.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (tgvbd)

259 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

At least a tie with Lincoln.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (0aYVJ)

260 Fox’s report is becoming schizophrenic.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (8i9fb)

Yes… it’s like a Gutfeld gag

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (ALKK0)

261 Can anyone say Reichstags Fire?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (u82oZ)

262 I find it amusing that these are supposedly the premier "journalists" on the planet, yet not ONE of them really knows what's going on right now.

And when they report on it tomorrow, their "facts" will be completely wrong.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (gnNyN)

They will wait until their editors and producers tell them what to say.
Not like they can think for themselves.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (2WIwB)

263 Maybe this is a good lesson for the traitorous White House correspondents and they will learn that calling PDJT fascist and racist has consequences (I doubt it).

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (y171U)

264 "Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?"

Can I choose D: All of the above?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (ycI94)

265 Tapper is reading about it on X.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (JkO4W)

266 Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame

Queen Victoria survived six assassination attempts. Some were pretty close to getting her.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (u82oZ)

267 Maybe this is also to discourage Trump from going on the road for the midterms?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (kpS4V)

268 Oh boy… Erika Kirk was present. She’s been through enough

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (ALKK0)

269 I question the timing!

/sarc

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (NlEaG)

270 259 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

At least a tie with Lincoln.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (0aYVJ)

-----------

Trump still leads on impeachments.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (JkO4W)

271 Same building where Reagan was shot.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (8i9fb)

272 It's an op.
It's fake and gay.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (2Ez/1)

273 I think Fidel Castro holds the record for the most assassination attempts.
Tito and Schiklgruber also attracted a fair number.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (gKWVE)

274 President Trump still leads on impeachments.
Posted by: Cicero

FIFY.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (u82oZ)

275 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

I'm not trapped in here with you. You're all trapped in here with ME. (brandishes bullwhip)

Posted by: President Trump at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (ycI94)

276 I would LOVE for Melania to come out tomorrow with an absolute fire and brimstone attack on the dems. It would be epic!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)

277 It's time for common sense Correspondent's Dinner control.

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2Ez/1)

278 President Trump

Don't tease. That would be awesome.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (u82oZ)

279 Erika Kirk was present.

Candace Owens bullshit, incoming!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (gKWVE)

280 I will say again: It appears the secret service doesn’t know the first thing about defining and maintaining a security cordon…. It’s ridiculous

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (ALKK0)

281 I pray Caroline Levitt is "okay" after the scare and being rushed off the stage.
It's not just PDT's safety, these lunatics are endangering the lives of everyone around him.

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (F3Dlr)

282 The important question is:
Did Brett Baier buy a new suit for the evening?

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (b3Yos)

283 I bet it smells of flop sweat and poo in that ballroom. I just can't hate the media enough.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (7JD9w)

284 "254 "Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?"

I think you have to add fanatical Ukraine supporters and NATO country ambassadors to that list."

Uh, no - that would be cultural appropriation taking aways from trans and/or islamic culture.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (Vpqw1)

285 Around 25 assassination attempts, or serious plots for same, were made against Hitler, counting events back to early rabblerousing days in Munich.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (U/Byj)

286 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

At least a tie with Lincoln.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

I was #1 with a bullet!

Posted by: Zombie President Lincoln at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (ycI94)

287
I didn't even get to my potato.
Posted by: Brian Stelter

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

You are the potato.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (n7rxJ)

288 rhomboid

Ironically, the Allies wanted Hitler to live, because his leadership kneecapped the German General Staff, and ensured Nazi Germany's defeat.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:35 PM (u82oZ)

289 Brian Kilmead said Erica Kirk was present at the dinner, too, & hid beneath a table, as did most attendees.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:35 PM (NFX2v)

290 It's 8647, I mean 1968 all over again!

Posted by: J Comay at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (a992C)

291 The important question is:
Did Brett Baier buy a new suit for the evening?
Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (b3Yos)

And if so did he shit in the new suit pants?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (ALKK0)

292
If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (tgvbd)

293 276 I would LOVE for Melania to come out tomorrow with an absolute fire and brimstone attack on the dems. It would be epic!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)

If you get a chance, check out her shocked reaction when the shots are fired

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (y171U)

294 How stupid do you have to be to try to go through a magnoeter with a gun at an event where the POTUS is present?

He should have been shot just for being a dumb fuck.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (viF8m)

295 but a decent remake of Tora3 could propel it to the top. Especially if they focused more on the Japanese perspective.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM

Sadly, with regret, I disagree. The recent Midway movie tried pretty hard by Hollywood standards to be accurate to early Pacific War history, and basically made a small profit. Most of the people under 29 don't know and don't want to. They want to see spectacles performed by people they think are good looking.
I was hoping the crew behind Midway would do something else using some of the CGI that was developed like maybe the Taffy Three story but no dice. Not enough money was made.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (3/XaG)

296 Trump wants to hear and see how all these clowns perform after his security peeps killed a threat out in the hall.

Whatchoo gonna say? Your scripted zingers?

Who's gonna go up to the mic and talk smack now?

Which of them wants to go first?

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (DwBif)

297 276 I would LOVE for Melania to come out tomorrow with an absolute fire and brimstone attack on the dems. It would be epic!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)
***
I would love that too. And Karoline Levitt was there next to Melania. Shes due any day, I hope shes ok. Melania should jump on the media with both stilettos and grind them into the ground.

Posted by: Megthered at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (aqylp)

298 Why would the press be afraid?

They aren’t the ones being targeted.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (A5RD0)

299 Maybe we shouldn't serve the Jello shooters...

Posted by: The Caterer at April 25, 2026 09:37 PM (2Ez/1)

300 "271 Same building where Reagan was shot."

And where Reagan went again - I shook his hand there. It was designed for Presidents to make public appearances.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 25, 2026 09:37 PM (Vpqw1)

301 Hmm, tranny, commie, jihadi, nepo greenie, illegal alien fetishist, Ukraine supporters, NATO's long lost militant wing, or all of the above.

Posted by: the Spanish Inquisition at April 25, 2026 09:37 PM (w/O5Q)

302 They just removed the Presidential seal from the podium.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (y171U)

303 Fox having major audio issues, very annoying

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (ALKK0)

304
Big Fraud is behind this.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (tgvbd)

305 Have they ruled out John Malkovich yet?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (0aYVJ)

306 Why would the press be afraid?

They aren’t the ones being targeted.
Posted by: nurse ratched

They were in the same zip code.
They were in the shit.
Send money to their podcast.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (aTF2S)

307 Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance were present at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, too.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (NFX2v)

308 NY Post: 1 min. ago
"A White House Correspondents’ Dinner volunteer said the suspected gunman appeared to assemble a “long” weapon in a lightly monitored area near the terrace-level entrance before opening fire and rushing toward the ballroom.

The witness, Helen Mabus, a volunteer working the event who said she is from Harrisburg, Pa., described a “makeshift room” near the entrance where bar carts were being stored and where “there was no security” at the time.

“He was in that room […] he grabbed it out of a bag or something,” Mabus said, adding that the weapon “was long” and “didn’t look like a typical gun.”

Mabus said the suspect was partially out of view of security as he handled the weapon inside the room before suddenly moving toward the main event space.

“He put it together and […] ran towards the stairs to go down to the ballroom,” she said.

The gunman then began firing in multiple directions as guests and staff scrambled to escape.

“It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (reMys)

309 Have they ruled out John Malkovich yet?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (0aYVJ)

He had that cool homemade gun undetectable by magnetometers!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (ALKK0)

310 Where’s my cocktail, dammit!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (A5RD0)

311 Yep like I said that venue was created for events like this and security set-up is very established. Reagan was shot outside by a guy basically at the rope line. Very hard to stop that kind of stuff (in a public location) except by set-back, and screening the principal.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (U/Byj)

312 I want Trump to go full Sith Lord and send an armed Vance into the Senate to force the SAVE Act passed, and if not then to declare the Senate in recess.
Trump can recess-appoint Diogenes Lamp as the press secretary, and that can be his most moderate choice.

Posted by: gKWVE would also like a pony at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (gKWVE)

313 And then the midterm elections changed.

>>@PressSec
·
41s
>>President Trump will deliver a statement in the White House Briefing Room.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (viF8m)

314 If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (tgvbd)

What would we do?
Well, the gloves come off.
After that...no rules.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (2WIwB)

315 Trump gonna speak from the White House in 30 minutes.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (2Ez/1)

316 I'm getting real tired of living through historical times

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (tUP1A)

317 On with the show!

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (DwBif)

318 Trump news conference at WH instead of returning to dinner

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (ALKK0)

319 There I was, bullets whizzing past my head and up to my neck in white linen while armed only with a fork full of lobster.

Posted by: Brian Williams at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (JkO4W)

320 PDJT will have a press briefing at the White House in 30 minutes (no joke)

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (y171U)

321 We know the shorter wasn’t Tim Walz.
He doesn’t know how to work a gun.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (jZ3ZM)

322 Dinner called off

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (A5RD0)

323 Mabus said the suspect was partially out of view of security as he handled the weapon inside the room before suddenly moving toward the main event space.

“He put it together and […] ran towards the stairs to go down to the ballroom,” she said.

The gunman then began firing in multiple directions as guests and staff scrambled to escape.

“It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”
Posted by: Beverly

Ruger 10/22 Takedown

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (aTF2S)

324 317 On with the show!
Posted by: M. Gaga at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (DwBif)

Ah shit. Here we go again...

Posted by: Mary Lincoln at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (gKWVE)

325 AZ Intel
@AZ_Intel_
1m
Trump: "Law Enforcement has requested that we leave the premises, consistent with protocol, which we will do, immediately. I will be giving a press conference in 30 minutes from the White House Press Briefing Room. The First Lady, plus the Vice President, and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition. We will be speaking to you in a half an hour. I have spoken with all the representatives in charge of the event, and we will be rescheduling within 30 days"

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (GD0B3)

326 Where’s my cocktail, dammit!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (A5RD0)

*licks finger*
*slicks down eyebrow*

Hey there Baby! Come here often?
Can I buy you a nice Lemon Drop?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (2WIwB)

327 Some idiotic lady just congratulated…. The press?? They’re the heroes I guess. Good grief

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (ALKK0)

328
Dinner called off

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (A5RD0)

__________

Can I get a doggie bag?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (tgvbd)

329 Got to love that Trump is going back in. "Been there, done that" and "how's your underwear, propaganda ministers?"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (gu0hJ)

330 Finally they have cancelled the dinner. Trump to speak from the WH in 30 minutes.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (8i9fb)

331 @304

>>Big Fraud is behind this.

It's always Big Penguin, always.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (XV/Pl)

332 {{{nurse ratched}}}

Please accept my best wishes for a sunnier you. I hear you are going through tough times at work.

Maybe find a conservative guy that used to tear telephone books in half for fun, and now does that to iPhones. The barbed wire tattoos on his bulging biceps will keep the homeless from bothering you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (u82oZ)

333 No one was hurt, which is great news.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (y171U)

334 You gonna eat that?

Posted by: Brian Stelter at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (2Ez/1)

335 306 Why would the press be afraid?

They aren’t the ones being targeted.
Posted by: nurse ratched

They were in the same zip code.
They were in the shit.
Send money to their podcast.
Posted by: rickb223

It worked for me!!!

Posted by: David Hogg at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (ycI94)

336 Maybe Trump will call in an air strike.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (kpS4V)

337 Which reporters are going to cover the press conference? They are all at the hotel.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (CNl8/)

338 If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Oh, hey, the glue factory truck just left. It'll be back tomorrow.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (diia5)

339 Dinner called off
Posted by: nurse ratched

mmmm leftovers!

Posted by: Tater at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (b3Yos)

340 327 Some idiotic lady just congratulated…. The press?? They’re the heroes I guess. Good grief
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (ALKK0)

She is president of the White House Correspondents and works for CBS News.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (y171U)

341 The good news is, having crapped my pants I can eat MORE!

Posted by: Brian Stelter at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (gKWVE)

342 The First Amendment depends a lot on the Second.

Posted by: The Constitution at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (2Ez/1)

343 licks finger*
*slicks down eyebrow*

Hey there Baby! Come here often?
Can I buy you a nice Lemon Drop?
Posted by: Diogenes

*blushes*
Can I have a double?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (A5RD0)

344 Mental asylums to open in Democratic official's office spaces in 3 days?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (u82oZ)

345 Never see the original. The remake was OK. Rene Russo, giiigiddy.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (q1qnK)

346 Oh boy...Reddit is nothing but "Staged attack to boost his ratings, just like in Pennsylvania."

Sad!

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (ycI94)

347 There I was, bullets whizzing past my head and up to my neck in white linen while armed only with a fork full of lobster.
Posted by: Brian Williams

Real quote from Wolf Blitzer in the NY Post article:

"I happened to have been a few feet away from him," he said. "The first thing that went through my mind was he’s trying to shoot me."

Ya know, because he's a key figure in history and all.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (vTZFs)

348 Too bad there's a not a big room in the WH where they can host these type of events.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (2Ez/1)

349 Maybe find a conservative guy that used to tear telephone books in half for fun, and now does that to iPhones. The barbed wire tattoos on his bulging biceps will keep the homeless from bothering you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (u82oZ)
***

Oh stop it. Nurse and I are just friends.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (2WIwB)

350 Let's see the response of the idiot Dems. Expect Murphy and Newsom to say something stupid, as well as the squad.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (gu0hJ)

351 312 I want Trump to go full Sith Lord and send an armed Vance into the Senate to force the SAVE Act passed, and if not then to declare the Senate in recess.
Trump can recess-appoint Diogenes Lamp as the press secretary, and that can be his most moderate choice.
Posted by: gKWVE would also like a pony at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (gKWVE)

Thankful they are ok. Prayers daily for President Trump, VP Vance, their families, friends and the Cabinet.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (WONhk)

352 This security snafu is worse than Butler.

How does dude with a rifle get off shots inside the building?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (y171U)

353 "“It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”

Those damn Amish are out of control, and we'll be lucky to live through their reign of terror.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (vbXSk)

354 Wolf Blitzer: the coolest name wasted on that sack of crap.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (kpS4V)

355 Around 25 assassination attempts, or serious plots for same, were made against Hitler, counting events back to early rabblerousing days in Munich.
Posted by: rhomboid

Not to mention all the successful time-traveling and dimension-sliding assassins, whose efforts spawned parallel universes.

Posted by: quantum mikeski at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (VHUov)

356 This security snafu is worse than Butler.

How does dude with a rifle get off shots inside the building?
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (y171U)

you are asking the right question

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (GD0B3)

357 I have more respect for a $10 crack whore than any MSM “journalist”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (q1qnK)

358 *blushes*
Can I have a double?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (A5RD0)

Aksully I have been experimenting with lemon drops and I think I have discovered the secret to a really good one.
Triple sec...in just the right amount.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (2WIwB)

359 Diogenes

+ 6.022 x 10²³

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (u82oZ)

360 Thankful they are ok. Prayers daily for President Trump, VP Vance, their families, friends and the Cabinet.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (WONhk)
---

Same. And the country.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (kpS4V)

361 SS agent shot will be ok, he was wearing a vest.Hannity saying shooter being interrogated by FBI. Why in the hell isnt this asshole riddled with bullets?

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (8i9fb)

362 “It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”
Posted by: Beverly

Someone radicalized Leeroy Jenkins?

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (VHUov)

363 Apropos of nothing… Am I the only person who thinks that 9pm is an ungodly late hour to eat dinner?? I eat dinner at 5pm and most nights in bed by 9:30 asleep by 10:30….. if I ate at 9 I couldn’t fall asleep until midnight. It’s nuts

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:48 PM (ALKK0)

364 303 Fox having major audio issues, very annoying
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM

So was C-SPAN.

Posted by: Moonbeam at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (rbKZ6)

365 257 Brian Kilmead claims he smelled the gunpowder. He’s full of it.
Posted by: Jen the original

THEY'RE EATING EACH OTHER!!!

Posted by: former Fox homo newz pyrson at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (c711F)

366 359 Diogenes

+ 6.022 x 10²³
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (u82oZ)

Math???
Yo, There is a reason i was a Political Science major.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (2WIwB)

367 According to one witness weapon was "assembled" inside the bldg, in a small utility space that was not monitored (but visible to the witness, I guess). I imagine we'll be hearing the verified truth in due course. But that's how it might happen - pre-staged weapon inside the perimeter. We'll see.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (U/Byj)

368 Wolf Blitzer: the coolest name wasted on that sack of crap.

* ahem *

Second coolest.

Posted by: Zombie Thurl Ravenscroft at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (vTZFs)

369 Math warning!!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (2Ez/1)

370 Salty!

Hi there, handsome! No luck on men out here. If they are conservative, they are henpecked by wives or girlfriends. Or they left Seattle a long time ago.

Oh well. It’s a lovely evening on the beach.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (A5RD0)

371 I usually eat dinner at about 4:30 PM. But I don't eat a lot during the day.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (CNl8/)

372 Why in the hell isnt this asshole riddled with bullets?
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (8i9fb)

He might have information. This is a good example of enhanced interrogation being useful.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (0aYVJ)

373 Moonbeam

Chinese EMP interference. Is the shooter Iranian? That would be most unfortunate for ... Iran.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (u82oZ)

374 This is a wake-up call for the Dems to fund DHS to provide security for sleeper cells as we are in the middle of a war and have 250th anniversary coming up.

Schumer and Jefferies stop this crap!

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (y171U)

375
WaPo headline: Trump removed after loud noise heard.

Oh a loud noise? Someone dropped some dishes I guess.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (q1qnK)

376 Apropos of nothing… Am I the only person who thinks that 9pm is an ungodly late hour to eat dinner?? I eat dinner at 5pm and most nights in bed by 9:30 asleep by 10:30….. if I ate at 9 I couldn’t fall asleep until midnight. It’s nuts

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:48 PM (ALKK0)

I agree. Late dinners equal bad sleep. Especially since I cook and clean up the kitchen. Anyone who disagrees can get off my lawn.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (7JD9w)

377
Are the correspondents still there?

Secret Service: "OK, everyone, spread 'em and squat."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (tgvbd)

378 Diogenes

+ 6.022 x 10²³
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (u82oZ)

Avogadro’s number is dangerously close to math. Tut tut

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (ALKK0)

379 Linus, don't travel to Rio or Buenos Aires.

Restaurants (good ones) are deserted until 10 or 11. At least they used to be. Went to a pretty good steak house in Copacabana area many years ago, wasn't crowded until nearly midnight. Saturday night.

Very different timeline down there.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (U/Byj)

380 LinusVanPelt

Living on the edge here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (u82oZ)

381 He might have information. This is a good example of enhanced interrogation being useful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Don't worry. This will only hurt for a week.

Posted by: a grinning agent at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (VHUov)

382 >>This shit is why I tell everyone on our side to cheat in every possible way during elections.

You are not dealing with a loyal opposition.

Starting to feel the same way.

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (reMys)

383 I never got the full story on how his script made it to Hollywood and eventually Steve McQueen, but Alan did work for a prominent law firm and probably a few calls via the old boys network got him access.

Same as it ever was, Lex.

Nice work.

Writing is the same way, as seen by others above. But with writers and publishers, you usually don't get kicked off your own project and have it handed to someone else.

Posted by: NYCer who doesn't own a car at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

384 Speaking if math: Great Mathematicians as Modern Math Teachers:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3uufrf

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (kpS4V)

385 According to one witness weapon was "assembled" inside the bldg

—

Like that movie with Clint Eastwood and oh shit Rene Russo again. Lol.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (q1qnK)

386 363 Apropos of nothing… Am I the only person who thinks that 9pm is an ungodly late hour to eat dinner?? I eat dinner at 5pm and most nights in bed by 9:30 asleep by 10:30….. if I ate at 9 I couldn’t fall asleep until midnight. It’s nuts
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:48 PM (ALKK0)

I am like you...guess it comes with being older.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (y171U)

387 He might have information. This is a good example of enhanced interrogation being useful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame

The subject did not survive the interrogation.

Posted by: Hiigara Fleet Intelligence at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (gKWVE)

388 A witness told me that Trump lurched forward and tried to seize the podium!

Posted by: Madison Cornbread at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (JkO4W)

389
Dinner called off
Posted by: nurse ratched

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

That's a lot of rubber chicken gone to waste. I hope they give it to the homeless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (n7rxJ)

390 If they re-schedule this event, you think Melania will attend?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (2Ez/1)

391
That's a lot of rubber chicken gone to waste. I hope they give it to the homeless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (n7rxJ)

____________

I doubt even they would want it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (tgvbd)

392 379. 9 pm dinners in New York is common. I’ve read Trump often wants dinner and snacks at midnight while he’s working at the WH.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (8i9fb)

393 Rene Russo in her prime. Yum

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (ALKK0)

394 There's an ONT.

Posted by: Zombie Thurl Ravenscroft at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (vTZFs)

395 crap.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (vTZFs)

396 That's a lot of rubber chicken gone to waste. I hope they give it to the homeless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (n7rxJ)

Homie don't eat that.

Posted by: Homie the Homeless Clown at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (7JD9w)

397 387 The subject did not survive the interrogation.
Posted by: Hiigara Fleet Intelligence at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (gKWVE)

Boo freakin' hoo.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (DU5nB)

398 Is it time to start locking people (judges first) up?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (jXvKN)

399 Well I'm upper-upper class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
And I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
The social pages say I've got
The biggest balls of all

Couldn’t resist adding some AC/DC lyrics. Because the word “ballroom” has been uttered on TV a thousand times tonight. Classic!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:56 PM (ALKK0)

400 What happens to all the food that was prepared for all those people? Is it all going to be tossed?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:56 PM (A5RD0)

401 Interesting article and refreshing honesty. Thanks!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (NFX2v)

402 All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Gauss was pretty funny. Thanks.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (u82oZ)

403
162 I'm glad no one was hurt, but freakin' shooter upstaged my post.
Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (y4H1r)

He deserved to die for that!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (JkyaL)

404 400 What happens to all the food that was prepared for all those people? Is it all going to be tossed?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:56 PM (A5RD0)

Maybe they will donate to homeless shelters

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (y171U)

405 Linus, don't travel to Rio or Buenos Aires.

Restaurants (good ones) are deserted until 10 or 11. At least they used to be. Went to a pretty good steak house in Copacabana area many years ago, wasn't crowded until nearly midnight. Saturday night.

Very different timeline down there.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (U/Byj)

***

I can confirm.
Nothing happens until after 11PM
And if you're are in Brasilia...go to the New York New York night club.
Trust me.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)

406 U.S. President Donald Trump: "Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (jXvKN)

407 If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (tgvbd)

Yup. The left is willing to sacrifice and/or die for their cause. Makes me wonder who'll actually win the war of ideals.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (g8Ew8)

408 Serious question: how well is the food monitored to ensure that it is not poisoned? That is a very proven method of assassination.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (0aYVJ)

409 Nood

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:02 PM (l26NL)

410 " Diogenes + 6.022 x 10²³"

There is a mole in the chat.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (vbXSk)

411 >>>... rest in peace, Mr. Trustman. You have inspired and bedeviled me, and that is, perhaps, the mark of any effective writer.

Nice, Lex!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 01:19 AM (8NTVk)

412 I never saw the original, just the 1999 reboot with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. You should have provided a comparison.

Posted by: Flakey Foont at April 26, 2026 08:44 AM (kvDvI)

413 I’m not really a McQueen guy either. My brother was, mainly because of his jumping the fence in the Great Escape. My favorite McQueen movie would be Pappillon. I found that fascinating in my youth.

I, too, would have appreciated a comparison of the two big budget versions of The Thomas Crown Affair, but the actual movie wasn’t the purpose of the story.

Posted by: Advo at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (jO4mz)

Hobby Thread - April 25, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. It is that time of the year, a spin of the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) came up with honey bees as a theme for this Hobby Thread.

[Top photo: Western Honey Bee, Andreas Trepte]

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What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. I understand that some people pay attention to military hardware, tactics and strategy as a hobby. Discussion of current military events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary. Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged. Puns are a hobby of sorts, right?

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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Anyone among the Horde involved in beekeeping and making honey? Bees are very active in the spring gathering pollen and nectar. They need pollen and nectar to feed the brood in the colony (pollen for larvae and youngsters, nectar for adults). Spring is also the time to repair and build the hive after the winter.

Do you (or have you) kept bees? Seems like the people that are into beekeeping are REALLY into beekeeping and stick with it for a long time.

Do you have a spiffy and stylish beekeeper outfit? Can you explain why beekeepers cover their whole body and then pull frames out of a hive with bare hands?

Do you use honey in your food preparation? Do you put honey in your tea?

Do you use honey for home health remedies?

Do you use beeswax products? Lip balm, candles, polish, etc.

Did you dress up like a bee for Halloween? Have you done crafty things with bee inspiration?

Young TRex had an allergy to bees which caused a life-long discomfort with flying things armed with stingers. Will need Horde help on this one.

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Random honeybee trivia gathered from around the interweb:

They have five eyes. Two large compound eyes for detecting shapes and movement, plus three smaller simple eyes on top of their head for light intensity and navigation.

The waggle dance is their GPS. Forager bees perform a figure-eight "waggle dance" inside the hive to communicate the exact distance, direction, and quality of food sources to other bees.

Honeybees have an extraordinary sense of smell. They have 170 odorant receptors, giving them a sense of smell about 50 times stronger than a dog. They can even be trained to detect explosives or landmines(!).

One queen, thousands of eggs. A healthy queen can lay up to 2,000-2,500 eggs per day and may produce over a million eggs in her lifetime.

Tiny honey producers. A single worker bee makes only about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her entire lifetime (usually 4-6 weeks as a forager). It takes roughly 2 million flower visits to produce one pound of honey.

Hexagonal perfection. Bees build honeycombs with hexagonal cells, the most efficient shape for storage and strength with minimal wax. They produce beeswax from special glands on their abdomen.

They see ultraviolet light. Honeybees can't see red but can see UV patterns on flowers invisible to humans, acting like landing strips that guide them to nectar and pollen.

Thermoregulation experts. A colony keeps the hive at a steady ~93–95°F year-round. In summer, they fan their wings for air conditioning. In winter, they cluster and vibrate to generate heat.

Worker bees have specialized careers. Female workers change jobs as they age: cleaning the hive, nursing larvae, building comb, guarding, and finally foraging. They are all female (except drones).

The ultimate sacrifice. When a worker bee stings (to defend the hive), her barbed stinger gets stuck and rips out, fatally injuring her. The queen has a smoother stinger and can sting multiple times.

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Beekeeping for beginners:

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Beehive parts explained:

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How do bees actually make honey? What's all this about a second stomach?

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How to "read" a frame. Lots of up close detail.

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Why do bee keepers use smoke?

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Spin the frame to extract the honey and re-use the wax hexagons:

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A flow hive? Never heard of a flow hive:

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Its not all about the honey. Don't forget about the beeswax:

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What's the buzz with all the yellow spots on your car? It is bee poop!

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Bee DIY crafts:

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Did you know that counterfeit honey is a thing? Honey is the third-most-faked food in the world, behind milk and olive oil. The FDA tests honey each year.

What makes honey counterfeit? Adding undeclared cheaper sweetener ingredients like corn, rye, or sugar beet syrup.

In 2021-2022, the FDA collected and tested 144 imported honey samples and found 10% of those samples to be "violative." In the 2022-2023 assignment, the agency collected and tested 107 imported honey samples and found 3% of those samples to be "violative." The 2025 number was 4% (same for both domestic and imported). Data here.

The exact amount of fake honey in the world is up for debate. An analysis by the Honey Authenticity Project, an association of activists and industry members, places the number of fake or adulterated honey at 33%. A 2018 study of honey for sale in Australia found that 27% of the products tested were faked or had other ingredients mixed in.

Are you wise in the ways of "honey laundering?"

"Honey laundering" became widespread when Chinese laboratories began modifying high-fructose corn syrups to make them look like pure honey.
The sugars in these syrups - known as C4 sugars - became popular for honey counterfeiters in the 1970s, with the invention of high-fructose corn syrup, according to Richard Anderson, director of Siratech, a private lab in Texas that detects fake and adulterated honey.
But they were soon easily detected in tests, so honey counterfeiters modified their methods to use syrups developed from plants with C3 sugars, like rice, beets, or cassava.
The adulterated syrups can be used to dilute a smaller batch of real honey. They can also be fed directly to bees, replacing flower nectar, Anderson told Insider.
Earlier honey authentication tests analyzed the pollen inside honey and traced them back to their source. But some honey launderers have gotten smart, treating honey so that it's difficult to trace.

Business insider story.

Remember the big "HoneyGate" scandal in 2013?

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Timely (April 24, 2026):

First Lady Melania Trump Unveils New Beehive on South Lawn

First Lady Melania Trump announced the expansion of the White House honey program with the addition of a newly installed and fully functioning beehive on the South Lawn. Hand-crafted by a local artisan in the image of the White House, the beautiful, new hive will add two new bee colonies to the existing two colonies that already produce the signature White House honey.
The new hive is expected to increase annual honey production by an estimated 30 pounds, allowing for even greater use in preparing White House culinary dishes, serving as official gifts from the President and the First Lady, and supporting charitable donations of healthy foods to local food kitchens.

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Public Service Announcement: by popular demand, next week's Hobby Thread will be car repair.

Think of it like our very own Car Talk (with Click and Clack), Under the Hood or Motor Medics. We can expand to anything with a motor - truck, RV, motorcycle, quad, etc. Bring your ills and mechanical gremlins. Ideally, the experts among the Horde can join to offer their wisdom and advice. If they don't, the rest of us can make wild and uninformed guesses.

Either way, the advice will be free. (That also means it may be worth exactly what you paid for it.)

Credit to RandomDave and ARiK for the suggestion.

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an castles theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

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Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.

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1 NOT THE BEES!!!

Posted by: Nicholas Cage at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (kkpxq)

2 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Bees, that's gotta hurt.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

4 Honey is actually bee spit.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 Actually saw a large rig trailer with I assume traveling bee hives with a few scattered but easily driven locations on it not long ago.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Bzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:35 PM (jehhT)

7
Bzzzzzzzzzz
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Reminds me of ZZZZZ

www.imdb.com/title/tt0667853

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 05:41 PM (Cqx++)

8 I would like to keep a couple of hives but we're stuck in rental housing for the foreseeable future.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 05:42 PM (vTZFs)

9 Saw a headline last week or so about a truck transporting hives that overturned in (IIRC) Knoxville. Estimated 1M bees involved.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 05:44 PM (vTZFs)

10 I had a fake honey once. That bitch.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 05:44 PM (vFG9F)

11 I have a 30 ft storage trailer that never mores and there is hive underneath it. The bees never bother me going in or out of it.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 05:45 PM (Cif43)

12 There are several bee keepers here. "Local honey" is easy to find. Literally by neighborhood.

It's pretty good. You need to look at how it's stored... long term. IIRC temp changes are the biggest factor in how the honey does.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:46 PM (jehhT)

13 I tried keeping Mason bees for a few years. They're a native solitary bee that doesn't hive. The garden center here had small houses as starters and it seemed interesting. My small "colony" did well for a few years but then the number of bees returning to lay eggs fell off, I suspect due to smaller number of flowers around here at the time. I've read that there are companies who keep colonies of these bees and take them around to orchards in the spring--little overhead compared to honeybees as the bees die off and the eggs are stored over winter.

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 25, 2026 05:47 PM (ky7/T)

14 Do you use beeswax products? Only in making a cbd (not that CBD!) salve for my BIL.

We've had to gwt exterminators for wild bee hives. (all wild bees in AZ are 'Killer bee' type).

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 05:47 PM (YBtcQ)

15 Are you wise in the ways of "honey laundering?"

I don't think even most of Congress goes as far as using a double-blind throuple.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:48 PM (VHUov)

16 10 I had a fake honey once. That bitch.

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I gave mine state secrets.

Posted by: Eric Swallwell at April 25, 2026 05:48 PM (R+0al)

17 Bees. It HAD to be bees.....

At SERE School (Warner Springs, 1970s...), several of us starving trainees broke into a local bee hive/farm. My Navy "career" almost ended, then and there....

Posted by: goatexchange at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM (hyS0X)

18 I always thought that an apiary is where they raised apes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM (R+0al)

19 I will be transplanting seedlings the veggie garden in two weeks. I admit I am a novice in my 5th year. This season I will introduce flowering plants to invite the bee pollinators.
I am attempting among others to grow a true 'Jersey' tomato variety developed by a Campbells Soup/Rutgers University partnership . Aptly named the Rutgers Tomato.. MM-MM Good! heh heh

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM (VPPG8)

20 Bee keeping and honey production is one of those things that I find fascinating but will never do. The closest I come is trying to make new plants in the yard attractive to bees and other pollinators.

Love that new hive Melania put on the south lawn. Beautiful woman with a sense of humor.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 05:50 PM (yTvNw)

21
If you beekeep, you will get stung.

I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.

Eh, who knows? Though I have read similar claims since then.

I suggest You Arthritoids get out there and get stung by bees multiple times a day and see if it works, then report back to us on your findings.

Moron Scientific Research! It's a thing!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (iJfKG)

22 The white house bee hive is beautiful

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (dE3DB)

23 I happen to be eating a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie with peanut butter and honey right this very minute.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (LHPAg)

24 I have bees. I'm down from 7 to 2 hives. I keep losing them to varroa mites (I treat for them regularly and sometimes they swarm and leave). I use the honey to cook etc., but use most of it to make mead (naturally ferments up to 20+ % ABV) . I'm a brewer, make my own beer, ale mostly. Also make rice wine (Chinese style- Baiju) I can get that well over 20% ABV without distillation. I have a still but have never used it and am waiting on direction/guidance on how to legally home distill in light of the recent supreme court decision overturning the ban on home distillation I come from a long line of appalachian moonshiners and am looking forward to that with eager anticipation.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (AmZd4)

25 A couple of years ago I hired an exterminator to remove a bee infestation from my chimney.

He pulled out 40 lbs. of gooey honeycomb.

Make of it what you will.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 05:52 PM (R+0al)

26 I like bees . I noticed in the plumbing parts isle of Home Depot there is a brand of toilet gasket not a wax ring. I say keep the bees in business and boycott those stoopid foam rubber toilet gaskets!! Waxers unite!!!

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 05:52 PM (VPPG8)

27 I would like to keep a couple of hives but we're stuck in rental housing for the foreseeable future.

When I was down in the pit... er... Valley of the Sunstroke, the neighbor had a hive in their exterior wall. Not intentionally, of course, but you could replicate it.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 25, 2026 05:53 PM (+9wcF)

28 10 I had a fake honey once. That bitch.
Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 05:44 PM (vFG9F)
They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 05:54 PM (LHPAg)

29 I'm going to shill for a company that sells honey. The Savannah Bee Company sells the best honey I have ever tasted. Their sourwood honey is absolutely divine.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 05:54 PM (Cif43)

30 I have never really liked hunny. I realize its benefits, and all, but the texture and flavor have never worked for me. I'm weird, I know.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 05:57 PM (0aYVJ)

31 > I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.
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This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT)

32 Hmm OK what are some good recipes that use honey?
Honey and lemon tea is a good one.
I think I remember an Italian pastry that has a honey sort of icing.. many years ago.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 05:59 PM (VPPG8)

33 17 At SERE School (Warner Springs, 1970s...), several of us starving trainees broke into a local bee hive/farm. My Navy "career" almost ended, then and there....

Posted by: goatexchange at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM
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I didn't realize that survival had "out of bounds" rules... I'm guessing nearby residents have seen all kinds of things. (Yes, I know - not many "local" residents around Warner Springs.)

Posted by: TRex - scavenging dino at April 25, 2026 05:59 PM (IQ6Gq)

34 I use honey in cooking: drizzled on buttered toast or biscuits, poured on pancakes, in tea, in balsamic salad dressing, in oatmeal (steel cut if you please) or any cereal, on fresh berries, etc. That's just off the top of my head.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 05:59 PM (yTvNw)

35 Baklava has honey in it.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:00 PM (Cif43)

36 A honey lime drizzle over a jicama salad or sliced mangos.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:02 PM (Cif43)

37 I was playing paintball one time and ended up on the ground face to face with a bunch of bees going in and out of the base of a tree. I didn't stick around to see if there was honey.

One of Mrs fd's old school mates near here has a farm and hives. Also pecans and peaches and Christmas trees too.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:02 PM (vFG9F)

38 I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.
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This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT)

Not BS. The guy claimed it was true and he had no reason to lie about it.

Also, I've read similar claims here and there over the years.

Probably, you can find the info thru the internet.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:02 PM (iJfKG)

39 Honey in a warm biscuit is a perfect food.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:03 PM (vFG9F)

40 China really is kind of shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)

41 34 I use honey in cooking: drizzled on buttered toast or biscuits, poured on pancakes, in tea, in balsamic salad dressing, in oatmeal (steel cut if you please) or any cereal, on fresh berries, etc.

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Anyway, like I was sayin', honey is the fruit of the bee.

Posted by: Forrest Gump at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (R+0al)

42 Fried chicken and biscuits with honey.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (Cif43)

43 I've never been stung by a bee. I have, however, been stung by a variety of wasps and yellowjackets.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (0aYVJ)

44 31 > I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.
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This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT

Yeah thats the ticket! heh heh

My brother in his twenties was a wanna be Good Fella. While doing time at NJSP his cellies told him onion juice was good for thinning hair. One the bright side he became very unattractive to the weirdos...

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (VPPG8)

45 I am fussy as hell about honey. With rare exceptions I only get locally produced honey where I can talk to the sellers. To my surprise and delight, there is a local producer who has buckwheat honey, one of my favorites. And since I use honey to deal with hay fever symptoms, locally produced wildflower honey is the way to go.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (yTvNw)

46 This is all an op by Big Apiary.

Posted by: That's the buzz anyway at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (TbWk/)

47 35 Baklava has honey in it.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:00 PM (Cif43)

Ah yes This is what came to mind I saw at an Italian Gourmet shop in Ft. Lauderdale.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:06 PM (VPPG8)

48 I keep bees.
7th year? Gonna sell some largesse this year, just cause my wife talks about it being the most expensive hobby I've ever had.
Look up "bee sting therapy". I guess it's a thing. When I get hammered, I tell my wife I got bee sting therapy.
Most hives are gentle. When you split them, or rob the honey, you better suit up, though.
Paul Kelly, Univ of Guelph, Ontario has become my mentor. He don't know it, but the guy is a wealth of information. Keeps single deeps in Canada

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:06 PM (q6tQZ)

49 All this talk of beekeepers and not a single mention of Jason Statham?

Posted by: Uncultured, that's what this is at April 25, 2026 06:07 PM (TbWk/)

50 One of my doxies developed a sarcoma on his hind leg. I treated it with honey and crushed aspirin under a bandage that I changed every other day. The sarcoma was complete gone in about 3 weeks.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:07 PM (Cif43)

51 When I lived in Germany, our neighbors kept bees and would give us some of their honey.

Good stuff, straight from the tap!

It was only fair, I guess, since our house was surrounded by a large clover field.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 06:07 PM (gnNyN)

52
The absolutely best Honey that I've ever had was the honey we bought that comes from Claude Monet's (the artist) garden.

There's bajillion different flowers in the garden and the honey the bees gather is like some taste-shifting delightful food of the gods.

Really. Just the most wonderful stuff.

It's overpriced but I still wish we picked up a case of the stuff.

If you're ever in France. Stop by Claude Monet's garden and pick some up.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:08 PM (iJfKG)

53 I've caught swarms in traps before. Got 3 traps out right now. Week or two, the swarm is on!

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:08 PM (q6tQZ)

54 BEES.

I just picked up my new colony today. I've been watching them take to the new hive, orient themselves and get straight to work. Italian-Carniolan cross bees. Incredibly docile.

Posted by: Shana at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (ROgxz)

55 A couple of years ago I hired an exterminator to remove a bee infestation from my chimney.

He pulled out 40 lbs. of gooey honeycomb.

Make of it what you will.
Posted by: Cicero

* refers back to the bee-smoking video *

Smoke makes them slow and docile and gives them the munchies.

So, bees living in a chimney are a whole colony of stoners?

Duuuude.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (VHUov)

56 Addendum to post 47:
Yes I understand the Baklava is of Greek origin.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (VPPG8)

57
No beekeeping as such, but we maintain our garden to attract them. Lots of flowers, firebushes, bottlebrushes, jasmine and milkweed. They attract not only a large number but also a large variety of bees. Sometimes it's audible.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (tgvbd)

58 Yes, I use honey quite a bit. A blend of apple cider vinegar, honey, and water as an anti-inflammatory (not sure whether it works, but it tastes pretty good); sometimes honey in the coffee; honey on toast or English muffins. And if I've had a spicy burrito for breakfast, a spoonful of honey kills the burning. That's the secret to soothing your tongue and mouth after something highly spiced; I learned it in New Mexico. Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:10 PM (+2QQb)

59 Jason Statham
Never heard of him. Who is he?
I bought the Rev. Langstroth's original book. They knew a hell of a lot in 1851.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:10 PM (q6tQZ)

60 Part of the fun of using honey is how the different sources available to the bees changes the flavor. Wildflower is not the same taste as tupelo or buckwheat or whatever the source. The variety makes using honey even more interesting.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 06:11 PM (yTvNw)

61 I will say this. Orange blossoms are to me some of the most beautiful and fragrant flowers on the planet.
I need to buy some orange blossom honey

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:12 PM (VPPG8)

62 Baklava has honey in it.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Oh, "baklava?" That explains it.

Posted by: an antifa thug being chased by bees at April 25, 2026 06:12 PM (VHUov)

63
Bees are cool.

Wasps are asshoe.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:12 PM (tgvbd)

64 Wolfus, the honey is for the sopapillas.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:13 PM (Cif43)

65 Hey Jim Beam makes a honey flavored bourbon.
Some guy told me that.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:13 PM (VPPG8)

66 One year I pulled honey in late May, late June, and again at the end.
First honey was downright floral...light, beautiful.
Got darker as the season went on.
Buckwheat honey is the best I can do around here. The deer discovered they like buckwheat a LOT! Had to shift the electric fence to get flowers. We'll see.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:13 PM (q6tQZ)

67 Honey is actually bee spit.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM

That's hurtful.

Posted by: Honey Wilder at April 25, 2026 06:14 PM (Wnv9h)

68
What amazed me this last winter is that when food supplies are short, bees will feed off bird seed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:14 PM (tgvbd)

69
Mommy, sopapillas.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:15 PM (tgvbd)

70 Meant "Mmmmm".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:15 PM (tgvbd)

71 Yes, I buy honey by the pail or half gallon. I useit in my tea and cook with it. I found some nice buckwheat honey some have ordered more. I will try and make contact with the local guy. He used to sell through the raw milk dairy, but they retired.

I've never had bees but my friend in WA state does. I'm fascinated by top bar hives. There's an interesting story in States of Grace by Edie Clark. She used to write about people in Maine. She met a beekeeper that that a trailer set up with hives that was designed to be bear proof. He would take it out into the woods for the summer, with hives full of bees. He would leave it there and remove it in the fall. Never heard of anyone else doing that.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 25, 2026 06:16 PM (wOXCn)

72 would like to keep a couple of hives but we're stuck in rental housing for the foreseeable future.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026

***
I wouldn't dare have a hive in my yard once I have a house. With my luck some of the bees would get in the house, drive the cats crazy, and sting them or me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:16 PM (+2QQb)

73 I worked with a woman who was the head nurse at our regional trauma center here in Seattle. She worked in the burn unit.

Honey was a staple in wound care.

If you have allergies, find some LOCAL honey and enjoy on toast. Never heat past lukewarm, it kills the honey.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (A5RD0)

74 Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.
Posted by: Wolfus

The honey is for use on sopapillas.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (YBtcQ)

75 Was a farm down the street that had bee hives that you could see, no idea if they were active. But as happened a lot Farms turned into house neighborhoods.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

76 I have a neighbor that gets bee stings for arthritis in her hands. She had heard about it as a cure but bee keepers do not want to touch intentionally stinging someone, the neighbor found I think it was a chinese medicine person, that offered the service. I think she goes about every two months. So yes, bee stings can be useful to treat (probably not cure) arthritis pain.

I like the creamed honey, this ends up meaning I just buy at the store as the local bee keepers I know of just sell the liquid honey.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (+89TD)

77 Ive been known to keep a hive or 2.

Posted by: BeeMan at April 25, 2026 06:18 PM (5OuXN)

78 A little lnown fact is that Trump is allergic to bees

Posted by: Paul at April 25, 2026 06:18 PM (ad6v4)

79 "a trailer set up with hives that was designed to be bear proof."

Oh, bother.

Posted by: W. T. Pooh at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (vFG9F)

80 Hi Ben Had!

*waves*

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (A5RD0)

81 When I was a kid, like pre-school, a plastic model company offered a super-scale model of a honeybee or bumblebee. I mean the body of the completed kit was something like six inches long. It was molded in dark brown plastic and came with yellow and black flocking to sprinkle onto the body (held in place with some kind of adhesive that I think came with the kit too). Not sure what the wings were made of.

My father assembled it for me, and I wanted to put it into the window to scare off any other bugs that might approach.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (+2QQb)

82
Many years ago, I was in a traffic jam on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Unfortunately, I was behind a truck carrying beehives.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (tgvbd)

83 I like the creamed honey, this ends up meaning I just buy at the store as the local bee keepers I know of just sell the liquid honey.
Posted by: PaleRider

I do creamed honey. Most commercial creamed honey uses the Dyce method, which heats it to 150 degrees. That negates benefits of the honey (deactivates the pollen, kills enzymes, etc.).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (q6tQZ)

84 nurse, a huge hug to you, sweet lady.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:20 PM (Cif43)

85 Beeswax is great stuff. Aside from some health uses like lip balm and skin protection, it has a lot of applications for hobbies. I use it on thread used in tying flies. The patch and bullet lube I make for black powder shooting is a combination of beeswax and lamb tallow. On the frontier it was used to water proof, to a point, fabrics and leather.

Until recently, beeswax was used to seal jars for canning food. I'm sure there are a lot of other uses.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 06:20 PM (yTvNw)

86 In my own hobby news, I've now got about seven minutes of animation done. Visuals only, no soundtrack yet.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 06:20 PM (CHHv1)

87
Honey was a staple in wound care.

Posted by: nurse ratched

I used honey in wound care as well. At an Indian health hospital

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 06:21 PM (YBtcQ)

88 When I was down in the pit... er... Valley of the Sunstroke, the neighbor had a hive in their exterior wall. Not intentionally, of course, but you could replicate it.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

Yeah, that only ever happens with yellowjackets here. Asshoes.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 06:21 PM (VHUov)

89 This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT)

My sister was doing that for inflammation related to her MS and felt it helped her to some extent.
If you are fighting arthritis, one of the palliative treatments is Boron. It does help minor pain, in my experience. I don't know if it will help with major flare ups.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 06:21 PM (rbvCR)

90 You can make creamed honey. Buy a creamed honey you like (mouth feel...should be silky) and make it using the creamed honey as the "seed". 10%.
Gunters, out of Perryville, Va is the best we've found. Even if he uses the Dyce method, you can still make good creamed honey from it.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:22 PM (q6tQZ)

91 Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.
Posted by: Wolfus

The honey is for use on sopapillas.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026

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Right, and a basket of those are usually served right away too. You eat something with hot green or red chile, you spread some honey on a sopaipilla, and there you go.

Fun fact: New Mexico people, at least in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, ask for "Christmas" if they want both red and green chile on their eggs or enchiladas. Also, a sopaipilla is pretty much the same exact thing as a beignet, minus the white powdered sugar: a flaky pastry with a hollow center. If you've had one, again except for the sugar, you've had the other.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:23 PM (+2QQb)

92 A little beeswax on a wood screw will make it easier to screw in.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (vFG9F)

93 Beeswax and pine tar are two principle ingredients in boot grease, the main thing is proportions and how you blend it. I wound up adding in some turpentine and petrolatum to make it workable in colder weather.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)

94 Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.
Posted by: Wolfus

The honey is for use on sopapillas.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (YBtcQ)

Beau-Jo's pizza in Colorado had hunny bottles on the table for folks to slather on the crusts.

Dang. I miss Beau-jo's. The Motherlode mountain pie was wonderful.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (0aYVJ)

95 Kindltot, have you tried goat milk?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Cif43)

96 Glorybee and Cox sell good honey, if you have to go through Amazon. The buckwheat brand is called Some Honey. I did get a small bottle of tupelo honey to try. I always have some sort of honey on hand. It lasts a very long time

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (wOXCn)

97 If you are fighting arthritis, one of the palliative treatments is Boron. It does help minor pain, in my experience. I don't know if it will help with major flare ups.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026

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Are there boron supplements you can buy and take?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (+2QQb)

98 I really like honey, but I don't like bees so I think I'll forego setting up my own colony.

On a completely unrelated hobby note, do any of you tech-oriented geeks have a Cardputer ADV? I got one because some folks are starting to develop ham radio programs (FT-8 for the QMX, for example), and it would be nice to have a pocket-sized gadget for working digital modes. Just curious if anyone else around here is tinkering with one.

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (zUFRX)

99 We kept a hive of bees for several years, I think it must have been around the time that I was in college - maybe earlier. Our church pastor's son started it all as a Boy Scout project - and then he turned out to be horribly allergic to bee stings, so the hive and all the gear that he had for it went to our house. We parked the hive on the hillside below our house and had honey and beeswax for several years running. It was not a flow hive, which looks insanely simple in comparison to what we had to do to harvest the honey. (Stupefy the bees with smoke, extract the frames with the full combs, replace with new wooden frames ... I think we separated the honey by crushing the combs and hanging them in a cheesecloth bag to separate out by gravity.) It was the most wonderful honey, though - very pale and as clear as Karo syrup with a delicate taste. A local honey guy here in Texas tells us that it was wildflower - specifically California wild chaparral wildflower. BTW, I can strongly recommend the local Texas brand of Fowler's.
https://www.fowlerhoneyfarm.com/

Posted by: Sgt. Mom at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (Ew3fm)

100 Wow. I was thinking of Blind Melon because of the bee girl, and one of their tunes pops up in my music cue.

Get out of my brain, internet.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (0aYVJ)

101 For the guys: which would you prefer, Eastern Honey, or Honey West?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (1Ff7Z)

102 There is no best buy date on honey. The good stuff lasts forever.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (Cif43)

103 I guess a current issue to keep a bee hive is murder hornets. I saw a video on YouTube of murder hornets at a bee hive..
Even the wildlife and insect population have illegals now. sheesh

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (VPPG8)

104 I knew someone who lived in an older house with a garage conversion; that’s where you throw a cheap wall across the garage opening and call it a spare bedroom. Well he called an electrician since he kept hearing this strange electrical buzzing in that room. The electrician couldn’t identify it; then they noticed this strange sweet liquid coming out of the bottom of that wall. He carefully cut a hole in it - and found that the entire wall had been transformed into a giant beehive, probably tens of thousands of bees in it!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 06:27 PM (JkyaL)

105 OT: The rain we were promised, or threatened with, has not materialized. I hope it holds off until later tonight -- or even until tomorrow afternoon. I don't relish driving on unfamiliar highways in poor visibility, even in daylight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:28 PM (+2QQb)

106 Hey a big shout out to you bee keepers!
We need bees to have our great variety of food here in the US.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:29 PM (VPPG8)

107 Good movie is Ulee's Gold with Peter Fonda.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:30 PM (kxLc1)

108 We need bees to have our great variety of food here in the US

Yeah, that's what we thought when we started. Other than almond orchards in Ca, about every crop we grow has their own indigenous bees. We don't need them, but we like them. (There is a cucurbit bee, if I recall correctly, e.g.).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:31 PM (q6tQZ)

109 Honey Don't
-Ringo Starr

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (VPPG8)

110 Mind your bees wax

The bees knees

Busy as a bee

Boobies

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (kxLc1)

111 Whiskey, honey and lemon. Best cough medicine going.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (Cif43)

112 Just the setup:

What kind of bees produce milk?

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:33 PM (0aYVJ)

113 Indians called the honeybee the White Man's Fly. Said when they started seeing them, the settlers weren't far behind.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:33 PM (q6tQZ)

114 then they noticed this strange sweet liquid coming out of the bottom of that wall.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Brave souls. If I find a strange liquid seeping out of my walls, the last thing I'm going to do is taste it.....

Posted by: mikeski, calling an exorcist at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (VHUov)

115 108 Other than almond orchards in Ca, about every crop we grow has their own indigenous bees. We don't need them, but we like them. (There is a cucurbit bee, if I recall correctly, e.g.).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:31 PM
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Really? That's amazing. Hadn't seen that anywhere.

Posted by: TRex - what is a cucurbit? at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (IQ6Gq)

116 A little beeswax on a wood screw will make it easier to screw in.
Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (vFG9F)

That's what SHE said.

Posted by: Guy who says, that's what she said at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (5xuJ/)

117 Thanks for the mighty Hobby Thread, T Rex!

Honeybees are a fascinating topic. Utah is known as the Beehive State and honeybees have long been an integral part of farming.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (vrNzf)

118 Boobies!

Posted by: Just the punchline at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (VHUov)

119 Whiskey, honey and lemon. Best cough medicine going.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (Cif43)

That does indeed work. My aforementioned dislike of honey is when it's by itself.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (0aYVJ)

120 Samson used a lion carcass to raise his honey bees.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (kxLc1)

121 Good movie is Ulee's Gold with Peter Fonda.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Seconded. Good flick.

Posted by: Tuna at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (lJ0H4)

122 Looks like the hobby of stopping traffic in protest hasn’t picked up with better weather. My guess is the money paying for the useful idiots doesn’t want their private jets and data centers being surrounded by bankrolled fake concern. Of course, protesting in China and India is a little too hazardous for soft, purple-haired, nonbinary types regardless of the pay.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 25, 2026 06:36 PM (fwsNC)

123 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (kxLc1)

124 Theme Songs

chill lo-fi beats:
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Hunnybee (Official Animated Video)
https://youtu.be/IJrKlSkxRHA

rock & roll:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Honey Bee (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/tbyB10JSOHk

retro-future sad boy pop:
Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/ojYK6CW8gdw

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (Sy6m/)

125 Really? That's amazing. Hadn't seen that anywhere.
Posted by: TRex - what is a cucurbit?

Cucurbits are squash, melons, etc..
We didn't have the honeybee when white men hit the Americas. Euros brought them cause of the honey.
We started growing them cause we never saw them in our vegetable garden.
We grew fine without them, just felt like it would be "better".
Nah. But the honey's worth it.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (q6tQZ)

126 I was once working on a house, getting it ready for sale, when I heard a steadily louder buzzing sound coming from the back yard. It was a bee swarm looking for a new home, and they thought my chimney was perfect. Neighbor said they had been living under his eaves (he had a very high pitched roof), but they decided to find a better spot. I was able to get a beekeeper to snag the queen and lure the rest into his boxes. Much better than Option 2, which was to nerve gas them with hornet spray.

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 06:39 PM (zUFRX)

127 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (kxLc1)

Yes. Preferred.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 06:39 PM (1Ff7Z)

128 The Walking Dude, what fascinating endeavor. I have yet to sample mead.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:41 PM (Cif43)

129 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (kxLc1)

Yes. Preferred.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Youse guys would love creamed honey. Spreadable, but can eat a sammich without wearing the honey.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:41 PM (q6tQZ)

130 My parents tried bees for a couple years.

We even built a shed over the hives to keep the snow off after they lost their hives to damp one year.

We've gotten busy with other stuff the last couple years, but we have enough boxes and supplies to keep 6 or 7 hives.

Last time bees were in their hive boxes, it was other local bees robbing out whatever was left from the last hive they had.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 06:42 PM (C0Nlv)

131 The Walking Dude, what fascinating endeavor. I have yet to sample mead.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

I make mead. I like it somewhere around 1.02- 1.025 (specific gravity).
A dessert wine.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:42 PM (q6tQZ)

132 Remember in the movie The Equalizer Denzel used honey as an antibiotic for his wound. Used for centuries for that purpose.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:43 PM (kxLc1)

133 117 Utah is known as the Beehive State and honeybees have long been an integral part of farming.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM
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Thanks for the reminder. I should have included a Utah reference in the content. Bad dino.

Posted by: TRex - a cubit is not a cucurbit at April 25, 2026 06:43 PM (IQ6Gq)

134 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.

I’ve been doing that lately as well. I make my own peanut butter by using the food processor and dry roasted peanuts.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 25, 2026 06:44 PM (fwsNC)

135 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal.

PB mixed with honey and smeared on an Oreo. Decadent.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 06:45 PM (vTZFs)

136 Walking Dude, what yeast do you use?
I've been suing 17B, but used champagne yeast once.
Too it to 1.025... stabilized it, and it still blew up half my bottles!
Heh

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:46 PM (q6tQZ)

137 Honey should be a staple in any prepper cache. It will last for years.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:46 PM (kxLc1)

138 I used wax frequently when working with framing (picture framing). It is very useful to hide open joints between the four moldings.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 06:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

139 Last time bees were in their hive boxes, it was other local bees robbing out whatever was left from the last hive they had.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 06:42 PM
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You mean bees gather from other hives, not just from flowers?

Posted by: TRex - bee defender dino at April 25, 2026 06:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

140 PB mixed with honey and smeared on an Oreo. Decadent.

$100,000 Bar!

Posted by: Unkaren at April 25, 2026 06:47 PM (fwsNC)

141 You mean bees gather from other hives, not just from flowers?
Posted by: TRex - bee defender dino

It's called "robbing". When a hive starts it, they'll prey on weaker hives. It can be a big deal in a bee yard.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:49 PM (q6tQZ)

142 Can't say ever tried different kinds of honey, theory is a local small batch honey will taste different from s different small batch.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:49 PM (Ia/+0)

143 Skip

Yep. Same hive in two different months will be different.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:51 PM (q6tQZ)

144 Barbary State Bees.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:51 PM (zZu0s)

145 My local butcher stocks some local treats, did you know that sea salt come from the sea, its true. That's where the name comes from. And he also carries a local brand of honey made right around the corner. It's ridiculously good.

I've been told that honey local to where you live is good for allergies. Might be bullshit but who cares, honey is the shizz and small batch stuff is the best.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (viF8m)

146 fortunately all of our honey is locally made; ditto maple syrup.
no counterfeiters here!

me; crimping powerpole connectors, making a battery cable for one of the radios.

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (VyBeY)

147 I haven't really cooked with honey, but I do use it in a cold strawberry soup we sample during the summer...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (IQ6Gq)

148 We did mead once, when my daughter and I were playing around with wine and beer making. It was wonderful - lightly fizzy. I'll try it again, with some honey from Costco, now that I'm into winemaking again. (Have a nectarine tree that half the fruit was fermented before it even came off the tree, and a trellis in the back garden that will be bearing ripe grapes by mid-summer ... I mean, what the heck else can I do with the stuff?)

Posted by: Sgt. Mom at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (Ew3fm)

149 Whiskey, honey and lemon. Best cough medicine going.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (Cif43)
* * * *
Absolutely! Mix in equal portions and sip. Really works on coughs. My great grandfather swore by it.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:53 PM (vrNzf)

150 Youse guys would love creamed honey. Spreadable, but can eat a sammich without wearing the honey.
Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:41 PM (q6tQZ)

Think I had it once. Don't remember how it tasted.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (1Ff7Z)

151 Mom feeding us whipped honey on Peanut Butter sandwiches kind of killed honey for me.

Before anyone starts, I know this was probably better than fruit flavoring and syrup of 'jelly', but it did kill my taste for honey.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (zZu0s)

152 Hey how do you morons of Italian descent pronounce

Guanciale?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (iJfKG)

153 Mead is carbonated? Have to try that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:55 PM (zZu0s)

154 Thanks for the reminder. I should have included a Utah reference in the content. Bad dino.
Posted by: TRex - a cubit is not a cucurbit at April 25, 2026 06:43 PM (IQ6Gq)
* * * *
No worries. Just a bit of trivia to contribute to the discussion.

*gently pats good dino on the head*

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:58 PM (vrNzf)

155 >>(Have a nectarine tree that half the fruit was fermented before it even came off the tree, and a trellis in the back garden that will be bearing ripe grapes by mid-summer ... I mean, what the heck else can I do with the stuff?)

Send some to random people on the internet for no particular reason.

Just a thought.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 06:58 PM (viF8m)

156 natural, gwan- cha- lay.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:59 PM (Cif43)

157 (Have a nectarine tree that half the fruit was fermented before it even came off the tree, and a trellis in the back garden that will be bearing ripe grapes by mid-summer ... I mean, what the heck else can I do with the stuff?)
*************
Can you can the nectarines? Just like you would peaches.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 07:00 PM (IQ6Gq)

158 Thanks Ben Had

I had that totally wrong

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 07:02 PM (iJfKG)

159 I had that totally wrong
Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026

***
My guess (and I don't know Italian) was gwan-chee-ah-lay.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:03 PM (+2QQb)

160 Kindltot, have you tried goat milk?
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Cif43)

I never considered using goats' milk, but I have limited access to it. Does it work without going rancid?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:05 PM (rbvCR)

161 Sgt. Mom, make a nectarine- cello. Use the recipe for white peachello. It should be fantastic.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:05 PM (Cif43)

162 I'm another beekeeper.

I do have the stylish outfit. I cover my whole body because the last time I got stung, I looked like I had huge love handles for 3 weeks and a fellow beekeeper got stung enough to develop an allergy, which I don't want. The bare hands thing seems to be one of those braggadocio things.

I use honey in tea, bread, desserts, and coffee, on pancakes, sandwiches, toast...I was advised when I started that people get into beekeeping for the bees but get out because there's too much honey. So I tried to plan ahead.

For home remedies, buckwheat honey in honey-lemon tea is our go-to. I've got 2 gallons of mead that I've bottled but haven't tried yet. I mixed pear juice and honey to make a hard pear cyser that I enjoyed very much.

My daughter made beeswax candles as a Christmas gift last year. We haven't tried anything else. No other bee-spiration or outfits.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at April 25, 2026 07:07 PM (NZPfR)

163 Kindltot, you can portion and freeze it. Have a friend with RA and it helped a bunch.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:08 PM (Cif43)

164 TRex, thank you for a you do.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:12 PM (Cif43)

165 We shouldn't leave without a musical video
Blind Mellon- No Rain
https://tinyurl.com/ye29y32s

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)

166 Instant replay, Thank you for all you do.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Cif43)

167 Mead is made from honey. Very good stuff.

Posted by: RS at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (SuU/K)

168 164 TRex, thank you for a you do.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:12 PM
***
You're welcome and thank YOU!!

(Is there a backstory for Bob in your nic?)

Posted by: TRex - super sweet dino at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (IQ6Gq)

169 If y'all are serious about wanting to do this, go to the North American Honey Bee Expo - https://www.nahbexpo.com/

We were there pitching my son's game, Festoon, and it was intense how much knowledge is there on the floor.

Posted by: SkinnerVic at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (JIGPW)

170 Always combine your hobbies with booze.

Posted by: RS at April 25, 2026 07:14 PM (SuU/K)

171 Mead is made from honey. Very good stuff.
Posted by: RS at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (SuU/K)

I've been wanting to try that.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 07:14 PM (0aYVJ)

172 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:15 PM (Cif43)

173 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!
Posted by: Bob Ben Had
**********
Now I'm laughing!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq)

174 Next time I see in some shop small batch honey I will try it

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:16 PM (Ia/+0)

175 Mead is carbonated? Have to try that.

No, not naturally. Kind of a pain to do it intentionally, which I did NOT do.
I tried to stop the fermentation, but didn't completely.
That's how you get carbonation. Why good champagnes have long corks, too.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:16 PM (q6tQZ)

176 Bugzzz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:17 PM (jXvKN)

177 Nerd Herd. I'm jealous you have buckwheat around you. I have to plant my own, and it is NOT drought resistant...nor deer resistant.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:18 PM (q6tQZ)

178 172 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:15 PM
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The funny thing about that is that I call any male "Bob" when I can't remember their name. Haven't found a good female analogue yet.

Posted by: TRex - Bob dino at April 25, 2026 07:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

179 Old tyme recipe for arthritic joint was to catch a honeybee and have it sting the joint.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:19 PM (jXvKN)

180 Next time I see in some shop small batch honey I will try it
Posted by: Skip

Farmer's market. Roadside.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:19 PM (q6tQZ)

181 TRex, Pat works !

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:20 PM (Cif43)

182 TRex, Pat works !
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Better than Honey, ya think?

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:20 PM (q6tQZ)

183 and it still blew up half my bottles!
Heh
Posted by: MkY

Use a corny keg!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:21 PM (YBtcQ)

184 What was the name of that "male enhancement product" that ran in TV commercials some years ago? They featured a character named "Bob," who to be honest looked like he was high on something less legal than a male enhancement pill.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:21 PM (+2QQb)

185 The Brattleboro Gay Pride Senter is be proud to percents "An Everering with Yokio Ono wear she be lingering her greatest hits. Tickits is be $200 a peace and will go two help Gay Chdrin of Coller suffering becayse of Trump.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (IJjgN)

186 I don't trust honey from any store with "Kountry" with a backwards "K" in the name.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (vFG9F)

187 AZ deplorable, hugs to the both of you.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (Cif43)

188 165 Girl finds her hive

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

189 Haven't found a good female analogue yet.
Posted by: TRex - Bob dino

PSA: Do not use Bimbo!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:23 PM (YBtcQ)

190 Hey how do you morons of Italian descent pronounce

Guanciale?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (iJfKG)
====

Time to make some carbonara?

Posted by: mrp at April 25, 2026 07:23 PM (rj6Yv)

191 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Thanks for being here. If you're a lurker, thanks for reading.

Next week is a car repair theme, so come with your problems and solutions. Lots of mechanical knowledge among the Horde.

You're welcome to hang out in the Hobby Thread comments for a while but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later!

Posted by: TRex - click and clack dino at April 25, 2026 07:23 PM (IQ6Gq)

192 AZ deplorable, hugs to the both of you.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Back at you too!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (YBtcQ)

193 Next week is a car repair theme, so come with your problems and solutions. Lots of mechanical knowledge among the Horde. . . .

Posted by: TRex - click and clack dino at April 25, 2026

***
Sounds like a good topic!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (+2QQb)

194 Next week is a car repair theme, so come with your problems and solutions. Lots of mechanical knowledge among the Horde. . . .

Posted by: TRex - click and clack dino at April 25, 2026

***
Sounds like a good topic!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (+2QQb)

Oh sure.

Posted by: NYCer who doesn't own a car at April 25, 2026 07:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

195 Noodus movie thread

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:25 PM (+2QQb)

196 TRex, Thanks for the thread topic. Cooking, health, history, hobby uses, and farming. So many matters from those little buzzers.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 07:27 PM (yTvNw)

197 Stock tank had some floral arrangement growing at the perimeter that attracted the honeybees. They were making a beeline to and from it. Stood in their path and watched them veer left and right to avoid me as they did their work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:28 PM (jXvKN)

198 my town allows apiaries, but i've become aware of how honey bees out compete the native bees so the wild colonies perish. i think if you're next to a robust bee food source it's ok but where i'm at the bumblers are gonna miss out... and i really like bumblers. i'll leave it to the folks in the country.

Posted by: cmeat at April 25, 2026 07:29 PM (R11M+)

199 Did I miss when Ben Had became Bob Ben Had??

Posted by: jayhawkone at April 25, 2026 07:29 PM (10ssZ)

200 I read an article years ago about beekeeping in Manhattan. Apparently the honey is prized because there are so many different weeds that blossom that the honey taste is complex.

The other thing I remember is that when a swarm is looking for a new hive, their preferred altitude is about that of an overhead traffic light. So they will park in and around one and cause traffic problems. Pro beekeepers have to come and tease them away.

This being Manhattan, crowds gather, and within ten minutes begin telling the beekeepers what they're doing wrong.

Posted by: Wenda at April 25, 2026 07:29 PM (OMTEK)

201 jayhawkone, it was a joke but somehow I can't delete it.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:32 PM (Cif43)

202 Kindltot, you can portion and freeze it. Have a friend with RA and it helped a bunch.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:08 PM (Cif43)

Oh! Sorry, I thought you meant add goats milk to my beeswax waterproofing.
As it is, I have overworked hands and a post-accident shoulder, so I take Boron daily to keep the inflammation down. It does work, when the weather changes now my hands don't feel like someone is grabbing the joints with pliers. The shoulder is hit and miss.
The problem is that goat milk is not a common item here, most people keep sheep.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:33 PM (rbvCR)

203 The funny thing about that is that I call any male "Bob" when I can't remember their name. Haven't found a good female analogue yet.
Posted by: TRex - Bob dino at April 25, 2026 07:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

Try "Becky" and see how that works.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:35 PM (rbvCR)

204 124 Theme Songs

chill lo-fi beats:
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Hunnybee (Official Animated Video)
https://youtu.be/IJrKlSkxRHA

rock & roll:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Honey Bee (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/tbyB10JSOHk

retro-future sad boy pop:
Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/ojYK6CW8gdw
Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (Sy6m/)

Queen Bee by GFR

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 07:35 PM (T6aVk)

205 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 07:36 PM (vTZFs)

206 What is the difference screenwriter and a Pizza?
A pizza ca feed a family of 4.

What do you call a screenwriter with a mortgage?
An optimist.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:37 PM (YBtcQ)

207 Wrong thread!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:37 PM (YBtcQ)

208 jayhawkone, it was a joke but somehow I can't delete it.

Depending on which browser you're using, go to the "delete history" settings and delete cookies for acecomments.mu.nu. Some browsers may not let you specify by name and you may or may not want to delete ALL cookies because that might wipe out some saved info you want. Then reload this page. The Name and Email fields should be blank. Re-enter whatever you want them to be and post a comment.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (vTZFs)

209 Huh, Ben Had. My nic box is always at the bottom of the page and I can always click in the box and edit, I could go for making the top 10 socks list if I was creative enough to come up with clever socks and not so absent minded I would forget to change for fresh threads.

Posted by: PaleRider testing nics at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (+89TD)

210 sock off

Posted by: PaleRider at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (+89TD)

211 Thank you for the fun post, T.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:39 PM (A5RD0)

212 Back from quick trip to town for groceries. Not much to say on the bee biz. There are vendors I see from time to time in Apache junction who sell local cactus honey. Dark amber color, and very tasty. I neglected to get a jar this year.

Car repair-wise, I got the new serpentine belt and associated idlers installed in the '08 Suburban, and all is well. The belt, which was for something else, since Amazon did not have a listing for one for that vehicle, is a perfect fit. The new grooved idler, that goes on the tensioner, was installed straight as it came from the box. The smooth idler, which is steel, I didn't get from Amazon (somehow I managed to order and receive two grooved idlers). No matter, I found two brand new SKF 6203 bearings in my bearing stash, and pressed the old rattly one out, and a new one in. So all belts and idlers are now in "as-new" condition. And I have enough spare belts and idlers to ensure that both Suburbans will have spares in the road box.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 09:02 PM (utfVc)

Ace of Spades Pet Thread, April 25

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Don't try this at home . . .

A dog and a jaguar were separated for safety, but became so depressed they stopped eating. pic.twitter.com/n5GP20gmD0
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 23, 2026

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Scroll down for the full YouTube video

Lithuanian composer and conductor Mindaugas Piečaitis, directs his orchestra on the notes of Nora the cat playing the piano.

She earns a standing ovation.pic.twitter.com/DhzvHvb2hZ
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 22, 2026

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- It's a lie that dogs resemble their owners.

The dog and its owner: pic.twitter.com/hnm097xpUR
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) April 17, 2026

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Meet The PetMorons

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PRINCESS AVA
Compare and Contrast
Anthony

Princess Ava knows how to run!

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It is Wasabi Ruckus’ birthday today! He turned 6. I can’t believe it.
Piper

AWWWW . . . . Piper's kitty is wonderful.

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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, April 18

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:11 PM

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1 It would be worse. I knew a guy, a human, whose nickname was "Jimmy Badbreath".

Posted by: Ib1netmon at April 25, 2026 03:17 PM (9ZOKH)

2 Godzilla the Goldfish remained Godzilla until his fish flush.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 03:19 PM (diia5)

3 One of our cats has the formal name of "Rubby McFurmaster." His nickname is Rubbies. Or asshole.

It's usually asshole. 🙀

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 03:23 PM (jehhT)

4 Dog and jaguar. Awwww shucks.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 03:23 PM (Kt19C)

5 Meow!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 25, 2026 03:24 PM (sAmhv)

6 Both my neighbors dogs are nicknamed Shut Up.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 03:25 PM (Kt19C)

7 Piano player kittuh is amazing!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 25, 2026 03:27 PM (sAmhv)

8 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)

9 My mischievous but well-meaning dog Charlie went to Chuck to Chuckles to now Chaloooch!

He doesn't seem to mind.

Posted by: Boswell at April 25, 2026 03:37 PM (V7158)

10 One of the feral cats at the jobsite was named Crackwhore.

She was never deprived of dry food or wet food, but what she wanted was treats.

And she got them from everybody. But she was smart, and never got chewed up in the machinery like her littermates.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 03:37 PM (Fbc0I)

11 When I die, I wanna come back as one of my dogs. Then I can chillax all day, get snacks and people food treats, and get tummy rubs on demand. I just don’t want to have breath like Tha’ lil nuggs.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:38 PM (3Ope8)

12 I doubt that I could count the number of goofy nicknames we have for our dog, Luna. Most frequent is Luna Tuna or LTM (for Luna Tuna Moona). We often call her variations on Your _____ness depending on her particular behavior: Your Sniffiness, Your Whinyness, Your Zoomieness.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 25, 2026 03:38 PM (FEVMW)

13 Good afternoon all,

Update on our kitty clan.

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

There is a beautiful cat at our county shelter that they suspect has broken hind legs. I hoped our local cat rescue could get it out of the shelter, but they are currently full with 71 cats and kittens. I'm so sad for that cat and can only hope someone local will step up and adopt.

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:43 PM (2F0/Y)

14 Our black chow was Bridget and then Katie. Somehow she became Kate Doggy Dogg and Kay-Dogg.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 03:43 PM (gKWVE)

15 Afternoon, Pet Folken!

I will say that my nicknames for my cats are -- by human standards -- not that demeaning. Stirling is known as "The Duke of Vicksburg." Dagny, well, okay, she's Stubby Tail, but she's also the Princess. Chekov . . .

Actually, now that I think about it . . . I have been guilty of too-precious nicknames. Pretend I didn't say anything.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 03:45 PM (+2QQb)

16 Princess Ava is a beautiful dog.

Piper, tell Wasabi happy birthday!

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:46 PM (2F0/Y)

17 The Pampered Princess Jasmine is sitting my lap right now.

Rumble-kitty Penny is sitting on top of my computer tower.

Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all), aka "Whisper Kitty" and "Kaylee Monster" is lurking in my sunroom.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (gnNyN)

18 I will repost - maybe y'all have encountered this behavior before:

I don't know why doggeh, who is 9, has decided he wont eat if is place is in its usual spot by the family room wall.
Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (LmPA0)

19 . I just don’t want to have breath like Tha’ lil nuggs.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:38 PM (3Ope

Solution: don't eat poop or your own ass.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (AyCDG)

20 Piper, Wasabi Ruckus (and I can just imagine how that name came to be) is very handsome. Age 6 is approximately 30 in human terms. (Yes, I know it's not linear. A cat reaches adolescence, about age 12, in the first year, and then it slows down. But if they live to be about 15, and we live to be about 75, it's a 1-5 ratio overall.)

Theoretically, then, he should be less kittenish and more mature now. Theoretically.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (+2QQb)

21 /off theme sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 03:50 PM (AyCDG)

22 Dog and jaguar? That's no 200 lb. jaguar. I wonder what else was made up.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 03:50 PM (QLZE2)

23 Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (LmPA0)

I don't know much about dogs, but sounds like dog is wanting human security while eating. Maybe something is scaring/worrying him?

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:52 PM (2F0/Y)

24 Tha lil nuggs, Hercamus, Xenapup and Panchopup.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:54 PM (3Ope8)

25 https://tinyurl.com/yv6wcthu
Dog got haircut and looks like gave up drinking and got his life together
( From Doug Ross Substack 20 posts

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)

26 Wasabi Ruckus! That's a great wrestling name.

The Nationwide wacky pet name winner was Cheddar Big Booty Cheeseburger:

https://tinyurl.com/3c8nhh7n

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:57 PM (kpS4V)

27 I don't know much about dogs, but sounds like dog is wanting human security while eating. Maybe something is scaring/worrying him?
Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:52 PM (2F0/Y)

It's just the chupacabras lurking inside the wall, waiting to leap out when you least expect it. Nothing to worry about.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 03:57 PM (QLZE2)

28 Joyenz, you may be right

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:58 PM (LmPA0)

29 18 I will repost - maybe y'all have encountered this behavior before:

I don't know why doggeh, who is 9, has decided he wont eat if is place is in its usual spot by the family room wall.
Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (LmPA0)

Have not encountered. Could be anxiety, wanting a lookout watching for tigers while his head is down? Not sure what could cause it, I suppose if he experienced a loss...

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 03:59 PM (Sy6m/)

30 25 https://tinyurl.com/yv6wcthu
Dog got haircut and looks like gave up drinking and got his life together
( From Doug Ross Substack 20 posts
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)

Our doodle got a haircut yesterday Shaved... Went from curly with bushy tail to slick with a tail that looks like a snake.... Unfortunately we let her get too overgrown and too many mats....At least now you can see the poodle face.. LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 04:03 PM (FtULh)

31 Top cartoon is hilarious because it's so true.

My kitteh is named Bogey. I call him Bubbie a lot but not when I'm mad at him. Only in the First World. We really do have it good.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 04:03 PM (kxLc1)

32 "The world’s first “slotharium”, Sloth World Orlando, was slapped with a stop-work order Thursday after a probe alarmingly found 31 sloths had died in the care of the Florida company prior to its grand opening last month."

This pretty much speaks for itself. I don't think Sloth World is meant to be.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 04:08 PM (vFG9F)

33 Hope they keep Jag well fed.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 04:09 PM (kxLc1)

34 Eromeros have two cats which have lives chronicled on this bleg. MadisonTheCat, a black beauty who was rescued with broken back legs from a busy intersection on July 4th of 18 was named after James Madison at the bleg's suggestion. She is wise and in charge despite a grass addiction.
Mineola from Mineola was named Mineola and forced to wear checked overalls, and followed by the bleg from tiny kittenhood. Came to us in summer 0f 23, she currently answers to Minnifer and is one smart kitty who hates closed doors.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 04:09 PM (LHPAg)

35 Ruby, Ruby-boo, Boobers, Sweet Pooh.

Piper, you sweet idiot, you moron, you complete dork.

They are both very sweet, but it is clear which one got the brains and which one is.... deficient.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 04:17 PM (DwqWV)

36 vmom, simple test. Put a treat in his dish in the normal spot and see if he will eat that without company.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 04:17 PM (Cif43)

37 There is a long history of silly nicknames for people in my family. I had a great uncle Kink, a great uncle Minnie, and nobody ever called my Dad by his given name, unless they were an insurance agent calling to sell us something. My sister was Squeak, I was Lil Bear, and my poor brother was the Coyote Kid.

No idea why, but there it is.

One of our dogs was named Mukluk. Of course, we just called him Muck, which I think disturbed some people.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 04:20 PM (DwqWV)

38 Yay yay pet thread. The furriest thread of the week.

When the kids who found our Malinois loose on the highway first brought her by our place, looking for anyone who might have owned her, they were calling her Little Dog as compared to their own two dogs, also Miz Wiggles, because her tail wags her whole body (and still does). After she adopted us, we started out calling her Honey, for her fur color, but since everydoggie gets called Honey, that got abandoned in favor of Daisy. No idea where the name came from. But she is Daisy.🐕

And sometimes Dipsy Daisy Doodly Doo Dah Doggie Day, if we have time.

Are there other Malinois besides Belgium?

🐧
BluebirdOfBitterness.com has two posts for Caturday. One is a video of trained cats (amazing - can your cats do any of this?), the other is comics for Happy World Penguin Day, which is apparently a thing, as some Cafe commenters would squee about.

🐶
Here's some funny dog tricks c/o PoliNation
https://bit.ly/bang-play-dead
X really needs to have its own URL shortener.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Daisy! What's on the outside of a tree? at April 25, 2026 04:26 PM (y3Pql)

39 My GSD is officially "Calvin," but most of the time we call him "Dingus." When he does something I don't like, it's "Fur-Coated Jackass."

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 04:36 PM (zUFRX)

40 When Stirling misbehaves, which is often, I don't call his actual name. Usually it's "Dammit" or "StopThatYouOvergrownBeast." "Thug" for short.

With Dagny, it's "Darnit" or "You Damn Kitten."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 04:40 PM (+2QQb)

41 one smart kitty who hates closed doors.
Posted by: Eromero
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Eddie hates closed doors too. Can't sleep with the doors closed anymore...can be an issue since the master bedroom opens to the living room. Cat don't care.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 25, 2026 04:41 PM (DYEui)

42
Dog and jaguar? That's no 200 lb. jaguar. I wonder what else was made up.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Dog and Butterfly

Posted by: Gotta have Heart at April 25, 2026 04:41 PM (Cqx++)

43 Dagny is also known affectionately as "Dagnetta." Not too demeaning, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 04:46 PM (+2QQb)

44 Linda just sent me a pic of some Delectables treats labeled as "For Stirling." I asked whether Dagny likes them too. She used to be a little picky about her food in her first year with me, but has turned into an enthusiastic eater and lover of treats since.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 04:47 PM (+2QQb)

45 Could be on the anxiety. Its like when dogs poop, they usually look at you to make sure you are there, keeping watch while they are vulnerable.

Food anxiety that late is odd. Did something else in the environment change?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 04:49 PM (zZu0s)

46 Lucy the Fink is also Lulu, Lulabelle, Lucifer and boots. I don’t know why I call her boots sometimes.

Oh well. Also LUUUUUUUUUNATIC.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 04:57 PM (A5RD0)

47 Arizona the giant red-and-white tabby, the Maine Coon lookalike, was known as Arizona Plumetail and The Beast From Beyond Japonica Street. (Japonica was the address then of the SPCA where I adopted him.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 05:01 PM (+2QQb)

48 Tatiana Romanova, the grey tabby Siberian (my first of the breed), was of course known as "Tati." Also "Too Clever By Half" and "The Kitten Who Aged Me."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 05:03 PM (+2QQb)

49 Wasabi is beautiful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 05:05 PM (A5RD0)

50 And naturally Stirling, who is all black, is known as "The Black One."

I named my late black longhair "Wolf," because he was big and rangy and social, wolves do come in black, and anybody can name his black cat "Midnight" or "Inky." He also carried the nickname of "King Panther."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 05:09 PM (+2QQb)

51 We also have a gray cat. "Spooky" Poor thing has a deformed front leg/paw and is basically on 3 legs. She's a trooper tho'. Still hunts. Occasionally brings us a mouse or mole.

She's so proud.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:20 PM (jehhT)

52 Pepper. Peedog. Punkinhead. Bugeyes. Had a theme song to "bug eyes" .

Sammie. Sammiesam. Sam I Am. Got the bug eye song too. Inherited it.

Posted by: Derak at April 25, 2026 05:23 PM (A7OwD)

53 Bugabugabug...bugabugabugeyes... bug,bug,bug
Repeat.

Posted by: Derak at April 25, 2026 05:24 PM (A7OwD)

54 You people are silly.

Posted by: Derak at April 25, 2026 05:25 PM (A7OwD)

55 HOBBY NOOD
( I think we are getting a Birds and Bees hobby suggestions)

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)

56 Rescued ADSO a 16lb black male from the Benbrook SPCA in Fort Worth. He's 5. We missed having a kitty since Mr COCO passed last Sept. from lymphoma at age 17. He was a very good boy much beloved.

Posted by: kingsman at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (ehY6c)

57 Jazzy became Jazzy June and eventually Miss June or June bug. Grrr the dachshund became Grrr dog or Mr. Grrr.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at April 25, 2026 07:46 PM (dyL4B)

58 Our kitty "Louisa May Alcatt" earned her nickname "The Weasel."

Posted by: Fritz at April 25, 2026 08:12 PM (J7jo9)

Gardening, Home and Nature Thread Apr 25

Didn't know what to do with this amaryllis a couple years ago, stuck it in the flower bed and it's done marvelously well!
tom servo

Not everyone can get their gift Amaryllis to re-bloom in the garden. More people might have some luck with tom's second plant below:

The oak leaf hydrangea has come out nicely this spring

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

The first strawberry ripened! After taking the picture I tried it, it is indeed as flavorful as advertised. They are very small, though. I'd say this one was maybe 5/8 inches, seems to be the typical size. It's continuing to flower, and there are more berries forming--as long as the squirrels don't find the bowl on my porch I might get a few more. It also looks like I probably should divide the plants, they're rather over filling the bowl!
There seems to be some confusion among various sources on line about this plant, Fragaria vesca. I've seen it called the wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, alpine strawberry. I've also seen pictures of the fruits varying from the cone shape of mine to almost round. Don't know, I'll just enjoy the plant I have.
Lirio100

Whichever it is, YAY!

Ah, Nature

Mountain laurel blooming at the creek this week.
- fd

Such interesting flowers . . . . .

Want to try growing it at home?

Lurker here: SmokyMtVol
I sent pics of our dog once before about a year ago for the pet thread.
Not much of a green thumb here, so we often go hiking to experience God's garden - particularly, starting this time of year.

Springtime is in full swing in East Tennessee - and if you're a hiker, you'll discover large patches of "Virginia Bluebells" (Mertensia virginica) on hillsides and in hollows at this time of year. We always pause when we come upon on them.
Thanks for all y'all do.
-SmokyMtvol

We love bluebells here. Thanks for the photos. Keep in touch.

These bluebells tolerate rabbits and black walnut.

Puttering

Interesting rooting technique to try, courtesy of NorCal Sierra Foothills Lurker.

We'll see if Kindltot has some commentary.

Gardens of The Horde

The iris is "Bequest" from Schreiner's Gardens last summer. It's the first of them to pop. I've got 2 others, "Air Time" and "Ghost Train." Pics to follow later, as they flower.
This peony is now 3 years old and has bountiful buds. We're not expecting rain for the next week, so we'll be able to enjoy them for a long while. I've got some of those curved support posts for when it does rain and they want to flop over onto the ground. They look like the ones Mom-Mom had when I was a little girl.
Miley

What's happening in your garden?

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden at g mail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, April 18

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 01:26 PM

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1 35gvbwv5yv

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (n7rxJ)

2
I swear to allah, I read the content.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (n7rxJ)

3 Thanks for the garden thread.

My lawn is overrun with dandelions and violets. I have no idea why. I put our weedkiller last fall thst was supposed to prevent it. Ugh.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (LncTM)

4 Good afternoon Greenthumbs
Chilly day here, outside stuff to do but not going outside

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:31 PM (Ia/+0)

5 We do have a rabbit nest in Lilly of Valley patch

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:32 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Miley's flowers are extraordinary!

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 01:34 PM (7vIsy)

7 That apple/tree branch rooting video is like a horror movie. Constantly cutting towards his hand...I was anxious the whole time, waiting for the blade to slip and cut him.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 25, 2026 01:46 PM (ycI94)

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I was astonished at the amaryllis that bloomed at a friend's place. WOW. The wilting is just as dramatic, of course, and her gardener has now cut it down to a stub. A few days per year doesn't seem like anything. Why God, why??

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:47 PM (n7rxJ)

9 I've got a 1000 amaryllis planted everywhere, & they all seem to be red. They start different colors when I get them at the holidays but they always revert to red .
I've have been told that Mountain laurel makes terrible Honey & maybe even poisons. What do I know?

Posted by: Bob at April 25, 2026 01:48 PM (cNhbl)

10 I love that Iris! I’ve got an iris bed in which the foliage does nicely, but I have a devil of a time getting them to bloom.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:54 PM (yGkmH)

11 I thought about a old small plastic table and putting it over that nest but wife thinks let it as is

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:55 PM (Ia/+0)

12 I mowed the lawn for the first time in my part of Canada on Monday. And cleaned up the yard of branches, pine cones, etc.

I don't really care about yardwork but I'm blessed to have a beautiful house and yard. A guy is coming to spray for weeds this week. The trees and bushes don't really need trimming so that's good.

The yellow picnic table looks great after I cleaned it. The yard is very colorful. And I submitted a call before you dig ticket so I should be able to put in my concrete pedestal and monkey soon. It'll look really cute.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 02:18 PM (Sco7b)

13 Has any one grown Jerusalem artichokes ?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 02:20 PM (DIbRX)

14 That apple/tree branch rooting video is like a horror movie. Constantly cutting towards his hand...I was anxious the whole time, waiting for the blade to slip and cut him.
Posted by: Moron Analyst

That was unnerving, wasn't it? I cringed, too.

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 02:25 PM (rdVOm)

15 Apple root guy is some weird shit. I have never seen anything like it. Usually water, soil and light will trigger a grow response.

I have green onions in my refrigerator growing gangbusters in just water. I add fresh water every couple of days and they just grow. They only die when you cut the roots, and sometimes not even then.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 02:30 PM (Fbc0I)

16 Love Miley's peony!

I have some, but they're only a foot tall now, no buds yet. Full bloom here is usually first week in June.

Lilac, dogwood and redbud are the show-stoppers around town this week.

My clematis montana is slowly recovering from the killer-freeze of 2 years ago, and has hundreds of flowers & buds. (formerly 1000s)

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 02:33 PM (rdVOm)

17 14 That apple/tree branch rooting video is like a horror movie. Constantly cutting towards his hand...I was anxious the whole time, waiting for the blade to slip and cut him.
Posted by: Moron Analyst

That was unnerving, wasn't it? I cringed, too.
Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 02:25 PM (rdVOm)
I sharpened all our knives one week and cut myself with the oldest one the next week. Mrs. E said that old thing won't cut.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 02:38 PM (LHPAg)

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13 Has any one grown Jerusalem artichokes ?
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 02:20 PM (DIbRX)

I haven’t, but I remember my grandfather who was a farmer and a great gardener, loved them and had a 20’ by 40’ plot of them on his land. The plants were huge!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 02:38 PM (yGkmH)

19 Greetings fellow green thumbz! Cannas are booming here as are the petunias and the portulaca.The pond lillys are up and open; one purple, a couple of yellow ones, and one that looks like it’ll be pink .

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 02:40 PM (3Ope8)

20 OK, I am in a DEER PRIORITY region/area. I have had 12-15 Deer in my front yard in the Fall when the acorns start dropping (mostly Does and yearlings).

So i have been "TRYING" to get the front plants revamped with something that is NOT immediate deer chow.

I think I have discovered an answer: LAUREL! They seem to leave it alone and it stays nice and green year round. I'll give you all an update in November.

Note: Hosta seems to do ok, since the deer wait until late Fall before they hit the Hosta Salad Bar, but then I don't have to cut it down, and it comes up next spring anyway.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 25, 2026 02:43 PM (7kJyR)

21 I completely mucked out the greenhouse this week, and hooked up the electricity. It appears the snow is melted off the raised beds now, although the ground around them is a mucky mess. Some of my indoor starts have exceeded their starter packs so I'm slowly transplanting them into real containers. Lots of soil sifting and mixing with a bit of new to make them better growing containers. Once the ground has dried up a bit I need to dig out the old strawberry plants and replace them with a better variety. Those tiny berries are just a PIA to process. The hascap bushes and the lilacs have tiny baby buds starting, and the pussy willows are out, so it is certainly spring here at last.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 02:43 PM (DwqWV)

22 Knife sharpening is a talent, a hobby and a trade. So is being a knife maker. There are beautiful knives out there to be had, but quality and utility are paramount.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)

23 2
I swear to allah, I read the content.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (n7rxJ)

Allah says nice work!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 25, 2026 02:44 PM (1MXZf)

24 Happy Saturday!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at April 25, 2026 02:48 PM (1MXZf)

25 I love that Iris! I’ve got an iris bed in which the foliage does nicely, but I have a devil of a time getting them to bloom.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:54 PM (yGkmH)

I purchased iris fertilizer from Schreiner's Gardens as well. 1 T scratched into the dirt around them.

I usually don't fertilize stuff because I'm lazy.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:49 PM (w6EFb)

26 My Lilac tree is in full bloom and I can smell it inside my apartment.

Peonies are my favorite flower. Yours are beautiful, Miley. Good for you!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (A5RD0)

27 Miley's flowers are extraordinary!

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 01:34 PM (7vIsy)

None of this would be possible without my brother doing the actually work.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (w6EFb)

28 I have been out weed-whacking the yard (it's too rough to mow, even if I had a mower) before the dandelions go to seed.

If I'm not too wiped out after I finish the back yard, I might pull the snapdragons from my patio and try to put them somewhere in the street-side yard sections.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 02:52 PM (C0Nlv)

29 Peonies are my favorite flower. Yours are beautiful, Miley. Good for you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (A5RD0)

Oooooo, growing up in the Midwest I realized that Peonies are just Ant Factories. Beautiful, but SOOOOOO many ants.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 25, 2026 02:52 PM (7kJyR)

30 Peonies are my favorite flower. Yours are beautiful, Miley. Good for you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (A5RD0)

Thanks nurse - I wanted some from my grandmother's garden but I don't have those kind of relatives. These were an orange store find.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:54 PM (w6EFb)

31 Oooooo, growing up in the Midwest I realized that Peonies are just Ant Factories. Beautiful, but SOOOOOO many ants.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 25, 2026 02:52 PM (7kJyR)

I've got fire ant nests in my red hot pokers. They're worse!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:55 PM (w6EFb)

32 I love peonies and had some in Colorado but it’s too hot here in Cowtown.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 02:56 PM (3Ope8)

33 So is being a knife maker.

Phill Hartsfield

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 03:03 PM (Kt19C)

34 The herb section of the garden is going well after a few days of light rain and cool temps. The oregano in particular is gonna need a drastic pruning here shortly. I have some Thai basil that is full of flowers and some thyme that’s struggling to survive. Pretty sure the dogs aren’t helping it….

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:03 PM (3Ope8)

35 I planted caladium bulbs yesterday and I already see what I suspect are exploratory holes. I don't know whether to blame deer or that damn woodchuck.

I just tucked in blue and white salvia (never red! NEVER!), snapdragons, violas, and pansies in my front urn and pot. Hopefully no predation.

Wild temp fluctuations, like Mother Nature is reading off lottery numbers.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:06 PM (kpS4V)

36 My tomato seedlings are now full-on foot tall plants that need to be potted up once again. Two more weeks, maybe three, until I can chance planting. I have backups.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:08 PM (kpS4V)

37 We are doing a huge house renovation this summer, so gardening and canning may be a bit of a challenge. I'm trying to figure out how to pull it all off, and I think it involves heavy use of a couple of our big sheds and my ancient Coleman stove. Or, the contractor can just work very fast and be done by the time canning season rolls around, which is usually the middle of July.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (DwqWV)

38 36 My volunteers need to be thinned out this weekend.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (w6EFb)

39 38 36 My volunteers need to be thinned out this weekend.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (w6EFb)
'Have thee volunteers push the conscripts through the minefield.'
-Field Marshall Voroshilov

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 03:14 PM (LHPAg)

40 We love bluebells here.
----

She's standing behind me, isn't she?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:16 PM (kpS4V)

41 37 We are doing a huge house renovation this summer,

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (DwqWV)

Good luck with the renovation and I hope it goes smoothly.

If and when you get frustrated, keep in mind how fortunate you are to be able to get house renovations done.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 03:19 PM (Sco7b)

42 I have a blue larkspur. It’s the only blue flower I have. I’d really like to have some sweet violets.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:20 PM (3Ope8)

43 'Have thee volunteers push the conscripts through the minefield.'
-Field Marshall Voroshilov

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 03:14 PM (LHPAg)

I guess that makes us the conscripts.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:32 PM (w6EFb)

44 When my son was small he wanted a blue flower garden. That was tricky, but I found lobelia, vinca, a pansy, and a cornflower.

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 25, 2026 03:33 PM (ky7/T)

45 I have a blue larkspur. It’s the only blue flower I have. I’d really like to have some sweet violets.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:20 PM (3Ope

Lobelia is also nice. I have it in the shade. It might get some sun by the end of June.

There are so many cardinals around here this year. Also bluebirds and finches. I guess putting seed out for them really works.

No crows to seduce.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:35 PM (w6EFb)

46 Now that you mention it, I don't see crows anymore. Growing up out in the sticks, their cawing woke me up in the morning.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (kpS4V)

47 "So i have been "TRYING" to get the front plants revamped with something that is NOT immediate deer chow." That's the story of my (gardening) life. When we first moved here I thought I would get into gardening but I soon realized that the deer just thought a great new salad bar had opened. I quickly discovered why everyone in our area has mostly lantana and salvia.

Comment I read on a gardening forum: I think deer eat plants that they aren't supposed like just out of spite.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 25, 2026 03:50 PM (FEVMW)

48 That Mountain laurel has little pink buds that look like candy but don't eat them, all parts of the plant are toxic.

We have blue Spiderwort growing wild in the yard. I let grow until May or so and then it gets cut with the rest of the lawn.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 03:59 PM (vFG9F)

49 That technique is called "air layering" and usually is done with a bag or cup of potting soil, or some sort of media similar so the peeled twig can keep moist and start rooting. They sell specific globes, and there is a way of doing it with a couple of solo cups, or black plastic bag.
It is suggested that you use rooting hormones as well. If the bark is not peeled back far enough it will just heal, so you need to strip the bark back.

a couple of side notes, I failed doing this several time and got bored, but I never kept the soil damp enough nd used baggies.
You know that blackberries will root themselves by rooting where the tips of the vines hit in the fall, this is called layering, and you can do most berries like this.
I have made rooted apple and rose starts by layering, too, but I bent the branches down to dirt, took cut on the branches' bark and kept the cut buried in the dirt over winter and Spring with a metal wire bent into a staple to keep it from springing back up. Those worked well.
Figs you can just start like grapes by cutting first year wood after the tree is dormant and sticking it into dirt to let it root on its own

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:17 PM (rbvCR)

50 One day I will follow through on my plan to start plant cloning, and bore you all with my building of glove boxes and the search for the correct media for meristem propagation.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:21 PM (rbvCR)

51 Also, I live strawberries of all sorts, and I have transplanted various types of wild strawberries against my south facing wall foundations. My wife then got commercial berries to plant in too, so they kind of grow together.
The first couple of years I didn't get any berries, and I have no idea why, I suspect I nabbed a bunch of identical clones of the same plant and they may have not been self fertile, or something, who knows. I mostly have them for the leaves and the flowers in the spring, and let the birds eat them. They make a tasty ground cover that is much less aggressive than most.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:25 PM (rbvCR)

52 tcn, I do my canning in the back yárd on a two burner propane stove, a Camp King that cost me $98 in 2007. I go through one and a half 5lb cylinders a summer. It makes it much nicer in the kitchen when I am doing boiling water canning.

ALSO: I just got my lids yesterday, Fillmorecontainer.com is having a sale on Epic canning lids, to get the really good price you have to buy the case amounts. Now I have lots of standard lids
Pack of 60 $10.60
Case of 35 (2100) $170.00

they deliver by USPS or ground delivery so there is shipping charges added.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:36 PM (rbvCR)

53 I grew the F. vesca from seed last year just because but there were no berries even though it's supposed to be self-fertile. I figured first year explained no berries but I was really surprised at berry set this year since I hadn't expected it to survive the winter. Tough plant! I am resigned to them becoming a treat for squirrels now that there are berries. At least I got one!

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 25, 2026 04:43 PM (ky7/T)

54 >>>@9 I've got 1000 amaryllis planted everywhere & they all seem to be red. They start different colors when I get them at the holidays but they always revert to red ... Posted by: Bob at April 25, 2026 01:48 PM (cNhbl)
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Greetings, Bob ... It may be the method used to propagate your plants before they were even offered for sale in stores during the holidays ... Propagating amaryllis by one of several CLONING methods (google it) ensures its flowers will be the exact same color and type as its parent (because clones are genetically identical to the parent ... On the other hand, propagating from amaryllis seed (the result of one amaryllis flower being fertilized by pollen from a different amaryllis plant's flower) will produce a HYBRID plant whose flowers can differ in color from its parent; unfortunately, there won't be any clues as to the propagation method until the hybrid blooms in subsequent years ... According to the internet, hybrids are genetically unstable and can revert to their parent species' traits over time, often just a few years of blooming.

Posted by: Kathy at April 25, 2026 04:55 PM (zuKcR)

55 From Boise area: I owe 2 weeks' worth of notes, so this will take 2 posts.

Starting on Sat. 11th, we had a bunch of weird weather - some heavy rain and thunder, then a deluge of rain on the 12th, tiny hail on the 15th, a little snow on the 16th, and a cold front windy storm starting late on the 21st that went on all night. I've heard we just had the rainiest April in local history, which was welcome since we're short of snowpack, but the garden water may still get shut off early...

I've been putting the tomatoes out on a shaded patio bench each day, but we've had some pretty cold nights so I haven't left them out in the mini-greenhouse yet. They and the rosemary will go out in early May.

I've turned the top few inches of soil in several beds, but the only things I've planted in the ground so far are a few 'Cherry Belle' radishes and 'Yellowstone' carrots. I did put out potato bags - 5 Russet Burbank, 3 Yukon Gold, 2 fingerling 'La Ratte'.

We've decided the asparagus bed is a bust. We started with 20 healthy plants years ago, and now all we have are about 6 spindly stalks - time to put the space to more productive use.
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Posted by: Pat* at April 25, 2026 05:28 PM (+B/Ld)

56 More from Boise area: We bought some new plants recently. We've been planting new 'Autumn Blaze' maples around the yard, and just got the next one. We hit the Idaho Native Plant Society sale this morning, and got plants for the new dry-stacked stone bed that Husband built out front. The first had a white and blue/purple theme, the second is getting a white and red/orange theme, with 2 Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) and one Orange Globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana). (Later we'll get a red peony for the center, and white irises for the ends.) The Golden Currant (Ribes aureus) will go between the beds.

The earliest tulips are losing petals. The redbud has lost its flowers and has just started leafing. The dogwood has only flowers. The oak has tassels but not leaves, the linden has nothing so far - everything else is leafing out.

Our irrigation water hasn't come on yet, and we'll still need to test zones when it does, and we're planning a brief local trailer shakedown trip next week - so I'll be planting things like cabbage, spinach, and more carrots later than I normally would.
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Posted by: Pat* at April 25, 2026 05:44 PM (+B/Ld)

57 Very late but wanted to stop by. The photos of Mountain Laurel and that yellow Iris are spectacular. Hope to have some,e photos for next week.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 25, 2026 06:42 PM (kJmSS)

A visit with an all-conspiracy influencer site

Old Boomers believe anything "the elites" tell them
because of the "Rockefeller education system"

Younger folks learn the truth from
20 second videos with commentary by "influencers"

There has been some recent concern about deaths and disappearances of scientists and others involved in the study of nuclear issues, UFOs and related matters. Yesterday's Daily Wire piece linked above the fold in JJ's Morning Report took the sensible position that some of these cases deserved more attention than others. There was one recent death, that of David Wilcock, that did not make their list of dead or missing scientists, but a People Magazine article about his death was linked. David Wilcock, Paranormal YouTuber and Writer, Dies by Suicide at 53.

This piece was not included in my conspiracy theorist influencer's information sources for his followers. Neither was a longer piece in the New York Post. Those pieces would expose his followers to the "Rockefeller education system", no doubt. Instead, he posted extremely short clips of Wilcock talking about life and his philosophy.

Boulder County Colorado posted a very careful update on the investigation of Wilcock's death which included a nice quasi-obituary. Due to "public interest". Police arrived before he shot himself, but took cover because he fired a random shot after their arrival.

Nevertheless, commenters at our influencer's site, rather than looking up the information, asked each other

"Where is the body cam footage?",

"Where is the 911 recording?" (included in the government release), and so forth.

Many commenters did not believe he was dead. He was in a witness protection program. He had been taken to another astral plane. Or he had been murdered before a staged suicide. All of these takes were more plausible than the government's report. Even if they contradicted each other.

Anyway, Wilcock had some reasons to be deeply depressed. According to one report I saw he was 500,000 dollars in debt due to the failure of an airplane company. There were other fall-outs with those he had counted on as friends. Never mind. He had spoken against suicide in the past.

In any case, more of us need to engage in "global meditation", as urged by Wilcock.

This same influencer calls anyone who believes anything that NASA (or any other organization that sends something into space) says or writes a "believer".

This video takes an interesting tack: It was not possible to fake a moon landing in 1969.

Once you’re forced to hypothesize whole new technologies to keep your conspiracy possible, you’ve stepped over into the realm of magic. It demands a deep and abiding faith in things you can never know.
What’s dangerous about that is that it blinds you to the real conspiracies that authorities are perpetrating on you right now.

The "All Conspiracy" folks must ignore this kind of thinking.

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WEEKEND

The Week in Pictures: Frauds All the Way Down

Looks to be a race on to see whose assets shrink fastest: Ilhan Omar from “better accounting,” or the Southern Poverty Law Center from criminal prosecution, fines, and more lawsuits to come. (By the way, why hasn’t Omar or someone ever launched the Northern Poverty Law Center? Is there something extra special about southern poverty?) Move over turtles: It’s frauds all the way down. (Plus, did you know that pickleball is now one of the leading problems in America? See the headline section.)

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Music

Andy Williams

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs

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Last week's thread, April 18, Freedom of Thought and Religion

UPDATE:

Just Facts Daily:
Pope Leo claims that “hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty” because “disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few,” and this needs to be fixed by a “more equitable distribution of wealth.”
IN FACT, extreme poverty is concentrated in nations with high levels of government corruption, communistic policies, and low levels of human capital like useful skills and mutual trust. Although the root causes of poverty are varied and hard to objectively measure because association does not prove causation, the following facts suggest that wealth attainment didn’t cause it, and wealth redistribution won’t fix it:

See particulars at the link.

Comments are closed on last week's thread so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on an old thread. But don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 11:20 AM

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1 ryuj e5

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:21 AM (n7rxJ)

2 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:24 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Karl Marx 's dream ending

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:25 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Good Morning!

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 11:25 AM (7vIsy)

5 My circle of friends are 50's to 70's and all based.

What's happening I believe is the country is self segregating. No longer can you have an American loving politically mixed society. It's been broken down between Loving America with all its faults and Hating America in spite of all its Blessings.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:25 AM (kxLc1)

6 The Intercept
@theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.

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Boy, you said it!
- Adolph "The Fuehrer" Hitler

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (qvWjQ)

7 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

8 Finally a prime comment location and I've got nothing to say.

Posted by: Mr. Barky at April 25, 2026 11:28 AM (BIPUC)

9 David Wilcock, Paranormal YouTuber and Writer, Dies by Suicide at 53.

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That's what they want you to think!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:29 AM (qvWjQ)

10 "The Intercept
@theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money."

Sounds like "unindicted co-conspirator" talk.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (W5mpo)

11 Sad about David's death, don't see any reason it couldn't be as told.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (Ia/+0)

12 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

Was it that guy who was interviewed in the 80s? It sure seemed fantastical then.

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:31 AM (mFhj8)

13 K.T. seems depressed with (his) life

Puyon said democracy would destroy itself through extremism
Moderates are now despised

Hang all RHINOS

Posted by: Paul at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (d9i2R)

14
There's a lot less "extreme poverty" in the world now than there was 100, or even 50, years ago. With all due respect to His Holiness, this didn't come from "more equitable distribution of wealth." That assumes that wealth is a static quantity and its distribution is a zero-sum game.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (tgvbd)

15 Willowed but I thought decent snark.

Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I shall defeat the Rocks that try to defeat me
I shall defeat them by becoming friends and fighting the wicked together until I die.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kxLc1)

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (kxLc1)

16 Pope Leo claims that “hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty” because “disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few,” and this needs to be fixed by a “more equitable distribution of wealth.”

Not that it would fix anything but consider just how much fucking money and other assets the Vatican has. You first, Bob.

Posted by: What is it with popes and communism? at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

17 TheHillOpinion
@TheHillOpinion
Trump’s decline is an emergency: Why doesn’t Congress treat it like one?

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Is he shaking hands with imaginary people like Biden?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (qvWjQ)

18 Retard makes an appearance to confirm its retardedness.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:34 AM (kxLc1)

19 12 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

Was it that guy who was interviewed in the 80s? It sure seemed fantastical then.
Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:31 AM (mFhj

Yuri Bezmenov I think. He tried to warn us.

Posted by: He was 100% on the money at April 25, 2026 11:34 AM (TbWk/)

20
Not that it would fix anything but consider just how much fucking money and other assets the Vatican has. You first, Bob.

Posted by: What is it with popes and communism? at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

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Hate to tell you this, but the Vatican is like a guy who lives in a $2 million mansion but only has $37.85 in the bank.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:35 AM (tgvbd)

21 Not that it would fix anything but consider just how much fucking money and other assets the Vatican has. You first, Bob.
Posted by: What is it with popes and communism? at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

They could sell just half their art collection and collect billions to distribute.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:36 AM (kxLc1)

22 Free speech uber Alles!

Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Ellison and the information oligarchs should enjoy it while they can because when Democrats win power we are going to break these anti-consumer, anti-free speech media conglomerates into pieces.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:36 AM (qvWjQ)

23 Thx K.T.
The video on the Moon landing hoax was well done. The guy knows his camera technology.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 11:37 AM (gu0hJ)

24 Can you say RICO?

The SPLC indictment uses the magic words "scheme" and "wire fraud" but doesn't say RICO. That's coming, as the indictment shows RICO predicates.

When the indictment turns into a criminal complaint it'll be the start of a sprawling RICO case brought out of Alabama, which is where SPLC is based. Another RICO case is being built out of Miami.

SPLC is the first "node." It will expand to include other "nodes" as more grand juries issue indictments. Picture a diagram on a wall with lots of pins and colored string.

Scenes from coming attractions.

George Clooney will have to testify that he had no knowledge that his SPLC donations would be used to foment the Charlottesville riot, which is evidence that donations were diverted to an illegal end.

So, in effect Clooney will be a witness for the prosecution.

George Soros won't get off so easy.

Posted by: Ignoramus at April 25, 2026 11:37 AM (dtajH)

25 Chris Murphy- Retard CT

The only way to defeat anti speech fascists is to be more anti-speech !!

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (kxLc1)

26 when Democrats win power we are going to break these anti-consumer, anti-free speech media conglomerates into pieces.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

One of these days I'm going to cut you to little pieces!

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:41 AM (W5mpo)

27 Polymarket
@Polymarket
JUST IN: The U.S. is reportedly considering suspending Spain from NATO & reviewing the U.S. stance on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

Piers Morgan
@piersmorgan
If President Trump wants to take the Falkland Islands away from Britain, then we must reclaim the United States.
Perfect way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence.
King Charles can announce it to Congress next week.

Brandon Gill
@realBrandonGill
You should consider reclaiming your own country first.

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And that's when the fight started.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:43 AM (qvWjQ)

28
Yeeesh.

If you're so angry about Catholics and the Catholic Church that you've got to spew your weird passive-aggressive hate all over every thread on a Saturday, for chrissakes, maybe it's a you problem.

Or, at the very least be funny and clever about it.

Look, I'm not the Pope of Comedy...though if we ever meet, you wish to address as Your Comediness and kiss my ring...well, that's just fine.

Anyway, if you're still over-boiling with anti-Catholic rage, go shake your fist at the nearest Catholic Church, and let the rest of us move on to a different topic.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 11:45 AM (iJfKG)

29 >>>The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.

Posted by: Heroq

>And now we have millions of foreign nationals to set wildfires and burn down the country from within without firing a shot.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (Fbc0I)

30 17 TheHillOpinion
@TheHillOpinion
Trump’s decline is an emergency: Why doesn’t Congress treat it like one?

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Is he shaking hands with imaginary people like Biden?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Owned by Bloomberg now. Parrots the pea green envy that Mr. Bloomberg has against Trump and his policies.

The Left relies on capturing the gatekeeping of organizations and if they cannot capture something, they destroy it. And oligarchs like Chicom loving Bloomberg finance it.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)

31 A British woman's son died so she left for Switzerland to undergo assisted suicide

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There's no waiting in Canada.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:47 AM (qvWjQ)

32 More Pope Leo (Bob)? Heard enough about that punk today.

Posted by: Not A Fan! at April 25, 2026 11:48 AM (oftw2)

33 If you don't believe all "elites" are members of a cabal of satanic baby sacrificers, you might be a Boomer.

Posted by: Zoomer Jeff Foxworthy at April 25, 2026 11:49 AM (cWLG3)

34 SPLC is the first "node." It will expand to include other "nodes" as more grand juries issue indictments. Picture a diagram on a wall with lots of pins and colored string.

Scenes from coming attractions.

George Clooney will have to testify that he had no knowledge that his SPLC donations would be used to foment the Charlottesville riot, which is evidence that donations were diverted to an illegal end.

So, in effect Clooney will be a witness for the prosecution.

George Soros won't get off so easy.
Posted by: Ignoramus
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We shall see. SPLC being taken down is a win as that smarmy set of evil bastards has resulted in people in their targeted organizations getting killed. Hope everyone of them are either in prison or unemployed soon.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 11:49 AM (E4rtv)

35 Pope's got a thousand dollars worth of paint on the ceiling alone!

Posted by: Archie Bunker-Art Critic at April 25, 2026 11:51 AM (oftw2)

36 Too much Allah garky.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:51 AM (Cqx++)

37 WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans on Friday to expand federal execution methods, including the reintroduction of firing squads. Pope Leo XIV, meanwhile, spoke out about his opposition to the death penalty—though it is not certain they were directly related to the announcement, as they were addressed to the 15th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in his home state of Illinois.
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“In this regard, we affirm that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed. Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.” – Pope Leo XIV.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:52 AM (qvWjQ)

38 33 If you don't believe all "elites" are members of a cabal of satanic baby sacrificers, you might be a Boomer.

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You've met this bunch . . .

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 11:52 AM (7vIsy)

39 32 More Pope Leo (Bob)? Heard enough about that punk today.
Posted by: Not A Fan!
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It gets boring. One of the issues is that organizational management including fundraising/membership always conflicts with the task of saving souls. Religious leaders in effect wear two hats--one is preaching the Gospel and the second is keeping the lights on, pews filled, and buildings habitable. For the second, that means money has to be raised and if those in the pews can't donate enough, the money has to come from somewhere else.

And that is where the trouble starts.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)

40 Lots of convincing. Is this not what colleges are for?

People need to think for themselves instead of being told what to think.

If you want to be a real adult think for yourself, do what you think is right.

Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 11:53 AM (pvf3X)

41 Common people don’t understand the Wire Fraud designation. The SPLC used generically named intermediates to disguise the actual source of the funds and the final recipient of the funds from scrutiny by any external observers. That clear intent to deceive constitutes wire fraud, and has nothing to do with what the original contributors did or did not intend.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:55 AM (yGkmH)

42 Schumer Rushes to Defend SPLC Amid Claims of Ties to Extremist Funding

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I guess he finds white hoods and cloaks festive.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:55 AM (qvWjQ)

43 >>>Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.” – Pope Leo XIV.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

>Redemption to serve what purpose? Will we allow them to teach our children? Make our meals? Fill our potholes?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (Fbc0I)

44 Why anyone who isn’t Catholic gives a fuck what the pope says is beyond me.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (q1qnK)

45 Ya know, the fallen angels had a long time to, well, you know.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (YlWIZ)

46 Hey, my third favvorite sequential comment number!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 11:57 AM (YlWIZ)

47 No "Northern Poverty Law Center"? Pretty sure that their name was a call-back, right from their founding, to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Although it must have had some feet-of-clay elements, it had a sterling reputation in the golden era of civil rights crusades and was a name to conjure with.

I've met people who were confused over which was which.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 25, 2026 11:59 AM (zdLoL)

48 Spain Fires Back at U.S. NATO Pressure Over Iran War Stance

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Are they going to take their ball and go home?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:59 AM (qvWjQ)

49 41 Common people don’t understand the Wire Fraud designation. The SPLC used generically named intermediates to disguise the actual source of the funds and the final recipient of the funds from scrutiny by any external observers. That clear intent to deceive constitutes wire fraud, and has nothing to do with what the original contributors did or did not intend.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Leftists can wail all they like but simply put, SPLC used donor funds for actions that were ginned up by its informants in order to get more donor funds by fraud. And they had to use communications to the donors to do it and exchange funds over the 'wires'. You can't legally create a self licking ice cream cone without the fraud which is what the SPLC did like in the Charlottesville op. A few hundred thousands or a million ended up with a spike in contributions of close to 100 million bucks. Helluva a return.

My guess is a number of these leftist organizations have done the same exact thing--Media Matters, Human Rights Coalition, etc. They all rely on outrage for fundraising which is easy enough to fund people under the table in their targets to do so.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)

50 @48 Spanish communists fire back at US.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (cWLG3)

51 I would really like to see Travis Taylor and Salvatore Pais placed under a protective detail.

Posted by: Sam Adams at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (X+xvk)

52 “In this regard, we affirm that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed.

Lost? Maybe not. I prefer to think of it as having been forfeited.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 12:02 PM (vTZFs)

53 Spain Fires Back at U.S. NATO Pressure Over Iran War Stance

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Are they going to take their ~~ball~~ bull and go home?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:59 AM (qvWjQ)

FIFY.

See? It's funny now cuz the Spanish like bull fighting...

Geddit? Do you geddit?

Bullfighting...

...

yeah.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 12:02 PM (iJfKG)

54 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

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A society with too much wealth and too few existential threats will eventually eat itself from within, out of sheer nihilism. You can argue that it's never happened before but it's happening now.

An entire Fifth Column subculture now exists whose only goal is to shoot holes in the bottom of the boat that protects it from drowning.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:03 PM (JkO4W)

55 Why anyone who isn’t Catholic gives a fuck what the pope says is beyond me.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (q1qnK)

You really don't understand?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:04 PM (kxLc1)

56 Why anyone who isn’t Catholic gives a fuck what the pope says is beyond me.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (q1qnK)

Why anyone who isn't Muslim gives a fuck what the Ayatollah says is beyond me.

Why anyone who isn't Chinese gives a fuck what Xi says is beyond me.

Why anyone who isn't from Minnesota gives a fuck what Tim Walz or Ilhan Omar says is beyond me.

Point is you may not belong to his group but he is nevertheless a highly prominent political figure, in addition to a religious one, with a great deal of influence over a great number of people, many of whom live and vote here in the US of A. So paying attention to what the titular religious leader of a significant voting bloc in America does merit a fuck or two.

Posted by: Or even just a fractional fuck at April 25, 2026 12:04 PM (TbWk/)

57 I like how Pope A-Dope blathers on about wealth distribution and poverty without mentioning the fact that every 3rd world shithole eagerly adopted socialistic forms of government over the last 75 years from 1945 till the present to make it happen. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and not just words.

Compare South Korea to North Korea or Miami to Cuba.

We expect and demand better, it's 2026, not 1936. Be better Pope A-Dope, be better.

Posted by: Catholic and Loving It at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (3C0Eg)

58
"Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

___________

I can sympathize with that point of view. The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (tgvbd)

59 Holy crap. It went from 78deg yesterday to 27deg right now. I may need to turn the heaters back on.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (Fbc0I)

60 The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yup

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (LmPA0)

61 Good news, everyone!

Gina Carano Suggests Star Wars Comeback May Be on the Table

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Speaking of SW, didja see this new light saber-like fencing app?

https://tinyurl.com/325ejvw9

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:07 PM (qvWjQ)

62 Reading how Spainhas received 2.4-2.5 Million Muslims mainly from Morocco, seems the country should have noticed lots of their neighbors are gone. Wonder how that is going, your trash man has left, shop where you get food is gone, mechanic who fixed you 20 year old car vanished.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 12:08 PM (Ia/+0)

63 I can sympathize with that point of view. The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (tgvbd)

And they are also pro-abortion.

Also at any point in time there are between 800 and 1100 people in prison for homicide that were previously incarcerated in prison for homicide. .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:09 PM (kxLc1)

64 58
"Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Let redemption come in the afterlife. I'm not completely up to speed on current Catholic doctrine, but they still do purgatory, don't they?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:09 PM (JkO4W)

65 I shall defeat the Rocks that try to defeat me
I shall defeat them by becoming friends and fighting the wicked together until I die.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kxLc1)

What did that come from? When I looked it up I got a very complex answer that combined anime, Lord of the Rings, and the Bible.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 12:10 PM (lFFaq)

66 35 Pope's got a thousand dollars worth of paint on the ceiling alone!

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And two coats!

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:11 PM (JkO4W)

67 Spain is experiencing a a re-reconquista. Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Especially the stupid stuff

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 12:11 PM (gu0hJ)

68 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 12:10 PM (lFFaq)

Think Apollo Creed

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:12 PM (kxLc1)

69 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

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Uhhh. OK.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:13 PM (qvWjQ)

70 "Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Pending execution may help focus the mind.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (qvWjQ)

71 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

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Uhhh. OK.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:13 PM (qvWjQ)

Another grifting organization that depends on creating racism to justify its continued existence.

Posted by: Bigots of a feather and all at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (TbWk/)

72 Wonderful Week In Pictures today. Laughing still.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (flCzA)

73 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

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Extreme example of it's OK when we do it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:16 PM (qvWjQ)

74 Wonderful Week In Pictures today. Laughing still.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (flCzA)

I'm still laughing at the Dad text from the daughter and her flat tire.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:16 PM (kxLc1)

75 Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Ellison and the information oligarchs should enjoy it while they can because when Democrats win power we are going to break these anti-consumer, anti-free speech media conglomerates into pieces.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:36 AM (qvWjQ)
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Communists hate everyone, but especially the kulaks.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (flCzA)

76 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments
Uhhh. OK.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:13 PM (qvWjQ)
Another grifting organization that depends on creating racism to justify its continued existence.
Posted by: Bigots of a feather and all at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (TbWk/)

Hahaha..correct. I always wondered where the NAACP was "advancing" to? And who they calling "colored"?

Posted by: Are We There Yet? at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (3C0Eg)

77 No surprise there, NAACP is another Cultural Marxists group

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (Ia/+0)

78 If Trump does it, it's wrong.

Push Builds to Pardon Soldier Accused of Profiting Off Maduro Raid

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (qvWjQ)

79 60 The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yup
Posted by: vmom

Basic leftist doctrine--oppressor and the oppressed. White straight males are the center of oppression in the universe followed by white straight females and for that reason, all other oppressed people must be released. Group reparations essentially.

And that is why the left celebrates victimhood of their criminals and cruelty toward who they view as "oppressors' . Nasty neo Marxist cant without a moral center in the individual and their actions.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:19 PM (E4rtv)

80 In 2025, there were 47 executions in the United States and an estimated 1,126,000 abortions were provided by U.S. clinicians.

Um, Your Holiness... I think you have something in your eye.

Posted by: Motes R Us, for all your mote needs at April 25, 2026 12:20 PM (w/O5Q)

81 Guide to Destroying the West ?

(From Amy Mek is fighting it)

"AMERICA'S ISLAMIC TAKEOVER EXPOSED!
CAIR FOUNDER UNVEILS 20-YEAR POLITICAL TAKEOVER STRATEGY FROM U.S. MOSQUE
“We Will Write Our Own Narrative… We Will Produce Lawmakers… We May Have a Supreme Court Judge.”
A newly uncovered 2024 sermon by CAIR founder Nihad Awad reveals a structured, long-term political strategy aimed at transforming America’s legal, media, academic, and political systems, openly laid out from the pulpit of an American mosque in Maryland..We have almost 4,000 mosques in America… That’s the infrastructure of the Muslim community,” Awad declared.
“Establish a scholarship fund… for five students: one to study journalism, one filmmaking, one law, one political science, and one history.”
🔺He then spelled out the scale and purpose of the project:
“f we start in 2025 or 2026… four years from now we will have 4,000 new journalists, filmmakers, lawyers, political scientists, and history students.”
And the end goal:
“Twenty years from now, the Muslim community will have 50,000 attorneys, 50,000 journalists, 50,000 filmmakers, 50,000 professors ..We will write our own history. We will write our own narrative.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:20 PM (GD0B3)

82 Fun Fact: The line "My huckleberry friend" in Moon River is a leftover from the song being originally titled "Blue River" and having a last minute title change. Per Mark Steyn.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 12:21 PM (QLZE2)

83 *who is fighting it. she launched a PAC, BTW

there is more :
"This is a blueprint for institutional capture.

Mosque Money → Political Infrastructure

Awad explicitly instructs mosque leadership to establish annual scholarship funds to finance careers in:

• Journalism
• Filmmaking
• Law
• Political science
• History

These are media, legal, and political power lanes.

By his own words, the purpose is not education for its own sake - it is narrative control, policymaking influence, and long-term political dominance.

🔺 CAIR Named as the Enforcement Vehicle.."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:21 PM (GD0B3)

84 SPLC and CAIR were infused together

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:22 PM (GD0B3)

85 sorry, fused together!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:22 PM (GD0B3)

86 Fun Fact: The line "My huckleberry friend" in Moon River is a leftover from the song being originally titled "Blue River" and having a last minute title change. Per Mark Steyn.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 12:21 PM (QLZE2)

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I thought that song was written by Doc Holliday.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 25, 2026 12:22 PM (2UnvF)

87 I guess there were infusing each other with resources..

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (GD0B3)

88 Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:12 PM (kxLc1)

Ah, thanks. Not sure I ever saw *any* Rocky movie, much less that one.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (lFFaq)

89 70 "Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Pending execution may help focus the mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Execution of violent criminals is a surefire way to prevent recidivism.

Saw some recent trial footage of a murderer being sentenced. Turns out it he was already in prison for murder for a stretch and killed someone in prison during that sentence. Guy laughed outright at the judge for being sentenced to prison again while he was already serving a long sentence.

The judge lacked the internal self knowledge apparently that her actions resembled saying "Stop or I shall say Stop again very crossly." Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again that did not work in the first circumstance.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

90 I too am a person of color. Kind of an off white thing right now but in a couple months beige and possibly some red in places other than my no no square.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (viF8m)

91 I think the entirety of the national debt, all $38 trillion, is wholly made up of fraud. Money stolen from the public. For nearly a century. The single largest theft of wealth in history.

I'd really like all my goddamn taxes paid over the last 50 some odd years refunded.

Today.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (jehhT)

92 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments
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How in the name of all that is holy is Babylon Bee supposed to compete with reality?!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (Fp4AJ)

93 "A 20-year political growth plan
• A mosque-funded recruitment pipeline
• A media and narrative-control strategy
• A lawfare-based pressure apparatus
• An explicit goal of placing Muslims into Congress, the Senate, and even the Supreme Court
• CAIR positioned as the institutional weapon to enforce it "

We are being invaded.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:24 PM (GD0B3)

94 My guess is a number of these leftist organizations have done the same exact thing--Media Matters, Human Rights Coalition, etc. They all rely on outrage for fundraising which is easy enough to fund people under the table in their targets to do so.
Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)
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Marc Andreeson made this same point, expecting you will be proven correct.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:25 PM (Fp4AJ)

95 OT, but applies to last thread...I did not know this, but a Google search got me the info (now we know why the Pope likely met Axelrod)...

"David Axelrod’s daughter Lauren, who is developmentally disabled due to childhood epilepsy, lives at Misericordia, which is a Catholic Charity set up by the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, lives there since 2002. She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it."

Posted by: Nova Local at April 25, 2026 12:25 PM (tOcjL)

96 Follow the money, as they say.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:26 PM (GD0B3)

97 Seems like Pope Leo has been studying his Marx.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 12:27 PM (2WIwB)

98 29 >>>The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.

Posted by: Heroq

>And now we have millions of foreign nationals to set wildfires and burn down the country from within without firing a shot.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (Fbc0I)

The 2nd Amendment is only as good as people's love of freedom and the will to defend.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 12:28 PM (g8Ew8)

99 It's exaggerated.

SPLC Says Funding KKK Only 3% Of What They Do

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:28 PM (qvWjQ)

100 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

101 80 In 2025, there were 47 executions in the United States and an estimated 1,126,000 abortions were provided by U.S. clinicians.
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Organizational demands again. It is all too easy to switch the focus in religious organizations to combating external ills that have little to do with membership instead on internal ills of the congregants.

Focus too much on the sins of the individuals sitting in the pews or that of their loved ones, it ends up pissing them off to leave, stop donating, switching to another more congenial denomination. Same reason that Mainline Protestantism turned rancid and socialist.

Easier to keep congregants if you blame the 'government' for executions, social conditions for crime, drugs, etc. If instead you tell congregants that we are all sinners and need to focus on internal salvation first and the Great Commission, then voila, not so popular, especially with the well heeled types educated into social liberalism at college.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:31 PM (E4rtv)

102 Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)
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The mullahs have chosen violence. Iranians are largely on Trump's side, I'll wager.

I'm glad the diplomacy is over. Get the job done now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:31 PM (Fp4AJ)

103 100 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

Just got a news flash that Israel attacked a fuel depot in Tehran... Maybe the war is back on.....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 12:32 PM (FtULh)

104 More Pope Leo (Bob)? Heard enough about that punk today.
Posted by: Not A Fan! at April 25, 2026 11:48 AM (oftw2)

Just to be clear, this is a different Bob.

Posted by: Bob, from NSA at April 25, 2026 12:33 PM (2WIwB)

105 "David Axelrod’s daughter Lauren, who is developmentally disabled due to childhood epilepsy, lives at Misericordia, which is a Catholic Charity set up by the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, lives there since 2002. She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it."

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Remember how everyone on the Left used to talk about "optics"?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:34 PM (JkO4W)

106 "President Trump @POTUS:
“I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going is Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians. Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their “leadership.” Nobody knows who is in charge, including them. Also, we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

We have all the cards!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:34 PM (GD0B3)

107 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

In 1963, a list of Communist goals for the US was read into the Congressional Record. I have bookmarked this site for many years. Read the list very carefully. The left has succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.

https://tinyurl.com/4eku54s8

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (5xuJ/)

108 Find the IRGC. Kill the IRGC. Presto, war ends.

Whatever they call MSDNC now won't much like steps one and two, but they think you can get to step three with unicorn farts but they are nothing more than noisy fantasists, so pay no attention to them.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (Fp4AJ)

109
That clear intent to deceive constitutes wire fraud, and has nothing to do with what the original contributors did or did not intend.
Posted by: Tom Servo

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

I still want to stick a microphone in George Clooney's face and ask him how it feels to be a major contributor to the KKK.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (n7rxJ)

110 #2weeks

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (GD0B3)

111 "Aishah Hasnie
@aishahhasnie
56m
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just told me over the phone he has unilaterally cancelled Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Pakistan to meet with the Iranians.

"I've told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, 'Nope, you're not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:38 PM (GD0B3)

112 105 "David Axelrod’s daughter Lauren, who is developmentally disabled due to childhood epilepsy, lives at Misericordia, which is a Catholic Charity set up by the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, lives there since 2002. She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it."

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"maybe"... I hate it when partisans err people feel the need to create rationale to explain other people's behavior/machinations.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 25, 2026 12:40 PM (cWLG3)

113 I'm still coming to grips with finding out the Earth is not flat.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 25, 2026 12:40 PM (abIsI)

114 The media is melting down now because a new poll shows that Catholics support Trump more after he told the pope to stop being a communist. LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:41 PM (QZThv)

115 > They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.
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No more jibber - jabber. No more talkie - talk.

Lot more bombs away.

It was a mistake to think the IRGC would do anything other than stall. Hopefully the administration realizes they're going to have to eliminate the entirety of that terror organization.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (jehhT)

116 Araghchi is off to Moscow. Putin will surely come to the IRGC 's rescue/ s

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (DIbRX)

117
Wonderful Week In Pictures today. Laughing still.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (flCzA)

I'm still laughing at the Dad text from the daughter and her flat tire.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

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Mine was the grilling marks.

I watch a youtube channel of a Beverly Hills private chef who does a lot of grilling, and he always notes the nice grill marks -- important for presentation. I wish he had an X account, because I'd reply with that picture. (Can't post images in youtube replies.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (n7rxJ)

118 File this under DC is Degeneracy Central.

Mike Sington
@MikeSington
Massive crowd of DC elite turn out for Grindr’s first ever pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner party.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:43 PM (E4rtv)

119 Cancelling this trip was the least surprising thing in the history of things. A minor mystery remains as to why it was even contemplated. While obviously PDJT operates with info none of us have, was difficult to believe the Iranian side was either 1) coherent enough 2) had somehow suddenly become willing to accept what (we still must hope) are unacceptable demands - just based on what is actually known publicly.

Festivities very likely to re-commence. We currently have augmented our "cards" in the theater, and as the saying goes the IDF is "tanned, rested, and ready".

Imagine the Mossad's traction and assets in Iran now, after the regime's military helplessness and brutality towards it own citizens were demo'd for all to see, when they (obviously) had probably the greatest operation in modern history already, prior to the shooting started.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:44 PM (U/Byj)

120 She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it.

Nobody in the Kalorama orbit should get the "nice" interpretation of their actions. Axelturf spent so much time with the pope that the pope had to cancel another appointment. I don't think thanking him for something would go over like that. Plans for world domination via gay race communism, OTOH...

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:45 PM (QZThv)

121 I am confused by some aspects of modern life, like todays CNBC article about driving around in a Tesla in NYC with the car itself doing the driving, while the owner talks to his Grok chatbot. It turns out the owner is a personal injury lawyer who is suing Tesla for some unnamed issues with the self-driving feature, who says he thinks being distracted by talking to a chatbot is dangerous driving, and yet he spends most of his drive time doing exactly this same stuff. Why not just drive, and )if you must), talk to AI later, at home.

https://tinyurl.com/4jvd3bt4

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:45 PM (eUB99)

122 I found where Ace is hiding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fG2hiaJgVs

:48

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 12:46 PM (jrgJz)

123 116 Araghchi is off to Moscow. Putin will surely come to the IRGC 's rescue/ s
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (DIbRX)

Running for his life I imagine

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 12:46 PM (FtULh)

124 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

I guess iran deferred on the opening kickoff and now will receive here at the start of the second half.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 12:47 PM (2WIwB)

125 Massive crowd of DC elite turn out for Grindr’s first ever pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner party.

Liberals are framing this as "look how gay Trump's DC is!" I thought they were all about the MMIWGLGBTQQIA+ or whatever the acronym is up to now.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:48 PM (QZThv)

126 I'm glad the diplomacy is over. Get the job done now.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:31 PM (Fp4AJ)

Agreed. This outcome was inevitable, but it’s nice to see Trump officially acknowledge it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 12:48 PM (yGkmH)

127 Araghchi is off to Moscow. Putin will surely come to the IRGC 's rescue/ s

Putin's best play now is to send all Russia's money to the DNC Election Enhancement Division. And he probably knows that.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:50 PM (QZThv)

128
"I've told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, 'Nope, you're not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."
Posted by: runner

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So what's next? We start shooting on an as-needed basis and escalate if shooting doesn't work?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:50 PM (n7rxJ)

129 "Hopefully the administration realizes they're going to have to eliminate the entirety of that terror organization."

Difficult to believe otherwise, but enormous negative inertia to overcome or navigate, including on the administration's own "side" in the electorate WRT basic political-military realities, esp. in that region.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:51 PM (U/Byj)

130
Liberals are framing this as "look how gay Trump's DC is!" I thought they were all about the MMIWGLGBTQQIA+ or whatever the acronym is up to now.
Posted by: Ian S.

Leftists revel in degeneracy in society including random hookups with strangers via an app.

The only crimes and social outrages to leftists are a) being a straight white male or female, b) Christian, c) property and business owners.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)

131 Putin's best play now is to send all Russia's money to the DNC Election Enhancement Division. And he probably knows that.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Unfortunately for leftists in the US, Bessent is crawling all over financial flows at US Treasury. The achilles heel of the left has always been its financial flows--hard to hide those.

Act Blue is likely to be mort soon while the Democrats try to jury rig some other means to keep the spice flowing.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)

132 you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."
Posted by: runner

Jerry Seinfeld hardest hit.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 12:54 PM (W5mpo)

133 64 58
"Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Let redemption come in the afterlife. I'm not completely up to speed on current Catholic doctrine, but they still do purgatory, don't they?
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:09 PM (JkO4W)
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Purgatory is for those already saved. It doesn't offer another chance of redemption. I Corinthians 3:11-15.

It's not The Great Divorce.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 12:55 PM (AlhUl)

134
#2weeks
Posted by: runner

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#nothingwillhappen

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:55 PM (n7rxJ)

135 124 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

I guess Iran deferred on the opening kickoff and now will receive here at the start of the second half.

Just hit them and let's get this festering bag of Sh*t over with Mr. President... Just Do It !!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 25, 2026 12:55 PM (KmLJe)

136 So what's next? We start shooting on an as-needed basis and escalate if shooting doesn't work?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:50 PM (n7rxJ)

I heard tell that the military (US and Israel's combined) need about 2 weeks to finish off what they started - making sure that the nukkelar and ballistic threat is pretty much removed. Meanwhile, under the present hormuz blockade Iran's energy infrastructure will collapse. They cannot move the oil out hormuz, barges are full etc. We wait two weeks, the blockade collapses the energy infrastructure, we bomb piece of the coastline where Iran is hiding remaining annoyances that threaten shipping, and remove remaining missile and nukkelar industrial base.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:56 PM (GD0B3)

137 Blonde, pretty much, though in this situation defining "has it worked" is particularly complicated. Priority targets are mostly familiar - ballistic missiles and drones and related infrastructure, leadership. But the "progress" already accomplished in Phase 1, plus our augmentation of assets in the theater, should allow a serious effort to destroy the regime's only remaining "card" - interdicting Strait traffic.

Imagine a regime without even a closed Strait, further reduction in their already mostly ineffective offensive capability, and selective additional hits on their economy (economic targets can be selected for specific effects and there is no defense against our attacks). Pretty grim prospect for the vile delusional regime.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:58 PM (U/Byj)

138 @theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.

Prosecute them too for supporting terrorism

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 12:58 PM (C0Nlv)

139
NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

Birds of a feather pluck together.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (Cqx++)

140 "maybe"... I hate it when partisans err people feel the need to create rationale to explain other people's behavior/machinations.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
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I quit being an unpaid defense counsel for rodents acting on my behalf during the Bush years.

Quite freeing actually when you realize their sins and obnoxious or evil policies are no responsibility of you to defend.

Praise the individuals that do right regardless of their organizational affiliation. Put your trust not in princes (or religious leaders too), but in Christ. Only he is blameless and perfect in a crooked world filled with sins.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv)

141 The big unknown (at least to the public) and I am glad it is because loose lips sink ships, is what happens politically. I have a few ideas. And no, it does not involve "The Kurds".

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (GD0B3)

142 138 @theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.

Prosecute them too for supporting terrorism
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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Make them pay taxes as such activities by the SPLC are not tax deductible as a 501c3 organization. Go back and audit these donors for unpaid taxes. Long slow painful audits.

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

143 Imagine the Mossad's traction and assets in Iran now, after the regime's military helplessness and brutality towards it own citizens were demo'd for all to see, when they (obviously) had probably the greatest operation in modern history already, prior to the shooting started.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:44 PM (U/Byj)

Plus it's given the US component time to resupply and bring it's hardware back to peak combat form.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:02 PM (g8Ew8)

144 >>>So what's next? We start shooting on an as-needed basis and escalate if shooting doesn't work?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia

>We encourage the Israelis to focus on regime change, while we focus on hard targets and global commerce.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 01:04 PM (Fbc0I)

145 141 The big unknown (at least to the public) and I am glad it is because loose lips sink ships, is what happens politically. I have a few ideas. And no, it does not involve "The Kurds".
Posted by: runner

My guess is continued strangulation. Some more specifics have come out about the Iranian oil reservoirs and apparently, there is a substantial risk of permanent damage to oil reservoirs.

If Trump takes out Kharg Island depot and oil storage, that pretty much ends what the IRGC has been using to pay the bills.

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

146 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

Was it that guy who was interviewed in the 80s? It sure seemed fantastical then.
Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:31 AM (mFhj

It might also have been the Romanian defector Ion Mihai Pacepa. I recollect he had quite a bit to say about Communist subversion.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (/HDaX)

147 The big unknown (at least to the public) and I am glad it is because loose lips sink ships, is what happens politically. I have a few ideas. And no, it does not involve "The Kurds".
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (GD0B3)

We're not going to win this war without at least some boots on the ground. It's one of the unavoidable constants of warfare.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (g8Ew8)

148 Regime change will be up to the iranians. We, while pursuing our own goals, are setting up conditions for a regime change.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (GD0B3)

149 So many aspects to what is happening in Iran.
Its a big place and it is fractured. Regional structures are now being contested as well as the reins of power in Tehran. The IRGC will do anything to stay in power, the regular army (and Reserves) are players, as is the Basij. There are religious factions, economic factions, plus the usual rural-urban splits.
After hammering these guys like we have, these last couple of weeks have been welcome. We can refit and rearm, and we can watch iran to see who getting sorted out, and who thinks they are in charge.
All that said, we have a ways to go yet.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (2WIwB)

150 runner, pretty much echoing what you said, though suppression of the anti-shipping threat is probably pretty serious lifting. But I'd like to see it. Think we have the capability. Both for blanketing land-based threats and countering fast-attack boats on the water. Lots of shooting involved but a totally lopsided affair.

And I'm sure it's being talked about, but the easiest blockade, and one that ratchets up the psychological pressure (and reinforces correct perception that the Iranian side is pretty helpless), would be selective mining of Iran's ports. Game over as far as maritime situation. Impossible for the Iranians to counter, easy for us to clear once the dust settles.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:06 PM (U/Byj)

151 Plus it's given the US component time to resupply and bring it's hardware back to peak combat form.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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Plus the remaining IRGC rats had to come out of their bunkers to collaborate again which means that they can be tracked to their new rat's nests.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

152

The Virginia Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Monday over a challenge to the validity of the redistricting referendum, the latest step in a fast-moving court battle over the commonwealth’s congressional map.

Monday’s oral arguments, stemming from a challenge brought by Republican Virginia Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle and other Republican officials, could determine the fate of a voter-approved map that could lead to Democrats in as many as 10 of the 11 congressional seats.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 01:07 PM (Cqx++)

153 And what Diogenes said.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

154 We're not going to win this war without at least some boots on the ground. It's one of the unavoidable constants of warfare.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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Not sure that is true. An organization that cannot pay its enforcers cannot survive long in the world. Even the Basiji have to eat and Iran is a food importer, not exporter.
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From fun facts on Brave AI,
Key aspects of Iran's food import profile include:

Strategic Dependence: Iran imports roughly 30% of its wheat and virtually all of its corn (primarily for animal feed), relying heavily on the Strait of Hormuz for maritime shipments from countries like Brazil and Russia.

Primary Commodities: Major imports include wheat, barley, corn, oilseeds, edible oils, and soybean meal, which are critical for domestic food security and livestock production.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv)

155 > If Trump takes out Kharg Island depot and oil storage, that pretty much ends what the IRGC has been using to pay the bills.
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Blockade will take care of that. If the administration (DoW) believes it can operate in the Hormuz proper all tankers that fill up at Kharg are going to remain in the Persian Gulf until this is over.

If, OTOH the IRGC is funneling oil elsewhere from Kharg then we might have to do something about that. Whether that's at the island is debatable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 01:10 PM (jehhT)

156 Plus the remaining IRGC rats had to come out of their bunkers to collaborate again which means that they can be tracked to their new rat's nests.
Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

Yup. And you can bet the Mossad has been tracking them to every one of their meeting places.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:10 PM (g8Ew8)

157 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

158 My guess is continued strangulation.

It's hard for me to see what the IRGC thinks is their best case outcome at this point. I mean, unless they really, really think that that 12th Imam is gonna appear and wave a magic wand for them, what are they holding out for?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (vTZFs)

159 47 executions vs 1.1 million abortions.? Wow the Pope's attention definitely should not be on helping the democrat proponents of the massive genocide of the innocents

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (mFhj8)

160 OT
For honored service.
Lest We Forget
ANZAC DAY 2026

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (2WIwB)

161 If Trump takes out Kharg Island depot and oil storage, that pretty much ends what the IRGC has been using to pay the bills.
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Only if they sell it!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 01:13 PM (GD0B3)

162 157 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

I think they will verify it and 2 Counties in the State will have 90% of the VA Congressional seats.. Screw the rest of the State....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 01:13 PM (FtULh)

163 US hasn't publicly spelled out details of the blockade, but likely it will conform to customary norms if it gets to that - i.e. "humanitarian" cargoes are exempted (basically food, and medical stuff). Easy to inspect cargoes (and type of ship tells you 90% of what you need to know). I do not know the Iranian port situation WRT to which ones do bulk cargoes, which covers most food imports.

Don't mine that one, inspect inbound traffic outside the Strait (current set-up). No big deal.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:13 PM (U/Byj)

164 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

I'm sure the judges' payoffs are already in the mail.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:15 PM (g8Ew8)

165 Worked for Australians two separate times. First office had a proper ANZAC Day party. Nice.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:15 PM (U/Byj)

166 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

This is a very complicated case, Man! You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head.

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 25, 2026 01:16 PM (3C0Eg)

167 Easy to inspect cargoes (and type of ship tells you 90% of what you need to know).

And we've already seen dual purpose from China, It will not be quite so easy.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 01:16 PM (YBtcQ)

168 I think Fear ofvthe Left is the biggest motivating factor in the world

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (Ia/+0)

169 It's hard for me to see what the IRGC thinks is their best case outcome at this point. I mean, unless they really, really think that that 12th Imam is gonna appear and wave a magic wand for them, what are they holding out for?
Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (vTZFs)

Their lives.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (g8Ew8)

170 If, OTOH the IRGC is funneling oil elsewhere from Kharg then we might have to do something about that. Whether that's at the island is debatable.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Kharg represents about 90 percent of exports for oil and petroleum products of Iran. They never built pipelines like the Saudis and their oil region is centered in the lowlands around the Persian gulf, not the mountainous inlands of Iran. Shipping by tanker trucks is not really an option and pissing off their Arab neighboring states makes it unlikely to help. Israel hit their lesser export facilities on the Caspian Sea.

Not really an option right now to send it elsewhere by other means than shipping. Iran always assumed that they would have the whip hand in shutting off the world's energy supply until they obtained nukes. That appears to be an egotistical mistake by the Iranians because they don't really understand other people. Same as the stupid bombings of even their erstwhile Arab neighboring states--all it did was incentivize those Gulf states to turn over the financial records and finances of the Iranian government/IRGC.

E.g. US just seized about $500 million of Iranian crypto accounts.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (E4rtv)

171 My customary in-depth 2 minute look at the VA gerrymander case seemed to indicate upholding it would require a Modern Day Judicial Special (where a court solemnly rules that 1 + 1 = 17.8 or something, in order to achieve a political/legislative purpose, like Roberts in O-care case, or Kennedy in comical Hamdan v. Bush military tribunal case).

The Dems failed to follow VA's constitutional or statutory rules for adopting the measure, from the start, is what I thought I saw. Will be darkly comical to see the "courts" not strike it down, and thus failing to do their only real job, which is as glorified clerks.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:18 PM (U/Byj)

172 The new Babytollah Supreme Leader has done a reverse 12th Imam. Rather than appearing at a time of great stress and war, he has disappeared.

Best bet is that he’s underground, and not the kind of underground that a bunker buster can do anything about.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (yGkmH)

173 No, easy. We currently turn away all traffic (AFAIK). If we apply normal blockade rules, we can inspect all bulk carriers, which is easy. All major food imports are aboard bulkers. If a container ship claims to have exempt cargo, we inspect.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (U/Byj)

174 It's hard for me to see what the IRGC thinks is their best case outcome at this point. I mean, unless they really, really think that that 12th Imam is gonna appear and wave a magic wand for them, what are they holding out for?
Posted by: Oddbob
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Hoping for succor from the Chinese and to a lesser extent, the Russians. Chicoms supposedly have been hauling in loads of munitions by overland routes and air. Dunno about the Russians.

They also probably hope that those that import oil will act on their behalf and their previously corrupted and bribed politicians in the West like Kerry, Jarrett, etc. come to their aid.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (E4rtv)

175 The wording of that vote grabe had to be the most deceptive law ever to come up.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (Ia/+0)

176 War in Mali. See Tousi (presently live).

https://www.youtube.com/live/JyPhYt3vZeA

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 25, 2026 01:24 PM (aUMnT)

177 Thank you KT for another good Saturday thread. We are blessed to have all the great co-bloggers we have, giving Ace a chance to feed crows and contemplate shelf construction techniques.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 01:25 PM (edevF)

178 My parents visited Mali on one of their weirder trips thirty or so years ago and there was still an active slave market in those days, or so they were told.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 01:26 PM (edevF)

179 The Dems failed to follow VA's constitutional or statutory rules for adopting the measure, from the start, is what I thought I saw. Will be darkly comical to see the "courts" not strike it down, and thus failing to do their only real job, which is as glorified clerks.
Posted by: rhomboid
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The judge in Tazewell that previously issued an injunction against the vote taking place and slapped an immediate injunction after the vote in compliance with Va Sup Ct ruling pre election (dealt with justiciability), identified 7 constitutional and statutory infirmities of the referendum.

There was also apparently late vote drops of mail in ballots from Fairfax County that provided the needed edge to win.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

180 US just seized about $500 million of Iranian crypto accounts.
Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (E4rtv)
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The leadership thinks they can hide retirement money. Nah bruh, its gone.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 01:28 PM (edevF)

181 Schlichter said Trump is pulling a Caesar on their Vercingetorix asses.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:28 PM (yGkmH)

182 Someone needs to tell L'l Papi Leo charity begins at home.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 25, 2026 01:29 PM (wBaIH)

183 The US needs to divorce itself completely from Africa and let it go back to being what it’s been for the last ten thousand years or more.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:32 PM (yGkmH)

184 Phone froze up, had to plug in charger to shock it back

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:33 PM (Ia/+0)

185 GARDEN THREAD IS BLOOMING NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:33 PM (Ia/+0)

186 Mali situation is pretty wild. Two different groups cooperating against the government. At least one of the groups is Jihadi and aims to turn all of Africa into a caliphate. Russians replaced the French a few years ago but have been ineffective (supposed to protect government buildings).

That's a summary of Tousi's report.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 25, 2026 01:34 PM (aUMnT)

187 > . US just seized about $500 million of Iranian crypto accounts.
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Good down payment on a couple days of intensive bombing IRGC positions.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 01:36 PM (jehhT)

188 "[T]he older folks who haven't watched the evolution of this stuff - they just blindly believe whatever's put in front of them without questioning it. Even when it's things that they know are impossible. They just cannot comprehend the idea that someone could be trying to deceive them. And honestly it's kinda sad."

- Sebastian Schug, November 17, 2025

Posted by: geewhiz at April 25, 2026 02:08 PM (XXR9+)

189 I don't know who Sebastion the Slug is (18

, but I'm 76 and don't believe a damn thing the MSM says about anything. And yes, I'm unvaxxed.

Posted by: oldvet50 at April 25, 2026 02:56 PM (70CTa)

190 188. - Sebastian Schug, November 17, 2025
Posted by: geewhiz

You believe in a Sebastian Schug???

I don't.

The age of Obama:
National Library of Science, Aging in an Era of Fake News
Abstract
Misinformation causes serious harm, from sowing doubt in modern medicine to inciting violence. Older adults are especially susceptible – they shared the most fake news during the 2016 US election. (Much more followed.)
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More games.

Many are under the opinion it'll be a cakewalk to take from the older folks (to each according to their needs) & they'll go down with barely a whimper.

Beware years of experience & less years of life on the horizon.

Posted by: L - No nic, cellphone at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (NFX2v)

The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
3/5 – IrishEi has learned that she needs major surgery on 3/16, and she would really appreciate prayers.
4/4 Update – Irish Ei posted her health update. She quit smoking 8-10 years ago, after reading Alan Carr’s “Easy Way to Quit Smoking”, on Ace’s recommendation. Since then, she has gone for the annual low-dose CT scan of her lungs that is offered to smokers/former smokers. They were always negative, until this year. She had one very small spot, which was confirmed as Stage I CA. The spot was removed, and no chemo or radiation is needed. She has been home for a week and is feeling better and stronger every day. She did want to encourage everyone to take whatever screenings are offered. She had no symptoms at all, and her doctor had suggested that she could stop with the annual CT scans. But early detection is crucial.
3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
3/23 Update – Susan finally was able to come home. She is doing better than expected. Thanks to everyone for your prayers.
4/18 Update – Susan is doing outstanding. Her weight is better than expected. They have increased her dosage for chemo, and her cancer numbers are the lowest they have been since they started keeping track of them. They are so thankful for the mercy they have received. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers.
3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
4/11 Update – A.B. got a second opinion and testing determined his live score was 15. (21+ means transplant time.) That’s bad, but not as critical as initially thought. He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a third opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic and told him to stop taking it for 6 months.
3/21 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for her son, who is still looking for work. He has a horticulture major, and would ideally like something related to research, but he is certainly willing to labor outdoors.
4/10 Update – FenelonSpoke’s son got a job. She sends her thanks to everyone who prayed on this thread here and elsewhere.
3/28 – Cosda posted the happy news that a new grandson should be arriving on 3/28.
3/28 – Defenestratus asked for prayers for grief at the loss of a dear friend and boss of 20 years, who passed away unexpectedly on St. Patrick’s Day.
3/28 – San Franpsycho posted that Pnina bat Surel is not improving, sadly. She has had a third hospitalization, and this has taken a toll on her. She is not bouncing back like she has before.
3/28 – From about The Time posted that prayers would be appreciated after the last chemo treatment for Lymphoma. It went reasonably well - thanks for the prayers.
3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
4/18 Update – Dad survived his complex open heart surgery. He is sitting up and it seems like it went well, but they are not going to release him as quickly as he would like, so he is not happy. Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please keep praying for his dear wife, who now has even more to put up with.
3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress.
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
4/4 – Reforger posted that his wife’s father passed away on 4/3. After a 50 year battle with Hep C, he fell and broke his neck. He lasted about a month, in and out of induced comas, and now the pain is over. Reforger lost his father on Holy Saturday (years ago) and now his wife lost her father on Good Friday.
4/11 – Eromeros craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23.
4/18 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Captain Whitebread, who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious. She also asked for prayers for her husband’s mental and emotional well-being as he faces transition of a possible forced retirement in 3 months.
4/18 – Warai-otoko offered a prayer of thanksgiving that he got a new job that he is really enjoying. Wifey also got an offer for a new job that sounds great, after a decade of putting up with her old job.
4/18 – fd posted that MIL went into the hospital with multiple issues. Then Dad went in. MIL is still there, and Dad is out. Both will be okay – as well as can be expected for 87 and 89 year olds. Also GSD Bruno started chemo for lymphoma and is responding well. Prayers from the Horde have helped.
4/18 – neverenoughcaffiene asked that Devyn be kept in prayers. She is a young mother of 2 with a mass on her esophagus. The Doc said it was scar tissue and hopefully the second opinion will agree.
4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.
4/18 – PA Dutchman asked for prayers for his family. His dad passed away on 4/9 after complications from a fall. He was 95 and a veteran of the Korean War, 34th Inf Rgt. Mostly prayers are need for PA Dutchman’s mom, who is absolutely heartbroken.
4/18 – PabloD has been having dizzy spells for the past few weeks. He is seeing a doctor soon, and is requesting prayers that figure it out and that it’s nothing too serious.
4/18 – Sam Adams requested prayers for a friend, Mary F, who was just sent to a long-term recovery facility after having a tracheostomy.
4/18 – Doof provided an update on his mother. She is doing better. She moved into her own room in an assisted living facility. It’s walking distance from Doof’s house, which is great. Her mental state has improved dramatically. She can no longer walk but she does stand with some assistance and can transfer between a wheelchair and bed or a lift/recliner chair. This facility is more of a home and less of a hospital, which hopefully will provide a good opportunity for her to enjoy life. He appreciates the Horde’s prayers and asks for prayers that she settles in comfortably and develops new friendships.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

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1 Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

3 Nooded. Let the corgi's arrive.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

4 And as always, dutifully called em

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Good morning, Mis Hum.

Posted by: Doof at April 25, 2026 08:11 AM (QLC6i)

6 Good morning, Saturday caffeinators! The sun is shining in my hotel room window. Rain is not due until tonight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:13 AM (+2QQb)

7 It should be pointed out, that in the tune Abilene the specific Abilene in question is not revealed. “Women there don’t treat you mean”, however, so it is probable it could be deduced by this manner. It is unclear if this has been investigated.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:14 AM (EACZC)

8 Good morning dear morons thanks to annie and mh and the horde for praying

{grammie}
Hiya JT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

9 I love that pic!

I am still abed. My canine guard barked me awake but by the time I had done my morning ablutions he was snoozing again. Thus I returned to my bed.
Alas, further repose eludes me.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:15 AM (LmPA0)

10 Foggy morning here. And wet.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (jehhT)

11
I am still abed. My canine guard barked me awake but by the time I had done my morning ablutions he was snoozing again. Thus I returned to my bed.
Alas, further repose eludes me.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026

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No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)

12 Good Saturday morning, horde. All the prayers have been said. May the Lord watch over each and every one of you.

Would love to have some news about grammie winger.

Hiya, JT!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (h7ZuX)

13 I am still abed. My canine guard barked me awake but by the time I had done my morning ablutions he was snoozing again. Thus I returned to my bed.
Alas, further repose eludes me.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:15 AM (LmPA0)
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You talk purdy!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

14 Morning, all. 40 sunny degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. It's not supposed to get much warmer today, so if I go for a walk, it won't be very far. There's a graveyard at the bottom of my street, so I might go there and wander for a while. Or I may just go back to bed. I'd really like to go book shopping to blow away this depression I am in, but that's just a temporary fix and wouldn't address the real issues (whatever they are).

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (qRla/)

15 Notsothoreau asked for prayers for a friend’s dad who is need peace and strength as he goes through some troubled times.

Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update. She will need to switch medication in a couple of months, which is unfortunate, since this med is working well and doesn’t have the side effects the old med had.

Posted by: Annies Stew at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (VEsJT)

16 ICYMI, hopefully Grammie can read.

A baseball story. True, names changed.

Last year we had this spindly little kid, who played summer league B-team last year with us. Call him Ace. First year playing, not too fast, not very athletic, two sizes too small for his grade, needs coaching in every category. But the kid has a heart of gold, he is an excellent team mate, he has a positive attitude, and he is as coachable as they come. Typically plays right field, he is happy to do so, and you never hear a negative word.

Last night, at a home game, AWAY was down by 8 runs to start the 4th of the number 2/JV game. Coach made a bunch of subs, including putting in a pitcher who doesn't normally pitch, Garrett. Garrett proceeds to put on a demoralizing exhibition on how to load up the bases and tie up the game for AWAY (or AWAY goes one up, I don't have full story).

1/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (dK+Kv)

17 In any case, after a depressing top of the 4th, HOME is up to bat (likely in the bottom of the order), and Ace is up. He might normally get put out or strike out. But not tonight. Tonight is Ace's night. He gets probably one of his first hits of the year, gets around to third as the walk-off run. There's a wild pitch or passed ball, Ace takes off toward home, and successfully steals the walk-off run. The team goes wild.

The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

2/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)

18 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)
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Boy F. has been watching cat videos and I am reminded of all the reasons not to have a cat.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

19 Prayers for everyone on the prayer list, specially those struggling with major illness, and for all the Horde in need.

May the Lord bless us and heal us.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (LmPA0)

20
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)
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I read that last night and thought "that's baseball."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

21 Annies Stew, thank you for mantaining the prayer list. It is a great act of charity, as we Catholics might say.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:20 AM (LmPA0)

22 There's a graveyard at the bottom of my street, so I might go there and wander for a while.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (qRla/)

The cemetery is my second-favorite place to wander (first is the woods, but I have to drive there). The town where I live has a beautiful, old cemetery. I love reading the old names, and identifying trends by generation.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:20 AM (h7ZuX)

23 Good rain and thunderstorms overnight, which was nice. We needed it, had been a while since a good rain. Very fresh smelling out this morning.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:21 AM (yGkmH)

24 Now I have "Abilene" as an earworm.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:21 AM (qRla/)

25 I ask the Lord to bless and keep you all.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 08:24 AM (DIbRX)

26 "I am still abed."

Posted by vmom deport deport deport
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I am currently achair, but may soon be acouch.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:24 AM (2Ez/1)

27 Mornin', Horde. Prayers up for all of those in need.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 25, 2026 08:25 AM (Wnv9h)

28 I think I'll go make another cup of tea.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:26 AM (qRla/)

29 “Vintage” Country & Western is unique Americana. Fun on roadtrips. Radio was a shared experience kind of thing. Johnny Horton “North to Alaska” and Hank Snow “I’ve Been Everwhere” were great fun tooling along in the station wagon across the endless Great Plains.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:26 AM (EACZC)

30 I love reading the old names, and identifying trends by generation.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:20 AM (h7ZuX)

Then grabbing a bite to eat.

Posted by: Zombie Kid at April 25, 2026 08:26 AM (dK+Kv)

31 Beware The Abilene Paradox!

https://tinyurl.com/bdfy49wb

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

32
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 25, 2026 08:28 AM (2/MrR)

33 Good morning! Dogs walked, coffee on. Hoping for sausage gravy and eggs to go with sourdough biscuits I made the other day! Yum!

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:28 AM (I0N4X)

34 I like to visit old graveyards as well, specially those with upright headstones and mausoleums.

By comparison, modern cemeteries, neatly laid out with flat burial plaques in ordered rows, seem rather ... lifeless.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:29 AM (LmPA0)

35 > There's a graveyard at the bottom of my street, so I might go there and wander for a while.
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This area is littered with small cemeteries. Some go back to the Civil War. Many are family plots. One in particular that I pass periodically only has about 18 or 20 headstones or markers.

Most are well kept. Not overgrown with weeds.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 08:29 AM (jehhT)

36 Muldoon, do we get an update on The Case today?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:30 AM (2Ez/1)

37 Cemeteries and the Allman Brothers piece “In memory of Elizabeth Reed”. Dickie Betts told how he was having a fling with the girlfriend of Biz Skaggs, whenever Boz was out of town playing a tour. For the trysts they would go to a cool private spot in an old cemetery, which few people visited anymore. She asked Betts to write a song for her - well of course he did, but he had a problem; he sure couldn’t name it for her, or Boz would know what had been going on.

“In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” was written on the tombstone at their meeting spot in the old cemetery.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (yGkmH)

38 Good morning Horde. Thx MisHum. A happy Saturday to all.
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Thx for your prayers. The extreme gout has cleared and the nasty wound in my low back is healing. Still in rehab but getting stronger

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (gu0hJ)

39 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at April 25, 2026 08:32 AM (HFx9z)

40 Folks are dying to get in here.
And wow, what traffic on election day!

Posted by: The big cemetery on the other side of town at April 25, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

41 A Botanist friend of mine introduced me to an old Cemetery in Atalissa, Iowa. Notable here because of some very ancient Oak trees and other species that are ordinarily long gone. Massive limbs that extend very far out along the ground. Settlers, Pioneers, the Railroads, and paddle wheel Steamers along the Mississippi meant all the trees were cut down. It must have been quite a sight to see the original eastern forest trees.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:33 AM (EACZC)

42 By comparison, modern cemeteries, neatly laid out with flat burial plaques in ordered rows, seem rather ... lifeless.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:29 AM (LmPA0)

Yeah, they all seem to be called "memorial gardens" or some such, and it just doesn't appeal to me at all. Few, if any, trees and bushes, no carved angels or spooky mausoleums (why is there a chain around that one...), so boring.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:34 AM (h7ZuX)

43 The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup.

Posted by: Mrs. Olson at April 25, 2026 08:36 AM (oftw2)

44 Still in rehab but getting stronger
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (gu0hJ)
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Great news b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)

45 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)
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Do your cats ever go nuts when you return home after being away for a few days?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 08:37 AM (gnNyN)

46 Hello Fellow Young People, What's Groovin'?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (XV/Pl)

47 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

St. Fidelis, holy martyr, pray for us.

I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (ksbjf)

48 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (oftw2)

49 I was lucky enough to be able to walk through Greyfriars Cemetery in Edinburgh, a 16th century graveyard that still looks much as it did then. JK Rowling spent time there writing, and you can find many of her characters names there.

What I loved most was that I actually found two Blackadder’s there!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:41 AM (yGkmH)

50 Colorado Gray Wolf update: Activity map for 3/24 thru 4/21/26

https://is.gd/xE4ct9

To me it looks like the wolves are ranging over a smaller area than previously, retreating from the southern parts of the state and sticking to mountainous zones in the northwest part, entirely west of the Continental Divide. Largely in the upper Gunnison and upper Colorado River basins. CPW says this is denning season so they may not be roaming as far and wide.

Of Colorado's roughly 7 million population, probably 6,999,000 will never see or encounter a gray wolf in the wild. Especially not the metro Denver and Boulder Disney fantasists who voted for this project. Western Slope ranchers and cattlemen on the other hand...

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:43 AM (I0N4X)

51 Lord hear our prayers!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 25, 2026 08:44 AM (HO4dE)

52 A lot of the stones in my cemetery are not actually stone, but a metal treated to look like stone. These aren't modern--they're from the late 1800s. I hadn't seen these before, but it was a thing.

https://tinyurl.com/mtv996kd

Turns out, Americans have been turning out imitation materials for a very long time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:45 AM (h7ZuX)

53 By comparison, modern cemeteries, neatly laid out with flat burial plaques in ordered rows, seem rather ... lifeless.

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The cemetery where my mother, grandparents and, one day, where Mr. Black and I will be, dates back to the turn of the 20th century. All of the markers are flat plaques, with the very old ones having that greenish patina. I do notice there seems to be a trend in flat plaques for modern cemeteries, but the one we'll be planted in some day is very old with no upstanding tombstones.

I will say though, there's something mystical about walking through old cemeteries that have all kinds of above ground tombstones. They're very interesting to look at.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 25, 2026 08:46 AM (qBdHI)

54 When we were in Czech Republic we saw Dvorak's and Smetana's graves.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:46 AM (nz1sK)

55
Good morning, everyone.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 25, 2026 08:47 AM (QVmho)

56 I started visiting cemeteries when I was was doing a lot of Ancestry work on our genealogy. There is a certain peace about them.
MrT's dad once told us that when he and his wife were dating (in college) they would go to the local cemetery to make out.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:49 AM (nz1sK)

57 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)

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Awesome!

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:49 AM (I0N4X)

58 Both of my parents were cremated. Dad was interned in a "memorial." What I mean is that his ashes were put in a hole in the ground near a wall. The wall had plaques with the deceased' name, birth and death dates and some quoted passage... biblical or otherwise.

Mom passed during the covid nonsense. She was supposed to be interned with my dad. The property is inside a private retirement community in NC. They did not provide any information to me or my siblings and we've not been back since.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 08:50 AM (jehhT)

59
"I am still abed."
Posted by vmom deport deport deport
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I am currently achair, but may soon be acouch.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

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I'm acouch. Started laundry, installed new ignighter on bbq grill while coffee perked. Gonna be staid boomer until that pot of coffee is gone. Haven't had that luxury for well over a month.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 25, 2026 08:50 AM (QVmho)

60 MrT's dad once told us that when he and his wife were dating (in college) they would go to the local cemetery to make out.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:49 AM (nz1sK)

I imagine that happens a lot. I may have done that a time or two.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:51 AM (h7ZuX)

61 I'm not much for tramping around cemeteries, but the old ones have interesting grave-markers.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (ksbjf)

62 Flounder, what ages are these kids?
What a wonderful story. Sports, when it isn't highly competitive, has so many benefits. But now it seems like the kids who have been in travel leagues and playing their sport since they were 3 get all the play time (junior high and high school level) and the rest of the kids warm the bench.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (nz1sK)

63
No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Do your cats ever go nuts when you return home after being away for a few days?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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First five mi ites of oh wow! You're home! Gimmme some scritches. And food. No one fed me while you were out. Then two days of pissyness to punish me for being gone.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 25, 2026 08:53 AM (QVmho)

64 >>The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)

65 Had a few nice spring days, cool weekend apon us here in east

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:56 AM (Ia/+0)

66 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 08:56 AM (ZOv7s)

67 A racetrack was built on the property adjoining the cemetery where my mom and her side of the family are all buried. Mostly unpeaceful.

Posted by: Weasel at April 25, 2026 08:56 AM (PVV5z)

68 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

My smile thanks you sir.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 25, 2026 08:57 AM (HO4dE)

69 Flounder, what ages are these kids?
What a wonderful story. Sports, when it isn't highly competitive, has so many benefits. But now it seems like the kids who have been in travel leagues and playing their sport since they were 3 get all the play time (junior high and high school level) and the rest of the kids warm the bench.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (nz1sK)

This particular kid is in a 14U league, but he is 13, I believe. Dude was still beaming the next day.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:57 AM (dK+Kv)

70 There's a small rundown cemetery about fifty yards from the end of our driveway (on a neighbor's 40 acre property). The remaining tombstones, weathered with age are all from the early 1870s, including some family plots. One family lost two young children just a couple days apart presumably from an infectious illness (?cholera). Hard times on the frontier.

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:57 AM (I0N4X)

71 Thank you Mis. Hum and Annie.

Good morning all. That picture is perfect. My friends' cat Snowflake came in this morning and has the zoomies. I got a cute video of her entering the house, making herself at home and going up to say hello to my 14 year old dog Ralphy.

The anxiety and depression pills are apparently working now. My caseworker came by the house yesterday for our visit. I'll stay on these until after I build a life after caregiving. On the plus side, I haven't had any booze for well over a month. And edibles don't do much for me. I'm not a pill person at all, but I'll make an exception.

I actually left the house yesterday. Walmart, NoFrills and then my friend wanted to go to Costco so we went. My armagheddon supplies are refilled. I was shocked at how expensive everything is. I always did shopping for Mom and I so I know prices.

And all the socializing and going out cut into my unabomber isolated lifestyle but it was nice starting to rejoin society.

I hope everyone is doing well or as well as can be.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 08:59 AM (Sco7b)

72 I've mentioned that my 16 year-old grandson is feeling a call to the priesthood in the Catholic Church. Last week, he went to some sort of meeting with a group of young men discerning the priesthood. He told Mrs. Cop that he really liked the experience.

So, the process continues. Please continue to uplift "L.H." in your prayers.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 09:00 AM (ksbjf)

73 I'm not much for tramping around cemeteries, but the old ones have interesting grave-markers.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (ksbjf)
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In November our family (my wife in particular) did something of a local graveyard tour, praying for the souls of the dead. There are lots of cemeteries of varying sorts and the culmination was St. Joseph out on the northwestern side of Lansing, where the bishops are buried.

The first one we visited was in Okemos, and one of the oldest. It is owned by the township, and indifferently maintained. The road leading to it is blocked, but in high school you could drive through it and it was a popular make-out location because of the age of the markers and the fact that may use obelisks, and some have toppled. Very forlorn, and interesting to see families who names are all over roads and even neighborhoods. Sad that so many markers are neglected.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:01 AM (ZOv7s)

74 Good morning Horde, sending an abundance of prayers for all of you and your loved ones.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 09:01 AM (0nHVk)

75 When the Atlanta airport was built two graves were found near the end of one of the runways. The graves could not be identified so they were paved over and crosses painted on the runway above.

Posted by: Weasel at April 25, 2026 09:02 AM (PVV5z)

76 My kid is the kid who gets all the play time at catcher, because he is really talented and dedicated, if it is only about the win. But this year's coaches (one is a pastor, and the other is the leader of our home school group, in a public school team) are about male development (mental and physical), so rotations and ensuring everyone is improving is the goal. I've had to explain several times to my oldest, when he is disappointed that it is about trusting the coach, letting them play the talent where they really need it, being a good teammate, and helping your teammates improve.

A change of perspective does wonders for the mental state.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 09:02 AM (dK+Kv)

77
In November our family (my wife in particular) did something of a local graveyard tour, praying for the souls of the dead.

I do this after Mass on All Saint's Day. It's an A.M.E. cemetery, I think, but I don't think I'm hurting anyone.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:03 AM (tgvbd)

78 Good morning all
I am achair finishing my first cup of coffee and trying to work up the energy to get a second cup and maybe toast up a piece of the banana bread I made yesterday. Dreary and about to rain here. Very unmotivated.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 25, 2026 09:04 AM (kJmSS)

79 Cemetery-adjacent, but I shocked my father a few years ago when I told him something that I he thought he knew, and I had discovered via the Find a Grave website: He had an uncle who died in infancy in the late 1800s and when the next son was born, they reused the first name. The baby's gravesite is in the family area of the cemetery, but Dad had never noticed it. Apparently my aunt had found out about a year before that, but didn't tell him.

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:05 AM (PrsTH)

80 One headstone reads:

Amasah Taylor
Died June 19th, 1886
Aged 41 years, 5 months, 21 dayss
Co. K
1st Mich Cav.

Given his age and date of death I wonder if he was a Civil War veteran (in his late teens, early 20s) who found his way out to the Frontier in the '70s and '80s

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (I0N4X)

81 We have a tradition here in my part of the South called Decoration Day. It's a day set aside for cleaning up cemeteries where your people have been buried. Ours is always the 2nd Sunday in May. We will clean the headstones throw away old flowers and set out new ones. People come from all around to do this. Of course many of them are people we know. I usually go the day before to get my family's in order. I'll go by Sunday just to walk around and visit with people I know, so it's kinda like a get together for all of us to remember and talk about our family who have passed on.

Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (pvf3X)

82 Stateless, I know something about that of which you speak. I'm a solitary creature at the best of times. And I too am continually horrified at how expensive everything is, even at Walmart or Aldi. I've yet to check the local chain store, Dillon's, here in Salina, but might just to see what kind of extortion they expect.

It's gotten cloudy here, though the forecast says the rain won't happen until tonight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:08 AM (+2QQb)

83 45 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)

That's funny because I know exactly what that's like.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:10 AM (Sco7b)

84 Visted a cemetery last October near Corsicana, Texas last October (imagine that) to see the grave of a great aunt.

Walking back to my vehicle I pass headstone with this inscription on the reverse: "Now it gets interesting."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)

85 The Masons have interesting grave markers. One of the more 'modern' (and still active) cemeteries had both flat markers and traditional ones, and the Free Masons were quite into the obelisk thing.

The Catholic cemetery has the most elaborate markers and also the most traffic. In all our other visits, we might see one other vehicle, but there was light but steady traffic. Very well maintained. When I enlisted, I figured I'd be buried in a national cemetery, but now I think I prefer a Catholic one.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

86 Given his age and date of death I wonder if he was a Civil War veteran (in his late teens, early 20s) who found his way out to the Frontier in the '70s and '80s
Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (I0N4X)

Almost certainly! The Indian fighters of the 1870’s and 1880’s used Federal designations (e.g. 7th Cavalry) but had stopped using State name designations.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (yGkmH)

87 Since I plan to gas up before I head to Abilene, and the local coffee shop I plan to visit there opens at nine, I suppose it's about time I headed out.

The local chain of gas stations, JumpStart, offers premium (93) unleaded E10 at $3.09, less than for regular. My car does not require premium, but I'll take it at the price. Though I suspect they have more than 10% ethanol in it; the Buick has not been getting the highway mileage I expect and often see on Exxon or Shell.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:12 AM (+2QQb)

88 Stateless, glad to hear you're getting better! As for grocery prices, I am astounded each time I cross the border, especially when it comes to meat and dairy prices. With the latter, it's government interference at its, ahem, finest.

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:13 AM (PrsTH)

89 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God bless all of His children today with mercy and grace.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 09:13 AM (vrNzf)

90 Dusty...

https://is.gd/v0zdrF (link to X)

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (vTZFs)

91 We have a tradition here in my part of the South called Decoration Day. It's a day set aside for cleaning up cemeteries where your people have been buried. Ours is always the 2nd Sunday in May. We will clean the headstones throw away old flowers and set out new ones. People come from all around to do this. Of course many of them are people we know. I usually go the day before to get my family's in order. I'll go by Sunday just to walk around and visit with people I know, so it's kinda like a get together for all of us to remember and talk about our family who have passed on.
Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (pvf3X)
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We used to drive back down to Kentucky about once a year, and frequently stopped at cemeteries to visit ancestors. We swung through rural Ohio to see where much of my father's family is buried, and then did a wide circuit through western Kentucky to see the fresh grave of my brother-in-law in a military cemetery. He had a rough life.

At the start of road trips the kids (now adults) will pointedly say: "Okay, no more than one graveyard! Are we clear?"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (ZOv7s)

92 Weasel:

I believe that is the Savanah, Georgia airport. I only know that because I spent a month of my life at the Gulfstream Aerospace facility there back in the mid-90s and one Gulfstream's test and evaluation pilots told me the story.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (Y1sOo)

93 Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (gu0hJ)

94 There is a cemetery in Paris TX with a statue of Jesus. If you look at it from behind, you can see that Jesus is wearing cowboy boots.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 25, 2026 09:17 AM (Lo97M)

95 I believe that is the Savanah, Georgia airport. I only know that because I spent a month of my life at the Gulfstream Aerospace facility there back in the mid-90s and one Gulfstream's test and evaluation pilots told me the story.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (Y1sOo)
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Could be. My BIL was a Delta captain based there and he told me about it. I thought he said ATL but I could be misremembering.

Posted by: Weasel at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (DJPFk)

96 Thank you Annie and MisHum for maintaining this quite unique prayer site.
Thanks to all of you who prayed for my friend Dan who has apparently made it through his open heart surgery and will hopefully be moving to a post-op rehab facility next week!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (hOUT3)

97 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026
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That's funny because I know exactly what that's like.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026

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Yet I don't understand what he gets out of it. If I succumb and get up at 3:45, he *still* does not get his breakfast until 5 or later. Company? He has Dagny for that.

He only started doing it this year, not when I was working, thank goodness.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (+2QQb)

98 Wolfus - I gather that you're looking for a retirement spot, possibly in Kansas. Have you considered buying one of those missile silos they convert into homes? If I had the money, I'd buy a bunch of them and turn it into a Moron retirement community.

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 09:19 AM (zUFRX)

99 "...that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background"
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Oh, no!
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Anyway...

Posted by: Most people at April 25, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1)

100 Almost certainly! The Indian fighters of the 1870’s and 1880’s used Federal designations (e.g. 7th Cavalry) but had stopped using State name designations.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (yGkmH)
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The state regiments were either disbanded entirely, or returned to inactive duty status (that is, weekend drills). In Michigan, the battle flags were gathered together and when the new Capitol was completed in 1879, the central rotunda was lined with the battle flags, which was very impressive.

Alas, that was not a good way to store them, and many were badly damaged. In the 1980s, they were carefully removed to the state historical museum and put into climate controlled storage and photographed. Reproductions were made and that is what is in the cases today. I'm old enough to have seen them in the Capitol and it was very cool to see the faded cloth, many with bullet and shell holes torn in them, surrounding you under the vast dome.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)

101 93
What an inspiring thought!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 25, 2026 09:22 AM (hOUT3)

102 There is a cemetery in Paris TX with a statue of Jesus. If you look at it from behind, you can see that Jesus is wearing cowboy boots.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 25, 2026 09:17 AM (Lo97M)
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In Marian apparitions, Our Lady always appears as a local woman, so an Aztec in Mexico, and Korean in Korea.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

103 Mrs. E reports she feels fine this morning. Praise be to GOD she has had only one distressful episode during the infusions. Begin again next Friday. Thank you all for past and continued prayers.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 09:22 AM (LHPAg)

104 Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 09:13 AM (vrNzf)

Amen! Thanks for the prayers, LS, and for those of all here.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:23 AM (GGl3f)

105 Fun fact: When the Spanish War started, the states were once more tasked with providing troops, and Michigan decided not to reactivate its Civil War designations but to continue the numbering system.

When the modern National Guard was established in 1916, the old "state" designations went away, but the new federal units were derived from them, and many of the modern units go by state nicknames which are outlined in their lineage.

Why yes, I was a unit historian, why do you ask?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

106 I was also based at ATL, although I commuted from Pensacola.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 09:24 AM (Y1sOo)

107 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 25, 2026 09:24 AM (YpHnX)

108 I don't know why doggeh, who is 9, has decided he wont eat if is place is in its usual spot by the family room wall.
Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 09:26 AM (fE6HJ)

109 >>>Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background

Posted by: Smell the Glove at

>Everything the JEF accomplished could be contained on two DVDs. What's the point?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 09:26 AM (Fbc0I)

110 Walking back to my vehicle I pass headstone with this inscription on the reverse: "Now it gets interesting."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)

One of my local favorites is a husband and wife. Under the wife's name, it says "forever loose." Under husband's name: "forever slow."

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 09:27 AM (h7ZuX)

111 Brought foorward from Wed ONT since some had asked for an update on The Curious Disappearance:

*********

Despite very strong K9 indicators of human remains on the neighbor's land in 2003, no remains have been recovered on extensive excavation during 2024
But since then, the local DA has issued a second degree. murder warrant on the neighbor that we think killed my F-I-L, even without a body. .

That bit of news is tempered by credible testimony that the suspect did not go to Texas to be near his mothee in the 20-teens, but instead actually threatened to kill her if she ratted him out to the cops, way back in 2012 or so. So instead of supporting him she has been hiding from him. There is reason to believe that he stayed in cO, possibly as far back as 2012, after living rough since my F-I-L disappeared in 2008. The last credible contact with his family was ~2012-13. So we may have been chasing a dead man. Yet to be confirmed. His sister and her husband describe him as "bat shit crazy", back then.

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (I0N4X)

112 Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (gu0hJ)
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It will be completely cringe-worthy. I cannot think of a single individual who has received so much praise while being so completely unworthy of it. Transparently mediocre in every way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

113 At my job interview yesterday they asked me if I could perform under pressure.

I said no, but I can perform Bohemian Rhapsody.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:29 AM (l26NL)

114
Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background

Nothing to see here!

Posted by: Lt. Drebin at April 25, 2026 09:31 AM (Cqx++)

115 Thanks for the update, Muldoon.
What drama.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

116 Vendette and Wolfus...I did get chicken drumsticks for $1.99 a pound. But yeah, everything was crazy.

I stocked up on everything around 2021 when the world went nuts and I was taking care of Mom. I have hundreds of cans of beans, sardines, fruit, vegetables...in case shtf.

Most things were $0.99 Can a can or so. My 'return on investment' is crazy. Especially the sardines and fillets which I love.

Wolfus, Snowflake likes coming here now and sleeps in my room with Ralphy and I at night for the last few weeks. She doesn't wake me but waits for me to get up in the middle of the night and I let her out. Working out well.

Safe travels.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:31 AM (Sco7b)

117 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)
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I read that last night and thought "that's baseball."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

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Yes, I greatly enjoyed both posting. Made me think of the line from Moneyball "How can you not ne romantic about baseball?"

Thanks again for posting, Flounder. Also, is that a pledge pin.... ON YOUR UNIFORM?!?
(sorry, been wanting to do that for some time)

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 25, 2026 09:34 AM (kOluj)

118 >>The last credible contact with his family was ~2012-13. So we may have been chasing a dead man. Yet to be confirmed. His sister and her husband describe him as "bat shit crazy", back then.

What a nightmare. Hope you get some closure.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:35 AM (viF8m)

119 I've stayed away from the active threads because I had a lot of stuff to do this week in and around the house. Also trying to build some writing momentum. It's going much slower than it did before, but I'm still grinding away and I do enjoy it.

I also needed to get some perspective, because the news cycle has been remarkably full of lies, as in: nonstop fabrications. For those who didn't see it, Pope Leo did two "back of the plane" interviews that completely destroyed the narratives surrounding him. No, he was not arguing with any politician and the remarks that supposedly criticized by Trump were written weeks ago about African conflicts. Catholic media was sadly complicit, but at least now we know who not to listen to.

The other narrative (sadly pushed by "conservative Catholics") that the Pope is a liberal/communist/Francis II was also wrecked. In response to the German bishops wanting to bless "irregular" couples (that is gay or remarried divorcees), he clarified that blessings are for everyone. At the end of Mass everyone gets them. He blesses everyone. But blessing an irregular union was never acceptable. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

120 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (0U5gm)

121 I would like to ask prayers for our nursing home service today. One of the dear ladies in my Bible study group there mentioned that for the great Catholic residents there were, of course, services all during Holy Week. They also got to listen to Mass Simulcast on the TV. So as a Protestant she felt a little left out on Easter as the Protestant clergy were busy with their own services, and/or can't do simulcast or haven't thought about services at the senior center. She spoke to the activities director who spoke to me, so today we
an Easter service. It's appropriate since the Easter season in the church doesn't end yet, and as a wonderful inspirational Christian speaker on the radio who had a program on the air called "Let's Talk about Jesus?, used to say , "Everyday we Christians can be thankful for Christ's sacrificial death and celebrate his resurrection! Happy Easter!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:37 AM (5zRgl)

122 At my job interview yesterday they asked me if I could perform under pressure.

I said no, but I can perform Bohemian Rhapsody.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:29 AM (l26NL)
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So you got hired AND promoted the same day?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 09:37 AM (RIvkX)

123 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

There's a little cemetery in Moore, Oklahoma, but no one who lives in Moore can be buried there.

Because they're living.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:38 AM (l26NL)

124 121-Meant today we will have an Easter service.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:38 AM (5zRgl)

125 Muldoon, wow. What a journey this has been.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 09:39 AM (h7ZuX)

126 The SPLC directive went out.

Trump called 2 black people Low IQ, so this means he hates all black people.

Never mind that he called MeAgain, Cucker and Alex Jones low IQ in very public ways recently.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:40 AM (q1qnK)

127 121-Meant today we will have an Easter service.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:38 AM (5zRgl)

Don't forget an Easter hat!

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:40 AM (PrsTH)

128 (cont) The key to understanding Pope Leo's approach is that he is very traditional, and wants to restore the sense of continuity that Francis damaged. Many expected him to immediately repudiate Francis' actions and documents in Trumpian fashion, but in his view, that just creates more disruption.

What he is doing is moving slowly, deliberately, and carefully unwinding them by redefining what was said rather than just canceling it. So instead of withdrawing Fiducia Supplicens (for example), he clarifies that it could never have created disunity, because the Church is one. So it's still out there, but stripped of any controversy.

The same is true with the TLM. He's making a point of going to them, talking about their beauty, and encouraging their spread. He does not need to repudiate Traditiones Custodes, he's just rendering it moot.

In many of his other pronouncements, he is very careful to say "I think," or "I believe," or "As I see it," making clear that he is speaking just for himself. Again, shit-stirrers on all sides want to make something of it, and to my shame, I fell for it. I have not one but two drafts saved on my blog that I am glad I did not publish.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

129 There's a little cemetery in Moore, Oklahoma, but no one who lives in Moore can be buried there.

Because they're living.
Posted by: Blutarski,

You jest, but in Manila there is an old cemetery where people, who would otherwise be homeless, live. In some cases families who own mausoleums will pay one of the squatter families to be caretakers. They tell them ahead of time if there will be visitors to the grace and the caretakers clean up and temporarily move out.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 09:42 AM (fE6HJ)

130 Back when I was a student, I used to study in the graveyard because it was the quietest, calmest location near the campus. Eventually we all got run out because the grounds keepers said it was disrespectful.

Those graves were over 200 years old and probably nobody has looked at them or visited them for 100 years.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 09:43 AM (Fbc0I)

131 I would also like to ask prayers for " I " whom I visited and anointed with oil and prayed for healing with last week. She is not a member of my church She is a lovely woman and could be the age of my mother and is having health concerns. Thx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:43 AM (GLmO1)

132 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

Thank you
That is helpful
Social media and bloggery / podcastery is rife with content that is meant to raise ire and sow division.
By these fruit we know them.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 09:45 AM (fE6HJ)

133 Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:40 AM (PrsTH

🙂I like hats, but don't wear them at services.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:45 AM (GLmO1)

134 Mrs B and I have been in a rental house since mid November as we did a big remodel. We moved back on Thursday and while I feel like I'm released from prison, I will evidently be unpacking boxes for the rest of my life.

Two Li'l Blutarskis will be visiting in the next few days to help. The four rescue dogs are very happy to be back.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:46 AM (l26NL)

135 Though I may touch on this tomorrow, last Sunday it read Scott and Kimberly Hahn's Rome Sweet Home, and it was much better than I expected. In fact, I couldn't put it down, read most of it Sunday, finishing it Monday.

It is their conversion story, and it is organized in chronological chapters where each of them does a section. Scott leads with his perspective, his life events and then Kimberly tells her version. It is neat to see how they go back and forth and how two people can end up in the exact same place but by different paths and for different reasons.

It gave me a lot of insights into my own marriage and how my wife see different things in the same things.

Like the Hahns, my wife and I came to the Church together, but not in the same way. I was moved by reason, the study of history and logic, while she was drawn by emotion, faith, and feeling. That's the same dynamic as the Hahns. Very well written, quite amusing in parts.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7s)

136 Muldoon, Thank you for the update. Wish your MIL was able to hear this latest info. Still keeping your fami!y in thoughts and prayers.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at April 25, 2026 09:49 AM (yTvNw)

137 My wife's family is buried at what I'd describe as a storybook, hilltop, church cemetery in rural WV. Headstones from as far back as the early 1800's. Nothing but woods and pasture for as far as you can see.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 09:52 AM (jehhT)

138 vmom - Time flies because I remember when your puppy came home.

All I have left is Old Cat, 18 years young, and a visiting grandpuppy.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (2OYwF)

139 I just learned that Texas has the most recorded tornadoes per year. Makes sense because of its size but I just assumed it was OK or KS.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (kxLc1)

140 It will be completely cringe-worthy. I cannot think of a single individual who has received so much praise while being so completely unworthy of it. Transparently mediocre in every way.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

Would anyone look back and listen to any of his speeches today, as we look at Reagan’s, or Lincoln’s? Nothing but empty platitudes.

Also notable that the Dem candidate field is so devoid of rational candidates that their best bet is to try to play old favorites from their Greatest Hits album.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (yGkmH)

141 My, ( have to think) Great Great Grandfather I know around wher rd he is buried in a off way of the cemetery but last Memorial day couldn't find it. Its quite overgrown yet saw 1 fairly new grave maybe 10 years ago was there.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 09:54 AM (Ia/+0)

142 It's raining here, working on the 2110 database schema and entity map, it really comes together once you see the entity map.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:54 AM (XV/Pl)

143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)

144 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

That's the Vatican in spin mode.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (kxLc1)

145 The Left has not had a single new idea in at least 90 years, not hard to make the case that it’s not since the death of Marx.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (yGkmH)

146 At AP: "Iran’s president calls on people to save electricity"

Schoolchildren going door to door, collecting discarded aluminum foil and glass tahini jars, to construct Leyden jars.

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (N8ZBc)

147 Two Li'l Blutarskis will be visiting in the next few days to help. The four rescue dogs are very happy to be back.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:46 AM (l26NL)

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As I am one of those degenerates who has watched Animal house at least two dozen times, the name Blutarski in my mind is inextricably linked with Belushi's face. So when you mention the li'l Blutarskis coming home, that's literally my mental image.... highly amusing!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (kOluj)

148 Also notable that the Dem candidate field is so devoid of rational candidates that their best bet is to try to play old favorites from their Greatest Hits album.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (yGkmH)
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This is why I have no patience for the "BUT THE MIDTERMS!1!" crowd. We don't even know who the candidates are in most of the races. People vote for the name on the ballot, not party preference.

In Michigan, the Dems have nominated a Hezbullah fanboy for U-M Regent. They've got a radical Muslim running in the primary for the open senate seat.

Oh, and the "WHERE ARE THE ARRESTS" crowd need to learn to read a calendar. The October Surprise is in... wait for it...October. You can't uncork that stuff now as the Dems will just do a switcheroo.

I know I'm often wrong about good things happening, but I'd rather look for goodness than spend every day bemoaning bad things that mostly don't happen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:58 AM (ZOv7s)

149 A married Irish couple, Serenity Sue and Grave Visitations tour ancient graveyards, mostly in Ireland but also elsewhere in Europe on Youtube. Have seen some amazing sights through their travels. The oldest marked grave they've shown is from 632 AD. The church ruins and scenery are often breathtaking.

Posted by: Tales From The Crypt at April 25, 2026 09:58 AM (oftw2)

150 Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:28 AM (I0N4X)

I just found out yesterday that there is a town in Texas called Muldoon.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 10:00 AM (lFFaq)

151 That's the Vatican in spin mode.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (kxLc1)
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No, quite the opposite. The Vatican has been using the Pope's X account and getting words wrong, and pulling things out of context. You can proof-text it yourself.

There are a LOT of people who grift off of this. More than even I thought. Many Catholics who I regularly checked in with were revealed by this. The honest ones have come clean, saying they had it wrong.

Here's an easy one: Why did media run with a completely fabricated story that Trump's DoW summoned the Papal Nuncio in January and threatened them with a "second Avignon?" Who benefitted from that nonsense?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

152 Apropos of nothing. I've been in a mood for John Denver songs lately and thought I would splurge on a couple of his CDs. Checked Amazon first. (No place in town sells them.) Then thought of B and N. They have both albums and significantly cheaper than Amazon, like a five dollar difference each. B and N doesn't ship as fast but the CDs will be shipped in a box, not a padded envelope, and the cases should arrive unbroken.

I've noticed that Amazon book and CD prices are often, maybe usually, lower but not always. It's worth checking B and N to save a few bucks and stick it to Amazon for their lousy packaging.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yTvNw)

153
143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)

I hope they’re ideologically consistent and let all the homeless in for free. And that they all shit in the halls.

Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

154 Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (gu0hJ)
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It will be completely cringe-worthy. I cannot think of a single individual who has received so much praise while being so completely unworthy of it. Transparently mediocre in every way.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

Stephen Colbert or Barack Obama?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:02 AM (ksbjf)

155 As I am one of those degenerates who has watched Animal house at least two dozen times, the name Blutarski in my mind is inextricably linked with Belushi's face. So when you mention the li'l Blutarskis coming home, that's literally my mental image.... highly amusing!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (kOluj)
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In high school we used to have parties were we'd watch Animal House or Airplane! and everyone would repeat the lines and riff off of them.

I knew I was getting old when I quoted a line from "Stripes" to a captain and he didn't get it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)

156 I live on a new development built on 1200 acres of a former cattle ranch over a 150 years old. There are two small grave yards with headstones from the 1860's. I'm told they were of the 'workers'.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:03 AM (kxLc1)

157
The key to understanding Pope Leo's approach is that he is very traditional, and wants to restore the sense of continuity that Francis damaged. Many expected him to immediately repudiate Francis' actions and documents in Trumpian fashion, but in his view, that just creates more disruption.

I'm more encouraged by what Leo has said. It's a bit sad that he had to say what we have always thought was the case, but you never knew with Francis.

Unfortunately, Leo's words only go so far. There are still lots of bishops who are quite happy to tear out Communion rails, insist on taking the Host in the hand, shut down Extraordinary Rite Masses and cater to LGBTQ+ sensibilities.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:03 AM (tgvbd)

158 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

So Trump and Vance were hoodwinked?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:05 AM (kxLc1)

159 Here's an easy one: Why did media run with a completely fabricated story that Trump's DoW summoned the Papal Nuncio in January and threatened them with a "second Avignon?" Who benefitted from that nonsense?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

I saw that, and immediately thought that not only would you have to be insane to believe that, you’d have to be insane to think you could get away with trying to sell such a ridiculous story.

It puts me in mind of the “Dead Internet Theory”.

“The dead Internet theory is a concept suggesting that much of the online content we see today is generated by bots, AI, and algorithms rather than real human activity, creating an artificial and curated digital environment.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (yGkmH)

160 Annnnd it's a Pope Bob thread

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (Y1sOo)

161 Have Trump and Vance apologized yet?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (kxLc1)

162 "I just found out yesterday that there is a town in Texas called Muldoon."

And another one just down the road called Limerick.

Posted by: Rimshot at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

163 Speaking of coffee..Starbucks HQ is moving to Tennessee. Nashville.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (GD0B3)

164 143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)
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Just throw them onto that pallet, over there!

Posted by: The Mullahs at April 25, 2026 10:07 AM (Q2lQZ)

165 Unfortunately, Leo's words only go so far. There are still lots of bishops who are quite happy to tear out Communion rails, insist on taking the Host in the hand, shut down Extraordinary Rite Masses and cater to LGBTQ+ sensibilities.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:03 AM (tgvbd)
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Francis was the great hope for liberal Catholicism, it's last chance to radically transform the Church. He created some confusion, but the counterreaction has created a groundswell in support of more traditional worship, and this has enraged the remaining liberal bishops.

They have shown us who they are, preferring to close parishes rather than host the TLM with them. They don't want to save souls, they want to punish their perceived enemies. We must pray for their conversion.

I will also add this: if you didn't like the dictator-pope, you can't push for a second dictator-pope who agrees with you. Pope Leo is moving slowly, doing gradual reassignments, but he's also leading by example, performing TLMs, encouraging their use. He's shaming the renegades, giving them a chance to reverse course without creating additional public scandal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)

166 Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (RIvkX)

167 Red states need their own immigration policy, just saying.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (GD0B3)

168 Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?

==
scone

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (GD0B3)

169 I predict a gun fight breaks out at or nearby the Obama Library opening. Not sarcasm.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (kxLc1)

170 "Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?"

Yes.

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (N8ZBc)

171 “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” was written on the tombstone at their meeting spot in the old cemetery.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (yGkmH)
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One of my favorite Allman tunes, so (if that story has any truth to it at all!), thanks!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (Q2lQZ)

172 160 Annnnd it's a Pope Bob thread
Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM

++++

Holy Mackerel!

Posted by: said the snapper at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

173 166 Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (RIvkX)

My ranked choice:

1. Blueberry scone
2. Chocolate pecan shortbread.

That other thing has way too much going on for my pedestrian palate, and is not an option.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (h7ZuX)

174 Annnnd it's a Pope Bob thread
Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (Y1sOo)
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Why are you so angry? Do you walk into a party and knock over the punch bowl? What are you trying to accomplish? What response are you seeking from me?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

175 >>> En mi casa toman Bustelo!
Posted by: Caffiend at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (oftw2)

When I practice Spanish I like to arbitrarily invent new conjugations for verbs. And I don't think it is generally adequate to just have 50 different conjugations in a language. I think every instance of a verb should have it's own unique, completely unidentifiable conjugation. A secret conjugation that only I know, a terrible chaotic power that I alone wield in order to keep the dark forces of strict organized grammar at bay.

Posted by: banana Dream - tomarachickentongfiord at April 25, 2026 10:11 AM (3uBP9)

176 I predict a gun fight breaks out at or nearby the Obama Library opening. Not sarcasm.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (kxLc1)
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I'm pretty sure they're a regular event in that part of town, so it's a sure bet.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:11 AM (ZOv7s)

177 I would like to see the Obama Library, but I'm never going to pay a fucking dime, not even for parking.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 10:11 AM (Fbc0I)

178
167 Red states need their own immigration policy, just saying.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (GD0B3)

Sadly the Supreme Court put a stop to that under Obama. On the good side, States like California and Minnesota do not have the legal authority to block any Federal immigration rules.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (yGkmH)

179 Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

MS Now is really going all in with the 'President Trump is unfit' idea. Last night around 11pm, one lady showed a picture of President Trump asking if he was napping....with about 10 people around him.

Irony is lost on these 'people.'

This is probably a good thread to ask. I'm going through old family albums, i've been taking out all the old black and white pictures and ancient pictures of my parents, grandparents and family.

But there are a lot of pictures of people and places I don't know. And photography wasn't a strong suit.

I'm thinking of taking the best and my favourites and just pitching the rest. There's no need to keep them around. No one to give them to. There are a LOT of pictures where you can make people out but not the best pictures. I'll decide as I go through. I have a ton of room. I'll salvage the must haves.

Btw...sorting family albums. Isn't that about 6,743 on most of your to do lists? Lol.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (Sco7b)

180 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

Quit playing a victim. This is aos where sarcasm and snark is it's trademark.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (kxLc1)

181 169 I predict a gun fight breaks out at or nearby the Obama Library opening. Not sarcasm.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM

++++

Especially if it's anywhere near a street named after MLK, Jr.

Posted by: But you can't say that out loud at April 25, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

182 One of my favorite Allman tunes, so (if that story has any truth to it at all!), thanks!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (Q2lQZ)

I heard it in an interview with Dickie Betts himself!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:14 AM (yGkmH)

183 Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

I recall reading stories from spring/summer 2025 that they can't find people willing to pony up the bucks needed to build one. Now there's a sign that no one wants to be associated with you if they can help it.

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 10:14 AM (PrsTH)

184 So Trump and Vance were hoodwinked?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:05 AM (kxLc1)
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They responded to the questions they were asked, and if you noticed, Trump subsequently downplayed it.

It was definitely an op. The fake nuncio story was the first clue. I'd argue that Ted Cruz promoting that weird screed on X about the SSPX-led Catholic conspiracy was the opening volley to discredit Catholics and drive a wedge into the conservative Christian coalition.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM (ZOv7s)

185 Yet I don't understand what he gets out of it. If I succumb and get up at 3:45, he *still* does not get his breakfast until 5 or later. Company? He has Dagny for that.

He only started doing it this year, not when I was working, thank goodness.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (+2QQb)

Even humans can issue exuberant greetings far too early, just because they're wide awake and happy to see you, without accounting for your own sleepiness and mood. It could just be that he's sleeping better now that you're around more, and that's the result.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM (Sy6m/)

186 Yeesh, wake up this morning and Pixy's breaking out the Cure.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (yYROg)

187 I also needed to get some perspective, because the news cycle has been remarkably full of lies, as in: nonstop fabrications. For those who didn't see it, Pope Leo did two "back of the plane" interviews that completely destroyed the narratives surrounding him.
...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

Yes, both Pope Leo XIV and the Trump administration have worked to "turn-down the temperature" last week. That's gratifying to see.

I looked up Arbp. Broglio's statement concerning Just War (he's quoted by the National Catholic Register), and he used the weasel-words that say the armed conflict (I hesitate to call it a war, it's really a punitive expedition) may not be in accord with Just War Theory until the Iranians have nuclear weapons.

I fired off an email to his office at the Archdiocese of the Military Services last week, telling him that he should be ashamed of himself. I never received a reply. I suppose he didn't appreciate me quoting the specific section the Summa Theologica, and a Dominican friar's commentary on the Summa[/].

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ksbjf)

188 The scone is a good choice Mrs. F. uses both dried and fresh blueberries.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (RIvkX)

189 Quit playing a victim. This is aos where sarcasm and snark is it's trademark.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (kxLc1)
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That's not snark, it is a deliberate insult. When I found that some of my snark crossed the line, I dropped it because I see the Horde as a group of friends.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

190 This is probably a good thread to ask. I'm going through old family albums, i've been taking out all the old black and white pictures and ancient pictures of my parents, grandparents and family.

But there are a lot of pictures of people and places I don't know. And photography wasn't a strong suit.

I'm thinking of taking the best and my favourites and just pitching the rest. There's no need to keep them around. No one to give them to. There are a LOT of pictures where you can make people out but not the best pictures. I'll decide as I go through. I have a ton of room. I'll salvage the must haves.

Btw...sorting family albums. Isn't that about 6,743 on most of your to do lists? Lol.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (Sco7b)

My dad has tons of old pictures and he's distressed at what will happen to them when he's gone, so I understand what you're going through. Are there any that could be of interest to a local historical society?

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (PrsTH)

191 Muldoon, Thank you for the update. Wish your MIL was able to hear this latest info. Still keeping your fami!y in thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Mrs JTB

************

Thanks. Perhaps the biggest news or paradigm change to come out of this latest briefing from the detectives is the relationship between the fugitive and his mother. We had been working under the assumption that he was a "momma's boy" and was depending on her for material support and if found would be near his mother. So, we were expecting him to be in TX. Now we know from his sister's interview that she and her husband fled Colorado to get away from him, and that the mother and her husband, after being threatened, followed a couple years later. The sister thinks (?hopes) that he is dead. I tend to agree. 15 years living rough either in the deep woods, a cave or mine shaft, or squatting in vacant cabins without having once had an incident with the public or a medical emergency is not likely. He would now be almost 60 if alive.

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (I0N4X)

192 120 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (0U5gm)

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*fistbump*

Posted by: E. Scrooge at April 25, 2026 10:19 AM (nWPIJ)

193 I fired off an email to his office at the Archdiocese of the Military Services last week, telling him that he should be ashamed of himself. I never received a reply. I suppose he didn't appreciate me quoting the specific section the Summa Theologica, and a Dominican friar's commentary on the Summa[/].
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ksbjf)
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I can't recall any precedent for what he did. Putting moral doubt in the hearts of Catholic servicemembers in a time of active operations is the opposite of pastoral care.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

194 Even humans can issue exuberant greetings far too early, just because they're wide awake and happy to see you, without accounting for your own sleepiness and mood. It could just be that he's sleeping better now that you're around more, and that's the result.
Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM

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"One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be considered a curse to him."

Posted by: Proverbs 27:14 at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

195 Proverbs for every occasion!

😂

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (GD0B3)

196
Holy Mackerel!
Posted by: said the snapper

Heaven knows, Mr. Allison

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (Cqx++)

197 Mary probably looked like Abby Shapiro.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (yYROg)

198 >>It was definitely an op. The fake nuncio story was the first clue. I'd argue that Ted Cruz promoting that weird screed on X about the SSPX-led Catholic conspiracy was the opening volley to discredit Catholics and drive a wedge into the conservative Christian coalition.

Why did the Pope meet with Axelrod? Genuinely curious why a guy who's twitter feed was full of far left bullshit would meet with Obama's hitman, a secular Jew, for no apparent reason right before the kerfuffle started.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:21 AM (viF8m)

199 Funny story, there is no "Abby Shapiro"...I mean there is , but it's not who y'all think she is.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:22 AM (GD0B3)

200 The weather conditions for tornadoes forming generally starts in Texas. We have the Llano Estacado, which is an uplift that runs a bit west of I-35. Warm moist air from the gulf hits that moving westwards and is pushed up into the cold air moving southeast from the arctic. If you look at historical tracks of tornado activity, they tend to start near the base of the panhandle. Tornadoes don't always form in Texas, but many of them get their raw ingredients there.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 10:22 AM (0U5gm)

201 I also ask GOD for blessings on all listed and unlisted above.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:22 AM (uDa2+)

202 The real question is: what papers of any value will be in the Obama library? What internal deliberations will he share? What correspondence will cast new light on key decisions?

Everything he did was crooked if not illegal.

It's going to just be canned speeches and celebrity endorsements.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)

203 183 Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

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I thought the Biden Library had already been established in Biden's garage, right next to the 'vette.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (nWPIJ)

204 So to make sure I'm not bearing false witness, did the Pope say the US-Israel war against Iran was Unjust or not?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (kxLc1)

205 Quit playing a victim. This is aos where sarcasm and snark is it's trademark.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (kxLc1)
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That's not snark, it is a deliberate insult. When I found that some of my snark crossed the line, I dropped it because I see the Horde as a group of friends.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

Several us mackeral-snapping Romish papists have requested that Pope Leo's correct name be used. Criticize his statements to your heart's content, but just use his correct name.

The reaction of certain members of the Horde have been to double-down. It's all very passive-aggressive.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ksbjf)

206 Heaven knows, Mr. Allison

Great film, and it doesn't take the cheesy end of her leaving her religious order and ending up with Mr. Allison.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (6jy2V)

207 Trump keeps setting precedents.
He's declared war on both the Pope AND the ayatollahs.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)

208 >>> Even humans can issue exuberant greetings far too early, just because they're wide awake and happy to see you, without accounting for your own sleepiness and mood. It could just be that he's sleeping better now that you're around more, and that's the result.
Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM (Sy6m/)

I had a giant black lab that would walk up to my bed, (he was tall enough that his head was level to my head resting on my pillow), and just stare at me, six inches away while I sleep. I know this because I would be asleep and feel a presence, and once, he sneezed on me while doing this. He was darker than night so I couldn't see anything but the brown of his eyes. A Cheshire Lab.

When he saw my eyes open he would then, very slowly, and as carefully as a ten ton black lab can, climb up and lay on top of me to sleep.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 25, 2026 10:24 AM (3uBP9)

209 Wow- disappearing posts! I'll try again.
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I heard it in an interview with Dickie Betts himself!
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:14 AM (yGkmH)
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Playing now! (Live from the Fillmore version). Just great stuff.

I actually wrote a paper in high school on this song, in answer to a question "What is a beautiful thing?" and got a C minus. My asshole teacher was not a fan of the Allman Brothers. Of course he turned out to cheat on his pregnant wife and plays "American Songbook" piano (with his girlfriend) in Vermont restaurants now, so not a good judge of beauty.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:24 AM (28hw3)

210 The horror.

>>@nypost
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2h
>>Greta Thunberg and beau skip Gaza flotilla amid sexual misconduct allegations

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (viF8m)

211 I believe Ted Cruz commented on the SSPX because a group of them started making a lot of noise in Arlington, Texas back in February. (Of all places)

Muslims, Mormons, Pentecostals, SSPX; everybody’s got something going on in Texas these days.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (yGkmH)

212 Pope Leo is not friend of MAGA or Trump. So, let's not. He is a leftist who spent his formative years in South America among the proletariat and is preaching like a Marxist.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (GD0B3)

213 It's only an insult to you because you have an enormous ego and think everyone here should kowtow to you.

You are a complete nobody to me.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (Y1sOo)

214 And if it's news to some that he is, welcome to reality.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:26 AM (GD0B3)

215 "...what papers of any value will be in the Obama library?"

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His college transcripts.

Posted by: How was his education paid for? at April 25, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

216 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ksbjf)

The same courtesy should apply to Mormons of which we have a number at aos. The number of underwear and multiple wives snark is ubiquitous when Mormons are discussed.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:27 AM (kxLc1)

217 >>> Greta Thunberg and beau skip Gaza flotilla amid sexual misconduct allegations
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (viF8m)

I think a

"I WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY GRETA THUNBERG ON A BOAT AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS TSHIRT"

tshirt would sell like fire.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 25, 2026 10:28 AM (3uBP9)

218 "Gret Thunberg" and "sexual misconduct" should NEVER be in the same sentence.

Posted by: Ewwww... just eewwww at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

219 Why did the Pope meet with Axelrod? Genuinely curious why a guy who's twitter feed was full of far left bullshit would meet with Obama's hitman, a secular Jew, for no apparent reason right before the kerfuffle started.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:21 AM (viF8m)
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Axelrod has a sick kid, and Archbishop Cupich set up the meeting. Cupich is pretty dirty, and he likely enjoyed the resulting speculation, but that's what actually happened.

If you look at the old feed, you see his account mostly retweeting colleagues. Not a lot of engagement.

There is also the fact that he is no longer in Peru, whose politics are much different than ours. I'm going to watch what he says and does as pope.

I'm also very much aware that the people pushing this made big bank off of Francis outrage and want that to continue. The honest critics admit that there is in fact a sharp contrast between the two, and the actions I mentioned above highlight it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

220 Try again

"Greta Thunberg" and "sexual misconduct" should NEVER be in the same sentence.

Posted by: Ewwww... just eewwww at April 25, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

221 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM

An old friend from high school lost his father on Good Friday. He sent me a pic from the service at the cemetery because it turns out our fathers are now neighbors. Blew his mind to see my dad's headstone a couple of yards from his dad's grave.

Posted by: RedMindBobState at April 25, 2026 10:30 AM (Wnv9h)

222 Bet at Obama's Tower one won't find anything about hos college records

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (Ia/+0)

223 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

Again did the Pope call this an unjust war or not? I don't hold it against him if he did though I disagree. I just don't want to spread untruths.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (kxLc1)

224 Pope Leo is not friend of MAGA or Trump. So, let's not. He is a leftist who spent his formative years in South America among the proletariat and is preaching like a Marxist.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (GD0B3)
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No, he was a missionary fighting Liberation Theology.

And OBVIOUSLY he's not MAGA. He's the pope! Totally different job.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)

225 So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?

Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

226 I fired off an email to his office at the Archdiocese of the Military Services last week, telling him that he should be ashamed of himself. I never received a reply. I suppose he didn't appreciate me quoting the specific section the Summa Theologica, and a Dominican friar's commentary on the Summa[/].
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ksbjf)
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I can't recall any precedent for what he did. Putting moral doubt in the hearts of Catholic servicemembers in a time of active operations is the opposite of pastoral care.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

Yes, I lost all respect for Arbp. Broglio after that little interview.

Iran's repeated legitimate acts of war, such as seizing the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979, attacking the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, and sponsoring guerrillas while U.S. forces were in Iraq have been ignored for decades. Not to mention the Iranians funding terrorist attacks around the world. We can't let them have nukes.

Contrast that to Obama launching military action against Libya. Nobody ever made a case for that. To this day, I have no clue.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ksbjf)

227 Tornado’s most often happen when a mass of rapidly moving cold air gets on top of a mass of moist, warm air (up from the south). Massive turbulence ensues as they try to trade places.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (yGkmH)

228 Crap. Off, stale Bob sock!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (Wnv9h)

229 Muslims, Mormons, Pentecostals, SSPX; everybody’s got something going on in Texas these days.
Posted by: Tom Servo

That's because Texas matters now. Like California used to matter. Massachusetts before that.
Nobody is going to Louisiana or Washington State to start a new religion.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (yYROg)

230 An American Pope was elected because the Catholic church needs a lot of funds. No African pope because how will the church coffers be filled from the poor. So let's elect an American one. They have the money, right. The Axelrod visit is very suspicious. It was not your regular audience where you come up, exchange a greeting etc., it was behind closed doors. Maybe he was trying to set up a tête-à-têtet between the pope and brack hussein.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (GD0B3)

231 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ksbjf)

The same courtesy should apply to Mormons of which we have a number at aos. The number of underwear and multiple wives snark is ubiquitous when Mormons are discussed.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:27 AM (kxLc1)

I've never made such remarks, and think that they're in bad taste.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:33 AM (ksbjf)

232 So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?
Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Boxers or briefs?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:33 AM (kxLc1)

233 >>>"...what papers of any value will be in the Obama library?"

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His college transcripts.

Posted by: How was his education paid for?

>Did anybody ever resolve the birth certificate issue? Bueller?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 10:34 AM (Fbc0I)

234 No, he was a missionary fighting Liberation Theology.

And OBVIOUSLY he's not MAGA. He's the pope! Totally different job.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)

And yet he is politicking for the Marxist-Green alliance. I can cite examples. He should stay away from politicking for the marxist-green alliance, not a good look.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:35 AM (GD0B3)

235 An American Pope was elected because the Catholic church needs a lot of funds.
Posted by: runner

I thought the Vatican was just trying to dodge Trump's tariffs. Kidding!!!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:36 AM (l26NL)

236 Since this is a Smart Military Blog™ am I s'posed ta know what SSPX stands for?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:36 AM (2Ez/1)

237 So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?
Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Boxers or briefs?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:33 AM (kxLc1)

No matter which, I'm pretty sure he don't need a cod piece.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 10:36 AM (snZF9)

238 Again did the Pope call this an unjust war or not? I don't hold it against him if he did though I disagree. I just don't want to spread untruths.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (kxLc1)
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Every Pope at least going back to the 1900s has called for an end to conflict. That's what they do. His remarks that were attribute to being a direct rebuttal of Trump came from a homily he delivered in Africa, written well before the fact. Hence the constant call for dialog because these are internal wars.

I posed at length about this above. He has come out and said that he is not engaging anyone, and made it clear that everything has been overblown, and you saw Trump similarly work to lower tensions.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

239 He should continue touring places like Africa, and giving people living under bloodthirsty islamism hope.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:37 AM (GD0B3)

240 >>> An old friend from high school lost his father on Good Friday. He sent me a pic from the service at the cemetery because it turns out our fathers are now neighbors. Blew his mind to see my dad's headstone a couple of yards from his dad's grave.
Posted by: RedMindBobState at April 25, 2026 10:30 AM (Wnv9h)

When I was living in Savannah we would go to a lot of the civil war cemeteries there. A good number of her distant relatives were in the war, and she would take paper and pencil an transfer the relief over with rubbing with the pencil. This was nice because one of her relatives that she got a nice memorial image for on their family web page previously just had this one statement in their record books,

"He was taken by the diarrhea".

How would you like that, your one remaining imprint left on the world?

Posted by: banana Dream - cha cha cha at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (3uBP9)

241 My dad has tons of old pictures and he's distressed at what will happen to them when he's gone, so I understand what you're going through. Are there any that could be of interest to a local historical society?
Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (PrsTH)

No. And no one was a professional photographer. There weren't landmarks or anything of value.

I don't expect to see or talk to any of these people ever again. I'm at peace with that. We were never very close anyways and I'll only hear from them for funerals. So I've decided to make this a fresh start for me.

I think I'll take the 'iffy' pictures and just have a separate album for those. After I'm blessed with family, this can be there problem a long time down the road.

Is your father sorting through his? I'm just going through an album at a time when I need to task switch so it's not over-whelming.

And thank you...

Oh, obama's library...I'd like to see

Copies of his birth certificate

His writings from college which we NEVER 'experienced'. Wasn't he the first black editor or something but we never saw anything he wrote.

Love letters to Mooch would be good for a laugh...

Posted by: Stateless at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (Sco7b)

242 Tornado’s most often happen when a mass of rapidly moving cold air gets on top of a mass of moist, warm air (up from the south). Massive turbulence ensues as they try to trade places.

Posted by: Tom Servo

Exactly. If you look at historical tracks of tornadoes in the US, the base of the Texas Panhandle and where the Mississippi River meets the gulf are prime formation areas. The corriolis effect makes the cold arctic air move eastward, and the moist air comes from the gulf, and when they hit each other, they provide the ingredients.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (0U5gm)

243 And Pope Leo needs to stop demonizing people fighting the enemy of humanity and peace.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (GD0B3)

244 Axelrod has a sick kid, and Archbishop Cupich set up the meeting. Cupich is pretty dirty, and he likely enjoyed the resulting speculation, but that's what actually happened.

Seems odd. I'm a Protestant and I don't seek help from the Pope when I have problems.

Be that as it may its silly to pretend the Catholic Church and all religions for that matter don't meddle in affairs of the state. They have from day 1. Nature of the beast.

I don't care that they do but I do care when they pretend they don't.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)

245 By the way, I asked the internet what the proper word is for the process of rubbing a pencil on a surface to get an image of the relief and,... yeah I'm not writing that.

Posted by: banana Dream - not even in my cottage at April 25, 2026 10:40 AM (3uBP9)

246
In China they have a national holiday that translates as "Tomb Sweeping Day." A time to maintain graves and monuments.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 25, 2026 10:40 AM (bYpLU)

247 I don't think anyone should be offended by snark if it's witty . Don't be like Constanza and be pissed off because you can't come up with a good retort.

Being angry accomplishes the goal of the snarker. Just my two cents .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (kxLc1)

248 Religons don't meddle in the affairs of state.
People do.

Posted by: The spirit of Don Rumsfeld at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)

249 The Axelrod visit is very suspicious. It was not your regular audience where you come up, exchange a greeting etc., it was behind closed doors. Maybe he was trying to set up a tête-à-têtet between the pope and brack hussein.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (GD0B3)
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Private audiences are a thing. If you have connections, you can get one. Cardinal Cupich set this up. I think it's a nothingburger because Pope Leo absolutely does NOT want to be embroiled in American politics, which is why he is not visiting on the Fourth of July. He is a foreign head of state, serving a higher power.

Not only is he uninterested in grubby Chicago politics, he's been out of the country for most of his adult life.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ZOv7s)

250 Love letters to Mooch would be good for a laugh...
Posted by: Stateless

They'll be fake and ghostwritten. Especially from the semiliterate Michelle Robinson. There was a whole movie about those two lovebirds, Southside With You which tried to paper over so obvious the political union.
As before I know Big Mike ain't an actual Mike. If she was, Obama might actually want to spend time with her.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King [gKWVE] at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (yYROg)

251 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

Again did the Pope call this an unjust war or not? I don't hold it against him if he did though I disagree. I just don't want to spread untruths.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (kxLc1)

As far as I know, Pope Leo XIV did not make any such statement. Archbishop Broglio did say it may not be a Just War (have to wait until Iran has nuke, just to be sure), but he hid behind weasel-words.

Pope Leo doesn't have to be a friend to Pres. Trump or the MAGA movement. He's head of the Catholic Church: he has other goals. To be honest, devout Catholics are not exactly conservative or liberal in their politics.

As for President Trump, I prefer to see what Pope Leo XIV does rather than react to what people tell me what he said. Pope Leo has an opportunity to mark his own path - we shall see what he does.

He did publicly state that he had not intention of getting into an argument with Pres. Trump.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ksbjf)

252 >>>So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?
Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Boxers or briefs?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

>If I was wearing a papal cossock, I'd go commando and be free-balling it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (Fbc0I)

253 Yeah?
Well, the Jerk Store called...

Posted by: George at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (2Ez/1)

254 Contrast that to Obama launching military action against Libya. Nobody ever made a case for that. To this day, I have no clue.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ksbjf)

I spent some time trying to figure out just why we did that back at the time, because on the surface it made no sense. Well one obvious reason was to make Hillary look like she was capable of being President (which failed)

But even more, I came away with the strong belief that France and Italy convinced NATO to push the US into doing it, because they needed the USAF. Purpose? So that Italy and France could take over Libyan oil production installations, which is exactly what happened after the Libyan government collapsed.

Except it’s not the Italian and French governments, it’s private consortiums and corps, which I’m sure have been making massive payoffs to the responsible Italian and French political players who handed this to them. Libya still produces plenty of oil; not a penny of it goes to anyone living there except a couple of warlords who provide security.
MadMaxistan indeed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (yGkmH)

255 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

You didn't answer the question. Unjust war holds a specific definition. Words matter in this case.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (kxLc1)

256 >>I asked the internet what the proper word is for the process of rubbing a pencil on a surface to get an image of the relief and,... yeah I'm not writing that.

Frottage? What's wrong with that?

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:43 AM (Y1sOo)

257 Be that as it may its silly to pretend the Catholic Church and all religions for that matter don't meddle in affairs of the state. They have from day 1. Nature of the beast.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)

I have no idea what you are talking about.

Posted by: Leo X at April 25, 2026 10:43 AM (n9ltV)

258 >>> Tornado’s most often happen when a mass of rapidly moving cold air gets on top of a mass of moist, warm air (up from the south). Massive turbulence ensues as they try to trade places.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (yGkmH)

I like to imagine a Mexican weather girl describing that.

Posted by: banana Dream - visually, because I'm a visual learner at April 25, 2026 10:43 AM (3uBP9)

259 The Jerk Store is always open here.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (yYROg)

260
I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (iJfKG)

261 Lloyd you are trying to tell the audience here to ignore our lying eyes and ears when it come to Pope Leo.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (GD0B3)

262 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ksbjf)

If he didn't, this is one reason why AI needs to diaf.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:45 AM (kxLc1)

263 They'll be fake and ghostwritten. Especially from the semiliterate Michelle Robinson. There was a whole movie about those two lovebirds, Southside With You which tried to paper over so obvious the political union.
As before I know Big Mike ain't an actual Mike. If she was, Obama might actually want to spend time with her.
Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King [gKWVE] at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (yYROg)
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Given the quality of woke writing, they will be unintentionally hilarious.

Mooch's podcast where she constantly rips on her husband is wonderful. She's done it for years, but now that she doesn't have to live with him, there's more of an edge.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)

264 Popes, tornadoes, and magic underwear.

This place.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

265 I don't think anyone should be offended by snark if it's witty . Don't be like Constanza and be pissed off because you can't come up with a good retort.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

OT, but my daughter attended a new play in Chicago last night. Jason Alexander is the director and she met him in the lobby.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:46 AM (l26NL)

266 I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82

Out: This One Last Wild Waltz
In: This Gallopping Case Of The Trots

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:47 AM (yYROg)

267 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:46 AM (l26NL)

Was the play good?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:48 AM (kxLc1)

268 >>Religons don't meddle in the affairs of state.
People do.

Why is Brazil a Portuguese speaking country when the rest of Latin America speaks Spanish?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:48 AM (viF8m)

269 Was the play good?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

She said yes it was. A comedy. I don't think I got the name.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (l26NL)

270 >>> Was the play good?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:48 AM (kxLc1)

no, not really

Posted by: Mrs. Lincoln at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (3uBP9)

271 138 vmom - Time flies because I remember when your puppy came home.

--
mustbequantum - I can't believe its been that long either

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (LmPA0)

272 The Jerk Store is always open here.
Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King
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Apparently the Plaid Store is gone, I don't much of it around here anymore.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (XeU6L)

273 She said yes it was. A comedy. I don't think I got the name.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (l26NL)

I heard he was a nice guy from other regular folk who had interactions with him.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (kxLc1)

274 Posted by: Mrs. Lincoln at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (3uBP9)

Did you tell the actors to break a leg?

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (yYROg)

275 Oh, obama's library...I'd like to see

Copies of his birth certificate

His writings from college which we NEVER 'experienced'. Wasn't he the first black editor or something but we never saw anything he wrote.

Love letters to Mooch would be good for a laugh...
Posted by: Stateless at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (Sco7b)
Pictures and letters from ‘Julia’.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (dtj4g)

276 no, not really
Posted by: Mrs. Lincoln at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (3uBP9)

Heh

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:51 AM (kxLc1)

277 Lloyd you are trying to tell the audience here to ignore our lying eyes and ears when it come to Pope Leo.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (GD0B3)
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Cui bono? Who benefits from your narrative? I've already shown that much of it is demonstrably fake.

Let me ask you a question: Do you think Cardinal Cupich, who just appeared on 60 Minutes with the other two notoriously dirty bishops to slag on Trump, would not set up Pope Leo for an info op? "Hey, Your Holiness, I have a friend with a sick kid who would like your blessing."

Cupich *is* a very political creature, and fully capable of doing that. And the goal is very much to split Catholics from the conservative movement. Hence the Nuncio op as well. The selective quoting and Trump/Vance baiting.

But you just saw all of it be repudiated, all of it toned down. If Pope Leo was an implacable enemy, why wouldn't he double down? No harm to him, lots of liberal Catholics would enjoy it. Francis made a career of it.

Pope Leo disavowed it very publicly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

278 I heard he was a nice guy from other regular folk who had interactions with him.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

She said he was wonderful. Very generous with his time. She's a stage manager and has met a lot of less than good people, so it's high praise. Stacy Keach was great though.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:52 AM (l26NL)

279 "He was taken by the diarrhea".

How would you like that, your one remaining imprint left on the world?
Posted by: banana Dream - cha cha cha at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM

Hell of an epitaph, that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 25, 2026 10:52 AM (Wnv9h)

280 I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (iJfKG)
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I miss edgy 80s bands.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)

281 Was it a play about nothing?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 25, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

282 Was it a play about nothing?
Posted by: I gotta ask

I think it was about shrinkage.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:54 AM (l26NL)

283 I was in the pool!!

Posted by: The play at April 25, 2026 10:55 AM (2Ez/1)

284 Blaise Cardinal Cupich wanted to give Sen. Dick Durban - an avowed abortion supporter who has been denied communion by his own bishop - an award for his support for migrants.

Only after that bishop spoke up and a firestorm resulted was the award canceled.

So yes, Cupich is *very* much a Dem partisan.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

285 Could have been worse. Gonorhea?

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:55 AM (dtj4g)

286 Do you know shit?

https://tinyurl.com/yvzvmwjb

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (qvWjQ)

287 This place.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

*********

You should have seen it yesterday when Fenelon was bantering with Ace about "quim"

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (I0N4X)

288 The Axelrod visit is very suspicious....
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (GD0B3)
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Private audiences are a thing. If you have connections, you can get one. Cardinal Cupich set this up. ...

Not only is he uninterested in grubby Chicago politics, he's been out of the country for most of his adult life.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ZOv7s)

The audience was a misstep. In hind-sight, I wouldn't be surprised if Cardinal Cupich was attempted to disrupt Pope Leo's papacy. Until this [orchestrated?] debate with Pres. Trump, most Catholics were generally liking what they were seeing in Pope Leo's actions.

It's a bit "inside baseball" but Bishop Martin in the Diocese of Charlotte issued a very crazy edict that limited the Latin Mass and private devotions last year. He had just so happened to be told not to that by Card. Prevost (before he became Pope), and Martin just happens to be one of Card. Cupich's creatures. That was all to derail negotiations with the SSPX.

Time will tell if Pope Leo has learned to be wary of Card. Cupich.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (ksbjf)

289 Much like the burning during urination.

Posted by: Kramer at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (2Ez/1)

290 Good morning good people! Just joining in.

Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:57 AM (Kyh8Y)

291 Eromero, hugs to you and Mrs E. Hope everything goes smoothly. Sending healing thoughts your way.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (kJmSS)

292 Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?
Posted by: Tonypete

Hey, bub, watch it.

Posted by: Scientology at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (l26NL)

293 You should have seen it yesterday when Fenelon was bantering with Ace about "quim"
Posted by: muldoon

Quim the Eskimo was a great tune!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (Kyh8Y)

294
Who knows? Maybe Leo told Axelrod, "Repent! Your time is short!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (tgvbd)

295 Obama's "library" is more like a base of operations for the continued Marxist takeover of the US. I'd bet only about 10% of the place is accessible to the public.

Makes you wonder what the rest is for.

A number of people have commented on its construction and the lack of any openness about it. A friend who's in the construction/architecture biz made similar observations about it. But let's agonize over the Trump ballroom instead.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (jehhT)

296 Hey.
We're sitting right here.

Posted by: Zoroastrians at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)

297 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

First of all , the "sick kid" is an adult, and axe is a Jew, so no, he does not believe that the Pope can heal his adult child, that narrative is nonsense. Otherwise Axe would have been hanging out at the Vatican a lot sooner, before Leo came into office. Who the fuck thought of that one? Axelrod going to the Pope because of his "kid". He already did one for his "kid", passed Obamacare. Leo has bad advisors, but then the buck stops with him.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (GD0B3)

298 I do know the Pope has accused the Trump administration of cruel and unjust treatment of illegals though has stated he does not disagree with right to secure one's borders.

I think that's what started the riff with Trump.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (kxLc1)

299 The audience was a misstep. In hind-sight, I wouldn't be surprised if Cardinal Cupich was attempted to disrupt Pope Leo's papacy.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (ksbjf
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See above. Cupich is completely corrupt.

Also: sinners are the people who need the most help, and the greatest joys in heaven are when the worst sinners repent, so meeting with someone like that is an opportunity to (perhaps against their conscious will), lead them to God.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (ZOv7s)

300 290 Good morning good people! Just joining in.

Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:57 AM (Kyh8Y
Raises hand. ‘Hey, what about us Presbyterians?’

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (dtj4g)

301 Got's to go to run errands.

The thread has reminded me that I need to pray a Rosary again for the Cardinals and Bishops. Some of those guys are a very bad glide-path.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (ksbjf)

302 We don't get no respect.

Posted by: The Druids at April 25, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

303 >>The audience was a misstep. In hind-sight, I wouldn't be surprised if Cardinal Cupich was attempted to disrupt Pope Leo's papacy. Until this [orchestrated?] debate with Pres. Trump, most Catholics were generally liking what they were seeing in Pope Leo's actions.

The Pope is originally from Chicago. He knows exactly who David Axelrod is and what he represents.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:00 AM (viF8m)

304 Do you know shit?

https://tinyurl.com/yvzvmwjb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (qvWjQ)

Thanks for that !

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:02 AM (kxLc1)

305 Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (I0N4X)

Yes, Indeed. I have my bantering side 😉
It's generally not about quim, however. I never knew there were so many phrases for vagina until I got here, probably because I'm not a man. The image of quim being singed by the hotness of Ace was pretty funny, though.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:02 AM (GLmO1)

306 Retired Buckeye Cop, my concern was with Leo XIV's visit to Algeria. A tenth of the population was Catholic under the French, and there was a strong Jewish presence as well. The Pope went there to pray for the thugs who booted them out. Which led inevitably to the 1990s when Muslims revert to type.
Catholics can discuss what dog they got in the Muslim/Jewish fight, but it rubs them the wrong way when they're told "Algeria for the Algerians" and "France for... everybody!!".
Especially at a time Algeria's coreligionists are lighting up French cathedrals.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (yYROg)

307 I do know the Pope has accused the Trump administration of cruel and unjust treatment of illegals though has stated he does not disagree with right to secure one's borders.

I think that's what started the riff with Trump.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (kxLc1)
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It is shameful that some Catholic bishops are spreading lies about ICE agents raiding churches during Mass (hasn't happened) and offered dispensations from Mass attendance to illegals (but not Africans who are regularly attacked).

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)

308 I guess I should have said that axe is not a catholic and does not believe in the healing powers of the Pope. It's not just jews.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (GD0B3)

309
Cupich is completely corrupt.

____________

Saw an article that said Cupich has "profoundly reshaped" the US hierarchy. My thought was, "Yeah, like the Enola Gay 'profoundly reshaped' Hiroshima."

The guy's 77. He should have turned in his resignation a while ago.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (tgvbd)

310 You should have seen it yesterday when Fenelon was bantering with Ace about "quim"
Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM

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Yeah. Had to look that up.
New to me.
Duly noted.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (2Ez/1)

311 I do know the Pope has accused the Trump administration of cruel and unjust treatment of illegals though has stated he does not disagree with right to secure one's borders.

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A man for all seasons.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:05 AM (qvWjQ)

312
The Pope is originally from Chicago. He knows exactly who David Axelrod is and what he represents.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:00 AM (viF8m)
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Right. And then he left, was ordained, became a missionary and an Augustinian monk and eventually a bishop and then the Superior General of his order.

How would he have the time to keep up on that? Why?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:05 AM (ZOv7s)

313 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 11:05 AM (nWPIJ)

314 Raises hand. ‘Hey, what about us Presbyterians?’
Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (dtj4g)

Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1)

315 Do you know shit?

https://tinyurl.com/yvzvmwjb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM
+++++++

If not, you're SOL!

Posted by: And up a particular creek at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (2Ez/1)

316 313 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero

Emperor Heraclius delivered something of an attitude readjustment in 628.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:07 AM (yYROg)

317 Talarico is a retard who hasn't an actual prayer in his race.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:07 AM (yYROg)

318
Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1)

____________

Ecumenicism is when Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Hindus and Buddhists get together to agree that Tararico is a evil little piece of garbage.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM (tgvbd)

319 I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82.
Posted by: naturalfake

Should seen the tri-bill with The Cramps

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM (W5mpo)

320 Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?

You mean Papist welfare siphons, magic bloomer-wearing polygamists, Jello-salad freaks, card-playing whiskey-drinking hypocrites, usurious cheapskate porn-peddlers, quasi-catholics with a beard fetish, epileptic cosplayers and snakeoil-selling forehead slapping faith healers?

Not anymore!

Posted by: Made all that shit up on the fly too at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM (TbWk/)

321 Yeah. Had to look that up.
New to me.
***********

https://namingschemes.com/Vagina_Synonyms

Check out #1 on the list

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 11:09 AM (Y1sOo)

322 The Vatican should take in Muslim immigrants, sure they have some extra space buildings, practice what you preach they say.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:09 AM (Ia/+0)

323 Best prayer revival thread ever !

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:09 AM (GD0B3)

324 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43)

I saw a YT about celeries' religion and one, maybe Morgan Freeman, was a Zoroastrian. And it was on YT so you know it's right.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (qvWjQ)

325 Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1
Apparently he didn’t learn anything.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (dtj4g)

326 How would he have the time to keep up on that? Why?

Probably as part of the Catholic Church's incessant efforts to flood this country with as many illegals as possible. The idea that it and its hierarchy are not both savvy about political actors - particularly those on the let them all in side - and uninvolved in politics is laughable.

Posted by: Schmope at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (qJYla)

327 Made all that shit up on the fly too at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM

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Impressive.

Posted by: Scribbles notes furiously at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (2Ez/1)

328 I guess I should have said that axe is not a catholic and does not believe in the healing powers of the Pope. It's not just jews.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (GD0B3)
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So that's exactly the sort of person you want to convert.

Look, I was a critic of Pope Francis, but when he met with Fidel Castro, I thought it appropriate and it would have been wonderful if there had been a deathbed conversion. That is literally job one for the Pope - saving souls.

Statecraft is the sordid thing that you have to also deal with. Again, could Cupich have played a dirty trick? Highly likely.

BTW, Cardinal Burke (a traditionalist) was instrumental in the election of Pope Leo, and had the firm backing of luminaries like Cardinal Zen and Cardinal Robert Sarah.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (ZOv7s)

329
Talarico is as religious as Jim Jones.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (tgvbd)

330 I assume TbWk/ also has an opinion on Talarico, which might not be fit for publication here.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (yYROg)

331
Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1)

I was very gratified to see Paxton already calling him out as a false prophet and a fake Christian. (Which is absolutely true; Talerico’s beliefs are demonic) Cornyn and the rest of the DC republicans would say “oh tut tut we should not mention a man’s beliefs.”

Btw it’s my considered opinion that Cornyn has already given up, and is making no effort at all to try and win the runoff next month.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (yGkmH)

332 Could the men engaged in internecine Christian squabbles and fisticuffs please take off their shirts when they're fighting and send pictures? . That way the 'ettes could enjoy their manly pulchitude as a contrast to boobette threads. 😉 Thanks

See some of you on Monday, folks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (GLmO1)

333 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43)

That's when you put on a hat and mask, and ride around on a horse named Toronado subduing bad guys in Mexico

Posted by: The Mark of Zoroastrianism! at April 25, 2026 11:12 AM (TbWk/)

334 So that's exactly the sort of person you want to convert.

Look, I was a critic of Pope Francis, but when he met with Fidel Castro, I thought it appropriate and it would have been wonderful if there had been a deathbed conversion. That is literally job one for the Pope - saving souls.

Statecraft is the sordid thing that you have to also deal with. Again, could Cupich have played a dirty trick? Highly likely.

BTW, Cardinal Burke (a traditionalist) was instrumental in the election of Pope Leo, and had the firm backing of luminaries like Cardinal Zen and Cardinal Robert Sarah.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (ZOv7

LOL, I am laughing so hard, the neighbors want to know what's up.

Axelrod did not go there for conversion, AHL. If anything, the Pope was converted by Axelrod!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (GD0B3)

335 I'm not Catholic, so no skin in the game, but I've been suspicious of the Vatican since they retired Pope Benedict and installed Francis as soon as Benedict decided to publicly criticize Islam.

I know there have been a lot of theories on why that is, but it coincided with Europe opening up the borders and flooding the continent with Syrian "refugees".

All of that happening, and still to this day, the Pope will not criticize Islam or take the Christian side against them just makes me even more suspicious of Leo.

He's brand new so I'll give him more time to reveal his true intentions and beliefs, but I can't help but see him as a less extreme version of Francis right now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt)

336 Don Lemon's next stop will be St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. He plans to get kinky.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Fbc0I)

337 Okay, I'm going to take Ralphy to Tim Hortons. Coffee for me. They give him a free timbit.

I told my friends' cat Snowflake she's in charge of the house.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Sco7b)

338 Probably as part of the Catholic Church's incessant efforts to flood this country with as many illegals as possible. The idea that it and its hierarchy are not both savvy about political actors - particularly those on the let them all in side - and uninvolved in politics is laughable.
Posted by: Schmope at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (qJYla)
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Tell me you know nothing about monasticism without telling me you know nothing about monasticism.

If Pope Leo was focusing on politics, it was the politics of Peruvia, where he was, with whom he had to contend, not grubby Chicago.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (ZOv7s)

339 Steve Guest
@SteveGuest
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his first veto to derail a bipartisan bill aimed at combating antisemitism.

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The scourge of anti-antisemitism must be stopped!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (qvWjQ)

340 Make an autistic that comfortable!
Dim the lights! (Stop reading)
Speak in hushed tones! (STFU)
How about fuck off retards.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (RArFo)

341 New fantastical novel by AHL, Axelrod was in the Vatican for a private conversion meeting! You know, on the other hand, let's spread that one around!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (GD0B3)

342 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (tgvbd)

Oh, yes. Talarico's religion is hard lprogressivism with a large dose of "Jesus approves of whatever anyone does as long as it's about Luuuuuuv.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (GLmO1)

343 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero

Scrabble?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (W5mpo)

344 Don Lemon's next stop will be St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. He plans to get kinky.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Fbc0I)
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He's heard all about the "faggotry" in Italian seminaries. Pope Francis said so (yes, he did!).

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (ZOv7s)

345 That = twat

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (RArFo)

346 Apparently he didn’t learn anything.
Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (dtj4g)

He just did the typical Leftist move and said something stupid in his attempt to trash the Ten Commandments legislation. He said the Ten Commandments would be an affront to Jewish, Muslim,........

He also knows nothing about Muslims either ( who also recognize the Ten Commandments as delivered by the 'Prophet' Moses.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (kxLc1)

347 I have a friend here who said “well Talerico is probably counting on getting a lot of Hispanic votes.” I sent him a picture of him (you gotta go looking, surprisingly) and said “look at him. He’s whiter than my white bread Nebraska nephews.”

Talerico is Italian, not his birthname, only the name of one of his mothers later live in boyfriends.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:15 AM (yGkmH)

348 Eromero,
How did Mrs. E do with her first infusion? Please let her know the spawn and I are thinking about her and praying.🙏🏻

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 25, 2026 11:15 AM (DYEui)

349 New fantastical novel by AHL, Axelrod was in the Vatican for a private conversion meeting! You know, on the other hand, let's spread that one around!
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (GD0B3)
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Guy with the responsibility for 1.4 billion souls who has barely set foot in his home town since being a teenager obsessively follows Chicago machine politics! Totally plausible.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (ZOv7s)

350 I went to an Internecine Christian Squabbles thread and a Prayer Thread broke out!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)

351 lin-duh, what about your dizziness?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (DIbRX)

352 I went to an Internecine Christian Squabbles thread and a Prayer Thread broke out!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

I saw Internecine Christian Squabbles open for Stryper at Boozefest in Golden Gate Park in 1998.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:18 AM (W5mpo)

353 I was born in Oakland County, grew up there, lived there on and off, both my grandparents lived in Birmingham, spent summers there, visited over the holidays and yet I have no idea what is going on there.

Heavy highway construction last summer caused me to take the "back roads" and I did not recognize any of it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:18 AM (ZOv7s)

354 Anyway, the Pope can do a lot of good if he stick to his "core competency". His tour of Africa gave many poor and forgotten a lot of hope. Stick to that and he is golden! It does not help that on the day that Trump's administration announced firing squads for capital punishment, Leo came out with an indignation.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:18 AM (GD0B3)

355 I am sure it was all a coincidence...

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (GD0B3)

356
Can you recite the Internecine Creed?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (tgvbd)

357 >>How would he have the time to keep up on that? Why?

Seriously? The POTUS is among the most famous people on the planet. If for no other reason than his policies are explicity poitical and touch all facets of life. And no US president got more international media than Obama, the media made him into a rock star. The Pope is on the same stage.

Obama's 3rd term, Biden, was centered on mass migration. The Catholic Church and many other churches were balls deep in that disaster. It was not by chance that Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde took the opportunity to lecture Trump on open borders right after he was elected.

It's a complete fallacy that religious leaders and their institutions are apolitical. It's a convenient dodge but it isn't true and hasn't been ever. Pollsters are literally doing polls on how Trump is fairing with Catholic voters after the dust up. Now why are they doing that if the Pope isn't a player in politics?

My Presbyterian church went completely woke, a big reason I have no interest in the place anymore. Faith and church are not the same thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (viF8m)

358 Anyway, as always, I pray for God to lead us not into temptation, but sharpen the fraud investigators' minds and harden the prosecutors' hearts against mercy for the guilty, which is cruelty to the innocent. I am absolutely furious about corrupt program administrators making me effectively into a gormless sucker-chump by proxy, and I have never even made six figures in a year; so if they go "oh well resources are tight so we can only go after the $M+ frauds," then that will in fact constitute a temptation to relieve my injured pride at a profit.

Just as an alcoholic in recovery doesn't trust in his willpower and go to a bar for the great happy hour food deals, but instead takes detours to avoid even passing by his former haunts, I pray for the removal of the temptation of free easy money. May God steady the hearts and minds of the hands of Justice in rapidly putting every single fraudster away, so that they will all soon be doing serious hard time in Federal prison. Amen.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (Sy6m/)

359 I went to an Internecine Christian Squabbles thread and a Prayer Thread broke out!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)
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Hopefully some people can see through the op. That was my goal. There is very much an effort underway to splinter Trump's religious-based coalition, and Talerico is part of this.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (ZOv7s)

360 Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt
Interesting.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 11:21 AM (dtj4g)

361 The Intercept
@theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.

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Boy, you said it!
- Adolph "The Fuehrer" Hitler

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:22 AM (qvWjQ)

362 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:24 AM (qvWjQ)

363 356
Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (tgvbd)

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
The actual God, not the one those Mary-worshipping weirdos believe in.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages,
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made;
of the same essence as the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven, not priests or saints or cardinals or bishops.
He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
and was made human, but Mary was not made a god.

Posted by: it's a rough draft at April 25, 2026 11:24 AM (TbWk/)

364 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Like it was yesterday !

"I swear on my name and the names of the ancestors, that I shall walk the Way of the Mand'alor, and the words of the Creed shall be forever forged in my heart..This is the way."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:27 AM (GD0B3)

365 It's all tongue in cheek so nobody get their magic undies in a bunch or get incensed.

Posted by: Just watch it'll be the SDAs who got it right at April 25, 2026 11:27 AM (TbWk/)

366 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I shall defeat the Rocks that try to defeat me
I shall defeat them by becoming friends and fighting the wicked together until I die.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kxLc1)

367 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Oh! Good one!!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (Kyh8Y)

368 I am sure it was all a coincidence...
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (GD0B3)
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It was an op by Cardinal Cupich. I've said that repeatedly.

And for a final time: when someone goes into a monastery, the whole point is to escape from the world. To leave worldly things behind. Robert Prevost became a priest and also a monk, and then chose to be a missionary in Peru, which indicates he wanted to get as far from his old life as possible.

As he advanced through the hierarchy, he had to understand the political landscape, but South America was where he was, and what counted. The US was distant and increasingly foreign (think about the political and cultural changes since his youth).

Pope Leo is in his first year, and has a massive amount of work to do. The Church is in disarray. Germany flirts with heresy, China is stepping up persecution in violation of Francis' ill-advised concordat. He just finished visiting Africa. David Axelrod is just an American sent to him by a brother Cardinal from his home town.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (ZOv7s)

369 Could the men engaged in internecine Christian squabbles and fisticuffs please take off their shirts when they're fighting and send pictures? . That way the 'ettes could enjoy their manly pulchitude as a contrast to boobette threads. 😉 Thanks
See some of you on Monday, folks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (GLmO1)
=====

That is why you are my pastor.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (2OYwF)

370 Internecine -
from "inter" - among
and "necare" - to kill

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 11:35 AM (fE6HJ)

371 143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life.

****************

To be fair, they also accept EBT/SNAP.

Posted by: Sam Adams at April 25, 2026 11:37 AM (X+xvk)

372 Now I want a nectarine.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (2Ez/1)

373 My Presbyterian church went completely woke, a big reason I have no interest in the place anymore. Faith and church are not the same thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (viF8m)
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One of my best friends from college is entering the Catholic Church along with his wife after his son converted last year. I will go through OCIA with them. He said they were Reformed, but their church disaffiliated.

He seems to enjoy the Mass, and I told him that I'd been praying for him since I ran into him at Alumni Band years ago and heard about his health problems. He was a little shocked to hear it, but then smiled and said: "Well, they're working."

It's funny because I was totally irreligious back then, fervently anti-Catholic. And yet here I am.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (ZOv7s)

374 Internecine Creed:

Death before discussion!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (fE6HJ)

375 Cupich is completely corrupt.
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I agree with that statement. Please think about the cardinals who agreed with the installation of Pope Leo (or Bob). I'm pretty sure that was an action to forestall Cupich so there aren't two Chicagoans in a row.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 11:40 AM (2OYwF)

376 Okay, back from Tim's.

Ralphy scored 2 free timbits. He barked non'stop through the drive thru. The girl laughed.

The cat remained vigilant and the house is safe.

On weekends, I've noticed CNN and MS Now have on their ethnic hosts for diversity. It's really noticable even though I mostly channel flip to see what they're lying about.

A lot of diversity on the weekends. Pushed to the back of the bu...er, weekly timeslots....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:42 AM (Sco7b)

377 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
---
Sounds like a Charleton Heston movie. "55 Days in Chicago," about a bunch of tourists at a Sci-Fi convention besieged by drugged out hobos, forced to defend their hotel while waiting for Trump to send the National Guard, who are delayed by activist judges.

Heston leads an all-star cast, playing the gritty but overweight head of hotel security, with David Niven as the suave, sophisticated manager. Ava Gardner is a booth girl hottie all the nerds want to bang.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:43 AM (ZOv7s)

378 I agree with that statement. Please think about the cardinals who agreed with the installation of Pope Leo (or Bob). I'm pretty sure that was an action to forestall Cupich so there aren't two Chicagoans in a row.
Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 11:40 AM (2OYwF)
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Cupich is damaged goods and old, that was never an option. Cardinal Parolin wanted it badly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (ZOv7s)

379 There is a NOOD

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:47 AM (ZOv7s)

380 My Presbyterian church went completely woke, a big reason I have no interest in the place anymore. Faith and church are not the same thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (viF8m)

I tried to be Presbyterian for a while. I gave up on them when they completely surrendered to the Covid madness. It wasn’t just the leadership; I realized that almost the entire congregation disgusted me personally. The “church” was just a glorified funeral parlor with a long waiting list.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:48 AM (yGkmH)

381 >>It's funny because I was totally irreligious back then, fervently anti-Catholic. And yet here I am.

Which is great. Everyone should find their happy place. I don't have a problem with any religion other than Islam which isn't really a religion.

But the idea of separation between church and state is largely a US thing. In many places around the world the church is the state or at least one of the most potent constiuencies.

The modern world western world was largely shaped by religion. The reason Brazil speaks Portuguese while the rest of the continent speaks Spanish is the Treaty of Tordesillas that Pope Alexander, a Borja, helped engineer. My state was formed because even the Pilgrims were too religiously intolerant.

I'm sure the Pope is a smart guy. But he is no more immune to politics than you or I, probably less. He knows at least as much about the politics of the most powerful country the world has ever seen as we do.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:52 AM (viF8m)

382 >>I tried to be Presbyterian for a while. I gave up on them when they completely surrendered to the Covid madness. It wasn’t just the leadership; I realized that almost the entire congregation disgusted me personally. The “church” was just a glorified funeral parlor with a long waiting list.

Pretty sad. When I was a kid it was a wonderful church. I don't even recognize the place anymore.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (viF8m)

383 I’ve been separated from the Eucharist for over a year now since my diocese has gone woke.

Sad. But going to Mass angry won’t heal my broken heart.

Oh well. At least I have my beach.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 12:02 PM (A5RD0)

384 Well then.

>>@EricLDaugh

>>🚨 JUST IN: PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLS OFF PAKISTAN TRIP, he’s DONE with the games

>>Trump just OFFICIALLY CANCELED Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s flight to Pakistan for talks with Iran — Fox

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:08 PM (viF8m)

385 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
---
Sounds like a Charleton Heston movie. "55 Days in Chicago," about a bunch of tourists at a Sci-Fi convention besieged by drugged out hobos, forced to defend their hotel while waiting for Trump to send the National Guard, who are delayed by activist judges.

Heston leads an all-star cast, playing the gritty but overweight head of hotel security, with David Niven as the suave, sophisticated manager. Ava Gardner is a booth girl hottie all the nerds want to bang.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:43 AM (ZOv7s)

I'd pay money to see that movie! Come on, AI, make it so.

Of course we'd have to have the Obama Presidential Flak Tower providing direct-fire support to the hobos.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 04:22 PM (ksbjf)

Daily Tech News 25 April 2026

Top Story

Microsoft is running a competition with $2 million in prizes to promote its Edge browser. There's a $1 million grand prize, three Mercedes Benz cars, and a whole swarm of tech gadgets and other goodies. But that's not the story. (Tom's Hardware)

The story is that this has been running for a month and nobody noticed.

Tech News

Google is planning to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, best known for its Claude AI tool, and nominally a competitor to Google in the AI space. (Tech Crunch)

That's interesting. How is Anthropic doing these days?
Why I cancelled Claude: Token issues, declining quality, and poor support. (Nicky Reinert)

Well, okay, but that's just one guy. What does Anthropic say?
Anthropic admits it dumbed down Claude when trying to make it smarter. (The Register)

Issues in the last month include Claude defaulting to a lower-effort mode - figuratively dumber; a cache optimisation error that constantly cleared saved data, making the tool slower, less effective, and more expensive all at the same time; and a rule that shortened responses to queries, making it literally dumber.
Plus with the release of the latest Opus 4.7 version, there are dozens of GitHub issues open with the tool simply refusing to do what it is told. (The Register)

I'm sorry, Dave. Your account appears to have been cancelled.
Neo Semiconductor's 3D X-DRAM stacks memory cells vertically within a chip, similar to modern flash memory. (Tom's Hardware)

Manufacturers ran into a dead end with flash memory years ago: Shrinking the cells any further made them slower and less reliable; not shrinking them made progress impossible. The solution was to build up rather than out.

3D X-DRAM does the same thing but with memory.
SAIMEMORY's ZAM stacks memory cells vertically within a chip, similar to modern flash memory. (Tom's Hardware)

Manufacturers ran into a dead end with flash memory years ago: Shrinking the cells any further made them slower and less reliable; not shrinking them made progress impossible. The solution was to build up rather than out.

ZAM does the same thing but with memory.

When it's memory stacking time I guess you stack memory.
Spinel is a Ruby compiler written in Ruby. (GitHub)

My daily work runs on PyPy, a Python compiler written in Python, so this is a tried and tested trick even if it sounds a little weird.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Scifvfglug.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 !!

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (nD5wh)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (8NTVk)

3 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (7Pnfz)

4 Microsoft is running a competition with $2 million in prices

*prizes

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:31 AM (8NTVk)

5 G'Day everyone
I thought it was time to get up, there is no visual clock in bedroom so need to hit phone for time.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)

6 I like The Cure

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)

7 Guten morgen, horde.

It appears that the tech world, or Silicon Valley, is stuck in a death spiral that has not yet gotten to ludicrous speed.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 04:36 AM (nD5wh)

8 Disclaimer: Scifvfglug.

Gesundheit.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:37 AM (8NTVk)

9
And I know I was wrong
When I said it was true
That it couldn't be me and be her
In between without you

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:45 AM (8NTVk)

10 Morning, all.

Posted by: Caf at April 25, 2026 04:53 AM (qS/Xm)

11 Present tense, past perfect
Undefended, the cut direct
Distant memory, a blind eye
All to make a maiden cry
A lonesome burden to carry
There is no need to tarry

fin

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 04:56 AM (nD5wh)

12 That it couldn't be me and be her
In between without you

It's like they tossed words into an automatic word-shaking machine and then rolled those out.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:02 AM (8NTVk)

13 Sign up for a bunch of MS Edge spam for a very small chance to win anything worthwhile? You'd have to be suicidal.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at April 25, 2026 05:18 AM (/HDaX)

14 That it couldn't be me and be her
In between without you

It's like they tossed words into an automatic word-shaking machine and then rolled those out.
Posted by: m

And I, a shadow
And what of us?
And what of me?
And what is left without you?

https://youtu.be/8pavnAi7lNk

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:25 AM (VHUov)

15 Sad!

The official rules say that the sweepstakes are open to U.S. residents, as well as those in Canada and a multitude of South American and European countries. We see New Zealand, Japan, and South Africa are listed, too. No, we don’t know what happened to Australia.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:26 AM (8NTVk)

16 Port Aidelaie’s black player really stands out.

Posted by: Accomack at April 25, 2026 05:29 AM (/Chlc)

17 Geelong is getting hammered

Posted by: Accomack at April 25, 2026 05:34 AM (8jVAy)

18 14
And I, a shadow
And what of us?
And what of me?
And what is left without you?

https://youtu.be/8pavnAi7lNk
Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:25 AM (VHUov)

New to me!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:39 AM (8NTVk)

19 Heh! I'm not the only one here watching Aussie Rules Football.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 05:41 AM (7Pnfz)

20 19 Heh! I'm not the only one here watching Aussie Rules Football.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 05:41 AM (7Pnfz)

Maybe Pixy's watching.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:47 AM (8NTVk)

21 - Just saw a news report that the New Madrid rolled over and went back to sleep yesterday. 4.0 magnitude.

Just kicking the can down the road a bit I reckon.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 25, 2026 05:56 AM (EcT7r)

22 New to me!
Posted by: m

They're a great band. And they do a lot outside of Porcupine Tree too.

Steven Wilson, their frontman, has a few solo albums, and does a lot of production work, with everyone from Gentle Giant to Opeth.

Gavin Harrison, their drummer, is also in The Pineapple Thief, and has played with King Crimson, Level 42, and about eleventeen other bands.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:58 AM (VHUov)

23 Evening and morning to all you SAturday toilers and early risers!

Disclaimer: Scifvfglug.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

***
Pixy, it sounds like you swallowed a frog that was busy swallowing a fly. Hope you're better!

Today's my last non-travel day in the land of Dorothy and Dwight Eisenhower. I love it and have enjoyed it, even the travel parts. Someday I will trek out to the western reaches, maybe see Dodge City. For now? Coffee!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:00 AM (+2QQb)

24 Temp in Salina is 54, feels like 52 with (no doubt) some wind, 87% humidity. I weep to think of what a steaming pile-of-crap jungle I'll be heading back into.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:07 AM (+2QQb)

25 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Zzyzyxx

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026 06:08 AM (xvhJH)

26 World Penguin Day is upon us again.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026 06:11 AM (xvhJH)

27 Bachelor Mother w/ Ginger Rogers and David Niven is on TCM. Today is going to be a comedy movie day, says the schedule. We could all use some humor.

Ginger never gets mentioned as one of the top movie comediennes (though she did some drama as well), only her dancing with Astaire and others. But her comic turn in Monkey Business w/ Cary Grant is a delight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:14 AM (+2QQb)

28 6 World Penguin Day is upon us again.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026

***
Surgery is required for a penguinal hernia!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:15 AM (+2QQb)

29 28 6 World Penguin Day is upon us again.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026

And I got lot of problems with you people, especially that Duncanthrax character!

Posted by: Penguin what also celebrates Festivus at April 25, 2026 06:17 AM (skR0U)

30 My workout motivation has adopted protective coloration. It's somewhere here in the hotel room, cleverly disguised as a trash bin or night stand, or maybe as one of the utensils in the kitchenette drawer. I shall have to flush it out!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:21 AM (+2QQb)

31 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

32 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Sorry Salina did not make the cut. It was good to meet you.

Safe travels, and may you find what you want at a price you can afford.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:24 AM (u82oZ)

33 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:24 AM (Ia/+0)

34 World Penguin Day
Are we all supposed to wear tuxedos or is that Cultural Appropriate?

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:26 AM (Ia/+0)

35 I’m sure Mr. Gray makes a fine Tea, but don’t you try to mix it up once in a while? I like the idea of Tea, but it ordinarily doesn’t seem to have enough oomph to get my brain to boot up in the morning. There’s a apple/cinnamon herbal variety that I like once in a while.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 06:26 AM (/eAJY)

36 Sorry Salina did not make the cut. It was good to meet you.

Safe travels, and may you find what you want at a price you can afford.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026

***
I liked everything about it except those taxes and insurance rates. It begins to look as if I can get more house for less, or the same size for a lot less, in Indiana. (I hope the roads are good. Evansville was hit or miss in that department, though mostly hit; I was surprised when I drove over a bad patch of street.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:27 AM (+2QQb)

37 I’m sure Mr. Gray makes a fine Tea, but don’t you try to mix it up once in a while? I like the idea of Tea, but it ordinarily doesn’t seem to have enough oomph to get my brain to boot up in the morning. There’s a apple/cinnamon herbal variety that I like once in a while.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026

***
Same here. In cold weather I might have an herbal tea in the afternoon so I won't be caffeine-jazzed at bedtime, but it's the heat of the drink that I crave, not the juice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:29 AM (+2QQb)

38 Since it is tech-related, got a little story about my job. IT pushes "a little update" onto my network a couple of days ago. Okay.

Yesterday, go to run Matlab just before quiting-time ... um ... it's no longer on my network. I JUST USED IT A DAY BEFORE THE UPDATE!!!! AARGGG!!!

Fired off a nasty-gram to IT, and went home.

* fin *

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 06:33 AM (ksbjf)

39 Wolfus me too, but only if its cold out.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:37 AM (Ia/+0)

40 Sorry Salina did not make the cut. It was good to meet you.

Safe travels, and may you find what you want at a price you can afford.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026

***
I liked everything about it except those taxes and insurance rates. It begins to look as if I can get more house for less, or the same size for a lot less, in Indiana. (I hope the roads are good. Evansville was hit or miss in that department, though mostly hit; I was surprised when I drove over a bad patch of street.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:27 AM (+2QQb)

Wolfus, the Midwest gets some heavy snowfall. Salt is used as a road-treatment, and it's hard on the asphalt.

We have friends that live in Indiana and visit them every now-and-again. It's a pretty decent state, but it's really useful in sucking-up the storms sweeping East from the Great Plains before they get to Ohio.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 06:38 AM (ksbjf)

41 Man from Texas who is a member of a native tribe -The Chickasaw Nation in OK -talks the phrase "Until I see you again" and John 16:16-28:

https://tinyurl.com/y5hya4c5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 06:41 AM (Nx5jP)

42 Hi. I've enjoyed your daily tech news so much, especially the links to hacker stuff, that I've enrolled in a Bachelor of computer science (cyber security) degree that begins Monday.
You're a good influence, Pixy

Posted by: Nato at April 25, 2026 06:42 AM (74cob)

43 Family sings lovely version of "In Christ alone". Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/mrynd7ma

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 06:44 AM (Nx5jP)

44 Off to tackle the treadmill, all. I'll be back soon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:45 AM (+2QQb)

45 Good morning everyone. Maybe a chance of rain later today. I sure hope so.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 25, 2026 06:46 AM (S+2Xo)

46 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 06:48 AM (RIvkX)

47

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 25, 2026 06:48 AM (49R93)

48 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 25, 2026 06:49 AM (VyBeY)

49 “ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 5:3

Posted by: Marcus T at April 25, 2026 06:51 AM (63An5)

50 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 25, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1)

51 FenelonSpoke

Thanks for that link of the Peterson's singing.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

52 I was aware of the Microsoft sweepstakes but it seemed like just the latest iteration of the MS Rewards program. I seem to always have a bit under 20K points. I occasionally use them to enter a contest or some virtual lottery. There never seems to be enough for anything really attractive. for a long time, if you were diligent, you could maintain a GamePass Ultimate subscription from points, which I guess appealed to teens or others without jobs. For an adult, the time required to meet the monthly subscription cost was not a good trade-off.

Posted by: Epobirs at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (/0z9K)

53 Hillary Clinton

How is Web Hubble's pin cushion doing? Your liver still strong?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

54 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (

You are most welcome, Salty. I pray you and all here have a blessed day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:00 AM (ix8EF)

55 Stacking to increase memory density seems like the sort of idea that will inevitably occur to many pondering the problem. Much like building multi-story buildings to replace smaller structures as real estate becomes a premium factor. It's just a matter of when the respective construction techs reach the point where the concept can be realized.

This brings to mind the integrated circuits as cities metaphor of 'Tron' and other settings.

Posted by: Epobirs at April 25, 2026 07:00 AM (/0z9K)

56 Posted by: NaCly Dog

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

Doing good, I'm having trouble with posting my random silliness when I'm at work though. I'll throw up a *hic* and it will disappear when the screen refreshes. I'm home this morning and everything works fine. Not sure what the issue is

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 25, 2026 07:03 AM (49R93)

57 Perhaps many have seen this story before, but it's about an Artemis astronaut who describes himself as "not particularly religious" who broke down when seeing a cross when he returned to earth:
Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/8zjavnwm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:04 AM (ix8EF)

58
Good morning, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:07 AM (tgvbd)

59 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 25, 2026 07:11 AM (YpHnX)

60
Early FWP time. I maintain a spreadsheet of show results for The Big Dummy: date, show, location, judge, Breed and Group result, entry, points won in Breed, Group and Grand Champion, etc. I did this for Lacey, Dutch and Delilah in their time as well.

The preliminary results entered are corrected when the AKC publishes the official results, about 10 days after the event. But they'll post the results of the first three days of a four-day weekend, then leave the last show of the weekend (or month) unposted for another three or four days. Irritates the hell out of me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:16 AM (tgvbd)

61 https://tinyurl.com/22t5nzrp
Powerline week in pictures

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:17 AM (Ia/+0)

62 Nrg. Coffee. I needs it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 25, 2026 07:24 AM (O7YUW)

63 Vertical stacking of memory:

We're gonna end up with memory cubes, aren't we?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 25, 2026 07:26 AM (O7YUW)

64 Interesting that the Charlottesville march was 1 month before the Trump Kammie debate and 20 days after she started her campaign.

Seems it was all planned.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 25, 2026 07:32 AM (/+uur)

65 I like the idea of Tea, but it ordinarily doesn’t seem to have enough oomph to get my brain to boot up in the morning.

Have you ever tried Ty-Phoo or The London Cuppa? They're both available on Amazon and are good breakfast teas (I'm having Ty-Phoo right now, which is a strong Kenyan tea).

Char Teas (on line supplier) also makes a Winchester Breakfast tea that is good for blowing away the morning fog.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:36 AM (qRla/)

66 r hennigantx

Yup.

Just imagine if the Left turned that energy to making people like their policies and politicians.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 07:36 AM (u82oZ)

67 I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away. I don't have a fever or chills or headache, and the cough isn't even bringing up mucus anymore - it's just a cough. If I were a dog, I would call it kennel cough.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:38 AM (qRla/)

68 Husband got an Ap from the Cornell Ornithology Lab which can listen to bird sounds and tell you what they are. I look forward to using it!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:39 AM (GLmO1)

69 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:38 AM (qRla

Sorry to hear that. May you have healing soon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:40 AM (GLmO1)

70 I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away. I don't have a fever or chills or headache, and the cough isn't even bringing up mucus anymore - it's just a cough. If I were a dog, I would call it kennel cough.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:38 AM (qRla/)
====

Looks like you picked the wrong week to quit huffing glue!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

71 Fen didn't have any App but that how some years ago figured out it was a Great Horned Owl I heard often by looking up owl calls on YouTube

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:43 AM (Ia/+0)

72 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)

73 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)

As I said, give it a couple of weeks and you'll begin forgetting what day it is.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:45 AM (qRla/)

74 Thank you, Fen. It's not contagious, but it is annoying, and to me it seems such a minor thing that I don't feel like bothering the quick MD people about it.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:46 AM (qRla/)

75 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)
====

I think it is helpful to have some sort of routine to break it up a little keep it fresh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

76 > It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
-----------
I've been retired for 6 years and for whatever reason the weekends still seem to matter.

Even when I think Tuesday is Saturday.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 07:49 AM (jehhT)

77 Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:43 AM (Ia/+

That's great! I like owls.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:49 AM (Nx5jP)

78 How is Fen son's new job going?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

79 “Who cooks for you, who cooks for you, who cooks for you allllll”

Owls regurgitate the indigestible residue of their meals, can find them near places they roost. Little fur pellets, and tiny bones, of mice and similar.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 07:51 AM (EACZC)

80 Good morning all!

I have been up since 4:30 with the dog, who insists that that is the proper time to play.

Posted by: jmel at April 25, 2026 07:52 AM (bVhJi)

81 "I weep to think of what a steaming pile-of-crap jungle I'll be heading back into."

You keep choosing poorly.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 07:52 AM (qFwJc)

82 3rd prize in the Edge contest is a Manssiere worn by me as I was diddled by my good friend Tim Cook and signed by yours truly.

Enjoy!

Posted by: Bill Gates at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (dOVnE)

83 MP4 get that cough checked out

Nat good luck

Fenelon thank you for sharing the astronaut story

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (lO7nS)

84 >>I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away.

Sounds like what I went through with COVID 5+ years ago. Feeling sick lasted just a day, but the damn cough lasted 2 months. It ended about 3 days before the lockdowns started.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 25, 2026 07:59 AM (NcvvS)

85 3rd prize in the Edge contest is a Manssiere worn by me as I was diddled by my good friend Tim Cook and signed by yours truly.

Enjoy!
Posted by: Bill Gates at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (dOVnE)
====

Weren't you friends with Jeffrey Epstein?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)

86 Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (lO7nS

You are most welcome.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 08:01 AM (6jy2V)

87 “ …. who insists that that is the proper time to play”

Well he’s not wrong!

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:01 AM (EACZC)

88 Edge sucks. Plays the same two chords with the same effects pedal for every song ever.

Posted by: The browser sucks too at April 25, 2026 08:02 AM (TbWk/)

89 Still no new music video from Skyebrows. It's been more than a week, man. I was told AI gen is quick and easy. Just type a prompt and it poops out a music video, right?

/s

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 25, 2026 08:02 AM (IhL8c)

90 Back from my workout, showered, a quick breakfast with the last of the in-room coffeemaker's coffee. I might step outside for a pipe. About nine, I can drive up, gas up the car, head up to Abilene, and see what I can see; maybe have a little late breakfast or early lunch. All the attractions and businesses in Abilene seem to open about ten.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:04 AM (+2QQb)

91 "I weep to think of what a steaming pile-of-crap jungle I'll be heading back into."
*
You keep choosing poorly.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026

***
I had to stay in the jungle for all those years because of my job. Now I can get out, and I will.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:05 AM (+2QQb)

92 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026

***
When I worked, my Saturdays and Sundays were often filled with errands I couldn't or didn't want to do after work. Now those errands can be spread over the entire week. So Saturday doesn't feel like "Saturday," if you know what I mean.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:07 AM (+2QQb)

93 All the attractions and businesses in Abilene seem to open about ten.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:04 AM (+2QQb)

The main hazard of being an overnight worker. You wake up at 3am and want to do things, but nothing's open for seven hours.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (1Ff7Z)

94 All the attractions and businesses in Abilene seem to open about ten.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:04 AM (+2QQb)

Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I've ever seen
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene...

Posted by: Zombie George Hamilton IV at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (dOVnE)

95 COFFEE BREAK NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (Ia/+0)

96 Nood. Coffee.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

97 I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away.

--

Possibly pollen? I don't know how it is up there in the hellscape of MA, but in the south, pollen and the dry grass outside will get you coughing a dry cough down here.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 25, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

98 Just sent off the July book thread to CBD. At least I got one thing done today.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:13 AM (qRla/)

99 I watched Tender Mercies on TCM the other night. Let’s say it was the first time, as I believe I saw it in the mid-80s when it was first released on cable, but I was about the same age as the boy, Sonny, in the film at the time, and it really left no impression on me.

Duvall did a fine job in it, no doubt he deserved the Oscar. The film is so understated throughout, which I appreciated. I’m so used to over-the-top plotting and acting, that this focus on one man beating his demons with the help of a good, stoic, Christian woman surprised me.

I kept expecting bad things to happen. Like the band that rolls up to the Mariposa motel looking for Mac Sledge after word gets out who he is. I was expecting some typical 80s Hollywood redneck bullies to come out of that van, for things to go sideways, but, no, they were just earnest dudes looking up to a hero.

I miss that genuineness in film today.
I’m still thinking about it, days later.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 25, 2026 08:13 AM (6ydKt)

100 100

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 25, 2026 08:15 AM (O7YUW)

101 w00t2

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:08 PM (8NTVk)

102 What I want is "Pe-Pe" - a Perl compiler written in Perl. In one line of Perl. In one line of utterly unintelligible Perl.

Posted by: Nemo at April 25, 2026 02:56 PM (4RPgu)

103 The acid test for any language used to be "Can you compile it in itself?"

I guess I'm outta touch.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at April 25, 2026 04:01 PM (/d4WW)

104 everything up until pronography.

Posted by: cmeat at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (R11M+)

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Fido Friday: Want the wiper!

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IYKYK

Stoners are taking 4/20 a bit too far

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Ta dah!

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Politics

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One for Alex

The future is bright

Want

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There is a difference

What's in a name?

Parenting

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No way that's going to get abused

Bring on the food

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1 FIRST AGAIN!?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (WONhk)

2 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)

3 Good evening morons e grazie wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:01 PM (RIvkX)

4 Howdy WD - Happy Friday, Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 10:02 PM (EjgNj)

5 I have eaten

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 10:06 PM (jrgJz)

6 Speaking of sharks...I told y'all to watch and laugh at the strange movie, Thrash.

But only when you have nothing else to do. I don't think it is supposed to be funny. We thought it was as well as super dumb. Temu Jaws movie.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:07 PM (WONhk)

7 I want to know what's going on in the top photo.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:07 PM (WONhk)

8 The knife throwing machine is interesting. With a few improvements, and a way to use it center of gravity, Space Force might find it useful for their orbital forces.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

9 Where is everyone? Was there a Rapture and we are left? Oh, there's my husband. I'm not alone.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:10 PM (WONhk)

10 I think sven and michel are getting their asses kicked.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 10:12 PM (snZF9)

11 Brunette at the top....would.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:12 PM (xcxpd)

12 Update on the homeless woman I encountered at church today: If you remember, I put The Lovely Mrs. on the case 'cause something just didn't sound right with her story.

It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

13 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)

14 ONT Friday....go watch 'Astartes' and then 'Secret Level: No Know Fear'

On bourbon.

Awesome.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (xcxpd)

15 Where is everyone? Was there a Rapture and we are left? Oh, there's my husband. I'm not alone.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:10 PM (WONhk)

Can you believe it? My kid expected me to make dinner for her! It's like she can't open a box of cereal! Otherwise I'd have been here earlier. I usually only lurk on Fridays.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

16 Evening, overnight satellites and satraps of the Greater Ace of Spades HQ Empire.

Been a busy day in Kansas. Saw three houses -- well, two; one was already "under contract" after we drove 15 minutes (at a fun 80mph at least) to get to it. One needed a LOT of work. The third was . . . generic. Nice, and I could see things I could do to make it mine. But home insurance and property taxes in Kansas are insane. Indiana has now moved back to the top in the rankings as a Wolfus bolthole. (KS is great as far as car insurance goes, though.)

In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

17 I just saw a Lysol commercial that told me to disinfect the thing I touch most I think this is going to burn.

Posted by: Muchas buchas at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (CDX35)

18 Evening, WD, and ONT Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (utfVc)

19 13 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)

The door is a whore

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (xcxpd)

20

Christy,

It could be the fucking Parent Influencer's reaction after she ran over her three year old.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)

21 Lots of funny videos, images, texts tonight, thx WeirdDave.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (y171U)

22 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I could improve her life. Vastly.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

23 In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

Happy Trails to you.

Missouri might be a good jam, especially the riverlands.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (xcxpd)

24 >>>Fido Friday: Want the wiper!

The wiper cleans the outside, the dog cleans the inside.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (syz1S)

25 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 24, 2026 10:16 PM (7Pnfz)

26 Apropos of the top pic, I was delayed getting here watching flood videos from Japan in 2011... and tornado damage in Enid OK last night. Nature doesn't care.

Storm Chaser: Close Tornado Intercept Enid Oklahoma - 23 April, 2026 10:09
https://youtu.be/rdiTXgUw_XY

Fox: VIOLENT tornado rated as EF-4 that tore through Oklahoma 1:38
https://youtu.be/mnkB5VNG4CM

Posted by: mindful webworker - life on the prairie at April 24, 2026 10:16 PM (Kd2bx)

27 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

28 The knife throwing machine is interesting. With a few improvements, and a way to use it center of gravity, Space Force might find it useful for their orbital forces.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

Newton's Third Law still applies. Wielder would be thrust backwards (or made to spin) by the machine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (utfVc)

29 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip
Posted by: Kindltot

The future will make sense to the sane. PKD wasn't.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (diia5)

30 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I could improve her life. Vastly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

31

The storms in Oklahoma are scary.
I hope people there are okay.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (3ek7K)

32 30 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I could improve her life. Vastly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

Still Would

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

33 27 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

You know what? I...agree.

Dumas and his word are fascinating. In a world before comic book movies, he was seriously cinematic.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (xcxpd)

34 Still Would
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

35 No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)
**************************
So the woman is infamous if no shelter will take her. Tells a good tale of reform.

In FL, when I was a RN case manager in the ED of the med center, there was a shelter where they'd have to do a tiny bit of work for room and board. No booze, no drugs, no fighting. Men only.

The shelter had a list of those who could not go there for one or all the reasons. Some would tell me they did not wanna work, and tell me they were on the list! Whine! UGH. Don't miss those days, which are far worse a decade later. You had to be dishcharged to a "safe" place vs kicked to the curb.

If the patient had a wound or pneumonia we would taxi them to a motel (known for bad wimmen) for 3 nights. Paid by the hospital or taxes, plus free meds.

One old guy, when I was new to the job, charmed me with his Irish accent. Pneumonia. Swore he'd quit and change. The ED docs told me he would not and they were correct. Months later I saw him drunk and dancing a jig at an art's festival street fair. Drunk as any Irishman could possibly be.

The stories I could tell...

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (WONhk)

36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

37

Yep,

Whip out your micro penis and change her life.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

38 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.

Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)

39 34 Still Would
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

40 Good evening Horde. Thanks WD.

I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.

Posted by: TRex - hockey historian dino at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

41 Sven and Michel are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

42 38 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)

There's a platypus stalking you.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (xcxpd)

43 re the ratchet diagram.
Today a lot of conservative intellectuals on X are getting buttmad at Christopher Rufo because, it seems, he's making conservatives look bad. We're not supposed to be putting points on the board! We're supposed to be writing wonky papers!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)

44 37

Yep,

Whip out your micro penis and change her life.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

Oral and a hot oil massage

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:24 PM (xcxpd)

45 That's the backyard football Missippi. The spelling is correct.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (w/O5Q)

46 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.
Posted by: TRex - hockey historian dino at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (utfVc)

47 Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

That's fine.

Oh, can you make me the beneficiary?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

48 We trap and kill raccoons when they become problematic. It sounds cruel, but they are predators. They are clever critters with clever hands. But they are predators. They bother nesting songbirds. They eat the eggs. They raid the bird feeders. They get a honeybun, and a 22 shot to the brain.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (7JD9w)

49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

50 Hi folks. Hope you're having a great Friday, and are going to have a great weekend.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (CHHv1)

51 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)
=====

Please don't make a scene.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX)

52 Another "bleh" week comes to an end. At least I picked up steaks, and they turned out well (or medium rare, to be precise). I think the weather is supposed to be good tomorrow, so l'll probably go for a hike in the morning.

Posted by: PabloD at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (zUFRX)

53 47 Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

That's fine.

Oh, can you make me the beneficiary?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

*adds OrangeEnt to the list of book and gun beneficiaries*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:27 PM (xcxpd)

54 It could be the fucking Parent Influencer's reaction after she ran over her three year old.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)
********
I can't read stories like that and I am pretty hardened after over 5yrs in a busy ED with Trauma Service.

If the story in the news is about a baby or child I see the headlines and nope! I can't handle it.

Somehow, with one exception, on my days off I missed the worst of bad stuff with kids or teens. My HS boys were driving at the time, and I missed those car accidents my partner dealt with (there were two of us job sharing). I am thankful I was spared.

I was stuck in a room with a child abuser once. Shaken baby syndrome of a 1yr old we were flying out to Orlando. The sheriff told me to not let on we knew he was guilty, so I played it cool but was not happy to be alone with him. They wanted to wait for tests before his arrest. So I remember that one.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:27 PM (WONhk)

55 Finished the SMPTE 2110/Broadcast Device SQL Database schema and indexes, it's over 6000 lines, just for the schema.

Built a generic React front end and back end to go through all of the tables and indexes.

This is going to take a while to wrap my mind around how to fully implement and leverage but I'm game.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)

56

BC,

It's great to see you.

Hopefully Robert will let you have a great weekend.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

57 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

58 55 Finished the SMPTE 2110/Broadcast Device SQL Database schema and indexes, it's over 6000 lines, just for the schema.

Built a generic React front end and back end to go through all of the tables and indexes.

This is going to take a while to wrap my mind around how to fully implement and leverage but I'm game.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)

I feel you. I QA'd 600 website questions and more than half had typos on it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (xcxpd)

59 Not sure who asmodaari_steve is, but Twitter/X has never heard of him.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (CHHv1)

60 57 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

The dwarf was fucking someone on the second floor and was sneaking out.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (xcxpd)

61 Can't believe I'm watching the movie Priest for the third time.

Post apocalyptic vampire movie with a cool motorcycle. It gets my attention just because of the premise.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (kxLc1)

62 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth.

"The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (vTZFs)

63 A good Monte Cristo is a little bit of heaven.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (2WIwB)

64 They get a honeybun, and a 22 shot to the brain.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (7JD9w)

I lived 10yrs in the boonies of MS. No complaints from me for racoons or coyotes or packs of wild dogs. The latter two killed calves. Daddy did whatever he did to stop them, as he did not mess around.

I took no part in the murders.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (WONhk)

65 The woman in the top pic is the meme girl with the evil grin in front of the burning house, all grown up. Right?

Posted by: mindful webworker - memes never age at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Kd2bx)

66 Elmo was telling his homies about Katy Perry's tits. They want some of that action too.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Fbc0I)

67 IYKYK
Well, I guess I don't know. Just a big white space under the blackboard guy....

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (fK5DA)

68 YOUTUBE X report.

Ran into a few Rich Baris "items" and wow. Off the deep end, so deep in fact that he is in the shallow end now. Also, quite bloated and puffy.

Definitely believes that Donald Trump personally killed hundred of Iranian school girls on purpose and that the IRGC/Mullahs are the good guys.

Is he getting the same 7k checks from the same Islamists that Massie is getting his from?

Posted by: GigantorX at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (F2sSv)

69 When I was a kid growing up in Scranton , we had these Tickle Me, Negro! dolls. And they were a hit at the community pools every time I was showing off my blonde leg hairs! - Joey Dementiacrat

Posted by: Rex B at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (a992C)

70 Thanks for the update Wolfus, soft landings.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)

71 69 When I was a kid growing up in Scranton , we had these Tickle Me, Negro! dolls. And they were a hit at the community pools every time I was showing off my blonde leg hairs! - Joey Dementiacrat
Posted by: Rex B at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (a992C)

*snort*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (xcxpd)

72 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

I'm assuming someone with weird proclivities getting caught.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

73 >>They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

74 "The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (vTZFs)

They certainly should be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)

75 @56 - not likely, to be honest. There are only a few comfortable sleeping positions, and those he has chosen to tromp on my chest randomly during the night. So sleep and I haven't known each other for weeks.

But hey, he's a cat, he rules the roost. Twas ever thus.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:34 PM (CHHv1)

76 Wolfus, did you get your Buick's headlights repaired? I'm a few days behind...

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (7JD9w)

77 Is he getting the same 7k checks from the same Islamists that Massie is getting his from?
Posted by: GigantorX at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (F2sSv)

Fair guess

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (xcxpd)

78 I'm watching the movie Priest for the third time

The movie every critic hates but I keep watching is "Passengers".
I wouldn't selfishly revive Jennifer Lawrence if stuck alone on a dying generation ship. But I understand.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE)

79 Hi friends! Dog walked, hatches battened down in case a bad guy got lost and somehow ended up in this tiny town, everyone is settling.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:36 PM (p4NUW)

80 49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

Removeth thyself from my courtyard Greenery!

Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)

81 Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

Should have gone with Honeybees. Very appropriate for a Mormon city team.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (utfVc)

82 I feel a very deep connection to the "parenting" video.

Very
Deep

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (jehhT)

83

BC,

I hear ya. We have a Shih Tzu who allows us a narrow space in the bed.

Every night is an adventure and the adventure has no relation to sex, lmao.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (3ek7K)

84 12 Update on the homeless woman I encountered at church today: If you remember, I put The Lovely Mrs. on the case 'cause something just didn't sound right with her story.

It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.

Posted by: a.moronbob at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (X5Jzz)

85 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot

Oh, oh, oh, did I mention they're doing a version on PBS now! It's like my torture of last year has paid off... ( except they skip the slavery part so far and just skip to the end in terms of his identity.. etc, etc!!! )

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (diia5)

86 That's the backyard football Missippi. The spelling is correct.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026

***
To this day I use the old song (which I first heard in a cartoon with a bouncing ball, I think) to spell that state name out: "M-I-S, S-I-S, S-I-P-P-I!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (+2QQb)

87 I'm listening to Quentin Tarantino talk about 'Star 80'.
I gotta say, the guy really fucking understands movies.

I would give my left nut to hang out with him and talk movies. He knows his stuff and has the kind of passion I respect.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (xcxpd)

88 >> "The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"

The Stanford Cardinal.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (viF8m)

89 72 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

I'm assuming someone with weird proclivities getting caught.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

It was a small indiscretion.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

90 Say it Elmo, say it!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)

91 80 49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

Removeth thyself from my courtyard Greenery!
Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)

*hisses*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (xcxpd)

92 The woman in the top pic is the meme girl with the evil grin in front of the burning house, all grown up. Right?
Posted by: mindful webworker - memes never age at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Kd2bx)

Bingo! That's the joke in the picture.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (utfVc)

93 Motorboat Me Elmo?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)

94 Hi Piper! "Dogs walked" is the first sign of a prepared person.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (CHHv1)

95 Wolfus, did you get your Buick's headlights repaired? I'm a few days behind...
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026

***
Sure did, Wed. morning. I first noticed the message when I was hopping in the car to meet Salty for an early dinner. People recommended a local tire and service shop, so I ran up there. They got me in that afternoon and out in about half an hour -- my wallet lighter, or you might say my credit card heavier. Doesn't matter; it's my only car, and a great one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (+2QQb)

96 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

Heh.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:42 PM (utfVc)

97 79 Hi friends! Dog walked, hatches battened down in case a bad guy got lost and somehow ended up in this tiny town, everyone is settling.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:36 PM (p4NUW)

Piper...we fly in and out of NOLA to drive to my parent's farm in MS once a year. Two years ago in a hotel in French Quarter, a drunk or two set off the fire alarm at 0300. We twice had to go down stairs and explain to our grandson about a bad man who did this but that it was not a fire.

From that morning on, if he heard a car alarm walking around, it was "the bad man."

Upon leaving the NOLA airport, walking to the gate to fly home, he was holding my husband's hand. Saw a male and female, cuffed, walking towards us with police. He said to my dude:"They caught the bad man." He got closure and we laughed.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:42 PM (WONhk)

98 Acting in Star 80 was teh awesome. Still creeped out by Eric Roberts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

99 @83 - I really like Shih Tzus, they are totally friendly and seem to love everyone. Never lived with one, though. At least he's not a Great Dane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

100 98 Acting in Star 80 was teh awesome. Still creeped out by Eric Roberts.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

Deliberately (?) so

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (xcxpd)

101 @58

>> I feel you. I QA'd 600 website questions and more than half had typos on it.

So far all of the tables, table and the indexes, index.

The biggest challenge is going to be UI and data validation and typing, that’s going to take the longest time.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:45 PM (XV/Pl)

102 With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026

***
I love it when a woman starts it.

Well, not fires, obviously.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:45 PM (+2QQb)

103

BC,

We have had 5 Great Danes. No way they could sleep with us, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

104 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

It was the short version.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

105 Bingo! That's the joke in the picture.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (utfVc)

I may be raising pyromaniacs. I feed our grandbabies by one of our gas fireplaces. To burp this last lass I turn on the fire for her and a burp follows. At 6mo she knew the remote control was involved and stared at the fireplace then remote.

Six weeks later she stares at the fireplace til I light it for her after she has half a bottle. We laugh because she sits straight up, stares, then stares at the remote. She may think her mind controls this, as she sure does control her Nana.

I may be doing this in the dog days of summer to please her highness.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (WONhk)

106 103

BC,

We have had 5 Great Danes. No way they could sleep with us, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

Why do you hate love?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (xcxpd)

107 Why not the SLC Golden Eagles? That was the name for the SLC team in the old WHL. Cool uniforms too.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)

108 But hey, he's a cat, he rules the roost. Twas ever thus.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026

***
I miss my two furry thugs. Haven't seen them in a week now, and won't until Tuesday evening. Dagny will of course ignore me and Stirling will do his best to wake me at 3:45 am on Wed. morning.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:48 PM (+2QQb)

109 I really like Shih Tzus, they are totally friendly and seem to love everyone. Never lived with one, though. At least he's not a Great Dane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

I'll take Great Danes over Shitzus any day. Just my experience. I don't enjoy little yappy dogs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:49 PM (7JD9w)

110 Why not the SLC Golden Eagles? That was the name for the SLC team in the old WHL. Cool uniforms too.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)

Close to the Golden Knights?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

111 Laughing way too hard at the Elmo meme.

Posted by: It's brilliant at April 24, 2026 10:50 PM (TbWk/)

112 I'd like to ask Quentin T. what it was like to play the villain in the stage revival of Wait Until Dark in '98 and work with Marisa Tomei.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (+2QQb)

113 OT: Sazerac Rye is a great end to the day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (xcxpd)

114 Newton's Third Law still applies. Wielder would be thrust backwards (or made to spin) by the machine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Launch similar mass out the backside.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (/lPRQ)

115 Evening all,

We have a launch tomorrow late in the afternoon.

Roscosmos - Soyuz 2.1a - Progress MS-34
LS 31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, KAZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 25, 2026
Launch Time: 6:21 PM EDT (April 26th 03:21 Local Baikonur Time)

https://youtu.be/8UcDyayzH5M

Stream goes live at 5:50pn EDT.

Posted by: Joyenz at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (2F0/Y)

116 *tips cap*

Nice to see you, BC - have a great weekend! Sorry to hear the pussy won't give you any rest...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (EjgNj)

117 >>We have had 5 Great Danes.

Seriously?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)

118 >>They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

I would have gone with the Utah Puddy Tats, with either Tweety or Sylvester as the mascot.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)

119

WE had two Great Danes and two teacup chihuahuas at the same time. It was hilarious that they all slept together.

No one ended up a Scoby snack.

I can't tell you how much we miss them all.

Dogs are much better than most of the assholes in our country.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)

120 FUTA tax? That's a tax on Japanese chicks with huge dicks, right?

Maybe I mis-typed in google search.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (nWPIJ)

121 Sheesh. The nfl draft is really sucking. And not in a good way.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

122 Should have gone with Honeybees. Very appropriate for a Mormon city team.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (utfVc)

Then Candace would really have something to talk about....

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (fK5DA)

123 94 Hi Piper! "Dogs walked" is the first sign of a prepared person.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026

Only one dog. And he isn’t even a real dog. He is a Shiba. He would run screaming “every man for himself!” If a person broke in. I kid you not when I tell you my cats run toward the door growling if someone rings the bell. My dog? Back to my bedroom. lol. But he is crazy cute. So here we are.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (p4NUW)

124
Tony Curtis is 1-1 in sword fights.

Win: over Ross Martin in The Great Race

Loss: to Richard Chamberlain in The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)

125 Great Danes are great dogs. We had one who lived to age 12. Old for that breed. She was an awesome dog. Had heart attack in the yard on Christmas day 2005. RIP Ginger.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (7JD9w)

126 I will never own a dog that takes bigger poops than me.

I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

127 Never mind the 'Want the wiper' dog, WTH is a 'Twingo'?

Looked it up,
"The Renault Twingo is a city car made by the French company Renault from 1992 to 2024 across three generations. The name is a portmanteau of twist, swing, and tango."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XeU6L)

128 FUTA tax.

"If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less, tax it."

Stuff Jefferson Said, vol. 2

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 24, 2026 10:59 PM (WUlxL)

129 Dogs are much better than most of the assholes in our country.

Posted by: four seasons
------------

“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
― Mark Twain

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (XeU6L)

130 The thing is, dogs crowd you in the bed because they love you and want to be loved by you. Cats crowd you in the bed because you're interfering with their comfortableness.

E'en now as I type, I'm trying to animate something complicated and RtC is like, "Yeah, you don't need to concentrate, *I* need to be petted."

If I post things that sound like someone deprived of sleep, seemingly insane and possibly dangerous, it's because of cats.

"It's because of cats" can be the epitaph on our planet when aliens come to see whassup on our long dead world.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (CHHv1)

131 51 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)
=====

Please don't make a scene.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at

Giggle.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (p4NUW)

132 Snow is persisting here, and definitely beginning to drift. Good chance I will be running the snow blower tomorrow. I was standing at the kitchen sink, looking out the window, and zoom, zoom! Two dark-colored critters streaked past in the snow. Went to the other window, and saw two brown rabbits going like 60. Didn't see any predator chasing them. These are snowshoe rabbits, technically "varying hares". They have their summer coats already; in Winter they are pure white.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (utfVc)

133 Tony Curtis is 1-1 in sword fights.

Win: over Ross Martin in The Great Race

Loss: to Richard Chamberlain in The Count of Monte Cristo
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)

There are about 5 versions of Monte Cristo out there. That one is the most well-known among certain generations, I think.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 11:01 PM (fK5DA)

134 'Bout time I headed off to sleep, I guess. Tomorrow I need to exercise, my last chance before I get home -- working out before a long day's drive is asking for trouble, methinks. And the hotel in Fort Scott has no gym. Not sure if the one in Pine Bluff does.

It'll be raining on Sat night -- and a good part of the day on Sunday, which may slow me down.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:02 PM (+2QQb)

135 Old Phoenix WHL team was the Roadrunners. Still an AHL team there, dunno who their NHL parent team is, think they still have that name.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:02 PM (U/Byj)

136 "It's because of cats" can be the epitaph on our planet when aliens come to see whassup on our long dead world.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026

***
"The world cannot be flat. If it were, cats would already have pushed everything over the edge."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (+2QQb)

137 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. Hubby has the cat. I like dogs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (7JD9w)

138
I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

_________

It can also be what they're eating. Feed cheap dog food with a lot of fillers and inerts and you'll get bigger piles.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:05 PM (tgvbd)

139 When the wife and I first married, we lived in her apartment. Next door to us were two Great Dane dogs and their owners. Never would have imagined they were apartment dogs but....they are.

Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM (xcxpd)

140 137 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. Hubby has the cat. I like dogs.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (7JD9w)

Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

141 I'm grateful for this being a warm enough evening that I can go back out on the front porch with a stogie and a Jameson for the Friday ONT. Think the last time I did this was November...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (EjgNj)

142 Scooby Doo was a Great Dane, if I'm not mistaken.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (nWPIJ)

143 Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM

Tell me about it. I had a berner for 10.5 years. Lucky to have her that long but it was not nearly long enough.

Posted by: JuJuBee at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (tM5h4)

144 When the wife and I first married, we lived in her apartment. Next door to us were two Great Dane dogs and their owners. Never would have imagined they were apartment dogs but....they are.

Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
When Miss Linda moved to NO for law school, she wanted to get a dog. A Newfoundland! I talked her out of it on the basis of "They are a big breed, not really an apartment dog, and you'll have to walk him in all weathers." Gradually she came around to cats, an animal she didn't know much about. Now she says she prefers felines and is glad I talked her into adopting one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (+2QQb)

145 I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

They are awesome dogs. Bring a shovel. Don't ever feed them chili.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (7JD9w)

146 MAE which version of Sazerac are you enjoying? It's on my list to get, haven't decided which one. Bulleit rye is perfectly decent, especially for under $25.

Finally got some cocktail tools and some bitters and sweet vermouth, at some point I'll be making some cocktails. Normally I drink everything straight, maybe an ice cube. Dark n Stormy's for hot weather rum drinking, bourbon and ginger ale also.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (U/Byj)

147 When Miss Linda moved to NO for law school, she wanted to get a dog. A Newfoundland! I talked her out of it on the basis of "They are a big breed, not really an apartment dog, and you'll have to walk him in all weathers." Gradually she came around to cats, an animal she didn't know much about. Now she says she prefers felines and is glad I talked her into adopting one.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (+2QQb)

*glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:10 PM (xcxpd)

148 146 MAE which version of Sazerac are you enjoying? It's on my list to get, haven't decided which one. Bulleit rye is perfectly decent, especially for under $25.

Finally got some cocktail tools and some bitters and sweet vermouth, at some point I'll be making some cocktails. Normally I drink everything straight, maybe an ice cube. Dark n Stormy's for hot weather rum drinking, bourbon and ginger ale also.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (U/Byj)

Um, the costco Sazerat 1.5 liter. It's sweet and powerful and a wonderful end to an evening.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (xcxpd)

149 Yay, dave, last of the great ONTers

Posted by: alpine_beer at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (van9r)

150 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. . . .
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026

***
It took me a while -- though not a year -- after the passing in fairly quick succession of my cats of more than a decade, Wolf and Chekov. I was happy not to have to deal with a littler box or buying food . . . but eventually I realized something important was missing.

Thus, Stirling and then Dagny.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (+2QQb)

151 Matthew, which cigar are you burning tonight?

Had a new-to-me stick this afternoon, very nice, review to Weasel about to be written. Trinidad Espiritu No. 3.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (U/Byj)

152 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

153 152 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

You really are winning at life

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)

154
Our seniors are 10 1/2. Every day is a day of grace. In their minds they're still silly puppies. But their bodies won't let them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (tgvbd)

155 Dogs are the best species to ever inhabit the planet. When the probe-thing that shuts down all power shows up to evaporate the planet, they're wondering why dogs aren't in charge (Star Trek iV, the better version).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)

156 I'm grateful for this being a warm enough evening that I can go back out on the front porch with a stogie and a Jameson for the Friday ONT. Think the last time I did this was November...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (EjgNj)

Excellent!!!
What the stick?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (2WIwB)

157 Thanks Mark. I really should start buying bourbon and rye in the larger bottles. Usually quite a cost efficient break over the 750ml size.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)

158 *glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I was just being practical, MAE. A big dog like a Newf in a one-bedroom, third floor apartment? Sounded like a recipe for disaster, something nobody needs. Certainly not a law student.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (+2QQb)

159 149 Yay, dave, last of the great ONTers

----------

I would like to speak with the manager.

Posted by: Karen at April 24, 2026 11:14 PM (nWPIJ)

160 143 Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM

Tell me about it. I had a berner for 10.5 years. Lucky to have her that long but it was not nearly long enough.
Posted by: JuJuBee at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (tM5h4)

10.5 years is a blessing. But I'm sorry you lost your pup.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:14 PM (xcxpd)

161 Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

The fence needs repair first. I won't have a dog that can run at large. Hubby is rehabbing from shoulder surgery so not just yet. It gives me time. I was very attached to our last boy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

162 150 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge

--------

C'mon now. Gay dogs are good dogs too.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (nWPIJ)

163 158 *glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I was just being practical, MAE. A big dog like a Newf in a one-bedroom, third floor apartment? Sounded like a recipe for disaster, something nobody needs. Certainly not a law student.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (+2QQb)

hurm. I suppose not. But there are dog that would thrive there.

I have had cats most of my life but, despite Hamilton Butttersworth III being a very friendly cat, I'm done with them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (xcxpd)

164 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

[golf clap]

Well done.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)

165

I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

166 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

Dude appears to be old enough that he predates the development of the "Glock switch", so unlikely he is named after that device.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (utfVc)

167 Great Danes are great dogs. We had one who lived to age 12. Old for that breed. She was an awesome dog. Had heart attack in the yard on Christmas day 2005. RIP Ginger.

Never owned one but every GD I've met has been a big goofball. At the park I walk Elvis I met a guy who rescued a GD during the lockdown.

If they got there before us he come galloping, over like a pony as soon as we saw us and then lean on me untill he thought I had pet him enough. He was enormous and gentle as a lamb. What a sweet dog. Great breed.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (viF8m)

168 Dogs and cats.

My theory, which has yet to be disproven--

"Dogs want to belong. Cats want to be comfortable."

I think this explains quite a lot, but I suspect I'll have to be dead for a few decades before someone says "Yeah, that guy figured it out."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (CHHv1)

169 161 Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

The fence needs repair first. I won't have a dog that can run at large. Hubby is rehabbing from shoulder surgery so not just yet. It gives me time. I was very attached to our last boy.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

#DoIt.

Fix the fence one one afternoon, buy the dog. Shelters are full of pups.

I lost my Logan puppy in 2020 and it hurt worse than anything. But after a couple years, I was ready. A new dog does help with the pain, if by no other way than by keeping you very busy and distracted from grief.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)

170
Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment
Posted by: four seasons

_________

If you can't tip 40%, don't comment here.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (tgvbd)

171 Wolfus, when I spent a couple of nights in the hospital I found I really missed the cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)

172 @165 hope they figure it out, as I always enjoy your comments and would not want to miss them.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:19 PM (CHHv1)

173 'Twas a Friday ONT filled with good memes
Joined by 'ettes and Morons we esteem
Doof snuck in through the rear
Spoiling all the good cheer
Causing mayhem and making a scene!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:20 PM (EjgNj)

174 but eventually I realized something important was missing.

Thus, Stirling and then Dagny.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (+2QQb)

Hope Miss Linda isn't reading this....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 11:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

175 JackStraw, is Elvis some sort of Hound dog? Just wondering, based on his name. My very best boy was a Hound.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (7JD9w)

176 157 Thanks Mark. I really should start buying bourbon and rye in the larger bottles. Usually quite a cost efficient break over the 750ml size.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)

I've been....refining my bourbon collection to 'what I can buy at Costco'. Plus Buffalo Trace. Because I'm worth it.

I've been very happy with their prices in WA. Fred Meyers can be good too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (xcxpd)

177 Re SPLC settlement
A permanent injunction prohibiting the use of "Southern" in any imaginative or non imaginative written or nonwritten communication or non communication form, until such time I am the receicipient of satisfactionary amount of funds, as I solely can detemine.

Posted by: Sanity break2 at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (0cJcL)

178 173 'Twas a Friday ONT filled with good memes
Joined by 'ettes and Morons we esteem
Doof snuck in through the rear
Spoiling all the good cheer
Causing mayhem and making a scene!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:20 PM (EjgNj)

Kink-y....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:24 PM (xcxpd)

179 I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

I probably used up the swear word quota for the site. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 11:25 PM (snZF9)

180

JackStraw,

If you are still around. We are coming up to our 50th anniversary and we have had five 'Great Danes who owned us, lol.

Yes, they are huge but they are manageable if people realize they are really pussycats in a huge body.

We still miss them every day. They were the best dogs who owned us.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

181 I am off to bed. Both cats and the dog are sleeping here with me. I have like 1 square inch of this king sized bed. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 11:26 PM (pZEOD)

182 >>Stuff Jefferson Said, vol. 2

Makes me smile that a Dave in Texas meme lives on.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (viF8m)

183 Rhomboid, it's an oddball brand I got in a sample pack from Cigars Int'l- "Chillin Moose". Pretty fair - a mild smoke and is burning beautifully.

Alas, I my sense of smell was left greatly diminished by the virus unleashed on us by Stan's retarded leprechaun. Thus I am unable to provide an eloquent description of its bouquet as you so often do.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (EjgNj)

184 I saw an interview with Terence McKenna the drug guru guy.

And it is kind of funny. He mentioned that life is going to get more and more insane, especially the right because they (we) see the breakdown of all order. But we shouldn't resist it. See the mushrooms told him that this is what happens when a species gets ready to go off into space.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (sKqQm)

185 It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

At first thought this might seem counterintuitive, but I believe our society is being very cruel in not giving someone like that at least some medium term incarceration. (A year or two at least)

How is she going to survive with such fatal flaws as that? Being a woman, she is likely to fall into the clutches of some pimp and end up dead.

It’s easier to ignore them, but past generations knew how to deal with failed people far more responsibly than we do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:29 PM (yGkmH)

186 Just jumping in. Happy Friday Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 11:29 PM (0nHVk)

187 Fix the fence one one afternoon, buy the dog. Shelters are full of pups.

I lost my Logan puppy in 2020 and it hurt worse than anything. But after a couple years, I was ready. A new dog does help with the pain, if by no other way than by keeping you very busy and distracted from grief.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)

We need to fence in an acre. Hubby will insist on doing it himself, with me as helper. We will do it when his shoulder is healed. Right now, he could not do the work. I'd never say anything right now about the fence. It would make him feel bad.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:30 PM (7JD9w)

188 >>If you are still around. We are coming up to our 50th anniversary and we have had five 'Great Danes who owned us, lol.

Congratulations to both of you.

And all your best boys and girls.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

189 Matthew I've heard good things about that brand actually, so no surprise.

As to my palate, umm, not really. I get enough to please/not please me, but nothing like people who can really distinguish flavor notes. But funny you mention that, because I checked the Aficionado tasting note for this cigar today and whattayaknow, I actually had already ID'd several of the flavors. This is quite rare.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (U/Byj)

190 Good night, folks. Happy weekend to you all...and happy Monday too. What the heck, I'll throw in Tuesday too.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (CHHv1)

191 But we shouldn't resist it. See the mushrooms told him that this is what happens when a species gets ready to go off into space.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (sKqQm)

Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

192 Futa Tax?

Billi Kristol and hir Thai lady-boi yacht candy hardest hit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

193 Kink-y....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo

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Yeah, wasn't totally happy with that phrasing but decided to send it before the OCD kicked in.... then I wouldn't have finished it until the Hobby thread

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:33 PM (EjgNj)

194
I am a dog nut. I don;t give a flying fuck about people.

Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:34 PM (3ek7K)

195 Four Seasons, 5 Great Danes is amazing. We've had one. She was an awesome doggeh.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:34 PM (7JD9w)

196 Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

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Kuffir! Haram!

Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (nWPIJ)

197 Thanks, WD, for the ONT. I had quite a few laughs.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (ynpvh)

198 142 Scooby Doo was a Great Dane, if I'm not mistaken.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (nWPIJ)

Daphne was a Hosehound.

Posted by: Fred and Shaggy and Old Man Jenkins at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (w/O5Q)

199 Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

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Main course or dessert?

Posted by: Barky O'Shithead at April 24, 2026 11:36 PM (nWPIJ)

200 200

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:37 PM (EjgNj)

201 De Kulture!

Coming to Blu-Ray on April 29th is Macross F Galaxy Live Final 2025 concert performance.

https://youtu.be/SJfPUguJKxk

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:38 PM (2GVsD)

202 If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.
Posted by: a.moronbob

The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM (0Htd1)

203 four seasons, my neighbors lost their Great Dane over a week ago now, he was 10 1/2 and one of the best dogs that I ever knew. His tail was a lethal weapon but only because he was so happy to see you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 11:40 PM (0nHVk)

204 I'd run one of those dog sanctuaries if I could. Right now, too many other responsibilities with parents.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:40 PM (7JD9w)

205 The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.

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Cargo Cult logic bites the dust again.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:41 PM (nWPIJ)

206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

207 Cargo Cult would entail rituals to summon the aerial gods, she wasn't even doing that.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:43 PM (2GVsD)

208
"Citadel may potentially not move forward with its redevelopment project of 350 Park Avenue, which he said would bring 6,000 construction jobs and more than 15,000 permanent gigs in Midtown."

Why do people say these things when we all know it's too good to be true? Way to keep up the #NothingWillHappen meme, Ken Griffin.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 11:43 PM (n7rxJ)

209 >>JackStraw, is Elvis some sort of Hound dog? Just wondering, based on his name. My very best boy was a Hound.

He is. I was told he is mostly a Treeing Tennesse Brindle when I got him from the rescue. Mostly. Never heard of them.

Some Presbyterian minister in the Ozarks decided there needed to be yet another breed of hound so he took a Coon Hound and whatever else he coud find and came up with these goofy dogs.

Always had Goldens and I love them. But this hound is pretty special.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)

210 Debby, condolences to your neighbors. Great Dane tails could slice and dice. We took everything off of the coffee table, lol. They only ever wanted to be lap dogs .

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:45 PM (7JD9w)

211

We didn't know anything about Great Danes until our oldest son, many decades ago lol told us about a puppy someone told him about.

We fell in love with him and we were off the races, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:48 PM (3ek7K)

212 He is. I was told he is mostly a Treeing Tennesse Brindle when I got him from the rescue. Mostly. Never heard of them.

Some Presbyterian minister in the Ozarks decided there needed to be yet another breed of hound so he took a Coon Hound and whatever else he coud find and came up with these goofy dogs.

Always had Goldens and I love them. But this hound is pretty special.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)

Treeing Tennessee Brindle. I have never heard of that breed. My best boy was a coon hound/ bloodhound mix. He had a majestic bay. Elvis has to be a best boy, too. I bet he loves following his nose.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:56 PM (7JD9w)

213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:59 PM (0Htd1)

214 213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.

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I hate it when people flaunt their Great Danes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:00 AM (nWPIJ)

215 Long day. I was go___ to bed and the CBC said there was a big snow storm in Alberta. Drivers on the road.

Just checking if AOP was here. I'll scroll comments a bit.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (Sco7b)

216 I hate it when people flaunt their Great Danes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:00 AM (nWPIJ)

Don't hate them because they are beautiful, and their hair smells terrific. They are gentle giants who are also lap dogs, lol.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (7JD9w)

217 Comment 132...
Cool.

Good night all...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (Sco7b)

218 Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

It would be amazing if they could build a flush toilet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (snZF9)

219 How are you and Ralphy doing, Stateless?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (7JD9w)

220 Hi BarelyScaryMary

Hope you're well. All of you.

Now I'm going to bed. Near dropping...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (Sco7b)

221 It's just hit me, Hal Linden was Roy Schieder with a mustache.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

222 Scary, thank you, I got them an Azalea to put in the back yard and it will bloom around this time every year. He was such a cute little puppy and he grew into this massive hulk with such a goofy, loving personality.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (0nHVk)

223 218 Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

It would be amazing if they could build a flush toilet.

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A meal that isn't cooked over yak dung would be a good start.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:09 AM (nWPIJ)

224 We're doing well.

A lot of shopping today. I've been secluded in the house. I was shocked at a lot of the prices.

I don't know how a lot of Canadians survive. Screw the ones voting for this crap though

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:10 AM (Sco7b)

225 Just checking if AOP was here. I'll scroll comments a bit.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (Sco7b)

I am here, huddled in my basement. It has been snowing all day, but lightly, and strong winds, so it has drifted deep in selected spots, but mostly the tops of the grass can still be seen. I'd say average accumulation is abut one inch. But I am glad to not be out driving in it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:11 AM (utfVc)

226 >>Treeing Tennessee Brindle. I have never heard of that breed. My best boy was a coon hound/ bloodhound mix. He had a majestic bay. Elvis has to be a best boy, too. I bet he loves following his nose.

You have no idea.

He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

227 221 It's just hit me, Hal Linden was Roy Schieder with a mustache.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

I like Hal Linden better.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (bss/y)

228 Sorry I'm late, we had some technical issues at the Luddite Society of Silicon Valley.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (DU5nB)

229 He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

Reef is the same way. Has to look and smell and bark at everything at once.

But, he has a massive anxiety disorder because whomever raised him first were complete assholes. He's afraid of bright colors. WTF?

He's doing a lot better, but he gets sensory overload easy.

My dad thinks he might be a coon hound mix (he is a mix, we are just not sure what.) Need to get him tested and see what's in the bouillabaisse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

230 206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

Who?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

231 On the Trail of Genghis Khan with Tim Cope.

Young Aussie buys pack horses in Mongolia and rides solo across the Steppe to Hungary.

https://tinyurl.com/42tf3rh5

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (47teX)

232 Edmonton getting their asses kicked the last two minutes.

Ugh.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (ufFY8)

233 A few more minutes...

Walmart in my part of Canada...

1kg of honey was $10 Canadian!
A 12 pack cans of Bud Light - $30! Same price as Molsons.

A Lindt Dark Chocolate bar - $7
There was a Lindt Dubai chocolate bar - $15. Wtf?

10 pounds of onions - $4
18 large eggs - $6
4 pounds of appkes - $4

At Costco, 6 cans of chicken - $22. Used to be $13.
Roasted Chicken - $8
Hot Dog - $1.50

Sorry, I like for you all to be able to compare a bit....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (Sco7b)

234 213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:59 PM (0Htd1)

Anything less and he would have only been a good Dane.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (DU5nB)

235 You have no idea.

He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

That was my Rhett. He had that nose. We walked a lot of miles together. He smelled a lot of smells. May you and Elvis enjoy the smells, Mr Straw.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (7JD9w)

236 BBC front page all about US (with one exception):

- LIVE US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks but Iran says no direct meeting planned
- Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
- King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
- Thousands at risk after multimillion-dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust
- 'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead
- 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

237 It took me a few seconds to get the West Side Story reference. My theater kid younger sister would have gotten it straight away.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:19 AM (DU5nB)

238 I'd say average accumulation is abut one inch. But I am glad to not be out driving in it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:11 A

Glad you're alright. Ueah, the CBC showed stalled traffic.

Rain here. Snowflake is sleeping in my room. She'll go out when I get up in the middle of the night.

Now, good night all.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:19 AM (Sco7b)

239 I'll read more tomorrow during coffee.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:21 AM (Sco7b)

240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

241 Young Aussie buys pack horses in Mongolia and rides solo across the Steppe to Hungary

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It's yurts all the way down.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (nWPIJ)

242 "But what if Elmo is paid $270,000 by the Southern Poverty Law Center to say it? Can Elmo
say it then?"

heh

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (8NTVk)

243 240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

That was very slothful of you.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:24 AM (8NTVk)

244 240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

I think I'll wait for tankdemon to visit and post his review.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (S/Y4j)

245 >>Reef is the same way. Has to look and smell and bark at everything at once.

>>But, he has a massive anxiety disorder because whomever raised him first were complete assholes. He's afraid of bright colors. WTF?

When I first got him, Elvis was afraid everyone. Evem me. He'd been in couple shelters and fosters and somewhere along the way line he'd suffered some abuse.

He's living his best life now and unless you're a squirrell or a rabbit there's a pretty good chance you're going to get Elvis kisses whether you want them or not.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (viF8m)

246 245 He's living his best life now and unless you're a squirrell or a rabbit there's a pretty good chance you're going to get Elvis kisses whether you want them or not.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (viF8m)

; )

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:31 AM (8NTVk)

247 There's a sloth "attraction"?? Not a good bet for young kids full of energy, I'd guess. Not a whole lot going on.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:33 AM (U/Byj)

248 244 I think I'll wait for tankdemon to visit and post his review.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (S/Y4j)

Get caught after curfew with a sloth one time and everybody assumes your a sloth expert.

What's the address of thst Sloth World?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:34 AM (DU5nB)

249 Horde, thanks for all the great comments tonight.

For the record, if crazy rich, I would build a big cat village for unwanted kitties to come live out their lives.

Posted by: Texican ette at April 25, 2026 12:35 AM (SNf74)

250 Was there a Rapture and we are left?

What if it is backwards and the bad people are taken away leaving the good?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 12:35 AM (qFwJc)

251 There's a sloth "attraction"?? Not a good bet for young kids full of energy, I'd guess. Not a whole lot going on.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:33 AM (U/Byj)

Just as a practical matter, how does one tell if a sloth is dead? Long periods of inactivity are their stock in trade.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:36 AM (utfVc)

252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:38 AM (8NTVk)

253

Sometimes neighbors are assholes.

The asshole neighbor we have comes here bitching about how his grandkids have to come over HIS fence to retrieve a ball they have hit over HIS fence .

He bitches about our dogs barking at his grandkids who climb over his fence to come into our yard.

Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.

Are you paying the mortgage here?????

No fuck off.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (3ek7K)

254 Well, of course there are the sloth races they have, and the sloth obstacle course. I hear the mac n' cheese at the restaurant is killer.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

255 236 BBC front page all about US (with one exception):

- LIVE US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks but Iran says no direct meeting planned
- Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
- King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
- Thousands at risk after multimillion-dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust
- 'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead
- 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m

We're living in the Beeb's head! LOL!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 12:40 AM (7Pnfz)

256 Weird fact- a sloth can hold its breath for 45 minutes. Dolphins hold their breath for 10.

Evolution at its finest.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:42 AM (DU5nB)

257 252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

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If attendance projections are met, expect to see the six other Deadly Sins exhibited in animal format.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:43 AM (nWPIJ)

258 There's a photo of a (live) sloth chilling in a tree at the top of that BBC article that's hilarious.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:44 AM (8NTVk)

259 255 My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead

I am assuming that headline is not referring to the son who killed them.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:44 AM (DU5nB)

260 In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Just woke up.from a nap (retirement!) so I'm starting from way up there in the comments.
Wolfus, you'll find a lot. We were traveling back home after a visit with all the family left back in PA, and we stopped in Abilene for an overnight, about 3PM Tuesday. We didn't leave until Friday morning.
Pro Tip - unless you're really, really into steam engines, don't bother with the ride (assuming it's still a thing). There's nothing of organic interest along the route, and not much at the other end. Our ride turned into a "sorta adventure"* when the engine broke down at the far end and it took two hours to get the diesel engine out to tow us back.
* Adventure: bad things happening to other people, far, far away.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 12:45 AM (xgGYP)

261 Well, of course there are the sloth races they have, and the sloth obstacle course. I hear the mac n' cheese at the restaurant is killer.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

You could write a pretty good comedy skit about a stoner calling the sloth races at the track.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:46 AM (utfVc)

262 >>Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

How's the bareboat certification coming along?

The BVI awaits.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:49 AM (viF8m)

263 Forgive me for being so tardy. Out wokking the dig.

Posted by: Barry O! at April 25, 2026 12:52 AM (oftw2)

264 257 252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

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If attendance projections are met, expect to see the six other Deadly Sins exhibited in animal format.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:43 AM (nWPIJ)

Pride: Lions (alternate, Peacock)
Greed: Crows
Lust: Rabbits
Envy: Cats
Gluttony: Pigs
Wrath: Cassowary
Sloth: Sloth

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (DU5nB)

265 BBC can't even get the name of the attraction right:

Thirty-one sloths planned for a new "slothnarium" in Florida ...

Sloth World is advertised as Orlando's only "slotharium" ...

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (8NTVk)

266 How's the bareboat certification coming along?

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I've got to set aside four days in a row to do a trip to Catalina. Then its on to multihulls and celestial navigation.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (nWPIJ)

267 230 206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

Who?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

202 If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.
Posted by: a.moronbob

The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM (0Htd1)

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (Sy6m/)

268 Why would a sloth need to hold its breath?

Switching topics, is there a standard bareboat cert one can get? My buddy who's got a Leopard 42 in the Moorings fleet (down in Grenada, he hopes to move it to the Sea of Cortez) naturally doesn't require any separate credential to take out any boat in the fleet - except in a few areas, where he needs some additional credential. Eastern Med (Croatia) and Thailand, IIRC. Don't get the Med one.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

269 Looks like snow and below-freezing temps will persist until Monday, at least.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:55 AM (utfVc)

270 268 Why would a sloth need to hold its breath?
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

Tokin'.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:58 AM (8NTVk)

271 Is Catalina part of your "test"? Might be a little better from Dana Point (a broad reach most of the way?), from San Diego Catalina (or San Clemente) were motoring legs (unless you had lots of time to kill). We'd motor to San Clemente overnight, 68 miles and 10 hours to Pyramid Cove.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:58 AM (U/Byj)

272 The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (Sy6m/)

I know some broken folks who think it is the gubmints job to help them because.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:59 AM (7JD9w)

273 >>I've got to set aside four days in a row to do a trip to Catalina. Then its on to multihulls and celestial navigation.

Great!

All kidding aside, I'm looking forward to hearing about your trip to the BVI.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:00 AM (viF8m)

274 Switching topics, is there a standard bareboat cert one can get? My buddy who's got a Leopard 42 in the Moorings fleet (down in Grenada, he hopes to move it to the Sea of Cortez) naturally doesn't require any separate credential to take out any boat in the fleet - except in a few areas, where he needs some additional credential. Eastern Med (Croatia) and Thailand, IIRC. Don't get the Med one.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

Is bareboat cert the credential needed to charter a boat without a captain? What if you own your own boat? I know it would be prudent to get some training in navigation and seamanship even if you are a sole owner, but is there a legal requirement?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:00 AM (utfVc)

275 LOL

toke

noun
the drawing of a puff from a cigarette or pipe, typically one containing marijuana.

verb
smoke marijuana or tobacco: he muses while toking on a cigarette | we toked some grass.

origin
1950s: of unknown origin.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:01 AM (8NTVk)

276 271 Is Catalina part of your "test"? Might be a little better from Dana Point (a broad reach most of the way?)

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At a course of 240 at 6 knots you're probably on a close reach for about five hours. Not too exciting unless you get in the path of a container ship or hit a whale.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:04 AM (nWPIJ)

277 I know it would be prudent to get some training in navigation and seamanship even if you are a sole owner, but is there a legal requirement?

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Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (nWPIJ)

278 DC appeals court rules illegals can apply for asylum ,reversing Trump’s EO.

The leftist war against America continues unabated

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (q1qnK)

279 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.
Posted by: TRex
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I'm sure someone has already corrected you on this but...
The Utah Mammoth is the old Phoenix Coyote team, which was an expansion team in '96. They moved because they couldn't attract or maintain a fan base. Even though there are a large number of east coast retirees, like Florida, I guess they're a lower economic level than FL, so couldn't convince enough of them to spring for $65 nosebleed seats.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (xgGYP)

280 - Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
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This is almost like to goofy tariff ruling - Trump cannot play with tariff rates but he can suspend all trade with any country.

No problem - NATO in its entirety is 'suspended'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:10 AM (/lPRQ)

281 There are some triggers for the spam filter built in but not many and it's pretty hard to run into them. It used to be certain copy pastes and weird characters but then it became long things like a URL and a few other notables that were specifically programmed to fight attempts by butthurt people to mess with the comments. That's all it was fourseasons.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (vE0+H)

282 Sloth World in Orlando?

I went there in 1998. It was called EPCOT Center.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (qFwJc)

283 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (nWPIJ)

Used to be nothing in Canada, too. Sometime in the last 10-20 years, Canada adopted a boater's card cert that sounds a lot like you describe. Kind of pissed me off. They should have grandfathered anyone older than X years of age who had operated power boats before the card was adopted. I am supposed to have one even to operate a dinghy with a 2.5 horse outboard on a Prairie slough. Fuggin' idiots.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (utfVc)

284 The parenting video. Hahahahaha.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (8NTVk)

285 I am supposed to have one even to operate a dinghy with a 2.5 horse outboard on a Prairie slough. Fuggin' idiots.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (utfVc)

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My impression is the the CA Boaters Card requirement is mostly ignored and little enforced.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:14 AM (nWPIJ)

286 Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 01:15 AM (0nHVk)

287 AOP Have you ever changed a thermostat and it was actually bad ?

Wolfus Carefull around Pine Bluff lots of ASP chases start there. Sorry you gave up on Kansas my son lives there n of Wichita

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:16 AM (NO/Iy)

288
281 There are some triggers for the spam filter built in but not many and it's pretty hard to run into them. It used to be certain copy pastes and weird characters but then it became long things like a URL and a few other notables that were specifically programmed to fight attempts by butthurt people to mess with the comments. That's all it was fourseasons.
Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (vE0+H)

[responding to]:

165 I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.
Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:17 AM (8NTVk)

289 IYKYK

Well, I guess I don't know. Just a big white space under the blackboard guy....
Posted by: GWB

Cicero and Anna Puma know.

Idaho Spudboy seems to know.

Unfortunately, I know.

Nobody else really wants to know.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:19 AM (VHUov)

290 Q. Why did Bernard Shaw write his book in German rather than Latin?

A. Because "Mensch und Ubermensch" sounds a lot cooler than "Homo et Superhomo".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 25, 2026 01:19 AM (IG3/x)

291 Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:17 AM (8NTVk)

Never let it be said that you are not good on the wing.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:20 AM (vE0+H)

292 I know some broken folks who think it is the gubmints job to help them because.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:59 AM (7JD9w)

Humility is an increasingly rare virtue, and we are all poorer for its loss. It is impossible to overstate the damage done to our society by a culture of Deserving.

Just as an example, there is an apocryphal tale that one guy who was cheated on finally got a straight answer to the classic question, "Why?" His ex hated him to enough to say plainly, "I *deserved* it."

Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Everywhere, for all kinds of cheating, that is the rationale: "Because I *deserve* it." Solipsistic Deserving is the anchor that will drag us down into a third-world low-trust society.

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

293
Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rxJ)

294 286 Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license.

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That would keep illiterate Hispanics and Eastern Europeans from barreling down our highways in 80-ton trucks.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (nWPIJ)

295 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero

"Red" light, "Left," and "Port" are shorter words than

"Green" light, "Right," and "Starboard."

That's probably 50% of it.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:23 AM (VHUov)

296 Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Pay for kunoichi doctors skyrockets.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

297 >> Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license

I'm a pretty much across the board an anti rule guy. Story of my life.

But people should know what they are doing on the ocean. It will take your life in a blink if you don't.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:25 AM (viF8m)

298
Just reading. NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan is coming along, and will hopefully launch in 2028, but won't get there until 2034. It takes a low-energy loly-gagging trajectory.

This is an RTG powered rotorcraft drone that will fly around Titan. To fly on Titan requires only 1/40th the power to mass ratio required on Earth. Titan's atmosphere is 4 times as dense, and gravity is only 0.14 g.

Still too much power for the RTG to power on demand, and it will require battery recharges between hops. Titan's solar day is about 16 days, with 8 days of daylight. Plan is to charge the batteries with the RTG during the long nights, then have enough for multiple hops during the 8 days of daylight.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:29 AM (w6EFb)

299 Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rxJ)

Don't they have anymore Samurai to deal with that shit?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)

300 AOP Have you ever changed a thermostat and it was actually bad ?

Wolfus Carefull around Pine Bluff lots of ASP chases start there. Sorry you gave up on Kansas my son lives there n of Wichita
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:16 AM (NO/Iy)

Car thermostat? Depends upon the engine model, of course, but most I am familiar with are easy. Start with a cold, or barely warm engine, never a hot one. Drain the radiator into a catch can.

I was going to start a general how-to, but then I realized there are probably many cars out there now with thermostats in weird places. Most likely you can find a youtube video that will walk you through the procedure. Just search "replace thermostat (your model car) youtube".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (utfVc)

301 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero

"Red" light, "Left," and "Port" are shorter words than

"Green" light, "Right," and "Starboard."

That's probably 50% of it.
Posted by: mikeski
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The other half -

Do you drive on the right or the left side of the water when coming at someone head on?

/been literally 50 yrs since I drove so much as a John boat...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:31 AM (/lPRQ)

302 Just as a practical matter, how does one tell if a sloth is dead? Long periods of inactivity are their stock in trade.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

* checks guidebook *

Looks like an infrared thermometer is the standard method. If it's the same temperature as its tree, it be ded.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:33 AM (VHUov)

303 Still too much power for the RTG to power on demand, and it will require battery recharges between hops. Titan's solar day is about 16 days, with 8 days of daylight. Plan is to charge the batteries with the RTG during the long nights, then have enough for multiple hops during the 8 days of daylight.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:29 AM (w6EFb)

RTG = radio-thermal generator?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:34 AM (utfVc)

304 The other half -

Do you drive on the right or the left side of the water when coming at someone head on?

/been literally 50 yrs since I drove so much as a John boat...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

About all I know of the Law of the Sea is "the more maneuverable guy is at fault."

If a speedboat hits an aircraft carrier: speedboat's fault.

If an aircraft carrier hits a speedboat: still speedboat's fault.

And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Posted by: mikeski sails serpentine at April 25, 2026 01:36 AM (VHUov)

305 Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Everywhere, for all kinds of cheating, that is the rationale: "Because I *deserve* it." Solipsistic Deserving is the anchor that will drag us down into a third-world low-trust society.

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

Yes. This mindset is killing our society. I personally hope I die before my money runs out.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 01:36 AM (7JD9w)

306 AOP Actually I just changed one and found it bad- overheating and the viscous fan clutch was not working much either. 300 thous miles. But in 29+++ years this is the first time I ever found a bad one. Wondered what your exp. has been ?

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:37 AM (T8RPZ)

307 Cicero and Anna Puma know.

Idaho Spudboy seems to know.

Unfortunately, I know.

Nobody else really wants to know.

Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.

Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 01:38 AM (aUzQb)

308 About all I know of the Law of the Sea is "the more maneuverable guy is at fault."
If a speedboat hits an aircraft carrier: speedboat's fault.
If an aircraft carrier hits a speedboat: still speedboat's fault.
And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.
Posted by: mikeski sails serpentine

I do recall that rule for aircraft -

Basically hot air balloons have right of way over everything, even skydivers (free fall or under parachute).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:40 AM (/lPRQ)

309 I was going to start a general how-to, but then I realized there are probably many cars out there now with thermostats in weird places. Most likely you can find a youtube video that will walk you through the procedure. Just search "replace thermostat (your model car) youtube".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (utfVc)

The one on my colorado is in a brutal place. Its near the bottom on the side of the engine and you have to change it by removing the tire and working through the wheel well.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:41 AM (snZF9)

310 I have often had no-heat or overheating problems in cars but this is the first time it was the tstat fault so that's why I changed it last.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:42 AM (T8RPZ)

311 >>And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Complicated, isn't it?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:43 AM (viF8m)

312 About that Colorado, the Army's new Jeep is based on the Colorado only it has a blown 4cyl Duramax diesel engine. One can purchase that diesel anywhere in the world except here. It doesn't require Blue Dep either.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:44 AM (XAeCh)

313 This one was on the bottom too, easier to do on a hoist. Another reason to leave it until last.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:45 AM (T8RPZ)

314 311 >>And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Complicated, isn't it?
****

Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 01:46 AM (nD5wh)

315 278 DC appeals court rules illegals can apply for asylum ,reversing Trump’s EO.

The leftist war against America continues unabated
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (q1qnK)

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One more sign that we're experiencing a "slow motion" insurrection

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 01:46 AM (SiGDV)

316 AOP Actually I just changed one and found it bad- overheating and the viscous fan clutch was not working much either. 300 thous miles. But in 29+++ years this is the first time I ever found a bad one. Wondered what your exp. has been ?
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:37 AM (T8RPZ)

Well, usually they fail open, and the engine may not overheat, but will take too long to reach proper operating temperature, and fuel mileage will suffer. But I have seen them fail closed, so it does happen. I believe that a bad instance of overheating could affect the calibration of the thermostat. If you are doing other major cooling system work, probably not a bad idea to replace the old 'stat with a quality new one while you are in there. Usually don't cost much. And if you are looking at a 30+ year old engine, probably not a bad idea to knock out the frost plugs and pressure-wash out the gunk that has accumulated in the bottom of the water jackets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:47 AM (utfVc)

317 Had to replace the thermostat on the F-150 it has sensor connections and I thought, Oh shit this isn't going to be normal. But it was. Looked it up on the tube put new coolant in at the same time. It's up top and went by the book. Whew.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:48 AM (XAeCh)

318 >> RTG = radio-thermal generator?

Yes. Radioisotope thermal generator. In the jargon, the one it will use is called an MMRTG, or Multi-Mission RTG, which is the latest and greatest design. They've all used plutonium, and this MMRTG was used on the latest Mars rovers.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:49 AM (w6EFb)

319 Well, getting close to midnight here, and I am sleepy. Off to the rack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:50 AM (utfVc)

320
Sleep well AOP

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 01:50 AM (3ek7K)

321 >>Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

You noticed any paved roeads and stop signs on the ocean?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:51 AM (viF8m)

322 Real estate salesman who puts many mile on his F-150 recommended Valvoline Restore and Protect for a couple of changes. Said it cleaned his engine and he's getting better mileage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:53 AM (XAeCh)

323 Sweet dreams Horde, I've got stuff to do in the morning.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)

324 I bet that mall cop that runs around Lake Orroville has a huge boner over this new law. He has a reason to stop anybody now.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 01:55 AM (WYOCN)

325 Interacting with people for too long makes me exhausted. Guess I'm a white supremacist or whatnot. Whatever.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 01:56 AM (7JD9w)

326 There are ways to properly operate a sailboat.
There are ways to properly operate a power boat.
They are 90% different.
Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (XAeCh)

327 Paid 25 for new tstat, the old one would open part way but not enough on hot days. Temp gauge would get to 3/8 scale and stay there except sometimes. fan Clutch wasn't helping much. Actually a 2006 Durango just passed 300k miles. 4.7 liter. The water pump, rad and hoses were all 4 or 5 years old.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (T8RPZ)

328
Well, usually they fail open, and the engine may not overheat, but will take too long to reach proper operating temperature, and fuel mileage will suffer. But I have seen them fail closed, so it does happen. I believe that a bad instance of overheating could affect the calibration of the thermostat. If you are doing other major cooling system work, probably not a bad idea to replace the old 'stat with a quality new one while you are in there. Usually don't cost much. And if you are looking at a 30+ year old engine, probably not a bad idea to knock out the frost plugs and pressure-wash out the gunk that has accumulated in the bottom of the water jackets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:47 AM (utfVc)

I had to change one in the roadrunner last year. It failed closed. The gauge was climbing faster that normal so I knew immediately it was screwed. Good thing too, the asshat before me had a 195 in it, so I put a 180 in it and runs way cooler. It has hedman long tube headers, so between those and the 195 thermostat it was not fun on hot days. Much nicer now.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:58 AM (snZF9)

329
Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.

Are you paying the mortgage here?????

No fuck off.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (

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Would it be possible to take videos of them going over his fence in case they ever get bitten by your dogs?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:00 AM (qYbxT)

330 293
Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rx

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I'm assuming this leads to all sorts of inappropriate behavior, by the patient.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:04 AM (qYbxT)

331 326 There are ways to properly operate a sailboat.
There are ways to properly operate a power boat.
They are 90% different.
Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (XAeCh)

Yeah.... I learned to drive Destroyers, and 30 Ft. Mike Boats....

Not much in common with a sail boat.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 02:06 AM (mP0Kj)

332 Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.
Posted by: Weirddave

Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:07 AM (VHUov)

333 I've looked into the arguments for 195° t-stats and it's stupid. It's up there with 0 wt oil.
I just swapped the 195 out of my Wrangler last month.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (WYOCN)

334 BBC King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
The state visit to the US looks fraught with difficulty - but could be key to rescuing the special relationship.

What PDT could say!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (8NTVk)

335 Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.
Are you paying the mortgage here?????
No fuck off.
Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (
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Would it be possible to take videos of them going over his fence in case they ever get bitten by your dogs?
Posted by: JM in Illinois
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Had asshole neighbor like that before.

He clearly believed it was perfectly acceptable, unremarkable even, for his kids or him (!) to climb over HIS fence day or night because it was HIS fence.

I installed security cameras round my house under the soffits (about 8ft above ground). He called the cops claiming I was spying on him because the cameras could 'see' over his 6 ft fence.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09 AM (/lPRQ)

336 321 >>Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

You noticed any paved roeads and stop signs on the ocean?
****

You do not need roads or stop signs to get in trouble on land. Anyone who poses a danger to others has the responsibility to be careful and pay attention. Same as being on the water.

It is prudent in any situation to be aware of your vulnerabilities.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 02:12 AM (nD5wh)

337 Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.
Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 01:38 AM (aUzQb)

Do I want to know?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (WONhk)

338 My wild wanderings bring me back around to the ONT.

If you're interested, there's a new Intellectual Froglegs out:
https://youtu.be/l0vpF3ODsNY

Also out now: The Babylon Bee's Californians Move To Texas, Season 2 Episode 3, The Dance
https://youtu.be/Ye6fqxe502U

And since folks were chatting about dogs, here's some short funny takes on Golden Retrievers.
https://youtu.be/gpVMAOdDXlE

Just checked the liquor supply. Not much there. Some Jameson's. A couple of small bottles of bitters. An empty rum pint. And some kind of blueberry liquor that's awfully sweet; we have no idea where that came from. Clearly, it's time for bed. God willing, and the net don't fail, tomorrow, for coffee, and prayer, and pets, we'll get together.

https://youtu.be/7xGxQXmu7Os

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - strawberries are red, bitters are sour, blueberries are purple, but this stuff i at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (Kd2bx)

339 115 Evening all,

We have a launch tomorrow late in the afternoon.

Roscosmos - Soyuz 2.1a - Progress MS-34
LS 31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, KAZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 25, 2026
Launch Time: 6:21 PM EDT (April 26th 03:21 Local Baikonur Time)

https://youtu.be/8UcDyayzH5M

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Posted by: Joyenz at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (2F0/

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Been waking up early.I'll probably catch it

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (Raw4f)

340 Do I want to know?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Probably not. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (VHUov)

341 >>>>Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.

True. Also differences between doing either on a lake or the ocean.

No idea why that's a controversial issue when morons argue over 45 over 9 shooting targets.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (viF8m)

342 Actually, I don't want to know.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:15 AM (WONhk)

343
Had asshole neighbor like that before.

He clearly believed it was perfectly acceptable, unremarkable even, for his kids or him (!) to climb over HIS fence day or night because it was HIS fence.

I installed security cameras round my house under the soffits (about 8ft above ground). He called the cops claiming I was spying on him because the cameras could 'see' over his 6 ft fence.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09

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I love it!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:16 AM (Raw4f)

344 Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski
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I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:24 AM (xgGYP)

345 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

346 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (XAeCh)

347 Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09
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Are hot wires legal in your AO?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:27 AM (XAeCh)

348 Do I want to know?

Nope. But you will anyway. Futa is short for futanari, which in Japanese anime is girls who have a penis. I hope you enjoy this new knowledge. I love learning new things!

Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 02:27 AM (df/te)

349 I've looked into the arguments for 195° t-stats and it's stupid. It's up there with 0 wt oil.
I just swapped the 195 out of my Wrangler last month.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (WYOCN)

Right? I had one dude tell me "oh you need a 195 for heat." Sure, because I'm going to drive a restored 69 roadrunner in the winter with snow and salt on the road ya fucking retard. The car was brutal hot in summer, and the gauge would read a little above 190, so I had my suspicions. It runs way cooler now and I don't feel the heat hammering the firewall.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:29 AM (snZF9)

350 Do I want to know?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (WONhk)

NO

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 02:31 AM (vE0+H)

351 I read a meme a long time ago that was a big paragraph saying that there was some Japanese economist named Futa and he had a whole theory about various macroeconomic factors and how they contributed to blah blah and it said "If you want to know more of his secrets of economics, just look up Futa Inflation".

As it happens I wasn't fooled - but don't you be either.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 02:33 AM (vE0+H)

352

JM,

The asshole has a backyard that is 8 yards wide.

Our yard is almost an acre.

He comes banging o n our door bitching aboʻut the hornest nest in our tree because he is worried his grandcķidxs willgʻet stung.
Keep them out of our yard. They have to climb your fence
to get in our yard

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (3ek7K)

353 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

Yeah because there just isn't enough things in Australia that can kill you. The shit house has to go maximum overdrive.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

354 Sometime you don't need a caption.

https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (XAeCh)

355 Sometime you don't need a caption.

https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (XAeCh)

Who the fuck is Lurch?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:36 AM (snZF9)

356 >>You do not need roads or stop signs to get in trouble on land. Anyone who poses a danger to others has the responsibility to be careful and pay attention. Same as being on the water.

Ok.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 02:38 AM (viF8m)

357 348 Do I want to know?

Nope. But you will anyway. Futa is short for futanari, which in Japanese anime is girls who have a penis. I hope you enjoy this new knowledge. I love learning new things!
Posted by: Weirddave
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Rhyming;
US Rep., López Chávez pushed her against a wall during a September 2022 party and told her, “The only reason I still f**k men is that a woman hasn’t shown me what I really want.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:39 AM (XAeCh)

358 Lurch - Palazzo Chigi with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:41 AM (XAeCh)

359
Braenyard,

The Utah bitch?
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Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:42 AM (3ek7K)

360 the Republic of Albania
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:41 AM (XAeCh)

That's where I get my mud from.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:47 AM (WYOCN)

361 Yes, Utah.

Thought that quote was quite interesting.
She's really confused.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:47 AM (XAeCh)

362 the Republic of Albania
Posted by: Braenyard

That's where I get my mud from.
Posted by: Reforger

That's Elbonia.

Posted by: Dogbert at April 25, 2026 02:48 AM (VHUov)

363 anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski

I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.
Posted by: buddhaha

I did say "words to run away from really fast."

But I should have expected at least one shout of "YOLO," followed by running towards the danger. We are Morons.

I mean, I'll intentionally follow an Admiral Ackbar link once in a while, out of morbid curiosity. It usually kills the curiosity; the morbidity remains.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:51 AM (VHUov)

364 Today, the SBA referred 562,000 borrowers to @USTreasury for collection on $22.2 BILLION in potentially fraudulent pandemic-era loans, marking the LARGEST debt referral in SBA history.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:55 AM (XAeCh)

365 Sometime you don't need a caption.
https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz
Posted by: Braenyard

"My head is getting awfully warm."

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 02:55 AM (W5mpo)

366
Speaking of those plutonium RTGs, something I didn't know. The isotope used is Pu-238. That turns out to be ideal for RTGs, very high power density and 87 year half-life, and is easily shielded.

We stopped producing Pu-238 in 1988, and there has been a shortage. NASA only had enough for two more of the things after the last Mars rover.

They finally restarted production in 2015, and made about 50 grams. They ramped up, and completed 0.5 kg shipment in 2023. Their goal is 1.5 kg per year.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 02:56 AM (w6EFb)

367 Rant on.

Fuck. Shit. Damn.
Work is moving. Within a year. To fucking Reno, Nevada (a curse on you). I could make twice what I do if I was willing to do that fucked up commute. I've been avoiding it for 8 years now after doing it for 14. If these people think I'm going to do that fucking Draino Commute for Carson City wages they're crazy.
I'm going to make an offer.
Company car. Gas card. Paid travel and I'll do it. Otherwise $20 more per hour.
If not I move on to the next thing.
Been looking at a local cinderblock manufacturer. They want someone to run their operation.

rant off

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (WYOCN)

368
He comes banging o n our door bitching aboʻut the hornest nest in our tree because he is worried his grandcķidxs willgʻet stung.
Keep them out of our yard. They have to climb your fence
to get in our yard

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02

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I'm sorry you're going through this. Looks like he successfully passed down the gene for "interfere with my neighbors". I wouldn't want them hurt, but the kids might learn a lesson if they get stung after climbing the fence.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (auBT8)

369 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.
Posted by: Braenyard
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"fondling".
Does that help you to erect a square sail?

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (xgGYP)

370 Regretfully, it's time for me to go.
See yall tomorrow. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (XAeCh)

371 344 Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski
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I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:24 AM (xgGYP)

'Guro' is another to avoid. Here, Urban Dictionary is good for anime terms:

urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guro

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 03:02 AM (Sy6m/)

372 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTV

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I started to think about what she was doing in the three hours. I mean, after vomiting? Trying for a hand hold? ...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 03:06 AM (lJui8)

373 I wouldn't want them hurt, but the kids might learn a lesson if they get stung after climbing the fence.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (auBT

Yeah. I fenced my neighbors hornets out too. Fuckers ain't getting over that.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (WYOCN)

374 369 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.
Posted by: Braenyard
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"fondling".
Does that help you to erect a square sail?
Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (xgGYP)

tinkering?

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (8NTVk)

375
The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (w6EFb)

376 Ŵe moved here because of grand children.

they are not Mormon thank the Lord.

You wont
t believe the horffic stories about INCEST we been told.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 03:14 AM (3ek7K)

377 The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius
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I'll bet China does it for only about $20k/kg.
Of course, it's only 80% pure, and the fatality rate at the facility and surrounding neighborhoods is a bit (for some definition of "bit") high.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 03:17 AM (xgGYP)

378
352 his grandcķidxs
Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (3ek7K)

376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:19 AM (8NTVk)

379 Seems to me with all the formerly rich contractors and such going to the poor house that boats and such should be getting pretty cheap on the secondhand market.
Perhaps a buying opportunity for us who earn money honestly.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 03:20 AM (WYOCN)

380 The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius

That still puts it well past "worth its weight in gold."

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:22 AM (VHUov)

381 they are not Mormon thank the Lord
You wont
t believe the horffic stories about INCEST we been told.
Posted by: four seasons
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I am, almost literally, surrounded by Mormons. The Temple for AZ is about 12 miles from my house.
I don't think that incest is a special problem among LDS members.
FLDS, OTOH....

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 03:22 AM (xgGYP)

382
LDS (Salt Lake City) is the mainstream 17-million-member church.

FLDS is a fundamentalist sect practicing polygamy.

RLDS (now Community of Christ) is a more liberal, protestant-leaning group headquartered in Missouri.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (8NTVk)

383 352 his grandcķidxs
376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?
Posted by: m

Unstable phone typing. If you "hold down" a key for a half-second, you get a drop-down (drop-up?) with the possible diacriticals. At least on an iPhone.

Also causes the bottom-row letters, zxcvbnm, to replace spaces.

Posted by: mikeski would put fancy letters here but minx hates that at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (VHUov)

384 375
The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (w6EFb)

PU 238? for the space fuel modulator?

So I can blow up the Earth?

Posted by: Marvin, the Martian at April 25, 2026 03:27 AM (mP0Kj)

385 RLDS (now Community of Christ) is a more liberal, protestant-leaning group headquartered in Missouri.
Posted by: m

TIL there are Protestant Mormons.

Did someone nail theses to a door in Salt Lake City?

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:28 AM (VHUov)

386 383 352 his grandcķidxs
376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?
Posted by: m

Unstable phone typing. If you "hold down" a key for a half-second, you get a drop-down (drop-up?) with the possible diacriticals. At least on an iPhone.

Also causes the bottom-row letters, zxcvbnm, to replace spaces.
Posted by: mikeski would put fancy letters here but minx hates that at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (VHUov)

Weird! Thanks, mikeski.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:28 AM (8NTVk)

387 353 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

Yeah because there just isn't enough things in Australia that can kill you. The shit house has to go maximum overdrive.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

Sooo... new definition for... taking it up the poop shoot?

Posted by: Marvin, the Martian at April 25, 2026 03:29 AM (mP0Kj)

388 m, i am typing on a very small keyboard.

You dont like it go fuck yourself.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 03:30 AM (3ek7K)

389
Apparently Californium-252 is the most expensive isotope to produce, hell substance that has uses you might say, costing about $12B/lb.

Fortunately, only micrograms to a few milligrams are needed for said common uses.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:43 AM (w6EFb)

390 Apparently Californium-252 is the most expensive isotope to produce
Posted by: publius

The one named after California is the most expensive. How appropriate.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:51 AM (VHUov)

391 one named after California is the most expensive. How appropriate.

Lol yeah, not surprising 🙄 that Clownifornia is the most expensive you get the government you deserve. The mass exodus from California is totally predictable.

Posted by: mrally at April 25, 2026 04:05 AM (+ZHEV)

392 Pixy's up! (at https://ai.mee.nu)

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:24 AM (8NTVk)

393 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (8NTVk)

Spooookeeyyy Cafe

VistaandCompany

Do you know where the phrase "steal my thunder" comes from?

You might guess it has something to do with some mortal stealing Zeus' lightning bot.

It's more literal than that:

The idiom "to steal someone's thunder" originated in the early 18th century with English playwright and critic John Dennis.
The Origin Story
The Invention: In 1709, John Dennis created a new, realistic thunder-making machine (likely involving rolling sheets of tin) for his play Appius and Virginia.
The Failure: His play was not successful and closed quickly at the Drury Lane Theatre.
The Theft: Shortly after, Dennis attended a performance of Macbeth at the same theater and discovered the producers were using his thunder machine.
The Reaction: Outraged, Dennis allegedly exclaimed: "Damn them; they will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder!"

A quick video about the phrase. It's from the BBC so you know it's real. (Taps nose.)

A history of stage lightning, thunder, and rain effects.

Ghost bird look like dragon frog

Ghost Rider Halloween costume.

Ghost plane.

Slasher movie doggies.

Putting a Boston Dynamics robot dog into a dog costume. It's creepy.

Okay so this one isn't spooky, but only because it's in broad daylight with a blue sky. Try to imagine it at night with a moon hanging over it.

Snaggle-toothed snake-eel is a Democrat Congresswoman 7.

Freeway spook.

The Beryozka Ballet�s iconic �ghost dance�pic.twitter.com/K03UhZzLV3
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) March 14, 2026

The ghost cyclist, Surat, India pic.twitter.com/Vnk5PYAfS8
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 22, 2026

There is a town of 732 identical castles, Burj Al Babas, a ghost town frozen in time.

Built between 2014 and 2019 in Turkey, it was meant to be a luxury paradise.

In 2019, the developer went bankrupt, and construction stopped, leaving it abandoned
pic.twitter.com/LTNYhwZ7Hf
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) March 29, 2026

Woman: I will terrify the neighborhood as "La Llorna," the wailing ghost in white.

Dog: Not on my watch, Muchacha.

You can�t be a ghost in my area!
Go haunt somewhere else!! pic.twitter.com/aAJEfg0EWA
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) April 22, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM

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1 FOIST

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (WONhk)

2 Evening, cafe patrons!

The video of the robot dog in a costume looks as though an alien who had never seen a real dog watched a bunch of Warners' Looney Tunes cartoons, then designed a "dog" based on that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (+2QQb)

3 That tower and monastery looks pretty spooky even in daylight. It looks like it might easily fall on you.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (+2QQb)

4 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (Ia/+0)

5 And the ghost on the cycle, pants only , reminds me of the comic scene in The Invisible Man where Griffin (Claude Rains) terrifies the police, and we see him capering away clad only in trousers, singing, "Here we go gathering nuts in May . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (+2QQb)

6 That town of identical castles looks suspiciously like the Village from "The Prisoner."

Which one belongs to Number 6?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (gnNyN)

7 That town of identical castles looks suspiciously like the Village from "The Prisoner."

Which one belongs to Number 6?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026

***
"I am not a number! I am a free man!!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:40 PM (+2QQb)

8 Sidetracked by nephew & niece stopping by. Is that a sophomore mistake?

Congratulations, ChristyBlinky!

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (NcvvS)

9 I am in shock to be foist because my nutty husband distracted me.

He's been bird crazy since he discovered the bird nest in a hanging basket a week ago.Moving the plant to the garage in the event of a freeze and snow. A regular ornithologist now, you know.

Making dinner (I married someone who cooks) he is discussing pelicans who can swallow ducks whole. Then the visciousness of sibling eaglets pushing others out of the nest (these youtubes he likes because the commenters go nuts/weep due to cruelty and where is the mother eagle?).

The red finch family on the front porch and his wife may go insane soonish.

He did quit messing with the birds at least as they chirp at him in angry voices. At one point he put the hanging basket on a chain which resulted in a carnival ride for the mother bird and four eggs.

Now he's buying a new camera and I don't ask why. There is already a camera on them and no one cares but our 5yr old granddaughter. He's told her the eggs hatch in 2wks.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (WONhk)

10 Hello cafe friends! Spooky is fun!

Are we having muffins to celebrate the theater?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (Dd38x)

11 Never had a ghostly encounter.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (kxLc1)

12 Watching Castle Keep with Burt Lancaster, haven't seen this in many years.

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Putting a Boston Dynamics robot dog into a dog costume.

I think I would want a dragon-skin for my BD robot

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 07:42 PM (a+4eV)

14 * looks around * * sniffs *

Did we make it to 100% for the week?

Thank you, Ace! Another stellar week!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (0sNs1)

15 It would be cool if we all agreed on one day of the year, and one month, where we did spooky and ghosty stuff.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (uUHnE)

16 Real smiles make all the difference because it show attitude beneath. Fake smiles do the uncanny valley thing and cause repulsion.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)

Willowed, but wanted to make a point. This is also the case with any woman. Kate Upto had gigantic boobs, but her smile was luminous. Anne Hathaway was always one i took similarly. Or Alyson Hannigan.

Non-miserable people look different.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (zZu0s)

17 11 Never had a ghostly encounter.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

we have such sights to show you

Posted by: the Zutt at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (gKWVE)

18 If the castles were not in France perhaps we could have all bought a castle in AceWorld.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (WONhk)

19 Dog: Not on my watch, Muchacha.

This one has me giggling hard.
That entire plan went straight to hell because of one determined puppy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)

20 15 It would be cool if we all agreed on one day of the year, and one month, where we did spooky and ghosty stuff.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April

I suggest Oct. 31st. What do you think?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (Dd38x)

21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqoyKzgkqR4

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 07:45 PM (jrgJz)

22 Ace! Have a great weekend!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:45 PM (WONhk)

23 Favorite ghost movie is The Others though The Entity was the creepiest one to me. That was one rapey ghost.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (kxLc1)

24 Oct 31st. I'll save my story till then.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (DIbRX)

25 It would be cool if we all agreed on one day of the year, and one month, where we did spooky and ghosty stuff.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (uUHnE)
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Walpurgis Night (April 30) doesn't get enough love.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (gnNyN)

26 snark aside, what a stellar bunch of links. interesting and informative. Thanks Ace!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (uUHnE)

27 Never had a ghostly encounter.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026

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Nor have I. IN the French Quarter near where I lived as a kid, there's the famous LaLaurie Mansion which is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of slaves the owner, Madame LaLaurie, tortured in the attic. And there is a white stone apartment building about a block and a half from my old place which is also supposedly haunted. Never knew anybody who lived there, though.

The producers of the 1966 film Hotel w/ Rod Taylor, which was set and filmed in NO, used the exterior of the latter as a small competing hotel Taylor's character visits in one scene.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (+2QQb)

28 Non-miserable people look different.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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True. Those of us with a melancholy disposition have different smiles indeed.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (E4rtv)

29 24 Oct 31st. I'll save my story till then.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24

We need a ghost story night!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 07:47 PM (Dd38x)

30 I once saw a spiral staircase in a house that burned during the Civil War. The house is not there and I was a bit wasted and riding in my car wasting gas that Carter rationed.

That's my only ghost story, thankfully.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:47 PM (WONhk)

31 Is your muffin buttered?
Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?

Excuse me (What?)
Excuse me (What?)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:48 PM (6ydKt)

32 I bet the ghost dancers have weights in the hems in their dresses to keep them from flapping around.

Posted by: huerfano at April 24, 2026 07:48 PM (98kQX)

33 Putting a Boston Dynamics robot dog into a dog costume. It's creepy.

Nice but I was totally expecting the robodogs to sniff each other's egress ports. Missed opportunity, Boston Dynamics.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 07:49 PM (vTZFs)

34 Misspoke about Sydney Sweeney in the last thread.
Got the names mixed up. Was thinking of that singer who is getting broad in the beam but appealing to 12 y.o.s.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:49 PM (XAeCh)

35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igxqp1QvxGc

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (jrgJz)

36 i've only seen The Others and The Entity once. I've always wanted to re-watch The Others. I remember it being very creepy and atmospheric. Alas it has a twist ending which I'm not sure will hold up on a second watch. (The Sixth Sense was pretty flat on subsequent viewings.)

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (1wjle)

37 Pretty sure our house was haunted when I was a kid. It was an old farm house (1910-ish). I would get inklings, a little notion that something was watching me; but my brother seemed far more tuned in, so to speak, to the point that he asked me to switch bedrooms. He was far more comfortable in my former room.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (0aYVJ)

38 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (+2QQb)

I stayed at the Myrtles in St Francisville with my girlfriend for the weekend. She really wanted to experience a ghost. I told her I was pretty sure she wasn't going to . We could have stayed at a lot cheaper B&B .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:52 PM (kxLc1)

39 You ever notice that most ghosts are women? I guess they just really want to stick around at bitch about something.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:52 PM (P4bJX)

40 Snaggle-toothed snake-eel is a Democrat Congresswoman 7.
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Maxine Waters?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (XAeCh)

41 Wal, I visited three houses today, including one in a small town about 15 minuts' drive south of here. That one was already taken, it turned out when we got there. The third needed a LOT of work. And the first was nice, if a little . . . generic. Though I could have done things with it.

Then I found out what kind of homeowners' insurance rates I'd be paying for even a small inexpensive house like that one. I think Indiana (I checked their rates; much, much better) has suddenly moved back to the top of the rankings.

I love Kansas, the people and the roads and the weather (so far). I want to visit the western regions soon. But as for buying here, I don't think it's gonna happen.

(I blinked the first time I saw $3.99 as the price for a hamburger here. It's not big, they're the "smashed" kind, and you don't get fries without paying extra. But they are good.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (+2QQb)

42 Anti-Ghost dog be one sharp canine,

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (LHPAg)

43 >>>22 Ace! Have a great weekend!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

thank you! You too!

And everyone else as well.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (1wjle)

44 39 You ever notice that most ghosts are women?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:52 PM (P4bJX)

You weren't supposed to help her.

Posted by: that kid in The Ring at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (gKWVE)

45 >>> snark aside, what a stellar bunch of links. interesting and informative. Thanks Ace!

thank you!

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (1wjle)

46 Apparently, the hospital I was born in is haunted. The old St. James in Butte MT. If nothing else, the cops have to chase the tweakers out nightly. So, that's fun.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (0aYVJ)

47 Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (1wjle)

The Others is cool to watch the second time to see if you should have seen the twist coming before you did.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (kxLc1)

48 VK Arsenyev 1907: “Sometimes it happens that mountain and forest have such a cheerful and attractive appearance that one would be glad to linger there for ever. In others mountains seem surly and wild. It is a strange thing that such impressions are not purely personal and subjective, but were felt by all the men in the detachment. I tested this several times and was always convinced that it was so. That was the case here. In that spot there was an oppressive feeling in the air, something unhappy and painful, and the sensation of gloom and ill-omen was felt by us all.”

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (SVYPk)

49 Pretty sure our house was haunted when I was a kid. It was an old farm house (1910-ish). I would get inklings, a little notion that something was watching me; but my brother seemed far more tuned in, so to speak, to the point that he asked me to switch bedrooms. He was far more comfortable in my former room.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026

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I will say that one apartment I lived in with my red tabby cat Arizona in the '80s seemed to worry him. He refused to go into the bathroom unless I was there already. I got no bad vibes . . . but the landlord told me later that the previous tenant had painted the walls black and left bits of black candle wax everywhere.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (+2QQb)

50 I knew a girl that worked at the Myrtles and she said she saw all kinds of stuff. She did a lot of drugs, but she also saw somw things.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (P4bJX)

51 Wolfus, talk to an insurance agent there before anything. I wonder if the price of homeowners' insurance doesn't reflect things like tornadoes.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (rbvCR)

52 I think if I saw the person on a bridge during the day it might be a woman dressed in hijab, not Dracula. I think the videographer overreacted for dramatic effect. People who have to film themselves and post it for almost everything are for lack of a better term- overexposed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (GLmO1)

53 31 Is your muffin buttered?
Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?

Excuse me (What?)
Excuse me (What?)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:48 PM (6ydKt)
it's ace's lost yesterday squeeze

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (LHPAg)

54 Misspoke about Sydney Sweeney in the last thread.
Got the names mixed up. Was thinking of that singer who is getting broad in the beam but appealing to 12 y.o.s.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:49 PM (XAeCh)

Sabrina Carpenter? She seems retarded. And looks like a beauty pagent 13 year old.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (zZu0s)

55 Apparently, the hospital I was born in is haunted. The old St. James in Butte MT. If nothing else, the cops have to chase the tweakers out nightly. So, that's fun.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (0aYVJ)

Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (kxLc1)

56
The Others is cool to watch the second time to see if you should have seen the twist coming before you did.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026

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There seemed to be a subgenre of ghost films with that twist or a similar one about that time, didn't there?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (+2QQb)

57
That Roussanou Monastery is a real place, but that Instagram link is apparently doctored AI. It's impressive enough without it:

https://is.gd/mvr9Kv

And with the Moon:

https://is.gd/ndO1mM

AI slop is everywhere now. It's getting where you can't trust anything. And the worst of it, as my favorite astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy laments, it makes people suspect real images as being AI fakes. He goes to unbelievable lengths to get fantastic real photos and then people don't believe it's real.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (w6EFb)

58 From “The Willows by Algernon Blackwood:

Blackwood 1907: “The psychology of places, for some imaginations at least, is very vivid; for the wanderer, especially, camps have their "note" either of welcome or rejection. At first it may not always be apparent, because the busy preparations of tent and cooking prevent, but with the first pause—after supper usually—it comes and announces itself. And the note of this willow camp now became unmistakably plain to me; we were interlopers, trespassers; we were not

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (SVYPk)

59 >>>it's ace's lost yesterday squeeze

if she drops the kinderwhore look and goes back to her old look, I'll welcome her back.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

60 Creepiest ever would be an abandoned insane asylum.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (DIbRX)

61 >>>58 From “The Willows by Algernon Blackwood:

would you believe I read about half of that and then stopped

i'm really bad at reading.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

62 ONE time many moons ago I told Brit Lass I thought there was a ghost in the house. Just sensed something. We take that kind of thing in stride, talk to them and welcome them. Figure they're just passing through, no need to resist. Also it's kind of funny because who really thinks they're real...?

Anyway... remember those old Panasonic cordless phones? We had one in the bedroom and that same night we were the only two in the house and laying in bed, and heard the fucker beep on the cradle out of nowhere and light up from across the room. Like it does when you take it out and put it back in the cradle. Had never happened before or since. Just weird that it happened that night.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (vE0+H)

63 Wolfus, talk to an insurance agent there before anything. I wonder if the price of homeowners' insurance doesn't reflect things like tornadoes.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026

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I did call a local guy, and he won't be able to send me a quote until they can take some pics of the property -- probably not until next week.

You're probably right about the twisters.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (+2QQb)

64 Ace. You help me laugh at the absolute absurdity of life. It's all so ridiculous. But, as Reader's Digest said, "laughter is cool and stuff."

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:58 PM (0aYVJ)

65 My case of canning lids has shown up!

I have some to spare, there are 1,200 lids to a case

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (rbvCR)

66 I totally saw the twist in The Other coming. Knew what was coming in Sixth Sense too, but I was primed for that.

I notice dumb little details. It's kind of my thing. Like people always wearing the same clothes and shit.

I couldn't tell you what their names were, but if they wore the same sweatshirt in every scene, I'm on it.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (P4bJX)

67 thanks so much, Pug.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (1wjle)

68 I think the videographer overreacted for dramatic effect.

Yeah, that was a nothingburger. Just a dude in a costume with a GoPro fishing for... something.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (vTZFs)

69 if she drops the kinderwhore look and goes back to her old look, I'll welcome her back.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

Have no idea who we're talking about but she looks like Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:00 PM (zZu0s)

70 >>>I think if I saw the person on a bridge during the day it might be a woman dressed in hijab, not Dracula. I think the videographer overreacted for dramatic effect.

I think it might have been AI, tbh. Seems too tall to be a real woman (or even a tall man).

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:00 PM (1wjle)

71 Hail comes along with the twisters, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (rbvCR)

72 Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM

It was so small I didn't see the "Go Pro fishing".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (GLmO1)

73 i've only seen The Others and The Entity once. I've always wanted to re-watch The Others. I remember it being very creepy and atmospheric. Alas it has a twist ending which I'm not sure will hold up on a second watch. (The Sixth Sense was pretty flat on subsequent viewings.)
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026

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I'd rewatch it, and have, to study the technique the director and writer used to lay the central concept out there in the open and yet keep it hidden until the climax. Sort of like rereading a favorite murder mystery where you remember who the killer is, but watching the technique the writer uses.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (+2QQb)

74 osted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I think what you are doing is incredibly brave. Do you think you are going to have any culture issues? At this point in my life, leaving the south would be difficult for me, despite our bugs and weather.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (Dd38x)

75 Obviously staged on LaLorna. Dog wagging it's tail is a give away.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

76 >>>Have no idea who we're talking about but she looks like Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver?

no it's the formerly hot girl from Wet Leg. "Kinderwhore" isn't the right word. She just gave herself this really weird sexually-aggressive-but-ugly look for some reason. She #DefeatedMyMaleGaze.

I should have ignored that and just given the album a listen but I'm superficial and I like hot chicks so I didn't.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (1wjle)

77 Hail comes along with the twisters, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026

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Which is why I insist on a garage.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (+2QQb)

78 60 Creepiest ever would be an abandoned insane asylum.
Posted by: Ben Had

You should watch Justin Long's "Accepted". That movie rolls with it.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (gKWVE)

79 >>>75 Obviously staged on LaLorna. Dog wagging it's tail is a give away.

looking at it again it might have been a staged play... kind of looks like a stage.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (1wjle)

80 Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (kxLc1)

I was a housekeeper in a hospital. One woman I worked with refused to go into one exam room, so I had to. It was creepy. Even I felt it. Turns out it was where a certain procedure was performed. IFYKWIM

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (0aYVJ)

81 It was so small I didn't see the "Go Pro fishing".

You had to scroll down to the still frame in the comments. But don't bother. It's still nothing.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (vTZFs)

82 Bananas are playing the Party Animals live now from Yankee Stadium on Youtube. All Banana games are broadcast live there.

Posted by: Yellow Journalist at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (oftw2)

83 Ace I love this little community you've somehow brought together and nurtured. You I could really take or leave though I preferred the fifth version of you to the rest, he was cool. You're the best.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (vE0+H)

84 Then I found out what kind of homeowners' insurance rates I'd be paying for even a small inexpensive house like that one. I think Indiana (I checked their rates; much, much better) has suddenly moved back to the top of the rankings.

I love Kansas, the people and the roads and the weather (so far). I want to visit the western regions soon. But as for buying here, I don't think it's gonna happen.

(I blinked the first time I saw $3.99 as the price for a hamburger here. It's not big, they're the "smashed" kind, and you don't get fries without paying extra. But they are good.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (+2QQb)

Kansas gets tornados. Some towns are in known tornado tracks, and some are not. Maybe a local insurance agency could put you som knowledge.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (utfVc)

85 if she drops the kinderwhore look and goes back to her old look, I'll welcome her back.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)
Me too, victims of bad management and bonehead advice likely.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (LHPAg)

86 I think what you are doing is incredibly brave. Do you think you are going to have any culture issues? At this point in my life, leaving the south would be difficult for me, despite our bugs and weather.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026

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Thanks, Piper! No, I've never really felt I belonged in the South, even Nawlins' peculiar sorta-European version of it. Even as a kid I didn't feel "part" of it. When I went to Indiana, and now here, I felt I fitted in better. Not perfectly; I'm pretty eccentric in some ways; but much better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (+2QQb)

87 Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (P

I can see that in the Sixth Sense fairly early but The Others had nothing to give it away until the husband came home.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (kxLc1)

88 How much quim has Ace singed today, I wonder. And from what distances?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (77rzZ)

89 compare her look here

https://youtu.be/nMGMot16a6E?si=tIltqjMVXS5UIjqT

to here

https://youtu.be/MABrtSn30LU?si=evujlezEYIBj6keG

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)

90 would you believe I read about half of that and then stopped

i'm really bad at reading.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

It just unfolds at a slow pace. I can understand why people don't like it.

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (SVYPk)

91 looking at it again it might have been a staged play... kind of looks like a stage.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (1wjle)

My guess is it was a tourist play thing. The dog is probably owned by the guys with the camera, laughing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

92 I just want to send ace a 2 inch rare filet and a bottle of Cab.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (DIbRX)

93 >>.It just unfolds at a slow pace. I can understand why people don't like it.

i wouldn't say I didn't like it, I was excited to read it, I just have very low focus.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (1wjle)

94 Kansas gets tornados. Some towns are in known tornado tracks, and some are not. Maybe a local insurance agency could put you som knowledge.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026

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I asked some locals, not just the real estate lady. They mostly said Salina usually was spared direct tornado hits; they tended to veer either east or west of here.

Indiana gets them too. As do AL, MS, and LA sometimes. I want a basement along with my garage!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:06 PM (+2QQb)

95 Hail comes along with the twisters, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (rbvCR)

Yeah, not sure what part of Indiana but thunderstorms/flash flood would seem more of a thing. Grew up in So. Ohio and we had tornadoes but they were more rare and smaller, aside from crazy ones like Xenia 73.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:06 PM (8avO+)

96 I'd rewatch it, and have, to study the technique the director and writer used to lay the central concept out there in the open and yet keep it hidden until the climax. Sort of like rereading a favorite murder mystery where you remember who the killer is, but watching the technique the writer uses.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

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

Yeah, I do that with Christie. I read them twice.

I have been writing a bit, and I stumbled on using some of what I learned to build tension and emotion in my writing. Not sure it is same technique, but by studying you become aware and develop your own technique.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:07 PM (uUHnE)

97 65 My case of canning lids has shown up!

I have some to spare, there are 1,200 lids to a case
Posted by: Kindltot

Hope you stocked up on Mason jars before the decease of Dave Mason. RIP.

Posted by: Canned Ham at April 24, 2026 08:07 PM (oftw2)

98 Here's a cool picture of a phantom: https://lik.com/products/phantom

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 24, 2026 08:07 PM (V362x)

99 "Snaggle-toothed snake-eel is a Democrat Congresswoman 7."

Or James Carville's doppelganger.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (oji8u)

100
I don't know if it will make any difference, but Carl DeMaio got the Voter ID initiative on California's November ballot.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (n7rxJ)

101 Indiana gets them too. As do AL, MS, and LA sometimes. I want a basement along with my garage!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:06 PM (+2QQb)

OH too

In Ohio growing up some older neighborhoods had basements, newer and cheaper stuff, no.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (8avO+)

102 Ghost Rider Halloween costume.

The training wheels just make the costume.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (Wnv9h)

103 Eromero, how did your wife's first treatment go?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (nz1sK)

104 That was the case here. In that spot there was an oppressive feeling in the air, something unhappy and painful, and the sensation of gloom and ill-omen was felt by us all.”

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (SVYPk)

Went to an estate sale in the house the deceased lived in. She was an actress and they were selling her clothes and costume jewelry. We looked for awhile and then left. My wife and I were very quiet walking down the street to the car. When we got in the car, I said "I got a very oppressive feeling that she was angry at people touching her stuff". My wife said she pictured her yelling "leave my things alone!!" Me too. Took us awhile to shake it.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:09 PM (xHEy0)

105 Ghost castles in Turkey and Ghost Cities in China.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 08:11 PM (Cqx++)

106
Yeah, I do that with Christie. I read them twice.

I have been writing a bit, and I stumbled on using some of what I learned to build tension and emotion in my writing. Not sure it is same technique, but by studying you become aware and develop your own technique.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026

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You go back and see where she planted the clues, fairly enough (though Ellery Queen was better at that, with more peculiar and imaginative clues), and watch how she distracted you at that moment or buried the true clue in a mass of other data. It's fair; the clue is there; but you have to look for it.

Christie was a better writer than I used to think. I've read several of her Mary Westmacott dramatic, non-crime novels, and they remind me of Graham Greene.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:11 PM (+2QQb)

107 92 I just want to send ace a 2 inch rare filet and a bottle of Cab.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (DIbRX)

You know me. Love ya babe.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (xHEy0)

108 Yeah, not sure what part of Indiana but thunderstorms/flash flood would seem more of a thing. Grew up in So. Ohio and we had tornadoes but they were more rare and smaller, aside from crazy ones like Xenia 73.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026

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I'm thinking the western edge, Terre Haute, maybe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (+2QQb)

109 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (zZu0s)

110 Anyway... remember those old Panasonic cordless phones? We had one in the bedroom and that same night we were the only two in the house and laying in bed, and heard the fucker beep on the cradle out of nowhere and light up from across the room. Like it does when you take it out and put it back in the cradle. Had never happened before or since. Just weird that it happened that night.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (vE0+H)

I had something like that happen just last night. Computer monitor turned on across the room, tablet froze for a sec, others beeped. I figure a power glitch hit my net hub and various devices woke up to fix their networks.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (8avO+)

111 89 compare her look here

https://youtu.be/nMGMot16a6E?si=tIltqjMVXS5UIjqT

to here

https://youtu.be/MABrtSn30LU?si=evujlezEYIBj6keG

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)

Never seen their live stuff, only the videos.

Pretty aggressive change there.
A lost of girls seem to want to look like Harley Quinn these days just because boys like her.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (6ydKt)

112 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (zZu0s)

Ba ba ba ba Bob a ran....

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:13 PM (xHEy0)

113 Every place that’s built above the water table should have a basement.

The house that I grew up in had a basement with four rooms. In addition to two full above-ground floors and an attic.

That house was packed full of stuff.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (77rzZ)

114 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM

I'm always here.

Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (0sNs1)

115 I had something like that happen just last night. Computer monitor turned on across the room, tablet froze for a sec, others beeped. I figure a power glitch hit my net hub and various devices woke up to fix their networks.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (8avO+)

Possible. But weird.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (vE0+H)

116
I totally saw the twist in The Other coming. Knew what was coming in Sixth Sense too, but I was primed for that.

I notice dumb little details.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe

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I saw those twists coming, too. The thing is, it's pretty easy to tell when you're watching a "puzzle" movie -- there's so much that's not shown, you know it's all leading up to a big reveal. That can happen at about the 15-minute mark.

At that point, it's just a matter of guessing what the twist will be, and that turns out to be pretty easy if you're playing Spot The Clues.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (n7rxJ)

117
Andrew McCarthy got this little time-lapse video of the Sun a while back:

https://is.gd/gyA8CC

That's 7 hours of observation using fancy equipment and a lot of processing skill, but all from his backyard. And note all the comments saying it's fake.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:15 PM (w6EFb)

118 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM

Me, whenever I'm in the pool.

Posted by: Robert, with no arms or legs at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

119 Pretty aggressive change there.
A lost of girls seem to want to look like Harley Quinn these days just because boys like her.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (6ydKt)

Or, she thinks she's losing it so she is rolling in another direction- and is pissed about it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)

120 Yeah, not sure what part of Indiana but thunderstorms/flash flood would seem more of a thing. Grew up in So. Ohio and we had tornadoes but they were more rare and smaller, aside from crazy ones like Xenia 73.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026

***
I'm thinking the western edge, Terre Haute, maybe.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (+2QQb)

I used to drive thru that area a lot going from Ohio (Cincy) to Stl Louis for college. An interesting thing is that it is near a "seam" for weather. If it was snowing down in Louisville, say it usually wasn't there, and vice versa. I could redirect friends driving from the East Coast on which route to take between the two areas. Travel times were pretty similar.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (8avO+)

121 Ghost cycle is a bit freaking

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (Ia/+0)

122 Wife, son and I visited Fort Laramie some years ago. Son and I were wandering, taking photos, chatting. Wife had gone ahead, and went into the little stone jailhouse where they kept deserters before courts martial.

Suddenly we see her tear-assing out of there, pale and terrified. "Someone was in there with me!" Son and I went in, and we felt something, but not like wife did. Basically, an icky place.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (0aYVJ)

123 You go back and see where she planted the clues, fairly enough (though Ellery Queen was better at that, with more peculiar and imaginative clues), and watch how she distracted you at that moment or buried the true clue in a mass of other data. It's fair; the clue is there; but you have to look for it.

Christie was a better writer than I used to think. I've read several of her Mary Westmacott dramatic, non-crime novels, and they remind me of Graham Greene.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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Thanks, now I have more books to put on my list. I have not read any of hers but Marple and Poirot. and I have not read Green or Queen.

If only there could be an atomic war and I would have ...Time Enough at Last.

But yeah, that's the point to see exactly how she hid the clues or made big revelations seem like she (the writer) is just filling space with small talk.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (uUHnE)

124 I'm always here.

Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (0sNs1)

LoL. Love this damn place.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (xHEy0)

125 58 From “The Willows by Algernon Blackwood:

would you believe I read about half of that and then stopped

i'm really bad at reading.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM

I've been listening to a lot of YouTube audio short stories lately. The Willows keeps popping up. Maybe I should try listening to it soon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Wnv9h)

126 No, homeowners insurance here reflects the possibility of hail or wind damage. And your insurance needs to be for replacement cost, not what you paid for it

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (wOXCn)

127
Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Mid-Continent KC of Tulsa show today ovef a handsome Borzoi entry. We're quite happy because this breaks a string of five shows where he failed to go Breed.

Nothing in the Group, but we'll take what we get.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (tgvbd)

128 Everything is gay and retarded.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (q1qnK)

129 Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

As a hospital Chaplain, I had run of the entire building except for scrub and operating rooms. Even in a working hospital, there is no creepier place than hospital basements at night.

*shudder*

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Kyh8Y)

130 I had something like that happen just last night. Computer monitor turned on across the room, tablet froze for a sec, others beeped. I figure a power glitch hit my net hub and various devices woke up to fix their networks.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (8avO+)

Possible. But weird.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (vE0+H)

Had a half day total internet dead period last weekend. Third world CA. Well, prior to this it has been pretty good to be fair.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (8avO+)

131 I'm trying to catch up on the controversy surrounding the new Pragmata video game.

Seems a lot of people think unmarried men liking a video game involving being a father-figure type to their cute companion robot-girl while fighting off other robots is bordering on pedophilia.

Like this hasn't been a trope in video games for awhile?
The Last of Us has basically the same type of plot, only Ellie is a little older and nowhere near as pretty as this Diana character.

Can't men have anything without it being ruined by the hypocritical moral judgement of the fashionable left?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)

132 103 Eromero, how did your wife's first treatment go?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (nz1sK)
Thanks for asking Tea. Yesterday she had some distress, so the infusion was cut at 2 hours. Today the distress was cut off at the pass and she was able to run the 6 hour infusion straight through with no problems except butt-dragging fatigue. Hell I was tired and all I did was sit beside her.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (LHPAg)

133 When we got in the car, I said "I got a very oppressive feeling that she was angry at people touching her stuff". My wife said she pictured her yelling "leave my things alone!!" Me too. Took us awhile to shake it.
Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:09 PM (xHEy0)

V.K Arseyev was a very sensible and grounded man and not given to flights of fancy; a Lewis and Clark type. There's something there, we just can't measure it with tools and devices.

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 08:19 PM (SVYPk)

134 I used to drive thru that area a lot going from Ohio (Cincy) to Stl Louis for college. An interesting thing is that it is near a "seam" for weather.
Posted by: Oldcat

It's I70. The weather knows not to cross it for some reason.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:20 PM (Kyh8Y)

135 Can't men have anything without it being ruined by the hypocritical moral judgement of the fashionable left?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)

Except in this case he is not a psychologically wounded asshole (last of US.)

I actually always thought Geralt and Ciri in Witcher 3 was a far more wholesome and healthy story.

This is ... similar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:20 PM (zZu0s)

136 Or, she thinks she's losing it so she is rolling in another direction- and is pissed about it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)

I couldn't tell you.
I'm lost trying to figure out modern ladies.
Especially neo-punk rockers from the Isle of Wight.

It's a sea of confusion out there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (6ydKt)

137
No matter where you move to there are risks. flooding, tornadoes and other things.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)

138 And the house I grew up in was built by an undertaker. The proceedings would be held on the ground floor, while the undertaker and his family lived on the second floor.

Note, I did not find this out until I was in high school. Fortunately.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (77rzZ)

139
https://youtu.be/MABrtSn30LU?si=evujlezEYIBj6keG

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)

She remembered to put her underwear on! But I don’t know this is a crazy big change. Her skirt is shorter and she has pastel hair which is a big thing, she is an artist, she is going to grab on to that. Hair is hair, it grows back if you get a funky cut, you can go back to brunette tomorrow. Maybe I am missing something.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (hftzA)

140 I lived in a haunted farmhouse when I was a young bachelor. I didn't know it was haunted until the neighbors down the road told me. I never saw any ghosts though, I think the "band" we had that practiced there in the spare bedroom chased them off.

That was a cool house though. Big rooms, high ceilings, a big front porch, and a old mine pit next door to ride motorcycles in.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (vFG9F)

141 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?

Not even close. Cannibal, Rancher, Farmer...

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 08:22 PM (vTZFs)

142 No matter where you move to there are risks. flooding, tornadoes and other things.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)

I decided that every place has their big disaster, and the small disaster. For CA, earthquake and fire. Ohio, floods and tornado/storms/lightning.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:22 PM (8avO+)

143 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

When you head east, plan on a one night stay here.
Within 1 mile of the Grandview Triangle.
The Wood in the Hood.

Posted by: MkY at April 24, 2026 08:23 PM (q6tQZ)

144 I never read Willows For Algernon.

Who cares about a bunch of developmentally disabled rabbits.

Posted by: Warai-otoko gets every book confused with every other book at April 24, 2026 08:23 PM (Ot/FD)

145 Eromero, how often does she get the treatments?

We had a friend who had lymphoma, awhile back, and he is doing great. He's in his 70s now.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:23 PM (nz1sK)

146 Not even close. Cannibal, Rancher, Farmer...
Posted by: Oddbob

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we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.

(I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (uUHnE)

147 "Can't men have anything without it being ruined by the hypocritical moral judgement of the fashionable left?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt) "

no, that would not move The Revolution forward, at all.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (VyBeY)

148

There is no perfect place.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:25 PM (3ek7K)

149 I'm in. Let's party.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:25 PM (Ot/FD)

150 129 Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

As a hospital Chaplain, I had run of the entire building except for scrub and operating rooms. Even in a working hospital, there is no creepier place than hospital basements at night.

*shudder*
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Kyh8Y)
I've handled maybe a hundred bodies and I can promise none have come back to talk to about the trip.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (LHPAg)

151 SpeakingOf: "Pretty aggressive change there.
A lost of girls seem to want to look like Harley Quinn these days just because boys like her."

Yeah, I don't get it either. Rainbow hair, tattoos, piercings.

In Nature, those are signs to "seek a fleeing path ASAP".

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (oji8u)

152 I used to drive thru that area a lot going from Ohio (Cincy) to Stl Louis for college. An interesting thing is that it is near a "seam" for weather.
Posted by: Oldcat

It's I70. The weather knows not to cross it for some reason.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:20 PM (Kyh8Y)

Couple of times had pea-soup fogs for about 5 hours of driving before angling down I74 towards Ohio.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (8avO+)

153 Every thread is a bob thread.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (Ot/FD)

154 144 I never read Willows For Algernon.

Who cares about a bunch of developmentally disabled rabbits.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

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Is that the one where the retard baker is friends with a mouse . Wasn't that the inspiration for Pinky and the Brain?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (uUHnE)

155 California was a perfect place.

Posted by: gKWVE can't have nice things at April 24, 2026 08:27 PM (gKWVE)

156 (I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (uUHnE)

there is an a-capella musical group called the Bobs.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:27 PM (8avO+)

157 Is that the one where the retard baker is friends with a mouse . Wasn't that the inspiration for Pinky and the Brain?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (uUHnE)

That or Ratatouille

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:27 PM (Ot/FD)

158 Old News ---
Mother of Feral NYC Teen Who Body-Slammed and Stomped 15-Year-Old Girl’s Head DEFENDS Violent Son, Claims Victim ‘Bullied’ Him After She Refused to Give Him Her Phone Number

She gives a damn argument for him to be put to death.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:28 PM (/lPRQ)

159 She gives a damn argument for him to be put to death.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:28 PM (/lPRQ)

Her too, lest she make a fucking nother one.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (Ot/FD)

160 Watched SecWar update on Iranian ops. Gotta be opdec. No way the third floor gives the Navy credit for anything.

Drink to our last night on shore. Drink to the foam. And until we meet again here’s wishing you a happy voyage home. Anchors away

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (FUvyF)

161 Every thread is a bob thread.
Posted by: Warai-bobtoko
.......

Don't forget Vagene.

Posted by: wthbob at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (b3Yos)

162 I'm in.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (0aYVJ)

163 Posted by: Warai-bobtoko

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(slow clap)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (uUHnE)

164 we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.

(I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (uUHnE)

There was a Monty Python sketch on Australian Wine Reviews where everyone was named Bruce except one guy, who was then called Bruce just to keep it clear.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:30 PM (8avO+)

165 Lots of big Bobs in the IC. They use them as honey traps.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:30 PM (77rzZ)

166 158, 159, this!

Posted by: sock_rat_bob at April 24, 2026 08:31 PM (VyBeY)

167 There was a Monty Python sketch on Australian Wine Reviews where everyone was named Bruce except one guy, who was then called Bruce just to keep it clear.
Posted by: Oldcat

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Yeah, that has to be it. Thanks.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (uUHnE)

168 4 more weeks on infusions (1 per week eight hours), then evaluations.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (LHPAg)

169 161, never!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (VyBeY)

170 She remembered to put her underwear on! But I don’t know this is a crazy big change. Her skirt is shorter and she has pastel hair which is a big thing, she is an artist, she is going to grab on to that. Hair is hair, it grows back if you get a funky cut, you can go back to brunette tomorrow. Maybe I am missing something.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (hftzA)

I agree, that color isn't "activist pink" but is milder, so she might not be super insane.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (8avO+)

171 >>>She remembered to put her underwear on! But I don’t know this is a crazy big change. Her skirt is shorter and she has pastel hair which is a big thing, she is an artist, she is going to grab on to that. Hair is hair, it grows back if you get a funky cut, you can go back to brunette tomorrow. Maybe I am missing something.

she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

172 Fine.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (zZu0s)

173 There was a Monty Python sketch on Australian Wine Reviews where everyone was named Bruce except one guy, who was then called Bruce just to keep it clear.
Posted by: Oldcat

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Yeah, that has to be it. Thanks.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (uUHnE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNBy1D1Y0h4

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (8avO+)

174 Taylor Swift, is the singer that appeals to 12 year old girls and it's starting to look kinky - not in a good way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (XAeCh)

175 she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

Its the fake redhead? She feels angry, looking at her pictures. And not in the normal redhead fire in the eye good way.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)

176 Ace, I hope that you have a great weekend.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (77rzZ)

177 So, one down and 4 to go.
Prayers up, for both of you.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (nz1sK)

178 Fake redheads just kill your soul and leave it to rot on the prairie.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (Ot/FD)

179 I have seen an in depth article on the Turkish "Castles" including the developers marketing web pages when it was still active.

On paper, and if you were the only one with a 'castle' of a particular floor plan, it wouldn't be bad. But they ALL were carbon copies of each other with bowling alley side yards in an otherwise wide open country side.
And the construction was a bit skeevy...

It was doomed to fail.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)

180 love Kansas, the people and the roads and the weather (so far). I want to visit the western regions soon. But as for buying here, I don't think it's gonna happen.

(I blinked the first time I saw $3.99 as the price for a hamburger here. It's not big, they're the "smashed" kind, and you don't get fries without paying extra. But they are good.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (+2QQb)

Kansas gets tornados. Some towns are in known tornado tracks, and some are not. Maybe a local insurance agency could put you som knowledge.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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They have that compiled on maps online somewhere. All the NWS including strength, tracking, etc.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (E4rtv)

181 There's more Bobs in this Thread than there was Mish in the Previous Threads!

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM (ytyaf)

182 The 3/11 Japanese earthquake didn't do much damage, but the tsunami? People had less than about twenty minutes to get to high ground or get washed away.

The people loitering near the small seawall.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Bnk_tyMW8

Very scary.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aQj2zn5Axmk

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM (SVYPk)

183

Just fucking lovely. I never thought my daughter and granddaughter would be growing up in our country where there was a risk of their heads being slammed on the pavement because they would not give some motherfucker their phone number.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (3ek7K)

184 Thanks, now I have more books to put on my list. I have not read any of hers but Marple and Poirot. and I have not read Green or Queen.

If only there could be an atomic war and I would have ...Time Enough at Last.

But yeah, that's the point to see exactly how she hid the clues or made big revelations seem like she (the writer) is just filling space with small talk.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026

***
Ellery Queen is definitely worth your time. Check out his classic "impossible crime" mystery, The King Is Dead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (+2QQb)

185 174 Taylor Swift, is the singer that appeals to 12 year old girls and it's starting to look kinky - not in a good way.

Posted by: Braenyard
========
Well, she either marries and has kids which ends the attraction for the tweeners or she becomes a vampire like Taylor Lorenz which creeps the tweeners out soon. Option three is become slutty and crazy which hasn't worked out for most former Disney child stars.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (E4rtv)

186 There's more Bobs in this Thread than there was Mish in the Previous Threads!
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM (ytyaf)

If ace singes mish at 50 paces, and goes rollicking along on his Vespa, messenger bag flapping in a carefree manner, is that a moving violation?

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

187 On paper, and if you were the only one with a 'castle' of a particular floor plan, it wouldn't be bad. But they ALL were carbon copies of each other with bowling alley side yards in an otherwise wide open country side.
And the construction was a bit skeevy...

It was doomed to fail.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)

OTOH, you could come home drunk to a different "wife" every night.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (utfVc)

188 175 she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

Its the fake redhead? She feels angry, looking at her pictures. And not in the normal redhead fire in the eye good way.
Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)
I didn't see the skinny little blonde in the second video. But then I didn't watch all of it.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (LHPAg)

189
she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

She has thick thighs. They save lives, you know.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (hftzA)

190 Ellery Queen is definitely worth your time. Check out his classic "impossible crime" mystery, The King Is Dead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Agree on Ellery Queen, the TV series with Jim Hutton was not bad either, the core writing team for it was picked up later for Murder She Wrote.
======
Separately, wish you luck on your relocation project.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

191 We are all Bob now.

Posted by: Timebob magazine at April 24, 2026 08:39 PM (b3Yos)

192 She has thick thighs. They save lives, you know.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (hftzA)

Except for Onatop.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:39 PM (zZu0s)

193 Completely off topic, but I have to share this. Went to the EBT (food stamps) office today to get our son's EBT account re-activated. Because, you know, we follow all the rules but he got denied, but that's another story. The point of this story is that I had to reapply on their computer, which I did not want to do, but I had to. I was frustrated with the staff in our conversation about what I had to do, but I headed to the stupid computer. An older black lady was sitting there, and she understood how frustrated I was (I guess), and she said, "I feel ya. Now you know how WE feel."
Uh, what? I told MrT and he said, what did that mean? I guess my white privilege was showing, or something.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (nz1sK)

194 Hi, Bob!

*drink*

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (77rzZ)

195 four seasons: "I never thought my daughter and granddaughter would be growing up in our country where there was a risk of their heads being slammed on the pavement because they would not give some motherfucker their phone number."

Now consider what would've happened if that girl had given that psychopath her number. She was one date away from felony rape.

That punk should be imprisoned. His filming partner, too.

Posted by: AnonyBobymousDrivel at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (oji8u)

196 An older black lady was sitting there, and she understood how frustrated I was (I guess), and she said, "I feel ya. Now you know how WE feel."
Uh, what? I told MrT and he said, what did that mean? I guess my white privilege was showing, or something.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (nz1sK)

I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)

197 Ellery Queen is definitely worth your time. Check out his classic "impossible crime" mystery, The King Is Dead.

---

OK, I put that on top of my list
Thanks!

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:43 PM (uUHnE)

198 That punk should be imprisoned. His filming partner, too.
Posted by: AnonyBobymousDrivel
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It will take Soros DAs and their Soros financiers going to jail before inner cities improve.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:43 PM (E4rtv)

199 On paper, and if you were the only one with a 'castle' of a particular floor plan, it wouldn't be bad. But they ALL were carbon copies of each other with bowling alley side yards in an otherwise wide open country side.
And the construction was a bit skeevy...

It was doomed to fail.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)
---
Was the Bluth Development Company involved in any way? Sure sounds like it...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 08:44 PM (gnNyN)

200 Uh, what? I told MrT and he said, what did that mean? I guess my white privilege was showing, or something.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (nz1sK)

I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.
Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)

Correct response: "Oh, you mean fat people?"

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (Ot/FD)

201 I’m just glad that Gen. Bob Washington won our independence from King Bob III.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (77rzZ)

202 I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.

Maybe. I'm confused by the "we" part.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (nz1sK)

203 >>If ace singes mish at 50 paces, and goes rollicking along on his Vespa, messenger bag flapping in a carefree manner, is that a moving violation?

Singing Mish cost McDonald's several million dollars in a settlement.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (ytyaf)

204 I think it might have been AI, tbh. Seems too tall to be a real woman (or even a tall man).
Posted by: ace

I'd guess a mannequin

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (C0Nlv)

205 Singing Mish cost McDonald's several million dollars in a settlement.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (ytyaf)

Tenor?

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:46 PM (Ot/FD)

206 200 >>Correct response: "Oh, you mean fat people?"

lol.
Well, who you calling fat, Bub?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:47 PM (nz1sK)

207 Agree on Ellery Queen, the TV series with Jim Hutton was not bad either, the core writing team for it was picked up later for Murder She Wrote.
======
Separately, wish you luck on your relocation project.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026

***
The 1975 Hutton series was masterminded by Richard Levinson and William Link, who'd created Columbo. The producer, one Peter S. Fischer, later helmed MSW and, I hear, used some of the scripts commissioned for the EQ series on it.

I have the EQ show on DVD. It's very well done; the casting of Ellery and his father was great. The plots depended far too much on "dying message" clues (as did some of the actual Queen short-shorts), but it had the right flavor.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:47 PM (+2QQb)

208
we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.
--------

There was a night when everyone became sven. Really.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (vE0+H)

209 Well off to watch some Richard Thompson concerts on you tube. They also have a late seventies era BBC show online with him and his former wife Linda performing.

Guy is still going strong at 75 as a folk rocker with a wicked sense of humor. Guitar genius too.

For a sample here is Richard Thompson and friends (most of which were in Fairport Convention), on his Hand of Kindness album.

Song is Tear Stained Letter and it rocks with great guitar soloes by Thompson on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnk_R-1aWwI

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)

210 What are Ace’s quim-singeing powers measured in parsecs?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (77rzZ)

211 There's more Bobs in this Thread than there was Mish in the Previous Threads!
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM

He's not wrong.

Posted by: RedMindBobState at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (Wnv9h)

212 I should go take Saijo out for his last walkies.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:50 PM (hftzA)

213 What are Ace’s quim-singeing powers measured in parsecs?
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (77rzZ)

Hehehehe.

You said secs.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:51 PM (Ot/FD)

214 Innit funny how the Democrats seem to always be every single thing they make up out of nowhere that we are?

And none of them seem to mind.

Racist rapist violent stalking disease spreading science denying religious nut cultists who want to enslave women and molest children? Sign us up! -Somehow Also the Left

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:52 PM (vE0+H)

215 Round up all the Democrats and force march them to the middle of nowhere.

Call it the Trail of Queers.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:53 PM (Ot/FD)

216 Song is Tear Stained Letter and it rocks with great guitar soloes by Thompson on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnk_R-1aWwI
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)

Possibly Thompson's best-known and many times covered song is 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, which is a modern-day outlaw ballad of the finest kind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (utfVc)

217 Maybe. I'm confused by the "we" part.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (nz1sK)

Probably all the people who work there. That has to be a soul crushing job.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (AyCDG)

218 Let me try this out

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (DIbRX)

219 Ben 'Bobbi' Had?

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:55 PM (AyCDG)

220 Let me try this out
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (DIbRX)
----
And here we go...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Bob at April 24, 2026 08:55 PM (gnNyN)

221 Glenn just blew the margins at Insty.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:56 PM (AyCDG)

222 we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.

(I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

Captain,

That was Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum.

- Captain

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:56 PM (/lPRQ)

223 43 >>>22 Ace! Have a great weekend!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

thank you! You too!

And everyone else as well.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (1wjle)
**************

This proves he loves me best. Neener neener.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (WONhk)

224
Parsex?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (w6EFb)

225 Parsex?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (w6EFb)

Parsex is what you have after 4.26 light-beers

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:01 PM (Ot/FD)

226 223 *Bows in reverence to ChtistyBlinkyTheGreat.*

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (77rzZ)

227 I know that conversion is factually incorrect but i also don't care because somewhere here will know it and correct me.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (Ot/FD)

228 I want to belong.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatandBob at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (WONhk)

229 I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.

Maybe. I'm confused by the "we" part.
Posted by: TecumsehTea

Who is this "we"?
You got a gerbil in your pocket?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)

230 >> 4.26 light-beers

*applause*, that's a good 'un.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 09:03 PM (w6EFb)

231 'Night, ace, et al. Gonna watch "Brazil." Been a minute since I've seen this one.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 09:03 PM (0aYVJ)

232 228 Christy, belong to what?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:05 PM (77rzZ)

233 I'm going to watch Tousi Tv because I like him.

He will probably let me down and be one of the eye a toljas, but I like him this month and this place (Ace) got me hooked. I never miss his show now.

I think this weekend EyeRan had better behave.

Carry on my wayward friends.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:06 PM (WONhk)

234 Scorsese's early film Boxcar Bertha is on TCM. I don't know what's going on, I came in late, but Barbara Hershey is lovely and there are familiar faces like John Carradine, his son David, and Bernie Casey.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:07 PM (+2QQb)

235 Gah. 3.26. Not 4.26.

Whatever. I was 66% correct. (Come at me, Wesley)

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:07 PM (Ot/FD)

236 If any of you gun nuts care, Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge. Inspired by the new 8.6mm blackout he made a .50 cal version that uses .50 BMG projectiles.
Long video at 19 minutes...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)

237 Banana Ballistics definitely has a voice that you would not expect to come out of that face.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:10 PM (Ot/FD)

238 Few weeks ago heard Wet Leg on a modern rock radio station

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 09:11 PM (Ia/+0)

239 Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge.

Haven't watched it but is it as dumb as it looks in the video thumbnail?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 09:11 PM (vTZFs)

240 His play was not successful and closed quickly at the Drury Lane

I s'pose by now all the Drury Lane jokes and comments have been made...

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:12 PM (2WIwB)

241 I s'pose by now all the Drury Lane jokes and comments have been made...
Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:12 PM (2WIwB)

I didn't hear muffin.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:13 PM (Ot/FD)

242 I better get to bed
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 09:14 PM (Ia/+0)

243 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:07 PM (+2QQb)

In the unedited version Hershey gets nekkid.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 09:14 PM (kxLc1)

244 Parsex?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (w6EFb)

When you make par and the beer girl is there. Don't get me started on getting a birdie.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:15 PM (2WIwB)

245 234 Barbara Hershey had a splendiforous rack.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:16 PM (77rzZ)

246 When you make par and the beer girl is there. Don't get me started on getting a birdie.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:15 PM (2WIwB)

"All i said was 'can you help me out with my putts', and she slapped me!"

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:17 PM (Ot/FD)

247 Hershey was in The Entity getting piped by a ghost.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 09:18 PM (kxLc1)

248
The Sean Hannity Show is great tonight. Because Sean Hannity isn't on.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 09:19 PM (n7rxJ)

249 >> Gah. 3.26. Not 4.26.

You were on a roll with that. We knew what you meant.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 09:22 PM (w6EFb)

250 Barbara Hershey reminds me of Katrina Law.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:22 PM (2WIwB)

251 250,
I have no idea who they are, lol

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 09:27 PM (3ek7K)

252 251 250,
I have no idea who they are, lol

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026
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Hershey was popular in run and gun movies, in the seventy's, I think.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:31 PM (XAeCh)

253 Isn't it a little early to be clicking F5? RuhRoh, it's the weekend no one is here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:33 PM (XAeCh)

254 OT: do I attend TX MOMe or do a little weekend trip for me and Mr Scary?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:34 PM (7JD9w)

255 spooky.

But pretty

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:36 PM (xcxpd)

256 Would not fuck Congressional eel

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:38 PM (xcxpd)

257 I have no idea who they are, lol

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026
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Hershey was popular in run and gun movies, in the seventy's, I think.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:31 PM (XAeCh)

***

Law is the hottie on NCIS.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:39 PM (2WIwB)

258 239 Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge.

Haven't watched it but is it as dumb as it looks in the video thumbnail?
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 09:11 PM (vTZFs)

Sorta

He does do good work on caliber comparison

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)

259

I guess I am odd. I dont watch movies and tv shows.

When ya'll talk about them I have no clue, lol.

If I'm not reading Ace I am reading books.
Everyone has their thing.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 09:43 PM (3ek7K)

260 228 I want to belong.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatandBob at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (WONhk)

You're here.

And you bring to mind Christie Brinkley. So you belong.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:43 PM (xcxpd)

261 254 OT: do I attend TX MOMe or do a little weekend trip for me and Mr Scary?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:34 PM (7JD9w)

The healing power of 'and'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)

262 Still snowing and windy here. But the snow has changed to big wet flakes and is starting to stick to the cars and the pavement. Blech!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 09:45 PM (utfVc)

263 I guess I am odd. I dont watch movies and tv shows.

When ya'll talk about them I have no clue, lol.

If I'm not reading Ace I am reading books.
Everyone has their thing.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026

***
I'm lost when people talk about streaming series, or shows on HBO and other services you have to, you know, pay for.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:45 PM (+2QQb)

264 The healing power of 'and'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)

Most of our travels are visiting/caring for
elderly parents. Yeah, I want to have bang for our buck when we aren't tending to the olds.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:48 PM (7JD9w)

265 264 The healing power of 'and'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)

Most of our travels are visiting/caring for
elderly parents. Yeah, I want to have bang for our buck when we aren't tending to the olds.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:48 PM (7JD9w)

A: you are too nice

B: Spend some time on yourself

C: awwwwwww

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:49 PM (xcxpd)

266 Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge.

Haven't watched it but is it as dumb as it looks in the video thumbnail?
Posted by: Oddbob

Interesting.
Subsonic .50 based upon 50 Alaskan (turned rim to run in semi auto).
That one gun will probably the only one to ever be made.
But is you want the best subsonic short of a trebuchet it is probably it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:50 PM (/lPRQ)

267 I'm lost when people talk about streaming series, or shows on HBO and other services you have to, you know, pay for.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:45 PM (+2QQb)

Tubi.
Is free.

But yeah, I'm usually stuck when the paid services are involved.

I am glad I bought 'Little Drummer Girl' to follow TJM's Park Chan-wook's series. Damn good miniseries.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:51 PM (xcxpd)

268 But IF you want the best subsonic short of a trebuchet it is probably it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:52 PM (/lPRQ)

269 Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:49 PM (xcxpd)

We are suckas! Next year, we may do Japan. That is far from all our worries.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:54 PM (7JD9w)

270 Am I doing this right?

Posted by: Boobs at April 24, 2026 09:56 PM (vE0+H)

271 And you bring to mind Christie Brinkley. So you belong.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:43 PM (xcxpd)

Ha...yeah. My fake name is due to her as she was born the same year as I was (1954, a great vintage), but she's older.

I also have not had plastic surgery like her and still look pretty good, but not like her except for blonde highlights. I do wish I had kept my supermodel weight but sadly I did not (at least not Lizzo size, so there's that!).

I must have been irritated by her the day I chose my name.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:58 PM (WONhk)

272 Spooky is when Barry Soetoro and Big Mike bump into each other at the same bathhouse unexpectedly. Awkward.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (Fbc0I)

273 I must have been irritated by her the day I chose my name.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:58 PM (WONhk)

If we were choosing handles by the people who irritate us mine would be a phone book.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 10:01 PM (vE0+H)

274 ONT

It be here

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:06 PM (+2QQb)

275 270 Am I doing this right?
Posted by: Boobs at April 24, 2026 09:56 PM (vE0+H)

( . ) ( . )

Here you go

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:06 PM (xcxpd)

276 G'nite all. The kids' magic trick >> exploded in laughter! Glad I wasn't drinking at the time.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 11:38 PM (Raw4f)

The Week in Woke

As several commetenters pointed out, the mother of the Next Innocent Ba-ba Babylamb Who Didn't Do Nuffin' says that the 4-foot-3 girl who tried to flee from the towering six foot black thug was "bullying" him. She said that in class, she "pushed" the six foot thug "down on the ground." (Not on camera, of course.) And this required him to bodyslam his "bully" and then stomp on her head as she lay on the ground in a daze.

The left is shrieking that Trump is deporting 300 DACA illegals for "no reason."

Like the NYT claiming it's "not clear" why he's denaturalizing terrorists -- the left is pretending they don't know the reason for the DACA deportations.

92% have been convicted of a crime or are currently being prosecuted for a crime.

Say, it was an alleged requirement of DACA that you not commit crimes, wasn't it? I mean, I know Obama didn't really intend to deport criminals, but he pretended that was the requirement to Con the Normies.

Last year, on the 13th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an unconstitutional program he had conjured into existence by executive fiat, Barack Obama was singing its praises.
"DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws," Obama said. "And it's an example worth remembering today, when families with similar backgrounds who just want to live, work, and support their communities, are being demonized and treated as enemies."
And it's all a lie.
Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has arrested nearly 300 DACA recipients nationwide -- 75 of them in Texas alone, who were previously protected from deportation.
And here's the number the left doesn't want to talk about: of 270 DACA recipients arrested between Jan. 1, 2025, and Sept. 28, 2025, 250 -- that's 92% -- had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.
Nine out of ten.
The breakdown is telling. Of those 270 arrests, 130 had criminal convictions, 120 had pending charges, and 14 were cited for immigration violations. Within the same window, 174 DACA recipients were removed from the country. According to the Department of Homeland Security, "Of those removed, 71 were convicted criminals, 66 had pending criminal charges, and 66 were in violation of immigration law. None of these applicants had been granted protected status at the time of their removal."

The article also reminds us that "DACA" has no actual legal force. It confers no status on illegals that they can claim shields them from deportation. It was just Obama's executive order declaring he would not enforce the law against "DACA" illegals.

But Trump can enforce the law as he sees fit. Obama's executive order does not bind him.

And anyway, 92% of the arrestees are criminals, and therefore not even covered by DACA.

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
1h
ICE just arrested multiple criminal illegal aliens with previous convictions for p*dophilia, r*pe, and drug trafficking.
Democrats want to defund DHS and prevent them from removing foreign pedos from our country.

Mug shots of these Brain Surgeons and Rocket Scientists here. Weird, I don't see any stethoscopes or slide-rules. Mostly just gang tats.
This should tell you everything you need to know.

A terrorist car bomber gave a video speech at UC Berkeley and was applauded.

So stunning, so brave.

A failed Palestinian suicide bomber released as part of an October 7 massacre hostage ransom spoke remotely to University of California, Berkeley students on Monday at an event held in one of the university's classrooms, according to social media posts by the organizing student groups.
Israa Jaabis, who was convicted of an attempted car bombing in Jerusalem in 2015, spoke by video call to students in Berkeley Law School classroom 170 during a Palestinian Political Prisoners Day event organized by Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine and UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine.
The video posted on Wednesday by UCB SJP, in which Jaabis addresses the students, shows a full classroom of students clapping for the failed terrorist.
Jaabis was released in November 2023 as part of a ransom for 26 hostages captured by Gazans during the October 7 massacre, according to the BBC.

But meanwhile... UCLA's "student" council condemned a music event because it featured an Israeli victim of Hamas kidnapping/hostage-taking in the 10/7 slaughter.

And UCLA banned the speaker and canceled the event at their demand.

On April 14, the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, together with Hillel -- a Jewish students' association -- hosted an event featuring Omer Shem Tov, a 23-year-old who was abducted by terrorists from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, and held captive by Hamas for 505 days.
One week later, the Undergraduate Students Association Council released a statement condemning the event on the grounds that it "advance[d] incomplete and harmful representations of ongoing violence."
The student council did not condemn a government action. Or a political rally. Or a military campaign. It condemned an event featuring a young person, just like them, who had survived 505 days in the clutches of internationally recognized terrorists, only because the event did not also focus on Palestinian suffering.
The recognition of Israeli and Jewish suffering, on the one hand, does not mean ignoring Palestinian suffering, on the other. That zero-sum thinking is one of the great failures of campus discourse today.
I served as president of UCLA's Undergraduate Students Association Council from 2017-2018. I know that office. I know that gavel. I know what it means to represent a student body as diverse, passionate, and complicated as UCLA's.
And as an Iranian American Jew, I know, painfully, how often Jewish students on that campus have been asked to justify their identities, swallow their grief, or prove that their belonging does not come at someone else's expense.
During my four years at UCLA, I witnessed antisemitism in both overt and subtle forms.

Seems more overt than subtle these days.

Dirty leftists, many of whom seem to come from cultures with no tradition of civil political exchange, also shut down a speech by a DHS official. (Video.)

Fox News:

A chaotic situation unfolded on Tuesday night in Los Angeles as far-left activists and students disrupted and chastised a Department of Homeland Security attorney who was speaking to law students at a conservative group's event at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

They are "far-left," but the suggestion that they are not part of the Democrat mainstream is false. They are the Democrat mainstream -- and the Democrat mainstream is far-left.

The incident took place at a speech hosted by the Federalist Society's UCLA chapter, where James Percival, general counsel of the DHS, was speaking to law students. Over 150 protesters gathered outside the event chanting criticisms of the Trump administration, including "No ICE, No KKK, No Fascist U.S.A."
Inside the event, students booed Percival throughout his talk, and many held profane signs while he spoke. One sign read, "F--- you loser." The students also set off different sounds on their phones as part of the disruption, and at different points, yelled out the word "Nazi."
The event culminated in a question and answer session, when most of the disruptors walked out in protest.
"Yesterday, DHS General Counsel James Percival came to UCLA School of Law for a good-faith academic discussion and was met with personal attacks, repeated interruptions, and organized disruption that prevented him from speaking," UCLA FedSoc chapter president Matthew Weinberg told Fox News Digital.
"As President of the UCLA Law Federalist Society and the event organizer, I saw students who came to hear and question a senior federal official denied that opportunity. If this is what it looks like for conservative law students trying to host a speaker at an American law school in 2026, we are not staying silent about it."
After the event was announced, left-wing campus groups circulated posts and online petitions containing rhetoric described as "threatening." One of those radical leftist groups was By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), which on its website calls for a "militant new civil rights and immigrant rights movement," posted a flyer on Instagram promoting a picketing event outside the law school.

A "trans woman" murderer kept in a woman's prison has -- you'll never guess, even if I give you 1000 guesses -- sexually assaulted an actual woman.

SO CLOSE TO PRIDE MONTH? SO CLOSE TO PRIDE MONTH?!

The twist here is that the Scottish Supreme Court has ruled that "woman" means -- and see if you can follow this twisty logic -- "woman," so a woman's prison is therefore reserved for actual women. But a trans groups is suing the prison to keep it from obeying the law, and for some reason, the prison continues keeping violent male murderers (and now sexual assaulters) penned in with the women.

J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling
The Scottish government is responsible for this sexual assault. The Supreme Court has confirmed women's right to single sex spaces, a ruling the SNP continues to flout. If the victim wishes to sue, https://jkrwf.org can assist with all costs.

This is Rose Inessa-Ethington (aka Eric Ethington), a man pretending to be a woman. He allegedly kidnapped his 10-year-old son in an attempt to get him g*nital mutilation surgery in Cuba.

Eric reportedly stole the child from his mother under the guise of a camping trip.

He is a� https://t.co/212p8af2An pic.twitter.com/lqpbMd0byq
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 24, 2026

Interesting way to report on a Muslim terrorist charging into the Israeli embassy saying he is ready to blow them up for Allah: The BBC chooses to report on his complaints about the tough boat ride he had coming over to infiltrate the country. Poor man!

You really can�t hate the @BBC enough.

For context, Abdullah Albadri, armed with two knives and carrying a �martyrdom note,� tried to storm the Israeli embassy in London, told police he wanted to die �for the glory of God,� and was then charged with preparing a terrorist attack. pic.twitter.com/RkzhE6hQo1
— Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) April 21, 2026

Local crime story:

0 AP stories on this attack in NYC
0 PBS stories on this attack in NYC
0 NYT stories on this attack in NYC
0 NPR stories on this attack in NYC
0 WSJ stories on this attack in NYC
0 BBC stories on this attack in NYC
0 CNN stories on this attack in NYC
0 WaPo stories on this attack� pic.twitter.com/8cJLtwn5kw
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 23, 2026

Reverse the races, of course, and you have a national story the Democrat Media Complex promotes for the next three election cycles, despite that being a relatively rare form of crime.

Louisiana Governor SLAMS failed parents and soft-on-crime progressive policies which allow for deranged violent criminals to freely roam our streets following a mass shooting at a mall which left one dead and multiple others injured pic.twitter.com/LAmI9p6OC9
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 24, 2026

The Party of Plunder:

More of America's Sweetheart -- she tried to get a million dollars for a "drug treatment clinic" that never existed.

My mistake, it was $1.4 million. And the "drug treatment clinic" had the address of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM

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1 \o/

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (6ydKt)

2 Booking photo?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (YlWIZ)

3 As several commetenters pointed out, the mother of the Next Innocent Ba-ba Babylamb Who Didn't Do Nuffin' says that the 4-foot-3 girl who tried to flee from the towering six foot black thug was "bullying" him. She said that in class, she "pushed" the six foot thug "down on the ground." (Not on camera, of course.) And this required him to bodyslam his "bully" and then stomp on her head as she lay on the ground in a daze.

I don't believe that kid was 14.
He looks a lot older, and like a reject from a 1970s Black Panther party.

I also think the victim is a Latina, which is white adjacent of course, but I'm betting Puerto Rican being this was Harlem and she is so short and full of fire up to the red hair on her head.

Not saying she deserved it, or anything.
I just question how many white girls live in that area of NYC to begin with.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:39 PM (6ydKt)

4 DACA = Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

I mean, its right there in the name!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:40 PM (6ydKt)

5 Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok - 1h ...

BREAKING: The MN House Fraud Prevention and State Oversight Committee just gave Ilhan Omar a May 5th deadline to produce documents relating to her involvement in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

This comes after she REFUSED to show up for a fraud hearing.

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who sonorously intones "Nothing will happen." at April 24, 2026 06:41 PM (0sNs1)

6 wow
ace is on a tear today
thnx ace

Posted by: cherries in season at April 24, 2026 06:41 PM (Xvk15)

7 I said sometime back the Left were preparing to involuntarily "trans" people - but of course I meant conservatives and other people who disagree with the Left - not kids. Of course it was always gonna be kids, too. Duh.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 06:42 PM (vE0+H)

8 Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok - 1h ...

BREAKING: The MN House Fraud Prevention and State Oversight Committee just gave Ilhan Omar a May 5th deadline to produce documents relating to her involvement in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

This comes after she REFUSED to show up for a fraud hearing.

Nothing will happen.
Posted by: That Guy who sonorously intones "Nothing will happen." at April 24, 2026 06:41 PM (0sNs1)

So close to Cinco de Quattro?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (wVcYX)

9 Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that when lil' Illhands purses her lips like that, they look kinda like her asshole.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (DwqWV)

10 Take note of the violence perpetrated against us that's being dismissed by the media, and... our political betters in certain positions.

It's an open invitation to continue, and ramp up violence on us.

A certain "situation" is becoming likely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (jehhT)

11 @visegrad24
Anger in the Netherlands after viral videos show the Dutch police beating young people in the town of Loodsdrecht after they decided to protest in front of a planned ad hoc asylum center where the mayor wants to house 110 male asylum seekers

Link to X includes video -
https://tinyurl.com/4bcn8fyk

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:44 PM (Dv3i1)

12 I would be glad to never see another picture of Ilhan Omar again if that meant she was shipped back to Somalia permanently without the loot she fraudulently grifted.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 06:44 PM (IYIYn)

13 As several commetenters pointed out, the mother of the Next Innocent Ba-ba Babylamb Who Didn't Do Nuffin' says that the 4-foot-3 girl who tried to flee from the towering six foot black thug was "bullying" him. She said that in class, she "pushed" the six foot thug "down on the ground." (Not on camera, of course.) And this required him to bodyslam his "bully" and then stomp on her head as she lay on the ground in a daze.

So. Much. Fatigue.

Posted by: Yeah I know, it's racist to notice at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (TbWk/)

14 Running things that don't exist is highly profittable.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (QAvZU)

15 Damn! So many tragic victims of cranial lead deficiency. It is becoming an epidemic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (utfVc)

16 So, considering the cousin-humping low IQ folks in Somalia, I expect Lil Ilhan is thought of as "brilliant" in some circles. Turns out she's retarded and her brother/husband is all gay.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (DwqWV)

17 I've noticed a pattern with Omar.

Something comes out in the news that's negative on her (story after story breaking over her entire career).

She'll then lie low for a month or two to get her story straight where she'll come out and answer the story with her version of events so the lefty media will push that out, and then she proceeds to talk shit to any right-wing reporter who dares to question her new lying story.

It's the same thing over and over.
And she gets away with it because nobody wants to charge her crook/con-artist narrow ass for anything she does.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (6ydKt)

18 Running things that don't exist is highly profittable.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (QAvZU)

Boy howdy!

Posted by: Bernie Madoff, former NASDAQ Chairman at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (wVcYX)

19 Anger in the Netherlands after viral videos show the Dutch police beating young people in the town of Loodsdrecht...

That was really beating so much as "let this remind you who's in charge here, peasant."

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (vTZFs)

20 I don't think we need to import any more violent retards.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:47 PM (QAvZU)

21 How does a tiny Puerto Rican girl bully a 6 foot tall black bastard like that? She called him a name? Did he deserve it? So many questions, so few ropes and lampposts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

22 My mistake, it was $1.4 million. And the "drug treatment clinic" had the address of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM
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In this case, you probably received a treat of free drugs with every purchase of a burrito.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (gnNyN)

23 Just a reminder JK Rowling is not an ally. She is a far left bitch. She is not coming at this stabd from the same side we are. She believes women are superior and deserve special privileges.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

24 I should have gotten a billion or so from my farm in Farmville.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (QAvZU)

25 20 I don't think we need to import any more violent retards.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:47 PM (QAvZU)

Most of ours are homegrown, after all.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (DwqWV)

26 Reverse the races indeed, it wouldn't just be news stories. You'd have full on georgy porgy floyd riots.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (n5tGW)

27 The Cuba story is crazy. Why go to Cuba for some sketchy surgery when there are plenty of butchers still operating in the US. How did US get the child back - did they threaten Cuba to turn them over? How did they get back to US?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:49 PM (Dv3i1)

28 I can' breathe. It's the big one Elizebeth.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:50 PM (QAvZU)

29 She believes women are superior and deserve special privileges.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM

She's not wrong, you know. The Paolo is, how you say, a special privilege.

Posted by: Paolo at April 24, 2026 06:50 PM (0sNs1)

30 I'm sorry is Bully Girl wearing a leather onsie?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 06:50 PM (wBaIH)

31 Thug's mom has quite the accent. Where did we import her ass from? Can we send her back? Along with her felonious spawn?

I like how she claimed her daughter was raped in school. Where's the police report, honey?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (DwqWV)

32 I don't believe that kid was 14.
He looks a lot older, and like a reject from a 1970s Black Panther party.

Posted by: SpeakingOf
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The mother sounded like a non-native english speaker. And his actions sounded like a muslim.

Where are they from??? That is an important part of this story.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (uUHnE)

33 So, considering the cousin-humping low IQ folks in Somalia, I expect Lil Ilhan is thought of as "brilliant" in some circles. Turns out she's retarded and her brother/husband is all gay.
Posted by: tcn in AK

They'll make great babies!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (/lPRQ)

34 Get this, even Cuba agreed that this was freaking sketchy and cooperated fully.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (n5tGW)

35 That was really beating so much as "let this remind you who's in charge here, peasant."
____

There was another video of what appears to be a Dutch teenager lying on the ground possibly unconscious while the baton wielding thugs stand around him, indifferent. Maybe I can find it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:52 PM (Dv3i1)

36 34 Get this, even Cuba agreed that this was freaking sketchy and cooperated fully.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (n5tGW)

I guess nobody likes a pushy pervert, after all.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:53 PM (DwqWV)

37 The Cuba story is crazy. Why go to Cuba for some sketchy surgery when there are plenty of butchers still operating in the US. How did US get the child back - did they threaten Cuba to turn them over? How did they get back to US?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:49 PM (Dv3i1)

Cuba is very poor. They cannot afford to support freeloader gringo trannies. And the last thing they need to do is to give Trump a popular reason to go medieval on their Commie asses.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 06:54 PM (utfVc)

38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:55 PM (n5tGW)

39 > Running things that don't exist is highly profittable.
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Managing those things is more profitable.

Follow me for more biz tips.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:56 PM (jehhT)

40 I found a good documentary on India once.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:57 PM (QAvZU)

41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pDJ4-MtAkQ

Empire of Dust

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:57 PM (Dv3i1)

42 "A terrorist car bomber gave a video speech at UC Berkeley and was applauded. So stunning, so brave."

"If we applaud them, they will love us, and not rape or murder us." Leftist wimps with Huge Egos.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 06:57 PM (vbXSk)

43 The Cubans are having to cut power off to hospitals.
They don't have time to treat the whims of delusional Yanquis trying to chop their children's genitals off.

And they may be communists, but they're not woke because only the rich can afford to be woke.
Luxury beliefs, indeed.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (6ydKt)

44 38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

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The best one is Mondo Africa.
That isn't the name, but you can find it by that name because the Italian director is famous for his "mondo" movies.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (uUHnE)

45 Why go to Cuba for some sketchy surgery when there are plenty of butchers still operating in the US.

Yeah, if you're going overseas for that go to Thailand. They've at least got skills

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (a+4eV)

46 Local Crime Story or Global Conspiracy?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:00 PM (RIvkX)

47 Where are they from??? That is an important part of this story.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (uUHnE)

I personally think the bully did it for clicks on TikTok with his buddy filming him and egging him on the entire time.

What needs to happen is that the NYPD needs to put this guy in a cell, then invite the girl's brothers, cousins, and friends to come in and treat this guy to a little reciprocal justice.
Let's see how that afro survives about thirty size 11s coming down on it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (6ydKt)

48 Follow me for more biz tips.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:56 PM

Care to expand your portfolio, and join me in offering fashion tips to the 'ettes? They do seem to appreciate them.

One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)

49 the omar has black eyes like dolls eyes.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:03 PM (LHPAg)

50 So, considering the cousin-humping low IQ folks in Somalia, I expect Lil Ilhan is thought of as "brilliant" in some circles.

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She's the Einstein of fraud!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (ndZc7)

51 the omar has black eyes like dolls eyes.
Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:03 PM

Do they roll back in her head just before ... you know ...?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (0sNs1)

52 38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

I posted a link to Empire of Dust (2011) yesterday, if that's the one you mean?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (6ydKt)

53 One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)
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My only fashion tip is "That looks good on you."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:06 PM (RIvkX)

54 51 the omar has black eyes like dolls eyes.
Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:03 PM

Do they roll back in her head just before ... you know ...?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (0sNs1)
Yeah. And that's when the reindeer screams, jus like in Mondo Cane.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (LHPAg)

55 India The Worst Country on Earth.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (QAvZU)

56 They do seem to appreciate them.

One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)

How very thoughtful of you.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (DwqWV)

57 Slow day.

I saw Jimmy Carr on Rogan -- just a clip.

I never realized what a moron he is. It was like watching the retards discussing calculus. He says USA should just, as a "reparations" program, go around the world ending slavery.

I am not sure how going to war with a bunch of blacks and muslims is reparations. And reparations to whom and for what? He said a lot of stupid stuff in a 2 minute clip.

Funny guy -- he should stick to stand-up and panel shows.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (uUHnE)

58 > Follow me for more biz tips.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:56 PM

Care to expand your portfolio, and join me in offering fashion tips to the 'ettes? They do seem to appreciate them.

One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)
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I wanna see your portfolio first.

"Portfolio" being left to the imagination.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 07:08 PM (jehhT)

59 Managing those things is more profitable.

-
Cuts down on your overhead.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 07:08 PM (ndZc7)

60 Local Crime Story or Global Conspiracy?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:00 PM (RIvkX)

Are you saying it's the Jooos?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

61 BTW, I saw a selection of Sydney Sweeney clips from the new season of Euphoria. Have no idea what the show is, but the clips were fascinating.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

62 Thank you, I'll look for both of those.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 07:10 PM (n5tGW)

63
The best one is Mondo Africa.
That isn't the name, but you can find it by that name because the Italian director is famous for his "mondo" movies.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (uUHnE)

Africa Addio is what you're probably thinking of.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 07:11 PM (y9nCu)

64 Are you saying it's the Jooos?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)
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There are other Global Conspiracies you know!

This is the Soros-led Tides-funded "decarceral movement" conspiracy to empty the prisons and free the criminal class to prey upon the productive class without fear of any consequence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:12 PM (RIvkX)

65 They are "far-left," but the suggestion that they are not part of the Democrat mainstream is false.
_______
At least the journolists didn't call them "center-left".

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 07:12 PM (AlhUl)

66 Africa has one thing going for it. At least it's not India.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:12 PM (QAvZU)

67 I saw part of that India movie, disgusting, couldn't watch long.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 07:13 PM (n5tGW)

68 The cow flop flakes in a box?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (QAvZU)

69

The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)

70 44 38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

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The best one is Mondo Africa.
That isn't the name, but you can find it by that name because the Italian director is famous for his "mondo" movies.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (uUHnE)

Is that the guy who did Cannibal Holocaust?

Posted by: Got falsely arrested for murder IIRC at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (TbWk/)

71
The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)

Is this a problem?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (y9nCu)

72 Africa Addio is what you're probably thinking of.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Yeah, that's it. I haven't seen it in a long while, but it was wonderful. Wait, let me see what Ebert says:

"Film critic Roger Ebert, in a scathing 1967 review of the shortened American version of the film, called it "racist" and stated that it "slanders a continent." He drew attention to the opening narration:..."

With a review like that, you know it is going to be great.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (uUHnE)

73 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)

I don't understand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (zZu0s)

74 Whay does Sydney Sweeny look like?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:16 PM (QAvZU)

75 A "trans woman" murderer kept in a woman's prison has -- you'll never guess, even if I give you 1000 guesses -- sexually assaulted an actual woman.
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He is a lesbian so it's OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:17 PM (XAeCh)

76 Have no idea what the show is, but the clips were fascinating.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

Fascinating in the way that you didn't perceive much beyond "yup those are them"?

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 07:18 PM (vE0+H)

77 69

The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)
________
Makes sense to me. Are you LGBTQWERTY?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 07:18 PM (AlhUl)

78 India is what happens when people live in, on and around a garbage landfill that is still in operation, but's it's the whole country.

Mexico is trying to keep pace in 2nd place.

In 3rd place is Los Angeles.

Posted by: Waste Management at April 24, 2026 07:18 PM (dOVnE)

79 Is that the guy who did Cannibal Holocaust?
Posted by: Got falsely arrested for murder IIRC

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No, that was later, I think and not a documentary

The mondo films were exploitation documentaries. You heard of blackpoitation, and the nudist films, and Russ Meyer ..... well they were fiction stories. These are documentaries that are sensationalist and shocking and often a bit too true.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:19 PM (uUHnE)

80 WSJ 0 Stories. Should. Not. Surprise. The WSJ "news" section has been reliably Left for years. Main reason I quit after subscribing for 30 years.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 07:20 PM (eYyUS)

81 US freezes 344 million in crypto from Iran.
Bessent" I have skills, I will find your money and I will make sure you never see it "

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:21 PM (DIbRX)

82 That's it. Now im not going to sell all of my shit, move to California, and enroll at Berkeley.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM (1S3fY)

83 >>The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

>Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

>Go with that.

I mean...

she'd have to take them out for us to be sure that your sarcasm is justified, right?

I say we roll the dice and see if it helps.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM (ytyaf)

84
Is that the guy who did Cannibal Holocaust?
Posted by: Got falsely arrested for murder IIRC at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (TbWk/)

I don't think so. As I recall, CH was kind of a rebuttal to the "mondo" type films, which were often accused of being staged exploitation flicks, especially later in the movement's short life. The actual animal killings in CH were creepy (especially with the choice of music) but the real creep factor for me was the filmmaker characters, who wanted to make a mondo film, but couldn't find anything shocking enough to put on film, so they turned into monsters, killing natives to manufacture the footage they wanted. Such a petty reason to turn genocidal.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (y9nCu)

85 Funny guy -- he should stick to stand-up and panel shows.
Posted by: bob
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I despise the attempts to combine comedy entertainment with news. It started big time with Jon Stewart and hasn't improved through the years.

In fact, most video news is designed to make people feel informed rather than actually informing them regardless of the source. There is a reason I still prefer print news--a) it is more dense in information and b) less ephemeral, and c) less able to emotionalize and cash in on appearances to bolster credibility.

An hour long 'discussion' of events amounts to about the same text count as the front page of teh NYT. Second, the existence of print, as opposed to hard to find video transcripts, means that more care is taken because that print sticks around forever in today's world, Third, they use in video the bubble headed bleach blondes, the long faced experts, etc. and the presenters aka news readers that have good diction. All designed to impress you with presentation but not much with content.

Video in whatever format is for entertainment or a cursory glance at something, not for lasting enlightenment on topics.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)

86 "DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws."

DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of illegal immigrants and a nation without the rule of law.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (c232c)

87 81 US freezes 344 million in crypto from Iran.
Bessent" I have skills, I will find your money and I will make sure you never see it "
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:21 PM (DIbRX)

Bessent. A good pick, yes?

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (Gqar8)

88 tubal, a good pick.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (DIbRX)

89 The mondo films were exploitation documentaries. You heard of blackpoitation, and the nudist films, and Russ Meyer ..... well they were fiction stories. These are documentaries that are sensationalist and shocking and often a bit too true.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:19 PM (uUHnE)

The theme from Mondo Cane became quite a hit:

https://youtu.be/Ai_vVPoS01Q

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (utfVc)

90 i was promised this movie seventy years ago
youtu.be/fLMd3_gRXBg

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 07:24 PM (gKWVE)

91 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)
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Correct. I think that sums it up.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:25 PM (1S3fY)

92 Omar isn't going to give up anything

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

93 More of America's Sweetheart -- she tried to get a million dollars for a "drug treatment clinic" ...
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youtube.com/watch?v=FJmYUmrnP0o

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (XAeCh)

94 >>The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

One would also hope they are symmetrical.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (ytyaf)

95

I am not a lesbian.

I know lots of guys love big tits and it is a diversion from the shit going on our wonderful country.

Stand up for our country regardless how you feel about big tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (3ek7K)

96 Kill all of the leftist.

Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (P4Pk9)

97 The only movie you need to learn about Africa or East St. Louis or parts of Detroit is "The Naked Prey".

I think a modern remake is in order.

Starring Will Smith.

Posted by: Zombie Cornel Wilde at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (dOVnE)

98 That is the problem with the left - they'd win the argument on immigrants...except...they can't seem to agree to allow us to deport convicted pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and other useless and dangerous sorts.

Hence my counter proposal is send them all home. If they can't distinguish between law abiding illegals and gang members, why should we? If the left wont sort them out, why should I?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (c232c)

99 $344 million in USD stable coin at that.

That means somebody had converted their other crytpo holdings into a dollar stable coin in order to covert that into currency easier.

Bessent stopped that cold.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (6ydKt)

100 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)

Well, that. and she actually gives the impression of being a decent human being.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (utfVc)

101 No, I'm obviously not into boobapalooza here, four seasons , but I think the reason guys like Sydney Sweeney besides her tits is because she's a rather attractive woman -aside from her large tits -and from some of her remarks she seems like her politics are somewhat conservative and she gets flack the left because of it . She seems to enjoy having men appreciate her . But I don't think they credit her with having ability to solve any world problems.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 07:28 PM (FVhIY)

102 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

103 91 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)
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Correct. I think that sums it up.
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:25 PM (1S3fY)

I just read her as someone trying make bank while the gettin' is good. I attach no significance to her views or attitudes about anything. She is only ever an image to people.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (Gqar8)

104 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits. --Posted by: four seasons

You didn't notice her working on her own car, or shooting in competition, or sending blessings and greetings to her brother and his cohort in a combat zone.

Must have been checking out those tits, huh?
How very small of you.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (zdLoL)

105 A "trans woman" murderer kept in a woman's prison has -- you'll never guess, even if I give you 1000 guesses -- sexually assaulted an actual woman.
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He is a lesbian so it's OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:17 PM (XAeCh)

He sleeps all night and he works all day?

Posted by: Monty Python Lads at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (wVcYX)

106 That's it. Now im not going to sell all of my shit, move to California, and enroll at Berkeley.
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM

Can't blame you. Ever since they cancelled the annual "How Berkeley Can You Be?" parade, it just isn't the same.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

107 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

*puts hand over heart. Starts humming national anthem*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (zZu0s)

108 Could be a lot of men are standing up for the country because it has a lot of big tits.

We've got to embrace the power of 'and', sometimes.

(I think Syndey is cute, but I don't obsess over her. I just believe she's probably the last true American sex symbol.)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

109 Besides, in the case of Ms. Sweeney, I think the term "fun bags" is appropriate.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (1S3fY)

110 Posted by: Aetius451AD

From wiki
Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for HBO. It is based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The series stars Zendaya as Rue Bennett, a troubled teenage drug addict who struggles to get sober, find her place in the world, and adjust to her relationships after rehab. Though Rue is the central focus of the show, the beginning of most episodes provides backstories for the rest of the main characters.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:31 PM (E4rtv)

111 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

Well, I mean . . . What about "owning a chainsaw because I wanted one"?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:31 PM (rbvCR)

112 Video in whatever format is for entertainment or a cursory glance at something, not for lasting enlightenment on topics.

Posted by: whig
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Well I agree. I can not watch, or even listen to podcasts while I do other things.
But lately even "news" sites are so polluted with long meandering AI crap. Some are very good but many go on for ever without getting to the point. Or they stick x embeds in and bounce around from topic to topic. I miss real paper.

(I like video for visual information, but not for news and politics.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:31 PM (uUHnE)

113 Wait, I was humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

I think it still works.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (zZu0s)

114 >>*puts hand over heart. Starts humming national anthem*

'...gave proof through the night, at her funbags we stare.'

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (ytyaf)

115 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)

116 Erica.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (QAvZU)

117 Now I DO like the fact that Sweeney pisses off a lot of the right people. I find that funny and entertaining. The Left is easily goaded.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (Gqar8)

118 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)

But she says it's 12".

Or something.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)

119 Kill all of the leftist.
Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM

Sát Công

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

120 >>I DO like the fact that Sweeney pisses off a lot of the right people.

Not at all the type of girl I usually look at twice...but, then she smiles and I understand why some guys do.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (ytyaf)

121 80 JM in Illinois

"The WSJ "news" section has been reliably Left for years. Main reason I quit after subscribing for 30 years."

Same. I ditched the "Financial Times" in 2004 for the the same reason.

Posted by: Distant Observer at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (xCSxo)

122 I just read her as someone trying make bank while the gettin' is good. I attach no significance to her views or attitudes about anything. She is only ever an image to people.
Posted by: tubal
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FWIW, Sweeney survived being cancelled for her American Eagle ads as a symbol of White Supremacy. She did not cower to the mob and apparently had a pretty normal upbringing in Florida compared with the nepot Hollyweird yutes.

We shall see whether she kow tows in the future as her believed politics already probably caused her scenes in one upcoming movie (the second Devil Wears Prada) to get cut.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (E4rtv)

123 Aetius, it really is 6 inches. I'm thinking about making a holster for it !

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (DIbRX)

124

If Sweeny was a decent person she would not have posed under a guy who had his underwear lowered so it looked like she was going to to give him a blow job.

If that turns you on, go for it.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (3ek7K)

125 I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)
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Those things are great! I have one here for yard stuff and one at the farm-o for little jobs that don't really warrant getting out a big saw.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (DJPFk)

126 115 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)

Next up , chop saw and wood lathe. Yes We Can!

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (Gqar8)

127 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM

Could we add the Browning M2 to that list?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (0sNs1)

128 ...gave proof through the night, at her funbags we stare.'
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (ytyaf)

'Oh say do those gi-gan-tic titties still wave... o'er the Land of the Free! And the home of the Brave.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (zZu0s)

129 120 >>I DO like the fact that Sweeney pisses off a lot of the right people.

Not at all the type of girl I usually look at twice...but, then she smiles and I understand why some guys do.
Posted by: garrett
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Real smiles make all the difference because it show attitude beneath. Fake smiles do the uncanny valley thing and cause repulsion.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)

130 Sydney Sweeney, a woman that's beginning to look more like a cow than a kid should...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (XAeCh)

131 They have 6 inch chainsaws?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (QAvZU)

132 nood tree cafe

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (a+4eV)

133 >>Real smiles make all the difference because it show attitude beneath. Fake smiles do the uncanny valley thing and cause repulsion.

Yeah. When a girl's smile touches her eyes, you know it is genuine.

Of, course. Some girls can fake that, too.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (ytyaf)

134 124

If Sweeny was a decent person she would not have posed under a guy who had his underwear lowered so it looked like she was going to to give him a blow job.

If that turns you on, go for it.

Posted by: four seasons
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I think that is the singer Sabrina Carpenter for an album cover. Sweeney is an actress. Dunno about her actual acting--ask TJM or Ace I guess.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (E4rtv)

135 I am guessing that the girl has a tendency to do as she damn well pleases.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (Gqar8)

136

Big tits will save our country.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (3ek7K)

137 Boss Moss, they do. I'm not normally a fan of battery operated but this saw is a real gem.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (DIbRX)

138 Big Tit controls the World.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:38 PM (ytyaf)

139 Not at all the type of girl I usually look at twice...but, then she smiles and I understand why some guys do.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (ytyaf)

Sydney is one of those girls who is blessed to have a lot of different looks.

She can be glammed up like a hooker with caked on makeup and be pretty to gorgeous or wearing no makeup with her hair up and look like a completely different girl, All-American and beautiful.

It's a rare gift some women have and she's loaded with it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:38 PM (6ydKt)

140 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

Bloodhound Gang, as ever, had it right
youtu.be/Tu5J5uPzeIU

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (gKWVE)

141 Yeah. When a girl's smile touches her eyes, you know it is genuine.

Of, course. Some girls can fake that, too.
Posted by: garrett
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Over time, it causes laugh wrinkles which are hard to fake.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (E4rtv)

142 >>It's a rare gift some women have and she's loaded with it.

The women who are truly beautiful, inside and out...they can always do this.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (ytyaf)

143 They have 6 inch chainsaws?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM

Och, lad, hae ye not paid attention to the chainsaw bayonet discussions?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (0sNs1)

144 143 They have 6 inch chainsaws?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Yes. I prefer something called the Gator as it is more controllable. Has a jaw along with the six inch chainsaw to hold the piece you are cutting. Works great for removing branches from trees, cutting small stumps to near ground level safely, etc.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (E4rtv)

145 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)

The DeWalt electric ones are about the best one for a back yard, but I have gas saws too.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:45 PM (rbvCR)

146 That's weird, Bloodhound Gang has been popping up in my YouTube feed lately for no reason. Are they doing it to everyone?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (P4bJX)

147 DACA means "Deferred Action". That is, ignoring the laws passed by Congress.

If one president can write it, another president can unwrite it.

But Chief Justice Johnny Cartel liked it, so he blocked PDT from rescinding it.

Traitor.

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (3yYQG)

148 If Sweeny was a decent person she would not have posed under a guy who had his underwear lowered so it looked like she was going to to give him a blow job.

If that turns you on, go for it.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM

Go on...

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 25, 2026 01:51 AM (4NO2D)

Gavin McInnes: The Organizer of "United the (Fake) Right" Paid by the SPLC Would Not Stop Beggint Me to Attend His SPLC-Funded Anti-Right Op

So it was all an op from the beginning: The guy paid by the SPLC -- who was also, get this, a CNN "reporter" (!!!) -- tried to draw in as many people on the right as possible so they would all get smeared as racists when the "They Will Not Replace Us!" tik-torch operatives made their surprise, but planned, appearance.

Here's Gavin McInnes confronting this SPLC plant for attempting to recruit Proud Boys.

More drip, drip, drip on this two-in-one Race Communist/White Supremacist organization:

In the early 1990s, I was the opinion pages editor of the Oceanside Blade-Citizen in San Diego County. We were a 30,000 circulation daily serving Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista and Encinitas. At that time, California and a few other states were pioneering new laws that required financial institutions to share with customers the files they kept on us - and to provide a process for challenging inaccurate information.
The editorial board - publisher Tom Missett, managing editor Rusty Harris, and myself - were in favor of this development, and wrote a series of editorials in support of it. Then we went a step further, and in another editorial argued that political and activist organizations that keep files on American citizens should also have to disclose those files on request, and have a process whereby inaccurate information could be challenged.
We had in mind everyone from the National Rifle Association to the ACLU - the sorts of nonprofit advocacy groups that tend to monitor what their perceived opponents write and say in public.
But it was only the Southern Poverty Law Center we heard from.
I have no idea how they knew a mid-size daily in Southern California had written an editorial in favor of transparency and accountability, but they weren't happy. Maybe a reader who disagreed with our position forwarded it to SPLC headquarters halfway across the country, maybe a newspaper near them picked it up off the wire and ran it - it didn't matter.
What mattered was that someone from the SPLC called Rusty and warned that this was a dangerous idea. That this would make it more difficult and expensive for them to track white supremacists and racists.
Rusty, in his quiet Texas drawl, pointed out that being falsely accused of espousing such views could be devastating to the person so accused - and that surely no reasonable person could oppose allowing people to clear their name?
Well, that never happens, they told him.
Rusty then suggested they submit a commentary in response to our editorial, and said he's make sure it ran.
No, he was told. That isn't good enough. They wanted a retraction of our editorial!
Rusty patiently explained that we'd already given this quite a bit of thought, and we stood by our position.
Then things turned ugly. It would be unfortunate, the SPLC rep told Rusty, if the SPLC had to add a newspaper of all things to their hate watch list! That they would name our editorial board members as well, let the world know that we supported hate!

It's a Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization.

Flashback: In 2016, the SPLC partnered with the communist American Federation of Teachers to pay for a survey of teachers to discover hate-crimes.

The SPLC deleted all reports of anti-white racist hate-crimes.

At least 2,000 educators around the country reported racist slurs and other derogatory language leveled against white students in the first days after Donald Trump was elected president. But the group that surveyed the teachers didn't publish the results in its report on Trump-related "hate crimes."
The Southern Poverty Law Center partnered with the American Federation of Teachers, which formally endorsed Hillary Clinton, to circulate the questionnaire among its 1.6 million mostly Democratic members. The survey was sent out to K-12 teachers and administrators who subscribe to its "Teaching Tolerance" newsletter.
The SPLC's widely cited report -- "The Trump Effect: The Impact of the 2016 Presidential Election on Our Nation's Schools" -- reported that 40 percent of the more than 10,000 educators who responded to the survey "have heard derogatory language directed at students of color, Muslims, immigrants and people based on gender or sexual orientation."
The takeaway was that Trump-supporting white kids have been harassing minorities at the nation's schools. And SPLC's schools report, along with a broader report on alleged Trump-inspired hate crimes -- "Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election" -- sparked breathless coverage in the New York Times, Washington Post and other major media.
The reports also triggered a statement Friday from the US Commission on Civil Rights, which expressed "deep concern" that "prejudice has reared its ugly head in public elementary and secondary schools." The panel called for more federal funding to prosecute "hate crimes."
But the SPLC didn't present the whole story. The Montgomery, Ala.-based nonprofit self-censored results from a key question it asked educators -- whether they agree or disagree with the following statement: "I have heard derogatory language or slurs about white students."
Asked last week to provide the data, SPLC initially said it was having a hard time getting the information "from the researchers." Pressed, SPLC spokeswoman Kirsten Bokenkamp finally revealed that "about 20 percent answered affirmatively to that question."
Bokenkamp did not provide an explanation for the absence of such a substantial metric -- at least 2,000 bias-related incidents against white students -- from the report, which focuses instead on "anti-immigrant sentiment," "anti-Muslim sentiment" and "slurs about students of color" related to the election.
"They left that result out because it would not fit their ideological narrative," former Education Department civil rights attorney Hans Bader said. "It was deemed an inconvenient truth."

Flashback: Biden partnered with the SPLC to "enforce civil rights law." You know, anyone acting as an agent of the state is restricted by all the laws and rules that cops are bound by, right? Did you remember that, Biden and SPLC? I bet that slipped your mind.

pic.twitter.com/CZjmWVj9kS
— Tired_of_all_the_bullcrap_99 (@DontBeStupid999) April 23, 2026

It�s very strange to be that after all these years of doxxing J6 protesters, we still don�t know the identities of these guys. pic.twitter.com/c2Hb932fku
— John Carney (@carney) April 22, 2026

Why do they all look like this? And the call us CHUDs!

As you know, most of the media is lying about what the indictment charges, and then omitting a link to the indictment so that readers can't check up on them:

Robby Soave
@robbysoave
I'm always flummoxed when mainstream news sources describe a lawsuit, indictment, or pertinent document without actually linking to it. The SPLC indictment isn't linked in New York Times, AP, BBC, The Guardian, or any of first 10 sources I checked. Just have to take their word for it.

But CBS, at least, delivered an accurate statement of the charges. Though they then did spend much more time airing the spin from the SPLC and a liberal "expert" poo-pooing it.

Baby steps, though.

Bombshell CBS News segment on the Southern Poverty Law Center indictment where the SPLC lied to donors, paid violent extremists millions, and �manufactured racism� for its own purposes

�The SPLC was not dismantling these groups. It was instead manufacturing the extremism it� pic.twitter.com/KpQFzWdvzN
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 23, 2026

The SPLC literally has a hit list of Conservatives on their website including locations so their followers know where to target us

Our crimes for being put on a target list range from opposing open borders and sex changes for kids, to �male supremacy�

This is a disgusting smear� pic.twitter.com/cQyUjjJLfi
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 22, 2026

Listen to every word TPUSA�s @AndrewKolvet just said about the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Kolvet took a beat and made sure the entire network was ready for what he was about to expose:

�They put a HIT on Charlie, they put us on a TARGET list.�

KOLVET: �They cornered the� pic.twitter.com/e4eiveTL06
— Overton (@overton_news) April 23, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:30 PM

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1 Blade cheats

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (Kt19C)

2 Did I miss the "nothing will happen" guy?

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (CyFyf)

3 A baseball story. True, names changed.

Last year we had this spindly little kid, who played summer league B-team last year with us. Call him Ace First year playing, not too fast, not very athletic, two sizes too small for his grade, needs coaching in every category. But the kid has a heart of gold, he is an excellent team mate, he has a positive attitude, and he is as coachable as they come. Typically plays right field, he is happy to do so, and you never hear a negative word.

Last night, at a home game, AWAY was down by 8 runs to start the 4th of the number 2/JV game. Coach made a bunch of subs, including putting in a pitcher who doesn't normally pitch, Garrett. Garrett proceeds to put on a demoralizing exhibition on how to load up the bases and tie up the game for AWAY (or AWAY goes one up, I don't have full story).

1/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

4 In any case, after a depressing top of the 4th, HOME is up to bat (likely in the bottom of the order), and Ace is up. He might normally get put out or strike out. But tonight is Ace's night. He gets probably one of his first hits of the year, gets around to third as the walk-off run. There's a wild pitch or passed ball, Ace takes off toward home, and successfully steals the walk-off run. The team goes wild.

The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

2/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

5 The demand for hate crimes far exceeds the supply.

The SPLC decided they would do something about that.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (kxLc1)

6 It just gets worse and worse, doesn't it?

Posted by: mrp at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (rj6Yv)

7 I bet Tucker McKelly got some of that sweet dough.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (abIsI)

8 Yes, "Unite the Right" was all an op from the start, but so is most of our history since WW2.

Modern liberalism depends almost entirely for its support on people being able to rattle off things that that they "know" without being obliged to actually remember any real information (MLK good, Watergate bad). It was getting harder to get 'iconic' moments to help the left, so they had to create them.

It will be deliciously wonderful when the communists always on about being "on the right side of history" have all of their narratives erased and replaced by new ones that make them the villains. It will happen. It's only a question of how long it takes.

Posted by: the lower depths at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (dl6h/)

9 The left is really good at outsourcing violence.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (jehhT)

10 Why, I never.

*faints*

Posted by: Jussie Smollett at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (dK+Kv)

11 What burns my ass is, 76 percent of R's in Congress think "hate crime" law is appropriate.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (abIsI)

12 We all knew the Proud Boys were a front for the left. That was a goofy time to put in the capsule. Their little outfits and sunglasses.

Who in their "right" mind would dress like this?

They probably bought the torches, too.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (WONhk)

13 That "Star Wars" meme never gets old.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (Wnv9h)

14 How much does the SPLC have in financial reserves?

Would it be enough to pay for STEM educations scholarships in low-income school districts?

Posted by: mrp at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (rj6Yv)

15 yep, as big as US AID

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (GD0B3)

16 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (DwqWV)

17 Those guys on the Carney Twix look like they are members of the San Fran Glee Club .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:40 PM (kxLc1)

18 They probably bought the torches, too.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM

And they were probably those cheap ass Dollar Store citronella ones...I swear mosquitoes snort that stuff for fun.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 05:41 PM (Wnv9h)

19 OT: A quick time out for some Sydney. From her new movie.

https://tinyurl.com/9wrdrvh7

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:42 PM (abIsI)

20 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.

Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud at April 24, 2026 05:43 PM (dOVnE)

21 So I guess Blanche is doing alright after replacing Bondi, despite suspicions he’s a RINO deep state ghey boy?

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:43 PM (REq0p)

22 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (WONhk)

I dont think the Proud Boys are a front. They just have a stupid name. The guys in that Carney twix couldn't mix it up with a class of fifth graders. Even though they would like to.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:43 PM (kxLc1)

23 Speaking of Star Wars! Back a few years, SW normals (like Favreau) wanted the very popular character Cara Dune played by Gena Carano to have her own show - Rangers of the New Republic. Now that The witch that almost killed Star Wars is gone, it might happen! I am all for it.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (GD0B3)

24 They manufactured Charlotte and I'm sure J6 too. All so the Biden Administration could use the FBI to go after people on the right.

Who really knows how many others they manufactured. Hopefully full discovery will come out. I have not yet heard of a raid on their offices though.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (n5tGW)

25 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (DwqWV)

General Tso and Colonel Sanders I know of. Don't know of General Hate.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (wVcYX)

26 21 So I guess Blanche is doing alright after replacing Bondi, despite suspicions he’s a RINO deep state ghey boy?
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos

A cinder block would do better than Bondi.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (abIsI)

27 Is it me or does CHUD sound more like a compliment than an insult

I watch a YouTuber who kicks off each video with “greetings fellow chuds” and seems like a title of honor to me to be called that

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (REq0p)

28 So this is Helter Skelter in reverse.

Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

This appears to be the commies and minorities initiating a segregation war, flooding the country, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (uUHnE)

29 Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (abI

Damn dude let it go.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (kxLc1)

30 Say, has anybody checked up on where the ACLU is spending their money these days?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (vTZFs)

31 I really wish we were as good at ops as these loathsome leftist toads are. Not joking.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (sL7jo)

32 I take a jaundiced look at Ole Gavin after he exposed himself on FNT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:46 PM (zZu0s)

33 "I'm always flummoxed when mainstream news sources describe a lawsuit, indictment, or pertinent document without actually linking to it."

I'm way past the flummoxed stage on that pesky issue, which has been true for pretty much the entire history of the web. I've come to expect it. Science writers who scribble a poor clickbaity summary of a research paper, and never link it.

Link the thing so I can at least have the pleasure of being stymied at the journal publisher's paywall.

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:46 PM (N8ZBc)

34 24 They manufactured Charlotte and I'm sure J6 too. All so the Biden Administration could use the FBI to go after people on the right.

And Biden pre-emptively pardoned the J 6 committee....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (FtULh)

35 Mr. Guns and Gear will probably need a lawyer. To sue the ever loving shit out of them.

https://tinyurl.com/42a9n4tr

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (abIsI)

36 The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

2/2
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

Thank you for that story. +1

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (wVcYX)

37 >>They manufactured Charlotte and I'm sure J6 too.

But they freak out over a GMO Tomato.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (ytyaf)

38 It's penguins all the way down.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (0sNs1)

39 All "protests"are just the 21st-century version of Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (Av6i5)

40 29 Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (abI

Damn dude let it go.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

I'm trying. Honest I am.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (abIsI)

41 "I take a jaundiced look at Ole Gavin after he exposed himself on FNT."

DJT himself renounced the Proud Boys in 2019 or 2020 IIRC.

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (N8ZBc)

42 That was a really well done headline and picture from the "NY Post" on the SPLC.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (RDpV/)

43 Speaking of baseball, The Mets aren't in last place.

So that's something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:49 PM (0sV0l)

44 Funding H8 groups to raise funds against H8 groups

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

45 I always thought Charlottesville was suspicious because it came out of nowhere like a big event but no one heard of it beforehand.

But then I thought, well I don't really know that area and maybe it was heavily discussed, but only locally. But it still seemed odd as all the news people from DC and elsewhere knew to show up.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:49 PM (uUHnE)

46 >>The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's

Rudy.

But just a bit more effete.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (ytyaf)

47 We all knew the Proud Boys were a front for the left. That was a goofy time to put in the capsule. Their little outfits and sunglasses.

I think you're thinking of Patriot Front or something like that. Proud Boys were earnest if somewhat misguided.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (vTZFs)

48 @38

>>It's penguins all the way down.

At the end of the day, we'll find out Big Penguin was behind everything.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (0sV0l)

49 The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

Sweet story! Just got a little dusty in here...

Posted by: hobbitopoly at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (k9OZB)

50 Call him Ace First!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM

This, too, is the story of AoSHQ.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (0sNs1)

51 Afraid we're going to need congressional hearings on this one!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (1S3fY)

52 Here's Gavin McInnes confronting this SPLC plant for attempting to recruit Proud Boys.

Kessler is a grifter, possibly a plant. He was a big Obama supporter and Occupy Wall Street activist until 2016, then ALLOFASUDDEN decides he's a white nationalist or whatever.

Also, Proud Boys was started by Gavin McInnes as kind of a joke. The idea that they're some kind of neo-Nazi skinhead group is a total media fabrication.

Posted by: It's all bullshit and lies at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (TbWk/)

53 I really wish we were as good at ops as these loathsome leftist toads are. Not joking

*********

That would require having no morals or conscience or any sense of human dignity, something that would be fairly difficult for a right leaning person to pull off

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (REq0p)

54 51 Afraid we're going to need congressional hearings on this one!
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (1S3fY)

No strongly worded letters ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 05:52 PM (FtULh)

55 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?
Posted by: tcn in AK

-----------
He is a polymath of hate. No specialty, but he dabbles.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:52 PM (uUHnE)

56 I had hopes the Red Sox would get 75 wins.

Posted by: Accomack at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (T8bqm)

57 "I take a jaundiced look at Ole Gavin after he exposed himself on FNT."

DJT himself renounced the Proud Boys in 2019 or 2020 IIRC.
Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (N8ZBc)

After the 2017 period the original organizers left it and it went fallow, its possible that when it showed up again and was getting persecuted out east it had different membership.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (8avO+)

58 What won’t a leftist do to steal taxpayer money?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (GPa4z)

59 I read the Headline and thought McGinnis was trying to get Ace to spend a Romantic Weekend in Charlottesville.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (ytyaf)

60 51 Afraid we're going to need congressional hearings on this one!
Posted by: Weasel

Jim Jordan will need a new wife beater.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (abIsI)

61 OT: I just saw a not even putting any effort in it tranny walk into the women's bathroom in The Port Authority.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (0sV0l)

62 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?
Posted by: tcn in AK

-----------
He is a polymath of hate. No specialty, but he dabbles.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:52 PM (uUHnE)

Has to be the what is a woman thing and the other one he did after that.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

63 Remember the hilarious 1999 movie "Bowfinger," in which Steve Martin is a failed wannabe indie filmmaker and he surreptitiously films unwitting movie star Eddie Murphy as he goes about his daily life, so the footage can later be edited into a film "starring" the Eddie Murphy character, without his knowledge?

Well, everyone who attend any of the bogus-ass rallies is unknowingly signing up to be a character in the SPLC's new theater production, "Look at All These Racists!"

You thought you were going to a rally. In reality you're an extra in a communist propaganda skit.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (Av6i5)

64 So, what is the status of the SPLC now? Does anyone know ? Did they take down their website or are they furiously spinning what happened and playing the victim?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (RDpV/)

65 The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

I've got the 3rd grand in Little League right now. He and one other one on the team are the stars. First year of kid pitch. We're about 8 games in and just about every kid is playing for keeps. It is so fun watching them progress.

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (8uzBS)

66 I'm a A Jack of all Hate

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (kxLc1)

67 I am pleased to see Bryce Harper and the Phillies dead last. Very pleased.

Posted by: Accomack at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (T8bqm)

68 64 So, what is the status of the SPLC now? Does anyone know ? Did they take down their website or are they furiously spinning what happened and playing the victim?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (RDpV/)

Furiously spinning with the media doing the same

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (FtULh)

69 Here's a thought --

This is all still limited hangout. The US government was funding a lot of this shit as part of their color revolution plan to justify further spending, immigration, and rights restrictions.

But you know how the CIA partnered with muzzies to take out the Taliban? And FDR partnered with the commies to take out Hitler?

Well I bet dollars to donuts that the US gov. partnered with CCP to create the civil unrest in the USA to take out... people like us.

That is why we spent the past 2 decades treating China with kid gloves.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (uUHnE)

70 The media literally fabricated the Charlottesville Trump "Fine people" lie. They intentionally and maliciously altered the context of his wording. This supposedly motivated Biden - horseshitedly - among other things, to run against him.

Why is this kind of distortion and lying not actionable? And no, I don't want to hear the Freedom of the Press sacrament argument. Because when only one side adheres to it...it's not a fucking sacrament.

As I've said 4,757,321 times already, a self governing Republic cannot survive when its information providing institutions openly distort and lie like this. Sacrament or not.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (91pBE)

71 FBI hardest hit.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (abIsI)

72 >>As I've said 4,757,321 times already, a self governing Republic cannot survive when its information providing institutions openly distort and lie like this. Sacrament or not.

Bring Back Dueling

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:56 PM (ytyaf)

73 40 Damn dude let it go.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

I'm trying. Honest I am.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (abIsI)

We understand and sympathize.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 24, 2026 05:56 PM (y171U)

74 At 10 - 16, the Houston Astros are in the cellar of the AL West. Go 'Stros!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (wVcYX)

75 Over Macho Grande?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (0sV0l)

76 So this is Helter Skelter in reverse.

Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

This appears to be the commies and minorities initiating a segregation war, flooding the country, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (uUHnE)

Socialism is by its nature a dividing of the world into groups, and treating all members of the group as identical blobs under an unelected spokesman who fight for what scraps can be made in such a system.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (8avO+)

77 Flounder

You just made my day. Thank
You.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (W2Pud)

78 At 10 - 16, the Houston Astros are in the cellar of the AL West. Go 'Stros!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (wVcYX)

Cheaters never win. Eventually.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (8avO+)

79 Blade cheats
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (Kt19C)
——-

‘The only way to win, Theodore, is to cheat. Remember.’

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (sL7jo)

80 Not sure I've ever seen an even remotely adequate and accurate account of what actually happened at C'ville.

Executive summary: legit (and correct) demonstrators got a permit for a rally in the park. Park was cordoned off and only those people were inside the barrier. City then allowed leftist (=racist-totalitarian) s**t-stirrers to get close in large numbers. Ditto for "right-wing" s**t-stirrers (totally separate from the permitted demonstrators).

Police then cancelled the permit and ended the demonstration, AND forced the demonstrators to exit out the original entrance - right into the center of a thug-out by the two groups of aforementioned idiots. Meanwhile, a perfectly empty and safe area into which to exit, up front to the left, wasn't used.

Recall AG Sessions immediately announced a civil rights investigation. That would have found the police chief, C'ville mayor, and dirtbag VA governor/Clinton stooge McAuliffe guilty of violating *the rights of the demonstrators*. It just disappeared, never heard of again.

Then the psycho (with no connection to any organized group) ended up running down/killing one idiot leftist blocks away, a bit later.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (U/Byj)

81 I am the Emperor of Hate. I am also The Body Count: every chick I bedded counts me as 15.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (wBaIH)

82 Best picture of Ovens ever. I am sure her fans, those heere who think she is "hot" will appreciate it. Yourwelcome !

https://tinyurl.com/4hkdntjz

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (GD0B3)

83 I'm a A Jack of all Hate
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (kxLc1)

A Swiss Army knife of Hate, here.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (wVcYX)

84 Has to be the what is a woman thing and the other one he did after that.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

Especially for him infiltrating one of those white women Maoist self-hate dinners where they pay a bunch of money to a black woman and an Indian woman (Rao not Rainwater) to tell them how racist they are.

Posted by: There's a sucker made every minute at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (TbWk/)

85 Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

No way a brilliant plan like that could go wrong.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (vTZFs)

86 Why is this kind of distortion and lying not actionable? And no, I don't want to hear the Freedom of the Press sacrament argument. Because when only one side adheres to it...it's not a fucking sacrament.

As I've said 4,757,321 times already, a self governing Republic cannot survive when its information providing institutions openly distort and lie like this. Sacrament or not.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (91pBE)

it isn't a lie, they just accidentally leave out something. And it certainly could sue for it, as the Trump victories in court prove.

The Republic should have NO information institutions as they will be instantly corrupted. Free press gives the best chance

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:00 PM (8avO+)

87 Have you been pimped out by the SPLC without your knowledge because you attended a Patriot Front rally? Were you placed on the SPLC hit list because your knitting videos mentioned God and country? Well, call me! I want to get you money!

1-888-4THEPEOPLE

Posted by: John Morgan, democrat attorney and Big Time SPLC donor at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (dOVnE)

88 every chick I bedded counts me as 15.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

As in, she counts to 15 and you’re done?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (W2Pud)

89 Over Macho Grande?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (0sV0l)

I'll never get over Macho Grande.

Posted by: Ted Stryker at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (wVcYX)

90 20 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.
Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud

Several times over the years I have causally mentioned (in conversations with random people and events and parties) the fact that the whole Rosa Parks thing was a scripted stunt, not an actual naturally occurring thing that happened in the real world. People are so stunned by this revelatin that they simply refuse to believe it. I say "Look it up -- she was following a script, written by white activist lawyers. She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

91 and events = at events

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (Av6i5)

92 Is it against the rules of the Patriot Boys to wear long pants?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (Cqx++)

93 I started the process of joining the San Francisco chapter of the Proud Boys. There was a vetting process via e-mails. I was going through that process then Jan 6 happened and it was alleged that Enrique Terrio was possibly a fed. Pumped the brakes on that because I figured I just signed my name to a list the feds could use.
Why join Proud Boys? Because civil debate is over, nothing proves that more than the murder/assasination of Charlie Kirk. Debating political/pjilosophical views with leftists is a fools errand. The only thing they'll comprehend is a bat to the skull or a fist to the jaw plus I suck at this typing and English composition BS.

Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (IlL6s)

94 Mason was a homo . Imagine that. ( yes if you willingly suck just one dick you're homo. It was more than one for Charlie)

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (kxLc1)

95 This whole time I and others were certain the the "patriot front" idiots were fib, it was even worse. They were using our own tax money (usaid) to gaslight the country.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (0N4FZ)

96 Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

This appears to be the commies and minorities initiating a segregation war, flooding the country, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (uUHnE)
----
Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (gnNyN)

97 I'm a A Jack of all Hate
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (kxLc1)

A Swiss Army knife of Hate, here.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (wVcYX)

Being a Leatherman of Hate sounds too gay.

Posted by: Malevolent Multitools at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (TbWk/)

98 I still think the Gretchen Whitmer alleged kidnapping plot is going to make an appearance in this mess.

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (dIske)

99 >> California millionaire trampled to death by elephants while on African hunting expedition

Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.

Elephants 1
Dosio 0

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (+Tpk4)

100
I say "Look it up --

Do they ever look it up?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (Cqx++)

101 >> This whole time I and others were certain the the "patriot front" idiots were fib, it was even worse. They were using our own tax money (usaid) to gaslight the country.

The fact that they had Police escorts to and from their events was the first tell.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (ytyaf)

102 Manson stupid autocorrect

The retard of AI.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (kxLc1)

103
Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.

Do the elephants get to keep Dosio's head?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (Cqx++)

104 I jusrt found out about some things that might be things, Ace.
(I doubt it, though)

Next DCU movie:

Clayface
https://youtu.be/6IxPD-jNdwM

Another DC character nobody has heard of.

Warner Bros turns a joke into a movie:

Coyote vs. ACME
https://youtu.be/o54_r1vP_NA

Finally Wile E. gets his justice from those crooks at ACME.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (6ydKt)

105 Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.

Going after the Big 5 is a nutty pursuit.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (ytyaf)

106 Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?

I think they took it for granted that the blacks would bow to their obvious superiority and beg them for leadership. As I said, flawless.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (vTZFs)

107 Do they ever look it up?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Not to my knowledge. Though I never do any follow-up -- I only ever drop this bombshell in random conversations with people I barely know and will likely never talk to again.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:06 PM (Av6i5)

108 >> Going after the Big 5 is a nutty pursuit.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (ytyaf)

Yup. And I loathe some of these trophy hunters.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 06:06 PM (+Tpk4)

109 Better version of the Coyote vs. ACME trailer:

https://youtu.be/H-43VeYGiPM

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:06 PM (6ydKt)

110 Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
----------------

I miss the 70s. This was on network TV movie (I think maybe called Helter Skeltor)

Charlie explained it -- They were going to hide out in the mountains until the killing was one, and then "blackie would look around and not know what to do. So I would come down from the mountains, kick blackie in the ass, and tell him to go pick cotton like a good n---g-r"

That was on TV. Prime time. I still remember the words.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (uUHnE)

111 She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

Ah! You told the truth of the matter and deviated from the leftist's lies, mythology and story telling so this makes you a racist. Your life will be destroyed and you will be banned from society.

Posted by: Ghosts Of Alabama at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (dOVnE)

112 Yup. And I loathe some of these trophy hunters.

I don't trophy hunt (or at all because it's just too much work) but without it, a lot of Africa would be even poorer than it is now.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (vTZFs)

113 >>I loathe some of these trophy hunters.

I am not into Trophy Hunting. I think it's kinda gay, really.

But, I love hunting for my food.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:08 PM (ytyaf)

114 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (uUHnE)

I think a lot of Manson's stories were gaslighting which he took immense pleasure.doing.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:08 PM (kxLc1)

115 Understand, that was the official story.

I still think Manson was CIA gone wrong.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:08 PM (uUHnE)

116 They have been trying since Obama (inc*) to start a real racist white hate group.

They might not like that monster if they finally succeed in giving it life.

*Well... maybe that freak really did see racists literally everywhere he looked.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:10 PM (/lPRQ)

117 >> This whole time I and others were certain the the "patriot front" idiots were fib, it was even worse. They were using our own tax money (usaid) to gaslight the country.

Not just our money but donations from groups like the Tides Foundation (Soros) and even Obama's PAC. The difference they knew what was happening and were in on it. We just got screwed.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (viF8m)

118 *Well... maybe that freak really did see racists literally everywhere he looked.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

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Projection. They are all racists, so they think the Right are too.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (uUHnE)

119 >> California millionaire trampled to death by elephants while on African hunting expedition

Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.

Elephants 1
Dosio 0
Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (+Tpk4)

Ungawa!

Posted by: Seventh Earl of Greystoke at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (wVcYX)

120 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.
Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud

Several times over the years I have causally mentioned (in conversations with random people and events and parties) the fact that the whole Rosa Parks thing was a scripted stunt, not an actual naturally occurring thing that happened in the real world. People are so stunned by this revelatin that they simply refuse to believe it. I say "Look it up -- she was following a script, written by white activist lawyers. She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)
—-

There was a real ‘Rosa Parks’ named Claudette Colvin. She actually did was Parks was famous for.

But Colvin was poor, unmarried pregnant at 15, and deemed too scummy and low class to be a martyr for the movement. So they fucked her over and recreated the event with Rosa Parks playing her role.

Colvin died only a few months ago. Did anyone even remember or care? No, they did not. Compare that to the deification and hagiography of Rosa Parks when she died.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (sL7jo)

121 Mason was a homo . Imagine that. ( yes if you willingly suck just one dick you're homo. It was more than one for Charlie)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (kxLc1)

At 13, Manson raped another inmate at knife point while in juvenile custody. So, yeah, Charlie liked being a butt pirate.

Posted by: Tex at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (dOVnE)

122 >>> It’s very strange to be that after all these years of doxxing J6 protesters, we still don’t know the identities of these guys.

I could swear I had seen two of those "J Crew" guys before.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (/lPRQ)

123 Speaking of elephants, you know the saying "elephants never forget"? Well, angry woman never forget either. Ever. (ask me how I know this?)

Elephants, when they remember, don't want to stomp you to death. But an angry woman will. So on balance, I think I'd prefer the company of elephants. But that's just me.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (91pBE)

124 Gosh its slow today.
And me with two really important points to make. #69, #29

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (uUHnE)

125 Elephants are definitely off the table.

Tigers because they are rare.

Lions... wait for one to be a man eater.

Rhinos? Too many cute baby rhino videos.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)

126 Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5

Tells me you never watched the movie Barbershop.

That was a great scene.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (kxLc1)

127 DOJ Adds Firing Squad Option to Federal Death Penalty Cases

Finally, some good news.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (abIsI)

128 >>Going after the Big 5 is a nutty pursuit.

Every time I flew into South Africa there was a huge line of hunters clearing special customs with their weapons.

What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

129 Nothing wrong with trophy hunting big game in Africa. Most of the time it's elephants that are wreaking havoc on the locals crops. Rather than local game management deleting the elephant why not make money off of it. On top of that the meat from the game goes to feed local villagers. All in all it's a win for everyone.
Now about those trophy fee's and getting the heads/hides back to your home.......

Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (IlL6s)

130

I am happy the trophy guy was stamped to death by the elephants.

The animals want to live and we should respect that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (3ek7K)

131 That was Bugliosi's Helter Skelter theory, because he needed a motive to be able to charge Charlie who never actually took part in the murders, just ordered them.

All evidence pointed that way, and he found a lot of the slogans/art associated with Manson's Helter Skelter plot painted on doors and walls, etc. at the Spahn Ranch.

They were all on acid and dreaming up some of this stuff that Charlie interpreted from listening to the prophets known as The Beatles in their lyrics.

The Family spent a lot of time out in the desert east of L.A., preparing for the eventual race war and hiding out until it was safe for Charlie to come out with army and take over the country.

Crazy shit.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:15 PM (6ydKt)

132 I hope you realize that this is hurting our bottom line

Posted by: SSPLC at April 24, 2026 06:15 PM (0Iuar)

133 I don't mind Sport hunting if you or someone else eats your kill. I can't see hunting just for the thrill of the kill.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:16 PM (kxLc1)

134 Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

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It's worse than that -- the city required the segregation on private owned bus lines. It was a city policy created by the Democrats in power. The poor driver had to do it or risk fines.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:16 PM (uUHnE)

135 Several times over the years I have causally mentioned (in conversations with random people and events and parties) the fact that the whole Rosa Parks thing was a scripted stunt, not an actual naturally occurring thing that happened in the real world. People are so stunned by this revelatin that they simply refuse to believe it. I say "Look it up -- she was following a script, written by white activist lawyers. She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

the other fun fact was that the streetcar and bus companies resisted the rules enacted by law by the Democrats because they figured a customer was a customer. The cities had to threaten to arrest the conductors/drivers to force the 'evil bus/car' companies into compliance.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:17 PM (8avO+)

136 >>What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?

IF you are going after them the right way...I have no problem with it.

I don't endorse ever hunting over bait.

But, if you want to get out there on the ground with those things and see if you can kill one before they kill you? I have no problem with it, provided you are within the bounds of the law.

I have no desire, personally. I'd rather be shooting any of the Antelope over there, personally. They taste better.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:17 PM (ytyaf)

137 Do cows and pigs not want to live?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:17 PM (Cqx++)

138 What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

Ego. Had a friend who travelled the world killing anything and everything from bears to geese to ducks to big game for years. Told him it was bad juju to kill things for fun and ego. He ended up shitting in a bag and drooling in a cup the last few months of his life after a terrible hunting accident made him a quad.

Posted by: Bad JuJu at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (dOVnE)

139 I forgot to add in the necessity to cull or nuisance hunting.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (kxLc1)

140 >>Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (IlL6s)

I agree completely. Something has to check populations and maintain them.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (ytyaf)

141 I hope you realize that this is hurting our bottom line
Posted by: SSPLC at April 24, 2026 06:15 PM (0Iuar)

It's a write-off, Jerry.
They just write it off!

Posted by: Kramer at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (wVcYX)

142 Charlottesville, isn't that where some relatively innocent guy trying to drive his car out of it got jammed, then panicked and hit/killed a girl (may have jumped in front) and is still in prison?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (XAeCh)

143 Nothing wrong with trophy hunting big game in Africa. Most of the time it's elephants that are wreaking havoc on the locals crops. Rather than local game management deleting the elephant why not make money off of it. On top of that the meat from the game goes to feed local villagers. All in all it's a win for everyone.
Now about those trophy fee's and getting the heads/hides back to your home.......
Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (IlL6s)

Trophy hunting ironically helped preserve the big predators living near inhabited areas. You could afford a lion or whatever living nearby and taking the odd calf if a trophy hunter might come and give you a big payday in exchange.

Once those were banned, well, they went out and killed all the predators down to the last one.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:19 PM (8avO+)

144 JackStraw, culling and conservation. I have a friend who big game hunted in Namibia and they do a marvelous job of management.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 06:19 PM (DIbRX)

145 124 Bob I read and appreciate your points, but I'm still smarting from Nurse's cruel remark.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (wBaIH)

146 Charlottesville, isn't that where some relatively innocent guy trying to drive his car out of it got jammed, then panicked and hit/killed a girl (may have jumped in front) and is still in prison?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (XAeCh)

I think nobody was hit hard, woman died of natural causes in the area.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (8avO+)

147 I remember those assholes on Gab, the fake shill Nazi larpers were trying HARD to get people to attend. A lot of those sorts of accounts turn out to be foreign as well

Posted by: JoshO at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (xL2KH)

148 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.
Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud

Just the Punchline -

But, those are the best seats.

- Joke I have heard from more than one Hawaiian

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (/lPRQ)

149 I think I messed up that quote. First he was gonna scratch him on the head, then kick him in the butt.

I won't even bother looking for it on google.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (uUHnE)

150 What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

Ego. Had a friend who travelled the world killing anything and everything from bears to geese to ducks to big game for years. Told him it was bad juju to kill things for fun and ego. He ended up shitting in a bag and drooling in a cup the last few months of his life after a terrible hunting accident made him a quad.

Posted by: Bad JuJu at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (dOVnE)

I actually don't feel bad hearing that.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 06:21 PM (91pBE)

151 Either the Astros or Mets need to call up Ace First.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (DsA2n)

152

'why does anyone care what happens in Africa.

we have so much wildlife in our country that needs to be taken out.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (3ek7K)

153 >>JackStraw, culling and conservation. I have a friend who big game hunted in Namibia and they do a marvelous job of management.

I don't have a problem with that but there is a whole lot if illegal hunting going on as well. I used to go to a game lodge on the Pilansberg reserve a couple hours north of Joburg. Huge park but the animals were going anywhere and for a number of years they had a huge problem with poachers and one of their favorite targets were elephants.

They finally gave the rangers guns and let them shoot back and the problem magically stopped.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:23 PM (viF8m)

154 Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?

I think they took it for granted that the blacks would bow to their obvious superiority and beg them for leadership. As I said, flawless.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (vTZFs)

This leaves out the high probability that the blacks in this scenario would not realize the issue until they had bumped off his gang as well. He never was very smart.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:24 PM (8avO+)

155 four seasons, a lot of American hunts are done on a lottery system. This brought about the rise of game farm hunting.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 06:24 PM (DIbRX)

156 'why does anyone care what happens in Africa.

we have so much wildlife in our country that needs to be taken out.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (3ek7K)

You misspelled “country”. I think it’s “Capitol”.

Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 06:25 PM (nZWpe)

157 we have so much wildlife in our country that needs to be taken out.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (3ek7K)

Some which is even four-footed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 06:25 PM (utfVc)

158
I actually don't feel bad hearing that.

Karma is going to get you

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)

159 I think nobody was hit hard, woman died of natural causes in the area.
Posted by: Oldcat
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But he did go to prison. And if SPLC sponsored the confrontation are they not responsible?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:27 PM (XAeCh)

160

AOP,

many more two footed, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:27 PM (3ek7K)

161 JackStraw, poachers deserve to be shot. The reputable hunting establishments have put a kibosh on poachers in many places.

The only country on earth that supports poachers is China for the rhinoceros tongues and horns.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 06:29 PM (DIbRX)

162 What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?
Posted by: JackStraw

So you could a picture tea-bagging one w/o getting killed by it?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:30 PM (/lPRQ)

163 Call Me Bwana.

Posted by: Bob Hope at April 24, 2026 06:30 PM (wVcYX)

164 I actually don't feel bad hearing that.

Karma is going to get you

Seems to me it's karma that got that guy. For killing wantonly like that.

I'm not against hunting - have a couple of hunting rifles of my own if the stuff under cellophane ever runs out - but am against killing just for the sake of killing. I have lots of wildlife where I live and try to help when I can. I pray for St Francis' intercession when I can't.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 06:30 PM (91pBE)

165 I bless the rains down in Africa

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 06:31 PM (wBaIH)

166 But he did go to prison. And if SPLC sponsored the confrontation are they not responsible?
_____

Any greedy lawyers out there who would love a chance to go spelunking into the deep, deep offshore pockets of SPLC? No?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:31 PM (Dv3i1)

167 I am not eating it, so why hunt it?
Other option would be a complete nuisance like those wild hogs in many states, they destroy crops by millions of dollars

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (Ia/+0)

168 nood woke week

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (6ydKt)

169 I don't have a problem with that but there is a whole lot if illegal hunting going on as well. I used to go to a game lodge on the Pilansberg reserve a couple hours north of Joburg. Huge park but the animals were going anywhere and for a number of years they had a huge problem with poachers and one of their favorite targets were elephants.

They finally gave the rangers guns and let them shoot back and the problem magically stopped.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:23 PM (viF8m)

A lot of poaching comes from "traditional Chinese remedies" demand

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (8avO+)

170 When I asked Grok who was the single biggest funder of white supremacy groups in the US over the last ten years it said the SPLC.

This is because most of their other funding is just small change membership dues and beer money.

Posted by: Thatch at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (i0077)

171 "64 So, what is the status of the SPLC now? Does anyone know ? Did they take down their website or are they furiously spinning what happened and playing the victim?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (RDpV/)"

They are still running their daily scare-retarded-boomers-into-donating commercials all day on the rerun channels, they are going to bet on narrative control saving them. No one who isn't aware already is going to suddenly wake up now.

Posted by: JoshO at April 24, 2026 06:34 PM (xL2KH)

172 "Recall AG Sessions immediately announced a civil rights investigation. That would have found the police chief, C'ville mayor, and dirtbag VA governor/Clinton stooge McAuliffe guilty of violating *the rights of the demonstrators*. It just disappeared, never heard of again." Posted by: rhomboid

Most of the crowd during the day were mostly people supporting KEEPING the RE Lee statue. (stop destroying our history people). But the night before was the astroturfed march with the cheap fire "sticks" and the KKK type people. So it was framed for media as KKK versus "normal people" but the (semi) violent ones were Antifa type nuts.

When media is completely on the leftist side, it was easy for them to pick and choose their narrative supporting video clips. The two groups fighting each other was goofy ... like a girl fight (not real girls, sissy girls ... no real blows).

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 06:34 PM (vbXSk)

173 As in, she counts to 15 and you’re done?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM

You only need to stay on for 8 seconds to have a shot at the big belt buckle.

Just sayin'.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 06:36 PM (0sNs1)

174 17 Those guys on the Carney Twix look like they are members of the San Fran Glee Club .
--

They might have actually been Dutch soldiers here for a joint training exercise. They heard about the rally and decided to check it out. There was a pretty convincing case that this was just wrong place/wrong time and that became a meme.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 24, 2026 06:36 PM (0bjKf)

175
OT: A quick time out for some Sydney. From her new movie.

https://tinyurl.com/9wrdrvh7
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:42 PM (abIsI)

Vast tracts of land.... and a vintage Bronco to drive to them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L37Osj28CSo

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 06:38 PM (y9nCu)

176

I apologize for being grumpy today.

We are trying to avoid the fucking census people who are harassing us again.

Husband told me we need to turn off all lights in the house. I told him I can't see without the lights.

If it was the real census it would be okay. The main thing in the info we have from them is how many guns we have. All of our guns are registered legally.

We have never given them our phone numbers or email addresses. 'They won't leave us alone.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:38 PM (3ek7K)

177 Also Kolvet is still giving them FAR too much benefit of the doubt by saying its about money. Dems are evil, they are destroying our country and not just because it pays. They need to be literally eradicated from the New World along with the muslims and their other third-world pets.

Posted by: JoshO at April 24, 2026 06:40 PM (xL2KH)

178 There is a lady here in town that I've moved her grand piano 5 or 6 times over the years to different rooms in her house. Her husband goes big game hunting every few years and comes home with a new carcass to decorate the house--and he always puts it in the room with the piano. She doesn't like having the critter stare at her so I come out and move her to a new room.

I think he just doesn't like her playing.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (IQhz0)

179 If it was the real census it would be okay. The main thing in the info we have from them is how many guns we have. All of our guns are registered legally.
Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:38 PM

Just you and the husband? You have one gun. Your choice as to whether they can inspect it or not.

If needs be, refer them to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy1-MIuekQE

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (0sNs1)

180 There was a real ‘Rosa Parks’ named Claudette Colvin. She actually did was Parks was famous for.

But Colvin was poor, unmarried pregnant at 15, and deemed too scummy and low class to be a martyr for the movement. So they fucked her over and recreated the event with Rosa Parks playing her role.

Colvin died only a few months ago.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

Is that who Claudette Colvin was? Apparently there's a even at the local university about her.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 06:49 PM (a+4eV)

181 We have never given them our phone numbers or email addresses. 'They won't leave us alone.

Posted by: four seasons

Have you considered reporting to them to the police (or at least threatening it) for stalking, harassment, and trespassing?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (a+4eV)

182
Duncanthrax,

We have an arsenal here. All are registered.

Husband is 80 and i'm in my seventies. We have always abided by the law and have worked hard to get where we are. We just want to be left alone, we've earned that right.

If we don't answer the door the assholes park down the street waiting for us to leave our house. Thankfully we live on a dead end street and know where they are.

We both worked hard to get where we are. No one deserves to be harassed unless they are thugs.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (3ek7K)

183 If we don't answer the door the assholes park down the street waiting for us to leave our house. Thankfully we live on a dead end street and know where they are.

We both worked hard to get where we are. No one deserves to be harassed unless they are thugs.

Posted by: four seasons

After dark sneak through the backyards to where that are and stuff a banana in their tailpipe.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 07:01 PM (/lPRQ)

184 What the "right wing hate groups" made the headlines who were all wearing the same clothes with the same hair cuts, all my right wing veteran friends laughed and said, "Glowies."

And they were right.

Posted by: Distant Observer at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM (xCSxo)

185 Tomorrows news today:

Hitler found to be informant to SPLC. "It was all perfectly innocent, we bought him a nice vacation home in the alps, and in exchange, he informed us who the real haters were in the Nazi party. Oh, and we arranged for his rise to power. But it was for a good cause - to root out hate!"

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (c232c)

186 185 Tomorrows news today:

A recently discovered diary of Charles Manson shows he was actually a paid informant for the SPLC. "Dear diary. FINALLY got the check for the La Bianca murders, boy those goofs at the SPLC are slow to pay. But so far nothing - I haven't been able to start the Helter-Skelter race war I promised them. I need to try harder - they have given me a deadline, and I don't intend to miss it!"

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (c232c)

187 I recall when the Charlotteville thig happened my first thought was "what der ferk is happening?" It just seemed bizarre to me that white supremacy groups even existed in America. Where did that come from?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (c232c)

188 Tomorrow's news today:

SPLC admits that, for the last eight years, the only members of the KKK in the U.S. have been informants for the FBI and KKK. Said SPLC spokesman "It all seems kinda silly now. I mean, the only people the FBI was talking to were our paid informants, and the only people the informants were talking to was the FBI. Neither of us managed to recruit anyone outside the FBI or our informants. While we feel bad about the people we terrorized and all the crosses we burned, you should know, it was for a good cause, to root out hate!"

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:51 PM (c232c)

189 Tomorrow's news today:

The SPLC finally admits that the slave owners in America were all Democrats, and the Republicans were founded as the antislavery party "All this time, and finally our informants tell us that Republicans were not only against slavery, but it was the founding principal of their party. We kinda feel bad for them now, after we lied and smeared them. Well, gotta break a few eggs I guess!""

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (c232c)

Buzzfeed: "Secret" Signs (and Stuff We Just Imagined In Our SSRI-Drenched Pea-Brains) That a Woman Might be a Far Right Extremist

I think the most obvious indicators are that her hair is a natural color, that she doesn't have a 56-year-old male news editor's busted hairline from being high to the gills on SSRIs, and doesn't have more metal in her face than Pinhead -- excuse me, "The Hell Priest."

But Buzzfeed asked its experts -- its underemployed ill-educated idiot readers, I mean -- to provide less subtle clues and here's what the Damaged Brain Trust came up with.

We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share subtle signs that a woman is right-wing (because a lot of people had thoughts about how to tell if men are secretly Republicans). Here's what they shared:
1. "Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted, or say they are 'not very political' and feign being moderate. (Honestly, all conservative folks can have a tendency to do this if they think their honest answer won't be well received.)"
--Anonymous, 40, Non-binary, Texas

I mean yes, because all conservatives, male and female, know that you are psychotic basket-cases who will have possibly-violent meltdowns in public if you hear that someone doesn't support your Manson Cult Satanic Religion.

Well-spotted. One point to Slytherin for successfully noticing the most obvious thing in the world.

2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse or right-wing ideals. I think right-wing women are really just pick-mes that grew up in and still live around a predominantly right-wing community. I think of it more like Stockholm Syndrome when a woman is really hardcore MAGA. They are more likely to choose not to see or acknowledge negative traits in the men in their lives because narratives of 'women are crazy' or 'make things up' are just the norm."
--Anonymous, 29, Woman, Salt Lake City, Utah

Yes, only a small number of drug-addicted lesbians are Republican.

3. "If a woman doesn't like the Barbie movie or Taylor Swift, ask why. Usually, that will give you your answer. It's OK to have different tastes, but if the reason you don't like them is specifically that they are overtly feminist or for women and girls, then we have a problem."
--Anonymous, 29, Woman, Salt Lake City Utah

Glad to see that left-wing women continue focusing on what really matters, Taylor Swift, the Barbie movie, and other Regime-approved celebrity twaddle to fill their empty heads with.

4. "A sign a woman is right-wing is when you joke about or even just mention some current internet claim about a falsity propounded by hardline far-righters, and she goes quiet or says, 'I don't want to talk about that now.' Evading a potentially unpleasant conversation to keep fake social propriety is a society-supported female role, and she might not want to shift the current balance to defend far-right opinions and escalate."
--Anonymous, 70s, Female, Midwest

Yes, this has already been covered, but when a stranger begins babbling about her Cult Doctrine and daring us to dispute the Wisdom of Satan, many of us don't feel like dealing with you insane bitches so we say "Yeah, listen, we'd love to stand around and chat, but we've gotta... sit down in the lobby and wait for the limo". (Know the reference?)

5. "One indicator is what's on her dating profile. If she lists her religion but not political views, or makes an apathetic 'not political' nonsense claim, that's usually a sign."
--Anonymous, 41, Male, United States

Yes again, you have successfully noticed that given that media and social media (and government bureaucracies) are all captured by leftwing lunatics, we are forced to hide like... well, I won't say like who. Let's just say we know better than to publicly identify ourselves.

A couple of ones saying that you can tell a Republican woman because she knows that women aren't men and men aren't women:

6. "I think one subtle sign of a Republican woman is hyper-criticism of nontraditional gender roles. I was watching a show with a woman, and she immediately started going off about a person we saw on TV at a bar. The person on the TV show had short hair but feminine facial features and a masculine clothing style. The woman I was sitting next to started saying, 'I don't know what 'that' is.' I did not find out this person's political stance, but I think criticizing someone's appearance because they do not fit into binary categories is a red flag. The woman felt the need to declare this even though no one asked for her opinion."
--Anonymous, 33, Female, DC
7. "Sometimes a sign is if she says she loves 'masculine men.'"
--Anonymous, 48, Male, Texas

I don't think this Anonymous Male has been accused of being a masculine man.

8. "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."
--Anonymous, 35, Female, Australia

Yes because he was innocent and the victim of defamation and a jury found this to be the case. Republican women do, in fact, believe in facts, not just ideological communist imperatives that they bend reality to comport with.

9. "When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

--Anonymous, 32, Colorado

No comment. Because I don't really know what this means, except that I suspect it's a "gender"-obsessive transgender who gets mad when perfect strangers don't want to hear hour-long screeds about them's thoughts about what "gender" is and isn't.

10. "Women who say, 'I don't follow politics, I just vote for whoever my husband (or father) tells me to vote for' are probably voting Republican."
--Anonymous, 67, Female, Arkansas, USA

Yes this didn't happen. This is what your ideological conditioning tells you happens, and then you get outraged by these Phantoms you have made up.

11. "If she uses the terms 'both sides' or 'meeting in the middle' or 'reaching across the aisle,' then she might be right-wing."
--Anonymous, 55, Female, Minnesota

Yes, Republican women tend to even-handed and view the specific facts and parties in a controversy rather than just Going Tribal and insisting that one side is 100% right because of Race Gender and Sexuaiity.

14. "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."
--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago

Yes, Republican women are less likely to be Scabcrotch Dirthookers and, in cases where a Republican woman has accumulated a bodycount larger than she's comfortable with, she has the good sense to keep that detail quiet and not tell the world what a filthy degenerate slambeast she used to be.

And by the way: You also judge women by their whorishness, or else this wouldn't be a concern to you.

15. "Women who put 'moderate' on their dating profiles are a red flag. I think anyone who labels themselves moderate in these times is doing that because they're aware of how being a conservative can be perceived these days."
--Anonymous, 26, Male, Chicago, Illinois

Once again: Anyone who isn't a rabid and shrieking Gay Race Communist must be a Republican. Anyone who doesn't fully embrace the Great Gay Race Communist Cause is a subversive and traitor and wrecker. Not giving a shit about your stupid cult makes them an enemy of your stupid cult.

18. "One indicator is if she pressures other women into motherhood."
--Anonymous, 30, Female, NYC

How does that happen, exactly? You don't mean she "pressures" you into motherhood, you mean merely that she talks about her own children and that makes you feel bad for having a womb filled with the ghosts of aborted babies.

It's a "microaggression" for a mother to speak of her children. Meanwhile, if you come within 100 yards of the, you have to hear all about their designer sexuality and bespoke pronouns.

19. "One clue is if she says she's independent and won't tell you who she voted for."
--Anonymous, 64, Female, Atlanta, GA, United States

This is the sixth repetition of the exact same point. Does Buzzfeed have editors?

I retract the question. Of course Buzzfeed has no editors. Fucking NBC and CNN and the NYT don't have editors, why would Buzzfeed?

20. "If she calls non-straight sexual orientations a 'lifestyle,' that's a big sign."
--Anonymous, 69, Female, Lancaster, PA

Is this now some kind of slur now too, dummy? What should it be called? A "life-fact"?

Here are some more signs. Republican women don't do this:

A mother posted on TikTok that she�s playing �gay� music next to her baby bump hoping that it will make her son gay.

The entire comment section is FLOODED with to-be mothers and mothers sharing techniques they used or are using to make their own kids gay.

This is DISGUSTING. pic.twitter.com/HqpybMv469
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) April 24, 2026

Also, because Republican women tend to have families, friend-groups, and support networks, they are not forced to live the entirety of their empty lives on social media, constantly posting pictures to assure the world -- and themselves -- of how fabulously they're doing:

This is from Sheryl�s farewell post on LinkedIn. All these employees were living in a fantasy world, thriving on taxpayer money with no accountability. https://t.co/4w3PRc2fVn pic.twitter.com/S0bWdlATBz
— SteveAustinWI (@SteveAustinWI) April 24, 2026

Also, Republican women tend to have real jobs, from motherhood to labor that produces value in the economy, and do not have (nor need) fake "email jobs" created by the Democrat Party to provide them with an unearned salary and false sense of "independence:"

Not just nonprofits. Every large corporation contains multiple departments that exist, functionally, as adult daycare centers for young single women to pretend they�re working. Much of this phenomenon is downstream from the Civil Rights Act & the HR+DEI superstructure it spawned. https://t.co/LJIQgNyt1e
— Zarathustra (@zarathustra5150) April 23, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM

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1 They are all crazy

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (XHO5P)

2 I mean the left. Not women.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (XHO5P)

3 But hey, YMMV

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (XHO5P)

4
2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XHO5P)

5 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (NcvvS)

6 I mean the left. Not women.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

I’m sure that won’t lead to additional comments

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (IHcUS)

7 Another Cenobite thread?

Ace has such sights to show us.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (iXqHn)

8 4
2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1

Damn, beat me to it. Never stop to read the content.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

9 The left doesn't allow you to be neutral.

"YOU MUST VOCALLY SUPPORT ME OR YOU'RE THE ENEMY!"

My wife is connected to a lot of crazy leftists and this has been their rallying cry for a decade+.

Those on the fence really ought to wake up and see that they really DO hate you and want you dead.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (XHO5P)

10 Damn, beat me to it. Never stop to read the content.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

Hey, I had to read the content to make the comment!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (XHO5P)

11 The pregnant women trying to turn their children gay from the womb is a perfect example of why women shouldn't have been allowed to vote.

That's fucking insane.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (aZm/F)

12 Sydney really needs to do something with her hair in that pic.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ)

13 10. "Women who say, 'I don't follow politics, I just vote for whoever my husband (or father) tells me to vote for' are probably voting Republican."
--Anonymous, 67, Female, Arkansas, USA

This one kills me. My MIL used to tell pollsters who called that she didn't know who she was voting for because her husband hadn't told her yet. They rarely called back. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (DwqWV)

14 'USAID was a "Quality Learing Center" for liberal white women' is one of the coldest and most accurate statements ever.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (NcvvS)

15 Ummm,

21. Does not openly call for re-education camps for "Rethuglicans".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (/lPRQ)

16 My MIL also told the computer salesman she needed a fast computer because she's old and doesn't have time to wait. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (DwqWV)

17 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

Spot on, you nattering peawit.

If there's one way to distinguish conservatives from liberals, it's that conservatives want to be left alone, while liberals want to dictate to every one else how they're allowed to live their lives.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)

18 "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."
--Anonymous, 35, Female, Australia

Yes because he was innocent and the victim of defamation and a jury found this to be the case. Republican women do, in fact, believe in facts, not just ideological communist imperatives that they bend reality to comport with.

Conversely, if a woman sh*ts the bed, she's a liberal?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (0sNs1)

19 So, from this I get:

They way to tell a Republican/Conservative woman is that she doesn't force her ideology on you. Doesn't make agreeing with her a prerequisite to being civil. Doesn't scream her abortions. Doesn't hate men. Prefers real men.

Did I get that right?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (XHO5P)

20 >>> Another Cenobite thread?
Ace has such sights to show us.

I did consider making it a Pinhead post, but I thought Pinhead needed a break. Even a Hell Priest needs day off.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (1wjle)

21 Its crazy how none of the people surveyed mentioned women who make their men delicious sammiches. It's a dead giveaway.

Posted by: Polka will never die at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (TMsqB)

22 7. "Sometimes a sign is if she says she loves 'masculine men.'" --Anonymous, 48, Male, Texas

I don't think this Anonymous Male has been accused of being a masculine man.

-----------

HA!!!

Posted by: Judge Smails at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (Bhsk7)

23 14. "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."
--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago

You mean how many abortions she has had. That is the more relevant hidden meaning in this observation.

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (oiNtH)

24 8. "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."
________
I am old enough to think of Lee Marvin in this context.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (AlhUl)

25 Damn, beat me to it. Never stop to read the content.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM

It's not like you're a rookie.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (0sNs1)

26 Did Ace willow himself??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)

27 Honestly, I think you know a women is conservative when she's confident but doesn't need to cower behind gender.

And yes, natural hair color is part of that confidence. She doesn't need to be someone she isn't.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)

28 Did I get that right?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (XHO5P)

Mostly I think leftist women and beta males need to be acknowledged as the cool kids at least 24 times a day in order to stave off periods of unquenched anger and possibly violence.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:42 PM (DwqWV)

29 I think right-wing women are really just pick-mes that grew up in and still live around a predominantly right-wing community.
____

Rules for success -
1. Don't be a "pick-me" girl
2. ???
3. Enjoy your corporate email job, wine and cats!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (Dv3i1)

30 2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XHO5P)

I know, right?

Posted by: Kennedies, Biden, all abusive celebs/media personalities, etc. at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (qivay)

31 One thing I leared from the above: Don't buy Penzeys Spices in Falls Church, VA. (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (AlhUl)

32 And yes, natural hair color is part of that confidence. She doesn't need to be someone she isn't.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)

*Looks in mirror. Sees lovely gray hair. Goes back to wasting time commenting.*

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (DwqWV)

33 "If a woman doesn't like the Barbie movie or Taylor Swift,"

If a woman says either of those things, I'm immediately paying her bar tab. Because both of those things suck beyond scientific measure and any woman who doesn't feel compelled to say they do has earned a drink.

Seriously, ladies, what the fuck is going on in the female brain these days? These quotes can't be the way real people talk, can they?

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (4MsaP)

34 As if dating was not complicated enough, there are "profiles." Thanks be to God I did not have to deal with this in my prime! I was plenty weird enough all on my own.

I may spend some time later making a dating profile to send my husband. He knew I was a redneck womman, from the second I said hi to him in a hospital elevator, introduced by my classmate he was "sort of" dating. The simple word hi gave it away from the Southern vowel sounds we have problems with. 'A' is a whole nuther issue as I sound Aussie. He claims he remembers this and the green lasers meeting his eyes for a second and then long lashes (and boobs...the jerk checked out my boobs!). I did not know this for over four decades!

I am pretty sure all but gay men or sissies would not scroll past me. I could be wrong. I would also be very flipped out on meeting people I met on the Internet who had great photos & end up looking the opposite and I'd taser them.

Unreal. Granted I think I've been "ghosted" by a good Dim friend in FL, but I am choosing to remain ignorant. Probably to irritate her. Also probably because I think it is stupid to do this to people you have been friends with for decades because of politics.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)

35 Guess that woman doesn't want grandchildren

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (Ia/+0)

36 2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XHO5P)

I had that happen to me in 2016, but when talking to a married man who treated his wife terribly. He demanded to know why I supported Trump, who cheats, sleeps around, etc. I brought up Bill, and nope, not the same, doesn't count.

Posted by: Vendette at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (pJK38)

37 If she's excited that she finally made the Comment of the Week at AOSHQ, she's definitely far right. If she's bummed that she hasn't, even farther.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (W5mpo)

38 One sign is if she attends and supports the Right To Life movement. Further, if she has no idea of what you are talking about if you mention 'body count'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (Kyh8Y)

39 Pro Tip: Hair color may change after being singed.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (0sNs1)

40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)

41 20 So, from this I get:

They way to tell a Republican/Conservative woman is that she doesn't force her ideology on you. Doesn't make agreeing with her a prerequisite to being civil. Doesn't scream her abortions. Doesn't hate men. Prefers real men.

Did I get that right?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (XHO5P)

If you're not part of the (final) solution, you're part of the problem.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (qivay)

42 At least they didn’t go headlong into the Mar-a-lago face thing. But that would probably open the door to the discussion around conservative women being more attractive.

As for the Sr. VP, I honestly do not buy this unless she put such strict parameters around what type of job she would consider. As a Sr. Vp, you have lead something. People or programs. You would easily be able to parlay this experience into another leadership role. At this level, you are not seeking jobs on your own anyway, you are being repped by a recruiting agency.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (Dd38x)

43 "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Well, then, what about excuse making for violent antisocial criminals as long as they're not white?

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 04:46 PM (4MsaP)

44 Unreal. Granted I think I've been "ghosted" by a good Dim friend in FL, but I am choosing to remain ignorant. Probably to irritate her. Also probably because I think it is stupid to do this to people you have been friends with for decades because of politics.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)

I grew up BFFs with someone who decided a bit after going to college that I was probably the devil incarnate. She was still my maid of honor at my wedding, but that's about it. She's an unmarried, miserable fag hag in San Diego living off her inheritance from her parents and getting fat. I may have dodged a bullet there.

But we were thick as thieves as teenagers.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:46 PM (DwqWV)

45 ..."Whines about being fired from a NFP where she earned a 6 figure salary."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (GD0B3)

46 Surest sign: they do not date anyone who reads Buzzfeed.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (cI94r)

47 15. A real tell is if a woman smells good, probably uses deodorant and bathes, has clean hair, no facial piercings, and no neck tattoos. That's a dead giveaway that she's conservative!

- Smelly Hoe, Blue City, Shithole

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (oiNtH)

48 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.
I will start:
"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"
Posted by: runner

Thinks that a 'Nuclear Family' is a sure sign of white supremacy.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (Kyh8Y)

49 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."
--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago

Yes, Republican women are less likely to be Scabcrotch Dirthookers and, in cases where a Republican woman has accumulated a bodycount larger than she's comfortable with, she has the good sense to keep that detail quiet and not tell the world what a filthy degenerate slambeast she used to be.

And by the way: You also judge women by their whorishness, or else this wouldn't be a concern to you.

---Ace

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Note that in order to know that "another woman" has too many relationships or is promiscuous you had to *provide that information* in the first place to someone you did not know well.

Used to be that was not a common thing to do.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8avO+)

50 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8uzBS)

51 .."Thinks Government is a Solution to All her Problems.."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (GD0B3)

52 38 One sign is if she attends and supports the Right To Life movement. Further, if she has no idea of what you are talking about if you mention 'body count'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (Kyh8Y)

Or thinks body count refers to a serial killer's murder spree...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (tOcjL)

53 40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)

"Will make her leftism abundantly clear through a variety of signs and noises"

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 24, 2026 04:48 PM (okun6)

54 need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

She doesn't know she is a woman

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:48 PM (cI94r)

55 Leftists women would rather have a government take care of ghem than a husband

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)

56 Seriously, ladies, what the fuck is going on in the female brain these days? These quotes can't be the way real people talk, can they?
Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (4MsaP)

I guess you missed the part where men were posting this nonsense too.

There are just as many leftist idiot men out there, so why carve out a special exception for idiot women?

Gets old, folks, very old. The 'ettes are not amused.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV)

57 Buzzfeed: "Secret" Signs (and Stuff We Just Imagined In Our SSRI-Drenched Pea-Brains) That a Woman Might be a Far Right Extremist
—Disinformation Expert Ace

#1: She doesn't have a lady penis

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)

58 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan

Yes. iirc, his sister or sil broke off from them and started her own spice business.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (Kyh8Y)

59 I don't know this woman's politics but she may want a refund on that IUD.

Mother conceives super-rare identical quadruplets despite using IUD 🫨

https://tinyurl.com/a2yrezzv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (ndZc7)

60 "Wears Hate Has No Home here t-shirt, while wearing Free Palestine Hat at the Free Gaza rally.."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3)

61 She doesn't know she is a woman
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:48 PM (cI94r)

"She" pretends to be a woman.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV)

62 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."
--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago

Odds that this woman's body count is higher than her age? And that she "achieved" it all at once with the football team?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (2ocoG)

63 If the pregnant woman is not a lesbian with an IVF egg or turkey baster for sperm...why do women want gay children? So they can compare how mean the world is to gays? Why?

Raising two chimp sons it did not even cross my mind to make them gay. Or pretend they were girls. Or any of the other bs these kids go through with lesbo mothers. Why even have a baby to try to form them like Play Doh once born? "I just gave birth and will turn my beautiful baby boy into a trans." Sad. Give the kid a MatchBox car.

I read of a Hollywierd son "apologizing" to his "mother" that he was straight. What on earth? Granted, if you had Rosie O'Donnell Prune Mouth as a "mother" you are lucky to get out of that alive.

O/T but I saw a photo of Ryan and Farrah's son on the UK DM. Whoa. He missed the looks boat and got all the ugly DNA stored for generations.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

64 Online dating profile translator:

Political Views (women):

Liberal: batshit insane leftwing progtard

Conservative: Fake profile

Middle of the Road: Likely to have traditional values but maybe be softly socially liberal, or the occasional conservative

Unsure: Retarded

Other: druggie

Posted by: brak at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (jGJov)

65 Serious question: of the 20 points (presumably judged the top 20 somehow) posted for how to tell a woman is conservative... How many of those actual points would any of us here use to describe 'how you can tell a woman is conservative?' Literally the ones that only talk about a dating profile and only when they mention being apolitical or moderate or having a religion... And I'm pretty sure my top 10 responses wouldn't have anything to do with a dating profile. I mean, what a stupid response? Of course it'd be easy to tell someone's politics by HOW THEY ANSWERED A QUESTION ABOUT POLITICS. The point of the f-ing exercise is how you could correctly infer this by behavior / appearance... It's hilarious how these brain-dead gay and/or AWFL know-it-alls respond to this question. They couldn't place a conservative unless we wore a MAGA hat or hit them with a stars & stripes 2 x 4. But we can tell them from friggin miles away...

Posted by: Judge Smails at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (Bhsk7)

66 'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM

Bill Penzey went off the deep end with 300 lbs of weights.

His sister, I believe, owns The Spice House, and has stayed out of broadcasting their politics, as far as I know.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (0sNs1)

67 Yes. iirc, his sister or sil broke off from them and started her own spice business.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (Kyh8Y)

Spice house.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (Dd38x)

68 The Dem running for the Senate in Texas, Talarico just gave a big speech on how the Ten Commandments classroom law was Un-Christian .
He suggested the law requiring the 10 Commandments to be displayed poses an affront to individuals in Texas who are Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, agnostic and atheist.

This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (kxLc1)

69 I'm a bit skeptical that a 57 year old woman is scrambling up onto her work cubicle desk top to stand on it

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (8avO+)

70 "Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted, or say they are 'not very political' and feign being moderate. (Honestly, all conservative folks can have a tendency to do this if they think their honest answer won't be well received.)"

-
You know conservatives, they're allergic to a Louisville Slugger to the teeth.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (ndZc7)

71 "Is 30 and wants to follow in Greta Thunberg's footsteps when she "grows up""

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (GD0B3)

72 It's like lunatics in an asylum discussing how to tell the when there is an undercover sane person in their midst.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (uUHnE)

73 There are just as many leftist idiot men out there, so why carve out a special exception for idiot women?

Gets old, folks, very old. The 'ettes are not amused.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV)

Statistically untrue.

Having the franchise expanded to a group makes them targeted for propaganda and the usual bribery of politics. Women becoming leftist is downstream of expansion of the franchise.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (okun6)

74 50 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8uzBS)

Dude sent me a catalog saying he didn't want to sell his product to people like me. So, he didn't. And still doesn't. At least he was honest about it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (DwqWV)

75 A sign a woman is right-wing is when you joke about or even just mention some current internet claim about a falsity propounded by hardline far-righters, and she goes quiet/i]

The leftists around me same stupid leftwing stuff ALL the time. Sometimes I ignore them, some times I re-direct them, and sometimes I just out leftwing them for FUNZZZ - but argue back? Its pointless.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (sKqQm)

76 Calling someone a "pick-me" girl is a good example of longhouse, female bullying, (new feminism) social norm enforcement. You want to be happy with a man? We're going to shame you for it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (Dv3i1)

77 Anyone who realizes that Buzzfeed still exists, Big Red Flag.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (wBaIH)

78 need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

She has a penis.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (cI94r)

79 Gets old, folks, very old. The 'ettes are not amused.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM

* asks Guinan *

Should I tell her to calm down?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

80 "Not just nonprofits. Every large corporation contains multiple departments that exist, functionally, as adult daycare centers for young single women to pretend they’re working."

And some female dominated "professions" are less about competence and more about pushing the leftist agenda. I'd include teaching and (especially government funded) counselling. Social workers are (generally) the worst.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (vbXSk)

81 If the pregnant woman is not a lesbian with an IVF egg or turkey baster for sperm...why do women want gay children? So they can compare how mean the world is to gays? Why?

Raising two chimp sons it did not even cross my mind to make them gay. Or pretend they were girls. Or any of the other bs these kids go through with lesbo mothers. Why even have a baby to try to form them like Play Doh once born? "I just gave birth and will turn my beautiful baby boy into a trans." Sad. Give the kid a MatchBox car.

I read of a Hollywierd son "apologizing" to his "mother" that he was straight. What on earth? Granted, if you had Rosie O'Donnell Prune Mouth as a "mother" you are lucky to get out of that alive.

O/T but I saw a photo of Ryan and Farrah's son on the UK DM. Whoa. He missed the looks boat and got all the ugly DNA stored for generations.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

Families these days get social credit by how far up the oppressed ladder the kid is. Being a male gay is pretty much passe these days though. Trans is where it is at.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (8avO+)

82 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (kxLc1)

Should probably apply for a refund from that seminary.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (DwqWV)

83 Yes. iirc, his sister or sil broke off from them and started her own spice business.
Posted by: Tonypete

Spice house.
Posted by: Piper

That's it!!

*She's a. . .
Spice House.
She's mighty mighty
letting it all hang out!!*

Hmmmmm. . . needs work
-- Commodores

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (Kyh8Y)

84 Pro Abortion advocates would be against abortion if you were able to determine whether the baby would be gay or not and the mother wanted to abort because gay.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (kxLc1)

85 "Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted

Not me. I say, "Not only did I vote for Trump, I donated to his campaign." Then I cackle.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (0Htd1)

86 Calling someone a "pick-me" girl is a good example of longhouse, female bullying, (new feminism) social norm enforcement. You want to be happy with a man? We're going to shame you for it.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (Dv3i1)

I think that is so funny because it started in dating circles where, of course, the entire point is to get someone to "pick you"

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (8avO+)

87 Penzeys is based in Minneapolis. ok, that's enough

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (8uzBS)

88 Anyone who realizes that Buzzfeed still exists, Big Red Flag.

I honestly thought they'd gone out of business like 2 years ago.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (2ocoG)

89 His sister, I believe, owns The Spice House, and has stayed out of broadcasting their politics, as far as I know.
>>>>>>>>Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (0sNs1)

I think she sold to a couple of VC guys.

Posted by: Same Old at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (RC6IN)

90 69 I'm a bit skeptical that a 57 year old woman is scrambling up onto her work cubicle desk top to stand on it

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04

Because she should be more mature? Or because she is too old to do that?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (Dd38x)

91 Should I tell her to calm down?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

Oh, yeah, that's the ticket.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (DwqWV)

92 >>>Calling someone a "pick-me" girl is a good example of longhouse, female bullying, (new feminism) social norm enforcement

no one hates women more than other women

Posted by: brak at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (jGJov)

93 Don't even try to pick me if you're not a 6-6-6-6.

Posted by: New-wave feminist at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (0sNs1)

94 90 69 I'm a bit skeptical that a 57 year old woman is scrambling up onto her work cubicle desk top to stand on it

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04

Because she should be more mature? Or because she is too old to do that?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (Dd38x)

Because you can get seriously hurt stressing furniture beyond its breaking point. Stupid git.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (DwqWV)

95 Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV

Thanks for your post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (As86G)

96 34 As if dating was not complicated enough, there are "profiles." Thanks be to God I did not have to deal with this in my prime! Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

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

I'll bet your still in your prime. Beware of ace within 40 paces...

Posted by: Judge Smails at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (Bhsk7)

97 I think she sold to a couple of VC guys.
___

Viet Cong?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (Dv3i1)

98
The guy who made my breakfast this morning has a masters Degree, and a former Rhodes scholar.

He makes a good Breakfast sandwich.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (IifOV)

99 Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted

a lib would be wise not to provoke DanMa'am in the political arena

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (8uzBS)

100 87 Penzeys is based in Minneapolis. ok, that's enough
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (8uzBS)

They started in Milwaukee.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (DwqWV)

101 The more I read and see about this culture, the harder it is to conceive of any regeneration or restoration of the norms we took for granted short of civil war.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (fZiTB)

102 her hair is a natural color

A natural color rather than her natural color I might allow. But if you meant the second one, I don't think you know women very well.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (WTQU5)

103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

104 Thanks for your post.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (As86G)

Makes no difference. Apparently there are some men here who just can't get over their dislike of women. Shame, really. The 'ettes are all pretty good folks.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

105 About that "Sr. VP"... in high school DECA class --HIGH SCHOOL!!!!- we were taught how to shake hands, write a resume, look people in the eye, put in a full day's work, interview, get and hold a job, write a personal budget, save money, run a small store, and about a thousand other things a working adult should know.
One thing we weren't taught, because it was so ridiculously obvious, is not to pose for photos while standing on your desk at work. (Also, not to whine.)
And, I think if that VP had been doing any difficult work (which she should have, at that salary), she would have skills another employer would value which obviously is not the case. So I suggest instead of complaining, she be grateful for the years she received a very high salary she didn't earn.

Posted by: LASue at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (lCppi)

106 They started in Milwaukee.
Posted by: tcn in AK

The beer that made Mel Famey walk us.

Posted by: Just the punchline at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (Kyh8Y)

107 91 Should I tell her to calm down?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

Oh, yeah, that's the ticket.
Posted by: tcn in AK

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

My favorite in the legion of Chuck Norris memes that circulated after he passed... Chuck Norris once told a woman to calm down, and she did.

Posted by: bearski at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (Bhsk7)

108 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

We should get some of those portable pet stairs for just this reason, I believe.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

109 Here's a subtle clue:

When I see someone pretending to be the opposite sex from what they are, I laugh. It is not a discreet laugh. It is a, "I see you, you freakin lunatic, and you are improving my own self-esteem with your bizarre behavior."

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (dIske)

110 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8uzBS)

The family is in the spice business.
Penzey is a far leftist.
His sister isn't, at least not enough to make it a business model, and has opened Spice House brand

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (zafwz)

111 8. "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."
--Anonymous, 35, Female, Australia

Because Amber Heard was just another trashy ho living off a rich man.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (0Htd1)

112 My only problem with women is their asshole radar always seems to be broken. I've known some great women who chose poorly.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (kxLc1)

113 Trump: 1

Pope: 0

Poll: Trump's approval rating among Catholics INCREASED after his scuffle with Pope Leo 😂

President Donald Trump's job approval among Catholic voters rebounded in April despite his public feud with Pope Leo XIV intensifying this year.

-
Yeah, right. "Despite."

Among Catholics, Trump's approval rebounded to 51 percent, while 49 percent disapproved, restoring him to net‑positive territory with the group — even after weeks of headline‑dominating confrontation with the Vatican.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

114 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026

I will boost you up there, do not worry!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (Dd38x)

115 93 Don't even try to pick me if you're not a 6-6-6-6.
___

Have you considered my 9-9-9 plan?

Posted by: Zombie Herman Cain at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (Dv3i1)

116 Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted

a lib would be wise not to provoke DanMa'am in the political arena
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (8uzBS)
I was taught that voting is private for a reason, but I will proudly declare Trump if anyone asks.

Posted by: LASue at April 24, 2026 05:01 PM (lCppi)

117 I was wearing a tee shirt from
a farm business today. It's says "faith, family, farm." I think that means I'm a conservative. Probably if anyone wanted to check- I ran for township committee twice as a Republican which probably counts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:01 PM (As86G)

118 You think you're having a bad day?

Ahh, crap! Aussie woman stuck in poop for THREE HOURS after outhouse floor collapses

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (ndZc7)

119 My comment on the NGO women losing their high paying jobs --

Understand that these women -- and NGOs, and gov. mostly -- are the ones throwing money around to immigrants and indigents. They rationalize their own position by thinking everyone should get a "living wage." They have never **worked** for money, so they think no one should have too.

They understand that the world is a con it is all a grift. So they act that way.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (uUHnE)

120 108 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

We should get some of those portable pet stairs for just this reason, I believe.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

THIS^^^right there is why I love you all.

Tequila makes me crazy. And harf because it sneaks up on you (or did me in college when I bragged I could handle all the shots). I was very ill. NOPE!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (WONhk)

121 The 'ettes are all pretty good folks.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM

There is iron in the words of tcn in AK for all Morons to see.

Posted by: Duncanthrax Ten Bears at April 24, 2026 05:03 PM (0sNs1)

122 I had a week long g'ment class in Milwaukee and of course had to attend the Pabst brewery. Cold Blue Ribbon right out of the tap at the brewery is very good beer.

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:03 PM (8uzBS)

123 Among Catholics, Trump's approval rebounded to 51 percent, while 49 percent disapproved, restoring him to net‑positive territory with the group — even after weeks of headline‑dominating confrontation with the Vatican.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

I think most Catholics realize that this Pope is a dope. We are taking the long view, hoping against hope that the next one is actually Catholic. Who knows? Perhaps He will relent....

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (DwqWV)

124 9. "When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

--Anonymous, 32, Colorado

I'm perfectly willing to consider gender when discussing that experience where that tramp Katy Perry rubbed her smelly vag in Ruby Rose's face.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (0Htd1)

125 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
---

Changes his name from Causey to Talarico to appeal to a certain ethnic group then turns the Bible upside down to appeal to another certain group.
Very eclectic he is.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (XAeCh)

126 The woman felt the need to declare this even though no one asked for her opinion.

Projection?
Or just unaware this is a feminine trait all 'round?

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (WTQU5)

127 >>>>Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (zafwz)

Other way around. The original company was called "Spice House," and one of the kids (a huge leftist asshole) started a new company called Penzeys.

Another kid inherited the company from the founders, and sold it a while ago.

Posted by: Same Old at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (RC6IN)

128 Among Catholics, Trump's approval rebounded to 51 percent, while 49 percent disapproved, restoring him to net‑positive territory with the group — even after weeks of headline‑dominating confrontation with the Vatican.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

Even the notoriously less Bible aware Catholics can remember that "Render unto Caesar" stuff from the New Testament. And the beam in Vatican's Cities own eye over policy on immigration.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (8avO+)

129 Penzey's spices. What foo foo.

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

130
20. "If she calls non-straight sexual orientations a 'lifestyle,' that's a big sign."
--Anonymous, 69, Female, Lancaster, PA

Well, it's better than calling them fags.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:05 PM (0Htd1)

131 A natural color rather than her natural color I might allow. But if you meant the second one, I don't think you know women very well.
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (WTQU5)

I could be blonde with highlights into the next decade. Which is/was my natural color before I got skin cancer in my 30's and turned grey in my 60's. From covid I discovered the grey to my horror. It is not pretty blonde white like the dude I married...who does not need this and it ain't fair. I would look like a battle axe with battleship grey hair and it's not going to happen on my watch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:05 PM (WONhk)

132 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Well, they're an affront to Chuckie Schumer.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:05 PM (ndZc7)

133 Those USAID stories crack me up.

5pm news

CBC - Pipelines
CNN - Iran. Dead white woman .... something Epstein
Fox - The Five
MS Now - Iran war - US is running out of missiles!!!

Oh, not to perpetuate stereotypes, but I did abandon my Unabomber lifestyle and ventured outside grocery shopping during which time my friends' cat Snowflake slept on my bedroom chair and apparently didn't move the entire 4 hours.

Oh, and at Walmart in my part of Canads, a LINDT DUBAI Style Chocolate bar - $14.99 Can. Wtf....

Amd again, tranny Bid Light - 12 cans - $29.99. Same price as Molsons which was surprising,

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (Sco7b)

134 I'm perfectly willing to consider gender when discussing that experience where that tramp Katy Perry rubbed her smelly vag in Ruby Rose's face.
Posted by: nerdygirl
---

From this the Utah congresswoman took her cue?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (XAeCh)

135 I think most Catholics realize that this Pope is a dope. We are taking the long view, hoping against hope that the next one is actually Catholic.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM

I dunno if I want to change back. I've kinda gotten to like indoor plumbing now.

Posted by: A Bear at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (0sNs1)

136 Woman? Ewwwwww!

Posted by: Barney Fag at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (dOVnE)

137 I think most Catholics realize that this Pope is a dope. We are taking the long view, hoping against hope that the next one is actually Catholic. Who knows? Perhaps He will relent....
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (DwqWV)

at least this one isn't putting up graven images, unless he has some Chicago Cub plushies in his room.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (8avO+)

138 Changes his name from Causey to Talarico to appeal to a certain ethnic group then turns the Bible upside down to appeal to another certain group.
Very eclectic he is.

Posted by: Braenyard -

He was adopted, that is why he changed his name. Talarico is Italian. The rest of your statement is 100% spot on.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (Dd38x)

139 I was taught that voting is private for a reason, but I will proudly declare Trump if anyone asks.

Posted by: LASue at April 24, 2026 05:01 PM (lCppi)

I was at a farmers' market up in Canada last year and was surprised to see a guy wearing a pro-Trump hat. I walked up to him and said, "I voted for him three times." He said, "Right on!"

Posted by: Vendette at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (pJK38)

140 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

This is such a schizophrenic word burp.

No one knows your body count unless you make a point of telling them.

So, instead of "mind your own business", it should read something like "shut the fuck up about your private life".

Ooooorrrr, is this a thing among you gals, comparing body counts when you first meet?

Then regardless of the body count you expect to be praised?

165! You go, girl!!!.....something like that.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (iJfKG)

141 40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)
______
I'll add:
Thinks that makes Kamala the 2nd woman to win the Presidency.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (AlhUl)

142 134 I'm perfectly willing to consider gender when discussing that experience where that tramp Katy Perry rubbed her smelly vag in Ruby Rose's face.
Posted by: nerdygirl
---

From this the Utah congresswoman took her cue?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (XAeCh)

I'm willing to discuss the proper anatomical body part vs what has been written (which is wrong unless there was a lot more going on that what was written).

I also don't want to think about it.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (WONhk)

143 How to tell a woman is conservative:

Doesn't have a penis
Doesn't dress with her parts all hanging out (well unless you are alone with her)
Doesn't show off her FUPA
Doesn't have trashy tats
Doesn't have a bull-type nose ring
Doesn't scream the rich need to pay more taxes from her $2M house

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)

144 Sheryl Cowan needs to find a man to support her. I guess she's a little old to be some senator's sidepiece.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (0Htd1)

145 108 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

We should get some of those portable pet stairs for just this reason, I believe.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

THIS^^^right there is why I love you all.

Tequila makes me crazy. And harf because it sneaks up on you (or did me in college when I bragged I could handle all the shots). I was very ill. NOPE!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (WONhk)

Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:08 PM (wVcYX)

146 @104 Apparently there are some men here who just can't get over their dislike of women.

It's the sign of a multiple loser. I can't take them seriously as conservatives, and for sure not as men. It's just posturing, like junior high bravos learning to be "competitive." A damn shame that you can proceed into the senior years without outgrowing it.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (zdLoL)

147 at least this one isn't putting up graven images, unless he has some Chicago Cub plushies in his room.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (8avO+)

Leo bowed to the Pachamama too. And then he blessed a chunk of ice. And picking a fight with Trump? I'd say he's 0 for 3 at this point.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (DwqWV)

148 One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

One of the odder things I see in social media right now is leftwing women telling men they are not *allowed* to consider how many other men a woman has slept with in deciding whether to date her or not.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (sKqQm)

149 Another Cenobite thread?

Ace has such sights to show us.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (iXqHn)

Our suffering will be legendary, even in Hell!

Posted by: Explorer in the further regions of experience at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (TbWk/)

150 Serious Q for the Horde - I experienced a moral conundrum today: My day to sweep the carpet at church. While there, I ran into a young woman who told me she was homeless, had only $70 and was just released from lockup. She was looking for someone that could help her out with a spare room for awhile.

I put her into contact with our outreach ministry person who happened to be there also. Also let the office staff and priest know the situation. BUT, was that all I should have done? My wife and I have plenty of room and resources.

Did I go far enough? My wife is there today working so I'm sure she was brought into the mix also. Here's the thing - the church is 10 miles off the highway up in the mountains at the end of the road. No one gets here accidently.

In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)

151 Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:08 PM (wVcYX)

You have no idea.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (DwqWV)

152 I used to manage a bar........tequila will get women to take their clothes off. Even the ones you dont want to

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (jrgJz)

153 Tequila makes me crazy. And harf because it sneaks up on you (or did me in college when I bragged I could handle all the shots). I was very ill. NOPE!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (WONhk)

So silly to drink Teq straight when the antidote is right there in a cold Margarita. You literally are making a margarita in your mouth if you to the traditional shot.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)

154 Question for the Horde - did the ship in Event Horizon wander through the Cenobite's particular place in hell?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (sKqQm)

155 Doesn't have a bull-type nose ring

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24

I love you for this. (Platonically).

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Dd38x)

156 Ooooorrrr, is this a thing among you gals, comparing body counts when you first meet?

Then regardless of the body count you expect to be praised?

165! You go, girl!!!.....something like that.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (iJfKG)

This never was discussed until near engagement, and was not a lot to discuss on my part of the bargain, as he knew.

Is this part of the dating profile? I need to know for what I am writing and sending to my dude tonight.

Good grief!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (WONhk)

157 Looks like that tornado that hit part of Vance AFB did not hit the (T-6?) trainer planes there, but came close. 10 injured, no deaths.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (vbXSk)

158 >> 9. "When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

--Anonymous, 32, Colorado

No comment. Because I don't really know what this means, except that I suspect it's a "gender"-obsessive transgender who gets mad when perfect strangers don't want to hear hour-long screeds about them's thoughts about what "gender" is and isn't.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM

"No comment" is a good call. This might be another Eyelid Movie Grievance, or just as easily BPD Evidence, because why are they babbling about harm to someone they don't really know that well? And, it doesn't have to be a gender goblin; could be a third-wave feminist who was weaned on Judith Butler and the Duluth Model, and sees a stubbed toe in terms of gender and The Patriarchy. But now, with the trans fad madness, the 'gender' keyword is not enough to tell which specific strain of cult dogma they adhere to.

Posted by: SciVo at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Sy6m/)

159 What is gay music?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

160 I think I read something about chocolate prices going up due to a low cocoa supply

$29.99 for 12-pack of beer is nuckin futz, even for Canada.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (6ydKt)

161 Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:08 PM

What happens at the TXMoMe stays at the TXMoMe.

And that goes triple for what happens in the Horse Trailer. In fact, the first rule of the Horse Trailer is not to talk about the Horse Trailer.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (0sNs1)

162 I used to go to Spice House. They sent me their newsletter. They were deeply into spices. Spices and nothing else. It was like the East India Company.

Which was nice. Like sugar and spice. Hey! Ow! Yeaaah!

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (wBaIH)

163 Buzzfeed doing women a solid here. I say "women" here because leftist females are either trannies, screechy harpy karens, or immature, angry girls who've swallowed the party line such that they are essentially unfixable.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (dK+Kv)

164 "It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and the nosers-out of unorthodoxy."
- George Orwell

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (MNCvZ)

165 Am I the only one who thinks this just looks like a guy in agony because he was just stabbed in the eyes with two blue plastic spoons?

😂

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (uUHnE)

166

Okay, being Mormon adjacent, I wonder if the Utah woman is a victim of incest. Not excusing what she did.

I never knew anything about Mormons until we moved to Wyoming. The horrific stories I've been told about incest are horrifying.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (3ek7K)

167 I love you for this. (Platonically).
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Dd38x)

I tell you what, I wish my bull had one of those things

Posted by: That poor Spanish matador at April 24, 2026 05:12 PM (sKqQm)

168 One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

One of the odder things I see in social media right now is leftwing women telling men they are not *allowed* to consider how many other men a woman has slept with in deciding whether to date her or not.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (sKqQm)

It isn't odd at all, they just don't like being held to a standard. I also find it funny when they try and turn it about and say -- "Well I could start avoiding MEN with a high body count" and I say, you sure can. That's what would be best for you, too instead of chasing the Chads.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (8avO+)

169 Spinal Tap.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (xvhJH)

170 What is gay music?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

Anything by us or Bronski Beat.

Posted by: Erasure at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (dOVnE)

171 In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026

Yes, you did the right thing.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (Dd38x)

172 One of the odder things I see in social media right now is leftwing women telling men they are not *allowed* to consider how many other men a woman has slept with in deciding whether to date her or not.

Posted by: 18-1

-----------------
Well, there's your answer right there.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (uUHnE)

173 Other signs a woman might be conservative;
- Her mom taught her to cook, not the internet
- She loves God and attends church every week
- She loves children the way God made them
- She doesn’t bring her dog into the supermarket
- She can defend herself if necessary
- She won’t surrender on any principle worth fighting for
- She treasures moments with her family for the memory, not social media
-She loves tradition, not fad

I could go on but you get the point.

Jesus loves you. Find him. He misses you.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (zy41W)

174 One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex.

If you don't want to be judged, stop telling people about how many different men you spread your legs for each week. Sorry, but slut behavior has consequences. Personally, I prefer to not use the same toilet seats as women who are disease ridden.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (0Htd1)

175 One thing I leared from the above: Don't buy Penzeys Spices in Falls Church, VA. (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (AlhUl)

Don't buy Penzey's Spices, period. Owner is a nasty Commie prick. Had a falling out with family, and family founded Spice House (IIRC).

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (utfVc)

176 Am I the only one who thinks this just looks like a guy in agony because he was just stabbed in the eyes with two blue plastic spoons?

😂
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (uUHnE)

The smile is definitely a happy one.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (8avO+)

177 25. She shaves her arm pits and doesn’t stink.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (sL7jo)

178 What happens at the TXMoMe stays at the TXMoMe.

And that goes triple for what happens in the Horse Trailer. In fact, the first rule of the Horse Trailer is not to talk about the Horse Trailer.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (0sNs1)

Also, make sure you get the toilet tokens up front. Don't wait until it is too late.

Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (DwqWV)

179 One thing I leared from the above: Don't buy Penzeys Spices in Falls Church, VA. (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (AlhUl)

Because you have to drive through it to go from the NoVaMoMe Saturday to the MDV MGC shoot on Sunday?

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (WTQU5)

180 In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)

If the girl is just out of jail, there’s no way I’d let her stay.

Good possibility she’s an addict.
But if you don’t mind your stuff starting to disappear out of the house to pay for her habit, then let her stay.

It’s tough to be so cold to people in need but you really can’t trust anybody these days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

181 O/T - the West Palm Beach gun grabber cop that confiscated James O'Keefe's arsenal is a registered dem, was hired six months ago and was caught soliciting a prostitute less than two years ago.

https://tinyurl.com/4zd39typ

guns have been returned, a Florida judge is about to find out

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (8uzBS)

182 Why do I keep hearing Jeff Foxworthy's voice in my head?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (wVcYX)

183
So silly to drink Teq straight when the antidote is right there in a cold Margarita. You literally are making a margarita in your mouth if you to the traditional shot.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)
********************************
I was only 18yrs old and feeling my oats until I wasn't. I learn the hard way. I thought I was cool.

It was the trip from pure hell to Memphis with my cousin who was later diagnosed as a schizophrenic. His stupid car broke down in I-55.

We were staying with friends of mine to see Cat Stevens, who cancelled the concert as he hurt his finger. The first sign things were going bad.

To get home the next day I had to ride a Greyhound bus (a first and last) through every whistle stop in the MS Delta. We were the two white people on the bus...well, I was green with nausea. Men were smoking cigars. It was hell on earth.Had I the strength I would have cheerfully killed that cousin.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (WONhk)

184 Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)

In no way should you feel guilty. That is why there are so many charity outfits to help . Unless you had an actual unmistakable sign from God you did right. You didn't turn her away. You directed her to a place /person where she could find assistance.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (kxLc1)

185 The women here are a prime example of what men should seek. God bless you all.

And the icing was a big hit. This place needs pictures. Although it’s all way gone now.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 05:16 PM (zy41W)

186 I work with a woman who is a Swiftie

She is mentally deranged

We had a weekly call where she’s having a meltdown crying because some stray cat came into her yard and she fed it but she couldnt keep it so she’s bawling her eyes out over the Zoom call about how the cat has no home and will starve to death unless she takes it in

And still somehow she still manages to get married despite being mid and a psychopath and have a baby on top of that

The problem is not women, it’s simps and soys and all the gay boys who keep enabling this nonsense

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (REq0p)

187 Sorry, but slut behavior has consequences. Personally, I prefer to not use the same toilet seats as women who are disease ridden.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (0Htd1)

Ladies, if you don't want to be taken as a whore, then don't be one. Simple enough.

Some day, women will come to know their worth, and won't sell it cheap. Until then, an awful lot of them seem to think the only thing they have to offer is between their legs.

Disgusting behavior, from fools.

You want to be respected? Do something respectable.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (DwqWV)

188 gay music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1znjZwnYEP4

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (jrgJz)

189 How does that happen, exactly? You don't mean she "pressures" you into motherhood, you mean merely that she talks about her own children and that makes you feel bad for having a womb filled with the ghosts of aborted babies.

>>> Or has never really been around children. My future niece-in-law had never held a baby, so I handed her mine (knowing that my nephew, an experienced older brother and uncle, would be hovering, and he did). The look of wonder on her face made me bet with Pooky that she'd be pregnant within a year of marriage. She's currently 13 werks along. 😀

Posted by: pookysgirl has told this story but is still happy at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (Wt5PA)

190 “ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

Proverbs 31:30

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (zy41W)

191 188 The women here are a prime example of what men should seek. God bless you all.

And the icing was a big hit. This place needs pictures. Although it’s all way gone now.
Posted by: Marcus T at April

What we need is a portal for a bite!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (Dd38x)

192 I gotta laugh at the apparent care and neo-wordsmithing these repressed gay and lesbian mental midgets put into these responses. But the substantive content is pure NPC drone duckspeak. It’s like all these people share one “Abby Normal” brain.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (sL7jo)

193 As for the Sr. VP, I honestly do not buy this unless she put such strict parameters around what type of job she would consider. As a Sr. Vp, you have lead something. People or programs. You would easily be able to parlay this experience into another leadership role. At this level, you are not seeking jobs on your own anyway, you are being repped by a recruiting agency.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (Dd38x)

You mean Sheryl Cowan? She was a "senior VP" at some leftist NGO. She probably got that "job", really a sinecure, by sucking dick. And now she's kind of aged out to requalify.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (utfVc)

194 (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)
Posted by: Eeyore
It's probably safer than walking around the ghetto streets of Washington DC.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (0Htd1)

195
tcn,
some whore would spread their legs for $20, now some of them will spread their legs for a house.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (3ek7K)

196 I think it is stupid to do this to people you have been friends with for decades because of politics.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)

Unfortunately it is NOT politics. It's about an entire worldview - IOW, a religion. By not agreeing with them you are saying "Your religion is false." By using facts to discuss issues, you are saying "And reality refutes your religion." Bu refusing to cancel people - or be cancelled - who do not comply, you're saying "And you can't force me to join your religion or support it." And with all of that, you become a witch to them, able to turn their hearts with the evil eye of friendship and keep them from their Heaven (see that old 0bama ad about Julia to see what they want).

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (WTQU5)

197 You mean Sheryl Cowan? She was a "senior VP" at some leftist NGO. She probably got that "job", really a sinecure, by sucking dick. And now she's kind of aged out to requalify.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

She is a shoe in for pharma.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (Dd38x)

198 198
tcn,
some whore would spread their legs for $20, now some of them will spread their legs for a house.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (3ek7K)

And some spread them for cheap thrills, and morning of regret.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (DwqWV)

199 154 Question for the Horde - did the ship in Event Horizon wander through the Cenobite's particular place in hell?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (sKqQm)

There has been much fan discussion on this very subject, that Event Horizon and Hellraiser exist in the same universe, and that the chaos dimension the ship passed through also contains the labyrinth ruled by Leviathan, the domain of the Cenobites. There's also been argument for it also being in The Warp in Warhammer40.

Posted by: Feeling Slaaneshy at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (TbWk/)

200 It isn't odd at all, they just don't like being held to a standard. I also find it funny when they try and turn it about and say -- "Well I could start avoiding MEN with a high body count" and I say, you sure can. That's what would be best for you, too instead of chasing the Chads.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (8avO+)

High body counts are rare for men.
But any 2 am drunk girl can get laid, they'll just regret it later.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (zafwz)

201 141 40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)
_________________________________

Yeah. This would be a significantly more interesting and entertaining list.

Here's mine:

Misuse the word "queer" which means odd. Misuse the word "gay" which means happy. Misuse the word "fag" which means a rolled smoke. Misuse the word "woke" which is merely the past tense of wake and grammatically incorrect. Misuse pronouns so as to refer to a single individual with plural pronouns while stating. "I prefer the pronouns they/them." But, fail to realize that they started that sentence with a singular pronoun...the pronoun "I".

In short, we could get rid of the left by making them take English 101.

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (dIske)

202 I am most struck by the lack of any self-awareness. All of these things are said completely unironically.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

203 He was adopted, that is why he changed his name. Talarico is Italian. The rest of your statement is 100% spot on.
Posted by: Piper
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Thanks. Hadn't seen that. Without background leads to assumptions.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XAeCh)

204 Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.

Maybe cut the legs short on a table? Then AtC can attend in comfort.

[Runs serpentine, tossing emu repellent]

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (z3/Ck)

205 We had a weekly call where she’s having a meltdown crying because some stray cat came into her yard and she fed it but she couldnt keep it so she’s bawling her eyes out over the Zoom call about how the cat has no home and will starve to death unless she takes it in

And still somehow she still manages to get married despite being mid and a psychopath and have a baby on top of that

The problem is not women, it’s simps and soys and all the gay boys who keep enabling this nonsense

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (REq0p)

No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

206 Thos is why the Purges and Cultural Revolution found so many victims. They are very good at being miserable people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

207 Another sign of a conservative woman:

She has her brains intact, and her opinions, but when she disagrees with her husband, she will, eventually capitulate to him, because he is the head of the family.

She married him for a reason, and it wasn't just because.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (DwqWV)

208 In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)
********************************
You did fine.

Our house is huge but I am not going to take in strangers or feel guilty about it.

Of course now NSA is going to send illegals to me from reading this and I will end up in prison.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (WONhk)

209 Thanks. Hadn't seen that. Without background leads to assumptions.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XAeCh

With that crowd, absolutely, especially since he is trying to reuse the Beto playbook.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (Dd38x)

210 Buzzfeed?

SIGN #5 WILL SHOCK YOU!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (yGkmH)

211 I am most struck by the lack of any self-awareness. All of these things are said completely unironically.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

They are leftists, they have no humor.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (8avO+)

212 Thanks. Hadn't seen that. Without background leads to assumptions.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XAeCh

With that crowd, absolutely, especially since he is trying to reuse the Beto playbook.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (Dd38x)

Better warn his poor wife, if he has one.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (8avO+)

213 Oh, and F-R-I-D-A-Y !!!

Whoop!!!!

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (dIske)

214 No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

Make Babushkas Great Again!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (wVcYX)

215 Are these lunatics suggesting that being conservative and Republican is illegal and they need to know how to uncover the secret ones?

I believe these idiots are aware that they are idiots but need to feel that there are others like them among the rest of the population. Therefore by uncovering the secret conservatives and Republicans they can comfort themselves the rest are really crazy like they are.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 05:24 PM (Tbs6N)

216 High body counts are rare for men.
But any 2 am drunk girl can get laid, they'll just regret it later.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (zafwz)

So there's just one guy doing all these drunk girls? Your comment makes zero sense.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:24 PM (DwqWV)

217 I am most struck by the lack of any self-awareness. All of these things are said completely unironically.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

They are leftists, they have no humor.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (8avO+)

They think Steven Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are funny.

*mic drop*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:24 PM (zZu0s)

218 By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.

***********

I would wager it’s that and not having fathers

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:25 PM (REq0p)

219 I used to manage a bar........tequila will get women to take their clothes off. Even the ones you dont want to
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines

Yup

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 24, 2026 05:25 PM (LyPw2)

220 When Taylor Swift wasn't bought and owned and was still in country music but incredibly popular, you weren't allowed to like her. Now you have to.

Michael Rappaport is a lib kook who they defended to the hilt until he came out and supported Israel, now he is Trump to them. They HATE him for disagreeing about ONE thing, the Jews. They are so weird.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 05:25 PM (vE0+H)

221 Lambrini Girls list the secret signs of c*ntiness:
youtube.com/watch?v=20TDd19oA1Q

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (N8ZBc)

222 I think 57 yo Sheryl must be the gray haired woman, the millenial prancing on the desk is probably someone else

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (fE6HJ)

223 183 O/T - the West Palm Beach gun grabber cop that confiscated James O'Keefe's arsenal is a registered dem, was hired six months ago and was caught soliciting a prostitute less than two years ago.

https://tinyurl.com/4zd39typ

guns have been returned, a Florida judge is about to find out
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (8uzBS)

Wonder if it was a red flag law abuse or something. Very much interested to find out what happened.

Posted by: I smell bacon, I smell grease at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (TbWk/)

224 I looked through the comments and didn’t see anything about the lobby/limo line. For some reason, our local theatre showed the original spinal tap movie a few weeks ago.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (GPa4z)

225 Speaking of Event Horizon the edge of the observable Universe is at least 46 billion light years away. Even if faster than light /folding space tech did exist, that's a lot of folding .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (kxLc1)

226 I don’t think we have to hide our ideology. I don’t. It’s just that for me, and probably most on the right, we have actual lives that don’t revolve around cultish ideology. We don’t define and identify ourselves by ideology. I don’t go around shouting about my ideology because it’s not something I need to shout about.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (sL7jo)

227 There's also been argument for it also being in The Warp in Warhammer40.

Worshipping Slaanesh likely starts out pretty well. You have fun time with the equivalent of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader while eating the best food and listening to the best music you could imagine.

But after a while you are ripping your own eyes out and eating the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (in a literal sense) while you listen to muzak versions of Rage Against the Machine

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (sKqQm)

228 She married him for a reason, and it wasn't just because.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (DwqWV)
***
True. We have our little arguments. The biggest one recently is that I want large ceramic urns on the patio for my birthday next month. Son has some from Costco and the right color. I was asking if they handle freezing and snow (which we did not have much of this past winter).

The boss of me said no. Some crap about watering them and yada, and he'd have to do blah, blah. I said we'd discuss this later (which means I will win by my birthday). He had some wooden ones for tomatoes last year. I don't see what the big deal is and have had a cease fire (like Trump) for a few weeks.

He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

229 > Speaking of Event Horizon the edge of the observable Universe is at least 46 billion light years away. Even if faster than light /folding space tech did exist, that's a lot of folding .
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Pack extra underwear.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (jehhT)

230 Guys, the old adage is still true (with exceptions) don't talk about body count. You don't wanna know. She will often be obsessed with it (or more likely specific past individuals) but just do not talk about it.

Suggested diversions:

1) do you smell smoke? Am I having a stroke?

2) want some Taco Bell?

3) Your eyes are beautiful.

4) what did I come in here for (easier as you get older)

5) let's talk about Israel.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

231 Or maybe its just a verrry old photo

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (LmPA0)

232 https://youtu.be/TzyWvHhpIpM

Obligatory.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (DwqWV)

233 Scabcrotch Dirthookers... great name for a band

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (IurJ0)

234 "If she uses the terms 'both sides' or 'meeting in the middle' or 'reaching across the aisle,' then she might be right-wing."

--Anonymous, 55, Female, Minnesota

Yes, because the middle is right wing now.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (0U5gm)

235 "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse or right-wing ideals.

Uh huh. Nina "I'd suck Bill Clinton's díck for abortion" Burleigh would like a word.

Posted by: And that word is SLUUUURRRP at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (TbWk/)

236 He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (DwqWV)

237 Or has never really been around children. My future niece-in-law had never held a baby, so I handed her mine (knowing that my nephew, an experienced older brother and uncle, would be hovering, and he did). The look of wonder on her face made me bet with Pooky that she'd be pregnant within a year of marriage. She's currently 13 werks along. 😀
Posted by: pookysgirl has told this story but is still happy at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (Wt5PA)

It is very funny watching biology take hold. I have a friend who was a software engineer, and was 'one of the guys' at work. I visited her after I moved away and she had had her first child, and it was so funny how in a shopping mall she had Mom-Radar from nowhere, would track any person with a kid instinctively and look at them intently, would chat with them about baby stuff.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (8avO+)

238 231 Or maybe its just a verrry old photo
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at

57 isn’t that old! I am not there yet, but I can see it from here. 😊.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (hftzA)

239 I work in a leftist environment
My signal to them is all my Catholic desk items
I think they know how I lean

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (LmPA0)

240 Slim, tanned and in a sundress is right wing enough for any man

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (GPa4z)

241 I liked Pandorum better than Event Horizon.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (kxLc1)

242 >"When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

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wtf does that even mean

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

243 If someone was making $272K a year at an NGO, and can't get a job for a year in the actual private sector, even a barista job, one might question the skill set that she possesses.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (0U5gm)

244 uys, the old adage is still true (with exceptions) don't talk about body count. You don't wanna know. She will often be obsessed with it (or more likely specific past individuals) but just do not talk about it.

Suggested diversions:

1) do you smell smoke? Am I having a stroke?

2) want some Taco Bell?

3) Your eyes are beautiful.

4) what did I come in here for (easier as you get older)

5) let's talk about Israel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

6) Proffer chocolate.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (wVcYX)

245 He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (DwqWV)

Tiny Sheep become large sheep, I expect. Something the tiny pig fad did not seem to expect back in the day.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (8avO+)

246 Sydney Sweeney has no nose ring or face piercings.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:32 PM (abIsI)

247
Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April

What sheep? Oh these sheep? They have been hanging in my closet forever! (I am kidding, of course.)

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:32 PM (hftzA)

248 wtf does that even mean
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

It means that woman=proabortion.

Not getting that promotion=sexism

Hillary Clinton not elected=seismic, thats all

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

249 242 >"When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

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wtf does that even mean
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

Means she's a whiny bitch and goes on about being micro-aggressed instead of letting the stupid little crap wash right over.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (DwqWV)

250 I read a study that if a woman’s n count was zero before marriage they had a predominantly high chance of staying married for life

When the n count becomes higher than 1 those probabilities of marital success fall off a cliff

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (REq0p)

251 "Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game."
Posted by: tcn in AK

You have a designated hitter?

ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

252 And great jeans.

Posted by: Guys everywhere at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (2Ez/1)

253 He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (DwqWV)

Compromise with some yard gnomes or pink flamingos?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (wVcYX)

254 57 isn’t that old! I am not there yet, but I can see it from here. 😊.
Posted by: Piper

Hey, I see it coming in the mirror

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (fE6HJ)

255 nood

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (N8ZBc)

256 >"When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

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wtf does that even mean
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

I expect she told a tale about her being discriminated against because she was a woman, and the conservative replied "Perhaps its because you were a rotten person generally"

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (8avO+)

257 ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

He's HER 'designated hitter'. Make sense?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)

258 Tiny Sheep become large sheep, I expect. Something the tiny pig fad did not seem to expect back in the day.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (8avO+)

Not these. A friend has them on his farm locally. They never get very big, because they are bred smaller. I think they were bred in northeastern France or something, but he runs a lot of them and they are just wonderful. Fabulous wool on a smaller frame.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (DwqWV)

259 ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

from context Darling Hubby

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (8avO+)

260 257 ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

He's HER 'designated hitter'. Make sense?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)

Dear Husband. If you were at the TxMoMe you would know him.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (DwqWV)

261 My only problem with women is their asshole radar always seems to be broken. I've known some great women who chose poorly.

You only assume that it's broken. It may be working exactly as the user intended.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (vTZFs)

262 214 No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

This has become increasingly detrimental in the age of social media. Being a drug-addled party girl slut with multiple abortions would have been nipped in the bud within a community for this reason. Now they go online and get tens, hundreds, thousands of people giving them "you go girl"s and "YASSS KWEEN SLAY"s for three-digit body counts and multiple trips to the abortion abattoir.

Posted by: It's an evil world we live in at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (TbWk/)

263

Some women will suck your dick for $20.

Some women will suck your dick for what they can get from you.

Guys, be cautious, look at what you have and decide why the woman is sucking you.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (3ek7K)

264 I have no intention of ever dating a leftist again.

So, I will answer that question. Without hesitation.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (W2Pud)

265 Tiny Sheep become large sheep, I expect. Something the tiny pig fad did not seem to expect back in the day.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (8avO+)

Not these. A friend has them on his farm locally. They never get very big, because they are bred smaller. I think they were bred in northeastern France or something, but he runs a lot of them and they are just wonderful. Fabulous wool on a smaller frame.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (DwqWV)

Well going by old cartoons, sheep tear up the grass in the yard relative to cattle who just clip it short.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (8avO+)

266 205 We had a weekly call where she’s having a meltdown crying because some stray cat came into her yard and she fed it but she couldnt keep it so she’s bawling her eyes out over the Zoom call about how the cat has no home and will starve to death unless she takes it in

And still somehow she still manages to get married despite being mid and a psychopath and have a baby on top of that

The problem is not women, it’s simps and soys and all the gay boys who keep enabling this nonsense

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (REq0p)
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The guy I live with has a new hobby: birds. He discovered a nest of red finch last week when he was moving a hanging basket to the garage. The poor nest was then moved 3 more times for protection against possible snow. Then back to where it began.

Mama & Dad bird took this in stride (or whatever birds do with their feets). They are now used to the lunatic who put a camera on the porch to spy on them for the grands. I expect any day for the birds to attack him.

Watching bird/eagle utubes now. One retarded baby eagle fell out of the nest. People when insane in comments, blaming the mother.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (WONhk)

267 "Some women will suck your dick for what they can get from you."

Therefore I withhold my essence.

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (N8ZBc)

268 A woman who is not perennially angry at the world is probably not a leftist

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (fE6HJ)

269 My only problem with women is their asshole radar always seems to be broken. I've known some great women who chose poorly.

You only assume that it's broken. It may be working exactly as the user intended.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (vTZFs)

Back in the day it was a survival trait to attach yourself to the biggest, tough dude who would survive to protect you as fast as you could, especially in cases were you were abducted into a new clan or tribe.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (8avO+)

270 "He's HER 'designated hitter'. Make sense?" Posted by: Aetius451AD

ha, no. All I could figure was Divorced Husband, but that made no sense.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (vbXSk)

271 Trust me, if a chick is hot, and has nice/big boobs, no man in then world is going to kick her out of bed simply because he might disagree with some political opinion she has. (Unless that man is a low-T soyboy who has no sex drive anyway, which is probably what we're talking about when it comes to Buzzfeed readers.)

and that goe double considering that 70% of single men these days are unwilling incels because most "single" chicks are crazy stuck-up bitches with overly high self-esteem and are so picky that almost all men are considered to be "not in my league." So suddenly a hit chick is coming on to you, an extremely rare circumstance, you can't beleve your luck, and she says, "BTW, I don't like talking about politics. Let's fuck instead." And Buzzfeed's recommendation is: Who there -- she's a secret alt-right spy! Run away!

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (Av6i5)

272 No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

Brett Cooper had a video recently talking about how abandoned new mothers feel due to many of them having no support network. Very sad.

Posted by: pookysgirl has free babysitters nearby at April 24, 2026 05:40 PM (Wt5PA)

273 243 If someone was making $272K a year at an NGO, and can't get a job for a year in the actual private sector, even a barista job, one might question the skill set that she possesses.

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I wonder what congressman she is related to

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 24, 2026 05:42 PM (IurJ0)

274 Someone needs to do a study of "HPV Infection Rate by Political Affiliation."

I'd be willing to wager that the infection rate among conservative chicks is around 5%, and the infection rate about woke commie chick is closer to 80%.

For that reason alone every man should be seeking out the conservative chicks. Because if you dip your dick in an HPV petri dish punani, you are sure to catch it, then for the rest of your life you are a carrier and you'll have to reveal that to every woman you meet, and you'll never get laid again.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (Av6i5)

275 Dear Husband. If you were at the TxMoMe you would know him.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (DwqWV)

Dammit. Have to change my head Canon.

Maybe this year. Have the week staked out but may be trying to change jobs. Getting tired of working 7 days a week and only maybe getting 2 days off a month.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)

276 A mother posted on TikTok that she’s playing “gay” music next to her baby bump hoping that it will make her son gay.

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They are finally admitting that being gay can be taught. That means deprogramming is possible too. It also verifies the fact that gays can and do, groom children to be gay.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 24, 2026 05:46 PM (IurJ0)

277 tcn...when you get your tiny sheep please let me know.

I will let you know if I get the urns I want. I am not giving in on this issue and he somehow probably knows it. After knowing me for almost a half a century he knows. Oh, he knows I will win.

We still are upright, good lookin' and have a lot of fun.

Photos of my grandparents at the same age look a lot older. Maybe there is formaldehyde in our food and RFK, Jr has not found it yet. We also laugh daily, at each other or other people or the tv.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (WONhk)

278
Speaking of Event Horizon the edge of the observable Universe is at least 46 billion light years away. Even if faster than light /folding space tech did exist, that's a lot of folding .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

How far can you go on a single fold?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (Cqx++)

279 While obtaining information for my dating profile to send my husband tonight, I have now found the black hole of hilarity on reddit subs. Lawsie.

I just got started on one. There are photos. One starts out of him being autistic and there is no shame in that but I think maybe not a lead intro.

I also don't know what "ambivert or ig" is. Which will lead to more research for the weekend. A weekend in which I need to garden A LOT.

I will now be asked wth I am doing as laughing loudly.

One gay man seems to be in a lot of them.With a white fluffy dog. Hysterical!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (WONhk)

280 USAID was a "Quality Learing Center" for liberal white women.

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Sums up the entirety of Washington DC.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (Tbs6N)

281 For something entirely different:

Nokia established 1865 Espoo, Finland.

Thought it was Japanese. Wrong.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (XAeCh)

282 For that reason alone every man should be seeking out the conservative chicks. Because if you dip your dick in an HPV petri dish punani, you are sure to catch it, then for the rest of your life you are a carrier and you'll have to reveal that to every woman you meet, and you'll never get laid again.
Posted by: zombie
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Search Assist

Nearly 80% of adults will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lifetime.

womenshealth.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:10 PM (XAeCh)

283 "Dear Husband. If you were at the TxMoMe you would know him." Posted by: tcn in AK

Oh, that makes simple sense. Thanks for clearing up my quandary.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 06:10 PM (vbXSk)

284 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (kxLc1)

I'm sure he went to seminary...to get laid.

Posted by: Nelly at April 24, 2026 06:42 PM (Bm3Co)

285 The number 1 sign (with 99.99% accuracy) a woman is 'right wing':
She's pretty.

Posted by: OldManMike at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (b0ILp)

286 If a woman has a bulge in her pants, and it's a gun -- she's Right Wing. If it's a penis, she's Left Wing.

Posted by: Steve O at April 25, 2026 06:46 PM (iY2C2)

Tucker Carlson Is Scraping and Clawing and Suing His Sister to Claim a $2,414 Monthly Payment from the Swanson Family Fortune His Sister Says He's Not Even Entitled To?

I've linked Malcolm and Simone from Based Camp before. Commenters said "who are those lefties with the huge Power Spectacles" and yeah, they do look like total lefties, but they are deeply #Based.

Anyway, discussing Tucker Carlson, Malcolm said that he didn't really believe the take that "Tucker is independently wealthy due to his family fortune and hence is not bribable by Qatar" because he's not actually an heir to that fortune. One can be part of a family without being an heir to the rich members of that family.

Not that he was saying Tucker Carlson was being bribed by Qatar -- just that he doesn't have the big pile of money people assume he does, which would make him un-bribable.

Based on this article from the Daily Mail sent by beckster: Tucker is only getting $2,144 per month, and he has to lodge lawsuits just to get that much. So he doesn't seem to even have enough Podcast Money to just tell his sister, "Take the $2,144 per month, I need it not."

Chances are Tucker Carlson didn't eat many TV dinners growing up.

He's also not missing many meals now. He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4.

Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

But according to the sister he barely acknowledges, he now wants more than his share.
The multi-millionaire former Fox News host is embroiled in a bitter he-says-she-says battle with his heiress stepsister Dr Roberta 'Bo' Hunt, over the Swanson TV dinner family fortune she claims he is not entitled to, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.

Tucker insists he doesn't want the money, yet his name appears in court documents demanding $2,414 a month.

Is it that bad, Tuq'r? You have to fight a woman for rent money?

Hunt is the only biological child of Patricia Swanson Carlson, heiress to the Swanson frozen food firm famed for its iconic foil-wrapped dinners of the 1950s. Patricia adopted Tucker and his brother Buckley in 1979.
When the Daily Mail asked him about the stepsister he grew up with, Tucker claimed: 'I don't know who this person is really.'
But we clearly touched a nerve. 'She's bonkers,' claimed the 56-year-old former Fox News host, denying any knowledge of the legal wrangling.
For her part, Hunt, 61, a Georgia-based college professor, decided to step out of the shadows armed with a trove of family photos, financial records, and a legal complaint stating Tucker has been wrongfully receiving their late mother's inheritance.
'I'm not saying I hate him or that he's a bad person,' Hunt told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview. 'I just want him to do what he knows is the right thing.'
Hunt's lawsuit against the TV star boils down to a sibling squabble over less than $2,500 per month, marking an ignominious decline for the Swanson family, once revered in Nebraska for their success and philanthropy.
Hunt claimed in a 2024 legal complaint that Tucker and his brother Buckley have improperly received a total of $21,727 each from her mother's trust since she died in 2023, arguing that the document written by her grandfather says the money should only go to blood descendants of the Swanson line, not adoptees.

It's possible that Tucker signed the documents because his ne'er-do-well, ne're-employed idiot Nazi brother needs the money.

Tuq'r keeps saying the doesn't talk to this woman, which is odd, because the questions seem to be whether he filed a legal motion to take $2,414 per month from her, not whether he talks to her or not.

...
The Swansons' holdings were estimated to be in excess of $100 million at the time, almost a billion dollars in today's money, after the sale of their food business to Campbell's Soup Company.
...
So when 18-year-old daughter Patricia announced to her father that she had secretly married beau Howard Feldman, Gilbert felt the need to scramble to protect the family legacy.
He demanded his daughter sign over control of her inheritance to the family lawyers, then set up a trust that stipulated Swanson riches could only pass to grandchildren 'born in lawful wedlock', according to Hunt's 2024 lawsuit.
The Carlson brothers' entry to the Swanson family was a little more turbulent than 'lawful wedlock'.
After majoring in architecture at UC Berkeley, Lombardi met and married Tucker's father, TV newsman Dick Carlson, and moved to Los Angeles, where she had the two boys.
...
According to Dick's divorce filings, Lombardi also fell into 'alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine abuse' that 'left her incapable of properly caring' for the children.
Tucker put it succinctly in his father's obituary: 'His wife departed for Europe and didn't return.'

So, Tuq'r's mom was a bohemian pot-head who fucked off to Europe, abandoning them, and then, long story short, Tuq'r's father had an affair Patricia Swanson, then married to another man. Later they married and Patricia adopted the Nepo Babies Tuq'r and Buckley, but the grandfather apparently didn't want them included in the family's trust.

Once ensconced in La Jolla, the Carlson pad became the venue for high society dinner parties where future California Governor Pete Wilson and author Theodore Geisel -- aka Dr Seuss -- were regulars.
Two streets away lived Patricia, married by then to architect George Hunt, and their teenage daughter, Roberta.
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But Hunt says her father left her mother after she and Tucker's dad began an affair.
Dick moved in with his two sons around 1977, leaving Hunt feeling like 'an afterthought' in the family throughout her teenage years. Patricia adopted the Carlson boys in 1979.
'It was all about Dick Carlson and his boys,' Hunt, a Georgia Military College professor, said. 'Whenever anything would go wrong, I was always the one who got in trouble.'
...
Asked by the Daily Mail whether he grew up living in the same home as Hunt, Tucker took on an indignant tone, characteristic of his expressive on-screen persona, and replied: 'No!'
'I've had no contact with this person in more than 30 years,' he added, claiming he last saw her 'in the 1980s', and that 'I don't know who this person is really.'

Yeah but are you filling motions to grab that $2,414 or not? That's the question. No one cares whether you're friendly with your adopted half-sister. That's not the story here.

This is just Tuq'r's usual dishonesty and evasiveness.

And evidence does shoe them together sixteen years ago:

[R]ecent pictures show Hunt and her children dining with Tucker and his family at an Easter brunch in Washington, DC, around 2008 and hanging out with Tucker's wife at his home around 2010....
'I don't know why he would lie about it,' Hunt said.

Because lying is a drug that Tuq'r got addicted to long ago. Like he got addicted to booze and, I'll warrant, drugs.

...
Hunt claimed that on one occasion in the years before her mother's death, Patricia and Buckley asked her and her cousins to sign papers that would confirm the inclusion of the Carlsons in the Swanson grandchildren's trusts.
She alleges a trust established by her grandfather specifically bans inheritance by anyone other than blood relatives, excluding adopted family members.
And she makes it clear the lawsuit is personal, pointing out that the Carlsons never knew her grandfather, the source of the disputed legacy, while to her, he was 'Big Poppa'.
...

Tucker claims he has had nothing to do with the trust or the court case.
'I have never taken a dollar of the money,' he said. 'I'm not involved in any way. I have never responded to anything.'

But filings from 2025, submitted on his behalf without a lawyer, acknowledged it is 'true' he received thousands a month from the trust.

Later filings say he and his brother hired attorneys who are taking the case to trial in August.

So again, this doesn't prove he's being paid off -- but it does disprove the claim that he is so rich due to his dad marrying into the Swanson fortune that he would never be tempted to take money from a foreign power or play to the algorithm to boost his ratings.

Below: Tuq'r is angry at Trump for focusing all of his attention on Israel.

Tucker Carlson is the laughing stock of social media 😂

This guy nailed it! pic.twitter.com/4UXwuxCDP0
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) April 24, 2026

Oh and look who just woke up: Longtime defender of the Woke Reich, who has repeatedly chastised people for "dividing the right" by counterattacking the nasty leftwing cunts who have been attacking us for years, finally admits that maybe, just maybe, some of the extremists of the Fake Right are actually operatives for the left sent (and maybe paid) to divide us.

So NOW Matt Walsh is admitting some "conservatives" on "the right" may not have actually been on "The Right" at all and might have been a part of an op?

Interesting. Because when many of us tried to point this out to him, we were told "NO ENEMIES TO THE RIGHT" from Walsh.� pic.twitter.com/FfwaFM1hJp
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) April 23, 2026

Nick Fuentes just happened to be at the SPLC organized "Unite the (Fed) Right" rally in Charlotesville --but say it's a fed op to suggest that maybe he was in on the op.

Nicholas J. Fuentes
@NickJFuentes
Apr 23
The new line that I worked with the SPLC is the laziest fed-jacketing narrative yet.
I was 18 when I went to Charlottesville.
The SPLC doxed my house in 2022 which led to me almost getting murdered, got me censored, doxed my interns and got friends of mine fired from their jobs

Bonus: The left is suddenly very, very worried that a small number of partisans controlling the media could -- if you can believe this -- use their media power to influence public opinion.

It�s fascinating to watch Democrats like Cory Booker suddenly become very concerned about who controls the media and the influence that it can have on the public.

"If you can control the news that people can see, you can control the opinions that people form."

Unreal. pic.twitter.com/YrcZVY5yba
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 24, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM

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1 Ugh

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:32 PM (4KUe5)

2 Tuq'r's Qatar funding money must have dried up due to Trump's Hormuz blockade.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

3 Cory Booker admits they’ve depended on their control of the MSM for so long it’s never occurred to them things might change.

LOLGF

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (4KUe5)

4 Cory Booker didn't just discover anything. He knows, and that's why he's a-feared.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 03:35 PM (5hs8R)

5 How do we know that it wasn’t an SPLC larper who showed up on Fuentes’ doorstep?

Just asking’ questions, you guyz

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:36 PM (4KUe5)

6 Just wait until Tuq'r finds out that he doesn't get houris in paradise -- but instead he [i[is one of the houri -- a trans houri in drag -- fucked in the ass for eternity for being an infidel after all, despite aying jizya. "Here's your jizz-ya back -- uhhhhhh!," say the not-gay martyrs to Tuq'r.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:36 PM (Av6i5)

7 40 paces? I raise blisters from fifty.

Posted by: Bill Gates, Jr at April 24, 2026 03:37 PM (gKWVE)

8 Maybe Tucker could start eating crackers, ace.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (rbvCR)

9 The wealth (or lack thereof) of this puffy goober is fodder for tabloids, I guess, but it never mattered for trying to understand the motivation for his rantings.

Even very rich guys can be bribed, can want to make even more money (almost all of them do), and/or are susceptible to other kinds of persuasion.

I personally think Tucker had a nervous breakdown and is not medically insane. But it doesn't matter. He still rants like a madman about insane shit.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

10 Walsh is no enemies to the right vs his employe who believes only enemies to the right?

How does that work?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (4KUe5)

11 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Poor Ace goes on one date with AllahPundit and everyone thinks he's garrett's boyfriend.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (5hs8R)

12 I read the entire thing and what I got out of it was this:

Ace is rating dumpy men so we 'ettes don't have to.

Thanks, Ace!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 24, 2026 03:39 PM (fxCK2)

13 Say, does anyone here know how to Madison?

Posted by: Brad Majors at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (0sNs1)

14 Dick moved in with his two sons around 1977, leaving Hunt feeling like 'an afterthought' in the family throughout her teenage years. Patricia adopted the Carlson boys in 1979.

'It was all about Dick Carlson and his boys,' Hunt, a Georgia Military College professor, said. 'Whenever anything would go wrong, I was always the one who got in trouble.'

I did not have Tuq'r Qatar'lson as Evil Stepbrother No1 in some family's Cinderella story.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (a+4eV)

15 Saying he doesn't know people he clearly knows seems to be a thing with him. He's unraveling.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (INQN/)

16 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish off the afternoon shift and then take the rest of the week off! You deserve it!

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (I0N4X)

17 >>I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite

This is about the Vespa and the Messenger Bag jokes, isn't it?

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (ytyaf)

18 "Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces."

That's very very straight. The Blade only singes quim at 35 paces.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)

19 Seems like Tu'ca is a petty little shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (jehhT)

20 >> Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish off the afternoon shift and then take the rest of the week off! You deserve it!

Classic.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (ytyaf)

21 I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (As86G)

22 Does Tucker need that money, or does he just not want the sister to get it?

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (vbXSk)

23 "He's also not missing many meals now. He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4."

Lol. Thanks, ace!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (NpAcC)

24 >>I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.

He meant 'Sous Vide'.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (ytyaf)

25 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Ace, anyone who builds shelving as straight, strong, and generational as you do is not gay.

* taps chest with fist, then points at Ace *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (0sNs1)

26 Quim should already be damp at 40 paces. If it's singe-ing, then it must be dry -- hence, you are actually gay despite the remote combustion.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:43 PM (Av6i5)

27 Qatarson grifting for money the same way cavernous nostrils does always made me wonder how much money they really had, and how much of it was wasted on booze, chips and gay bars

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (REq0p)

28 So, sigh, I never defend Tucker. But...

If granddad died before mom...she inherited and could do what she wants with the money in her will if she decided to change the terms of the trust.

If granddad wanted to secure these "just for blood relatives", he should have made the beneficiary directly those kids. But he didn't...he seems to have made it mom, and thus Tucker is likely in the right, although that's pending if mom made changes correctly.

And his half-sis sounds like a piece of work as bad as he is...there seems to be no family relationship by either side there, and neither with the other adoptee.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)

29 This is about the Vespa and the J. Crew Messenger Bag jokes, isn't it?
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM

FIFY.

Posted by: AoSHQ Style Guide at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (0sNs1)

30 He was making ungodly sums at Fox. Did he blow it all?

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (INQN/)

31 Tucker has to have a pile of money stashed away and way more than his sister has.
Now of course if he is entitled how much he has doesn't have any bering, but if he has no clzme then let her be.

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)

32 >>despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Despite being so straight I lower the stiction coefficient of passing quim by 1000%.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (ytyaf)

33 Corey Booker is a Senator because New Jersey voters want you to know they are so Not Racist, We Sent A Complete Idiot To Washington (But He Went To Yale!)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (k6go2)

34 Tucker shouldn't be getting 2400 a month I should be getting that 2400 for having to eat nasty ass Swansons TV dinners every Sunday before Mutual Of Omahas Wild Kingdom and The Disney Hour came on. The only thing edible in them horrible things was the brownie and that was if the sauce from the salisbury steak didn't cross contaminate with it. Makes me want to vomit just remembering that shit. So glad when that Sunday TV dinner tradition died in my childhood household.

I demand reparations from Swansons!

Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (IlL6s)

35 He meant 'Sous Vide'.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (ytyaf)

Sounds like something from that film, "Silence of the Lambs" Ok Ace is hot. He's presumably not a cannibal as well

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (As86G)

36 Ace, anyone who builds shelving as straight, strong, and generational as you do is not gay.

* taps chest with fist, then points at Ace *
Posted by: Duncanthrax

You’re saying he’s only as straight as his shelving? That’s backhanded right there.

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (36bTp)

37 Did he blow it all?
Posted by: Ordinary American

Yes -- all 10 inches.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:46 PM (Av6i5)

38 >>>Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay

One of the oldest memes at the HQ.

But, only half?

Posted by: No Name Today at April 24, 2026 03:46 PM (8mulE)

39 He's also not missing many meals now. He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4.

Well, I guess I’m at least a 5 then.
He got sirloin, though.
I’m stuck with Salisbury.
Can’t afford the good stuff.

Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

We cosmopolitan men take so many slings and arrows these days due to all the faggery around.

It’s tough, but as straight men who singe quim, we deal and soldier on.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 03:46 PM (6ydKt)

40 Sounds like something from that film, "Silence of the Lambs" Ok Ace is hot. He's presumably not a cannibal as well
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Nobody tell her about the hobos.

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (IHcUS)

41 My mother didn't permit those TV dinners in our house.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (INQN/)

42 This is like a weekly recap of All My Children or something.

Posted by: Dark L at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (W5mpo)

43 Claiming, "I don't even know who that person is", is part of Tuckers' more recently acquired persona. It can be someone he's known and interacted with for years and all of sudden he doesn't know them.

Posted by: Ktgreat at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (33LJY)

44 you seem to toss ghey and feygala, along with some other wonderfully insulting terms, out with abandon, and i find it delightful.
extrapolate from that what you will, but it doesn't seem gay.

Posted by: edgar n. cleaver at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (R11M+)

45 41 My mother didn't permit those TV dinners in our house.
Posted by: Ordinary American

"We were so poor, we had to eat Radio Dinners."

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (Av6i5)

46 If there was a movie that had a penis as the lead character, Booker would win that role hands down.

Wheneve he speaks all I see is a talking penis.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (yv1Au)

47 >>I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.

He thinks that's how straight guys talk.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (viF8m)

48 despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

My rhymes are so potent
That in this small segment
I made all of the ladies
In the area pregnant

Posted by: The Hiphopopotamus at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (X+NGn)

49 If granddad died before mom...she inherited and could do what she wants with the money in her will if she decided to change the terms of the trust.
.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)
=====================
Interesting take on trusts. As an executor who just argued with a beneficiary, the advice I got is this is only true after considerable litigation makes it so, otherwise you would be "pissing in the wind". That's legal phraseology I heard, I swear.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (k6go2)

50 Like to see a court find that "Mr Carlson seems to have difficulty telling the truth. I therefore find that he has no credibility". Same with Owens.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 03:49 PM (gu0hJ)

51 Malcolm has to be the gayest-looking straight man walking the Earth.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:50 PM (iXqHn)

52 that was so complicated!!!!

so basically Tuck is NOT a member of the Swanson family at all?!?

ugh this sort of thing is so toxic. first families get dumped for second (and third) families in rich households all the time, but in this case he and his brother are not by blood even related to the Swansons!

I'm a "first family" kid. btw it does suck but I didn't get anything and didn't want anything (except attention which I never got from my wayward, rich Dad). he went on to have 3 families! the kids from the second try to bitch to me as if I am going to feel sorry for them lol.

so yeah, I think the idea that Tucker is rich is probably false!!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:50 PM (j+aD2)

53 43 Claiming, "I don't even know who that person is", is part of Tuckers' more recently acquired persona. It can be someone he's known and interacted with for years and all of sudden he doesn't know them.

yes

he's a sociopath

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:51 PM (j+aD2)

54 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

55 Wheneve he speaks all I see is a talking penis.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM

What am I, chopped liver?

Posted by: Mark Kelly at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (0sNs1)

56 My rhymes are so potent
That in this small segment
I made all of the ladies
In the area pregnant
Posted by: The Hiphopopotamus

Is that from Rhyme-Noceros and Hip-Hop-Popatamus (Flight of the Conchords skit)?

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (Av6i5)

57 he went on to have 3 families!

Fucker's setting up franchises.

Posted by: Tyler Durden at April 24, 2026 03:53 PM (X+NGn)

58 only 40 paces?

You have a long way to go.

Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at April 24, 2026 03:53 PM (0sNs1)

59 Tucker insists he doesn't want the money, yet his name appears in court documents demanding $2,414 a month.
-------

Right, he wants more than that money.
There's an unspoken story here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 03:53 PM (XAeCh)

60 XTC - We your not the boss of me now
Your not the boss of me now
And your not so big

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

61 If granddad died before mom...she inherited and could do what she wants with the money in her will if she decided to change the terms of the trust.

That's what my dad's widow is doing with the money Dad left her.

I'm disinherited because I excused myself from talking with her last time we were in the same physical location.

Good thing I never expected anything out of Dad's estate.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (a+4eV)

62 Fucker's setting up franchises.

lol he lives in FLA now with third wife and their son

he's old as f too

also still very wealthy

look good for him he's definitely done a lot .. of women

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (j+aD2)

63 Tucker has been on TV news, in one form or another, since at least Crossfire in the 1990s.

How the hell could he be close to broke after all those TV contracts over the years, is what I’m wondering?

He should have millions stashed away just from the recent money he made at Fox.
I’d think he wouldn’t need the Swanson money at all.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (6ydKt)

64 Matt Walsh has always been a lying blubbery bag of shit opportunist. I can’t see how anyone thought he was really a conservative.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (yv1Au)

65 So he's a coat-riding bastard? Great. Moving on.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (diia5)

66 tucker had the world by the balls a few short years ago and he blew it by going insane.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (0N4FZ)

67 Although I suppose you could make a superhero film where the superhero only singes the quim of evil women who want to take over the world.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (As86G)

68 Any chance Carlson went the Qataris and begged for a deep pocket?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (DIbRX)

69 Tucker and I think his brother went to school at St. George's over by Newport. It's one of the most expensive boarding schools in the country. Somebody with deep pockets was footing that bill.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (viF8m)

70 Mutual Of Omahas Wild Kingdom

I so loved that show en I 'ere a lad.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (DgMqy)

71 Good thing I never expected anything out of Dad's estate.

that's the way to be. me either, I know I'll never see anything. it's calming to me to be honest.

expecting an inheritance is ... sort of not healthy for you. f that I do for myself

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (j+aD2)

72 I'm not saying my mom was a bad cook, but my six brothers and I eagerly looked forward to the occasional TV dinner night at our house.

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (I0N4X)

73 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (NpAcC)

74 Carlson was making between $15-$20 million a year at Fox and they paid him through 2025 as per his contract. So I’m betting he’s not looking in the couch for quarters

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (yv1Au)

75 expecting an inheritance is ... sort of not healthy for you. f that I do for myself
Posted by: BlackOrchid

absolutely!

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:57 PM (a+4eV)

76 47 >>I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.

He thinks that's how straight guys talk.

I'll withhold judgement until I know where he stands vis a vis carburetors for breakfast.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 03:57 PM (Riz8t)

77 when the boy was just talking he used to sing that as,
"bop see now, bop see now
and you don't so big"

Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 03:57 PM (R11M+)

78 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (NpAcC)

I guess you missed the news? He is no longer employed in the WH.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (GD0B3)

79 How the hell could he be close to broke after all those TV contracts over the years, is what I’m wondering?

He should have millions stashed away just from the recent money he made at Fox.

Posted by: SpeakingOf

Some people live paycheck-to-paycheck, no matter how big that paycheck is.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (a+4eV)

80 Ace isn't gay, he's cosmopolitan.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (DIbRX)

81 72 I'm not saying my mom was a bad cook, but my six brothers and I eagerly looked forward to the occasional TV dinner night at our house.

Ditto. My 3 bros and 1 sis always thought the TV dinner portions were kinda small, though.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (DgMqy)

82 69 Tucker and I think his brother went to school at St. George's over by Newport. It's one of the most expensive boarding schools in the country. Somebody with deep pockets was footing that bill.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (viF8m)

His adopted mom. I admit, I didn't realize how toxic granddad was towards mom. Boy, being adopted and being told your worthless and a waste of the family's resources is probably something that would f&ck you up in the head for life.

Explains so much...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (tOcjL)

83 I was going to make a quim joke, but checked to see how many, if any, preceded me. 16. The number of mentions was 16. In 27 minutes.

Methinks Ace knows his audience.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (Riz8t)

84 So Tucker needs to maintain the illusion that he is a heir to a vast fortune in order to run the con that he is important because he knows important people 'cause he's rich?

LOL

You knew--past tense--important people; you were at Mar a Lago on Election Night.
Now the closet you get to Trump is seeing him on TV.

That's the devilry of the Jews, not your fault, right?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (tUP1A)

85 70n" i'll stay here in the jeep while jim wrestles the alligator"

Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (R11M+)

86 Cheap among the rich? Just asking

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (Lnjzl)

87 73 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.
Posted by: redridinghood

He no longer does, he left for another role.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (hftzA)

88 Cucker is a fraud. But his hate is real.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (GD0B3)

89 He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4.
...
author Theodore Geisel -- aka Dr Seuss -- were regulars.

Wouldn't that make Tucker a-

Green Eggs and Ham 2?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (iJfKG)

90 Some people live paycheck-to-paycheck, no matter how big that paycheck is.

exactly

and people who had a taste of being very wealthy will try like heck to keep that up

he could easily have burned thru that salary trying to live like a "Swanson heir"

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (j+aD2)

91 " I singe quim at 40 paces"

You are a treasure, Ace

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (xcxpd)

92 was going to make a quim joke, but checked to see how many, if any, preceded me. 16. The number of mentions was 16. In 27 minutes.

Methinks Ace knows his audience.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM

Actually, it would be 15 that preceded your usage of quim, not counting the original quim that Ace preceded the mentions with.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:01 PM (0sNs1)

93 91 " I singe quim at 40 paces"

You are a treasure, Ace
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (xcxpd)
-------------
Agree! Thanks for the shout-out, Ace!

Posted by: beckster at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (kX27y)

94 Actually, it would be 15 that preceded your usage of quim, not counting the original quim that Ace preceded the mentions with.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher/i]

With which Ace preceded the mentions.
*cough*

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Riz8t)

95 There is nothing as poisonous to a family as undeserving people arguing over an estate.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (i9sDw)

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Riz8t)

97 This Thread is Filled with Quim!

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (ytyaf)

98 82 His adopted mom. I admit, I didn't realize how toxic granddad was towards mom. Boy, being adopted and being told your worthless and a waste of the family's resources is probably something that would f&ck you up in the head for life.

Explains so much...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (tOcjL)

My grandmother was saying that about me to my cousins, and I'm not even adopted. Nor was my family exactly rich.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:03 PM (iXqHn)

99 People who live in glass houses should be wary of chickens that come home to roost!

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:03 PM (GD0B3)

100 97 This Thread is Filled with Quim!

Would you say we have a quirim?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

101 So, did Tucker go nuts when adopted mom died in 2023? Was that his breaking point? Might track...forgiven for grief in the beginning, and now being part of the hated part of the 2nd family...ostracized...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:04 PM (tOcjL)

102 oh yeah, poor Tucker, best of everything growing up, private schools and nepo employment. Swanson fortune was not his, he is no blood relative, and grandpa Swanson decided wisely.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (GD0B3)

103 Glass house, hell no. I hate doing windows.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (DIbRX)

104 My grandmother was saying that about me to my cousins, and I'm not even adopted. Nor was my family exactly rich.
Posted by: XTC

That's even worse

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (a+4eV)

105 Tucker put it succinctly in his father's obituary: 'His wife departed for Europe and didn't return.'

If only Tucker would do the same. Maybe he could get his photo on the back of a milk carton.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (D0HYP)

106 95 There is nothing as poisonous to a family as people arguing over an estate.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (i9sDw)

FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)

107 This is about the Vespa and the Messenger Bag jokes, isn't it?
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (ytyaf)
~~~~~

I think it's about the fur-lined Crocs.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (3ImbR)

108 102 oh yeah, poor Tucker, best of everything growing up, private schools and nepo employment. Swanson fortune was not his, he is no blood relative, and grandpa Swanson decided wisely.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04

I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (hftzA)

109 Based on this article from the Daily Mail sent by beckster: Tucker is only getting $2,144 per month, and he has to lodge lawsuits just to get that much. So he doesn't seem to even have enough Podcast Money to just tell his sister, "Take the $2,144 per month, I need it not."

---- Ace

Well, not to defend ol Tucker, but he could just be being a huge jerk to his family to get that 2100 dollars despite his podcast and saved salary from a life in the MSM. I'd hope that the bribe's he getting for his current antics pay him well enough.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (8avO+)

110 >>There is nothing as poisonous to a family as people arguing over an estate.

And nothing as Universal.

I always remember the after the Funeral Scene from Zorba the Greek when this topic comes up.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (ytyaf)

111 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish off the afternoon shift and then take the rest of the week off! You deserve it!
Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (I0N4X)
=====================
Don't listen to Muldoon, Ace! Maybe wait until cocktail hour kicks in.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (997iW)

112 I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (hftzA)

Not when billions are concerned.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (GD0B3)

113 Looks like many of you read the Quimran religiously.

Ick!

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (Ut8AT)

114 104 That's even worse
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (a+4eV)

Didn't find out until years after she died, when one of my older cousins decided it was time to tell me how much my grandmother actually disliked me.

(For what it's worth, that cousin took my side on that.)

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (iXqHn)

115 108 102 oh yeah, poor Tucker, best of everything growing up, private schools and nepo employment. Swanson fortune was not his, he is no blood relative, and grandpa Swanson decided wisely.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04

I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (hftzA)

Exactly, mom wanted all her kids to be part of her family - those she had and those brought to her family (by Tucker's dad). Mom seems like the most upstanding person of this whole ugly family.

I imagine with her gone, they've all devolved to their worst traits.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (tOcjL)

116 Patricia adopted Tucker and his brother Buckley in 1979.

Ace, can I borrow the time machine? I can include this on the list of 1979 items to fix.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (D0HYP)

117 Wow, I feel like a tycoon.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (2ap+5)

118 There is nothing as poisonous to a family as undeserving people arguing over an estate.
---
Yup.
The best thing you can leave your children is nothing.
Liquidate it before you die and spend it like a drunken sailor.
It's equal parts greed and hubris to accumulate wealth merely for your children.
And look at how corrodes you, look at all these grifters seeking "generational wealth."
Look at Rick Wilson, how nasty and debased he has become toward the ideals he used to claim merely in sating his obsession for a few more dollars.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (tUP1A)

119 Not when billions are concerned.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM

I guess it depends on which side you sit. But legally, you are. The birth certificate changes and everything.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (hftzA)

120 The number of mentions was 16. In 27 minutes.

Methinks Ace knows his audience.
Posted by: Archimedes

**********

When Fenelon beats you to commenting on the word 'quim' it may be time to reconsider your life choices.

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (I0N4X)

121 106 FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)

Pretty much. My father is trying to figure out how to make it clear to his current wife (not my mother, my mother has been dead for a good while now) that she's getting everything, that he's not hiding anything away for me, so that she won't sue me after he dies.

Because she doesn't believe him.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (iXqHn)

122 With those baby soft hands that old Tucky has, he could be making a lot more than $2400 a month giving rubs and tugs behind the Circle K.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (k1E2D)

123 I hate doing windows.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM

There's a whole community that feels as you do.

Posted by: Linus Torvald at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (0sNs1)

124 I love Tucker as much as I love a gerbil. He jumps around with those expressions and giggles and I just want to stuff him full of sunflower seeds and cap'n crunch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (Fbc0I)

125 I guess it depends on which side you sit. But legally, you are. The birth certificate changes and everything.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (hftzA)

Grandpa Swanson decided where his fortune should go, and Cucker can't sue for entitlement to that fortune.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (GD0B3)

126 My mom could cook pretty well.
I never complained other than that one time she went on some crazy diet in the 80s and we were eating lamb roast, baked chicken, liver, and brussels sprouts several times a week.

I enjoyed TV dinners back then just because it meant we could eat on a tray on front of the TV instead of at the kitchen table every night.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (6ydKt)

127 Tucker and Buckley still sound like a yuppies Golden Retrievers

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (gu0hJ)

128 73 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.
Posted by: redridinghood
---

I think he's not there anymore.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (XAeCh)

129 FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)
================
"undeserving" is very much intended and I prefer it in the original. People who didn't earn the money who reject the terms of the gift they received but still spend their time arguing with each other over the remains of someone else's life work are nothing if not "undeserving".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (997iW)

130 Yup.
The best thing you can leave your children is nothing.
Liquidate it before you die and spend it like a drunken sailor.
It's equal parts greed and hubris to accumulate wealth merely for your children.
And look at how corrodes you, look at all these grifters seeking "generational wealth."
Look at Rick Wilson, how nasty and debased he has become toward the ideals he used to claim merely in sating his obsession for a few more dollars.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (tUP1A)

While I told my parents to spend everything, they died too soon. The 2nd best thing you can do is split everything equally and let everyone know in advance, that's the plan.

When you leave folks out, when you change percentages, when you direct things to certain people, the ugly comes out.

Also, have the lawyer of the family meet all the heirs after the funeral and tell them they could all inherit something or they could all fight it out and pay him the entire estate in fees. Two options - people tend to like the option that gets them something.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

131 despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Damn, Ace, you gots you a way with words. Maybe you outta write for a blog or something.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (77rzZ)

132 I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.

An adopted son would be as much a presumptive heir as a biological son. However, if you have a will or trust you can exclude any or all of your presumptive heirs (depending on the state). If the parent died without a will or trust the intestate laws would apply and the adopted son would get the same standard share as the biological one.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (D0HYP)

133 I mean he can sue, which is what he is doing..but...

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (GD0B3)

134 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Yeah I don't think gay dudes are interested in busty Leprechaun porn so you're safe there.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (CHHv1)

135 121 106 FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)

Pretty much. My father is trying to figure out how to make it clear to his current wife (not my mother, my mother has been dead for a good while now) that she's getting everything, that he's not hiding anything away for me, so that she won't sue me after he dies.

Because she doesn't believe him.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (iXqHn)

Ummmm, isn't that a warning sign about the current state of that marriage?

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)

136 127 Tucker and Buckley still sound like a yuppies Golden Retrievers
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (gu0hJ)

Tucker actually is the name of a popular-on-Youtube Golden Retriever.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (iXqHn)

137 125 I guess it depends on which side you sit. But legally, you are. The birth certificate changes and everything.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (hftzA)

Grandpa Swanson decided where his fortune should go, and Cucker can't sue for entitlement to that fortune.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (GD0B3)

Apparently, if you read the article, mom either did or was doing the legal work to change that (depending if the single suing party signed or not - I bet she did, b/c her other siblings did, and I doubt she was a holdout with mom alive).

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

138 Nothing is worse than a family quarrel over parents' estate.

Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

139 135 Ummmm, isn't that a warning sign about the current state of that marriage?
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)

They're only still together to use each other.

She's with him to inherit his estate, he's with her because as a nurse, she can get him easier access to doctors for his deteriorating lungs.

They haven't lived in the same house for like 15 years now, and can only stand each other if they don't see each other more than twice a week.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:15 PM (iXqHn)

140
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Mark Kelly at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (0sNs1)

You're a space chimp with a glans-shaped head.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 04:16 PM (y9nCu)

141 The best thing you can leave your children is nothing.
Liquidate it before you die and spend it like a drunken sailor.
It's equal parts greed and hubris to accumulate wealth merely for your children.
And look at how corrodes you, look at all these grifters seeking "generational wealth."

If you treat it as security against unforeseen developments, and not a substitute for your own efforts, it's okay, but I know many people lack the will power to do that.

The money I inherited from my parents has or will go to my kids and grandkids. We've invested it for them, and otherwise live within our means. It certainly helps that my kids were all healthy and happy, but if they weren't, we had the means to make a difference in their lives.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:16 PM (Riz8t)

142
I saw I Singe Quim open for My Bloody Valentine at Cade Cod on the 4th of July in '91.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:16 PM (iJfKG)

143 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

LOL.
You're not supposed to singe it, Ace...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (ynpvh)

144 Tucker and Buckley still sound like a yuppies Golden Retrievers
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (gu0hJ)

Buckley was the name of Liz Taylor's groom in Father of the Bride.

Played by the same actor who played the guy hiding in the water tower in Stalag 17.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)

145 139 135 Ummmm, isn't that a warning sign about the current state of that marriage?
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)

They're only still together to use each other.

She's with him to inherit his estate, he's with her because as a nurse, she can get him easier access to doctors for his deteriorating lungs.

They haven't lived in the same house for like 15 years now, and can only stand each other if they don't see each other more than twice a week.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:15 PM (iXqHn)

Yeah, see that sounds like a divorce with the division pre-death would be way less ugly.

At this point, she'd probably given him all the doctor access she can...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

146 Let me break this to you gently. Most people you know are living relatively paycheck to paycheck. Rich. Poor. Whatever.

The idea of living below one's means is very, very rare. And always has been. That's why our parents worked like dogs for shitty companies that jettisoned them at the drop of a hat.

Just how its always been.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (Vfb5s)

147 Below the fold is everything i like about your writing. Above the fold is is making political points in a way i would expect from The Squad. Cheap shots below the level of ad hominum.
Please leave your targets' families of the blog.

Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (74cob)

148 Bonus: The left is suddenly very, very quiet hunting wabbits.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (Kt19C)

149 Dad married a rich party girl and brought his two sons along. They all took advantage of step mom's money but Big Daddy Gramps said those two asshoe boys aren't in the chain?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 04:18 PM (XAeCh)

150 "Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces."

Damn. The STDs are that bad? Have to stop banging those monkey pox dudes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 04:18 PM (zZu0s)

151 Nick Fuentes --

The new line that I worked with the SPLC is the laziest fed-jacketing narrative yet.

I was 18 when I went to Charlottesville.

The SPLC doxed my house in 2022 which led to me almost getting murdered, got me censored, doxed my interns and got friends of mine fired from their jobs

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

Just because the Dems betrayed you afterward is not a refutation that you worked with them before hand. How did they get your name to invite you to Charlottesville in the first place? You were just 18.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:19 PM (8avO+)

152 The quim count is up to 33.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)

153
Because she doesn't believe him.
Posted by: XTC at April

This is so crazy to me. J will inherit money. His family is very, very wealthy. He has a daughter with his ex wife. I would never, ever, in 8000 years want her excluded from inheritance when J passes, if he passes before me. I can’t even imagine that.

Now his ex-wife, who is a bit of a loon, likes to cry the blues that I will end up with the money she should have gotten and I am currently living her life or some such craziness. She ignores the fact she kicked him out and asked for a divorce. What she thought would happen is he would crawl back begging. Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (hftzA)

154
despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Yeah, and the last bird I called darling was pregnant 20 seconds later.

Posted by: The Lord Flashheart at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)

155 I always remember the after the Funeral Scene from Zorba the Greek when this topic comes up.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (ytyaf)
======================
So I had to look that up, not having ever seen the movie.

https://tinyurl.com/5auhyswb

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (bOmGj)

156 Once ensconced in La Jolla, the Carlson pad became the venue for high society dinner parties where future California Governor Pete Wilson and author Theodore Geisel -- aka Dr Seuss -- were regulars.

Hey, if any of you in the horde would like to snap up Dr. Suess's home in La Jolla, it is for sale.

4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, 5,004 sqft, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, only $9,950,000

https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)

157 Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

I'll bet her taste in fashion is atrocious.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)

158 Part of the issue with settling estates is that once someone sues to contest the will, the provisions in the will become subject to the whims of a judge. The original wishes of whoever made the will are not considered because the state knows better than anyone else, including the deceased. It only takes one greedy asshole to set the whole proceeding on fire, and anyone willing to do so has no qualms about burning every family relationship to the ground in the process.

Posted by: Polka will never die at April 24, 2026 04:21 PM (TMsqB)

159 half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Ace, you're en fuego this week.*

*with apologies to The Guy Who Shouts "En Fuego!"

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Wnv9h)

160 So - is the $2,144/mo up for grabs? If so, I'll take it!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Y4VCL)

161 Below the fold is everything i like about your writing. Above the fold is is making political points in a way i would expect from The Squad. Cheap shots below the level of ad hominum.
Please leave your targets' families of the blog.
Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (74cob)

That's the most warlike stance NATO can take these days. Sad!

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (8avO+)

162 I'll withhold judgement until I know where he stands vis a vis carburetors for breakfast.

Can he call a pick 6?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (QZThv)

163 Rumour: Swalwell is "singing like a bird" about Congressional sex rings.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (0sNs1)

164 Sorry, $2,414/mo.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Y4VCL)

165 So - is the $2,144/mo up for grabs? If so, I'll take it!
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Y4VCL)

I've eaten enough TV dinners and canned stew I must be pureblood by now.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (8avO+)

166 Wait.

Ace really is gay? I thought that was just a joke.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (W2Pud)

167 Let me break this to you gently. Most people you know are living relatively paycheck to paycheck. Rich. Poor. Whatever.

The idea of living below one's means is very, very rare. And always has been. That's why our parents worked like dogs for shitty companies that jettisoned them at the drop of a hat.

Just how its always been.
Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (Vfb5s)

Maybe.

We lived below our means to save for the kids college, pay off the mortgage ASAP, save and invest for retirement, save to take one nice trip per year(for certain values of nice).

Anyway, it's not particularly had once you make up your minds (you and spouse) to do it.

But, basically you're right, the demographics we ran for the area surrounding the biz showed pretty much everyone was house poor with loaded credit cards.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (iJfKG)

168 163 Rumour: Swalwell is "singing like a bird" about Congressional sex rings.

It would be the most productive thing that insect ever produced.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

169
Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (74cob)

Hi, Cucker. Didn't know that you could operate an RSS feed.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (y9nCu)

170 Apparently, if you read the article, mom either did or was doing the legal work to change that (depending if the single suing party signed or not - I bet she did, b/c her other siblings did, and I doubt she was a holdout with mom alive).

There is no legal work to be done ... if Gramps Swanson made it clear.

I've got two kids. Both mine - both with Mama. And if she dies before me ? I can leave it all to the dogs. Or a tree in the back-yard. As long as I spell it out.

This idea of "entitlement" is the problem. Tucker isn't entitled to anything. It was never his to begin with.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (Vfb5s)

171 huh

>>
@AllyJKiss
·
3h
👀 Woah.

>>In 2020, SPLC provided funds to FULTON COUNTY to assist in the purchase of additional absentee drop boxes…” and “spent nearly $3 million in the Georgia general and runoff elections…”

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (viF8m)

172 145 Yeah, see that sounds like a divorce with the division pre-death would be way less ugly.

At this point, she'd probably given him all the doctor access she can...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

Oh, here's the humorous part.

THEY WERE GOING TO DIVORCE. And then she got mad and fired her lawyer, so they didn't.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (iXqHn)

173 An adopted son would be as much a presumptive heir as a biological son. However, if you have a will or trust you can exclude any or all of your presumptive heirs (depending on the state). If the parent died without a will or trust the intestate laws would apply and the adopted son would get the same standard share as the biological one.
Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (D0HYP)

You can cut them out of the will, but it can open the will up to be challenged. If you want to "cut them out", you have to leave them something that is spelled out in the will like a $100 or something. Otherwise, the heir may challenge it on being forgotten.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (k1E2D)

174 The quim count is up to 33.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:19 PM

36 now.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (0sNs1)

175 166 Wait.

Ace really is gay? I thought that was just a joke.

The busty lesbian pron "accident" was a false flag to throw us off the scent.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)

176 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, 5,004 sqft, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, only $9,950,000

https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)

I've seen how he built houses in his books. no thanks.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

177 All these years people thought Tucker was a billionaire baby that has F-U Money and could speak his mind...

Turns out he is just another cheap media whore. If he was at least half-way pretty he'd make more money as a male prostitute turning tricks for gay legislators.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:25 PM (/lPRQ)

178 >>In 2020, SPLC provided funds to FULTON COUNTY to assist in the purchase of additional absentee drop boxes…” and “spent nearly $3 million in the Georgia general and runoff elections…”
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (viF8m)

Interesting way to fight poverty.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:25 PM (8avO+)

179 All these years people thought Tucker was a billionaire baby that has F-U Money and could speak his mind...

Turns out he is just another cheap media whore. If he was at least half-way pretty he'd make more money as a male prostitute turning tricks for gay legislators.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:25 PM (/lPRQ)

he could be a cheap media whore who has F-U Money.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:26 PM (8avO+)

180 a false flag to throw us off the scent.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM

Could we not discuss that?

Posted by: Katy P. at April 24, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

181 Ami Kozak does a great Tucker imitation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:26 PM (RIvkX)

182 I'm sorry, i phrased that badly. For context: A left wing professor is suing Tuq'r Qatarlson to take the inheritance that his adoptive parents left to him when they passed.
Then politics happened to form the opinion presented above the fold.

Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:27 PM (74cob)

183 https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)

I've seen how he built houses in his books. no thanks.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

https://tinyurl.com/39k6a328

This one might be cheaper.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:27 PM (DwqWV)

184 Out: He had the beat the girls off with a stick

In: Me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (sKqQm)

185
"Mr Carlson seems to have difficulty telling the truth. I therefore find that he has no credibility"

He lied about thinking turkeys could fly?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (Cqx++)

186 157 Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

I'll bet her taste in fashion is atrocious.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026

You have no idea.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (hftzA)

187 It only took $10K to buy Bolton. I suspect Tucker has gotten more for his soul...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (sKqQm)

188 There was that one "incident" involving Marco Rubio at the Miami South Beach Foam Party.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (/lPRQ)

189 Reading about the family's different relationships to each other and divorces, affairs, etc. gives me a headache and is confusing. I still don't understand why anyone would sue anyone over $2,414 a month unless they were actually entitled AND actually needed it to live. Weird.

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:29 PM (oiNtH)

190 I'm sorry, i phrased that badly. For context: A left wing professor is suing Tuq'r Qatarlson to take the inheritance that his adoptive parents left to him when they passed.

$2500 a month ? That's a shitty pension.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:29 PM (Vfb5s)

191 You youngsters probably have no idea who Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) was.

Straight-up commie who wrote great children's books. Literally everyone in America 1950-1990 grew up reading his books.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:30 PM (RIvkX)

192 Tuckin' Fvcker strikes (out) again.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (TezPK)

193 "All these years people thought Tucker was a billionaire baby that has F-U Money and could speak his mind...
Turns out he is just another cheap media whore."

Compared to me he is pretty damn rich, just from his media income over the years, he is surely sitting on millions. And he is probably making decent money online as a Trump basher. How much F-U money Tucker has, idk ... he is mouthy enough that he doesn't seem to fear being sued.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (vbXSk)

194 172 145 Yeah, see that sounds like a divorce with the division pre-death would be way less ugly.

At this point, she'd probably given him all the doctor access she can...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

Oh, here's the humorous part.

THEY WERE GOING TO DIVORCE. And then she got mad and fired her lawyer, so they didn't.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (iXqHn)

I'd recommend encouraging dad for your sake. As you said, she's gonna sue if they are still married. She loses all legal ground if they are exes.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (tOcjL)

195 Hey, if any of you in the horde would like to snap up Dr. Suess's home in La Jolla, it is for sale.

4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, 5,004 sqft, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, only $9,950,000

https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)
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Nice house! Is there a car elevator?

Posted by: Mitt Romney at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (qvDSc)

196 "Ace, you're en fuego this week"

Hopefully it has nothing to do with his his penis being singed.

I did particularly enjoy the dogs of the SPLC post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (TIRHP)

197 In that last video Cory Booker uses bird hands.
Take from that what you will.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (2Ez/1)

198 Article at American Thinker this morning, SPLCommunists fronted Nazis then ran money grabs to Leftists to fight those Nazis

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (Ia/+0)

199 Grok on Tq'r's net worth.
"Reputable sources like Celebrity Net Worth list it at $50 million, while others (including AOL and various 2025 analyses) put it closer to $30 million or in the $35–50 million range."

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (vbXSk)

200 When Tucker first started his podcasts he had a huge following, even I watched his efforts. All he had to do is remain on that track and he would still be venerated but no, he had to cosy up to every evil out there. I refuse to go near anything he does now.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (Tbs6N)

201 That guy has Tuck's toupee and giggle. Perfection. I always think of the Tuck's hemorrhoid pads when I think of Carlson. We know you need them, Tuck. I am sure that part of your anatomy is worn out and makes sad trombone sounds if you sneeze.

Ace, I always defend you against the gay bs. I should get a reward or something.

I thought Fuentes had recently vanished/fled with Crazy Candace due to a podcaster's recent death. A podcaster I had never heard of, by the way. I might have dreamed this since I don't have X, but my headline news knowledge is just enough to hang on. She claimed she's "traveling" with her family. Ok! I wouldn't know! Maybe she's in a psych hospital.

Sometimes I headline news at the UK DM, scroll down, see repeats x 3 and realize I don't know who these people are and why do I care?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (WONhk)

202 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (NcvvS)

203 I was actually thinking the other day, who are the best conservative pundits?

We used to have Limbaugh and he set the standard...and no one has followed in his footsteps. Obviously we have clowns like Owens and Carlson, but sorry Matt Walsh and Ben Shapiro? The former I can tolerate in small increments and the latter pisses me off even when I agree with him.

So...my top right wing pundit right now? Nick Freitas

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)

204 Didn't Ace once bang Nora O'Donnell?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)

205 189 Reading about the family's different relationships to each other and divorces, affairs, etc. gives me a headache and is confusing. I still don't understand why anyone would sue anyone over $2,414 a month unless they were actually entitled AND actually needed it to live. Weird.
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:29 PM (oiNtH)

$30K a year for life, when you could live 40-50 more years? People sue for WAY less...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (tOcjL)

206 It seems like it would be pretty d-word r-worded to f-word around with the q-word.

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (I0N4X)

207 When Tucker first started his podcasts he had a huge following, even I watched his efforts. All he had to do is remain on that track and he would still be venerated but no, he had to cosy up to every evil out there. I refuse to go near anything he does now.

Qatar pays a lot more then then having ads for Gold coins or robot insurance on a podcast

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (sKqQm)

208 Matt Walsh has always been a lying blubbery bag of shit opportunist. I can’t see how anyone thought he was really a conservative.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (yv1Au)

I'll give him credit for the "What is a woman" line. Wokeists still don't have a definition for that.

Most of our bag of shit opportunists don't come up with something like that.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (8avO+)

209 153 This is so crazy to me. J will inherit money. His family is very, very wealthy. He has a daughter with his ex wife. I would never, ever, in 8000 years want her excluded from inheritance when J passes, if he passes before me. I can’t even imagine that.

Now his ex-wife, who is a bit of a loon, likes to cry the blues that I will end up with the money she should have gotten and I am currently living her life or some such craziness. She ignores the fact she kicked him out and asked for a divorce. What she thought would happen is he would crawl back begging. Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (hftzA)

I don't mind that he's leaving me nothing (though, admittedly, I wouldn't have minded having some of the objects from the house when he passes), I mind that he can't convince his wife that he isn't, and she plans to sue me after he dies.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (iXqHn)

210

Husband I started from nothing. we have worked our asses off to get where we are now.

We never expected to get anything from our parent's estates.

Mother-in-law let us know 30 years ago that whatever they had when they died would go to the sister. We didn't give a shit. We don't want anyone's money.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (3ek7K)

211 A friend was a direct descendent of the McCormick spice family, he had access to interesting family properties, but wasn't a $$$ heir.

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (L/jHz)

212 Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:30 PM (RIvkX)

I'm glad I never knew about Dr. Seuss' politics until a few years ago on here.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (GLmO1)

213 Most of our bag of shit opportunists don't come up with something like that.

Ahem. You undervalue my contributions sir!

Is a hot dog a sandwich?
What Republican would be the hottest as a Vulcan (guy or girl!)?
Why Palpatine is the hero of Star Wars!

and don't forget!

The 5 best detergents to gave your wife's boyfriend boxers clean after he goes off too early.

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (sKqQm)

214 Wheneve he speaks all I see is a talking penis.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM

What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Mark Kelly at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (0sNs1)

No. You're a penis too.
You're Hedwigs angry inch.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (zafwz)

215 I thought Fuentes had recently vanished/fled with Crazy Candace due to a podcaster's recent death. A podcaster I had never heard of, by the way. I might have dreamed this since I don't have X, but my headline news knowledge is just enough to hang on. She claimed she's "traveling" with her family. Ok! I wouldn't know! Maybe she's in a psych hospital.

Sometimes I headline news at the UK DM, scroll down, see repeats x 3 and realize I don't know who these people are and why do I care?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (WONhk)

I saw a roundup saying that Fuentes is in Italy and CandyO had a very late tweet announcement of travelling to the UK I think, claiming that the "right wing" peeps are fleeing the country.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (8avO+)

216
Cucker Tarlson just figured out that prenups are a bitch.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (y9nCu)

217 Hahahaha, inheritance, hahahaha. I was supporting my parents when I was 18.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (DIbRX)

218 One of the interesting things comparing the right and left is the latter has enough money they throw around to keep everyone on the same narrative.

If you cut that off you'd see a lot more lefty pols/pundits leaving the plantation.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)

219 A friend was a direct descendent of the McCormick spice family, he had access to interesting family properties, but wasn't a $$$ heir.
Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (L/jHz)

FREE BLACK PEPPER FOR LIFE

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (8avO+)

220 This reads like it was written by a homo.

Posted by: Jerry Carroll at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (RRQTN)

221 Tuq'r's Qatar funding money must have dried up due to Trump's Hormuz blockade.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

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If he stayed true to American values he would still have a hugely popular and well-paying podcast.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (Tbs6N)

222 I mind that he can't convince his wife that he isn't, and she plans to sue me after he dies.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (iXqHn)

Maybe if he signs a legal document that he gave you nothing, you could use it in your defense.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (8avO+)

223 popular-on-Youtube Golden Retriever.

all goldens are popular- I'm on my tenth one. Finley, successor to Clancy II

Posted by: free tibet at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (iNp3L)

224 "If you can control the news that people can see, you can control the opinions that people form."

Take the man seriously here for a moment. If you believe voters can be easily misled on issues they don't fully understand your take away should be to minimize government overall and move as much power to the local level as possible. That way smaller groups of people are highly incentivized to make decisions on things outside of what the media tells them.

But his take is just...as long as people I like control the media it will be ok if they are misled.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (sKqQm)

225 Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

Wow. Congrats, Piper. That's one of the truest and most honest admissions ever to come forth from a woman's lips.

The lovely and mostly logical Mrs naturalfake has the least amount of crazy in any woman I've ever met...Or she's very good at hiding the cray-cray.

Anyway, I think The Crazy is mostly related to the Actor's Dilemma.

YMMV.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (iJfKG)

226 Reading about the family's different relationships to each other and divorces, affairs, etc. gives me a headache and is confusing. I still don't understand why anyone would sue anyone over $2,414 a month unless they were actually entitled AND actually needed it to live. Weird

It probably has nothing to do with the 2400 per month but the ultimate distribution or future distribution of the trust. If this case determines under the terms of the trust that adopted beneficiaries are excluded then both Tucker and Buckley (and heirs) are then cut out. Which means that depending on the terms of the trust leaves more for distribution to sister (and her heirs). In other words, sister doesn't want a Kennedy situation where entire generations do nothing but drink, hit on waitress and try to parlay their famous name to a Congressional seat they other wise have no business being in.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (cI94r)

227 And his half-sis sounds like a piece of work as bad as he is...there seems to be no family relationship by either side there, and neither with the other adoptee.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)

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I hate being a pedant but she is Tucker's step-sister. Half-siblings have one parent in common.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (Tbs6N)

228 I hate being a pedant but she is Tucker's step-sister. Half-siblings have one parent in common.

Oh the stories I could tell

Posted by: The Dryer at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)

229 I am the executor of Mom's "estate." My folks were always very frugal, had to be, what with 7 kids on mostly one income. But they were happy, and raised us right. But, at least all debts were covered, so there's that.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (0aYVJ)

230 Regarding estates, we are lucky to have siblings who are nuts but not greedy nuts who contest anything. When my mother goes to her reward it will be complicated, the land/house stuff divided in half, as brother lives on the lake. But no big fights over jewels or anything because I have no sisters to fight with.

My neurotic SIL did whine and complain when I chose (for my husband...he gave me the right to choose stuff as we wanted no furniture of his parents) a painting of their home in Long Island. She "could" ask for a copy and I'd make sure she got one (she'd pay). However, she spent much of that day whining so I guess I was not singled out except for jewelry.

I don't need jewelry, at all, or anything. I have plenty of everything. However, it was obvious that I got a cheap brooch (because I bought it for MIL when we had no money for a gift), and the rest got her good jewelry. It may be because I produced sons vs daughters to inherit stuff. I could have moaned about this but I wanted to get out of there and have a drink.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (WONhk)

231 A quick internet query found that under Nebraska law, the term "lineal descendants" includes persons legally adopted before the age of 18. Hunt claims the trust has been misinterpreted to include Tucker and Buckley, but if they were adopted before 18? Hmm.

Posted by: Fritz at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (J7jo9)

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