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Two Tier Injustice: In the UK, a Sikh Robbed a Man and Stabbed Him. When Police Approached, the Sikh Claimed the Man Bleeding Out on the Street Was a Racist.
So the Police Handcuffed the Victim and Watched as he Bled Out.

The man was Sikh, not Muslim, but he was obviously using the UK's Two-Tier Justice scheme to enlist the state as his accomplices in robbing, stabbing, and ultimately murdering a native Brit.

Reportedly, there is audiotape of the man on the ground -- now handcuffed and in even more discomfort -- pleading to the police that he needs aid because he's been stabbed. "I don't think so, mate," the cop responds, as the man's life oozes out of him.

The Sikh man claimed the victim had racially abused him which, in his mind as well as in the minds of the cops, justified stabbing him.

So: Was it true that the Sikh had robbed and stabbed the man?

It turns out the victim's phone was found on the person of the innocent Sikh who was justifiably defending himself from "racial abuse" so make up your own minds.

Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
May 21
🇬🇧 Graphic details emerge in the trial of Vickrum Digwa, accused of murdering the Polish-British student Henry Nowak
A jury has been shown mobile phone footage of the confrontation.
Digwa told the court he was carrying a 21cm kirpan (a Sikh ceremonial blade) around his neck and feared Nowak would use it against him.
"I thought I had to do something because I was afraid that he was going to stab me with my own kirpan," he said.
He denies intentionally stabbing Nowak in the chest, claiming he only pushed him away during the struggle.
Nowak attempted to flee the scene, climbing over a fence while Digwa was still stabbing him
Police initially handcuffed Nowak while he was on the ground, bleeding out, due to Digwa claiming that Nowak was a racist attacker.
The court also heard allegations that Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, removed the kirpan from the scene after the stabbing. She denies assisting an offender.

Another satisfied customer of the Cultural Enrichment Murder and Rape Machine.

Sikh man accused of murdering university student with 8-inch ceremonial knife used racism as his 'trump card' to ensure police arrested his dying victim instead, court hears

A Sikh man accused of murdering a university student with a ceremonial knife used racism as his 'trump card' to ensure police arrested his dying victim instead, a court has heard.
Prosecutors said Vickrum Digwa, 23, was 'skilled' with blades when he came to murder Henry Nowak, 18, having trained with weapons since he was 12.
Digwa is on trial accused of stabbing Mr Nowak three times in the front and three times in the back during a street confrontation.

He had to defend himself from the racial abuse by stabbing the man three times... in the back.

As he tried to escape.

The guy had six stab wounds in his body but the cops were focused on handcuffing The Real Criminal Here.

In his closing speech to jurors at Southampton Crown Court, Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa must have known the wounds were fatal, despite denying stabbing Mr Nowak at the scene.
He said Digwa used racism as his 'trump card', accusing Mr Nowak of racial abuse when police officers arrived so they would arrest the wrong man - a 'wicked lie about a dying man'.
Digwa was said to 'sleep in his bedroom with an arsenal of weapons' and spoke about the Kirpan - a type of ceremonial dagger carried by Sikhs - allegedly used to kill Mr Nowak in 'loving terms'.

The finance student was on his way home from a night out when Digwa stabbed him multiple times with the religious blade, prosecutors have said.
Jurors were told that Digwa filmed his victim as he tried to escape by jumping over a fence, leaving behind a trail of blood in Southampton.
Mr Nowak was shouting that he was 'going to die', causing his neighbours to call the police - but when the officers arrived they arrested him over the bogus racist abuse allegation.
Soon after he was handcuffed, the University of Southampton student collapsed and died from his injuries.

Prosecutors also allege that Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, took the blade from her son at the scene and ran to hide it with 'an arsenal of weapons' at their home address.
Digwa is charged with murder and possession of a bladed article, and his mother is charged with assisting an offender. Both defendants deny the charges.

...
Mr Lobbenberg said that Digwa had lied about Mr Nowak being drunk that night and he was actually under the legal limit of alcohol to drive.
He said: 'The biggest lie, ladies and gentlemen, is why he drew his knife. He told you from that witness box, Henry Nowak said he was going to kill me. He was going to f*** me up.
'We suggest that was never said. You can be sure it was never said because why, if it had been said, would you not tell the 999 operator the most important thing as to why you acted.
'He didn't tell the police at the scene who were asking. He didn't tell his brother when he was saying what happened.
'If this was in the forefront of his mind, seared into his memory, why wouldn't you tell someone.
'Instead, he didn't even put the threat to kill in his defence case statement.
'It came from him for the first time in the witness box.'
Mr Lobbenberg said that there was a stream of lies from Digwa starting from the minutes after the incident.
He said: 'We say this, "drunk" is a lie, "going to kill me" is a lie and we say "P***" is a lie. The consequence and purpose of these lies is significant.
'Why he tells them is he is seeking to hide what he has done.
'And racism was his trump card to try to make sure what he had done was lawful.
'We say that was a wicked lie about a dying man and it is a wicked lie about a dead man to you now.'
Mr Lobbenberg said that Mr Nowak was an 'unarmed young man with a phone'.

The man "drowned in his own blood." He could have been saved, but the police were too busy comforting his murderer.

Note that while knives are illegal in the UK, Sikhs are granted a special right to carry their religious knives.

Two-Tier Justice.

I wonder why:

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
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The Bee:

UK Authorities Issue Stern Warning To British People To Stop Being Stabbed By Muslims

LONDON -- In the wake of yet another deadly stabbing of a British citizen at the hands of a migrant, authorities in the United Kingdom issued a stern warning to all native residents to stop being stabbed to death by Muslims.
The latest horrific incident was just the most recent in an ongoing pattern of violence perpetrated by Muslim migrants, leading the British government to warn the public of dire consequences if they refuse to stop being stabbed by foreign invaders.
"All these people being stabbed need to knock it off," said London's Metropolitan Police Service spokesman Basil Hetherington. "We have simply had enough of this nonsense. If these individuals who keep getting stabbed and slashed to death by crazed, violent migrants don't curb their disruptive behavior immediately, there will be severe repercussions. We cannot have these incidents continue to happen throughout our communities, and therefore warn all stabbing victims to stop being stabbed, posthaste."
...
At publishing time, the UK authorities had issued a full public apology to the migrant perpetrators for any additional difficulties they had endured while carrying out their deadly stabbings.

Well done to @RobertJenrick for raising this in Parliament.

We all know that had this not been a young white man, the political establishment would�ve been out protesting and demanding an inquiry. pic.twitter.com/hff4G3xXgl
— Alex Armstrong (@Alexarmstrong) May 21, 2026

Just shows you the double standard in the UK where the average person would be jailed for walking around with a knife like this but because of his religious minority exemption, he was able to take this young man's life.
— captive dreamer (@captive_dreamer) May 26, 2026

Britain pic.twitter.com/vMkOaLMV7i
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) May 26, 2026

Chilling quote from the judge: �Even if all of the statements made by Van Langenhove are based on scientific evidence and statistics, it makes no difference to the criminal intent. Van Langenhove is not charged with spreading false information. He is charged with presenting facts� https://t.co/l8osyQ7sjf
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 27, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:40 PM

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1 I thought this had happened like 3 weeks ago.

It was about 6 months ago, and it only started percolating in the last couple of weeks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:42 PM (pT0dx)

2 First?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at May 27, 2026 03:43 PM (12GKv)

3 Sikh?
Yeah that caste system is totes not racist.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 27, 2026 03:43 PM (Kt19C)

4 Is there any possibility England will capsize? Lie if you have to.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 27, 2026 03:45 PM (cS1cw)

5 I can't wait for Reform to gain power with all the former Conservative Party MPs who then spend 5 years encouraging more refugee boats onto British shores.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:45 PM (pT0dx)

6 >>>In the UK

Meh. I can't be bothered, if they can't be bothered.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 27, 2026 03:45 PM (dK+Kv)

7 Paul Joseph Watson posted a very good video on this story.

The British are a colonized people.

Down with colonialism, or something.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 03:46 PM (RIvkX)

8 >>>I thought this had happened like 3 weeks ago.

I saw mentions on Twitter but no "real media" article to link until last week. I didn't want to rely on partisan x accounts.

I don't even know what "article" means!!!

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:47 PM (1wjle)

9 8 >>>I thought this had happened like 3 weeks ago.

I saw mentions on Twitter but no "real media" article to link until last week. I didn't want to rely on partisan x accounts.

I don't even know what "article" means!!!

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:47 PM (1wjle)

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I wasn't criticizing your timing.

I was mostly just noting my surprise that this had happened in 2025, and no one had known about it. At all.

And it's ghastly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:47 PM (pT0dx)

10 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:48 PM (c36SH)

11 I have lum'd NOOD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:48 PM (c36SH)

12 I could have been first but I was polishing my religious blade.

Posted by: fd at May 27, 2026 03:49 PM (vFG9F)

13 Unbelievably horrific.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 03:49 PM (4KUe5)

14 The UK police have criminalized butter knives, yet Sikh can legally carry a crazy big knife.
Amazing this isn’t happening more often.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 03:51 PM (4KUe5)

15 The "truth" was always the ultimate defense in Western jurisprudence. Until now.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 03:51 PM (RIvkX)

16 So long , UK. It was real. It was fun. But it wasn't real fun.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:51 PM (c36SH)

17 This story is horrific. I mean the police in England are a joke, but this is beyond woke keystone cops.

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 03:51 PM (Dd38x)

18 These bobbys will get theirs after their terminal breath. Sure, it's the demon globalists who are genociding a mild-mannered people, but the bobbys have been their willing servants in terminating their own countrymen.

Posted by: Cray Cray at May 27, 2026 03:51 PM (yInIL)

19 The UK is fucked beyond repair.

We should go take their nukes before it's too late.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:53 PM (oqH4h)

20 Posted by: Howdy at May 27, 2026 03:50 PM

It's the " Baby Boomers" are all rotten guy again.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 03:53 PM (WFtAr)

21 4 Is there any possibility England will capsize? Lie if you have to.
Posted by: connected and litigious

It's definitely a real possibility!!!

Posted by: Rep. Hank Johnson at May 27, 2026 03:53 PM (JCZqz)

22 >>>I was mostly just noting my surprise that this had happened in 2025, and no one had known about it. At all.

well the trial's going on now.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)

23 'Instead, he didn't even put the threat to kill in his defence case statement.

'It came from him for the first time in the witness box.'

It doesn't appear that Mr. Digwa is going to singh about his involvement.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (0sNs1)

24 and it's illegal in the UK to report on murders committed by Muslims and other Asians

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)

25 19 These bobbys will get theirs after their terminal breath. Sure, it's the demon globalists who are genociding a mild-mannered people, but the bobbys have been their willing servants in terminating their own countrymen.
Posted by: Cray Cray at May 27, 2026 03:51 PM (yInIL)
-------

I believe in Biblical justice too, but I think we're doing far too little here in our temporal lives on earth before our souls are judged. Just one guy talking.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (oqH4h)

26 Oh there is more, the person saying that may not be a coo but a family member if the killer. They showed up and his mom took the knife to hide it.

Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (YwEeS)

27 Interesting. Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, and other non-Muslim groups from the subcontinental region aren't usually violent criminals. They have their own issues, but they don't generally exhibit Sudden Jihadi Syndrome.

Sikhs are badasses (as noted, they have a religious requirement to carry a knife) but as I understand it that's mostly due to their history in defending themselves against Muslims.

Not that this excuses the behavior of the cops in this incident-- how the fuck can you not notice someone is bleeding out?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 03:55 PM (IG3/x)

28 He kid pled with the cops but they were without mercy let alone the ordinary standard of care.

"I can't breathe" or something.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

29 Think of what might happen if the Jews were running around with Milah knives.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 03:55 PM (D1E+2)

30 I could have been first but I was polishing my religious blade.
Posted by: fd at May 27, 2026 03:49 PM

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 03:55 PM (0sNs1)

31 I like the UK's version of the Miranda warning. They don't just say you have the right to remain silent. They add that if you later make some legal defense, they can and will use your previous silence against you. In other words, if you had a real defense, you would have said so right away.

We don't let prosecutors do that in the US. we should.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM (1wjle)

32
Sikh?
Yeah that caste system is totes not racist.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

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

To their credit, some group speaking for the Sikh community came forward and denounced the whole thing. The way moderate Muslims have failed to do whenever one of theirs "acts naturally, considering she was 12 years old and he had not had sex since he left Pakistan."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM (n7rxJ)

33 23 >>>I was mostly just noting my surprise that this had happened in 2025, and no one had known about it. At all.

well the trial's going on now.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)

=======

Well, the world didn't start paying attention to George Floyd at Derek Chauvin's trial.

The barbarity of the act feels headline grabby in and of itself that it's original happening (which freaks me out!) should have attracted attention in the right-leaning social media space. But it didn't.

I just find the absence of any knowledge of the event until the trial...interesting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM (pT0dx)

34 Meh. I can't be bothered, if they can't be bothered"

This.

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM (XuXeR)

35 And yet the lampposts in London shall remain unadorned, because they are a conquered people. Sad.

Posted by: weew at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM (9TspW)

36 Remember that cops also had no problem enforcing the lockdowns. Many of them seemed to rather enjoy it.

Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 03:57 PM (YwEeS)

37 the british version of the right to remain silent:

"You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence."

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:57 PM (1wjle)

38 > It doesn't appear that Mr. Digwa is going to singh about his involvement.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (0sNs1)

I see what you did there.

> Kiran Kaur

"Kaur" is a surname that all Sikh women have, just as all Sikh men have the surname "Singh". It's more of a title, like "Mr." or "Mrs."

"Singh" means "lion". "Kaur" literally means "princess", but is often translated as "lioness".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 03:57 PM (IG3/x)

39 He did in fact tell them at one point he couldn't breathe.

Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (YwEeS)

40
Nowak was killed on December 3. Yes, it only bubbled to worldwide attention recently! Elon has been screaming about it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (n7rxJ)

41 From X, multiple sources on trial evidence

Lenka White
@white_lenka
🇬🇧 🇬🇧💔 SHOCK in the Henry Nowak case: Vickrum Digwa, 23, accused of stabbing student Henry Nowak to death had trained with weapons since he was 12 !!!

Prosecutors say Digwa was “skilled” with blades from childhood.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (E4rtv)

42 I just find the absence of any knowledge of the event until the trial...interesting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM

Not everything is as pellucidly expository as the films of Ridley Scott, young Padawan.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (0sNs1)

43 he was just a boy!

as a boy mom stories like this KILL me

they are so at risk now, from all sides

our boys

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (j+aD2)

44 In a real sense, it was over the second the invader came up with the "he hurt my feelings so I stabbed him to death" excuse. It was over for the guy he killed, certainly. But even their fruity costumed legal muppets, whatever they're called, are now arguing based on, "but but but, he didn't actually call him mean names!"

You have accepted that it is a death sentence for you to harm the feelings of your murderous invaders.

it

is

over

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)

45 > Yeah that caste system is totes not racist.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 27, 2026 03:43 PM (Kt19C)

Sikhs don't use the caste system. That's Hindus.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (IG3/x)

46 32 I like the UK's version of the Miranda warning. They don't just say you have the right to remain silent. They add that if you later make some legal defense, they can and will use your previous silence against you. In other words, if you had a real defense, you would have said so right away.

We don't let prosecutors do that in the US. we should.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM (1wjle)

=======

"Anything you do say may be given in evidence."

"Alright Danny."

"Alright Pete."

"Do you know this man?"

"Yeah, he’s Auntie Jackie’s sister’s brother’s boy."

"And it didn’t occur to you to mention this before?"

"I couldn’t see his face could I? I’m not made of eyes!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:59 PM (pT0dx)

47 We should go take their nukes before it's too late"

IIRC, their inventory is held at King's Bay, Georgia. Peanuts and Coke Georgia, that is...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 03:59 PM (XuXeR)

48 44 I just find the absence of any knowledge of the event until the trial...interesting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:56 PM

Not everything is as pellucidly expository as the films of Ridley Scott, young Padawan.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (0sNs1)

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I should be editing my John Ford video right now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:59 PM (pT0dx)

49 British police are the real shitbags. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen videos of them arresting British citizens for speech crimes and every other ridiculous authoritarian violation. All in the name of invaders. I won’t be surprised when people have had enough and start burning down police stations.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 04:00 PM (CBxy/)

50 I saw it asserted (without evidence) that Asian men in England are going missing after accusations of rape recently.

*fingers crossed*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 04:00 PM (pT0dx)

51 The Sikh man claimed the victim had racially abused him which, in his mind as well as in the minds of the cops, justified stabbing him.

I used to give Sikhs the benefit of the doubt because I thought they were honorable due to their religion.

They are no different than other goatfuckers.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 04:00 PM (TtKY7)

52

Imagine the various infrastructures in education, law, social media, policing and everywhere else created over many years to get to this point.

And imagine that it's virtually impossible to change.

The Brits are fucked.

Especially the white ones.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 04:00 PM (och2J)

53 My favorite part is the real British citizens are prohibited from carrying knives but there is a special carve out, see what I did there, for Sikhs.

It's incredible the lengths western governments have gone to make their own citizens 2nd class citizens in their own countries.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 04:00 PM (viF8m)

54 Sikhs don't use the caste system. That's Hindus.

Meh, wogs all of them.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 27, 2026 04:01 PM (Kt19C)

55 Wow, we gotta worry about the Sikhs now, too? I thought that they at least had their shit somewhat together.
Posted by: Bulg

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:01 PM (77rzZ)

56
If we don't get this shit corrected here it's going to get worse.

Posted by: four seasons at May 27, 2026 04:01 PM (3ek7K)

57
Will the British political system successfully shield the police who did this identification and consequences for the police who did this, and for the officials who created the policy that led to it? Their bureaucracies appear to be more opaque than ours.

I'm also kind of wondering about the ethnicity of the cops. Maybe they didn't mind if a white guy died, for tribal reasons.

Yeah, tribal. Most of the world is tribal, and it's time to stop pretending otherwise. The mother took the knife from the scene as if her son had had an accident while out hunting deer. It's kind of interesting that she cleaned and kept the murder weapon, instead of throwing it away. I think the family regarded the knife more highly after it was used to kill.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 27, 2026 04:01 PM (VWtfl)

58 Remember that cops also had no problem enforcing the lockdowns. Many of them seemed to rather enjoy it."

People tend to do what they're paid to do...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (XuXeR)

59 Here's the thing: it matters fuck-all whether the stabbed guy committed a "racial attack," whatever the hell that is, or had actually committed a real crime. People severely injured in a crime scene get medical attention. The lies make it worse x1000, but letting a guy bleed out is already wrong.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (NYInA)

60 "Anything you do say may be given in evidence."

"Alright Danny."

"Alright Pete."

"Do you know this man?"

"Yeah, he’s Auntie Jackie’s sister’s brother’s boy."

"And it didn’t occur to you to mention this before?"

"I couldn’t see his face could I? I’m not made of eyes!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:59 PM (pT0dx)
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Well, he was given his just desserts.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (TZz9Q)

61 I believe in Biblical justice too, but I think we're doing far too little here in our temporal lives on earth before our souls are judged. Just one guy talking.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (oqH4h)

Wait on the Lord. Let go and let God. Etc. etc.

Posted by: Nice bumper stickers, meh life advice at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (TbWk/)

62 and it's illegal in the UK to report on murders committed by Muslims and other Asians
Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)

Interestingly, the media didn't report on the Whitey Had It Coming Act that Parliament passed in 2000 or so. Probably would have had more incidents like this by now if they'd let the vibrant diversity know, in the open, that they were free to do as they liked to the natives, provided they were of THAT SORT.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (ExV1e)

63 Most surprised, shouldn't be I guess, a Sikh could be a thief

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

64 62 Well, he was given his just desserts.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (TZz9Q)

=======

Let’s just say we won’t be short of Chunky Monkey for the next month.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (pT0dx)

65 > I used to give Sikhs the benefit of the doubt because I thought they were honorable due to their religion.

They are no different than other goatfuckers.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 04:00 PM (TtKY7)

They do have considerably lower rates of criminal behavior and welfare dependency than other "Asians", at least in the US.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 04:03 PM (IG3/x)

66 It's the " Baby Boomers" are all rotten guy again.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
======
C'mon, you know who he is. Just another nic in a long line of them.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)

67 “I don’t think so, Mate”.

What’s especially disturbing clearly - obviously, they are going out of their way to hire only compliant psychopaths and neurotic whack jobs for law enforcement. And for quite some time now. This is a malevolent conscious policy. Normal people don’t act like this, not without serious heavy pressure anyhow.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 04:03 PM (VlVje)

68
As long as Nowak didn't post about a sikh stabbing him on social media before he died. That would be a post mortem hate crime.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 27, 2026 04:03 PM (IifOV)

69 > People severely injured in a crime scene get medical attention.
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (NYInA)

Yeah, ask anyone who works in an ER how often they have to work on someone who's cuffed with police escort.

Happens all the time.

Once again, maybe the UK is different.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 04:04 PM (IG3/x)

70 They tried those special accommodations for preferred groups in our military under Biden. It was one of the first things SecWar largely eliminated

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 04:04 PM (CBxy/)

71 They do have considerably lower rates of criminal behavior and welfare dependency than other "Asians", at least in the US.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

They work in/run/own a lot of liquor stores.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)

72 I believe in Biblical justice too, but I think we're doing far too little here in our temporal lives on earth before our souls are judged. Just one guy talking.
Posted by: ballistic

Wait on the Lord. Let go and let God. Etc. etc.
Posted by: Nice bumper stickers

Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord.

That's fine. I'm just here to make the introductions.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 04:04 PM (TtKY7)

73 Let’s just say we won’t be short of Chunky Monkey for the next month.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 04:02 PM (pT0dx)
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Aw, Dad!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 27, 2026 04:04 PM (TZz9Q)

74 I used to give Sikhs the benefit of the doubt because I thought they were honorable due to their religion"

My $.02 is that they got some props for being anti Muslim. Enemy of my enemy/friend bullshiite....

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 04:04 PM (XuXeR)

75 Since that was a legal knife it follows that anyone stabbed with it
deserves getting stabbed. After all people don't stab people, knives stab people.
L O L A it's a mixed up crazy world L O L A

Posted by: torabora at May 27, 2026 04:05 PM (KtOUo)

76 Look, for a long time now, going against the narrative in a Communist zone of control paints a target on your back, and nobody who supports the narrative will ever help you, and will happily harm you, and that includes law enforcement.

Now, it's become if you even *seem* like you could be against the narrative, you're fair game. This guy didn't do anything, but he was white, and the killer was a foreigner, so... justice was served, and police needn't worry their pretty little heads about a Sikh taking out the white trash.

This is why a white football player in NYC making a pro forma introduction for a duly elected President is SCANDALOUS.

Dude didn't even say anything inflammatory, but everyone seeing that knew he was asking every skel in quiet city Gotham to attack him with a deadly weapon. So everyone, friend and foe alike, just says "oof, watch your back, asshole. You shouldn't have poked your head up."

It's grade-A social conditioning.

Escape your Communist zones while you can, fellas.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 04:05 PM (BI5O2)

77 Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 04:03 PM

Yes; I knew who it was . I just didn't want him to flip out by using his original handle.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 04:05 PM (WFtAr)

78 42
Nowak was killed on December 3. Yes, it only bubbled to worldwide attention recently! Elon has been screaming about it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (n7rxJ)

Nobody has been talking about it much other than those nasty mean hateful alt-right types like Paul Joseph Watson and Tommy Robinson. And a British Goth guy called Jake Munro I just recently stumbled across on YouTube. TPTB certainly don't want this getting oxygen.

Posted by: They hate us and want us dead at May 27, 2026 04:06 PM (TbWk/)

79 I used to give Sikhs the benefit of the doubt because I thought they were honorable due to their religion.

They are no different than other goatfuckers.
Posted by: rickb223
__________

They'll really be screwed if the ghurkas start getting knifey.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 04:06 PM (XvL8K)

80 In Canada you call an ambulance for chest pain, and they offer you assisted suicide as an option.

If you think I am kidding, I am not. It’s the law. You get “assessed”.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 04:06 PM (CBxy/)

81 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 03:55 PM (IG3/x)

_________________________

India is a cesspool of unchecked organized crime that is currently spreading quickly across the globe. The main crime family is the Bishnoi Syndicate. At 33 years old, Lawrence Bishnoi is considered one of the most powerful and active contemporary mob bosses in India. He runs it from jail, and has well over 1000 members at this point. It's almost comical in a dark way that they run it just like the gangsters from the 1920's US. For example, right now the big thing in Canada is for Bishnoi members to set up protection rackets in small Canadian towns. Pay, or we burn you out sort of stuff. Bishnoi runs a lot of double brokering on US trucking companies. Steals cargo. Also, big on insurance fraud in the US.

Posted by: Orson at May 27, 2026 04:06 PM (dIske)

82 It takes a special kind of self-loathing to mock one of your own countrymen as they bleed out and beg for help.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 27, 2026 04:07 PM (UdslP)

83 People severely injured in a crime scene get medical attention"

You've not spent time in other parts of the world, I see...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 04:07 PM (XuXeR)

84 I think you can substitute Canada for UK and get the same stories.

Posted by: polynikes at May 27, 2026 04:07 PM (9se1c)

85 Wait on the Lord. Let go and let God. Etc. etc.
Posted by: Nice bumper stickers

I don't think those particular bumper stickers are related to eschewing human justice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 04:07 PM (WFtAr)

86 The totally-NOT-fascist, YOU'RE-the-fascists left continue to move us closer to government authoritarianism.

They used to have this saying that the Truth was defense enough. Because it's simply being the truth was enough to dispel the provability that it had any other motive but to state the truth.

Now it's got to connect to sanctioned sentiments.

Posted by: Axeman at May 27, 2026 04:07 PM (ikSmX)

87 89 The totally-NOT-fascist, YOU'RE-the-fascists left continue to move us closer to government authoritarianism.

They used to have this saying that the Truth was defense enough. Because it's simply being the truth was enough to dispel the provability that it had any other motive but to state the truth.

Now it's got to connect to sanctioned sentiments.

Posted by: Axeman at May 27, 2026 04:07 PM (ikSmX)

======

"It worked for me!"
-Dreyfus

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 04:08 PM (pT0dx)

88 57 Wow, we gotta worry about the Sikhs now, too? I thought that they at least had their shit somewhat together.
Posted by: Bulg
Posted by: Bulg
========
Lot of them in the scam trucking business in the US. Use Singh and truck accidents as a search term.

People tend to idolize minority groups in other countries like the Kurds with the idea if other people from that society loathe a minority, then they must be okay.

This can be an amusing game, for example, ask a Euro about someone from perhaps Morocco or Syria, and you might get some explanation of how oppressed they were etc. But ask them about gypsies, Euros start foaming at the mouth wanting them all dead.

Not all culture are the same nor is the degree a minority is 'oppressed' a measure of their virtues if imported here.

Same crap with the Afghanis we brought here from Afghanistan then we get confused when they act like Afghanis do back home.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 04:08 PM (E4rtv)

89 It takes a special kind of self-loathing to mock one of your own countrymen as they bleed out and beg for help.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 27, 2026 04:07 PM (UdslP)
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"I don't think so, mate."

Posted by: Axeman at May 27, 2026 04:08 PM (ikSmX)

90 In Canada you call an ambulance for chest pain, and they offer you assisted suicide as an option"

This.

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 04:09 PM (XuXeR)

91 Wait on the Lord. Let go and let God. Etc. etc.
Posted by: Nice bumper stickers

Don't look back in anger. *

* F*ck that nonsense.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 04:09 PM (uR/bV)

92 They'll really be screwed if the ghurkas start getting knifey.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

My brother knew that the Brits were going to win the Falklands War when the news broke that they were sending Gurkhas to the Falklands.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:09 PM (77rzZ)

93 11:55 departure is now listed as 3:20. 4th departure change since changing planes. After boarding.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 04:09 PM (c36SH)

94 We've got Democrats running for office, or already in office making off hand comments about putting people in camps, castrating men, pulling up to people (which is slang for shooting them, in some circles) and other assorted threats.

What makes anyone think they'd not follow through on them once they're able?

The UK is our end state if the left regains control.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 04:10 PM (jehhT)

95 > The main crime family is the Bishnoi Syndicate.

Once again, those are Hindus.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 04:10 PM (IG3/x)

96 @32 - Ummm, no. I like my constitutional rights the way they are, fuck you very much.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 27, 2026 04:10 PM (XMwZJ)

97 86 People severely injured in a crime scene get medical attention"

You've not spent time in other parts of the world, I see...
Posted by: man

Colleague of mine was in Russia after the wall fell. It was very cold and they saw some guy passed out by a lamppost. They went back, found a cop, and pointed out the guy to the cop. The cop immediately began kicking the guy while he was laying on the ground and screaming obscenities and orders at the passed out guy. My colleague and his buddy left quietly.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 04:10 PM (E4rtv)

98 "It worked for me!"
-Dreyfus"

"I got that reference" - Capt. America, The Avengers.

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 04:11 PM (XuXeR)

99 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 04:09 PM (c36SH)

Where are you flying from, Sponge?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 04:11 PM (WFtAr)

100 In Canada you call an ambulance for chest pain, and they offer you assisted suicide as an option.

If you think I am kidding, I am not. It’s the law. You get “assessed”.
Posted by: That Guy

Yeah. MAID
Make All Illnesses Death.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 04:11 PM (TtKY7)

101 In Canada you call an ambulance for chest pain, they offer you assisted suicide as an option. It’s the law.
———-

They won’t mind if I kill that MFer on the spot, then. This could be fun!

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 04:11 PM (VlVje)

102 What’s especially disturbing clearly - obviously, they are going out of their way to hire only compliant psychopaths and neurotic whack jobs for law enforcement. And for quite some time now. This is a malevolent conscious policy. Normal people don’t act like this, not without serious heavy pressure anyhow.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 04:03 PM (VlVje)

Same thing has been going on here, but our propagandistic childhood upbringing and normalcy bias keep us from recognizing it, broadly speaking.

Posted by: Jobs with power and control attract certain types at May 27, 2026 04:11 PM (TbWk/)

103 11:55 departure is now listed as 3:20. 4th departure change since changing planes. After boarding.
Posted by: Sponge

Good grief, Sponge, that is awful.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)

104 Largest gang in NYC is the NYPD.

Posted by: Accomack at May 27, 2026 04:11 PM (rYvai)

105 It's incredible the lengths western governments have gone to make their own citizens 2nd class citizens in their own countries.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 04:00 PM (viF8m)
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I aspire to be a 2nd class citizen.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 04:12 PM (RIvkX)

106 83 In Canada you call an ambulance for chest pain, and they offer you assisted suicide as an option.

That reminds me, I finally bowed to the Youtube algo and listened to Angine de Poitrine (kaybecker speak for chest pain). They are actually pretty good.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 04:12 PM (uR/bV)

107 End of story.
Posted by: Howdy at May 27, 2026 04:10 PM (KDOLa)

Does that mean you won't
be back again to provide us with another redundant chapter?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 04:13 PM (WFtAr)

108

Compare and contrast:

Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
·
May 22
🇬🇧 More than 130 thousand people gathered for George Floyd in London in 2020, despite the COVID epidemic. And there has not been a single dedicated gathering of that scale in honor of Henry Nowak.

Both of them uttered, "I can't breathe" as their last words. The population of London showed massive support for George Floyd, whose case doesn't even concern the UK.

Yet, London did not care to protest for a British citizen who lost his life due to British problems like knife crime and police incompetence.

Posted by: beckster at May 27, 2026 04:13 PM (kX27y)

109 Upon the complete Muslim takeover of England I hope Starmer, Blair, Raymer and the rest of Labour are the first ones treated like goats. Starmer might like it of course

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 04:13 PM (hpwtA)

110 CAN YOU DIG IT?

Posted by: Cyrus at May 27, 2026 04:14 PM (Cjger)

111 @106 - The problem in the US is affirmative action; you have to lower the standards to get the "right" racial mix, which means you just get a sub-standard workforce across the board.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 27, 2026 04:15 PM (XMwZJ)

112 I aspire to be a 2nd class citizen.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 04:12 PM

Giving up on a Cardboard Membership here?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 04:15 PM (0sNs1)

113
Maybe Sikhs on average are better than other people from India, but they are still tribal, and loyalty to their tribe comes first. They do not appear to have a problem with being manipulative a dishonest to people outside their family and tribe. Witness the large number of incompetent and illiterate illegal alien, turban-wearing truck drivers in this country named Singh. It isn't just the ruthless abuse of the system -- it's also, when they stupidly kill someone with their truck, it means nothing to them, like they hit a deer.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 27, 2026 04:15 PM (VWtfl)

114 SDA has lots of stories about the law abiding Singh’s of Canada.

Posted by: Accomack at May 27, 2026 04:16 PM (rYvai)

115 I crossed paths with my first Jain a couple of weeks ago -- Aa Jain woman and her daughter at the learing center. where I tutor.

I wouldn't have known they were Jains from their attire. Perfectly normal American attire. I only knew it because the woman and the receptionist were talking about it.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

116 Yeah, America is a big place. Really big. Compared to the UK ridiculously big. The too often corrupted urban cop shops, crooked DAs aren’t the “standard”, there are still yet many very well run jurisdictions with decent people, decent magistrates and judges.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 04:16 PM (VlVje)

117 11:55 departure is now listed as 3:20. 4th departure change since changing planes. After boarding."

Thank goodness the economy is in the crapper, otherwise airports and aircraft would be unbearably crowded...

/

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)

118 That Sikhs tends to be alright has no conflict with the case that you can find some criminals from that culture.

And yeah a criminal is going to use "racism" to their best advantage. If you get an idiot like this fool. Now everybody knows the first the words are true: "I don't think".

Posted by: Axeman at May 27, 2026 04:17 PM (ikSmX)

119 Was he bleeding on the street? Did he have a license for release of biological material into environment?

And what about the carbon credits. This young man should be grateful he died, or he would be in a lot of trouble with the UK government!

Posted by: UK Government at May 27, 2026 04:17 PM (8w0Ri)

120 I used to give Sikhs the benefit of the doubt because I thought they were honorable due to their religion.

Like most people in the world, and particularly those from the third-world, they're most honorable to their own kind.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 04:17 PM (ExV1e)

121 you have to lower standards to get the "right" racial mix, which means you just get a sub-standard workforce

Says who?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 04:18 PM (VlVje)

122 Used to think better of Sikhs, now, they have no more morals or ethics than their moose limb brothers. Send them all home. Now.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 04:18 PM (D2ex+)

123 I crossed paths with my first Jain a couple of weeks ago -- a Jain woman and her daughter at the learing center where I tutor.

Spelling and punctuation errors fixed.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:18 PM (77rzZ)

124 46 In a real sense, it was over the second the invader came up with the "he hurt my feelings so I stabbed him to death" excuse. It was over for the guy he killed, certainly. But even their fruity costumed legal muppets, whatever they're called, are now arguing based on, "but but but, he didn't actually call him mean names!"

You have accepted that it is a death sentence for you to harm the feelings of your murderous invaders.

it

is

over
Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)

Is this also the story of Chud the Builder? There's so much obfuscatory bullshit about the altercation resulting the shooting that I have no idea. But I wouldn't be surprised if there's going to be a similar theme in terms of how that case gets framed and handled.

Posted by: Would his bail be over $1M if he wasn't white? at May 27, 2026 04:18 PM (TbWk/)

125 My boss is Jain. He is shaped like a football and wears his pants belted just below his armpits.

Posted by: wth at May 27, 2026 04:18 PM (UjdFS)

126 The last time I was at a hospital, they asked me if I wanted to be revived. I said yes. And then they immediately cashed my $11K check when I was released.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 04:19 PM (D1E+2)

127 115 I crossed paths with my first Jain a couple of weeks ago --

Posted by: Bulg
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In Spain?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 27, 2026 04:19 PM (8w0Ri)

128 Once again, those are Hindus.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 04:10 PM (IG3/x)

___________________

No, they are mostly Punjabi, with a minority subset culture of Sikh that predominately enters other countries on student or work VISA's. It's one of the few times those two factions work together.

Posted by: Orson at May 27, 2026 04:19 PM (dIske)

129 You know what the third-largest religion in India is, after Hinduism and Islam?

Christianity.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)

130 India is a toilet. You know what is in a toilet? So would anyone want the contents of a toilet let into their country?

Posted by: Toilet Humour at May 27, 2026 04:20 PM (74F8B)

131 New set of delays are due to the last pilots just couldn't be bothered to move to the next plane, so we got pilots from an inbound from Pittsburgh.

And he says the flight the whole way was rough.

What the f*ck did I do to the universe?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 04:20 PM (c36SH)

132 As I have said before the Anglo world but for the USA is gone. Europeons are just as dead. Only the USA stands in the White Western World.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 27, 2026 04:20 PM (xvV+O)

133 That reminds me, I finally bowed to the Youtube algo and listened to Angine de Poitrine (kaybecker speak for chest pain). They are actually pretty good.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 04:12 PM (uR/bV)

Ah. Polyrhythmic interdimensional microtonal Canadian fusion-jazz-prog-math schnozz rock.

Posted by: Weird. Talented but weird. at May 27, 2026 04:21 PM (TbWk/)

134 You know what is in a toilet?"

Water?

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 04:21 PM (XuXeR)

135 If I had an attacker, he would have looked a lot like this late Henry Nowak fella. - Barky Hussein

Posted by: Rex B at May 27, 2026 04:21 PM (24V1d)

136 'We've got Democrats running for office, or already in office making off hand comments about putting people in camp"
------
The "put them in camps" lady lost her runoff. I wonder whom she will blame.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 04:21 PM (WxaFv)

137 These kind of stories will continue to be published until, one day, they won't be.

Posted by: mrp at May 27, 2026 04:22 PM (rj6Yv)

138 Sikhs are by and large pretty cool.

Doesn't change the fact that they can murder or rape in the UK with impunity, and in many places here.

Easiest answer is to stop allowing foreigners in, and clear out as many as we can before they become citizens.

We have enough of our own criminals to deal with, and at least American ones theoretically have the same rights as us, instead of the special carte-blanche that comes with a foreign birth certificate.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 04:22 PM (BI5O2)

139 In Spain?
Posted by: bob

A Jain in Spain stays mainly in the rain.
A Jain in Spain stays mainly in the rain.

In Hyderabad and Kolkata,
Hurricanes hardly matter.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)

Ken Dilanian: Kash Patel Has Fired a Completely Non-Partisan FBI Analyst For No Other Reason Than Disagreeing with Him About a "Shooter's Motive" Ten Years Ago

That's the headline/digest this CIA operative and FusionGPS asset posted on Twitter to advertise his MSNOW article.

Based on that headline, would you care to guess who that shooter might have been, and what disagreement there might have been about his motive?

To help you out, the shooting he's talking about happened in 2017, not quite ten years ago.

Do you have your answer?

Further hint: This analyst claimed the shooter wasn't a domestic terrorist with any political motive, but was simply shooting rando targets in order to get police to kill him. That is, "suicide by cop."

Yes, he's talking about a Democrat operative who refused to acknowledge that the James Hodgkinson III, the man who shot up Republicans at a softball practice and hit Steve Scalise five times, wasn't Aksually a Rachel Maddow fan and Bernie Sanders volunteer who hated Republicans, but just a man with no discernible motive other than seeking to end his own life in the most convoluted manner possible.

FBI fires analyst who worked 2017 case of shooting at congressional baseball practice
The shooting, which seriously injured Rep. Steve Scalise, was not labeled domestic terrorism at the time, angering GOP lawmakers.
Ken Dilanian
FBI Director Kash Patel last week fired a senior intelligence analyst who played a role in the FBI's 2017 assessment of the motives of the gunman who attacked a House Republican baseball practice, a report that drew the ire of the GOP because it did not label the incident as domestic terrorism.
Four people familiar with the matter said Deputy Assistant Director Emily Morales received a letter from Patel on Friday ending her FBI employment, after which she turned in her badge and was "walked out" by FBI security, as is standard practice.
Morales could not be reached for comment.
It was unclear whether the letter cited her role in the 2017 assessment, but the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss a personnel matter, said her removal was widely perceived inside the bureau as the latest in a series of firings of nonpartisan FBI agents who did their jobs in a way that drew disfavor from President Donald Trump or Republicans.
MS NOW reported five months ago that Tonya Ugoretz, who was the assistant director in charge of the Intelligence Directorate, was removed because of her role in withdrawing a thinly sourced intelligence report alleging that China tried to flood the United States with fake driver's licenses in order to promote fraud in the 2020 election.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has boasted that the FBI forced out every agent who worked on the criminal investigations of Trump that resulted in indictments. Former acting director Brian Driscoll and other former agents are suing the bureau and Patel, alleging they were fired for political reasons. The FBI Agents Association has asserted that many of these firings were illegal.
The FBI declined to comment on personnel matters.
In June 2017, James Hodgkinson opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, shooting four people, including two Capitol Police officers and Congressman Steve Scalise. Hodgkinson was shot and killed by police.
Although he had a history of criticizing Republicans and was carrying a list of Republican lawmakers in his pocket, the FBI initially did not label Hodgkinson a domestic terrorist.

Oh is that all the evidence? Is that it? Just a history of hatred of Republicans and a list of Republicans in his pocket to murder?

Oh -- and also, being an MSNBC Super-Fan, particularly of lesbian antiamerican communist Rachel Maddow.

An FBI official briefing Congress described what happened as "suicide by cop," according to a report by House Republicans issued last March.
In 2021, the FBI provided a statement to the House Appropriations Committee which read, "The shooter was motivated by a desire to commit an attack on Members of Congress. ... This conduct is something that we would today characterize as a domestic terrorism event."
Then-FBI Director Christopher Wray explained to Congress that the incident did not fit the FBI's definition of domestic terrorism at the time, but that the definition had evolved.
The report by House Republicans was deeply critical of the FBI, saying, "The FBI case file makes clear this case was a premeditated assassination attempt on Republican congressmen by a radical, left-wing political extremist, who was seeking to affect the conduct of our government."

It's incredible that they lied about this. It's even more incredible that they continue lying about this.

Not domestic terrorism? The maniac asked if it was "Republicans or Democrats out there." Learning it was the Republican team, the shooter proceeded to the field and fired over 60 rounds into the Republicans. pic.twitter.com/gzz0YNYYe2
— Disinformation Expert Lizzy (@StarChamberMaid) May 27, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:40 PM

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1 The Blade walks in through the out door ... to FIRST

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (iFTx/)

2 Is an FBI job a guaranteed lifetime employment? No? Then I don't care why he was fired.

Posted by: 496 at May 27, 2026 02:42 PM (xA5Rj)

3 I imagine it was some dispute about the infield fly rule.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (ndZc7)

4 @#2... OK- "she" not "he"

Posted by: 496 at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (xA5Rj)

5 Hello? Is this thing
on?

Posted by: free tibet at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (iNp3L)

6 >>>4 @#2... OK- "she" not "he"

There are more than two genders. Six, to be precise.

Posted by: James Talarico at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (1wjle)

7 Bottom line is the guy got fired because he was not a team player and had a political agenda, no other explanation needed.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (0N4FZ)

8 Democrats are realizing they can’t win with the current crop of candidates. So they’re trying to lay low by slowly stepping away from their most extreme candidates. Word is out now to distance themselves from their Maine Nazi. Word is they worked to have Galindo flamed from the ticket. They’re telling people in Congress to watch what they say. Overall they believe playing moderate will help them win the midterms. Then the masks come off.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (UMWMT)

9 I seem to recall that he asked people at the field if this was the Republican team practicing for the big game.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (NYInA)

10
Breaking New: FBI is taking out the trash.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (IifOV)

11 There are more than two genders. Six, to be precise.
Posted by: James Talarico at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (1wjle)

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ppshhhh,you bigot...

Posted by: Cray Cray at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (yInIL)

12 Emily Morales
Tonya Ugoretz

Odds that both of these cunts are AWFuL DEI hires? 99%? 99.99?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 02:47 PM (iFTx/)

13 Trump called Talarico Alfred E Neuman. lol

You can’t unsee it now.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 02:47 PM (UMWMT)

14 Didnt tbe shooter also have a relationship with a democrat congressman?

Posted by: Operator Error at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (8vSty)

15 ... meant more than just a volunteer...

Posted by: Operator Error at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (8vSty)

16 Didnt tbe shooter also have a relationship with a democrat congressman?

Posted by: Operator Error at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (8vSty)

He worked for the Bernie Sanders campaign.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (Kdi1r)

17 Willowed:

OK, I guess I'm wrong about the Stalin thing. Thanks for putting me some knowledge. How in the world did I miss that?
Posted by: Bulg

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:50 PM (77rzZ)

18 And if I'm not mistaken they still have his communications with Dick Durbin under lock and key.

Posted by: Gee I wonder why at May 27, 2026 02:50 PM (TbWk/)

19 Some measure of consequences.

But the left will take care of him. He'll get a job at an NGO or a book deal.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 27, 2026 02:51 PM (XHO5P)

20 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:51 PM (kR/iT)

21 And if I'm not mistaken they still have his communications with Dick Durbin under lock and key.
Posted by: Gee I wonder

Thats what i was thinking of

Posted by: Operator Error at May 27, 2026 02:51 PM (8vSty)

22 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge

Plane status?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:52 PM (77rzZ)

23 Fusion Ken Speaks

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:52 PM (RIvkX)

24 Didnt tbe shooter also have a relationship with a democrat congressman?

Posted by: Operator Error at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (8vSty)

He worked for the Bernie Sanders campaign.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (Kdi1r)

Volunteered in Dick Durbin's office.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2026 02:52 PM (eStot)

25 This flight will now depart over 2 hours late.

It landed. They disembarked. We embarked. Its not flyable. Did they almost murder the last group or us?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:53 PM (kR/iT)

26 It's incredible that they lied about this. It's even more incredible that they continue lying about this.
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Not really. It is their nature.

Democrat sympathizers cannot be trusted, nor employed in any role we want to claim to take seriously. Which includes at a minimum any government job.

Posted by: Methos at May 27, 2026 02:53 PM (vSvIl)

27 Domestic terrorism is when A0C was literally raped and murdered on J6 by the Republican Insurrectionists.

Other events of domestic terrorism include:
Saying anything bad about any Democrat anywhere at anytime.

Not domestic terrorism (a sample):
- trying to kill conservatives
- actually killing conservatives
- mobs encircling and threatening the lives of conservatives
- mobs attacking law enforcement with bricks, stones, concrete, cinderblocks or other objects

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 02:53 PM (73/SM)

28 Question. This analyst. What has zhe been analyzing the last 9 years? Anything vital?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:53 PM (RIvkX)

29 *Taps forehead*

Lemme see... what could have possibly been a motive?

Suicide. Yeah, that's the ticket. 🥴

And this analyst was still with the Bureau for how long?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 02:54 PM (jehhT)

30 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 02:54 PM (Ia/+0)

31 I don't care anything about definitions, a suicide by cop isn't gonna travel over 3-4 states to find a baseball game to start shooting at people. That is about as non random as you get.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 27, 2026 02:54 PM (8avO+)

32 Now at a different terminal with a different plane, waiting to board and try again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:54 PM (kR/iT)

33 ten more years of a cush job for this chick

who is a leftist dolt

fantastic

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 02:54 PM (j+aD2)

34 I wish I could see Fusion GPS bank records for like the last 15 years.

Posted by: No really, it wouldn't be boring at all at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (anL5R)

35 lol sponge just enjoy!

at least you don't have a connecting flight hopefully

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (j+aD2)

36 Now at a different terminal with a different plane, waiting to board and try again.
Posted by: Sponge

I hope you've at least been able to have some booze during this ordeal.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (77rzZ)

37 Trump called Talarico Alfred E Neuman. lol

-
https://tinyurl.com/rncxwsua

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (ndZc7)

38

Is it true he was Dick Durbin's boyfriend? Many people have said this.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (och2J)

39 Another straight shooter.

Morales, that is, not Hodgkinson.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (jGGMD)

40 You have to appreciate that variation of "Republicans pounce" story framing: "angering GOP lawmakers."

That's the real story here--Republicans are the bad guys for getting mad for no reason whatsoever.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (73/SM)

41 Taps forehead*

Lemme see... what could have possibly been a motive?

Suicide. Yeah, that's the ticket.
--
Yeah, everybody knows Suicide bombers are just trying to commit suicide, its not political at all . . .

Posted by: FFS they really weren't even trying, they didn't expect to lose at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (anL5R)

42 I almost thought we were talking about Vegas for a second. But that is just a figment of my senile 29 year old brain.

Oh look, the guys are here to give me my thorazine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (zZu0s)

43 The left tells me that Walz's flunkie Boelter, who says he assassinated Walz's Dem rival on Walz's orders right after she killed one of his goals for the year, is purely because Boelter is anti-abortion.

Yet a leftist shooting at the GOP baseball team is obviously not leftwing terrorism

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (sKqQm)

44 The motive is simple, republicans got peanut butter on his chocolate. SO what else was he to do but go full KILLBOT?

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (xvV+O)

45 Yeah, everybody knows Suicide bombers are just trying to commit suicide, its not political at all . . .
Posted by: FFS they really weren't even trying, they didn't expect to lose at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (anL5R)

And pick hyperspecific targets and only attack those targets.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (zZu0s)

46 sponge just enjoy!

at least you don't have a connecting flight hopefully
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (j+aD2)

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

No connector, but having to Uber to the hotel.

Captain isn't here. We can't board till he gives the all clear.

Keeps getting better.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (kR/iT)

47 It is absolutely not incredible that they lied about this. It is the most credible thing about democrats.

(that may have been sarcasm on Ace's part. In which case, my bad)

Posted by: Shenanigans at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (qmxL/)

48 8 Democrats are realizing they can’t win with the current crop of candidates. So they’re trying to lay low by slowly stepping away from their most extreme candidates. Word is out now to distance themselves from their Maine Nazi. Word is they worked to have Galindo flamed from the ticket. They’re telling people in Congress to watch what they say. Overall they believe playing moderate will help them win the midterms. Then the masks come off.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM

Payroll processed. Whew! Anyway, they may wish to yank AOC back from her desire to have NY “pull up” on the South. 1. This will not end well, and 2. She looks ridiculous from behind her glass enclosure. No one here in the South gives a rat’s patoot enough about AOC for her to need bullet proof glass.

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (Dd38x)

49 so when that poor elder gentleman was just murdered by that Redditor/Star Wars geek for having Trump flags on his own property...

it reminded me of a murder right here, right nearby me, same deal. lefty nutjob neighbor didn't like the MAGA flag his neighbor had so when he saw his neighbor outside he just walked up and shot him. murdered him. broad daylight, nice pleasant development, just like that.

I guess this FBI (former) chick would have zero clue as to why a guy with no record total normie (if leftist) would do that?

it's a mystery! (and yeah, it somehow missed being on the news except very very briefly)

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (j+aD2)

50
Overall they believe playing moderate will help them win the midterms. Then the masks come off.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (UMWMT)

___________

Unlike the GOP, which plays conservative until they get elected. Then the masks come off.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:58 PM (HdYcL)

51 BTW the reason the left produces these infographics that say all political violence comes from the left are able to do it is under the Biden Junta and Obama the government just considered ignored every obvious example of leftwing terrorism and counted every Aryan Nation crackhead killing a Latin Kings crackhead "rightwing political terrorism"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)

52 Flying these days is an absolute crapshoot, be prepared for anything.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:58 PM (RIvkX)

53 It only took 10 years

Bet they thought they were in the clear

Posted by: Gonzotx at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (Am5oV)

54 Trump called Talarico Alfred E Neuman. lol

You can’t unsee it now.

He's not wrong.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (2ocoG)

55 Out: Sudden Jihad Syndrome

In: Sudden Che Guevara Syndrome

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (sKqQm)

56 That shooting was one of the current itteration of Antifa's first attacks. They were celebrating it openly on Farcebook.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (a4peU)

57 Fuck that guy. He literally asked if it was the republicans and damn near killed Scalise. He would have murdered all of them if it wasn't for the good fortune of having some of GOP leadership out there who had security details that gunned this fuckstick down.

Suicide by cop my sweaty asshole.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (oqH4h)

58
I hope you've at least been able to have some booze during this ordeal.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (77rzZ)

==========

NOPE!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (kR/iT)

59 Flying these days is an absolute crapshoot, be prepared for anything.

Including the people that aren't REAL!

Posted by: That crazy woman at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (sKqQm)

60 Anyway, they may wish to yank AOC back from her desire to have NY “pull up” on the South.
Posted by: Piper

I have never heard this expression before. What does it mean? I assume it's something bad, as it sounds AOC is making a threat. But what, specifically?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

61 Still have never seen the communications between the shooter and Durbin's office. Wonder if the FBI has them somewhere. If so dump them Kash, Durbin is going bye-bye

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 03:00 PM (hpwtA)

62 The left: All these political attacks are obviously false flags

Also the left: Why do we keep missing?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 03:00 PM (sKqQm)

63 Revised After Action Report:

'John Wilkes Booth, unemployed actor, fired randomly inside Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, because he did not get a part in the play being shown. One person died.'

Posted by: Cheri at May 27, 2026 03:00 PM (oiNtH)

64
Flying these days is an absolute crapshoot, be prepared for anything.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:58 PM (RIvkX)

__________

Thanks. I'm about to get into a flying machine for the first time in several years and I worry about the drunk and/or acting out lunatics.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 03:00 PM (HdYcL)

65 43 The left tells me that Walz's flunkie Boelter, who says he assassinated Walz's Dem rival on Walz's orders right after she killed one of his goals for the year, is purely because Boelter is anti-abortion.

Yet a leftist shooting at the GOP baseball team is obviously not leftwing terrorism
Posted by: 18-1

Leftists and media lie continuously. I no longer even consider anything they say has more than a casual one night stand with the truth. Sorta like Stan. They can tell the truth if they want but they prefer to lie or pretend ignorance like this stupid FBI bint did.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)

66 Who met with the staff of two democrat senators before the hit

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 27, 2026 03:01 PM (bXbFr)

67 Suicide by cop my sweaty asshole.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 02:59 PM (oqH4h)

Gold Bond.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (zZu0s)

68 Another 'non-partisan' female government employee who just happens to support Democrats and the Democrats platform.

Posted by: polynikes at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (9se1c)

69 Good riddance.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (dK+Kv)

70
Then-FBI Director Christopher Wray explained to Congress that the incident did not fit the FBI's definition of domestic terrorism at the time, but that the definition had evolved.

Wray's definition of domestic terrorism is that violence against Republicans does not apply, because it's not terrorism, Democrat Party operatives would never engage in violence, and those Republicans deserve to die anyway.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (y9nCu)

71 They’re telling people in Congress to watch what they say. Overall they believe playing moderate will help them win the midterms. Then the masks come off.
--
They really believe that will work.

Saw yesterday, they were extolling the political prowess of Warnock.
That he's such a skilled politician, he will be a boon on the GA Dem ticket and could even boost Lance-Bottoms to the governor seat.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (73/SM)

72 If you really want suicide by someone else why not just play a funny game with a hooker you don't know?

Posted by: Michael Hutchinson at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (sKqQm)

73 This is a case where Republicans should have had some balls. They were almost killed by this guy after all. They should have shut down Congress and defunded the FBI until this case was resolved in a reasonable way.

Posted by: Dave at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (sbsMc)

74 8 Democrats are realizing they can’t win with the current crop of candidates. So they’re trying to lay low by slowly stepping away from their most extreme candidates. Word is out now to distance themselves from their Maine Nazi. Word is they worked to have Galindo flamed from the ticket. They’re telling people in Congress to watch what they say. Overall they believe playing moderate will help them win the midterms. Then the masks come off.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (UMWMT)

I just googled the following:
I'm shocked no one has done so yet unless there is some legally actionable reason.

has anyone used the Hitler reacts meme yet on Herr Oberoysterfuhrer Platner

AI Overview
Based on the available search results, there is no evidence that the "Hitler reacts" (Downfall) meme has been specifically used to parody or react to the controversy surrounding Graham Platner (the Maine Senate candidate often jokingly referred to as "Herr Oberoysterfuhrer" in online discussions due to his oyster farm and tattoo controversy). [1, 2]

Posted by: Nelly at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (6+ehB)

75
Thanks. I'm about to get into a flying machine for the first time in several years and I worry about the drunk and/or acting out lunatics.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
======
Don't be in a hurry, have backup plans if your bags get stolen, damaged, or lost, and sit as far from the rest of the crazies on the plane as you can. Shorter flights help.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)

76 California Assembly passes "Stop Nick Shirley Act" to prevent people from uncovering fraud

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Fraud is the main purpose of government.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (ndZc7)

77 Most people these days just read the headlines which is why these lefty news outlets can easily brainwash the public.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (NpAcC)

78 >>>Yeah, everybody knows Suicide bombers are just trying to commit suicide, its not political at all . . .
Posted by: FFS they really weren't even trying, they didn't expect to lose at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (anL5R)

And pick hyperspecific targets and only attack those targets.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (zZu0s)

--

And, it's not necessary to actually shoot anybody if you just want to get shot by a cop. Out in public? Got a weapon? Acting crazy? That'll do.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (NYInA)

79 He was just a dude who decided to shoot people randomly had nothing to do with politics.

Also Republicans deserved it because they are 100X worse than Hitler.

- msm

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (ImXfC)

80 64
Flying these days is an absolute crapshoot, be prepared for anything.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:58 PM (RIvkX)

__________

Thanks. I'm about to get into a flying machine for the first time in several years and I worry about the drunk and/or acting out lunatics.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 03:00 PM (HdYcL)

Remember that rolled-up AirMall catalogs, writing implements, and seatbelt extenders can all be used as expedient defensive weapons

Posted by: A fucking PEN-CEEEEL! at May 27, 2026 03:04 PM (TbWk/)

81 J. Edgar Hoover - the Director probably amassed too much power. He hung around too long, probably. Over fifty (50) years.

I read an interesting biography, authored by a leftist who kept “exposing” all these horrible, terrible things Hoover did. Often, I found myself thinking “This is Fucking Awesome!”, or at best he didn’t understand how top secret information is handled, not even a little bit.

One of his digs, was that (somehow) Hoover withheld intelligence purposefully that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor. That did not happen.

He also made the charge that Hoover made the Bureau look like they had cracked the Nazi spy ring that had landed on the East coast, when in fact George Dasch had surrendered.

That much is true, or both can be true. Undoubtedly the idea at the time, was to prevent the Nazis from learning about the surrender. You want the Enemy to believe these guys were rounded up immediately.

Anyhoo, what I’m getting at, we need guys like Hoover today. Yes, he was an asshole. I’m starting to get a man crush on G. Gordon Liddy, too. (No Homo!)

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:04 PM (JowJ5)

82 But the crazy guy who shot Gabby Giffords and killed a Republican judge was a right wing domestic terrorist egged on by a 'cross hair' political ad.

Posted by: polynikes at May 27, 2026 03:04 PM (9se1c)

83 Don't be in a hurry, have backup plans if your bags get stolen, damaged, or lost, and sit as far from the rest of the crazies on the plane as you can. Shorter flights help.
Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
====
Keep your Rx with you not checked bags

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 03:05 PM (RIvkX)

84 And, it's not necessary to actually shoot anybody if you just want to get shot by a cop. Out in public? Got a weapon? Acting crazy? That'll do.
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (NYInA)

Don't even need to leave home. Call 911, tell them you have your mother hostage or something and you're going to shoot her, then come to the door waving a gun around. They'll drop you, easy peasy.

Posted by: Don't say mother in law, some might sympathize at May 27, 2026 03:05 PM (TbWk/)

85 ***Kash Patel Has Fired a Completely Non-Partisan FBI Analyst
---

They are going out of their minds (moreso)

That's like the Time lede this morning that Paxton's win blows up Trump's agenda.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:06 PM (D2ex+)

86 73 This is a case where Republicans should have had some balls. They were almost killed by this guy after all. They should have shut down Congress and defunded the FBI until this case was resolved in a reasonable way.
Posted by: Dave

McConnell and the GOP put in Rod, the Rat, Rosenstein as effective head of DoJ and the odious slimy Chris Wray as FBI chief. The Senate GOP did not and does not give one shit about their House colleagues nor GOP voters as well. It is all about protecting themselves from lengthy prison sentences for the evil shit they have covered up and approved over the years.

Frankly, Cassidy, Cornyn, McConnell and other worthless wastes of human flesh over their demonic natures are getting off easy in this world by simply being kicked out of office or becoming a vegetable.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:06 PM (E4rtv)

87 35 lol sponge just enjoy!

at least you don't have a connecting flight hopefully
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 02:55 PM (j+aD2)
========
IF he did at one time, he doesn't anymore - that bird has flown.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 27, 2026 03:07 PM (JNTt1)

88 Wray's definition of domestic terrorism is that violence against Republicans does not apply, because it's not terrorism, Democrat Party operatives would never engage in violence, and those Republicans deserve to die anyway.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (y9nCu)
=========

Well, yeah. Republicans ask him uncomfortable questions and pester him when he has a plane to catch.

Posted by: mrp at May 27, 2026 03:07 PM (rj6Yv)

89 Anyhoo, what I’m getting at, we need guys like Hoover today. Yes, he was an asshole. I’m starting to get a man crush on G. Gordon Liddy, too. (No Homo!)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:04 PM (JowJ5)

All the people that hated him proved he was doing his job.

Posted by: polynikes at May 27, 2026 03:07 PM (9se1c)

90 83 Don't be in a hurry, have backup plans if your bags get stolen, damaged, or lost, and sit as far from the rest of the crazies on the plane as you can. Shorter flights help.
Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
====
Keep your Rx with you not checked bags
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 03:05 PM (RIvkX)

Toiletries and a change of underwear.

Posted by: In case you get hit by a truck at May 27, 2026 03:08 PM (TbWk/)

91 Anyhoo, what I’m getting at, we need guys like Hoover today. Yes, he was an asshole. I’m starting to get a man crush on G. Gordon Liddy, too. (No Homo!)
Posted by: Common Tater
=======
We will have to build a parallel organization outside the FBI. It is essentially ruined by Obama and by the Bush GOP.

DHS could be that as they don't have a particularly strong culture yet compared to the FBI.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:08 PM (E4rtv)

92 My last plane trip was about 10 years ago. You couldn't pay me enough to get on one today.

Unless it was a corporate jet, flying direct to wherever I was going. Stocked with booze and snacks.

That someone else paid for.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 03:08 PM (jehhT)

93
I have never heard this expression before. What does it mean? I assume it's something bad, as it sounds AOC is making a threat. But what, specifically?

Posted by: Bulg

Opening silos.

There's goes last year's reserves!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 03:08 PM (ixS3i)

94 Anyhoo, what I’m getting at, we need guys like Hoover today. Yes, he was an asshole. I’m starting to get a man crush on G. Gordon Liddy, too. (No Homo!)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:04 PM (JowJ5)

He and Allen Dulles kept dossiers on each other.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:08 PM (77rzZ)

95 Now at a different terminal with a different plane, waiting to board and try again.
Posted by: Sponge

Tell the gate attendant that you will be FIRST!!!
to board.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 27, 2026 03:09 PM (PD4lh)

96 86 73 This is a case where Republicans should have had some balls. They were almost killed by this guy after all. They should have shut down Congress and defunded the FBI until this case was resolved in a reasonable way.
Posted by: Dave

McConnell and the GOP put in Rod, the Rat, Rosenstein as effective head of DoJ and the odious slimy Chris Wray as FBI chief. The Senate GOP did not and does not give one shit about their House colleagues nor GOP voters as well. It is all about protecting themselves from lengthy prison sentences for the evil shit they have covered up and approved over the years.

Frankly, Cassidy, Cornyn, McConnell and other worthless wastes of human flesh over their demonic natures are getting off easy in this world by simply being kicked out of office or becoming a vegetable.
Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:06 PM (E4rtv)

Damn, whig, tell us how you really feel!

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 03:09 PM (tOcjL)

97 Now boarding the 2nd plane, 2 hours late from original departure time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:09 PM (kR/iT)

98 Opening silos.

There's goes last year's reserves!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

I still don't know what you mean.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:10 PM (77rzZ)

99 It was political. The FBI agent's observations, decisions and actions were based from political bias. That's against the rules.
You're Fired.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:10 PM (D2ex+)

100 There was a fun episode of Sliders where the parallel universe was a police state but all the cops were wearing knee-high skirts.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 03:10 PM (gKWVE)

101 >>> Leftists and media lie continuously. I no longer even consider anything they say has more than a casual one night stand with the truth. Sorta like Stan. They can tell the truth if they want but they prefer to lie or pretend ignorance like this stupid FBI bint did.
Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)

Lies have a secondary function beyond simply obscuring the truth and inserting one's preferred narrative in it's place. Lies break trust. Lies live in death because even when revealed in the light of day they actively corrode trust. Their effect lingers on, dismantling civilization which requires trust at some level. And they do not want a functioning civilization.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)

102 100 There was a fun episode of Sliders where the parallel universe was a police state but all the cops were wearing knee-high skirts.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 03:10 PM (gKWVE)

Including the dudes?

Posted by: San Francisco PD? at May 27, 2026 03:11 PM (TbWk/)

103 Saw yesterday, they were extolling the political prowess of Warnock.
That he's such a skilled politician, he will be a boon on the GA Dem ticket and could even boost Lance-Bottoms to the governor seat.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

They mean skilled cheater not politician. Warnock spread giftcards like water in his races to buy votes and pay his ballot harvesters. Plausible deniability and keeps the need for cash triggering financial reports on the downlow.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:11 PM (E4rtv)

104 One assumes she intended to say “Opening salvos”, but one never knows.

Irregardless, for all intensive purposes it is a mute point.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:12 PM (JowJ5)

105 Now boarding the 2nd plane, 2 hours late from original departure time.

Dive bomber or torpedo bomber?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 27, 2026 03:12 PM (Kt19C)

106
Thanks. I'm about to get into a flying machine for the first time in several years and I worry about the drunk and/or acting out lunatics.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

You flying Aeroflot? Then don't look at the flight crew.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:13 PM (y9nCu)

107 Then-FBI Director Christopher Wray explained to Congress that the incident did not fit the FBI's definition of domestic terrorism at the time, but that the definition had evolved.
==
Trust Wray

Posted by: Q at May 27, 2026 03:13 PM (anL5R)

108
Better practice.

*takes deep breath*

"I can't breathe!"
"I need to attend my great-aunt's funeral!"
"I have to get on this flight!"
"I need water!!!"
"You better get me another booking."
"Can you move? I want to sit with my family."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 03:13 PM (HdYcL)

109 Lies have a secondary function beyond simply obscuring the truth and inserting one's preferred narrative in it's place. Lies break trust. Lies live in death because even when revealed in the light of day they actively corrode trust. Their effect lingers on, dismantling civilization which requires trust at some level. And they do not want a functioning civilization.
Posted by: banana Dream
======
True. The brains on the ops figure that what exists now must be torn down in order to rebuild. Most of the left are idiotic at best but their leaders are crazed societal arsonists at their worst. Most of the cadre gets a bullet so that the lunatics can have their society just like the Jacobin leaders.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:14 PM (E4rtv)

110 108 "Hey, where'd this scorpion come from? And this one?"

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:14 PM (77rzZ)

111 Including the dudes?
Posted by: San Francisco PD? at May 27, 2026 03:11 PM (TbWk/)

Dats der joak.
It was Hoover's parallel USA.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 03:15 PM (gKWVE)

112 boost Lance-Bottoms to the governor seat.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 03:02 PM (73/SM)
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Oooooh did someone say "bottoms?!!!!"

Posted by: Mayor Pete at May 27, 2026 03:15 PM (oqH4h)

113 >>> Saw yesterday, they were extolling the political prowess of Warnock.
That he's such a skilled politician, he will be a boon on the GA Dem ticket and could even boost Lance-Bottoms to the governor seat.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

I hope Polearm-Buttocks and Warlock both get hoisted on their own petard.

Posted by: banana Dream - for the money, pike is the best polearm, discuss... at May 27, 2026 03:16 PM (3uBP9)

114
I’m starting to get a man crush on G. Gordon Liddy, too. (No Homo!)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:04 PM (JowJ5)

I'd pick someone competent for your man crush. Liddy, Hunt and their Plumbers may have had their hearts in the right place, but frankly they were a bunch of incompetent fuck-ups.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:16 PM (y9nCu)

115 You flying Aeroflot? Then don't look at the flight crew.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

At the On-Site Inspection Agency, we were forbidden to fly Aeroflot. We used Delta for all of our flights to the former USSR.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:16 PM (77rzZ)

116 Way too many Deep State operators in the government, the boss wants them gone so be it.

Oh, but some Commissar Judge will jump into this Ibet

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 03:17 PM (Ia/+0)

117 >Liddy, Hunt and their Plumbers may have had their hearts in the right place, but frankly they were a bunch of incompetent fuck-ups

Tried to warn you about Chino and Daddy Gee.

Posted by: zombie walter becker at May 27, 2026 03:17 PM (rJ48h)

118 If GA's GOP wasn't so crooked and craven, we'd find that Warnock was not a good politician.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 03:17 PM (gKWVE)

119 At the On-Site Inspection Agency, we were forbidden to fly Aeroflot. We used Delta for all of our flights to the former USSR.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:16 PM (77rzZ)

I have heard stories about the Russians rolling back the silo covers and revealing a hole full of ground water that seeped in. Was that your experience?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2026 03:18 PM (rbvCR)

120 Trust Wray
Posted by: Q

Garbled in transmission, it should have been read as : Trust Wray as he is reliably a traitor to the US.

Still wonder who exactly was behind that shady ops because Trump never formally denounced it and the left never claimed it as an op. The whole thing goes back to a NKVD op during Lenin's time.

So my guess is a group of individuals that Trump may have thought were on his side but actually were not in his first term. They weren't on the Dem side directly either. And I have my suspicions exactly the public faces of that group.

Think former intel officers of Uncle Sam.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:18 PM (E4rtv)

121 Don't turn around, UH OH, Der Komisar 's in town UH OH

Posted by: earworm at May 27, 2026 03:18 PM (anL5R)

122 Of course after 1/6 their definition of domestic terrorism changed. 1/6 was their 9/11.
The former definition served at the time. Afterward, a new definition was needed to prosecute Trump. Democrats live moment to moment and every day is a new day, unencumbered by memories of the past.

Posted by: PG at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (kma5t)

123 At the On-Site Inspection Agency, we were forbidden to fly Aeroflot. We used Delta for all of our flights to the former USSR.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:16 PM (77rzZ)
====

The chickens in the overhead compartments, dead or otherwise, is a pretty good tell.

Posted by: mrp at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (rj6Yv)

124 On Bewitched, Uncle Arthur was my favorite warnock.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (77rzZ)

125 If you think Stalin in London is weird.

The Soviets had a spy at the highest level in the Nazi regime. Nobody is quite sure who it was, but undoubtedly someone very highly placed. Nicknamed “Werther”, eventually Stalin learned to trust the information provided. It was a gold mine. He was getting high level info even before it could be disseminated to German commanders.

One of the few possibilities is, get this - Martin Bormann. Who conveniently was never found, or at least there is some dispute.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (JowJ5)

126
At the On-Site Inspection Agency, we were forbidden to fly Aeroflot. We used Delta for all of our flights to the former USSR.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:16 PM (77rzZ)

Well, sure. You know, the rule for airline pilots in the West and drinking is 24 hours from bottle to throttle.

Aeroflot pilots have even more stringent rules. They are strictly forbidden to drink within 24 feet of the aircraft.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (y9nCu)

127 The FBI lies all the time.
ALL the time.
You simply cannot accept anything they say at face value. EVERYTHING must be double checked and verified.

They are the Secret Police and see themselves as one of the rulers of this nation.

If you're not a cop, you're Little People. And Little People get stepped on....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 27, 2026 03:20 PM (xcxpd)

128 OT, looks like Insty has changed it's bot detection thingies. Not getting the tedious click box.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 03:20 PM (zZu0s)

129 Thanks. I'm about to get into a flying machine for the first time in several years and I worry about the drunk and/or acting out lunatics.

if it's at all possible, pay for a direct flight

making connections is iffy

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 03:20 PM (j+aD2)

130 "Breaking New: FBI is taking out the trash."

More

Faster

Posted by: illiniwek at May 27, 2026 03:21 PM (vbXSk)

131 I have heard stories about the Russians rolling back the silo covers and revealing a hole full of ground water that seeped in. Was that your experience?
Posted by: Kindltot

I didn't do nuke stuff. I was in the chemical and biological and weapons division.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:21 PM (77rzZ)

132 Oh, but some Commissar Judge will jump into this Ibet
Posted by: Skip

That is pretty much over on personnel matters. Scotus has pounded enough of the district court judges on that particular item that is pretty much over. All of that is diverted to the Merit Protections Service Board now. Scotus just shut down this week some more lame ass Resist judical rulings trying to use 1st Amendment claims to circumvent firings of officials.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)

133 Hope they took away her pension.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 03:21 PM (/rHJl)

134 Oh boy...🙄

NPR: For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: Women.

...last week's attack on a California mosque illustrates a violent ideology and playbook...A 75-page typewritten document...and a livestreamed video showing the attack show extensive grounding in far-right, neo-Nazi thinking.

But one facet of the ideology...has been left out of much mainstream coverage.

"He just flat out says he hates women and that they're the devil and they're destroying everything. And this is an important thing, because that kind of misogyny did not exist in white supremacist circles, say, 10, 15 years ago,"

it is comparable to antisemitism, a foundational underpinning of white nationalist thinking that is rooted in conspiracy theories. Antisemitism has been an essential ideological component behind white supremacist attacks at mosques, retail establishments frequented by African Americans and Latinos, gay bars and schools.

"We've seen similar kinds of conspiratorial thinking about women 'pulling the strings behind the scenes'...the targeting of a mosque in San Diego is something that is interrelated not only with Islamophobia, but also with antisemitism and deep misogyny."

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 03:21 PM (JCZqz)

135 Aeroflot pilots have even more stringent rules. They are strictly forbidden to drink within 24 feet of the aircraft.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (y9nCu)
======

And you never know if the pilot is handing over the controls to one of his kids.

Posted by: mrp at May 27, 2026 03:21 PM (rj6Yv)

136 Boarded on plane #2.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:21 PM (c36SH)

137
Aeroflot pilots have even more stringent rules. They are strictly forbidden to drink within 24 feet of the aircraft.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (y9nCu)

________

Kids fly free? Kids fly plane!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 03:22 PM (HdYcL)

138 Payroll processed. Whew! Anyway, they may wish to yank AOC back from her desire to have NY “pull up” on the South. 1. This will not end well, and 2. She looks ridiculous from behind her glass enclosure. No one here in the South gives a rat’s patoot enough about AOC for her to need bullet proof glass.
Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (Dd38x)

So true. Funny thing about this entire topic, I was just thinking about how, come Civil War II, I would never bother killing Democrat politicians. They're dancing monkeys, and like feral cats in an unneutered colony, the habitat would always create more.

Republicans may be marginally better, but still, I think that even if Adam Hamawy blew himself up on the floor of the House and killed everyone, it would 'just' be a tragic loss of human life. They are all precious in the eyes of God, but rather replaceable in their function. They don't really possess paramilitary target value.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 03:22 PM (Sy6m/)

139 I mean, a pike is just a long pointy stick. Sure you could put bronze, iron, steel on the end but sharpened wood works just as well. And it's heftier than a spear. You can break formations with a pike that you couldn't just tossing spears around. But more basic then any other polearm. Take any fancy polearm, clip off the end, sharpen it, ... pike.

Posted by: banana Dream - Find A Pike At Pike Emporium Now at May 27, 2026 03:22 PM (3uBP9)

140 o my guess is a group of individuals that Trump may have thought were on his side but actually were not in his first term. They weren't on the Dem side directly either. And I have my suspicions exactly the public faces of that group.
==
It was an op. Designed to keep you waiting for something that never happened. Promises promises - so a deep state op - a status quo op - FBI op - goal to pacify the potential unrest caused by the low velocity color revolution being run on the country. Or, maybe just some highly creative and wildly motivated skamps who were amusing themselves at the expense of others. Nah, nobody is that motivated without a paycheck.

Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:22 PM (anL5R)

141 The Soviets had a spy at the highest level in the Nazi regime. Nobody is quite sure who it was, but undoubtedly someone very highly placed. Nicknamed “Werther”, eventually Stalin learned to trust the information provided. It was a gold mine. He was getting high level info even before it could be disseminated to German commanders.

One of the few possibilities is, get this - Martin Bormann. Who conveniently was never found, or at least there is some dispute.
Posted by: Common Tater

Wow, that's something else.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:23 PM (77rzZ)

142 The chickens in the overhead compartments, dead or otherwise, is a pretty good tell.
Posted by: mrp at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM

I see you've flown to Port-au-Prince before.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 03:23 PM (bFu5X)

143 >>the rule for airline pilots in the West and drinking is 24 hours from bottle to throttle

Not true

Posted by: one hour sober at May 27, 2026 03:24 PM (J4Dwc)

144 Q was for sure an IC op just as described in post 140

people still believe in it.

kinda sad.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 03:24 PM (j+aD2)

145 I'd pick someone competent for your man crush.
——-

Eh, you need to read his autobiography. There is much more to Liddy than the Watergate debacle.

He was a hardcore guy. He accepted responsibility for the break-in failure. More importantly he didn’t roll over. He refused to testify, “Do you promise to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”

“No”

They sent him to prison for it. Contempt of Congress. The whole nine yards.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:24 PM (JowJ5)

146 128 OT, looks like Insty has changed it's bot detection thingies. Not getting the tedious click box.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

DNS attacks are becoming very frequent as too many internet ignorant people don't secure their networks nor their connected devices. And to be fair, the mfg don't help at all with security issues but leaving default passwords or easily cracked ones on accounts, internet routers, internet connected devices like TVs, etc. are asking those to be enrolled in a botnet.

As home internet enters gig or faster speeds, a compromised refrigerator can spew out an amazing number of IP requests while the owner of the device wonders why their internet is slow and spotty. So they pay to upgrade, service doesn't improve, and so on.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:24 PM (E4rtv)

147 It's incredible that they lied about this. It's even more incredible that they continue lying about this.

It's another Democrat taqiyya sunrise.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 03:26 PM (0sNs1)

148 The guy just hated softball.

Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 03:26 PM (YwEeS)

149 Eh, you need to read his autobiography. There is much more to Liddy than the Watergate debacle.

He was a hardcore guy. He accepted responsibility for the break-in failure. More importantly he didn’t roll over. He refused to testify, “Do you promise to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”

“No”

They sent him to prison for it. Contempt of Congress. The whole nine yards.
Posted by: Common Tater

And he became buds with Timothy Leary and toured the country with him debating LSD.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)

150 In fairness, Hodgkinson also has not been watching Colbert for the last several years. He's just like us!

Posted by: Wally at May 27, 2026 03:26 PM (0e5Te)

151 Q was for sure an IC op
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 03:24 PM

Now you tell us.

Posted by: Jean-Luc Picard and William Riker at May 27, 2026 03:27 PM (0sNs1)

152 Don't turn around, UH OH, Der Komisar 's in town UH OH
Posted by: earworm
__________

I don't miss Jill and Joe and all their funky friends.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 03:27 PM (XvL8K)

153 He's just like us!
Posted by: Wally at May 27, 2026 03:26 PM (0e5Te)

==========

He's a witch?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:27 PM (c36SH)

154 The whole Watergate thing was a deep state coup from the beginning.

Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 03:27 PM (YwEeS)

155 The guy just hated softball.
Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 03:26 PM

Unlike us.

Posted by: Subaru drivers at May 27, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)

156 134 Oh boy...🙄

NPR: For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: Women.
------

[exaggerated wanking motion]

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:28 PM (oqH4h)

157 It's incredible that they lied about this. It's even more incredible that they continue lying about this.
---
Still more that they made the obvious FOS version the standard.

Posted by: Axeman at May 27, 2026 03:28 PM (ikSmX)

158 So, The Three Bald Guys were talking about how someone in Trump's inner circle seems to be making bank by making stock trades based on Trump's tweets before he posts them. Anyone else hear about this?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:29 PM (77rzZ)

159
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (JowJ5)

On the other hand, Stalin and the NKVD had Richard Sorge in Japan, who was passing on virtually everything the Nazis were telling the Japs, including the start date for Barbarossa. Of course, Stalin didn't believe Sorge's reports and was blindsided by the invasion.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:29 PM (y9nCu)

160 Web Page Archive now requires you to scan a QR code with your phone to verify you are human. I guess the Captcha with the Brady Bunch squares of buses, bikes, bridges and whatnot is no longer good enough.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 27, 2026 03:29 PM (J4Dwc)

161 The whole Watergate thing was a deep state coup from the beginning.
Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 03:27 PM (YwEeS)

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

And wasn't a 10th of what Owebama did and they slayed Nixon for it.

But No Kings, bruh.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:29 PM (c36SH)

162 DNS attacks are becoming very frequent as too many internet ignorant people don't secure their networks nor their connected devices.
Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:24 PM (E4rtv)
======

Put your IoT shit on a subnet that can't get to the internet and point your router's DNS to Cisco Umbrella.

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:30 PM (oqH4h)

163 Q was for sure an IC op just as described in post 140

people still believe in it.

kinda sad.
==
The reason why television evangelists get rich is that some people at the end of their rope, when they hear what they want to hear, they go all in. The successful evangelists are good at pushing buttons. Like good CIA/ FBI agents. Its very much a game run by talented but sick individuals who are great a psychological manipulation.

Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:30 PM (anL5R)

164 Of course, Stalin didn't believe Sorge's reports and was blindsided by the invasion.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

He had a bit of a nervous breakdown when it occurred.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:31 PM (77rzZ)

165 And he became buds with Timothy Leary
——-

Leary was first hanging out a place call Millbank, a trustafarian mansion retreat owned by some millionaire whack jobs. He had been fired by Harvard.

Liddy was trying to arrest him in those days, for good reason.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:31 PM (JowJ5)

166 Suicide by cop, because you know, nobody commits an act of terrorism as a suicide mission!

Posted by: Axeman at May 27, 2026 03:32 PM (ikSmX)

167 "The totally non-partisan without partisanship who lacked any hints of being partisan, for reals was walked out of FBI HQ without evidence according to sources familiar with the matter."

These dirtbags' mendacity has become tedious, irritating, and tiresome.

Posted by: Minuteman at May 27, 2026 03:32 PM (47/pr)

168 It was an op. Designed to keep you waiting for something that never happened. Promises promises - so a deep state op - a status quo op - FBI op - goal to pacify the potential unrest caused by the low velocity color revolution being run on the country. Or, maybe just some highly creative and wildly motivated skamps who were amusing themselves at the expense of others. Nah, nobody is that motivated without a paycheck.
Posted by: Not a professional opinion but

FBI is too crude by half with their games and part of that is the deterioration of education. Same goes for CIA types. My guess is probably people formerly related to military intelligence and a particular search index that shut down shortly after the Biden admin took office. If it had been a Dem affiliated op from the tech industry or party, it would have leaked as owning the stupid Right.

It didn't. That makes me think the people behind it knew opsec which the CIA pays lip service to and the FBI ignores. So that leaves foreign intel or US former military types.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:32 PM (E4rtv)

169 167 "The totally non-partisan without partisanship who lacked any hints of being partisan, for reals was walked out of FBI HQ without evidence according to sources familiar with the matter."

These dirtbags' mendacity has become tedious, irritating, and tiresome.

Posted by: Minuteman at May 27, 2026 03:32 PM (47/pr)

======

What of bothersome?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:33 PM (pT0dx)

170 Christopher Wray's FBI?

They helped plan it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:33 PM (c36SH)

171 Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM (JowJ5)

Mark Felton has a whole series of YouTubes on the Hunt for Martin Bormann.

https://tinyurl.com/yrtk3vpf

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 27, 2026 03:33 PM (wGerL)

172

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Wednesday that current price pressures are “transitory,” predicting oil prices will drop below pre-conflict levels once the Iran war concludes.

Sounds like Janet Yellen.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2026 03:34 PM (Cqx++)

173 Put your IoT shit on a subnet that can't get to the internet and point your router's DNS to Cisco Umbrella.

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Posted by: ballistic
=====
Good advice.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:34 PM (E4rtv)

174 He was a hardcore guy. He accepted responsibility for the break-in failure. More importantly he didn’t roll over. He refused to testify, “Do you promise to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”

“No”

They sent him to prison for it. Contempt of Congress. The whole nine yards.
Posted by: Common Tater
------------

Democrat congress can send a person to prison
Republican congress can't.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:34 PM (D2ex+)

175 156 134 Oh boy...🙄

NPR: For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: Women.
------

[exaggerated wanking motion]
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:28 PM (oqH4h)

So, they are calling the trans kid and his gay boyfriend "far-right" - really?

And hating women is no surprise. Many male gay couples dislike women...and many fake women (aka the trans kid) REALLY hate women b/c they won't accept the trans guy trying to butt in and be a pervert. So, how is this worth an article, except to somehow brand two lefties "far right?"

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 03:35 PM (tOcjL)

176 172

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Wednesday that current price pressures are “transitory,” predicting oil prices will drop below pre-conflict levels once the Iran war concludes.

Sounds like Janet Yellen.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2026 03:34 PM (Cqx++)

=======

Well, this is a case of gas prices have a specific disruption that's being addressed in several major ways (escorts through the strait, UAE building a new pipeline to bypass it completely, and increased US production and export of oil) instead of a mixture of printing money and paying illegal immigrants to live in America by the millions per year which no one was actually trying to stop.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:35 PM (pT0dx)

177 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Wednesday that current price pressures are “transitory,” predicting oil prices will drop below pre-conflict levels once the Iran war concludes.

Sounds like Janet Yellen.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot

We aren't pushing billions in spending out the door. It is money that drives inflation more than goods---in fact, high prices on goods today ensures greater investment to grab those profits tomorrow. It also helps those bucks aren't being shipped offshore due to US domestic production.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:36 PM (E4rtv)

178 Tried to warn you about Chino and Daddy Gee.
Posted by: zombie walter becker"

Who's up for a trip to Annandale?

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 03:36 PM (XuXeR)

179 Good advice.
Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:34 PM (E4rtv)

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

Because Cisco NEVER has network issues. Nope. Never.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:36 PM (c36SH)

180 156 134 Oh boy...🙄
NPR: For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: Women.
------
[exaggerated wanking motion]
Posted by: ballistic

I never thought I'd see attacks on mosques labeled as antisemitic AND misogynistic, but NPR, like Jurassic Park, found a way.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 03:36 PM (JCZqz)

181 NPR: For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: Women.
==
Not interviewed for this story. Extremely left wing, famous woman hating fag, Don Lemon.

Fck Right off NPR. You are too stupid to realize how stupid you are.

Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:37 PM (anL5R)

182 180 I never thought I'd see attacks on mosques labeled as antisemitic AND misogynistic, but NPR, like Jurassic Park, found a way.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 03:36 PM (JCZqz)

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By...not knowing what words mean?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:37 PM (pT0dx)

183 177 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Wednesday that current price pressures are “transitory,” predicting oil prices will drop below pre-conflict levels once the Iran war concludes.

Sounds like Janet Yellen.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot

We aren't pushing billions in spending out the door. It is money that drives inflation more than goods---in fact, high prices on goods today ensures greater investment to grab those profits tomorrow. It also helps those bucks aren't being shipped offshore due to US domestic production.
Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:36 PM (E4rtv)

Ummm, have you see the military spending? We ARE sending a ton out the door, just in a different way right now...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 03:37 PM (tOcjL)

184 Someone please explain to NPR that the mosque shooter being TRANSGENDER has more bearing on his hatred of women than the alleged rightwing ideology.

Like, enough with this trans erasure BS!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 03:38 PM (4KUe5)

185 184 Someone please explain to NPR that the mosque shooter being TRANSGENDER has more bearing on his hatred of women than the alleged rightwing ideology.

Like, enough with this trans erasure BS!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 03:38 PM (4KUe5)

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So right wing they hated Trump.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:38 PM (pT0dx)

186 By...not knowing what words mean?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Approximately 50% of U.S. adults cannot read a book written at the eighth-grade level, meaning half of the adult population reads at or below this threshold.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 03:39 PM (JCZqz)

187 If you want the term, it is called supply shock and relatively common in economic world. Leads to the cobweb theory of price adjustment in the short run. In the long run producers produce more which lowers the price to meet consumer demand.

Shove a bunch of fiat money out the door into consumer hands like Trump did in Covid and Biden did with his Green Nude Eel fraud machine and it becomes a demand shock as consumers try to spend it on goods bidding up their prices.

Basic supply and demand stuff.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:39 PM (E4rtv)

188 186 By...not knowing what words mean?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Approximately 50% of U.S. adults cannot read a book written at the eighth-grade level, meaning half of the adult population reads at or below this threshold.

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I would respond to this, but I don't know how to read it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:39 PM (pT0dx)

189 Because Cisco NEVER has network issues. Nope. Never.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:36 PM (c36SH)
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Four nine+ uptime for their DNS servers. Yep shit happens but it's really rare in this case.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:40 PM (oqH4h)

190 187 If you want the term, it is called supply shock and relatively common in economic world. Leads to the cobweb theory of price adjustment in the short run. In the long run producers produce more which lowers the price to meet consumer demand.

Shove a bunch of fiat money out the door into consumer hands like Trump did in Covid and Biden did with his Green Nude Eel fraud machine and it becomes a demand shock as consumers try to spend it on goods bidding up their prices.

Basic supply and demand stuff.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:39 PM (E4rtv)

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"But oil is different because I want it to be."

We're going to have an overproduction of oil no matter what happens with Iran in a few months.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:40 PM (pT0dx)

191 The right wing label is applied by default.
The trans and woman-hating is the true nature of this poor shooter’s issues.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 03:40 PM (4KUe5)

192 "The totally non-partisan without partisanship who lacked any hints of being partisan, for reals was walked out of FBI HQ without evidence according to sources familiar with the matter."

These dirtbags' mendacity has become tedious, irritating, and tiresome.

Posted by: Minuteman at May 27, 2026 03:32 PM (47/pr)

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What of bothersome?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:33 PM

What am I, chopped liver?

Posted by: Vexatious at May 27, 2026 03:41 PM (0sNs1)

193 I can't wait for the stories about how Trump is destroying the American shale oil producer because oil prices are too low next year.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:41 PM (pT0dx)

194 Well, this is a case of gas prices have a specific disruption that's being addressed in several major ways (escorts through the strait, UAE building a new pipeline to bypass it completely, and increased US production and export of oil) instead of a mixture of printing money and paying illegal immigrants to live in America by the millions per year which no one was actually trying to stop.
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In reality, even though the shorter to medium term costs are high, this incentivizes and makes feasible alternatives to transporting through the strait. Once those alternatives are functional, Iran is just another nuisance country. Like Belgium.

Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

195 Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:30 PM (anL5R)

I dont watch televangelists. Could you please give an example of one aside from Joel Osteen?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 03:43 PM (WFtAr)

196 194 In reality, even though the shorter to medium term costs are high, this incentivizes and makes feasible alternatives to transporting through the strait. Once those alternatives are functional, Iran is just another nuisance country. Like Belgium.

Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

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Especially if we separate them from the uranium.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:43 PM (pT0dx)

197 Approximately 50% of U.S. adults cannot read a book written at the eighth-grade level, meaning half of the adult population reads at or below this threshold.

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I would respond to this, but I don't know how to read it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:39 PM (pT0dx)
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I don't get it.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 27, 2026 03:44 PM (TZz9Q)

198 197 I would respond to this, but I don't know how to read it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:39 PM (pT0dx)
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I don't get it.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 27, 2026 03:44 PM (TZz9Q)

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hey

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 03:44 PM (pT0dx)

199 O/T - Sec Mullin is working on plans to block all international flights into sanctuary cities by ending Customs screening there.

Yes!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 03:44 PM (4KUe5)

200
Eh, you need to read his autobiography. There is much more to Liddy than the Watergate debacle.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:24 PM (JowJ5)

I've read it. I even read his technothriller (where his protagonist gushes over the Ballester-Molina pistol he acquires for the big finale, citing the common yet incorrect legend that the BMs were built from armor plate acquired from the German pocket battleship Graf Spee).

My less-than-charitable opinion is based mostly on what he admits in his autobiography.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:44 PM (y9nCu)

201 199 O/T - Sec Mullin is working on plans to block all international flights into sanctuary cities by ending Customs screening there.

Yes!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 03:44 PM (4KUe5)
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Not so fast my friend!

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge at May 27, 2026 03:45 PM (oqH4h)

202 Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:30 PM (anL5R)

Would Archbishop Fulton Sheen be considered a televangelist?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 03:45 PM (WFtAr)

203 Gordon Liddy is a retard and a grifter.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 03:46 PM (oqH4h)

204 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 03:48 PM (c36SH)

205 nood

sikhs

Posted by: banana Dream - Find A Pike At Pike Emporium Now at May 27, 2026 03:48 PM (3uBP9)

206 DHS reportedly drawing up plans to shutter customs and immigration processing checkpoints for arriving international flights at airports located in sanctuary cities/states.

Bravo!

Posted by: one hour sober at May 27, 2026 03:48 PM (J4Dwc)

207
Fck Right off NPR. You are too stupid to realize how stupid you are.
Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:37 PM (anL5R)

Word.

NPR headquarters needs to be bulldozed live on pay-per-view just for having invented that stupid, pansy-assed NPR Radio Voice.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 03:48 PM (y9nCu)

208 Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:30 PM (anL5R)

I dont watch televangelists. Could you please give an example of one aside from Joel Osteen?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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No thanks. But if you ask google for a list or a history of televangelism you will get useful information about the good guys and the bad and the money involved. You can also ask about scandals involving same if you want a perspective on the darker side of the practice.

Posted by: Not a professional opinion but at May 27, 2026 03:50 PM (anL5R)

209 We're going to have an overproduction of oil no matter what happens with Iran in a few months.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Maybe. There will be an oil glut, but the timing is not apparent to me as I am not up on how fast new wells can be integrated into production but at higher prices than the past several years, probably faster than a lot of experts think.

Ending sanctions on Russian oil will help somewhat too and eliminate another source of cheap crude for the Chinese except it will also be at the cost of Ukraine. Putin seems determined to keep on with that war indefinitely.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 03:50 PM (E4rtv)

210 Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 03:19 PM
There is a very watchable Russian tv series with this scenario, have to try and look it up. It was on YouTube

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 03:51 PM (Ia/+0)

211 Seventeen Moments of Spring
It was very captivating if you like spy movies

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 03:53 PM (Ia/+0)

212 Eh, you need to read his autobiography. There is much more to Liddy than the Watergate debacle.

Posted by: Common Tater
_________

I read it uears ago, but the only things I remember were him strapping himself in a tree during a thunderstorm, and eating a rat. And maybe something about wanting to kill Dean with a pencil when he was left in a room with him, but I might have heard that elsewhere.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 03:54 PM (XvL8K)

213 We aren't pushing billions in spending out the door. It is money that drives inflation more than goods---in fact, high prices on goods today ensures greater investment to grab those profits tomorrow. It also helps those bucks aren't being shipped offshore due to US domestic production.
Posted by: whig
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Is the TV talking about the cost of the war as they are want to do? NO. Why? Because all the oil we are taking is paying for the war. It's not driving up the debt.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 04:10 PM (D2ex+)

Leading NJ Democrat Congressional Candidate Volunteered to Join an Al Qaeda Terrorist Front Group

Masks. Off.

This guy was also a character witness -- a positive character witness, mind you -- for the "Blind Sheikh" terrorist who was the mastermind behind the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Muslim terrorists' first attempt to bring down the towers. In case you forgot, they parked vans filled with explosives next to the pillars that supported the entire WTC, which went up from the bedrock through the underground parking garages and then through the entire towers.

The plan would have worked, except that they just didn't bring enough explosives. Just eight years later, Osama bin Ladin would perfect the plan by using planes as the bombs.

And what a shock, this loyal Muslim citizen who Shares Our Values and certainly would not support terrorism turns out to in fact support terrorism.

And Democrats are about to make him a Member of Congress, with the ability to smuggle bombs into Congress itself.

Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia
After traveling with the 'Blind Sheikh,' Hamawy worked with Benevolence International Foundation, later shuttered as an Al-Qaida front

Adam Hamawy's past relationship with terrorist mastermind Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman has loomed over his rapid rise in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
Their relationship spanned a 1991 road trip the two took together to Detroit, Hamawy's service as the sheikh's translator for a press conference in which Abdel-Rahman denied any role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and Hamawy's testimony on the sheikh's behalf at his 1995 trial, where the Islamist leader was convicted of plotting to carry out a campaign of terrorist attacks in New York City.

Oh, I guess there was a plan for a whole series of bombings, after the attempt to destroy the towers and kill 6000 or more people. (Remember, if this plan had worked, there would have been no evacuation time to get out of the building before it collapsed).

IIRC, the blast penetrated through six floors, and it subsequently cost $1B to clean all the soot out of the building.
Posted by: gp

But just one year before Hamawy took the witness stand to describe his travels with Abdel-Rahman, the now-Congressional candidate made a different journey with another party entangled in terrorist conspiracies: to Bosnia, with a group subsequently shut down for providing "logistical support" to Al-Qaida.
In a 1996 interview with the Newark Star-Ledger, according to a copy Jewish Insider recovered through an archive of print publications, Hamawy described volunteering in Bosnia during the summer of 1994 with a Chicago-based nonprofit called the "Benevolence International Foundation."
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Sarajevo and Zenica were the exact cities where Benevolence International maintained its offices -- offices that Bosnian authorities raided in 2002, part of a joint effort with U.S. authorities to dismantle the group, which they had identified as a front for Al-Qaida. The 9/11 Commission Report would later identify the foundation's base in the Bosnian capital as part of the "impressive array of offices [that] covertly provided financial and other support for terrorist activities" that Osama bin Laden established in the early 1990s.
Hamawy, who has scored endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in his New Jersey congressional bid, did not respond to repeated questions about his relationship with Benevolence International and his contacts and activities in Bosnia.
The plastic surgeon has emerged as a frontrunner in the congressional race despite his relationship with the "Blind Sheikh" receiving significant coverage in recent weeks.

A 1995 court transcript shows how the then-medical student Hamawy described meeting the Islamist leader in 1991, visiting him at his home and accompanying him on a 13-hour van trip to a conference in Detroit. In the courtroom, he and the sheikh greeted each other warmly, and Hamawy denied a government informant's claim that Abdel-Rahman had urged the assassination of the then-president of Egypt.
But no other publication has reported Hamawy's connection to Benevolence International since the Star-Ledger interview in 1996.

Oh the media's covering it up? What a surprise!

Update: More.

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But what has given the plastic surgeon such recent prominence has been his volunteer work in the Gaza Strip during Israel's war with Hamas, including at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. The IDF struck the hospital repeatedly in 2025 to take out an underground Hamas command center that it said operated beneath the medical center.
In multiple interviews in far-left media, Hamawy has denied the existence of such a terrorist post, and insisted to Jacobin that the facility was "a completely benign civilian hospital with no tunnels underneath it."

Guys, diversity is our strength, and we could all use Cultural Enrichment until we are all raped and murdered into submission.

Much Cultural Enriching, Many Diverse Strength:

This is a sitting New York City Council member.

No, I am not kidding. pic.twitter.com/YN4cA8ba5p
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) May 27, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:35 PM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (c36SH)

2 From a dead plane, no less.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (c36SH)

3 #Winning

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (c36SH)

4 I will go lum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (c36SH)

5 with the ability to smuggle bombs into Congress itself.

Careful, you'll give a poor Moron a case of dehydration.

Posted by: DaveA at May 27, 2026 01:37 PM (FhXTo)

6 First they took NY, now they will take NJ?

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 01:37 PM (GD0B3)

7 The only way to stop the Christian Nationalists is to join the Muslim Nationalists--it's science!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 01:37 PM (73/SM)

8 NJ ? He's a shoo in...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:39 PM (nq13e)

9 Why wasn't this asshole thrown out of the Country? Joining a terrorist org? Palling around with a guy who concocted an elaborate plot to bomb the WTC, and pulled it off?

We're pretty much screwed.

Posted by: Brewingfrog at May 27, 2026 01:39 PM (RH1Fs)

10 we could all use Cultural Enrichment until we are all raped and murdered into submission.

It doesn't really matter which order those two occur in.

Posted by: Abdully Al-McAbdulface at May 27, 2026 01:39 PM (a8nDR)

11 "went up from the bedrock through the underground parking garages and then through the entire towers."

IIRC, the blast penetrated through six floors, and it subsequently cost $1B to clean all the soot out of the building.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 01:39 PM (Wq24h)

12 Point out the obvious, he's on his jihad to destroy America from within.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 27, 2026 01:39 PM (Q/FnY)

13 I don't even know what "Muslim plot to blow up the Twin Towers in 1993" even means!!!!

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

14 Philistines upon you, America!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (i2Ycu)

15 “Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young”

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (tqiZI)

16 Never forget.

And the islhamic faction was cheering from NJ as they could see the smoke.

Seems a lot have forgotten.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (c36SH)

17 >>>IIRC, the blast penetrated through six floors, and it subsequently cost $1B to clean all the soot out of the building.

I don't even know what "blast penetrated through six floors" even means!

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

18 Well, some folks in NJ don't like him. His signs are around but quite a few have been thrown on the ground and replaced with signs with the woman running against him- and no, I didn't do it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 01:41 PM (ELdpA)

19 Muslims are violent braindead defectives. The uniparty's decision that we really needed more of these people -- after 9/11 no less -- shows you how much our political class hates its own people.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 27, 2026 01:41 PM (55kM1)

20 >>>18 Well, some folks in NJ don't like him. His signs are around but quite a few have been thrown on the ground and replaced with signs with the woman running against him- and no, I didn't do it.

some people did some things to some signs

Posted by: Ilhan "Omar" at May 27, 2026 01:41 PM (1wjle)

21 I've smuggled hundreds, if not thousands, of bombs into Congress.
-- Jerry Nadler

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:41 PM (77rzZ)

22 First they took NY, now they will take NJ?
Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 01:37 PM

People significantly and consistently underestimate the societal effects of a lack of locally-sourced quality picante sauce.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 01:42 PM (a8nDR)

23 Why smuggle bombs? A few drops of poison here and there, and there's a House with a few dozen absentees during critical votes. Doesn't even have to be a permanent absence.
If permanence is needed, think: Republican Senators where their home state is controlled by Democrats.

Posted by: gKWVE saw this mooted by a blog in 2002 at May 27, 2026 01:43 PM (gKWVE)

24 Democrats want you dead by any means necessary.

They think they'll have a seat at thr table when its all said and dibe. They won't.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:43 PM (c36SH)

25 Apparently he's a bad plastic surgeon as well, with several complaints against him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 01:43 PM (ELdpA)

26 Willowed, re airplane lavatories:

When I was four years old, we flew to NYC for my oldest brother's wedding. When I came out of the lavatory, I exclaimed in a voice loud enough for the whole plane to hear, and to much amusement, "Daddy, I went to the bathroom on an airplane!"
Posted by: Bulg at May

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:44 PM (77rzZ)

27 I mean, look at what Kagan did in the Supreme Court. Delayed votes.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 01:44 PM (gKWVE)

28 First they took NY, now they will take NJ?
Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 01:37 PM (GD0B3)

Berlin was supposed to come after Manhattan.

Posted by: zombie Leonard Cohen at May 27, 2026 01:45 PM (wXgT/)

29 Speaking of New Jersey, Paterson:

https://tinyurl.com/ykwe8t6x

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 01:45 PM (i2Ycu)

30 Hey Shahana allah was an epiletic child molestor... No god...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:45 PM (nq13e)

31 “Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young”
Posted by: Dirac_Delta
________

And there was a proposal to make this New Jersey's official state song.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (XvL8K)

32 Apparently he's a bad plastic surgeon as well, with several complaints against him.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Yeah, you shoulda seen me before I went under that quack's knife.
-- Rashida Tlaib

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)

33 Well since we are adverse from putting boots upon the ground in the ME to fight Islam, can we put boots on the ground to fight Islam here in the United States?

Posted by: JROD at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (IlL6s)

34 I've never took a dump on an airplane.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (c36SH)

35 Pretty sure this is a resume enhancer in that primary.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (XHO5P)

36 Paging Kash Patel. Please pick up the White-Adjacent Courtesy Phone for Domestic Terrorist pickups ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (wrmc+)

37 The mere fact they even deigned to have “character witnesses” in this episode is proof they have lost the plot, totally.
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There was a conscious strategy by Clinton era goons in government to treat state level foreign terrorism - acts of war, technically speaking, as some sort of garden variety criminality that ought to be handled by the courts.

These clowns are unlawful enemy combatants. They have no constitutional rights as we understand them, nor do they deserve any. At best they get a military tribunal and then hanged.

Notice that Major Hasan is still sucking oxygen going on 20 years now, after killing American soldiers on an American Army base. This is all nonsense. Our leaders have decided to surrender without acknowledging it. They are cowards.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 01:47 PM (XeHN6)

38 Gonna be really interesting when the left and the jihadis finally get froggy and decide it's time to jump. lmao.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:47 PM (oqH4h)

39 I've never took a dump on an airplane.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (c36SH)
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Solid Horde advice.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 01:47 PM (i2Ycu)

40 Adam Hamawy...

Was he on a Jersey rooftop celebrating the planes impacting the towers on 9/11?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 01:48 PM (Kdi1r)

41 Yes! Piss in a Coke can, and have the Stews take care of it. Why would you ever want to use the Lavatory? That would be weird.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 01:49 PM (XeHN6)

42 "We're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here!"

Remember that saying? What a steaming crock of shit that turned out to be.

Posted by: JROD at May 27, 2026 01:49 PM (IlL6s)

43 The Israel Day Parade on NYC is 5/31. Mamdani is the first mayor not to attend. Probably wants to avoid the suicide bombers

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 01:49 PM (hpwtA)

44 I have no problem using the lav on a commercial airplane.

The only thing that invariably happens is that a smooth flight turns bumpy as soon as I'm standing there trying to get all of my urine into the toilet.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:50 PM (oqH4h)

45 The Israel Day Parade on NYC is 5/31.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Oh man. You know things are going to get sporty there.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:50 PM (77rzZ)

46 Leading NJ Democrat Congressional Candidate Volunteered to Join an Al Qaeda Terrorist Front Group
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That will get him +13% points in New Jerhistan

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 27, 2026 01:50 PM (IifOV)

47 Hamawy, Hamawy , a Hamawy
In the Jungle the Mighty Jungle
A Muslim hates a Jew tonight

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 01:51 PM (hpwtA)

48 The Democratic Party is full of atheists who hate Christians and Jews. Why do they have to outsource Congressional seats to Muslims?

Posted by: Wally at May 27, 2026 01:51 PM (0e5Te)

49 Leading NJ Democrat Congressional Candidate Volunteered to Join an Al Qaeda Terrorist Front Group

This is a resume enhancer for democrats, good for another 10-12 points on election day.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 01:53 PM (0N4FZ)

50 Democrat in Maine has a Nazi tattoo.
Democrat in Texas wants to put "Zionists" on concentration camps.
Democrat in New Jersey volunteered for Al Qaeda.
Democrat in Michigan supports Hamas.

I sense a trend here. Yet, somehow I'm supposed to be more outraged that Republican in Texas had a messy divorce.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 01:53 PM (MsuQe)

51 Didn't the towers have far more than 6K people in them on workdays? Thought it was actually multiples of that. So the casualty count if the basement bombings had worked would have been enormous.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 01:54 PM (U/Byj)

52 "Peeing On A Jet Plane" was John Denver's original title for "Leaving On A Jet Plane" but they knew that would never get played on the radio.

Posted by: John Denver Facts at May 27, 2026 01:54 PM (vFG9F)

53 The Democratic Party is full of atheists who hate Christians and Jews. Why do they have to outsource Congressional seats to Muslims?
Posted by: Wally at May 27, 2026 01:51 PM (0e5Te)

Why did a German National Socialist unite with a Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem ? Synergies !!

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 01:54 PM (GD0B3)

54 Why do they have to outsource Congressional seats to Muslims?
Posted by: Wally

They really like rape.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 27, 2026 01:54 PM (diia5)

55 Jesus wept.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 01:55 PM (gtcuf)

56 16 Never forget.

And the islhamic faction was cheering from NJ as they could see the smoke.

Seems a lot have forgotten.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (c36SH)
______________________________

I remember watching footage of that. AND, I also remember watching the media say it never happened about five years later. A-N-D, I remember those 'misinformation" specialists accusing Trump of lying when he brought up the very issue during his first election campaign.

Posted by: Orson at May 27, 2026 01:55 PM (dIske)

57 31 “Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young”
Posted by: Dirac_Delta
________

And there was a proposal to make this New Jersey's official state song.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 01:46 PM (XvL8K)

Like making "My City was Gone" the official song of Akron...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 01:55 PM (wtvvX)

58 48 The Democratic Party is full of atheists who hate Christians and Jews. Why do they have to outsource Congressional seats to Muslims?
Posted by: Wally at May 27, 2026 01:51 PM (0e5Te)
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Because the Jihadis are more willing to be radical lunatics out in the open because their shit god tells them to.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:55 PM (oqH4h)

59 I remember that rush of air when I was on my first flight as a six year old. I pushed that flusher and grabbed the walls. I thought for sure it was going to suck me right down with my pee.
Then I got in trouble for flushing it like 10 times.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 01:56 PM (FyCqI)

60 Remember that saying? What a steaming crock of shit that turned out to be.
Posted by: JROD at May 27, 2026 01:49 PM (IlL6s)

It would have worked in principle if we had not at the same time been importing as many of them (the ones we are fighting) into the heartland at the same time. Neocons got rolled mightily.

Posted by: Yoda at May 27, 2026 01:56 PM (fsqIV)

61 There is a painting of Mo visiting jananman. Dems are a death cult now. Not surprising they hooked up with the bacon haters.

Posted by: Accomack at May 27, 2026 01:56 PM (rYvai)

62
AOC is wearing a Hijab for EID.

She's such a phony.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 27, 2026 01:56 PM (IifOV)

63 AOC is wearing a Hijab for EID.

Didn't they already have Eid, like, 6 times already this year?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:58 PM (77rzZ)

64 62
AOC is wearing a Hijab for EID.

She's such a phony.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 27, 2026 01:56 PM (IifOV)

The thought that she is actually considered as a viable candidate for President should strike fear in all of us...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:58 PM (nq13e)

65 "Jahannam" would be cognate with "gehenna," methinks.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:00 PM (77rzZ)

66 62
AOC is wearing a Hijab for EID.

She's such a phony.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 27, 2026 01:56 PM (IifOV)

I'd love to hear her explain how a bartender isn't "haram".

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 02:00 PM (wtvvX)

67 Take an ANA or JAL flight from Japan to the US, with mostly Japanese passengers.

The bathrooms upon arrival, 10+ hours later, look almost the same as at the start. And they are used.

The power of culture and standards.

And there's always the France World Cup story to make the point even more starkly.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 02:00 PM (U/Byj)

68 They will still rape, enslave and murder AOC, the stupid c*nt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:01 PM (c36SH)

69 From way down below on the munkee thread:

177 Supreme Court Justices can be impeached, too.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (QGaXH)

Reading through the subsequent comments, I had no idea my little half-baked, though true, comment would generate responses.

Just to complete my thought, I was pondering if a case would come along where the SCs refusal to do its job would so enrage BOTH sides that congress would take action..

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 02:02 PM (QGaXH)

70 Ramadan+jahannam=ramaham

Posted by: Accomack at May 27, 2026 02:02 PM (rYvai)

71 Eid
IED
Die

I'm sensing a pattern here...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 02:02 PM (wtvvX)

72 I clean up after using the bathroom in most instances. Unless it was a rancid mess when I got there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:03 PM (c36SH)

73 70 minute delay and counting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:04 PM (c36SH)

74 Eid
IED
Die

I'm sensing a pattern here...
Posted by: Tex Lovera

Don't forget "ide," as in those of March.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:04 PM (77rzZ)

75 The only thing that invariably happens is that a smooth flight turns bumpy as soon as I'm standing there trying to get all of my urine into the toilet.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:50 PM (oqH4h)

I'd be afraid of sitting there with a deuce halfway out and that's when the plane would suddenly roll over into a death-screaming dive.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 27, 2026 02:04 PM (g8Ew8)

76 /off star wars sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 02:04 PM (zZu0s)

77 Every day another Dem candidate says or does something that should end the party and yet...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:04 PM (sKqQm)

78 @60 Yoda-it still blows me away how many were imported during George W's administration. Yes I remember him saying glowing things about Islam. I hated the guy when he was nominated but at least hoped he was the reckless cowboy the left painted him as when we went to war in the ME. Twenty plus fucking years and now when we have a chance to squash these cocksukers in Iran......nope, can't do that because we're still war weary(understandably) jfrom erking off in Iraq n Afghanistan. Never understand why we went into Iraq instead of Iran, but in hindsight the powers that be would have fucked that up too and here we are./rant

Posted by: JROD at May 27, 2026 02:04 PM (IlL6s)

79 I ordered a Gamo Whisper 177 and a Unamex M&P clone also in 177. Supposed to come today.
I set up a range and even measured it, 125’ max.
Both need permits in NY.

Posted by: Accomack at May 27, 2026 02:05 PM (rYvai)

80
Know islham, no peace

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:06 PM (c36SH)

81 67 Take an ANA or JAL flight from Japan to the US, with mostly Japanese passengers.

The bathrooms upon arrival, 10+ hours later, look almost the same as at the start. And they are used.

The power of culture and standards.

And there's always the France World Cup story to make the point even more starkly.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 02:00 PM (U/Byj)

India: HOLD MY BEER

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr42drdkwyxo

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 02:06 PM (wtvvX)

82 Know islham, no peace

No islham, know peace.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:06 PM (c36SH)

Are you commenting from the plane? We truly live in a golden era.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 02:07 PM (zZu0s)

83 This plastic surgeon would gladly suicide himself to take out congress. True believer.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 02:07 PM (LHPAg)

84 Just to complete my thought, I was pondering if a case would come along where the SCs refusal to do its job would so enrage BOTH sides that congress would take action..
——/

I think that’s rather the point. Government is no longer responsible to or beholden to the citizenry.

There has been a long running carefully cultivated illusion of participatory democracy, but that’s about as far as it goes.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 02:07 PM (XeHN6)

85 And AO-C got a lot of blowback for wearing a hijab From "Twitchy" and X site:

https://tinyurl.com/3df9dybd

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 02:07 PM (oT1li)

86 83 This plastic surgeon would gladly suicide himself to take out congress. True believer.
Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 02:07 PM (LHPAg)

Would you miss it ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 02:08 PM (nq13e)

87 Japan's public bathrooms were all immaculate. Even when they look like a porcelain hole in the ground.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 02:08 PM (zZu0s)

88 He hung out with the Blind Sheik behind the fist attack on the WTC and even testified on his behalf.
He followed him to hear him speak, was friends with him, even rode along with him to one big jihadi conference.

He is a terrorist who’s infiltrated to destroy from within. Unbelievable he could be elected, but that’s what happens when you allow masses of immigrants to take over cities.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 02:08 PM (4KUe5)

89 Then: You know a Republican said something wrong about reproductive biology, obviously no Republican is fit for office

Now: So individual democrats have called for concentration camps for Jews, wanted to join Al Qaeda and are out and proud NAZIs. What does that have to do with the other Dem candidates?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:09 PM (sKqQm)

90 Why do they have to outsource Congressional seats to Muslims?
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Because their "atheism" is really hatred for Christians and western civilization. They don't really understand religion, they just see Islamic Supremacists as nominal allies.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 02:10 PM (MsuQe)

91 Just to complete my thought, I was pondering if a case would come along where the SCs refusal to do its job would so enrage BOTH sides that congress would take action..

Dem voters don't actually care that much about policy.

Now if you could imagine a scenario where the courts took money away from Dem voters AND ruled in a way that upset the right...maybe...but I don't see a realistic scenario of that happening

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

92 We are now deplaning.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:10 PM (c36SH)

93 Japan's public bathrooms were all immaculate. Even when they look like a porcelain hole in the ground.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

They learned a lesson from cleaning up all of Godzilla's poop.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:10 PM (77rzZ)

94 Radical Texas Sex Therapist Who Vowed to Convert ICE Facility into Prison for American Zionists Loses Democrat Congressional Primary

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 02:11 PM (RHGPo)

95 Why do they have to outsource Congressional seats to Muslims?

Some leftists will tell you that Islam is just an anti-colonial ideology, yes yes they believe bad things about women but that will all go away if we just get rid of Christianity first...

But the powerbrokers just see Islam as an ally against western values.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)

96 The idea was to topple one of the towers into the other. They enlisted an engineer to help them figure out how that could be done. What they came up with was to detonate and explosion near a slurry wall. That would undermine the foundation on that tower by rushing the Hudson River through that spot. The only reason it failed was because the idiot parked the truck in the wrong place.

Toppling one tower into the other and then having them collapse in that manned would have made 9-11 look small by comparison.

And yes, I was there for this one too.

We should be lighting these people on fire, yet Democrats are electing them. Surreal.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 27, 2026 02:12 PM (mr1OZ)

97 Radical Texas Sex Therapist Who Vowed to Convert ICE Facility into Prison for American Zionists Loses Democrat Congressional Primary

For those keeping score, 40% of Democrat voters approve of concentration camps for Jews.

Not a majority but...close.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)

98 94 Radical Texas Sex Therapist Who Vowed to Convert ICE Facility into Prison for American Zionists Loses Democrat Congressional Primary

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 02:11 PM (RHGPo)

When you're too insane even for the Democrats!!!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 02:12 PM (wtvvX)

99 We are now deplaning.
Posted by: Sponge

Did a short guy in a white tux come down the aisle and Yell "Deplane! Deplane!"?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:13 PM (77rzZ)

100 This clown has a good shot to be my Congressman.

I'm just as amazed as you are.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 02:13 PM (OhBRn)

101 Interesting how we're now hearing about Islamists either running for office or already in office who are associated with various terror groups, or just plain worthless fraudsters.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 02:13 PM (jehhT)

102
James Talarico reminds me of a Ferengi with Rod blagojevich's hair

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 27, 2026 02:13 PM (IifOV)

103 Is Jannaham where they have to eat bacon? Because I am fine with that.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 27, 2026 02:14 PM (wGerL)

104

It's a race between MI, TX, NJ and NY to have the first Islamist US Senator.

Think of how historic! The history being made right in front of our eyes.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 02:14 PM (och2J)

105
But the powerbrokers just see Islam as an ally against western values.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)

___________

"We've hired Hitler!" - Franz von Papen, January 30, 1933

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:14 PM (HdYcL)

106 Japan's public bathrooms were all immaculate. Even when they look like a porcelain hole in the ground.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The Japanese wrap their turds in seaweed and give them ceremonial flushes. It's quite a beautiful ritual.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 27, 2026 02:15 PM (g8Ew8)

107 I'm always getting Talarico and Patterico mixed up. Isn't Patterico's first name "James" as well?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:16 PM (77rzZ)

108 Fortune reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have both reversed their previous warnings about artificial intelligence causing widespread job losses in white-collar sectors. The admissions come as both companies reportedly prepare for IPOs this year, with each estimated to carry a valuation of approximately $1 trillion.

… seems they must have scared too many folks

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 02:16 PM (RHGPo)

109 islam is a cult. Its adherents are authoritarians and true believers. It is wholly and fully incompatible with American values. Which is why our enemies and those who want to see our republic destroyed support it.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 27, 2026 02:16 PM (mr1OZ)

110 The Democratic Party is full of atheists who hate Christians and Jews. Why do they have to outsource Congressional seats to Muslims?
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Because all their atheists who hate Christians and Jews are white.

And they need the Ward of Protection given by "roll for racism."

Like, a black, female muslim is near a 20--almost immune to any criticism.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 02:17 PM (73/SM)

111 108 Fortune reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have both reversed their previous warnings about artificial intelligence causing widespread job losses in white-collar sectors. The admissions come as both companies reportedly prepare for IPOs this year, with each estimated to carry a valuation of approximately $1 trillion.

… seems they must have scared too many folks

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 02:16 PM (RHGPo)

======

I think AI is being used as an excuse to undo a lot of COVID era over-hiring.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 02:17 PM (pT0dx)

112 And a happy Eid-al-Adha to all the reeking Muslim pieces of shit out there.

Posted by: front toward enemy at May 27, 2026 02:17 PM (TIizU)

113 FreePress has renamed Spencer Pratt "Pratt Daddy", playing on the Cat Daddy meme. Why can't I have Pratt Daddy, instead of Congressman al-Qaeda?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 02:18 PM (9i0A8)

114
All those Islam-allied atheists will either die screaming, "What for?" or they'll be the most strict imams imaginable.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:18 PM (HdYcL)

115 Trump red line (PBS): "No, no, not at all. Not sanctions relief, no" - unless Iran gives up its enriched uranium. "Iran negotiating on fumes," Trump says in cabinet meeting.
White House rejects 'complete fabrication' of Iranian TV reporting on MOU and draft deal status.
IRGC keeping up the rhetoric: warns that Iran would "turn the area from Chabahar to Mahshahr into a graveyard for aggressors" if the ceasefire collapses.
CENTCOM: "Clearly the Iranians are trying to hedge their bets here and put more pressure on the US."
Iranian president: "The main battleground today is the economic war."
Tabriz International Airport in northwestern Iran- which sustained heavy damage from airstrikes during the peak of the aerial bombings - is officially operational again, bringing restored airports to 20 reopened.

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 02:19 PM (RHGPo)

116 114
All those Islam-allied atheists will either die screaming, "What for?" or they'll be the most strict imams imaginable.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:18 PM (HdYcL)

=======

"We don't get it."
-communists in Iran, circa 1979

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 02:19 PM (pT0dx)

117 I don't even know what "Islam-aligned atheist" even means!

I'm a Christian! Have been for several years now!

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at May 27, 2026 02:20 PM (1wjle)

118 Iranian president: "The main battleground today is the economic war."
Tabriz International Airport in northwestern Iran- which sustained heavy damage from airstrikes during the peak of the aerial bombings - is officially operational again, bringing restored airports to 20 reopened.
Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 02:19 PM (RHGPo)

That's easily remedied....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 02:20 PM (nq13e)

119 Fortune reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have both reversed their previous warnings about artificial intelligence causing widespread job losses in white-collar sectors. The admissions come as both companies reportedly prepare for IPOs this year, with each estimated to carry a valuation of approximately $1 trillion.

In my company there have been some layoffs and AI is a likely culprit because you can get more done with fewer people

BUT

You still need people to tell the AI what to do, manage it, and make sure it isn't doing something screwy and wrong.

So...my prediction currently is AI will be like other computer related tools used in white collar jobs - it does mean you need fewer people overall BUT management will find more things for you to do anyway (now whether the more stuff is actually valuable or not is an open question)

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:20 PM (sKqQm)

120 "We don't get it."
-communists in Iran, circa 1979
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 02:19 PM

Nice. Topical.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

121 Found a screw in my tire. I was getting a tps light which is odd for late spring, the first one I checked only had 13 psi! But it was inflating fine, I took a gander while inflating and saw the screw. Oh well. I'll probably buy new tires because the tread was getting thin anyway.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 02:21 PM (3uBP9)

122 There's a delusional belief on the left (and some spots on the right {Tom Massie, Rand Paul}) that Israel is the problem and if Israel "went away" all our problems with Muslims would be solved.

Israel isn't the problem, it's a pressure point. If the Muslims break Israel, they will come after the rest of us.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 02:21 PM (MsuQe)

123 I sense a trend here. Yet, somehow I'm supposed to be more outraged that Republican in Texas had a messy divorce.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 01:53 PM

Don't forget that the rino's bush republicans tried to impeach him. That started because he dared to fire a bunch of rino republicans from the AG's office and the rino's in the Texas house went along with it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 02:21 PM (0N4FZ)

124 Does the Bush family have any political pull now?

Posted by: mr tmz at May 27, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)

125 Which is an another good opportunity to tell Bush he can kiss my ass. Islam is the problem.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 27, 2026 02:22 PM (SLga1)

126 I was getting a tps light which is odd for late spring

I hope you reported it. Using the right cover, of course.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)

127 Unless it was a rancid mess when I got there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:03 PM (c36SH)

Well don't look at ME.

Posted by: Graham Platner at May 27, 2026 02:23 PM (gKWVE)

128 Some leftists will tell you that Islam is just an anti-colonial ideology, yes yes they believe bad things about women but that will all go away if we just get rid of Christianity first...

But the powerbrokers just see Islam as an ally against western values.
---
Most Dems don't believe the muslims believe any of the radical stuff they say.
But they do believe it.

It's like how Rs would do polling on why the ads playing Dems--in their own words--saying they wanted taxpayer-funded surgery for illegal trannies, were not more effective.
And it was because the pubic just refused to believe it was real because it was so crazy.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 02:24 PM (73/SM)

129 88 He hung out with the Blind Sheik behind the fist attack on the WTC and even testified on his behalf.

typo is funny because the blink sheik couldn't make fists.

Posted by: anachronda at May 27, 2026 02:24 PM (v3pYe)

130 "Masks off."

Great. Now we get to see their ugly faces too.

Inch by inch, open civil war approaches. What will be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

Time to remake 'Red Dawn," with the reboot called "Green Dawn."

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 02:24 PM (Av6i5)

131 And here is an example of job without AI versus with...

I need to generate a report:

Old Method: 30m working on sql queries to get the data, 30m generating a chart in excel 30m writing the report

With AI: 10m getting a sql query with AI, 10m generating a chat, 20m writing the report

Faster but the first go at any of those tasks will be WRONG and you have to notice that...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:25 PM (sKqQm)

132 We talking fisting with Muslims?

Asking for a uh...friend.

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 27, 2026 02:27 PM (sKqQm)

133 Tattoo did not advise us to de plane.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:27 PM (kR/iT)

134 Tell me again why the US cannot ban islam and islamofascists?

Posted by: Big Brain Blowhard at May 27, 2026 02:27 PM (74F8B)

135 Goodness this country has changed rapidly. It’s a little overwhelming how insane the left is.

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 02:27 PM (Dd38x)

136 I sense a trend here. Yet, somehow I'm supposed to be more outraged that Republican in Texas had a messy divorce.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 01:53 PM (MsuQe)

-------

Like I said in the last thread, you don't need to care and I certainly don't give half a damn as a voter here in Texas, but Talafreako's campaign will damn sure use Paxton's dumpster fire of a personal life against him.

Talafreako is an evil shit that speaks with satan's tongue but it's challenging to draw a moral difference in a political campaign if his opponent can't keep his dick in his pants.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 02:28 PM (oqH4h)

137 18 Well, some folks in NJ don't like him. His signs are around but quite a few have been thrown on the ground and replaced with signs with the woman running against him- and no, I didn't do it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 01:41 PM (ELdpA)

-----------

I believe you. Wink, wink.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 27, 2026 02:28 PM (Vh9CX)

138
Does the Bush family have any political pull now?
Posted by: mr tmz

Why, yes!

* makes jerking off gesture *

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:29 PM (ixS3i)

139
typo is funny because the blink sheik couldn't make fists.

Posted by: anachronda

To be fair, did we even know that that guy could blink?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:31 PM (ixS3i)

140 134 Tell me again why the US cannot ban islam and islamofascists?

Posted by: Big Brain Blowhard

because misinfromed westerners lng ago believed the lie that Islam was a "religion," as opposed to a military/political ideology -- and the First Amendment protects religious freedom.

Our stupid western thinkers couldn't grasp or classify what Islam was, so we tried t fit it int our pre-conception of howhumans organize themselves and their beliefs, and foolishly assumed islam was a religion. We've been suffering under that misapprehension ever since.

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 02:31 PM (Av6i5)

141 >>>I'm a Christian! Have been for several years now!

Posted by: Tucker Carlson

>If Cucker just continues to blame the Jews, he will always have a job.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 02:31 PM (D1E+2)

142 Hamawy worked with Benevolence International Foundation, later shuttered as an Al-Qaida front.

Come to my little town mutha-fu*ka. I got some benevolence for ya.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 02:32 PM (2WIwB)

143 Wow. Troll got disappeared quick.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:33 PM (77rzZ)

144 IIRC, the blast penetrated through six floors, and it subsequently cost $1B to clean all the soot out of the building.
Posted by: gp
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The actual cost was thirty-two thousand dollars; 2k for janitorial labor and 30k for furnace filters. The remaining $999,996,800 went to featherbed union jobs having nothing to do with the work, bribes to the city inspectors, and "campaign contributions" to politicians' wives to get the contract.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 27, 2026 02:33 PM (Bf+vG)

145 Does the Bush family have any political pull now?
---

George W's presidential center continues to push for mass third world "act of love" migration. Seems to be their main focus these days.

There was an article somewhere behind a paywall about the Bush family plotting their comeback. Not sure what viable path exists.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 02:33 PM (w4oUq)

146 but it's challenging to draw a moral difference in a political campaign if his opponent can't keep his dick in his pants.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 02:28 PM (oqH4h)

Those concerns were important to note back in January when the primary was between Paxton, Cornyn, and The Third Dude.
But the Third Dude didn't win and now it's down to Paxton versus the Gospel of Thomas.
Continuing to complain about Paxton, here of all places, is trolly.

Posted by: Graham Platner at May 27, 2026 02:33 PM (gKWVE)

147 /soq

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE)

148 @130 zombie-Hey! No new wars and no boots on the ground. I don't care if a communist country has a bad grain harvest allies with Cuba n Nicaragua, flies over paratroopers in commercial airliners and takes over Calumet, Colorado. No Boots On The Ground. You take up arms and fight your own damn war. Our soldiers who voluntarily signed up have had enough. WOLVERINES!!!

Posted by: JROD at May 27, 2026 02:34 PM (IlL6s)

149 Here's a question. If representational democracy means having vile, evil, stupid, grifting bastards represent you, what's the point of it?

Is there any functioning representative democracy on Earth worth shit?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 27, 2026 02:34 PM (Vh9CX)

150 Is there any functioning representative democracy on Earth worth shit?
Posted by: MAGA_Ken

The Republic of San Marino.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:35 PM (77rzZ)

151 Everybody knows that Islam and Christianity have a lot in common, like, A LOT! It's unbelievable , actually.

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson at May 27, 2026 02:35 PM (GD0B3)

152 There was an article somewhere behind a paywall about the Bush family plotting their comeback. Not sure what viable path exists.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 02:33 PM (w4oUq)

The CIA connected pols.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 02:36 PM (FyCqI)

153 because misinfromed westerners lng ago believed the lie that Islam was a "religion," as opposed to a military/political ideology -- and the First Amendment protects religious freedom.
Our stupid western thinkers couldn't grasp or classify what Islam was, so we tried t fit it int our pre-conception of howhumans organize themselves and their beliefs, and foolishly assumed islam was a religion. We've been suffering under that misapprehension ever since.
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 02:31 PM (Av6i5)

Makes sense...Thank you zombie!

Posted by: Big Brain Blowhard at May 27, 2026 02:36 PM (74F8B)

154 Whole different terminal. Amazing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:36 PM (c36SH)

155 Continuing to complain about Paxton, here of all places, is trolly.
Posted by: Graham Platner at May 27, 2026 02:33 PM (gKWVE)
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Who's complaining? I'm just recognizing the reality that Paxton's personal life will be an issue in the campaign. I've already said I don't give a shit at least three times and that I'm going to vote for him. Call it concern trolling if that makes you feel better but it is what it is.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 02:36 PM (oqH4h)

156 Remember Doctor Nidal Hassan at Fort Hood?

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (LHPAg)

157 because misinfromed westerners lng ago believed the lie that Islam was a "religion," as opposed to a military/political ideology -- and the First Amendment protects religious freedom.

Our stupid western thinkers couldn't grasp or classify what Islam was, so we tried t fit it int our pre-conception of howhumans organize themselves and their beliefs, and foolishly assumed islam was a religion. We've been suffering under that misapprehension ever since.
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 02:31 PM (Av6i5)

Truth.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (g8Ew8)

158 Hey it's 2026. We have to be more understanding.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (qPv0v)

159
"Chris C00ns (Delaware, Democrat, current U.S. Senator) – Earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1992"
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Elected because Democrats said his Republican opponent was a witch.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

Stepson of the W. L. Gore and Associates founder. New old money (for this area).

Never forget: Haiwy Weed's "pet"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (ixS3i)

160 It is pouring. My Alabama internet is not fond of rain and I am in the middle of running payroll….prayers….

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (hftzA)

161 Oh, somebody mentioned on an earlier thread that Stalin had once visited Britain as a yute. That never happened.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (77rzZ)

162 BUT

You still need people to tell the AI what to do, manage it, and make sure it isn't doing something screwy and wrong.

So...my prediction currently is AI will be like other computer related tools used in white collar jobs - it does mean you need fewer people overall BUT management will find more things for you to do anyway (now whether the more stuff is actually valuable or not is an open question)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 02:20 PM (sKqQm)

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My opinion is that AI will have a similar effect as the PC did on getting rid of secretaries and admins, except this time it will be on financial assistants, HR, schedulers and the like "non-core" services.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 27, 2026 02:39 PM (Vh9CX)

163 Most Dems don't believe the muslims believe any of the radical stuff they say.
But they do believe it.

It's not just Dems, though they are probably the most egregious about it. Any modern "intellectual" and probably most of the non-intellectuals cannot comprehend the idea that people might take their gods seriously.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 02:39 PM (vJrRc)

164 Oh, somebody mentioned on an earlier thread that Stalin had once visited Britain as a yute. That never happened.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (77rzZ)

But, he did. Lived there in 1907, East End (what are the odds!). He was there to attend som commie congress.

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:39 PM (GD0B3)

165 If I were interviewing this guy and asked "did you celebrate when the twin towers fell?", the answer would be "yes". But I would be considered some kind of racist.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (THY4u)

166 There's a Bush running for governor of Maine. He's W's cousin

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (hpwtA)

167 My Alabama internet is not fond of rain and I am in the middle of running payroll….prayers….
Posted by: Piper

Help me! Piper's making me run in the pouring rain!
-- Payroll

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (77rzZ)

168 Elected because Democrats said his Republican opponent was a witch.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

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The "witch" may have been the first actual MAGA shot. Too bad Ace was having a fit about it.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (Vh9CX)

169 People in TX can't draw a moral distinction between a man who can't keep his penis in his pants ( I haven't read the specifics) and a candidate who thinks they're are six genders and that the sexual mutilation of kids , ie "transgender surgery" is ok.?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (8Cor4)

170 I guess 29 is not exactly a "youth", but he was there!

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (GD0B3)

171
Oh, somebody mentioned on an earlier thread that Stalin had once visited Britain as a yute. That never happened.

Posted by: Bulg

He did, however, retrace the path of Sherman's March through Georgia.

Philo Theodore Sherman, that is.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:40 PM (ixS3i)

172 But, he did. Lived there in 1907, East End (what are the odds!). He was there to attend som commie congress.
Posted by: runner

Source?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:41 PM (77rzZ)

173 !!JEB!! Please clap.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 27, 2026 02:41 PM (g8Ew8)

174 Source?
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:41 PM (77rzZ)

What is your "source" that he did not , dude ?

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:42 PM (GD0B3)

175 Stalin lived in London in 1907. Proof:

https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/ celebrity-news/stalins-east-end-7382559.html

https://moncurdg.com/2025/12/27/stalin-in-london/

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 02:42 PM (Av6i5)

176
Help me! Piper's making me run in the pouring rain!
-- Payroll

Posted by: Bulg

Training for the upcoming Belmont Stakes. Let the seasoned horse woman run her own stable and let us be content to watch.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:42 PM (ixS3i)

177 Our stupid western thinkers couldn't grasp or classify what Islam was, so we tried t fit it int our pre-conception of howhumans organize themselves and their beliefs, and foolishly assumed islam was a religion. We've been suffering under that misapprehension ever since.
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 02:31 PM (Av6i5)

you might be interested in this:
youtu.be/kKnyFtiALrc

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 02:42 PM (gKWVE)

178 "We've hired Hitler!" - Franz von Papen, January 30, 1933
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:14 PM (HdYcL)
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I love telling this story to dopes who say "the Germans elected Hitler"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (RIvkX)

179 Everybody knows that Islam and Christianity have a lot in common, like, A LOT! It's unbelievable , actually.
Posted by: Cucker Tarlson

I mean... there's going to be some commonality. Ol' Mo cribbed a fair bit from Jewish and Christian scriptures on his ~~desert drug-trip~~ ~~narcotic-fueled demonic vision-quest~~ divine revelation.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (vJrRc)

180 Mamdani got 35% of the overall Jewish vote. And that number increases significantly the younger the voters. IIRC he got a majority of the under 30 Jewish vote.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (ImXfC)

181 Oh, somebody mentioned on an earlier thread that Stalin had once visited Britain as a yute. That never happened.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (77rzZ)

But, he did. Lived there in 1907, East End (what are the odds!). He was there to attend som commie congress.
Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:39 PM (GD0B3)

Another piece of trivia is that Johnny Cash was one of the first people outside of the USSR to learn of Stalin's death.

Posted by: polynikes at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (9se1c)

182 Did he attend the Fifth Congress of the Russian Social Democratic and Labour Party ? He did, he was part of the delegation , with Lenin and Trotsky!

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (GD0B3)

183
The Wawa convenience stores' enterprise has rocked my world by discontinuing to offer their Diet Green Tea. Sad!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (ixS3i)

184 Stalin went to a communist conference in 5/1907 in England . A couple of weeks.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 02:44 PM (hpwtA)

185 Staltin (Joseph Dzhughashvili) lived at 77 Jubilee Road, Stepney, east London. Google it.

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (Av6i5)

186 It is pouring. My Alabama internet is not fond of rain and I am in the middle of running payroll….prayers….
Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 02:37 PM (hftzA)
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You can just take your best guess on the taxes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (RIvkX)

187 Mamdani got 35% of the overall Jewish vote. And that number increases significantly the younger the voters. IIRC he got a majority of the under 30 Jewish vote.
Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (ImXfC)

Man, that is a whole new level of stupid.

Posted by: Dumb And Dumber at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (74F8B)

188 For Bulg, beacause he doubts :
"The Fifth Congress of the RSDLP was held in London from April 30 to May 19 (May 13 to June 1), 1907. It was attended by 336 delegates representing more than 147,000 members: 105 Bolsheviks, 97 Mensheviks, 57 Bundists, 44 Polish Social-Democrats, 29 members of the Social-Democracy of the Latvian Territory, and 4 “non-faction” delegates. The large industrial centres were represented by Bolsheviks. The St. Petersburg Party organisation sent 12 Bolsheviks of its 17 delegates; the Moscow City and Moscow District, 16 out of 19; the Urals, 19; Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Vladimir, Kostroma District, Bryansk, Kazan and Krasnoyarsk, Bolsheviks only. Lenin was a delegate to the Congress from the Upper Kama organisation. At the Congress there was a well-knit group of Bolsheviks led by Lenin, among them A. S. Bubnov, I. F. Dubrovinsky, M. N. Lyadov, V. P. Nogin, M. N. Pokrovsky, K. N. Samoilova, S. G. Shahumyan, J. V. Stalin, A. M. Stopani, I. A. Teodorovich, M. G. Tskhakaya, K. Y. Voroshilov, and Y. M. Yaroslavsky. Maxim Gorky attended the Congress with voice only. Following a long and sharp debate the Congress adopt ed this agenda:

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (GD0B3)

189 It's on the internet. It must be true.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (kR/iT)

190 What is your "source" that he did not , dude ?
Posted by: runner

I've read a lot of Russian history, including a lot on Stalin, and I've never seen it. I've read accounts of his being in Vienna in 1913, but never London.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)

191 Stalin visited Britain and Bill Clinton visited the USSR.

Posted by: polynikes at May 27, 2026 02:47 PM (9se1c)

192
Alabama rain keeps on fallin'
Keeps on stallin' my 'roll!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:47 PM (ixS3i)

193 78 @60 Yoda-it still blows me away how many were imported during George W's administration. Yes I remember him saying glowing things about Islam. I hated the guy when he was nominated but at least hoped he was the reckless cowboy the left painted him as when we went to war in the ME. Twenty plus fucking years and now when we have a chance to squash these cocksukers in Iran......nope, can't do that because we're still war weary(understandably) jfrom erking off in Iraq n Afghanistan. Never understand why we went into Iraq instead of Iran, but in hindsight the powers that be would have fucked that up too and here we are./rant
Posted by: JROD
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Because Saddam tried to kill GHWB, Shrub's father in Kuwait is my guess. The second reason is that Iraq was doable for an invasion in which Iran wasn't. Iran has a much greater land area plus a much larger population about twice the size of Iraq. We also knew already how to take Iraq and the northern quarter was a no go region already for Saddam because of the Kurds.

The dumbass Bush and his idiots from the CIA and State Dept. decided instead of leaving after Saddam got offed, we would stick around and make Iraq into a democracy.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 02:47 PM (E4rtv)

194 The famous 5th congress , man!

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:47 PM (GD0B3)

195 I've read a lot of Russian history, including a lot on Stalin, and I've never seen it. I've read accounts of his being in Vienna in 1913, but never London.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)

This is why you come here, to expand your knowledge, no?

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (GD0B3)

196 Nood fibbies

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (vJrRc)

197 OK, I guess I'm wrong about the Stalin thing. Thanks for putting me some knowledge. How in the world did I miss that?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (77rzZ)

198
Stalin's side piece was named Jefferson and Clinton's side piece was named Dzhughashvili.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS? WHAT ARE THE ODDS!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (ixS3i)

199 Man, that is a whole new level of stupid.
Posted by: Dumb And Dumber at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (74F8B)
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The democrat party is a suicidal death cult and its adherents have forgone any sense of self-preservation in furtherance of the cult. The sooner this is recognized the better we can all deal with the situation.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (oqH4h)

200
I love telling this story to dopes who say "the Germans elected Hitler"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (RIvkX)

____________

The Nazis had slipped badly in the November, 1932 election. They had severe factional trouble. They were almost bankrupt. A cyclical recovery in the economy was taking place. In short, the high tide of the Nazi party had passed. Then von Papen had his hissy fit against Schliecher...

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (HdYcL)

201 Mamdani got 35% of the overall Jewish vote. And that number increases significantly the younger the voters. IIRC he got a majority of the under 30 Jewish vote.
Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (ImXfC)
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Explain "Jewish voter" and we can consider this otherwise it is meaningless. Explain Catholic voters who vote in favor of abortion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (RIvkX)

202
187 Mamdani got 35% of the overall Jewish vote. And that number increases significantly the younger the voters. IIRC he got a majority of the under 30 Jewish vote.
Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 02:43 PM (ImXfC)

Man, that is a whole new level of stupid.
Posted by: Dumb And Dumber at May 27, 2026 02:46 PM (74F8B)

We must say thank you to the K-12-University indoctrination centers. Look no farther than that.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (g8Ew8)

203 Then von Papen had his hissy fit against Schliecher...
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (HdYcL)
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Hindenburg's infirmity as well I think dulled his revulsion at Hitler.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:51 PM (RIvkX)

204 Explain "Jewish voter" and we can consider this otherwise it is meaningless. Explain Catholic voters who vote in favor of abortion.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (RIvkX

You know being Catholic and being Jewish are not the same thing.

Posted by: polynikes at May 27, 2026 02:51 PM (9se1c)

205
Explain Catholic voters who vote in favor of abortion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 02:49 PM (RIvkX)

____________

We no longer have pastors telling their flocks that they can't leave Church doctrine outside the voting place.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:52 PM (HdYcL)

206
And Democrats are about to make him a Member of Congress, with the ability to smuggle bombs into Congress itself.

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Maybe the plan does not include bombing Congress. The plan is to infiltrate, bribe, and subvert. Once they've taken over, they'll put minarets in front of the Capitol and claim they built it.

Posted by: Part Falling Out of Engine at May 27, 2026 02:53 PM (VWtfl)

207 Our stupid western thinkers couldn't grasp or classify what Islam was, so we tried t fit it int our pre-conception of howhumans organize themselves and their beliefs, and foolishly assumed islam was a religion. We've been suffering under that misapprehension ever since.
Posted by: zombie

Classic liberalism projects values as universal. They aren't. Outside of perhaps a few universal wants--eats, shelter, etc., the higher level wants and needs are dictated by the culture around them, in many cases far older than the West.

So liberals trending into leftist thought believed in contradictory things--one is that leftists were the most perfect and moral beings ever on this earth, and that all cultures are equal, in part because the old liberalism made peoples of the world into interchangeable widgets. Commies adopted that.

So among the leftists now, it is an oppression olympics based on personal identifiers where the party cadre fight over who is the most oppressed (and consequently highest status deserving rule) of all. Everyone is unique but the same.

Leftist crackpots using society instead of economics where everyone is equal but some are more equal than others.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 02:54 PM (E4rtv)

208
Nood

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (HdYcL)

209 Hon. Vickie Paladino reposted

Manhattan Mingle
@ManhattanMingle
New York City’s Ugandan Mayor is attending events today in a dress.

https://tinyurl.com/49avxwhz

Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 02:56 PM (NpAcC)

210 197 OK, I guess I'm wrong about the Stalin thing. Thanks for putting me some knowledge. How in the world did I miss that?
Posted by: Bulg
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About the same trivia as Mustache Man living in UK for a period.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 02:57 PM (E4rtv)

211
But I would be considered some kind of racist.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks

You're always considered to be some kind of racist if you're white.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2026 03:03 PM (Cqx++)

212 Not sure if anyone already commented on this or not, but 6000 is a very low number. The average number of people on a typical workday would've been closer to 50 thousand, not six thousand.

Posted by: Rick C at May 27, 2026 03:23 PM (4J5S1)

213 Wow, we gotta worry about the Sikhs now, too? I thought that they at least had their shit somewhat together.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 03:59 PM (77rzZ)

Demented Cane-Shaking Sasquatch Al Green Loses His Primary Hugely

Al Green is a noted crusader for the rights of indigenous cavemen.

He carries what he says is a Magic Stick that allows him to poke ghosts in the belly when they get to hollerin' and actin' the fool.

Texas redrew its congressional map -- you might have heard. Two Democrat incumbents challenged each other for one of the few remaining blue districts, and Democrats chose the one who is not cursed by the Mark of the Werewolf.

Christian Menefee defeats longtime Houston Rep. Al Green in Texas' new 18th Congressional District

Green's loss means the Texas House delegation is losing one of its most senior members, who served more than 20 years in Congress.
Green, who has represented the 9th Congressional District since 2005, has been a vocal opponent to President Donald Trump's policies in Washington and a fixture on the Houston political scene. Green repeatedly and unsuccessfully filed articles of impeachment for Trump during the president's first and second terms. He was also removed from the State of the Union earlier this year after unfurling a protest sign. He had vowed to continue fighting Trump's agenda if reelected and leaned on his experience, pitching himself as the candidate has been doing the job.
Menefee will face the GOP nominee Ronald Dwayne Whitfield. Whitfield faces an uphill battle as the district is deep blue; Kamala Harris would have carried the new district by 55 points.

They packed as many Democrats as possible into a few districts.

But there are fewer blue districts now.

Trump had thoughts:

Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party! Al Green, one of the most mentally deficient Congressmen in the history of our Country, has lost, in a landslide, his seat in Congress -- But I will miss that lunatic not screaming and violently waving his cane at me during my next State of the Union Speech.

It's a bad day for senile cavemen, which means it's a good day for more fully-formed humans.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:23 PM

Comments

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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:22 PM (bFu5X)

2 sponge

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:24 PM (pT0dx)

3 He seems delightful.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 27, 2026 12:24 PM (/HDaX)

4 Menafee is probably no better, but everyone was sick of Green.

Posted by: huerfano at May 27, 2026 12:24 PM (VJX5o)

5 He also carries a proud tradition of being kicked out of State of the Union addresses.

Rightfully so.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 27, 2026 12:24 PM (No6pV)

6 Hey guys! What’s up? Like my Stetson? I like the taste of Paxton’s ass btw. Tastes like granola.

Posted by: John Cornyns Weenus at May 27, 2026 12:24 PM (ReYtg)

7 Ahem.

Clearly, that's a wolf man.

Posted by: Sasquatch Local 210 at May 27, 2026 12:25 PM (w/O5Q)

8 Menefree looks kind of gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:25 PM (bss/y)

9 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:25 PM (bFu5X)

10 Doesn't look like he's very 'free of men' IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)

11 Pulling into Katmandu,
Smoke rings fill the air.
Perfumed by a Nepal night,
The Express gets you there ...

TO FIRST!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

12 Send him to Guam. Along with Hank Johnson. Maybe the island'll tip over and we'll be done with the both of them.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (No6pV)

13 He was a better singer than politician.

Posted by: Crusader at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (TN0g+)

14 AhhhHooo....werewolves of Houston!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

15 Menefree looks kind of gay.
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Seems to be the leitmotif of Texas Democrats.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (6FOnh)

16 But I will miss that lunatic not screaming and violently waving his cane at me during my next State of the Union Speech.

I finally caught him in lie!!!!!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (oyck1)

17 Pulling into Katmandu,
Smoke rings fill the air.
Perfumed by a Nepal night,
The Express gets you there ...

TO FIRST!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

That's an odd way of congratulating RMBS.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM (/HDaX)

18 Gypsy Cursed Lives Matter!

Posted by: Democrats at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM (w/O5Q)

19 "Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party!"

"Dumocrat"? Damn, Trump has been reading The Blade's comments!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

20 I smell like moth balls and failure. Also, John Thune’s ass. But mostly failure.

Big shout out to George Bush, dunce.

Btw where’s your brother Jeb, George? He still alive or did aliens take him and that chihuahua he’s married to?

Posted by: John Cornyns Weenus at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM (ReYtg)

21 19 "Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party!"

"Dumocrat"? Damn, Trump has been reading The Blade's comments!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

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cofveve

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:28 PM (pT0dx)

22 Oh man, can Ace ever write when his dander gets ruffled.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 12:28 PM (9DasI)

23 If Green had a caption over his head that followed him around it would be a question mark. He’s dumber than a bucket of nails.

Posted by: John Cornyns Weenus at May 27, 2026 12:28 PM (ReYtg)

24 Menefee, who defeated green, is a true Democratic Socialist, and may well prove more effective than Green at pushing that line.
So, while it's good to celebrate Green's loss, in the end, his replacement may be worse.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at May 27, 2026 12:28 PM (MNCvZ)

25 @AlexPolmer
I feel so demoralized as a liberal right now. The bad guys are winning and shoving it in our faces. Republicans keep gerrymandering and we just don’t do anything about it.
If things don’t change republicans will have control for ever

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Democrats are so enthused to vote right now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (pT0dx)

26 That might be the best headline here in years.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (9DasI)

27 Still want a Flaming toilet for all the turds that have gotten flushed.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (5P5DO)

28 Green's loss means the Texas House delegation is losing one of its most senior members,

Oh, no! We're losing the wisdom of a 78-year-old grifter! How will his young replacement know to fleece the system?!

Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (zfkPG)

29 24 Menefee, who defeated green, is a true Democratic Socialist, and may well prove more effective than Green at pushing that line.
So, while it's good to celebrate Green's loss, in the end, his replacement may be worse.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at May 27, 2026 12:28 PM (MNCvZ)

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He's already in Congress.

This is really just getting rid of Green, not adding Menefee

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (pT0dx)

30 He's black? I though Mexican for sure.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (vJrRc)

31 Hey, didn't he play football or Cricket or something? "Mean Al Green"?

Posted by: Franco Harris at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (7Q0e+)

32 >>>Menefee, who defeated green, is a true Democratic Socialist, and may well prove more effective than Green at pushing that line.
So, while it's good to celebrate Green's loss, in the end, his replacement may be worse.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

let me have this one, man

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (1wjle)

33 Remember Alvin Greene in SC?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (77rzZ)

34 I don't even know what "caveman" means!

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (1wjle)

35 That Al Green is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (74F8B)

36 What is Al Green? Serious question. Is he a black dude? Indian?

He's so ugly and Cro-Magnon that I can't identify his race/ethnicity. He looks like Big Foot fucked the sea monster from Shape of Water in the ass, and he came slithering out in the load of feces.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (iFTx/)

37 That's an odd way of congratulating RMBS.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM

I'll take it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (bFu5X)

38 25 @AlexPolmer
I feel so demoralized as a liberal right now. The bad guys are winning and shoving it in our faces. Republicans keep gerrymandering and we just don’t do anything about it.
If things don’t change republicans will have control for ever

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Democrats are so enthused to vote right now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (pT0dx)

Don't do anything? Because they are virtually gerrymandered to the hilt in every state they have control of already. They can't do much back because they already did it first.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)

39 Butch Patrick all growed up.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2026 12:32 PM (Cqx++)

40 and Democrats chose the one who is not cursed by the Mark of the Werewolf.

luke of the werewolf > mark of the werewolf

Posted by: anachronda at May 27, 2026 12:32 PM (v3pYe)

41 Sigh.
For IDK how many years, I would come to Maine to work on the place. At about 11:30, down tools, park my butt overlooking the Sheepscot and listen to Rush and Howie.
Nostalgia is a helluva drug.

Posted by: Accomack at May 27, 2026 12:32 PM (JmCfn)

42 I want to know, if blacks in Congress are essential to our democracy, why so many white Democrats keep taking seats away from blacks?

Why won't these white Democrats give up their seat so the more deserving blacks can have representation?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 12:33 PM (73/SM)

43 Pulling into Katmandu,
Smoke rings fill the air.
Perfumed by a Nepal night,
The Express gets you there ...

TO FIRST!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

That's an odd way of congratulating RMBS.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM (/HDaX)
_____

The Blade was slow on the draw for this one ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:33 PM (iFTx/)

44 The news and talk shows are going to be filled with all these whiny ass losers.

Posted by: Billythesquid at May 27, 2026 12:33 PM (8Zdpn)

45 That is a weird missing-link looking dude.

Posted by: Clint Howard at May 27, 2026 12:33 PM (1wjle)

46 I was wondering about Rich Grennell's post quoted at the end of last thread. I looked at his stuff and yes, he was being satirical. I had thought so but wanted to be sure.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:33 PM (edUvp)

47 Republicans keep gerrymandering and we just don’t do anything about it.
If things don’t change republicans will have control for ever

New England would like a word, dumbass.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:34 PM (bFu5X)

48 27 Still want a Flaming toilet for all the turds that have gotten flushed.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (5P5DO

Must be saving that for Platner.
Although Galindo being sent to Camp Weedonwancha was pretty nice.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 12:34 PM (gKWVE)

49 Good afternoon Ace. I don't think Green could do well because his opponent was a delightful creature. People say that human's first manafee sightings were the origin of the mythical mermaid, which I mean they are a bit rubenesque, there's that. Anyway they are graceful tender animals, a real delight to see, very THIC, and Green never had a chance

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 12:34 PM (3uBP9)

50 The next time we see Al Green, he'll be huddled in a cave, gnawing on a human femur.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 12:34 PM (D1E+2)

51 32 >>>Menefee, who defeated green, is a true Democratic Socialist, and may well prove more effective than Green at pushing that line.
So, while it's good to celebrate Green's loss, in the end, his replacement may be worse.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

let me have this one, man
Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (1wjle)

Yes, we can't do anything substantive because the enemy will just be worse argument. I guess we should just punch our own tickets now.

*sidenote: I just had a mental image of hundreds of rons trying to decide which of their many firearms they thought were worthy of killing themselves with. I expect many would take weeks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)

52 I want to know, if blacks in Congress are essential to our democracy, why so many white Democrats keep taking seats away from blacks?
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And why are no blue state Democrats stepping aside to give their seats to black candidates?

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (6FOnh)

53 "Menefee also benefitted from more than $5 million in outside spending from a super PAC aligned with cryptocurrency industry leaders, Protect Progress." Sigh. We need to end Citizens United.

I never want to hear about how [x] just can't be done because it's an election year. There are many examples of Republicans not heeding their own creed on just this factor alone. Redistricting in an election year while crowing about it for the other side is just gross. The ultimate hypocrites.

Green is also 78 years old. There's something to be said for respecting a career and telling the man, "It's been real."

That's what I thought when the news said Green was **40+** years older than Menefee. Why are you running?? Let the new guard take the reins. I'm sick of this Diane Feinstein bullshit.

That's too bad. I like Al Green and will always remember him as someone who had the balls to draft up articles of impeachment against Trump.

Fuck AIPAC. I hate to the core all this goddamn victories sponsored by Netanyahu because it’s our tax money indirectly funding these Israel wins.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (JCZqz)

54 I really don't care what thread this is, I'm just here to post nonsense

I like this song

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw

Posted by: save the wails at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (LOZbR)

55 But there are less blue districts now.

And fewer gerrymandering.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)

56 and Democrats chose the one who is not cursed by the Mark of the Werewolf.

luke of the werewolf > mark of the werewolf
Posted by: anachronda at May 27, 2026 12:32 PM

luke of the werewolf > mark of the werewolf >>>>>>>>>>>john of the werewolf.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (bFu5X)

57 38 Don't do anything? Because they are virtually gerrymandered to the hilt in every state they have control of already. They can't do much back because they already did it first.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)

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"When you think about it, the Democrat Party is a centrist, moderate party more concerned with graft than advancing progressive policy.

Hell, what did Democrats do with a trifecta under Biden? The IRA which was no more than payoffs to Democrat client groups.

No amnesty. No gun control. No single payer.

Hell, the DOJ intentionally tanked the lawsuits against Trump because the DOJ is so infested with Republicans that there was no way a Democrat could exert control over the independent department.

And now they show that they can't even fight at the state level? Seriously, we could have gotten a 17-0 Illinois map, but Pritzker is just scared of seeming to be too combative because he wants to appeal to moderates for a presidential run.

Fuck the Democrat Party. Corporatist fascist party that's no better than Trump."
-Reddit, 54% probability

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (pT0dx)

58 Senile Cavemen .... what a band name that'd be.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (jehhT)

59 I don't why know but Eddie from the Munsters pops to mind when I see Green blathering on about anything.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at May 27, 2026 12:36 PM (VkY89)

60 53 Fuck AIPAC. I hate to the core all this goddamn victories sponsored by Netanyahu because it’s our tax money indirectly funding these Israel wins.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (JCZqz)

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Why did AIPAC money not save Cornyn?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:36 PM (pT0dx)

61 Alvin Greene went MAGA later.
I always liked that guy even if his IQ was solidly sub-90. Which overqualified him for Congress.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 12:36 PM (gKWVE)

62 But there are less blue districts now.

And fewer gerrymandering.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM

*grinds inner grammarian teeth*

You did that on purpose. That was not nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:37 PM (bFu5X)

63
The Donk commie cocksuckers have really been slamming the wall in Texas for the past few years, trying to turn the state blue. Getting rid of the crude one-trick commie pony Green in favor of a more polished, younger two or three-trick commie pony is just a matter of the Donks adjusting tactics. The strategy of breaking conservatives at the strongest point in the line is still a stupid strategy.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 12:37 PM (y9nCu)

64 When you find yourself pitted against another politician in the Political Thunderdome, it's best to grab a truly useful weapon, like a chainsaw, rather than wielding a so called Magic Stick.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at May 27, 2026 12:37 PM (5yDGQ)

65 You know if Texas were to have its redistricting revoked there would be enough blue districts for the Dem that wants to send Jews to concentration camps to run and win

I mean, come on that's only fair right?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)

66 There seems to be a large number of Demoncrats who are batshit crazy. But I'm probably being unfair.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at May 27, 2026 12:38 PM (uDWFN)

67 63
The Donk commie cocksuckers have really been slamming the wall in Texas for the past few years, trying to turn the state blue. Getting rid of the crude one-trick commie pony Green in favor of a more polished, younger two or three-trick commie pony is just a matter of the Donks adjusting tactics. The strategy of breaking conservatives at the strongest point in the line is still a stupid strategy.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 12:37 PM (y9nCu)

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Young guy already represents TX-18, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:38 PM (pT0dx)

68 Well, at least now he's free to pick up where he left off with his musical career.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 27, 2026 12:38 PM (2Ez/1)

69 Ace’s jazz status: ON

You love to see it!

Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2026 12:38 PM (ZGrMX)

70 But there are less blue districts now.

And fewer gerrymandering.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)
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...and the "Most subtle grammer policing" award goes to ... Bulg!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 12:38 PM (9DasI)

71 Fuck the Democrat Party. Corporatist fascist party that's no better than Trump."
-Reddit, 54% probability
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (pT0dx)

You are being flippant, but they did accomplish something. They spent an insane amount of money and a lot of that money went into dem/commie/tranny/socialist group and individual coffers. It may not be as flashy as Obamacare, but it is no less bad. These groups and individuals can then go out and agitate on the commies behalf.

Although I notice that the ice riots and various other demonstrations of the first year seem to have died down. Either the election or their burn rate of cash is enormous.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)

72 "... a Flaming toilet for all the turds that have gotten flushed."

LOL

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (qFwJc)

73 Rename ICE to MAID

Via X-

ABC News

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (uR/bV)

74 There wolf

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (/rHJl)

75 Democrats in Texas just silenced one of the most important black voices in the U.S. House.

By replacing him with...(checks screen) another black dude. Some black voices are more important than other ones it seems.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (V362x)

76 Losing, so simple that Al Green can do it.

Posted by: Geico Announcer at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (k1E2D)

77 The Donk commie cocksuckers have really been slamming the wall in Texas for the past few years, trying to turn the state blue.

Most blue states aren't, but Dems are the ones counting the votes so we get the official tallies we do...they figured if they can just buy their way to one big victory they can so the same thing in Texas.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (sKqQm)

78 Am I misremembering or did somebody once post a picture of Eddie Munster with an Al Greene doll?

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (EcHpA)

79
They packed as many Democrats as possible into a few districts.

But there are less blue districts now.

_____________

Every representative from one of those few blue districts will be a lunatic, DemSocs baying for blood. It will be the end of not just a Kennedy Democratic party but even a Clinton Democratic party.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (HdYcL)

80 I want to know, if blacks in Congress are essential to our democracy, why so many white Democrats keep taking seats away from blacks?
------------------
And why are no blue state Democrats stepping aside to give their seats to black candidates?

And why aren't liberal, white college professors giving up their tenure and positions for more deserving black scholars?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (No6pV)

81 Mr. Green plans to devote more time to his scientific work; specifically to test his theory that banging rocks make fire.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (CwhoI)

82 60 53 Fuck AIPAC. I hate to the core all this goddamn victories sponsored by Netanyahu because it’s our tax money indirectly funding these Israel wins.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (JCZqz)

=======

Why did AIPAC money not save Cornyn?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:36 PM (pT0dx)

I'm wondering if Biden's Dog can see his way clear to giving me a no payback loan of only a million dollars?

You know, when he has time from dodging missile fire.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)

83 *sidenote: I just had a mental image of hundreds of rons trying to decide which of their many firearms they thought were worthy of killing themselves with. I expect many would take weeks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

"I just can't decide! I guess I'll have to keep living..."

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (vJrRc)

84 There seems to be a large number of Demoncrats who are batshit crazy. But I'm probably being unfair.

That's just because the island the crazy Republicans were on tipped over

Posted by: Hank Green at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)

85 71 You are being flippant, but they did accomplish something. They spent an insane amount of money and a lot of that money went into dem/commie/tranny/socialist group and individual coffers. It may not be as flashy as Obamacare, but it is no less bad. These groups and individuals can then go out and agitate on the commies behalf.

Although I notice that the ice riots and various other demonstrations of the first year seem to have died down. Either the election or their burn rate of cash is enormous.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)

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Well, yeah, that's the graft.

They maintained the fed grant to political PAC pipeline that Obama and Holder had really started.

This is why the Vance Task Force against Fraud, which has stopped, literally, a quarter of a trillion dollars, is a big, if deeply unappreciated, thing.

But leftists don't care about the ecosystem that sustains them because it's invisible. They care about policy wins that they've been promised for decades.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (pT0dx)

86 Mad Hats Frederica still missing?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (/rHJl)

87 Most blue states aren't, but Dems are the ones counting the votes so we get the official tallies we do...they figured if they can just buy their way to one big victory they can so the same thing in Texas.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (sKqQm)

And that is what their plan is everywhere.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)

88 It's the facial hair that Green has that is particularly high up on the cheeks that makes him look like a Neanderthal, imo. That and the inarticulate mouth sounds.

Posted by: fly gal at May 27, 2026 12:41 PM (kAzG3)

89 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.

Obviously we need to send them home faster.

Being in the racist and evil USA is wearing down their mental health, and returning to live with Sun People will fix everything.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)

90 Most blue states aren't, but Dems are the ones counting the votes so we get the official tallies we do...they figured if they can just buy their way to one big victory they can so the same thing in Texas.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (sKqQm)

Talarico is what you get when a bunch of atheists who know nothing about Christianity pick a candidate who they think sounds "Christian" because he says a few magic words.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (edUvp)

91 72 "... a Flaming toilet for all the turds that have gotten flushed."
...
LOL

Next stop, Los Angeles where the LIB BASSholes and firestarting BASStards will simply be besides themselves that the race against Spenser Pratt wasn't even close, that they have been LIED TO and CHEATED out of a future for so long...

LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (8p8zX)

92 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Let me guess - as many as five offed themselves in the last year where before there'd been zero per year.

It's a five-fold increase!

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (vJrRc)

93
Mad Hats Frederica still missing?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (/rHJl)

_____________

They're building an audioanimatronic replacement.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (HdYcL)

94 Butch Patrick all growed up.

I became a Teen-Aged Werewolf in 1960, sixty-six years ago. That pre-dates Eddie Munster by four years!

Posted by: Al of Indeterminate Color at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (E/qck)

95 As a guy if you want to grow a beard you have to shave the scraggly area on the high cheeks - whatever sort of beard you want.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

96 As for Al Green, he looks like he's descended from one of those early hominids the Neanderthals didn't want to fuck.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (gKWVE)

97 Afternoon Ace.
The district instead of a Caveman went for a Malcolm X look alike. Definitely Dem Socialist

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:43 PM (hpwtA)

98 The cavemen from 2001: A Space Odyssey had more intelligence and hunting skills than Al Green.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 12:43 PM (Oy/m2)

99 Sasquatch ruled his district for 20 years. But as soon as it's mildly re-districted -- but still deep deep blue -- a largely unknown nobody comes along and crushes Green's caveman dick into the dirt, with voting at 70-30.

Yes, a longtime incumbent who held his seat for 20 years got only 30% of the vote.

What is going on here? I think it's more than just the redistricting. Blue is blue. We often talk about how the end of USAID and related slush funds, and the tightening of voting controls, will affect the Dumocrap-GOP races.

But it also affects the intra-Dumocrap races too. I think that's what happened here. The old guard counted on piles of cheap money and loose vote controls to keep slithering back into their seats. No more.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)

100 Talarico is what you get when a bunch of atheists who know nothing about Christianity pick a candidate who they think sounds "Christian" because he says a few magic words.

The serpent in the garden also said some magic words. This guy's a serpent.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (No6pV)

101 Paul Ryan looks more like Eddie Munster than this dude does.

Matt Gaetz, too.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (77rzZ)

102 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

I remember when the Left was really upset that one protest by Republicans a few years ago supposedly drove a couple Capitol Police to suicide...I'm sure they'll be incredibly concerned about this and demand anti-ICE protesters calm their rhetoric.

Right?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (JCZqz)

103 But leftists don't care about the ecosystem that sustains them because it's invisible. They care about policy wins that they've been promised for decades.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:40 PM (pT0dx)

Eh, I think it's both. They want the luxury that the graft gives them because then they can spout how communism is the only true way.

Hasan really is the model of a modern communist. Pampered, massive inferiority complex, has to have all the nicest things, petty and mean.

This is not a russian peasant buying the party line and living in squalor while fighting the revolution. And I am not sure that image was EVER apt.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

104 Moonwatcher from 2001 is less hirsute.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (/rHJl)

105 The district instead of a Caveman went for a Malcolm X look alike. Definitely Dem Socialist

Honestly it is nice to see a leftist that doesn't look like a pedo, a homeless woman, or a caveman.

Yeah he's still a scumbag but at least he looks like an adult.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

106 Definitely off topic, and forgive me if it's been mentioned, but Newser is reporting Rosie O'Donnell said she got a face-lift and no one noticed.

Heh

We now return to your regularly scheduled election thread

Posted by: 496 at May 27, 2026 12:45 PM (EWlvz)

107 95 As a guy if you want to grow a beard you have to shave the scraggly area on the high cheeks - whatever sort of beard you want.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

Or be armenian. This is why I always go for the goatee, because my jawline is patchy like that. Not a great look.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

108 Every representative from one of those few blue districts will be a lunatic, DemSocs baying for blood. It will be the end of not just a Kennedy Democratic party but even a Clinton Democratic party.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (HdYcL)

They're in a death spiral, or a crazy spiral if you prefer. As they get more radical due to the outsized influence that their online posters have, moderate voices and moderate voters drop out. (They don't necessarily become Republican, but they do drop out) As they leave, the remaining group becomes more and more concentrated and competes to see who can win the crazy olympics.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (edUvp)

109 @AlexPolmer
I feel so demoralized as a liberal right now. The bad guys are winning and shoving it in our faces. Republicans keep gerrymandering and we just don’t do anything about it.
If things don’t change republicans will have control for ever

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Democrats are so enthused to vote right now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (pT0dx)

This this guy has ANY idea that Dems have already gerrymandered the entire country to get themselves to an unnaturally high level of representation relative to their actual appeal?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Kdi1r)

110 who served more than 20 years in Congress.

Well, to me, that seems to be the biggest problem, right there. He needs to go home and get a real job.

Posted by: GWB at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (kU0PQ)

111 @AlexPolmer
I feel so demoralized as a liberal right now. The bad guys are winning and shoving it in our faces. Republicans keep gerrymandering and we just don’t do anything about it.
If things don’t change republicans will have control for ever
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That's kinda what happens when you lie, cheat and steal for 50+ years to maintain an artificial advantage.

I'll say it again:
No one alive today knows what politics looks like when Republicans have an even playing field.
A partial list of the overwhelming and unfair advantages the Dems have had for decades:
- the media
- academia
- entertainment
- laundered tax-funded campaigns
- every major city with near limitless vote fraud
- minority-majority districts stealing seats in Republican states

And all we've done is chip away slightly at those--and they're getting their asses handed to them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (73/SM)

112 103 Eh, I think it's both. They want the luxury that the graft gives them because then they can spout how communism is the only true way.

Hasan really is the model of a modern communist. Pampered, massive inferiority complex, has to have all the nicest things, petty and mean.

This is not a russian peasant buying the party line and living in squalor while fighting the revolution. And I am not sure that image was EVER apt.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

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Well, my point is largely about how demoralized they are.

So, the surface, that which animates them, is the policy stuff that they see no advancement on while Republicans get visible gains at the state level with redistricting (the lack of passage of the SAVE act which 3/4 of their own party supports seems weirdly absent, I dunno), and they see failure.

But then, in addition, the ecosystem is being dismantled.

The ecosystem is invisible to them, so they largely just see it in broader economic terms ("the economy sucks because my job got lost") but the real demoralizing aspect is the combination.

"The economy sucks so Republicans should be losing, but Republicans aren't losing."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (pT0dx)

113 Paul Ryan looks more like Eddie Munster than this dude does.

Al Green looks more like Eddie's werewolf doll, "Woof-woof".

Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2026 12:47 PM (Pu/zx)

114 Old style communism at least knew it was supposed to appeal to working class people - look at the art; virile looking workers staring into...THE FUTURE

Most cultural marxism doesn't even bother with that. They can replace those workers with people from abroad so what would be the point in appealing to people that won't recognize your superiority anyway

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)

115 It's the facial hair that Green has that is particularly high up on the cheeks that makes him look like a Neanderthal, imo. That and the inarticulate mouth sounds.
Posted by: fly gal at May 27, 2026 12:41 PM

Player #1: Hey, Lutz! You know who I am?
Derek: Um, let me see. Uh, protruding supra-orbital ridges.
[the football player picks up Derek by his shirt]
Derek: Small cranium. Uh, 1300 cc brain. Hmmm. Neanderthal Man!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:47 PM (bFu5X)

116 Perfect Dem candidate would be a PDF druggie trans cave woman?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 12:47 PM (/rHJl)

117 *sidenote: I just had a mental image of hundreds of rons trying to decide which of their many firearms they thought were worthy of killing themselves with. I expect many would take weeks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

"I just can't decide! I guess I'll have to keep living..."
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Oh! Or maybe spend the next year designing and building a rig to allow one to use all of them at the same time!

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 12:47 PM (vJrRc)

118 106 Definitely off topic, and forgive me if it's been mentioned, but Newser is reporting Rosie O'Donnell said she got a face-lift and no one noticed.

Heh

We now return to your regularly scheduled election thread
Posted by: 496 at May 27, 2026 12:45 PM (EWlvz)

it was actually a butt-lift, but nobody could tell the difference.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:47 PM (edUvp)

119 109 This this guy has ANY idea that Dems have already gerrymandered the entire country to get themselves to an unnaturally high level of representation relative to their actual appeal?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Kdi1r)

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Bilateral, non-partisan commissions drew the maps in blue states, man.

They're completely non-partisan and show that Democrats are simply better than Republicans, more moral and less willing to fight.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:47 PM (pT0dx)

120 Why did AIPAC money not save Cornyn?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:36 PM (pT0dx)

He did not apply it properly ! *Magic spells were not followed!

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 12:48 PM (GD0B3)

121 But I will miss that lunatic not screaming and violently waving his cane at me during my next State of the Union Speech.
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Oh, I'm sure he'll make an appearance as someone's invited guest...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 12:48 PM (gnNyN)

122 Every representative from one of those few blue districts will be a lunatic, DemSocs baying for blood. It will be the end of not just a Kennedy Democratic party but even a Clinton Democratic party.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 12:39 PM (HdYcL)

They're in a death spiral, or a crazy spiral if you prefer. As they get more radical due to the outsized influence that their online posters have, moderate voices and moderate voters drop out. (They don't necessarily become Republican, but they do drop out) As they leave, the remaining group becomes more and more concentrated and competes to see who can win the crazy olympics.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (edUvp)

"And they will be given over to a depraved mind" Romans 1:28 springs to mind.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (No6pV)

123 The ecosystem is invisible to them, so they largely just see it in broader economic terms ("the economy sucks because my job got lost") but the real demoralizing aspect is the combination.

"The economy sucks so Republicans should be losing, but Republicans aren't losing."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (pT0dx)

Hmmm. Maybe. Communism is largely a luxury belief. It REQUIRES success in order for it to be a widespread political ideology. Europe financed their socialism on our success for the last 50 years.

Without us, it all collapses into oligarchy, which would be fine with the party aparats because they would still be in charge of the ashes, but turds like the guys posting to reddit? Living in some apartment block hoping the footsteps do not stop at their door.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)

124 >>> As a guy if you want to grow a beard you have to shave the scraggly area on the high cheeks - whatever sort of beard you want.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

Or be armenian. This is why I always go for the goatee, because my jawline is patchy like that. Not a great look.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

The real action is in beard length, not bushy scraggly like a neckbeard mussleman, but trim and pointy like a wizard. I've got a good inch and a half, almost two inches but it's all clean lines. I need a staff now.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (3uBP9)

125 IIRC, Al Green got his start as a "crank" candidate, with the real Democrat candidate certain to win the primary. Then his opponent dropped out, leaving him as the only Dem on the ballot. When the election rolled around, a lot of people voted for him thinking he was the well-known Soul singer.

He must have been a good foot soldier for the Dems, as they kept him around long past his expiration date.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (0vB2I)

126 I feel so demoralized as a liberal right now. The bad guys are winning and shoving it in our faces. Republicans keep gerrymandering and we just don’t do anything about it.

See this is the comical thing - blue states have been heavily gerrymandered for 20 years.

Remember when the MA governor threatened to gerrymander her ALL DEMOCRAT state?

And if you point out to leftists just how gerrymandered New England is you get one of the following:

1) That isn't gerrymandering, its like, random luck

B) That isn't gerrymandering, its like, Republicans don't bother appealing to New England people

III) Sure its gerrymandering, but like from 20 years ago so it doesn't count

And sometimes the same person will argue all three points...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (sKqQm)

127 I'll say it again:
No one alive today knows what politics looks like when Republicans have an even playing field.
A partial list of the overwhelming and unfair advantages the Dems have had for decades:
- the media
- academia
- entertainment
- laundered tax-funded campaigns
- every major city with near limitless vote fraud
- minority-majority districts stealing seats in Republican states

And all we've done is chip away slightly at those--and they're getting their asses handed to them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (73/SM)

the fun part is that this edifice has become so monolithic and interconnected that as it crumbles, it will all crumble together.

None of it has any organizational survivability without the support of all the other parts.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:50 PM (edUvp)

128

Demented Cane-Shaking Sasquatch Al Green Loses His Primary Hugely

How about this one.

Subhuman Sloped Forehead Baboon Al Green Loses His Primary Hugely

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 12:50 PM (och2J)

129 There seems to be a large number of Demoncrats who are batshit crazy.
——-

There is a “gatekeeper” or winnowing quality to their selection process, that has been going on for many years.

Successful, rational decent individuals Need Not Apply. They have narrowed their acceptable viewpoints to a vanishingly small subset of whacked out beliefs. After many years, this is what we got.

One would be forgiven, if one did not know better, to think that they are ALL crazy as loon. This is not by accident, they WANT the crazy.

Remember at the core, the radical “burn it all down” contingent won the battles of the 1960s and 1970s. The Weathermen, the Black panthers, the Earth first.

Biden and Pelosi were the new wave politicians that swept in the early 1970s, in a sense replacing Moynihan and “Scoop”’Jackson or Hubert Humphrey.

Now the young radicals are tired of waiting for these fossils to get out of the way. You think things are fucked up now, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Incompetence is one thing. Corruption is one thing.

As we’ve seen, this latest batch of politicos are a deadly combination of corrupt AND incompetent. And they are belligerently ignorant.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 12:51 PM (nOr6i)

130 Without us, it all collapses into oligarchy, which would be fine with the party aparats because they would still be in charge of the ashes, but turds like the guys posting to reddit? Living in some apartment block hoping the footsteps do not stop at their door.

That has already been happening. Living standards in Europe have been flat for almost a generation now. Most Euros think they are about as wealthy as Americans and...they've fallen way way behind.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:51 PM (sKqQm)

131 123
Hmmm. Maybe. Communism is largely a luxury belief. It REQUIRES success in order for it to be a widespread political ideology. Europe financed their socialism on our success for the last 50 years.

Without us, it all collapses into oligarchy, which would be fine with the party aparats because they would still be in charge of the ashes, but turds like the guys posting to reddit? Living in some apartment block hoping the footsteps do not stop at their door.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)

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I still think the midterms will trend towards Democrats because it's just the pattern.

But this massive hole in patronage that's suddenly developed is going to have some kind of effect.

If 1% of the quarter trillion that Vance has stopped since the start of the task force was going back into Democrat pockets, that's $2.5 billion to candidates, PACs, and Super PACs, not to mention the generalized ability to foster support by having people rely on the idea of the Democrat Party to just live.

That's not just ads on TV that translate to commissions to consultants. That's ballot harvesting operations.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:52 PM (pT0dx)

132 Successful, rational decent individuals Need Not Apply. They have narrowed their acceptable viewpoints to a vanishingly small subset of whacked out beliefs. After many years, this is what we got.

Look at Tulsi and RFK as prime examples.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

133 The real action is in beard length, not bushy scraggly like a neckbeard mussleman, but trim and pointy like a wizard. I've got a good inch and a half, almost two inches but it's all clean lines. I need a staff now.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (3uBP9)

I never get good length because I get tired of it and want my face to feel clean. And there is nothing like shaving with a good razor after having a beard for a while.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

134 Definitely off topic, and forgive me if it's been mentioned, but Newser is reporting Rosie O'Donnell said she got a face-lift and no one noticed.

What she meant was that no one cared and she just couldn't let that go so she called attention to it herself.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 12:52 PM (vTZFs)

135 Sure, but his Top 40 Show was better than Kasey Kasem's.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 27, 2026 12:53 PM (wGerL)

136 Sid's dementia seems to be worsening

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 12:53 PM (xbLzn)

137 Speaking of celebrities and medicine:

What happened to Kathy Griffin and her botched colonoscopy?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 12:53 PM (/rHJl)

138 11 Pulling into Katmandu,
Smoke rings fill the air.
Perfumed by a Nepal night,
The Express gets you there ...

TO FIRST!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

Somebody was saying, on a thread sometime earlier today, that you're AI. I don't think so!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:53 PM (6wpGE)

139 III) Sure its gerrymandering, but like from 20 years ago so it doesn't count

And sometimes the same person will argue all three points...
Posted by: 18-1

It, like, reflects the will of the people, and doesn't discriminate against BIPOCs, so it's okay.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 27, 2026 12:54 PM (JCZqz)

140 And sometimes the same person will argue all three points...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM

We're not dealing with rocket surgeons up here.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:54 PM (bFu5X)

141 I don't know why I hate Trump like I do;
All the changes he put me through.
Took my money, my walking cane;
I haven't found the rest of my brain.

I wanna know, can you tell me,
Did I get tossed away?

Take me to the bayou, drop me in the water.
Take me to the bayou, dump me in the water.
Flushing me down, flushing me down....

Posted by: AL FUCKIN' GREEN at May 27, 2026 12:54 PM (wtvvX)

142 That's not just ads on TV that translate to commissions to consultants. That's ballot harvesting operations.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:52 PM (pT0dx)

LOL. Ever notice some of our exchanges are just an excuse to quote each other, then completely ignore what we quoted in order to talk about what we wanted to write about in the first place?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)

143
Europe financed their socialism on our success for the last 50 years.

____________

And now we're balking at coöperating with them in deals where we're the loser. That ought to terrify them because it means they have to rely on their own resources to compete. And they know they can't.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 12:54 PM (HdYcL)

144 But this massive hole in patronage that's suddenly developed is going to have some kind of effect.

This and the redistricting is why I am optimistic.

The polls you are seeing right now, when NOT straight up push polls, are built on the Dems having billions collected from Uncle Sugar to pay for fraud and votes.

So the guy that went to vote because you offered him $20 in 2024, will he turn out in 2026 when you don't have money to pay him?

And the mule that's filling out a hundred ballots from dead people for you...is he going to do it when you don't give him a grand?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

145 21 19 cofveve
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:28 PM (pT0dx)

covfefe
I think.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (6wpGE)

146 He goes back to "Tired of Being Alone"

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (RHGPo)

147 covfefe
I think.
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (6wpGE)

Yeah, v first.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (bss/y)

148 27 Still want a Flaming toilet for all the turds that have gotten flushed.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (5P5DO)

ewww

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (6wpGE)

149 Without us, it all collapses into oligarchy, which would be fine with the party aparats because they would still be in charge of the ashes, but turds like the guys posting to reddit? Living in some apartment block hoping the footsteps do not stop at their door.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)

There's a reason that Communist systems all become autocracies. Best example is the Soviet Union, which within 30 years of the Revolution became just a worse version of the same Czarist Autocracy they'd always had. Or China, which is "communist" in name only, and in fact has just gone back to the Imperial Government they've had for 2500 years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (edUvp)

150 Interesting how everyone on the Left keeps complaining about losing districts, but no one ever seems to want to argue for creating MORE districts, thus creating more Congresscritters.

Though they have no qualms about packing SCOTUS with more judges...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 12:56 PM (gnNyN)

151 144 That's not just ads on TV that translate to commissions to consultants. That's ballot harvesting operations.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:52 PM (pT0dx)

LOL. Ever notice some of our exchanges are just an excuse to quote each other, then completely ignore what we quoted in order to talk about what we wanted to write about in the first place?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)

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Kinda...

Anyway, communism is a luxury belief for the coddled. The masses don't want it.

So, eliminating the coddled should lessen the ideology over time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:56 PM (pT0dx)

152 150 27 Still want a Flaming toilet for all the turds that have gotten flushed.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 12:29 PM (5P5DO)

ewww
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (6wpGE)

Think of it as purifying flames. Like scrubbing bubbles- but better.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y)

153 34 I don't even know what "caveman" means!
Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (1wjle)

; )

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:56 PM (6wpGE)

154 I've got a good inch and a half, almost two inches but it's all clean lines.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 12:49 PM (3uBP9)

So you're saying it's not the size that counts?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 12:56 PM (Kdi1r)

155 We should massively increase the number of reps. They are supposed to be closer to the voters then they are.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)

156 Talarico is what you get when a bunch of atheists who know nothing about Christianity pick a candidate who they think sounds "Christian" because he says a few magic words.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (edUvp)

Talarico is not an atheist. His God is The State.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (T6aVk)

157 Fuck AIPAC. I hate to the core all this goddamn victories sponsored by Netanyahu because it’s our tax money indirectly funding these Israel wins.

AIPAC annoys me because they don't care how much of a gun-grabbing RINO someone is, but their commitment to a single issue is actually kind of refreshing in a landscape where every leftist PAC advocates for every leftist position.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (2ocoG)

158 off sock

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (wtvvX)

159 >>> I never get good length because I get tired of it and want my face to feel clean. And there is nothing like shaving with a good razor after having a beard for a while.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

I keep the rest shaved and smooth. Thin sideburns and trim lines. And then I take the electric razer to clean the lines leading down. Basically like a hedge trimmer when you carve your hedge into the form of a swan in your english garden or whatever. But in this case a pointy beard. And then I use this honest amish stuff balm to keep it in place. I'm bald up top so I can do f-all with that so I have fun with my beard.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (3uBP9)

160 "And they are belligerently ignorant.
Posted by: Common Tater"

And damned proud of it!

Posted by: AOC at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (GUOwU)

161 LOL. Ever notice some of our exchanges are just an excuse to quote each other, then completely ignore what we quoted in order to talk about what we wanted to write about in the first place?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)

Oh absolutely! And about that Iran situation....

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (edUvp)

162 the fun part is that this edifice has become so monolithic and interconnected that as it crumbles, it will all crumble together.
——-

Right, the seeds of its inevitable downfall were sown by its very success. Institutions inevitably become hidebound and unable to change with the times.

In 1979 say, nobody questioned the absolute power of the media based in New York. The television news broadcast outlets, the New York Times, et al.

Newspapers, magazines, the dead tree model of news is Dead.

But even the online internet version is a walking sucking chest wound. They became complacent and didn’t think they had to change. They had a 99% monopoly, and institutional government support, and laundered money. What could go wrong??

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (nOr6i)

163

Braindead Cromag With Tufts of Hair Coming Out of His Ears Al Green Loses His Primary Hugely

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (och2J)

164 Speaking of celebrities and medicine:

What happened to Kathy Griffin and her botched colonoscopy?
Posted by: Anna Puma
......

She shit out her face.

Posted by: wth at May 27, 2026 12:58 PM (UjdFS)

165 62 But there are less blue districts now.

And fewer gerrymandering.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM

*grinds inner grammarian teeth*

You did that on purpose. That was not nice.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:37 PM (bFu5X)

It was mean.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:58 PM (6wpGE)

166 What happened to Kathy Griffin and her botched colonoscopy?
Posted by: Anna Puma
......

She shit out her face.

No that's her comedy routine

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)

167 They’re getting rid of all the black people!!

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 12:58 PM (moGJJ)

168 There's a reason that Communist systems all become autocracies. Best example is the Soviet Union, which within 30 years of the Revolution became just a worse version of the same Czarist Autocracy they'd always had. Or China, which is "communist" in name only, and in fact has just gone back to the Imperial Government they've had for 2500 years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (edUvp)

Agreed, but as bad as the Czar may have been he didn't kill millions of his own people. An important point to remember for all who would like to toy with the idea of communism.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 27, 2026 12:58 PM (No6pV)

169 There's a reason that Communist systems all become autocracies. Best example is the Soviet Union, which within 30 years of the Revolution became just a worse version of the same Czarist Autocracy they'd always had. Or China, which is "communist" in name only, and in fact has just gone back to the Imperial Government they've had for 2500 years.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:55 PM (edUvp)

China is actually the best case we have of what I am talking about. They are STILL financed by our success because we gave them all our industry. If that had not happened, they might still have gone the fascist route (corporate communism) but I doubt they would have been anywhere near as effective/successful because then they would have been having to compete with our homegrown good domestically. (Assuming we had done something like Japan has done and held on to our own industry.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:59 PM (bss/y)

170 Talarico is not an atheist. His God is The State.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (T6aVk)

Looks true. Pure atheists generally make gods of themselves, instead.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:59 PM (edUvp)

171 21 19 "Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party!"

"Dumocrat"? Damn, Trump has been reading The Blade's comments!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

====

cofveve
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:28 PM (pT0dx)

I cannot confirm or deny whether I read the content before the comments.

Posted by: President Richard Punch at May 27, 2026 12:59 PM (errfS)

172 Clyburn (Dick-SC)is vital to the dem vote machine...it's why the GOP spared him. That and the photos.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 27, 2026 12:59 PM (cS1cw)

173 A note on gerrymandering...if Elbridge Gerry was alive today he would dumping Google servers in Boston Harbor and hunting Modern Dem pols with his musket.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)

174 I think the only reason he served as long as he did is because his idiot constituents thought he was THAT Al Green... and those constituents are dying out.

Posted by: weew at May 27, 2026 01:00 PM (9TspW)

175 157 We should massively increase the number of reps. They are supposed to be closer to the voters then they are.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)

So long as seating in the HR is NOT changed in any way.

Churchill, when Commons was rebuilt (it got hit by a bomb in WW11) purposely made it so it could seat, at best, 2/3 the MPs. I’ve been in Commons and am still blown away by how small it is compared to seeing it during PMQs or other such occasions.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 01:00 PM (T6aVk)

176

Caption for pic: "Dr. Zaius screws up 'Putting on the Ritz' and lets Taylor go free!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 27, 2026 01:00 PM (x0n13)

177 They are STILL financed by our success because we gave them all our industry.

One company I was at tried to get into the Chinese market twice.

Why twice? The first time the Chinese company we partnered with stole our IP and competed us out of the country.

Oh and guess what happened the second time?

And no, neither VP that led these efforts got fired.

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

178 Al Green the singer should sue him for use of the name. Unless, of course, he's no longer with us.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at May 27, 2026 01:01 PM (uDWFN)

179 178 Caption for pic: "Dr. Zaius screws up 'Putting on the Ritz' and lets Taylor go free!

this is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: taylor swift at May 27, 2026 01:01 PM (v3pYe)

180 127 I'll say it again:
No one alive today knows what politics looks like when Republicans have an even playing field.
A partial list of the overwhelming and unfair advantages the Dems have had for decades:
- the media
- academia
- entertainment
- laundered tax-funded campaigns
- every major city with near limitless vote fraud
- minority-majority districts stealing seats in Republican states

And all we've done is chip away slightly at those--and they're getting their asses handed to them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (73/SM)

the fun part is that this edifice has become so monolithic and interconnected that as it crumbles, it will all crumble together.

None of it has any organizational survivability without the support of all the other parts.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:50 PM (edUvp)

Yay!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:02 PM (6wpGE)

181 Pulling into Katmandu,
Smoke rings fill the air.
Perfumed by a Nepal night,
The Express gets you there ...

TO FIRST!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

Somebody was saying, on a thread sometime earlier today, that you're AI. I don't think so!
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 12:53 PM (6wpGE)
______

[Insert side-eye monkey meme]

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)

182 But seriously, Al Green in that photo really does look like a anthropological reconstruction of Homo Erectus.

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 01:02 PM (Av6i5)

183
*grinds inner grammarian teeth*

You did that on purpose. That was not nice.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:37 PM (bFu5X)

___________

I noticed ace's little faux pas and was relieved someone else said something first.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 01:02 PM (HdYcL)

184 >>>Trump had thoughts:

I voted for this in particular.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 27, 2026 01:02 PM (dK+Kv)

185 Ih oh, high winds might knock out power lines in the Capitol District.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 01:03 PM (/rHJl)

186 Say Al, Is that a banana or are you just happy to see me?

Posted by: WAREWOMAN at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (3idXb)

187 Talarico is a spook. I’d bet money on it.
——

I didn’t know, Stalin lived in London early in his “career”, and apparently was an informant or whatever for the Czar security service.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (nOr6i)

188 President Trump: "Al Green, one of the most mentally deficient Congressmen in the history of our Country..."

That's the President I voted for three times.

Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (Q+gd/)

189 SERIOUSLY funny cruelty here, Ace

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (xcxpd)

190 “They are STILL financed by our success because we gave them all our industry.”

All our industry, huh? So why do we still make things? Why do other countries outsource to the United States? (No one says anything about that.).The manufacturing facilities I have seen and been by on my travels in the country are just figments of the imagination?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (T6aVk)

191 If 1% of the quarter trillion that Vance has stopped since the start of the task force was going back into Democrat pockets, that's $2.5 billion to candidates, PACs, and Super PACs, not to mention the generalized ability to foster support by having people rely on the idea of the Democrat Party to just live.

That's not just ads on TV that translate to commissions to consultants. That's ballot harvesting operations.
--
And that's before we get to the pending SCOTUS opinion that will ban counting of ballots after Election Day.

IIRC, there were 3 seats in CA that flipped to Dem solely on late-counted ballots.
And that was under the old map.
Not the new one where they spread their voters even thinner ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (73/SM)

192 AIPAC annoys me because they don't care how much of a gun-grabbing RINO someone is, but their commitment to a single issue is actually kind of refreshing in a landscape where every leftist PAC advocates for every leftist position.
Posted by: Ian S.

That's because they know the instant the US decides not to support Israel, they'll get slaughtered and raped by Muslims. It's easy to be a single-issue voter when the lives of your entire people are on the line.

Contrast with the "literal trans genocide" occurring in the US RIGHT NOW....

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

193 180 Al Green the singer should sue him for use of the name. Unless, of course, he's no longer with us.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at May 27, 2026 01:01 PM (uDWFN)

The Reverend Al Green is still with us!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:05 PM (6wpGE)

194 And all we've done is chip away slightly at those--and they're getting their asses handed to them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 12:46 PM (73/SM)

the fun part is that this edifice has become so monolithic and interconnected that as it crumbles, it will all crumble together.

None of it has any organizational survivability without the support of all the other parts.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2026 12:50 PM (edUvp)

Yay!
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:02 PM (6wpGE)

***

Be vigilant.
They will not go quietly.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 01:05 PM (2WIwB)

195 Fuck AIPAC. I hate to the core all this goddamn victories sponsored by Netanyahu because it’s our tax money indirectly funding these Israel wins.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (JCZqz)
*********
I can't tell the difference between the Democrat party and Tucker, Nick Fuentes, Candace Owens and their followers.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 01:05 PM (NpAcC)

196 Does Al Green's loss mean he has to go back to a plain, drugstore brand cane?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 01:05 PM (jehhT)

197 A couple of nights ago, I was in the kitchen while my wife was in the living room on a zoom call with several of her old college buddies when the conversation turned to the Texas Senate race.

One of them, a retired liberal college nursing prof, was talking about how Talarico was such a "wonderful Christian".

She was quickly corrected by the conservative retired RN who immediately pointed out his stand on abortion and his "interpretation" of the Bible.

It was all I could do to not bust out laughing at that smackdown.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 01:06 PM (wtvvX)

198 189 Talarico is a spook. I’d bet money on it.
——

I didn’t know, Stalin lived in London early in his “career”, and apparently was an informant or whatever for the Czar security service.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (nOr6i)

I don't think he's smart enough. He can hardly find his way from one sentence to the next.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:06 PM (6wpGE)

199 Via X-

@EricLDaugh
HUGE DEVELOPMENT: Sec. Markwayne Mullin announces DHS is drawing up plans to BLOCK ALL international flights into sanctuary cities by ending Customs screening there

(more at link)
https://tinyurl.com/3c3u4sh7

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (uR/bV)

200
The cane-waving is an implied threat. Is it made of the traditional gutta-percha?

Think about whose footsteps this cretin is following.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (GkBlw)

201 isn't he the tarantula-faced one, or was there another?

Posted by: just saying at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (/JT24)

202 >>>Speaking of celebrities and medicine:

What happened to Kathy Griffin and her botched colonoscopy?

Posted by: Anna Puma

>They mistook her face for her ass and now she looks like Carrot Top's scrotum.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (D1E+2)

203 Leftists spend a lot of time arguing Jesus is "Buddy Christ". Oh to introduce them to someone from the first crusade...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (sKqQm)

204
Giuseppe Verdi >>> Mean Joe Green >>>> Al Green

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (HdYcL)

205 You know what this thread needs? It needs Wolfus' expert shaving commentary.

Posted by: fly gal at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (kAzG3)

206 So when Democrats are afraid of losing, they cheat?

You mean like here, in Maryland?

https://tinyurl.com/czd4r4d6

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (iMotb)

207 >> President Trump: "Al Green, one of the most mentally deficient Congressmen in the history of our Country..."

Mitch McConnell is on the line, and Diane Feinstein is on hold.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (moGJJ)

208 Al Green is a noted crusader for the rights of indigenous cavemen.

Actu-ally, "cavemen" were merely Cro magnons, no different from modern humans. Just the earliest emergence of us. Homo erecti like Al Green were much much earlier, living on the open savannah. Hadn't yet figured out how to live in a cave.

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (Av6i5)

209 Afternoon.

Is that Ceelo Green's dad?

Posted by: Robert at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (62jY7)

210 189 Talarico is a spook. I’d bet money on it.
——

I didn’t know, Stalin lived in London early in his “career”, and apparently was an informant or whatever for the Czar security service.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (nOr6i)

The VA Governor is a spook, and I'll buy Tater-rico is too. The CIA has been manipulating US elections for years, now they are choosing to use assets to run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (xcxpd)

211 AIPAC annoys me because they don't care how much of a gun-grabbing RINO someone is, but their commitment to a single issue is actually kind of refreshing in a landscape where every leftist PAC advocates for every leftist position.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2026 12:57 PM (2ocoG)

The NRA is the same. The NRA-ILA does not care how you vote or act otherwise; they only care about guns.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 01:07 PM (T6aVk)

212 "You say Alvin, We say Greene! Alvin Greene! Alvin Greene!"

Dude won a Democrat Primary, The Party said No.

Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2026 01:08 PM (Q+gd/)

213 I don't think he's smart enough. He can hardly find his way from one sentence to the next.
——-

Smarts got nothin’ to do with it.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 01:08 PM (nOr6i)

214 199 One of them, a retired liberal college nursing prof, was talking about how Talarico was such a "wonderful Christian".

She was quickly corrected by the conservative retired RN who immediately pointed out his stand on abortion and his "interpretation" of the Bible.

It was all I could do to not bust out laughing at that smackdown.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 01:06 PM (wtvvX)

======

"Are you trying to athiest-splain my religion to me? Are you appropriating my culture?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:08 PM (pT0dx)

215 I love how the Dems bounce back and forth between:

Gerrymandering is wrong. How dare Texas/FL/etc not have the same number of Dem reps as people vote there

and

Well of course New England is 100% Dem. If you win the elections you get to set the districts.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 01:08 PM (sKqQm)

216
Leftists spend a lot of time arguing Jesus is "Buddy Christ".

____________

The Lord loves you like a father. But you can be disinherited if you piss Him off enough.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 01:09 PM (HdYcL)

217 The VA Governor is a spook, and I'll buy Tater-rico is too. The CIA has been manipulating US elections for years, now they are choosing to use assets to run.

She "found" enough ballots to win her house and gov race didn't she...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 01:09 PM (sKqQm)

218 All our industry, huh? So why do we still make things? Why do other countries outsource to the United States? (No one says anything about that.).The manufacturing facilities I have seen and been by on my travels in the country are just figments of the imagination?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 01:04 PM (T6aVk)

Heavy industry? Mining? Steel production? Electronics? Coal?

Not 'All', I'll give you. But a lot.

And a lot of say... car 'manufacture' is just assembly of out of country produced components.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 01:10 PM (bss/y)

219 219 The VA Governor is a spook, and I'll buy Tater-rico is too. The CIA has been manipulating US elections for years, now they are choosing to use assets to run.

She "found" enough ballots to win her house and gov race didn't she...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 01:09 PM (sKqQm)

Oh yes. Oh to have the VA ballots audited but the VA GOP seems to be brain dead. Just like the WA GOP....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 01:10 PM (xcxpd)

220 so funny...when we moved into our last house in Houston we had Tom DeLay. DeLay didn't run again when his district got sliced up and that gave us Al Green.

I destroyed his event to introduce his campaign to ObamaCare at the "Power Center" in SW Houston.

The first hour had canned questions from obvious plants. Then he opened it up and pulled names out of the hat from people that had questions. He picked white boy Leon and that was all it took. He blew up at my question and the several hundred purple shirts from the SCEIU took over and stopped it. Fun times.

Posted by: DanMan at May 27, 2026 01:11 PM (8uzBS)

221 Hot Grits by Al Green, that was a real 'get up and dance' tune.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 01:11 PM (LHPAg)

222 > The VA Governor is a spook, and I'll buy Tater-rico is too. The CIA has been manipulating US elections for years, now they are choosing to use assets to run.
---------
One of the pundits on X (data republican) believes there are currently around 30 - 40 CIA assets worming their way into the federal government and state governments.

The CIA's principle purpose is to overthrow governments when they're not instigating rebellions or assassinating people.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 01:11 PM (jehhT)

223 LOL get fucked

Posted by: steevy at May 27, 2026 01:11 PM (YwEeS)

224 Oh yes. Oh to have the VA ballots audited but the VA GOP seems to be brain dead. Just like the WA GOP....

But if Gov Gilmore had audited her votes during her house run he would have been seen as divisive and it might have led to the GOP losing the next governor election

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 01:12 PM (sKqQm)

225 Anyone been to Conservative Treehouse lately ? Sure seems to be a lot of anti-semitism there....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:14 PM (nq13e)

226 Fuck AIPAC. I hate to the core all this goddamn victories sponsored by Netanyahu because it’s our tax money indirectly funding these Israel wins.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 12:35 PM (JCZqz)
*********
I can't tell the difference between the Democrat party and Tucker, Nick Fuentes, Candace Owens and their followers.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 01:05 PM (NpAcC)
____

The lefty obsession with AIPAC is odd. AIPAC is non-political in the sense not favoring Dumocraps over GOP or vice versa. AIPAC gives piles of money to Dumocraps.

I strongly suspect that these assherders know nothing about AIPAC, and just assume it's a synonym for "DA JEWZ."

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:14 PM (iFTx/)

227 spook
/spo͞ok/
noun
1. a ghost.
"the nights are drawing in and spooks and ghouls are getting ready to come out"
2. a spy.
"a CIA spook"
3. (obsolete) a Black person.

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Seriously, I didn't know which definition you meant at first. Getting a little worried we might be drifting into 19th-century racial epithets.

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 01:14 PM (Av6i5)

228 Talarico is a spook? Nah. The only thing time he goes overcover is to sniff other men's assholes.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

229 All that hairy oaf needs is a top hat.

"Puttin' on the Grift!" 🎩 🦯

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2026 01:15 PM (SY3Fm)

230 "cavemen"

Now I have to figure out how to work "Troglodyte-American" into a conversation.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (vJrRc)

231 Aldi 'Emporium Selection' Cheddar:

IDK if it's real 'cheddar.' It fractures like cheddar (helps to let it dry out a bit,) and it def has more cheddar tang than comparably priced cheap 'cheddar cheese.'

Eat with gusto, but tempered by due suspicion.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (Wq24h)

232 230 Talarico is a spook? Nah. The only thing time he goes overcover is to sniff other men's assholes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

But he says he has a Girlfriend ... No one's ever seen her though...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (nq13e)

233 On the plane. 20 minutes late due to "small maintenance issue."

Why I don't miss traveling one bit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (c36SH)

234 230 Talarico is a spook? Nah. The only thing time he goes overcover is to sniff other men's assholes.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

====

He was going to give up politics like 4 years ago.

Felt like he'd hit his ceiling.

And then he went stupid woke, and now he's nominee for senate, raking in tens of millions of dollars from CA and NY.

Dead state-level parties have only incentives for the worst people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (pT0dx)

235 So, just saw a headline that the "bipartisan" Protect College Sports Act was formally introduced into the Senate.

But GOD FORBID the SAVE AMERICA ACT gets acted on.

MFing damned RINOs.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (wtvvX)

236 And no sign of anyone working on anything.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (c36SH)

237 Talarico is a spook? Nah. The only thing time he goes overcover is to sniff other men's assholes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

But he says he has a Girlfriend ... No one's ever seen her though...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (nq13e)
_________

His "girlfriend" has a penis

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (iFTx/)

238 So ole Jimmy Talarico has gone full ~~vegan~~ retard.

https://instapundit.com/799562/

Posted by: Robert at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (62jY7)

239 237 So, just saw a headline that the "bipartisan" Protect College Sports Act was formally introduced into the Senate.

But GOD FORBID the SAVE AMERICA ACT gets acted on.

MFing damned RINOs.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (wtvvX)

=======

Mitch, Tillis, Murkowski, and Cassidy.

Try getting them to vote for something they don't want to vote for.

And, remember, Fetterman won't vote for the SAVE act either.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (pT0dx)

240 Wasn't Al Green accused of sexual assault on one of his staffers about 15 years ago?

Posted by: Orson at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (dIske)

241 239 Talarico is a spook? Nah. The only thing time he goes overcover is to sniff other men's assholes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

But he says he has a Girlfriend ... No one's ever seen her though...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (nq13e)
_________

His "girlfriend" has a penis
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (iFTx/)

And she's Canadian

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (xcxpd)

242 243 His "girlfriend" has a penis
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (iFTx/)

And she's Canadian

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (xcxpd)

===

Thai-Canadian.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:18 PM (pT0dx)

243 Heavy industry? Mining? Steel production? Electronics? Coal?

Not 'All', I'll give you. But a lot.

And a lot of say... car 'manufacture' is just assembly of out of country produced components.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 01:10 PM (bss/y)

Toyota is dropping $1B in TX to upgrade facilities for manufactures.

Yeah, I certainly go with “enough” but I like to look at everything. Not just the PRC either. And things are still made here. In different places in this country to be sure.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 01:18 PM (T6aVk)

244 >But he says he has a Girlfriend ... No one's ever seen her though...
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She goes to another school!

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 01:18 PM (ZxPkt)

245 Talarico is a spook? Nah. The only thing time he goes overcover is to sniff other men's assholes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

But he says he has a Girlfriend ... No one's ever seen her though...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (nq13e)
_________

His "girlfriend" has a penis
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (iFTx/)

And she's Canadian
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 01:17 PM (xcxpd)
___

Remember the "summer camp stud"? That's this twink.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)

246 232 "cavemen"

Now I have to figure out how to work "Troglodyte-American" into a conversation.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM (vJrRc)

D-E-V-O!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 01:18 PM (wtvvX)

247
235 On the plane. 20 minutes late due to "small maintenance issue."

Why I don't miss traveling one bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:16 PM

-------

*clang*

Posted by: Part Falling Out of Engine at May 27, 2026 01:19 PM (KDsZt)

248 His "girlfriend" has a penis

Word of advice for any other brothers on the downlow - never get a girlfriend with a bigger penis then your own

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 27, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

249 My business partner tells me that the local news are running some of the more egregious statements by Talarico

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 01:19 PM (5P5DO)

250 "How Can You Mend A Broken Shart ..."

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:19 PM (wrmc+)

251 I've seen several episodes of Air Disasters start like this.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:20 PM (c36SH)

252 Al Green is a noted crusader for the rights of indigenous cavemen.

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"Piker!" -- Valerie Jarrett

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:20 PM (wrmc+)

253 251 My business partner tells me that the local news are running some of the more egregious statements by Talarico

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 01:19 PM (5P5DO)

=====

The TX GOP is defining him as a weird freak from Austin.

He will run behind Allred.

He will raise more money than Beto, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:20 PM (pT0dx)

254 Cornyn may have taken AIPAC money but he failed to ask to use the Jewish Weather Machines ™. Keeping the turnout down via bad weather was Coryn's only chance

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 01:21 PM (hpwtA)

255 On the plane. 20 minutes late due to "small maintenance issue."

Well, they have to load the wing gremlin.

Anyone that looks like William Shatner with a window seat?

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

256 Talarico will be forced to withdraw before November. Paxton will run unopposed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:21 PM (c36SH)

257 250 His "girlfriend" has a penis

Word of advice for any other brothers on the downlow - never get a girlfriend with a bigger penis then your own

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 27, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

Mandatory "Detachable Penis" mention.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2026 01:21 PM (wtvvX)

258 "On the plane. 20 minutes late due to "small maintenance issue.""

I've monitored hundreds of thousands of ACARS telemetry messages. The biggest maintenance issues on airliners is ... wait for it ... lavatories. Fliers are very hard on jet lavatories.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (Wq24h)

259 Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party! Al Green, one of the most mentally deficient Congressmen in the history of our Country, has lost, in a landslide, his seat in Congress -- But I will miss that lunatic not screaming and violently waving his cane at me during my next State of the Union Speech.

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

I love that Trump has introduced terms into the lexicon like "shithole," "covfefe," and "low IQ."

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (wrmc+)

260 He will run behind Allred.

Wait... Is that that lawyer that always drags out female victims of alleged crimes to shake down wealthy people ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (nq13e)

261 258 Talarico will be forced to withdraw before November. Paxton will run unopposed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:21 PM (c36SH)

=======

Nah. He'll raise money no matter how hopeless he ends up looking because CA and NY progressives are stupid.

Same with Platner in Maine. When the video of him Seig Heiling while having sex with a dude wearing an SS uniform surfaces, he won't drop out either. NY progressives will still shovel him money because campaign aligned polling will say he's gonna win.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (pT0dx)

262 Al Green kinda reminds me of Fidel Castro

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (ZxPkt)

263 233 Aldi 'Emporium Selection' Cheddar:

IDK if it's real 'cheddar.' It fractures like cheddar (helps to let it dry out a bit,) and it def has more cheddar tang than comparably priced cheap 'cheddar cheese.'

Eat with gusto, but tempered by due suspicion.
Posted by: gp

Teu fact, interesting trvia:

There is only ONE farm left in the whole world that still have the original Cheddar Cave cheese mold cultures. (The farm is in Somerset -- i've actually been there.) All the other farms in the UK get their Cheddar cultures from this one guy.

And all Cheddar made outside the UK is actually "Cheddar-like dairy product," not real Cheddar cheese.

Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2026 01:23 PM (Av6i5)

264 It's a bad day for senile cavemen, which means it's a good day for more fully-formed humans.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:23 PM

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This blog is so simple even a caveman can do it.

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:23 PM (wrmc+)

265 Oh yes. Oh to have the VA ballots audited but the VA GOP seems to be brain dead. Just like the WA GOP....
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I am going to enjoy the legal buttfuckery all the CA courts manufacture to ensure that Pratt cannot audit the L.A. election results.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 01:23 PM (73/SM)

266 My bet is that Talarico will have a breakdown by November. He'll "step back" from campaigning

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 01:23 PM (hpwtA)

267 262 He will run behind Allred.

Wait... Is that that lawyer that always drags out female victims of alleged crimes to shake down wealthy people ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (nq13e)

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Colin Allred.

Ran against Cruz in 2024.

Was told he had a real shot for more than a year. Got 44% of the vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:23 PM (pT0dx)

268 They are now "working towards a solution" with no eta.

Air travel is the shit........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:24 PM (c36SH)

269

Talarico looks like he is made up of components.

Helmet hair, no tan, big round white boy face, talks without saying anything.

Does he even exist?

What a strange person, a bit like Pete Buttjudge.

Who takes care of the kids when Buttjudge is out on the road? That weird dude he holds hands with? Anybody? Have they throw those two black kids out yet? They served their purpose.

Does Talarico Robot have any kids? You would think a Very Conservative White Man in Texas would have lots of kids.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 01:24 PM (och2J)

270 Colin Allred.

Ran against Cruz in 2024.

Was told he had a real shot for more than a year. Got 44% of the vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:23 PM (pT0dx)

Yeah,... I remember he ran against Cruz

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:24 PM (nq13e)

271 Every representative from one of those few blue districts will be a lunatic, DemSocs baying for blood.
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The non-lunatic Democrats in Congress could all share one shuttle bus from the DC airport with enough seats leftover to seat the Duggar family.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 01:24 PM (MsuQe)

272
Wait... Is that that lawyer that always drags out female victims of alleged crimes to shake down wealthy people ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (nq13e)

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Colin Allred, whose sole campaign position was that Ted Cruz was going to enslave women to have babies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 01:25 PM (HdYcL)

273 Losing your primary...so easy, a caveman can do it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 27, 2026 01:25 PM (ynpvh)

274 274 Colin Allred, whose sole campaign position was that Ted Cruz was going to enslave women to have babies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 01:25 PM (HdYcL)

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Dobbs effect!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:25 PM (pT0dx)

275 I wish Rush could see this.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 01:25 PM (FyCqI)

276 Does Talarico Robot have any kids? You would think a Very Conservative White Man in Texas would have lots of kids.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 01:24 PM (och2J)
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Dude is gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (oqH4h)

277 Al Green kinda reminds me of Fidel Castro

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (ZxPkt)

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With a Cuban Cigar permanently stuck up his asshole.

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (wrmc+)

278 The TX GOP is defining him as a weird freak from Austin.

He will run behind Allred.

He will raise more money than Beto, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:20 PM

It's not going to matter in the end. They have 4 months to attack the freak and that is gonna leave a big mark because there is so much to attack him with just using his own statements.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (0N4FZ)

279 Cruz ran a good ad against Allred. Already played football at Baylor. Cruz had a large man in pads hovering over a girl laid out on the ground.

"Collin Allred supports men in women's sports......"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (c36SH)

280 260 Fliers are very hard on jet lavatories.

it's the sex rays emanating from the blue water

Posted by: platner at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (v3pYe)

281 Talarico looks like he is made up of components.

Helmet hair, no tan, big round white boy face, talks without saying anything.

Does he even exist?

What a strange person, a bit like Pete Buttjudge.

Who takes care of the kids when Buttjudge is out on the road? That weird dude he holds hands with? Anybody? Have they throw those two black kids out yet? They served their purpose.

Does Talarico Robot have any kids? You would think a Very Conservative White Man in Texas would have lots of kids.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 01:24 PM (och2J)
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You can't make babies when none of your sex partners have eggs. Blowing loads into asshole shit might create an abomination like Al Green, but not a human baby.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:27 PM (iFTx/)

282 Does Talarico Robot have any kids? You would think a Very Conservative White Man in Texas would have lots of kids.

Do you mean "sired children of his own" or "has kids locked in his basement"?

Because the answer to one of those is yes, he has a lot of kids

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

283 "And all Cheddar made outside the UK is actually "Cheddar-like dairy product," not real Cheddar cheese."

Best Aldi cheese: UK origin Blue Stilton, available seasonally. When I see it, I buy it all. Very reasonably priced. I rate it 10 out of 10.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 01:27 PM (Wq24h)

284 Al Green looks like Eddie Munsters doll Woof Woof

Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 27, 2026 01:27 PM (affD0)

285 280 It's not going to matter in the end. They have 4 months to attack the freak and that is gonna leave a big mark because there is so much to attack him with just using his own statements.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (0N4FZ)

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"He's a Christian who says things I like. He'll appeal to rural Texans for sure."
-CA millionaire writing a $25,000 check to the Talarico aligned Super PAC

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:27 PM (pT0dx)

286 Dude is gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (oqH4h)

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I just got a great idea for the name of a Burger Joint in San Fransicko ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:27 PM (wrmc+)

287 277 I wish Rush could see this.
Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 01:25 PM (FyCqI)
I think he probably can, even though he's past caring.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 01:28 PM (LHPAg)

288 Chris C00ns (Delaware, Democrat, current U.S. Senator) – Earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1992

John Danforth (Missouri, Republican, former U.S. Senator) – Attended Yale Divinity School in 1963

Gary Hart (Colorado, Democrat, former U.S. Senator) – Studied at Yale Divinity School in 1961

George McGovern (South Dakota, Democrat, former U.S. Senator) – Trained at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 01:28 PM (RHGPo)

289 278 Dude is gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (oqH4h)

Or incel.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:28 PM (6wpGE)

290 Allred played football at Baylor and in the NFL with the Titans. Even in football crazy Texas he lost to Cruz by 8.5%

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 01:29 PM (hpwtA)

291 Does Talarico Robot have any kids? You would think a Very Conservative White Man in Texas would have lots of kids.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 27, 2026 01:24 PM (och2J)
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Dude is gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.
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no, he totally has a girlfriend!

And you're just a creepy weirdo wanting to invade her privacy by demanding to see her.

lol

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 01:29 PM (73/SM)

292 290 Chris C00ns (Delaware, Democrat, current U.S. Senator) – Earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1992

That guy is creepy.. He looks like a mutant toad...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 01:29 PM (nq13e)

293 Garrett has a seminary?

Also, I thought Hart was Jewish.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:30 PM (77rzZ)

294 incel
noun
a member of an online community of young men who consider themselves unable to attract women sexually, typically associated with views that are hostile toward women and men who are sexually active

origin
1990s (originally in the form invcel): blend of involuntary and celibate

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:30 PM (6wpGE)

295 AOC is wearing a hijab today for Eid:

https://tinyurl.com/kvhv5xcz

Posted by: beckster at May 27, 2026 01:30 PM (kX27y)

296 258 Talarico will be forced to withdraw before November. Paxton will run unopposed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:21 PM (c36SH)
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Forced by whom? The guy is an absolute loon but he's completely without shame, clearly, so his personal sense of pride won't force him out, and the retarded Democrats in Austin and Dallas are fully behind him.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 01:30 PM (oqH4h)

297 >>> I've monitored hundreds of thousands of ACARS telemetry messages. The biggest maintenance issues on airliners is ... wait for it ... lavatories. Fliers are very hard on jet lavatories.
Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (Wq24h)

I've never used the bathroom on a plane. For me it's like using the bathroom while driving. I go before. I go after I get there. Now, I've only had one international trip. Didn't have to go then. But I could see where if I did that all the time the need might arise.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 01:31 PM (3uBP9)

298 [From early March:]

Stephen Miller
@StephenM

Which of the six genders is Talarico?

x.com/StephenM/status/
2029543629904113817

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:31 PM (wrmc+)

299 I can't wait to hear confirmation that Platner paid Talarico for a handy in a port a pottie 10 years ago...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

300 So the big honcho of Harris County Rodney Ellis is heap big made at Menefee as he told Menefee his turn to run was not up yet and to not primary Green.

Ellis will find a way to fuck with Menefee.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 01:31 PM (/+uur)

301 Dude is gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.
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Jimmy "Cum on a Moustache" Talarico

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 01:32 PM (MsuQe)

302 279 Al Green kinda reminds me of Fidel Castro

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (ZxPkt)

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With a Cuban Cigar permanently stuck up his asshole.

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:26 PM (wrmc+)

Not the humidor I was looking for...

Posted by: BJ Bill Clinton at May 27, 2026 01:32 PM (ynpvh)

303 Talaricos GF is Georgia Glass.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 01:33 PM (/+uur)

304 Talafreako

LOL, the Dems think "I didn't say the things I said and besides you're taking them out of context!!" is going to work.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 01:33 PM (73/SM)

305 @278

>>Dude is gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.

This may be the greatest metaphor in the history of metaphors.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (XV/Pl)

306 299 >>> I've monitored hundreds of thousands of ACARS telemetry messages. The biggest maintenance issues on airliners is ... wait for it ... lavatories. Fliers are very hard on jet lavatories.
Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 01:22 PM (Wq24h)

I've never used the bathroom on a plane. For me it's like using the bathroom while driving. I go before. I go after I get there. Now, I've only had one international trip. Didn't have to go then. But I could see where if I did that all the time the need might arise.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 01:31 PM (3uBP9)

That's kinda hard to refrain from without ~~Depends~~ Astronaut diapers on those trans-Pacific flights, like to Australia...

Posted by: BJ Bill Clinton at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (ynpvh)

307 And I'm an aerospace engineer, going to the bathroom on a plane just feels wrong. It would be like being a painter and then pissing on your paintings. I guess if you were some kind of country craft artist and you painted toilets then it would be ok.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (3uBP9)

308 Talaricos GF is Georgia Glass.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 01:33 PM (/+uur)

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Whore!

Posted by: Jan Brady at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (2UnvF)

309

Former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department seeking to block the release of files related to interviews he conducted with a biographer that later became a central part of a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents.

Biden's lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeks to block the Justice Department from releasing about 70 hours of audio files and transcripts to the House Judiciary Committee from interviews with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer that were used for his 2017 memoir "Promise Me, Dad." The interviews were conducted in 2016 and 2017.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (Cqx++)

310 "He's a Christian who says things I like. He'll appeal to rural Texans for sure."
-CA millionaire writing a $25,000 check to the Talarico aligned Super PAC

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

Already happened during the recently completed republican primary. cornyn got a butt ton of outside money and outspent paxton 9-1 and still managed to get stomped by 28 points. Just sayin......

While the loss that talerico is going to get might not be by 28 points, he is gonna get beaten nonetheless.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (0N4FZ)

311 Talarico goes into a bar. "Give me six shots of your hardest booze," he says.

"What's the occasion?" asks the bartender.

"My first blowjob."

"Congrats, have an extra shot on the house!"

"Nah, that's okay," Talarico says. "If six shots won't get the taste out of my mouth, then another shot won't make a difference."

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (iFTx/)

312 Now, a different tech with some part is needed, but they don't know when he'll be here.

40 minute delay and counting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (c36SH)

313 The Sharia Party....""Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia"

"Hamawy worked with Benevolence International Foundation, later shuttered as an Al-Qaida front".

Democrat after democrat candidate with ties to islamo-nazis. There is a plan. Muslim Brotherhood laid it out way back. Has not changed.

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (GD0B3)

314 Talaricos GF is Georgia Glass.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 01:33 PM (/+uur)

***

ISWYDT

Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (affD0)

315 Posted by: beckster at May 27, 2026 01:30 PM (kX27y

You'd think that would be somewhat insulting to the Muslims gathered there, since she isn't Muslim.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (ELdpA)

316 NFL with the Titans. Even in football crazy Texas he lost to Cruz by 8.5%
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 01:29 PM (hpwtA)

Houston has kind of a problem with the Titans/Oilers. Might explain some of that percentage.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (k9OZB)

317 AOC is wearing a hijab today for Eid:

https://tinyurl.com/kvhv5xcz

Posted by: beckster at May 27, 2026 01:30 PM (kX27y)

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Emerging Infections Day?
Explosive Improvised Devices?
Early Identification of Devils?

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (wrmc+)

318 The funniest part of the next 4 months is going to be Talafreako recycling Cornyn's ads.

and the frustration at "why are they not working?!!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (73/SM)

319 312
Already happened during the recently completed republican primary. cornyn got a butt ton of outside money and outspent paxton 9-1 and still managed to get stomped by 28 points. Just sayin......

While the loss that talerico is going to get might not be by 28 points, he is gonna get beaten nonetheless.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (0N4FZ)

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Oh, I know.

It's just...his campaign isn't going to just stop. He'll be raking in cash until polls close.

Same with Platner.

Which is going to make defending Ossoff in GA and Cooper in NC that much harder.

Those races are in the bag, don't you know. No need to pay attention. Instead, throw millions at the guy who's definitely going to lose in Texas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (pT0dx)

320 nood

NJ

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (3uBP9)

321 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (c36SH)

322 310 Talaricos GF is Georgia Glass.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 01:33 PM (/+uur)

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Whore!
Posted by: Jan Brady at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (2UnvF)

She goes to another school.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (6wpGE)

323 "I'm an aerospace engineer" You folks have the coolest jobs!

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (Wq24h)

324 "Chris C00ns (Delaware, Democrat, current U.S. Senator) – Earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1992"
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Elected because Democrats said his Republican opponent was a witch.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 01:36 PM (MsuQe)

325 You'd think that would be somewhat insulting to the Muslims gathered there, since she isn't Muslim.

Nah. They'll see it as a sign of surrender. And they'll be correct.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 01:37 PM (vTZFs)

326 316 Talaricos GF is Georgia Glass.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 01:33 PM (/+uur)

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ISWYDT
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 27, 2026 01:35 PM (affD0)

I don't.
: (

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:38 PM (6wpGE)

327 When I was four years old, we flew to NYC for my oldest brother's wedding. When I came out of the lavatory, I exclaimed in a voice loud enough for the whole plane to hear, and to much amusement, "Daddy, I went to the bathroom on an airplane!"

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:38 PM (77rzZ)

328 >>Dude is gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.

This may be the greatest metaphor in the history of metaphors.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 01:34 PM (XV/Pl)

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lmao

I love this place ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (wrmc+)

329 AI says:

George Glass is an imaginary boyfriend invented by middle child Jan Brady in the classic 1970 sitcom The Brady Bunch. Described as "tall, dark, and handsome," he was created so Jan could save face when her family asked about her dating life.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 01:40 PM (6wpGE)

330 ‘Largest Drop in Murder Rate Ever Recorded’

After the murderous AutoPen Administration

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 01:43 PM (RHGPo)

331 Talarico's wiki bio is a complete whitewash. Makes him sound downright reasonable.

Under the 'Personal life' section, it only has what church he goes to.

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 01:44 PM (ZxPkt)

332 Making them defend their votes is a tool. Giving them any cover is also giving them cover.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 27, 2026 01:48 PM (cS1cw)

333 As a guy if you want to grow a beard you have to shave the scraggly area on the high cheeks - whatever sort of beard you want.
Posted by: 18-1
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No you don't. I've had a full beard for... uhhh.... 1978.. carry the one... 48 years and a razor hasn't touched my face in all those years. Scissors to cut it back and trim it. That's it.
Now, I may be uglier as a result, but it's just a matter of degree.
I was looking like Tony Beets for awhile, but I'm a couple of months past that, so a shearing for summer is on the "gotta get rountoit" list.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 27, 2026 02:09 PM (Bf+vG)

334 I've never used the bathroom on a plane. For me it's like using the bathroom while driving. I go before. I go after I get there. Now, I've only had one international trip. Didn't have to go then. But I could see where if I did that all the time the need might arise.
Posted by: banana Dream
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It must be nice, having a digestive system that runs on schedule, like the Japanese trains.
My gut is more freestyle, and when you gotta go, you gotta go.
I've never contributed to ACARS repoort, though.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 27, 2026 02:22 PM (Bf+vG)

335
"Chris C00ns (Delaware, Democrat, current U.S. Senator) – Earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1992"
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Elected because Democrats said his Republican opponent was a witch.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

Stepson of the W. L. Gore and Associates founder. New old money (for this area).

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 02:33 PM (ixS3i)

336 Colin Allred.

Ran against Cruz in 2024.

Was told he had a real shot for more than a year. Got 44% of the vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 01:23 PM (pT0dx)

He is going back to Congress. Won the D primary runoff yesterday for a majority-Democrat district.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2026 02:45 PM (eStot)

337 Allred played football at Baylor and in the NFL with the Titans. Even in football crazy Texas he lost to Cruz by 8.5%

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 01:29 PM (hpwtA)

Allred's entire campaign was about how enthusiastic he was about abortion and showing off his white wife and mulatto kids.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2026 02:48 PM (eStot)

Wednesday Morning Rant

No Venue

One major outcome from the aftermath of the 2020 election was the egregious behavior of the Supreme Court. Everyone here surely remembers how that litigation shook out. Some states sued other states over their handling of the election and subsequent vote-counting, and the Supreme Court used elaborate mental and legal gymnastics to to reject those cases. Handling litigation between the states is one of the Court's actual jobs, and in 2020 it simply refused to do it so as to end the litigation and make the problem go away. Whether cowardly terror or simple activism, it doesn't matter. The Court was derelict.

It's pretty straightforward how. Article III, Section II:

The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.

It is the Court's job to, among other things, adjudicate conflicts between states. It chose not to in 2020. As we see in 2026, that was not a one-off.

Last year, an unqualified illegal alien named Harjinder Singh executed an illegal U-Turn in a big rig on the Florida Turnpike. The illegal maneuver caused a car wreck that killed three people. Despite being an illegal alien who could not speak English and failed to recognize road signs, Singh was improperly issued a CDL by the states of California and Washington, and he fled to California after the wreck. A few days after his return to California, he was arrested by the US Marshals. California's (and other states') regular issuance of improper and illegal CDLs to unqualified and often illegal aliens is a problem with interstate ramifications.

In response to this incident, Florida filed suit against California and Washington in October of last year. Being a conflict between the states, the case went before the Supreme Court. Or, rather it should have gone before the Supreme Court. This time, like every time there is a suit between the states that may prove politically difficult, the Court flatly refused to take the case. Unlike 2020, however, there were no mental gymnastics to justify it.

A solid majority of the Court simply refused, and the majority issued no explanation. There was no rationale or justification, and the majority opinion was unsigned. Per the Washington Examiner:

Florida filed a motion for the Supreme Court to hear the lawsuit directly because it was a lawsuit between two or more states, a rare instance of the high court�s original jurisdiction, but the unsigned majority did not offer an explanation for why it denied hearing the case.

The actual opinion shows that clearly:

The motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied. JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE ALITO joins, dissenting from the denial of motion for leave to file complaint

This dissent follows, signed by the two justices who usually try to do the right thing. No majority opinion and therefore no author. Just "nah, we're not gonna do it." This is, as the Examiner pointed out, in the Court's actual, real, legitimate, Constitutional jurisdiction. And the Court refused, as has become its habit. Thomas made his opinion on this plain-language point quite clear:

This Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over Florida�s suit because it involves one State suing other States.
Article III establishes that "[i]n all Cases . . . in which a State shall be [a] Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction." �2, cl. 2. Congress has made our original jurisdiction "exclusive" in "all controversies between two or more States," meaning that no other court can hear this case. 28 U. S. C. �1251(a).
I doubt this Court has discretion to refuse to hear cases within its exclusive original jurisdiction. ... "If this Court does not exercise jurisdiction over a controversy between two States, then the complaining State has no judicial forum in which to seek relief." Nebraska v. Colorado, 577 U. S. 1211, 1212 (2016) (THOMAS, J., dissenting from denial of motion for leave to file complaint). The only statute addressing this Court�s jurisdiction over these kinds of cases nowhere contemplates a process of discretionary review. See �1251(a) Nonetheless, this Court has adopted a discretionary approach to its exclusive original jurisdiction ...

This is not the first time Thomas has made this precise point, which is why quotes himself in his dissent. There is no venue for litigation between the states if the Court refuses to hear such cases, and the Court routinely refuses to hear such cases. I am sure the Court has much better things to do than hear "nuisance claims" (as this case was called by the defendants) - things like legislating from the bench.

The non-communists have seen some victories in the Court over the past few years, but this case continues to underscore an ongoing problem. The Court is populated with political justices who never fail to find jurisdiction when it's a case they want to take, and never fail to reject their responsibilities when it's a case they don't - even if that leaves states with no venue whatsoever to sort out their grievances with each other.

Posted by: Joe Mannix at 11:00 AM

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Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 11:02 AM (X8xt3)

2 Good morning

Dungeons

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:03 AM (D2ex+)

3 >>This is, as the Examiner pointed out, in the Court's actual, real, legitimate, Constitutional jurisdiction. And the Court refused, as has become its habit.

John Roberts is truly awful, isn't he?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 11:03 AM (X8xt3)

4 Florida should now revoke the full faith and credit of California and Washington and refuse to recognize those states drivers licenses.

Or declare war on them. Either works.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 27, 2026 11:04 AM (hYL69)

5 Mannix!

*Jazzy music plays*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 11:04 AM (xcxpd)

6 th

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:05 AM (77rzZ)

7
CJ Roberts' judicial philosophy:

"Leave me out of this."

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 11:05 AM (ZxPkt)

8 I am intrigued by the idea (that he himself floated) of appointing DeSantis to SCOTUS. I think we can trust him not to go wobbly, especially in light of the cowardice of the present court.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:05 AM (Sroko)

9 Or a judge can just set aside a jury's verdict.

Because that's just and fair and doesn't at all make someone want to huck a satchel full of concussion grenades at the judge.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)

10 John Roberts is truly awful, isn't he?
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 11:03 AM (X8xt3)
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And, on this court, he's not alone.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:06 AM (Sroko)

11 Subservient Court is more like it.
Amirite?

Posted by: Joe Mama at May 27, 2026 11:06 AM (TezPK)

12
POKER MONKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 11:08 AM (y9nCu)

13 This is the problem with lying or shirking responsibility. It leads you down the path of having to justify it by doing more wrong things. Kind of a sunk cost fallacy of justifying past behavior.

And so, because they did not want to rule on a presidential election and gain the wrath of the left, the left still wants to pack them to the gills and deliver dictates without appeal.

The supreme court is THE thing the left wants complete control over because it is the one thing that could stymie them. And has. So all the court has done has filled them with a terrible anger to bring them under control.

This is the shit where people look at it 200 years from now and read it all at once and think 'Well, no wonder things went to shit. These people were cowards.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)

14 >>And, on this court, he's not alone.

Indeed.

I am reminded of how he has mis-managed the FISA court, too.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 11:08 AM (X8xt3)

15 >>> There is no venue for litigation between the states if the Court refuses to hear such cases

Well, there is another venue actually.

Posted by: war at May 27, 2026 11:08 AM (3uBP9)

16 Got to keep those cases coming. I may be fat but I gotta eat too ya know.

What's a few deaths when there are millions to be made.

For The People!

Posted by: John Morgan, fat democrat lawyer at May 27, 2026 11:08 AM (KFtNZ)

17 It’s like they taught us in paralegal training: “The law is whatever a judge says it is.”

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:09 AM (77rzZ)

18 Supreme Court not hearing cases between states call into question 'What authority does the Court have?', leading to further separation of state to state (Articles of Confederation, anyone?) and separation of Federal authority over states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:09 AM (D2ex+)

19 A recent trend in cliterature. Two books releasing today.

VISITING TEAM
A Getting Spanked And Falling In Love Story
By: Brindle Adams

Party Gone Wrong
A Getting Spanked And Falling In Love Story
By: Brindle Adams

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)

20 Probably said already, but this is why Roberts.is most likely the worst chief justice in history.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (sl73Y)

21 It’s like they taught us in paralegal training: “The law is whatever a judge says it is.”
Posted by: Bulg

Preach it! ~ Judge Dredd

Posted by: Joe Mama at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (TezPK)

22
I hope Florida has evil lawyers who can figure out a way to ban drivers using CDLs issued by specific states without violating the Commerce Clause. Seems like you could do that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (sRUtW)

23 The supreme court is THE thing the left wants complete control over because it is the one thing that could stymie them. And has. So all the court has done has filled them with a terrible anger to bring them under control.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)
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Well, sorta. The left wants control over the court because it's a wildly out of control supralegislature that has arrogated itself almost all of the power it possibly can. Sanity, to the extent that it still exists, is holding on by its fingernails and the left knows that if it captures the Court they can do what the fuck ever they want and a leftist court will stamp it with the imprimatur of being "constitutional."

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (oqH4h)

24 MATT DAMON

Posted by: MATT DAMON at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (Ucgf4)

25 Mannix to John Roberts: "What would you say you do here?"

Roberts, to Mannix: *looks blank*

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (Sroko)

26 20 Roger Taney was worse, but not by much.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (77rzZ)

27 I’d love to have a job like scotus.

Boss: hey we need you to complete these tasks today

Me: you know I really don’t feel like it so your motion is denied. I’m taking the rest of the week off. See ya Monday.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (ImXfC)

28 22
I hope Florida has evil lawyers who can figure out a way to ban drivers using CDLs issued by specific states without violating the Commerce Clause. Seems like you could do that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (sRUtW)

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The solution in Florida, absent SCOTUS intervention, is to check drivers with state/local resources, use the relationships with DHS in agreements like 287(g) to verify immigration status, and then hold them until deportation proceedings can happen.

Make the state so inhospitable to foreign, especially illegal, drivers that they simply refuse to take freight to the state.

In addition, though, with the recent SCOTUS ruling about how freight companies are liable for safety concerns from subcontracted drivers, well, it already seems like the foreign, illiterate drivers are getting squeezed out.

Nothing moves industries faster than financial incentives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (pT0dx)

29 movie allusions all over this short thread, and TJM is nowhere to be seen

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (Sroko)

30 The fact that all the younger justices went to schools run by the commies shows why maybe they are better to keep their noses out of these cases rather than make bad precedent. We need more Thomases and fewer Barretts.

Posted by: Roy at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (qwype)

31 I am intrigued by the idea (that he himself floated) of appointing DeSantis to SCOTUS. I think we can trust him not to go wobbly, especially in light of the cowardice of the present court.

I can think of few people I'd more like to see on SCOTUS. At this point, I don't see him successfully attaining the presidency, given that there are others in line ahead of him, although obviously I think he would be excellent there as well.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

32 25 Mannix to John Roberts: "What would you say you do here?"

Roberts, to Mannix: *looks blank*

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (Sroko)

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Kavanaugh has explicitly complained that SCOTUS doesn't take enough cases.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (pT0dx)

33 It's not that we seek absolute power. We seek the absolute corruption that follows from it.

Posted by: The DNC at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (zfkPG)

34 29 movie allusions all over this short thread, and TJM is nowhere to be seen

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (Sroko)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (pT0dx)

35 Oops, spoke too soon

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (Sroko)

36 Florida should now revoke the full faith and credit of California and Washington and refuse to recognize those states drivers licenses.

Or declare war on them. Either works.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 27, 2026 11:04 AM (hYL69)
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I'd bet SCOTUS would take up the lawsuit from CA and WA in a heartbeat if they decided to sue FL for that action...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 11:14 AM (gnNyN)

37 8 I am intrigued by the idea (that he himself floated) of appointing DeSantis to SCOTUS. I think we can trust him not to go wobbly, especially in light of the cowardice of the present court.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:05 AM (Sroko)
Who in Florida would replace him? Byron Donalds?

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

38 18 Supreme Court not hearing cases between states call into question 'What authority does the Court have?', leading to further separation of state to state (Articles of Confederation, anyone?) and separation of Federal authority over states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:09 AM (D2ex+)

It's a good point. They have taken power they did not have enumerated (judicial review) and shirked the responsibilties that was.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:14 AM (bss/y)

39 They should have a Florida state court judge the case then, and issue a financial penalty.

What are CA and WA going to do, take it to the Supreme Court?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 27, 2026 11:15 AM (okun6)

40 >>> I hope Florida has evil lawyers who can figure out a way to ban drivers using CDLs issued by specific states without violating the Commerce Clause. Seems like you could do that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (sRUtW)

The commerce clause isn't a suicide pact. Could California just redefine a CDL as a license to go around in other states in clown suits and rape the populace? They are not far from that. If standards are not enforced and the blackrobed politburo just stands off to the side smirking then there is actually no agreement, it is null and void, and screw the law.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 11:15 AM (3uBP9)

41 31
I can think of few people I'd more like to see on SCOTUS. At this point, I don't see him successfully attaining the presidency, given that there are others in line ahead of him, although obviously I think he would be excellent there as well.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

I agree. Thomas isn't going to live forever. Nor is Alito. Need to get a solid constitutionalist to replace them.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 27, 2026 11:15 AM (N39Ws)

42 Thx Joe.

Roberts has finally succumbed to the feminine wiles of KBJ. "Do as I say or I will fart in your general direction" Dread Judge Roberts ' anything but that"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 11:15 AM (hpwtA)

43 34 29 movie allusions all over this short thread, and TJM is nowhere to be seen

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (Sroko)

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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (pT0dx)

Yeah, TJM's 'insight' could be valuable- at least for a laugh. Too bad he isn't here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:16 AM (bss/y)

44 43 Yeah, TJM's 'insight' could be valuable- at least for a laugh. Too bad he isn't here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:16 AM (bss/y)

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Dude's an illiterate asshole.

I don't know why any of you people respond to him at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:16 AM (pT0dx)

45 Justice Meatball has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:16 AM (ImXfC)

46 I hope Florida has evil lawyers who can figure out a way to ban drivers using CDLs issued by specific states without violating the Commerce Clause. Seems like you could do that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (sRUtW)

Fuck it. Violate the Commerce Clause. When Cali or Washington sues over the matter, point out that, as a controversies between two or more states, SCOTUS has exclusive original jurisdiction. If SCOTUS, once again, refuses to hear the issue... done and dusted.

If they choose to hear the issue, Florida may rightly point out that the whole unpleasantness could have been avoided by them doing their fucking job in the first place and then point out that Cali and Washington are violating federal law by issuing CDLs to persons not fluent in English.

Time to point out, again and again, the utter lack of feck amongst most of the members of the judiciary. If they want to play black robed gods then they cannot ignore the issues for which they are the specific judge.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:16 AM (ExV1e)

47 As the crime occurred in Florida, and the Supreme Court abdicated jurisdiction, jurisdiction remains with the state.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 27, 2026 11:17 AM (okun6)

48 Taking this case could adversely affect my invitations to cocktail parties.

Posted by: Ron Joberts at May 27, 2026 11:17 AM (VHUov)

49 If standards are not enforced and the blackrobed politburo just stands off to the side smirking then there is actually no agreement, it is null and void, and screw the law.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 11:15 AM (3uBP9)

A lot of this going around.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

50 I’d love to have a job like scotus.

Boss: hey we need you to complete these tasks today

Me: you know I really don’t feel like it so your motion is denied. I’m taking the rest of the week off. See ya Monday.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (ImXfC)

Sounds like a Senator.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:17 AM (ExV1e)

51 The Florida legislature could require a special supplemental fee on CDL's issued in "certain" other states, say California, Washington, and New York (to name a few), to be paid by trucking companies and/or insurers before a driver could operate on Florida roads.

They'd get sued by those other states, and lets see if that case gets taken by the court.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:17 AM (C2m2z)

52 At this point, I’d be in favor of putting Mannix’ chimp on the Supreme Court.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:17 AM (77rzZ)

53 22
I hope Florida has evil lawyers who can figure out a way to ban drivers using CDLs issued by specific states without violating the Commerce Clause. Seems like you could do that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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These days, The law is the law that can be enforced. If a state can get away with it, it is the law. If corporate can get away with it, it is legal.

Pfizer has not been punished for intentionally withholding information that would have validated Trump's position in 2020.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:18 AM (D2ex+)

54 Oh, frozen pizza review: I tried a cottage cheese crust pizza. It was horrifying. Just don't.

Just like the court didn't take this case!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:18 AM (bss/y)

55 Honoring licenses isn't required by the Constitution or SCOTUS. It's a compact between the states called the Driver License Compact.

Florida could remove itself from it, enter agreements with individual states to honor their drivers licenses, and refuse to honor CA's.

So, anyone with CA tags in FL gets pulled over and fined unless they get some kind of specific license from FL allowing them to drive.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:18 AM (pT0dx)

56 Kavanaugh has explicitly complained that SCOTUS doesn't take enough cases.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (pT0dx)

And, yet, he was not among the dissenters.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)

57 The court acting like the hear no evil etc. monkeys - all that means is Florida is being denied the least harmful option to solve the problem that still exists, California executive branch actions that defy federal law and directly result in the death of Florida citizens. California's malicious indifference to the life and safety of Florida citizens still must be addressed - I'm sure DeSantis will come up with something.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (uR/bV)

58 These canapes are delicious.

Posted by: John Roberts at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (fmbc9)

59 56 Kavanaugh has explicitly complained that SCOTUS doesn't take enough cases.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (pT0dx)

And, yet, he was not among the dissenters.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)

Talk is cheap.
-Tuco

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (bss/y)

60 56 Kavanaugh has explicitly complained that SCOTUS doesn't take enough cases.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:13 AM (pT0dx)

And, yet, he was not among the dissenters.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)

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Internal SCOTUS politics, probably.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (pT0dx)

61 Correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to recall some Justice admitting that if they heard arguments about the elections, there would be riots.

As for this idiotic decision, it's going to get a hell of a lot uglier if people think that illegals are untouchable and above the law.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (OPGS/)

62 Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)
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He's term limited, and Donald is running to replace him right now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (C2m2z)

63 50
Me: you know I really don’t feel like it so your motion is denied. I’m taking the rest of the week off. See ya Monday.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (ImXfC)

Sounds like a Senator.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:17 AM (ExV1e)

Now do government workers.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (N39Ws)

64 The chamber of commerce will (or may already have) complain that this will increase trucking costs in Florida. Because as we all know the only thing that matters is profit margins. So what if a few people die on the roads? You don’t want the price of tomatoes to increase by 0.02% do you?

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:20 AM (ImXfC)

65 Now do government workers.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (N39Ws)

SCOTUS is exactly that.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:20 AM (ImXfC)

66 Good morning. I would like Cruz on SCOTUS. He really is a fun atty to watch.

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 11:20 AM (uOLAf)

67 61 Correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to recall some Justice admitting that if they heard arguments about the elections, there would be riots.

As for this idiotic decision, it's going to get a hell of a lot uglier if people think that illegals are untouchable and above the law.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (OPGS/)

And by not hearing it, they deliberately set up the J6 reichstag fire and the Congressional star chamber.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

68 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:21 AM (zucrn)

69 Can't be. Roberts told me there are only justices. Not partisan political hacks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:21 AM (zucrn)

70 37 8 I am intrigued by the idea (that he himself floated) of appointing DeSantis to SCOTUS. I think we can trust him not to go wobbly, especially in light of the cowardice of the present court.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Don't trust DeSantis judgement. He backbit the man who brought him to the table. He aligned himself with the GOPe during his presidential run. That's more than enough for a no vote.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:21 AM (D2ex+)

71 It was just a couple thousand people jailed without charge and tortured. As long as Roberts did not have to see riots.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

72 Good morning. I would like Cruz on SCOTUS. He really is a fun atty to watch.

Ah, yeah. Another seat opens up.

Posted by: John Cornyn at May 27, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)

73 Internal SCOTUS politics, probably.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:19 AM (pT0dx)

Barrett isn't going to date him.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:22 AM (ExV1e)

74 At the airport. Seems American has made it standard practice to gate change willy nilly. Im on the 2nd terminal and 3rd gate since 7am.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:22 AM (zucrn)

75 The Bulwark: "Building a supermajority means linking arms with people you disagree with, and a big tent includes Platner."

They're doing the meme. Why we have to vote for an actual Nazi to stop Nazi Trump!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 11:22 AM (Kdi1r)

76
Byron Donalds, next governor of the great state of Florida.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:22 AM (D2ex+)

77 75 The Bulwark: "Building a supermajority means linking arms with people you disagree with, and a big tent includes Platner."

They're doing the meme. Why we have to vote for an actual Nazi to stop Nazi Trump!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 11:22 AM (Kdi1r)

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So, I guess Republicans aligning with Trump just makes sense to them now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (pT0dx)

78 The Bulwark: "Building a supermajority means linking arms with people you disagree with, and a big tent includes Platner."

They're doing the meme. Why we have to vote for an actual Nazi to stop Nazi Trump!

Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

79
76
Byron Donalds, next governor of the great state of Florida.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:22 AM (D2ex+)

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"Fishback has incredible support from the young!"
-Baris

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (pT0dx)

80 I bet if FL decided to revoke CA CDLs in their jurisdiction the court would get involved...

Posted by: Inogame at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (53oGX)

81 Roger Taney was worse, but not by much.
Posted by: Bulg at

Just looked up Taney, and it looks like he had honest, although wrong, beliefs.
Robert's got nothin. I think he's pulling ahead.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 11:24 AM (sl73Y)

82 78 Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

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*after 12 years of TDS*

"So...Vance is Hitler now?"

"I'm tired, boss."

"Vance is Hitler! Dance to the tune, monkey!"

"Vance didn't even rape kids, boss."

"Dance! Dance!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:24 AM (pT0dx)

83 Don't trust DeSantis judgement. He backbit the man who brought him to the table. He aligned himself with the GOPe during his presidential run. That's more than enough for a no vote.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:21 AM (D2ex+)

IIRC, he also shut down Florida - for a time - during covid and had people arrested on the beach.

I don't know if he'd be a good justice or a bad one but his life story is all about the advancement, in government ranks, of DeSantis.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:24 AM (ExV1e)

84 I hope Florida has evil lawyers who can figure out a way to ban drivers using CDLs issued by specific states without violating the Commerce Clause. Seems like you could do that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (sRUtW)

California doesn't recognize my carry permit. There is no reason for my state to recognize California's driver's licenses.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 11:25 AM (Kdi1r)

85 From the Art thread:

205 >Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (MtA6K)
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what is the inbound missile activity in your area?
stay safe, get small
Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (ZxPkt)

See, that should never be a reasonable question. I'm reminded of an exchange I saw many years ago, it may have been on Charlie Rose, during one of the old terrorism surges. Paraphrasing from rough memory:

Interviewer: You live in Tel Aviv. Tell me what it's like right now.

Interviewee: It's a beautiful city with beautiful people, great weather, huge business energy, amazing nightlife. Fun beaches, great for kids. Sometimes a bus blows up.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 11:25 AM (Sy6m/)

86 The supreme court is patently partisan... as is the judiciary in general... when it's not in full insurrection mode. We're not voting our way out of that one.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 11:25 AM (jehhT)

87 When the civil authorities refuse to administer Justice, you have tyranny.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 27, 2026 11:25 AM (qFwJc)

88 Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

Nah, they will just move on to the next grift or try to say they were the true conservatives all along and buy my articles.

I think the fact that Trump is finite is part of how they justify all this. It is remarkable watching people. Amazing the mental gymnastics they go through.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:26 AM (bss/y)

89 No justice, no peace

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 27, 2026 11:26 AM (Vh9CX)

90 Paxton Beats Cornyn—and Blows a $250 Million Hole in Republican's Senate Map

That's the Time Mag lede today.
Paxton winning blows up Trump's agenda.

"For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut?"

Can we take these people for a walk along with the judges?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:27 AM (D2ex+)

91 In response to this incident, Florida filed suit against California and Washington in October of last year. Being a conflict between the states, the case went before the Supreme Court. Or, rather it should have gone before the Supreme Court.
_________

Were California and Washington arguing that some other avenue of relief was available? Or that the whole controversy is nonjusticiable and Florida is just SOL? They had to put some kind of argument forward.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 11:27 AM (XvL8K)

92 Interviewer: You live in Tel Aviv. Tell me what it's like right now.

Interviewee: It's a beautiful city with beautiful people, great weather, huge business energy, amazing nightlife. Fun beaches, great for kids. Sometimes a bus blows up.

Those darn buses. Somebody should do something about them. Give them a good talking-to maybe.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:28 AM (vTZFs)

93 Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.

Nope. The next Republican star will be branded as Hitler and Trump will be remembered fondly for his moderate stances.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 11:28 AM (OPGS/)

94 90 Paxton Beats Cornyn—and Blows a $250 Million Hole in Republican's Senate Map

That's the Time Mag lede today.
Paxton winning blows up Trump's agenda.

"For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut?"

Can we take these people for a walk along with the judges?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:27 AM (D2ex+)

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I welcome Democrats thinking that weird, heretical gnome Talarico who wants to ban meat is going to invent a million extra votes in Austin that don't exist to overcome the massive rurals that no one can catch in polling who will end up hating the little freak in favor of the guy they just overwhelmingly made their nominee despite literally a decade of statewide efforts to destroy him.

It's like CA and NY progressives just heard of Paxton yesterday and are holding up news stories Texas has known about for 5 years like it's new news.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:29 AM (pT0dx)

95 Yeah, we tried a venue outside of SCOTUS for "vigorous discussions" between the states in the 1860s, and it didn't end well.

Posted by: pookysgirl had relatives on both sides of those "discussions" at May 27, 2026 11:29 AM (Wt5PA)

96 State DMVs should ban those drivers right at their State's borders.

That would bring the Scourt into play.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 27, 2026 11:29 AM (oyck1)

97 Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.

Nope. The next Republican star will be branded as Hitler and Trump will be remembered fondly for his moderate stances.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 11:28 AM (OPGS/)

Concur. They see W as a moderate Republican Statesman now. He used to be Chimpy McHitler.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 11:29 AM (Kdi1r)

98 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliss at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (EAcP3)

99 Stop Nazis by voting for a Nazi to oppose the guy who is an Israel ally.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (ImXfC)

100 84 I hope Florida has evil lawyers who can figure out a way to ban drivers using CDLs issued by specific states without violating the Commerce Clause. Seems like you could do that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (sRUtW)

California doesn't recognize my carry permit. There is no reason for my state to recognize California's driver's licenses.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
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As the Supreme Court moves itself closer and closer to irrelivance.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (D2ex+)

101 "For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut?"

Of course, there was a way but Thune and Cornyn thought they didn't need it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (vTZFs)

102 Republicans have Anna Paulina Luna
https://tinyurl.com/4z3693hm

Democrats have Rashida Tlaib
https://tinyurl.com/3p6dvef6

Choose wisely. Ew.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (d9i2R)

103 So Rubio or Vance is the next Hitler-in-waiting then. We should be able to always counter their stale predictable playbook.

Posted by: tubal at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (Gqar8)

104
It's like CA and NY progressives just heard of Paxton yesterday and are holding up news stories Texas has known about for 5 years like it's new news.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:29 AM (pT0dx)

= = = = = =

Stop. Your use of logic baffles them. Bigly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:31 AM (zucrn)

105 We could go with the California is always wrong rule.

Posted by: DaveA at May 27, 2026 11:31 AM (FhXTo)

106 Yeah, california 'counting' the votes for 2 months after election day was no fraud, no sirree.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:31 AM (bss/y)

107 The first thing the WSJ gave as Talarico’s bona fide is he was a “former seminarian”.

I laughed so hard I puked.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:32 AM (d9i2R)

108 So Rubio or Vance is the next Hitler-in-waiting then. We should be able to always counter their stale predictable playbook.

Posted by: tubal at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (Gqar

The counter is simple, but we don't really do it.

They absolutely do NOT believe anything like that. If they did, they'd be too terrified to say anything.

If Trump were half the tyrant they claim to think he is, they'd already be smoke up a chimney.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 11:32 AM (Kdi1r)

109 93 Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.

Nope. The next Republican star will be branded as Hitler and Trump will be remembered fondly for his moderate stances.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 11:28 AM (OPGS/)

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This is the pattern, but I think the energy of anti-Trumpism is unique in a way that's going to hinder the Democrats ability to extend it full strength to the next target.

It's like how one major candidate can't retain the same coalition as the last. There will be changes (more Catholics here, fewer blacks there, etc.) in each transition.

So, what is anti-Trumpism? Well, it's hard left, AWFLs, black activists, and La Raza. GA primary voters this year were 9% white male.

One of the animating factors of anti-Trumpism has a sexual angle (grab 'em), and that goes away with Vance (or whomever).

I think that deflates the AWFL attack against whomever is next. Doesn't make it go away, but deflates it a bit.

All while Democrats have actively pushed out the white working class for pretty much 20 straight years since the rise of Obama.

The animating anti-Trump factors decrease but they get replaced with...what?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (pT0dx)

110 Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

They’ll just cut and paste Trump for Vance in their talking points and keep the grift going.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (ImXfC)

111 ASS is here.

What happened to the 10 million extra Biden voters? I mean, if they weren't fraud.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (zucrn)

112
Posted by: Aliss at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (EAcP3)

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Why were Democrats so racist against Kamala that they refused to come out at Joe Biden levels?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (pT0dx)

113 "For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut?

——

I love how they think this is about Trump and not the constituents of TX.

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (UCAqC)

114 104
Stop. Your use of logic baffles them. Bigly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:31 AM (zucrn)

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"DON'T YOU TEXAS VOTERS KNOW HE WAS IMPEACHED?!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (pT0dx)

115 IIRC, he also shut down Florida - for a time - during covid and had people arrested on the beach.

I don't know if he'd be a good justice or a bad one but his life story is all about the advancement, in government ranks, of DeSantis.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 11:24 AM (ExV1e)
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He did that under pressure from the Federals, and took huge criticism from Trump himself when he reopened "too early". He's fine.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (QTJr9)

116 Why were Democrats so racist against Kamala that they refused to come out at Joe Biden levels?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (pT0dx)

10 million misogynists just stayed home.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (bss/y)

117 111 ASS is here.

What happened to the 10 million extra Biden voters? I mean, if they weren't fraud.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (zucrn)

Voter suppression clearly

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 27, 2026 11:35 AM (okun6)

118 California doesn't recognize my carry permit. There is no reason for my state to recognize California's driver's licenses.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

Or California marriage licenses.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 11:35 AM (TtKY7)

119 You mean Blackrock paid Blackrock 787 million. It went from one pocket to the other.
All right before discovery.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 11:35 AM (gbGyB)

120 116 Why were Democrats so racist against Kamala that they refused to come out at Joe Biden levels?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (pT0dx)

10 million misogynists just stayed home.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (bss/y)

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Sounds like Democrats need a big ole struggle session with itself.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:35 AM (pT0dx)

121 55 Honoring licenses isn't required by the Constitution or SCOTUS. It's a compact between the states called the Driver License Compact.

Florida could remove itself from it, enter agreements with individual states to honor their drivers licenses, and refuse to honor CA's.

So, anyone with CA tags in FL gets pulled over and fined unless they get some kind of specific license from FL allowing them to drive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:18 AM (pT0dx)

Can they do that with Canada too? Cut down on the yearly invasion of Quebexicans.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 27, 2026 11:35 AM (N39Ws)

122 That story about Talarico’s church on the MR was horrifying.

That and the MAID story prove that Satan is alive and well, unfortunately.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:35 AM (77rzZ)

123 113 "For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut?

——

I love how they think this is about Trump and not the constituents of TX.
Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (UCAqC)

Yeah. 'Cornyn was just minding his own business, jacking it- not hurting anyone! And Trump just came out of no where and would not leave him alone!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 11:36 AM (bss/y)

124 That story about Talarico’s church on the MR was horrifying.

That and the MAID story prove that Satan is alive and well, unfortunately.
Posted by: Bulg

Let me tell you who James Talarico really is.

-He thinks God is “non-binary”
-Used the Bible to say the Virgin Mary would support abortion.
-Declared Jesus Christ was a “radical feminist”.
-Says atheists are “more Christ-like” than Christians.
-Called men in women's sports a "far right conspiracy."
-Thinks illegal aliens are “more Patriotic” than Americans.
-Believes there are six biological sexes.
-Posted guides on how to evade ICE.
-Called the border a “giant welcome mat”.
-Wants to abolish prisons.
-When asked what he thinks about besides family, he said “trans kids”.
Now he's trying to convince Texas he's a moderate.
His own words say otherwise.
When the devil tells you he’s evil, you best believe him.
Ken Paxton is going to have a field day with this clown.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 11:36 AM (TtKY7)

125 I can see in 10 years The Bulwark talking about Trump saying he was a moderate. Bush was Hitler so was Cheney so was Romney so was Pence. And then 5 minutes later they were pragmatic “good Republicans” once safely out of power.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:36 AM (ImXfC)

126 110 Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

They’ll just cut and paste Trump for Vance in their talking points and keep the grift going.
Posted by: Heroq

We had out legitimate differences with ~~Reagan~~ ~~Bush~~ Trump, but at least he was reasonable and open to discussion. ~~DeSantis~~ ~~Rubio~~ Vance is a radical right-wing Christian extremist who can't be reasoned with!

Posted by: Leftwing Retards at May 27, 2026 11:36 AM (JCZqz)

127 117 111 ASS is here.

What happened to the 10 million extra Biden voters? I mean, if they weren't fraud.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (zucrn)

Voter suppression clearly
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 27, 2026 11:35 AM (okun6)

Kamala still received more popular votes than the chocolate jesus.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 27, 2026 11:37 AM (N39Ws)

128 DON'T YOU TEXAS VOTERS KNOW HE WAS IMPEACHED?!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (pT0dx)

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

And he was acquitted due to a lack of any evidence whatsoever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:37 AM (zucrn)

129 If Trump were half the tyrant they claim to think he is, they'd already be smoke up a chimney.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

ooh! That sounds like a good story idea for an alternate history. "How America became peaceful again."

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 11:38 AM (OPGS/)

130 128 DON'T YOU TEXAS VOTERS KNOW HE WAS IMPEACHED?!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (pT0dx)

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

And he was acquitted due to a lack of any evidence whatsoever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:37 AM (zucrn)

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"HE WAS IMPEACHED AND HE'S NOT LIVING WITH HIS WIFE LIKE A HEATHEN!! GOOD CHRISTIANS WILL VOTE FOR TALARICO!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:38 AM (pT0dx)

131 129 If Trump were half the tyrant they claim to think he is, they'd already be smoke up a chimney.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

ooh! That sounds like a good story idea for an alternate history. "How America became peaceful again."
Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 11:38 AM (OPGS/)

TheJamesMadison --
This is your cue.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 27, 2026 11:38 AM (N39Ws)

132 I wish Trump did just 10% of the things he is accused of doing by the left.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:39 AM (ImXfC)

133 One of the animating factors of anti-Trumpism has a sexual angle (grab 'em), and that goes away with Vance (or whomever).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison
__________

I don't know about that. They already tried the couchfucker thing. They'll invent something else when the time comes.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 11:40 AM (XvL8K)

134
Who was John Cornyn?

He was The Unfaithful Servant.

The Butler who spikes your tea or even bourbon(!) with arsenic to watch you die a slow dead even as you pay him top dollar. The one who eats your dog and watches your child drown because he cares nothing for you or about his job. He only does what ever he wishes to do.

You should have fired him long ago but Public Servant John Cornyn was left in place to burn the mansion down and abuse the sheep for years.

Fuck him and good riddance.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 11:40 AM (iJfKG)

135 If there existed a means of isolating and punishing Bad Actor States and Cities that would be the most effective means of bringing them to heel. Sadly the Federal government, and state governments ( in the case of cities) are unable or unwilling to pull the trigger on any long term actions. Add to that the collusion of the court system and yu have rotten states and cities acting with impunity.

Posted by: tubal at May 27, 2026 11:41 AM (Gqar8)

136 133
I don't know about that. They already tried the couchfucker thing. They'll invent something else when the time comes.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 11:40 AM (XvL8K)

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They'll try, but nothing they come up with be equal to the audio of Trump sayin "grab 'em by the pussy".

Plus, Vance and Rubio are family men, married once, with kids. The attacks just won't hit in the same way.

It's about not just animating those who scream that every Republican is a rapist, but about recruiting the next generation as well. Millennial progressives are doomed to become progressive Boomers screaming about Nixon.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:41 AM (pT0dx)

137 Cornyn can now put his Stetson back in the box. Maybe sell it at a second hand store.

It’s over Johnny. You can move permanently to Virginia.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:42 AM (d9i2R)

138 I can’t fault the Bulwark for existing. They found a niche and went with it. Good for them. What I can’t fathom is anyone who is a consumer of their content. It’s like bro really? Of all the political opinion available online this is where you hang your hat? lol.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:42 AM (ImXfC)

139 > Their lives will lose all meaning when Trump moves off the stage in '28.
---------
This morning's report had a this editorial by J.J.

"Of course the problem is Trump's watch will come to an end at noon on January 21 2029. Was the era of Donald Trump a one-off, a speed bump on the road to hell that our nation had or has been on for decades or has President Trump not only slammed on the brakes but has he succeeded in throwing us into reverse and putting America back on track towards sanity?"
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Since his two terms have been labeled as "anomalies" by the press, many of our political class and a large segment of the public... yes, his term(s) were a "one off."

The political class will see to it that any like him are excluded, the chattering class will demonize anyone like him, and the public will be told to shun anyone like him.

Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, etc. will all be overshadowed by Trump. And diminished in the press as ineffective.

Whether Trump's detractors lose all life's meaning is debatable. There's still demonizing to be done.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 11:43 AM (jehhT)

140 137 Cornyn can now put his Stetson back in the box. Maybe sell it at a second hand store.

—

Did he also run tv ads wearing a plaid shirt? And lemme guess driving a pickup truck? You know all Texas-y ‘n stuff.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:44 AM (ImXfC)

141 >>> They'll try, but nothing they come up with be equal to the audio of Trump sayin "grab 'em by the pussy".

Plus, Vance and Rubio are family men, married once, with kids. The attacks just won't hit in the same way.

It's about not just animating those who scream that every Republican is a rapist, but about recruiting the next generation as well. Millennial progressives are doomed to become progressive Boomers screaming about Nixon.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:41 AM (pT0dx)

Vance cusses a lot. They'll have something. It will be taken wildly out of context, which honestly, so was what Trump said. Trump was just making a silly self depreciating joke. They'll do the same with Vance. That it will make no sense is irrelevant.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 11:44 AM (3uBP9)

142 Totally off-topic:

"Found footage" movies have more or less died a deserved death, though there are a (very) few good ones.

This might be one:

"Tribes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xL-CZ1d9k

Looks interesting anyway.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 11:44 AM (iJfKG)

143 Seems to be a universal problem in DC - The Supreme court wants to Congress's job, Congress want to do the President's job, and the president... well GEOTUS wants to do his own job, but prior presidents were happy to do... I don't even know whose job they were trying to do. Congress's and the Supreme Court's for all I know.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 11:45 AM (vJrRc)

144 The first thing the WSJ gave as Talarico’s bona fide is he was a “former seminarian”.

I laughed so hard I puked.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:32 AM (d9i2R)

He keeps getting labeled as a pastor by the MSM, but my recollection is that he never finished seminary. Does he even have a license to exhort in his denomination?

Posted by: pookysgirl, still Protestant at May 27, 2026 11:45 AM (Wt5PA)

145 Well, sorta. The left wants control over the court because it's a wildly out of control supralegislature that has arrogated itself almost all of the power it possibly can. Sanity, to the extent that it still exists, is holding on by its fingernails and the left knows that if it captures the Court they can do what the fuck ever they want and a leftist court will stamp it with the imprimatur of being "constitutional."

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 11:12 AM (oqH4h)
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They can do that - at which point half the states release statements saying they find all SCOTUS rulings from this point forward to be tainted and unenforceable in their states. The dems throw out that red meat for fundraising, but they know the blowback would be extreme and would be the first step in rolling back the Marshall decision, which the left cannot afford.

Posted by: Black JEM at May 27, 2026 11:45 AM (GZYu7)

146 137 Cornyn can now put his Stetson back in the box. Maybe sell it at a second hand store.

It’s over Johnny. You can move permanently to Virginia.
Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:42 AM (d9i2R)
Probably fill it with greenbux and give it to Telariceaux.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 11:45 AM (LHPAg)

147 *insert Democrat target* “He’s just like Trump!!

*republican target* yes, yes I am.

*sobs*

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:45 AM (d9i2R)

148 Florida can force the issue, force the Court to hear the case:
Bar all CA issued CDL drivers; seize their license and their rigs at the border.
You can guarantee they'll clear their docket to hear CA's suit.

And:
That would make these trucking companies hiring illegals howl in rage.

But, the lawsuit was silly--conservatives have to stop running to court like it's some neutral party that will fairly resolve political disputes:

1) the courts are illegitimate and have usurped too much power; these suits accede to and accept that
2) the courts are corrupt and will take every opportunity to rule against limited and conservative governance.
3) suits are just talk. The time for talk is well past.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 11:46 AM (73/SM)

149 “He keeps getting labeled as a pastor by the MSM, but my recollection is that he never finished seminary. Does he even have a license to exhort in his denomination?”

No. And his musings on religion tell you why. He’s not pastor to anyone but satan

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:47 AM (d9i2R)

150 113 "For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut?

——

I love how they think this is about Trump and not the constituents of TX.
Posted by: Piper
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Who are these Republicans that beseeched Trump?
Aren't they the one's he wants to be rid of?
Aren't they the one's we want gone?
And the concept of electing a pro MAGA, most effective AG against the left. Into the Senate doesn't blow Trump's agenda it puts a shark in with the anti-Trumpers.
Blow that up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:47 AM (D2ex+)

151 141
Vance cusses a lot. They'll have something. It will be taken wildly out of context, which honestly, so was what Trump said. Trump was just making a silly self depreciating joke. They'll do the same with Vance. That it will make no sense is irrelevant.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 11:44 AM (3uBP9)

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Let's be clear:

I'm not saying that the next won't be subject to attacks. He will be.

But I'm saying that the attacks just won't retain the same coalition as anti-Trumpism. They'll replay the Trump playbook against Vance or Rubio, and it just won't hit as well.

So, they'll have to shift and pivot into a new kind of attack to appeal to a new coalition. But, they've hollowed out the rest of their coalition overall.

Attacks against the next will feel...tired and exhausted and uninspiring.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:47 AM (pT0dx)

152 To leftists, both the courts, and Democracy, are the Greatest Thing Ever - when things go their way.

But it’s the end of the world and they have no legitimacy when things don’t go their way. They keep threatening to “pack” the court with compliant, low frequency drones. I suppose illegal mass migration is a similar scheme, if you think about it in a Democracy importing millions of illegal voters is straight up treason, really.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:48 AM (UEOBX)

153 149 “He keeps getting labeled as a pastor by the MSM, but my recollection is that he never finished seminary. Does he even have a license to exhort in his denomination?”

No. And his musings on religion tell you why. He’s not pastor to anyone but satan

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:47 AM (d9i2R)

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He's on video referring to the Gospel of Thomas as scripture.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:48 AM (pT0dx)

154 Has Usha Vance popped yet?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

155 Governors in my state run ads in primaries every 4 years like clockwork showing him in plaid shirts.
One time he even rode a horse. He’s a regular guy just like YOU!!

Doesn’t matter who it is the ads are the same.

Never mind all these assholes are establishment hacks who wouldn’t be caught dead wearing anything other than a designer clothes in real life and the closest they’d ever get to a horse was a lobbyist paid trip to the Kentucky Derby.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (ImXfC)

156 As the Supreme Court moves itself closer and closer to irrelivance.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:30 AM (D2ex+)

That and the way the left thumbs it's noses at any decision that doesn't go their way, they're already pretty much irrelevant.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)

157 What's the actual deal with Paxton and the adultery claims? I know he's not a saint, but no politician is.

Posted by: pookysgirl, not hooked into Texas news anymore at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (Wt5PA)

158 In the past, Republicans who were attacked were mostly pussies. They responded by dissembling and running from the questions the msm was peddling. Now that Trump has effectively put a spear in that beast, republicans respond forcefully, with facts and then get their story and narrative out through other channels. Channels that people actually listen to.

It’s a new day. Those old attacks and methods won’t work anymore. People care about results and keeping promises. Trump did that. Whoever follows must do the same.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (d9i2R)

159 158 It’s a new day. Those old attacks and methods won’t work anymore. People care about results and keeping promises. Trump did that. Whoever follows must do the same.

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (d9i2R)

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"I don't care, Margaret."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:51 AM (pT0dx)

160 even if that leaves states with no venue whatsoever to sort out their grievances with each other.

Concur. Sumpter could always happen, however.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 11:51 AM (0sNs1)

161
Honoring licenses isn't required by the Constitution or SCOTUS. It's a compact between the states called the Driver License Compact.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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Well that seems like an easy opening. Go for it, Florida!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:51 AM (sRUtW)

162 Didn’t the left tell me about 100 million times anyone associated with religion is a stupid poopy head who believes in Spaghetti monsters?

But now we’re supposed to elect one as a senator.

Weird.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 11:51 AM (ImXfC)

163
Has Usha Vance popped yet?
Posted by: Bulg

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July.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 11:52 AM (sRUtW)

164 > “He keeps getting labeled as a pastor by the MSM, but my recollection is that he never finished seminary. Does he even have a license to exhort in his denomination?”
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He's exactly what the Democrats think a pastor should be. So they'll continue to label him as such.

Plus, it sullies actual pastors. A bonus.

Recall how the left uses language...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 11:52 AM (jehhT)

165 He's on video referring to the Gospel of Thomas as scripture.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:48 AM (pT0dx)

What kind of seminary did he go to?!

Posted by: pookysgirl thought this was settled millennia ago at May 27, 2026 11:52 AM (Wt5PA)

166 There is no direct way to force the Supreme Court to hear a case.

The Chief Justice and other Justices can be impeached and convicted (removed) for not taking-up a case, after the fact. Then replacements who swear they will take-up the case can be nominated by POTUS and confirmed by the Senate. This takes time. Would there be enough time for that process between an election and the Constitutionally-mandated date to swear-in a POTUS? Then there is risk of the replacements not fulfilling their promise. If so, wash, rinse, repeat. I guess.

Posted by: Gref at May 27, 2026 11:52 AM (5rh/l)

167 He's a semenarian

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 11:53 AM (gKWVE)

168 Phony working man douchebag Springsteen is doing a No Kings tour, proving he is clueless what working people actually think. Some friends from my hometown Cleveland are posting pics/video form the concert. His workingman schtick was stupid and worn out 40 years ago but people still suck it up, it would seem.

Posted by: Ripley at May 27, 2026 11:53 AM (GUOwU)

169 167 He's a semenarian

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 11:53 AM (gKWVE)

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"YOU MUST DO AS ANY SEMINARIAN SAYS! EXCEPT THE ONES WHO SAY THINGS I DON'T LIKE!"
-Reddit, 99% probability

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:54 AM (pT0dx)

170 I'm having a pretty good week HF DXing. I worked a radio club in Kastoria Greece, and used Google Street View to explore the place. Very picturesque! It would be fun to rent a moped and ride around it for a week. Check it out.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 11:54 AM (Wq24h)

171 Spaghetti monsters???

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 11:54 AM (Oy/m2)

172 The Gospel of Thomas is Gnostic garbage. It is not in the Canon for good reason.

Posted by: tubal at May 27, 2026 11:54 AM (Gqar8)

173 Any illegals that kills an America, intentionally or not, should be hung within 6 months of the crime .

They are illegals, they have no right to a complex long running American trial.

Yes we want to verify they did the deed, but older style American courts provided that and returned verdicts in a timely manner

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 11:54 AM (sKqQm)

174 157 What's the actual deal with Paxton and the adultery claims? I know he's not a saint, but no politician is.
Posted by: pookysgirl, not hooked into Texas
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Show me a senator who is not either an adulterer or a bugger.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:55 AM (D2ex+)

175 166 There is no direct way to force the Supreme Court to hear a case.

The Chief Justice and other Justices can be impeached and convicted (removed) for not taking-up a case, after the fact. Then replacements who swear they will take-up the case can be nominated by POTUS and confirmed by the Senate. This takes time. Would there be enough time for that process between an election and the Constitutionally-mandated date to swear-in a POTUS? Then there is risk of the replacements not fulfilling their promise. If so, wash, rinse, repeat. I guess.

Posted by: Gref at May 27, 2026 11:52 AM (5rh/l)

Just have the cases held in state courts. If the Supreme Court wants them changed to their court, they'll have to actually hear the case. Otherwise we're back to the pre-Constitution system.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 27, 2026 11:55 AM (okun6)

176 Didn’t the left tell me about 100 million times anyone associated with religion is a stupid poopy head who believes in Spaghetti monsters?

Ask them about Imams, Gurus, or Shamans though and their answer changes...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (sKqQm)

177 Supreme Court Justices can be impeached, too.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (QGaXH)

178 Springsteen is doing a No Kings tour, proving he is clueless what working people actually think. Some friends from my hometown Cleveland are posting pics/video form the concert. His workingman schtick was stupid and worn out 40 years ago but people still suck it up, it would seem.
Posted by: Ripley at May 27, 2026 11:53 AM (GUOwU)

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He used a teleprompter for his latest anti Trump rant.

He's a talent free has been hack. Anyone spending money on him is a communist prick.

F*ck them all.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (zucrn)

179 157 What's the actual deal with Paxton and the adultery claims? I know he's not a saint, but no politician is.
Posted by: pookysgirl, not hooked into Texas news anymore at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (Wt5PA)

He did cheat on his wife.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (tOcjL)

180 160 even if that leaves states with no venue whatsoever to sort out their grievances with each other.

Concur. Sumpter could always happen, however.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 11:51 AM (0sNs1
The democommies want another war. This one would make 1861-1865 look tame.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 11:57 AM (LHPAg)

181 What kind of seminary did he go to?!
Posted by: pookysgirl thought this was settled millennia ago at May 27, 2026 11:52 AM

Bob's Close Cover Before Striking School of Theology, I'm guessing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 11:57 AM (iUsgH)

182 The left then: Just because the president sexually harassed his underlings, had an affair in the oval office, and probably raped a woman is no one else's business. The president is allowed to have a sex life

The left now: A senate candidate might have had an affair?!? OH MY STARS AND GARTERS! We can't have that kind of man in office!

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)

183 The “Reverend” Sharptone has no degree either, iirc. Just a grifter.

My conspiracy theory isn’t so much of a theory, if you read the policy planning documents and articles published of the 1950s, the path to a globalist society had to do something about the role of established religion.

America was great because Americans were good, by and large. I do believe the spook agencies or similar spent a lot of time and effort destabilizing the black community and the mainstream denominations, to dilute the political effects downstream.

Note well too - Reagan, Thatcher, Pope John Paul were followed (eventually) by Obama, Merkel, Francis, et al. Sort of a tit for tat. And it makes sense from the globalist perspective. You can’t very well have the people believing there is a higher authority than an unelected bureaucrat in Brussels, or the EPA. That just won’t do.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:57 AM (UEOBX)

184 177 Supreme Court Justices can be impeached, too.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (QGaXH)

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Paxton's impeachment made him more powerful politically because it didn't actually lead to a conviction.

Unless you can guarantee conviction, impeachment just makes the target more powerful politically because they get acquitted of any charges.

Without that guarantee, impeachment is worse than failure theater. It's actually a process that will make the other side stronger.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:57 AM (pT0dx)

185 Hollywood Upstarts Religious College

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:58 AM (77rzZ)

186 The PC-USA has long been apostate, in practice. They were the Doctrine as a skin suit.

Posted by: tubal at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (Gqar8)

187 I don't give a damn about a politicians personal life as long as it does not intrude on his/her public work. I am voting for people who want to save this country. Period.

I'll take imperfect warriors over blow dried fakes every single day. The idea is to win the war.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (viF8m)

188 >>> Springsteen is doing a No Kings tour, proving he is clueless what working people actually think. Some friends from my hometown Cleveland are posting pics/video form the concert. His workingman schtick was stupid and worn out 40 years ago but people still suck it up, it would seem.
Posted by: Ripley at May 27, 2026 11:53 AM (GUOwU)

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He used a teleprompter for his latest anti Trump rant.
He's a talent free has been hack. Anyone spending money on him is a communist prick. F*ck them all.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (zucrn)

And his singing always sounds like his starter is going bad.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (3uBP9)

189 Bob's Close Cover Before Striking School of Theology, I'm guessing.

I wonder how many under-29 year olds even know what that's referring to.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (vTZFs)

190 impeachment > impearment > impineapplement

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (Wq24h)

191 The "close cover" part I mean.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (vTZFs)

192 Damn taking them out of context and trying to paint them in the worst possible light!

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Talarico: "They're going to dig up all kinds of old statements, take them out of context and try to paint them in the worst possible light."

Translation: I’m going to try to distance myself from my own words and beliefs so I can pretend to be a moderate until after I’m elected.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (ndZc7)

193 He's a talent free has been hack. Anyone spending money on him is a communist prick. F*ck them all.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM

*recalls Springsteen concert photos proudly posted by commie FB contact*

Yup.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:00 PM (iUsgH)

194 192 Damn taking them out of context and trying to paint them in the worst possible light!

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Talarico: "They're going to dig up all kinds of old statements, take them out of context and try to paint them in the worst possible light."

Translation: I’m going to try to distance myself from my own words and beliefs so I can pretend to be a moderate until after I’m elected.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (ndZc7)

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The entire generation of the left that matured in the BLM/covid era is going to say this for years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:00 PM (pT0dx)

195 Bruce Stinksteen is worth about $1B.

Nice to seem him lecture working people they should stop supporting Trump because uh...Trump's rich and out of touch or something

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:00 PM (sKqQm)

196 195 Bruce Stinksteen is worth about $1B.

Nice to seem him lecture working people they should stop supporting Trump because uh...Trump's rich and out of touch or something

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 12:00 PM (sKqQm)

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He should donate all of it to Planned Parenthood. He should live in a cardboard box to help poor women looking for healthcare.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:01 PM (pT0dx)

197 4 Florida should now revoke the full faith and credit of California and Washington and refuse to recognize those states drivers licenses.

Or declare war on them. Either works.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 27, 2026 11:04 AM (hYL69)

Or their CDLs at the very least.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:01 PM (T6aVk)

198 Springsteen is in dire need of a single casualty vehicle crash.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:02 PM (zucrn)

199
Bob's Close Cover Before Striking School of Theology
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*?*

Posted by: Millennials, Genx at May 27, 2026 12:02 PM (XeU6L)

200 198 Springsteen is in dire need of a single casualty vehicle crash.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:02 PM (zucrn)

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*digging up Princess Diana's corpse*
-Dr. Fronk-en-stine.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:02 PM (pT0dx)

201 Excellent post Joe Mannix.

When I first heard of this non-ruling/dismissal, I was (to the extent still possible) a little shocked.

A power, an obligation, expressly stated in the constitution - unlike so much of what the judiciary and guvamint in general engages in - simply shirked, denied, without explanation.

Turns out judicial failure to exercise its *legitimate* authority is just as pernicious to rule of law and the constitution as the usurpation that's been running wild for decades.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 12:02 PM (U/Byj)

202 Talarico: "They're going to dig up all kinds of old statements, take them out of context and try to paint them in the worst possible light."

Like the Gospel of Thomas did?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 12:02 PM (gKWVE)

203 These judicial superheroes are uniformed in robes, but can we also get them capes? That would be a nice touch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 12:03 PM (D1E+2)

204 Without that guarantee, impeachment is worse than failure theater. It's actually a process that will make the other side stronger.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
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Many who worked the impeachment of Paxton are no longer in office or are out the door when this term closes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 12:03 PM (D2ex+)

205 When did blaring speakerphone instead of putting the phone to your ear become the norm? I don't need in on your conversation.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (zucrn)

206 204 Without that guarantee, impeachment is worse than failure theater. It's actually a process that will make the other side stronger.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
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Many who worked the impeachment of Paxton are no longer in office or are out the door when this term closes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 12:03 PM (D2ex+)

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If you shoot at the king, you better not miss.

This applies to AGs of TX as well.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (pT0dx)

207 157 What's the actual deal with Paxton and the adultery claims? I know he's not a saint, but no politician is.
Posted by: pookysgirl, not hooked into Texas news anymore at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (Wt5PA)
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Paxton's personal life is a fucking dumpster fire and Texas republicans need to accept that.

I'm not voting for him to be my pastor or to date my daughter so i don't really give a rat's ass but it is what it is and it will be used against him in the election by Talafreako.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (oqH4h)

208 For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask:

if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut?

Why?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (TtKY7)

209 Reading the crap that Talarico allowed to be in his school's library, he isn't coming within ten points of Paxton.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (hpwtA)

210 And his singing always sounds like his starter is going bad.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (3uBP9)

That's not singing when he attempts to sing. More like mumbling words .

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (Oy/m2)

211 Talarico in his own words:

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (D2ex+)

212 179 157 What's the actual deal with Paxton and the adultery claims? I know he's not a saint, but no politician is.
Posted by: pookysgirl, not hooked into Texas news anymore at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (Wt5PA)

He did cheat on his wife.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 11:56 AM (tOcjL)

This is well known and his wife, Angela, is in the TX Senate. Not sure if/when the divorce is final though.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (T6aVk)

213
The entire generation of the left that matured in the BLM/covid era is going to say this for years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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

If you're talking about issues that will embarrass future lefty leaders, add: climate change.

I bet AOC herself will claim that it was always about reducing air pollution and regulating the energy industry, not preventing floods and fires, you sillies.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (sRUtW)

214 "And his singing always sounds like his starter is going bad.
Posted by: banana Dream"

LOL! That is a perfect description. Maybe that is why he was so popular decades ago in Cleveland. Everybody there was used to that sound.

Posted by: Ripley at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (GUOwU)

215 207 157 What's the actual deal with Paxton and the adultery claims? I know he's not a saint, but no politician is.
Posted by: pookysgirl, not hooked into Texas news anymore at May 27, 2026 11:50 AM (Wt5PA)
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Paxton's personal life is a fucking dumpster fire and Texas republicans need to accept that.

I'm not voting for him to be my pastor or to date my daughter so i don't really give a rat's ass but it is what it is and it will be used against him in the election by Talafreako.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (oqH4h)

AKA, Paxton is gonna need another male heavy vote this November, so men get ready to deliver...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (tOcjL)

216 Damn taking them out of context and trying to paint them in the worst possible light!

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Talarico: "They're going to dig up all kinds of old statements, take them out of context and try to paint them in the worst possible light."

Translation: I’m going to try to distance myself from my own words and beliefs so I can pretend to be a moderate until after I’m elected.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (ndZc7)

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The entire generation of the left that matured in the BLM/covid era is going to say this for years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:00 PM (pT0dx)
__________

I suspect given this twink's statement that he knows and expects that even worse shit is gonna come out about him.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)

217 She single handedly created a perfect defense.

https://tinyurl.com/2s4zc8vx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (ndZc7)

218 Bob's Close Cover Before Striking School of Theology
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*?*
Posted by: Millennials, Genx at May 27, 2026 12:02 PM

Hey, Gen X would get that.

Except maybe TJM...that guy doesn't get anything.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (bFu5X)

219 Supreme Court Justices can be impeached, too.
———

How many federal judges of any flavor have ever been impeached and removed from office?

Yeah, that’s what I thought. Maybe 4 or 5 in 200 years? It really ought to be fairly routine, considering some of the jackass rulings over the years. Congress largely abdicated their role long ago, in favor of acting like spectators.

Say, for one example - declaring Americans are on the hook, taxpayers must pay their tax dollars to send millions of illegal aliens to public schools. That’s insane. Worse, it has evolved into an elaborate, multi-billion dollar fraud operation.

And the schools largely suck. I recall our school district mass mailing out expensive full color brochures, positively gushing that “over 80!!” different languages were spoken there. Isn’t that awesome?

Have to go to school for a long time to get that stupid. To actually think that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 12:06 PM (UEOBX)

220 King David’s personal life was a dumpster fire, too. Sometimes you just gotta take the bad with the good.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:07 PM (77rzZ)

221 209 Reading the crap that Talarico allowed to be in his school's library, he isn't coming within ten points of Paxton.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (hpwtA)

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Do people think that nationwide swings in the congressional ballot reflect evenly across the nation?

That D+30 districts and R+30 districts will move in the same direction at the same rate because the national environment went from R+3 to D+6 or whatever? That the D+30 district will become D+39 and the R+30 district will become R+21?

Because that's not how it works.

How it works is that the deep blue enclaves will turn out at higher numbers and the deep red enclaves will turn out at slightly lower numbers. It will be uneven.

So, if the national environment does shift 9 points left from 2024 (doubtful, I suspect 6 or so), TX won't shift 9 points to the left. It'll shift like 2-3 points while NY shifts 15.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:07 PM (pT0dx)

222 Paxton's personal life is a fucking dumpster fire and Texas republicans need to accept that.

I'm not voting for him to be my pastor or to date my daughter so i don't really give a rat's ass but it is what it is and it will be used against him in the election by Talafreako.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 12:04 PM (oqH4h)

Yep. I’m not voting for someone to have a beer with. I’m voting for someone to represent TX who will fight for what is right. Period.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:07 PM (T6aVk)

223 What the left seems to have forgotten is that the adherence to most of what passes for the usage of political power is just an agreement to go along. It's an agreement to let things happen and to respect one governmental organization by another.

There is little force behind any of it. If you want to put that under stress you need to make sure you have a solid backing behind you. The left no longer has that solid backing. They hold most of the 20% of the 80/20 issue splits. They've managed to split the billionaire class such that the most innovative and powerful of that group don't buy the left's message anymore.

You cannot make dramatic moves without support. If Florida refused to recognize Cal and Wash CDL's that would work because the people would be behind that move. And there wouldn't be enough political blowback to force Florida to back off.

Posted by: Black JEM at May 27, 2026 12:07 PM (GZYu7)

224 213 If you're talking about issues that will embarrass future lefty leaders, add: climate change.

I bet AOC herself will claim that it was always about reducing air pollution and regulating the energy industry, not preventing floods and fires, you sillies.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (sRUtW)

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Climate change is going to be nuclear power.

Baseline firmware that later generations just accept without thought and get overturned completely in a generation when the need arises to forget about it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:08 PM (pT0dx)

225 TMJ @28 with the clear path for FL. I think they're already doing some of it. And DHS has linked up with state police in at least OK and IN to do a "screening" operation of truckers. I don't know if that was just immigration related, but seems it should be both DHS and DOT culling the trucking labor force of illegals *and* incompetent, untrained, un-credentialed drivers. It's a logistically easy approach, to which there really aren't good workarounds for the perps (drivers and companies). If state and feds cooperate, game over.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 12:08 PM (U/Byj)

226 216 I suspect given this twink's statement that he knows and expects that even worse shit is gonna come out about him.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 27, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)

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Platner's going to have a sex tape where he Seig Heil's Hitler by name, and we're going to be told "old news".

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:08 PM (pT0dx)

227 Commie simp that he is, I still like Thunder Road, Jungleland and others from his earlier stuff.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 12:08 PM (XvL8K)

228 I wonder how many under-29 year olds even know what that's referring to.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM

Probably not many, but I've been using that gag for years.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:08 PM (bFu5X)

229 OT: I know commenters were talking about it yesterday, but there is a new Ferrari Luce meme going around funny as hell. It has Enzo Ferrari spinning in his grave. He's attached to it and the rotations are powering a generator that's charging a Ferrai Luce EV.

Posted by: JROD at May 27, 2026 12:09 PM (IlL6s)

230 190 impeachment > impearment > impineapplement

imspearmint > impeachment > impearment > impineapplement

Posted by: anachronda at May 27, 2026 12:09 PM (v3pYe)

231 AKA, Paxton is gonna need another male heavy vote this November, so men get ready to deliver...
Posted by: Nova Local
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You didn't look at the Talarico link did you?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 12:09 PM (D2ex+)

232 225 TMJ @28 with the clear path for FL. I think they're already doing some of it. And DHS has linked up with state police in at least OK and IN to do a "screening" operation of truckers. I don't know if that was just immigration related, but seems it should be both DHS and DOT culling the trucking labor force of illegals *and* incompetent, untrained, un-credentialed drivers. It's a logistically easy approach, to which there really aren't good workarounds for the perps (drivers and companies). If state and feds cooperate, game over.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 12:08 PM (U/Byj)

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Yeah, there's video of a trooper (I think in FL) asking a driver to read signs, and the guy couldn't read the signs.

He got arrested, not because of his immigration status but because of his obvious inability to meet CDL requirements.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:10 PM (pT0dx)

233 The animating anti-Trump factors decrease but they get replaced with...what?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:33 AM (pT0dx)

Anything.

They just murdered a mild-mannered, gregarious young Christian guy with zero baggage of any kind.

They don't need a reason.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 12:10 PM (BI5O2)

234 Reuters: "Trump-backed candidate's landslide in Texas gives Democrats hope in November"
=====================
Yes, Democrats, if that makes sense in your world, spend money in Texas, lots and lots of money. You can make it true!!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 12:11 PM (C0BiQ)

235 233 Anything.

They just murdered a mild-mannered, gregarious young Christian guy with zero baggage of any kind.

They don't need a reason.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 12:10 PM (BI5O2)

======

I'm not talking about getting fringe crazies worked up.

I'm talking about coalition sized motivations and narratives that animate self-starting voting behavior from soft supporters who vote half the time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:11 PM (pT0dx)

236 Apparently, with all the levers of power, VA may have a government shutdown June 30 b/c Ds can't pass a budget, and Louise and Abby have made this personal. You can't make this up...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM (tOcjL)

237 234 Reuters: "Trump-backed candidate's landslide in Texas gives Democrats hope in November"
=====================
Yes, Democrats, if that makes sense in your world, spend money in Texas, lots and lots of money. You can make it true!!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 12:11 PM (C0BiQ)

======

I'm genuinely shocked I haven't heard Christine O'Donnell's name mentioned.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM (pT0dx)

238 Platner's going to have a sex tape where he Seig Heil's Hitler by name, and we're going to be told "old news".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Platner: "Oh, Eva! Whip me! Beat me! Make me write hot blitzkrieg orders!"

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM (TtKY7)

239 They can recognize 50 state CDL reciprocity while at the same time crawling up the ass of California drivers with a microscope. It is absolutely the right of every state to know who and what is driving on the highways.

Asset forfeiture. Impound the trailers, auction off the contents, confiscate the tractors. Deport the operators.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM (UEOBX)

240 Bob's Close Cover Before Striking School of Theology, I'm guessing.

I wonder how many under-29 year olds even know what that's referring to.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (vTZFs)

According to Duck,Duck,Go it apparently refers to Bob Ross

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at May 27, 2026 12:13 PM (EcHpA)

241 So Florida highway police implements a basic english proficiency test for suspected deficient truck drivers and throws them in jail for a spell if they fail.

Also would impound truck for a painful period of time so that would motivate shippers not to use improper drivers.

Maybe extra attention on Calif/Wash based drivers.
That would seem to get SCOTUS off their duff.

Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at May 27, 2026 12:13 PM (2Nfh9)

242 Apparently, with all the levers of power, VA may have a government shutdown June 30 b/c Ds can't pass a budget, and Louise and Abby have made this personal. You can't make this up...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM

Looks like the ship of state's about to hit a reef while on autopilot.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:13 PM (bFu5X)

243 238 Platner's going to have a sex tape where he Seig Heil's Hitler by name, and we're going to be told "old news".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Platner: "Oh, Eva! Whip me! Beat me! Make me write hot blitzkrieg orders!"
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM (TtKY7)

'Call me liebschein, bitch!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:13 PM (bss/y)

244 I'm genuinely shocked I haven't heard Christine O'Donnell's name mentioned.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM (pT0dx)

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

She's you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:13 PM (zucrn)

245 VA may have a government shutdown June 30 b/c Ds can't pass a budget, and Louise and Abby have made this personal. You can't make this up...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 12:12 PM (tOcjL)

The sisterhood, everybody! Even when two girls belong to the same political party they're still going to get into a hissing cat fight for personal status.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 12:14 PM (gKWVE)

246 244 She's you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:13 PM (zucrn)

=======

She's...always been me?

*flashback through my life where I thought I was talking with her but I was just talking to myself*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:14 PM (pT0dx)

247 Should be interesting to see if anyone can come up with stuff that Platner did while contracting in Iraq. Suddenly Dems like ex military contractors

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:14 PM (hpwtA)

248 @237 Burn the Witch!

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:15 PM (hpwtA)

249 "The sisterhood, everybody! Even when two girls belong to the same political party they're still going to get into a hissing cat fight for personal status."
###

She knows what she did.

Posted by: The other girl at May 27, 2026 12:15 PM (2Ez/1)

250 The "close cover" part I mean.
Posted by: Oddbob

Hey, they still make and sell matches...

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (vJrRc)

251 240 Bob's Close Cover Before Striking School of Theology, I'm guessing.

I wonder how many under-29 year olds even know what that's referring to.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:59 AM (vTZFs)

According to Duck,Duck,Go it apparently refers to Bob Ross

i was scratching my head there a bit about the art school sprouting a theology department...

Posted by: anachronda at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (v3pYe)

252 @237 Burn the Witch!
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:15 PM

"I'm not a witch."

- Christine O'Donnell

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (bFu5X)

253 Platner's going to have a sex tape where he Seig Heil's Hitler by name, and we're going to be told "old news".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Platner: "Oh, Eva! Whip me! Beat me! Make me write hot blitzkrieg orders!"
Posted by: rickb223

'Call me liebschein, bitch!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD

Take my flammenwerfer! Take it!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (TtKY7)

254 247 Should be interesting to see if anyone can come up with stuff that Platner did while contracting in Iraq. Suddenly Dems like ex military contractors

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:14 PM (hpwtA)

=====

Some major player was saying that he'd heard that there's oppo on Platner that will force him to leave the state.

Jerking in porto-potties is not that.

He's not the official nominee yet. Primary day is June 9.

June 10 we'll probably see the oppo dump.

Think AK in 2020 against Tom Cotton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (pT0dx)

255 She's you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:13 PM (zucrn)

Are you at a different airport?

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM (Oy/m2)

256 253 Platner's going to have a sex tape where he Seig Heil's Hitler by name, and we're going to be told "old news".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Platner: "Oh, Eva! Whip me! Beat me! Make me write hot blitzkrieg orders!"
Posted by: rickb223

'Call me liebschein, bitch!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD

Take my flammenwerfer! Take it!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (TtKY7)

Grenate!!!!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y)

257 Boarding.

Adios, mofo's.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM (zucrn)

258 I imagine creating a very non-permissive environment for illegal/bad truckers in FL would be fairly easy and very effective. As noted by another commenter, bad/illegal drivers simply won't take FL loads, not worth it. And plenty of other companies to fill any gaps.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM (U/Byj)

259
Climate change is going to be nuclear power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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

You mean as a money-raising panic threat? I thought that was over already.

I was wondering what could possibly replace climate change as a globalist money-raiser, and I would have gone for some sort of permanent, looming microbial threat. The germs are coming.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM (sRUtW)

260 257 Boarding.

Adios, mofo's.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM (zucrn)

Good luck, sponge. We're all counting on you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

261 I’m a little skeptical of the “data centers”, this sudden push, if only because it has to be something very, very important for everyone to turn on a dime overnight and say “never mind, no big deal” when it applies to the Carbon Cult of the Apocalypse Global Warming.

They don’t GAF about the grid, base load power generation, NG pipelines, outlawed coal, No Nukes, they practically dusted off the Morgenthau plan, now all of a sudden they need electricity. Lots and lots of electricity. Not for you or me.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (UEOBX)

262 Safe travels, Sponge.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (bFu5X)

263 259 You mean as a money-raising panic threat? I thought that was over already.

I was wondering what could possibly replace climate change as a globalist money-raiser, and I would have gone for some sort of permanent, looming microbial threat. The germs are coming.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM (sRUtW)

======

Nothing will replace climate change.

That was once in an empire grift.

Everything will pale in comparison.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (pT0dx)

264 @254 saw the other day that the guy who lost to Collins in 2020 is still in the Dem primary. If Platner leaves they do have a plan B albeit a loser

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (hpwtA)

265 I can proudly say that I have never given Springsteen one red cent.

He always sounded to me like a feral cat getting fucked by a beagle.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (D1E+2)

266 264 @254 saw the other day that the guy who lost to Collins in 2020 is still in the Dem primary. If Platner leaves they do have a plan B albeit a loser

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (hpwtA)

======

Yes, this is why Collins hasn't unloaded on him yet.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (pT0dx)

267 128 DON'T YOU TEXAS VOTERS KNOW HE WAS IMPEACHED?!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (pT0dx)

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

And he was acquitted due to a lack of any evidence whatsoever.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 11:37 AM (zucrn)

There was some fool here some time ago who kept insisting Paxton was unfit for office because he was “slimy” (said over and over again) and appointed himself the supreme expert of the impeachment trial. That poster has to be raging right about now.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (T6aVk)

268 Where is Sponge traveling to?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ)

269 @shannonrwatts

Let’s flood Talarico with donations:
-------

@RichardGrenell

Yes.
Spend your money in Texas!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (D2ex+)

270 269 @shannonrwatts

Let’s flood Talarico with donations:
-------

@RichardGrenell

Yes.
Spend your money in Texas!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (D2ex+)

====

Instead of NC, MI, or GA.

When Cooper has money troubles in NC and ends up losing a close race, Democrats are gonna be pissy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (pT0dx)

271 Where is Sponge traveling to?
Posted by: Bulg

New Jersey. Retirement party for an old boss. He was invited.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 12:20 PM (TtKY7)

272 Where is Sponge traveling to?
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ)

The Twilight Zone.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 12:20 PM (Oy/m2)

273 Was Florida seeking monetary damages? What other relief could they have been trying to realize from the suit?

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 27, 2026 12:20 PM (bufu1)

274 249 "The sisterhood, everybody! Even when two girls belong to the same political party they're still going to get into a hissing cat fight for personal status."
###

She knows what she did.
Posted by: The other girl at May 27, 2026 12:15 PM (2Ez/1)

And if not, Louise is tweeting it all out today.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 12:20 PM (tOcjL)

275 I was wondering what could possibly replace climate change as a globalist money-raiser, and I would have gone for some sort of permanent, looming microbial threat. The germs are coming.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:17 PM

Damn it, she broke the code!

- Ebola reporters everywhere

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:20 PM (bFu5X)

276
Think AK in 2020 against Tom Cotton.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (pT0dx)

Tom Cotton isn’t in Alaska.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:21 PM (T6aVk)

277 Where is Sponge traveling to?
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ)

The Twilight Zone.
Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 12:20 PM

Nah, he's just detouring through it on the way to Jersey.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:21 PM (bFu5X)

278 276
Think AK in 2020 against Tom Cotton.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:16 PM (pT0dx)

Tom Cotton isn’t in Alaska.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:21 PM (T6aVk)

=====

Gah...

AR.

Arkansas.

I hate some of our abbreviations for states.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:21 PM (pT0dx)

279 “He keeps getting labeled as a pastor by the MSM, but my recollection is that he never finished seminary. Does he even have a license to exhort in his denomination?”

No. And his musings on religion tell you why. He’s not pastor to anyone but satan

Posted by: That Guy at May 27, 2026 11:47 AM (d9i2R)

He's a serpent. Certainly a disciple of satan.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 27, 2026 12:22 PM (No6pV)

280 265 I can proudly say that I have never given Springsteen one red cent.

He always sounded to me like a feral cat getting fucked by a beagle.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 12:18 PM (D1E+2)

Yeah, he just never seemed interesting to me. I'd hear snippets and think 'That's not bad' but when you actually listen to the songs it was 'meh.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

281 267 128 DON'T YOU TEXAS VOTERS KNOW HE WAS IMPEACHED?!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 11:34 AM (pT0dx)
----

It's an Austin ritual going back to Tom DeLay,
Any Republican, even Rick Perry, who gets in the Dems way gets indicted.
It's an Austin tradition.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 12:23 PM (D2ex+)

282 Ewok's awake.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 12:23 PM (bFu5X)

283 Nood. Al Green.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

284 When Cooper has money troubles in NC and ends up losing a close race, Democrats are gonna be pissy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 12:19 PM (pT0dx)

Dude, I'm pissy that Thune and his fat donors blew $125 million on Cornyn.
Nice to know that the Dems can waste money too (which they did in VA redistricting)

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 12:25 PM (gKWVE)

285 261 I’m a little skeptical of the “data centers”, this sudden push, if only because it has to be something very, very important for everyone to turn on a dime overnight and say “never mind, no big deal” when it applies to the Carbon Cult of the Apocalypse Global Warming.

you mean big like the latest content download?

Posted by: anachronda at May 27, 2026 12:31 PM (v3pYe)

286 21 It’s like they taught us in paralegal training: “The law is whatever a judge says it is.”
Posted by: Bulg

Preach it! ~ Judge Dredd
Posted by: Joe Mama at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (TezPK)

My word is the law.

Posted by: Mao at May 27, 2026 12:42 PM (T6aVk)

287 21 It’s like they taught us in paralegal training: “The law is whatever a judge says it is.”
Posted by: Bulg

Preach it! ~ Judge Dredd
Posted by: Joe Mama at May 27, 2026 11:10 AM (TezPK)

No, the law is what WE say it is. And we should never be questioned. We are The Good Guys!!!

Posted by: Police at May 27, 2026 12:44 PM (T6aVk)

288 Ah, at last. The Nood…

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 12:45 PM (T6aVk)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Time and Tide
Alfred Thompson Bricher

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 Sponge safe travels!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:30 AM (TtKY7)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

3 No boobs

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (gtcuf)

4 I can smell this picture.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (TtKY7)

5 I like it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (pT0dx)

6 Hello.

Posted by: RI Red at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (Edxq2)

7 Dallas Museum of Art

Maker:
Artist
Alfred Thompson Bricher
American, 1837 - 1908
Date:
c. 1873
Collection Area:
U.S. and Canadian Art
Classification:
Paintings
Material and Technique:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight dimensions: 25 1/4 x 50 in. (64.135 x 127 cm) Framed dimensions: 41 1/4 x 66 1/2 in. (104.775 cm x 1 m 68.91 cm)

I have seen this in person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

8 7 I have seen this in person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

=======

It has seen you in person, too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (pT0dx)

9 No boobs

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (gtcuf)

Some of us have longer refractory periods than others...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (iERP6)

10 Time and Tide

Well?! We're waiting!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (bFu5X)

11 Painting: VistaVision aspect ratio FTW!

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (Wq24h)

12 Very nice. Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

13 Damn, it looks real.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (snZF9)

14 I'm normally pretty "meh" when it comes to seascapes. However, this one has a natural photorealism that I really appreciate.

The rocks and their shadows on the right side of the painting serve to break up the monotony of the scene while still maintaining a nice balance to the painting.

Looks nice!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gnNyN)

15 I like this. I can practically hear the waves lapping at the shore. Very relaxing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)

16 Water looks a bit chilly.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (jehhT)

17 I looked up this guy.
This will be a greater(?) New England coastline. Maybe Bay of Fundy where their tides are most serious.
Bricher's moustache was a work of art in itself.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gKWVE)

18 not watercolor but i like the water color. the whole scene is quite inviting. raining far away.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

19 Painting: The foamy parts look cool.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (Wq24h)

20 When Alfred Thompson Bricher married Beulah Ball, she became Beulah Ball-Bricher.

(no, not really.)

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gtcuf)

21 Hey, wait just a durn minute!!

Posted by: No Man at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (XCCeP)

22 The tides were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

23 "this one has a natural photorealism that I really appreciate."

Concur.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (Wq24h)

24 I have seen this in person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

Third floor of the museum, in the American art section, which is superbly curated! Small, but very, very impressive.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (iERP6)

25 Tidy

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (Kt19C)

26 It's like we're not even here.

Posted by: The mountains at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

27
Tame and Tired

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (0Zwul)

28 Oh my, isn't that lovely!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (X8xt3)

29 To stay on topic, my view right now is Time and Tide. Not so much surf, more like a harbor.
However. Summer house sits on the side of a steep hill overlooking said harbor and I just finished spring mowing.
I’m pretty sure that one leg is now longer than the other. And maybe goat horns are springing out of my head.

Posted by: RI Red at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (UxbHU)

30 It's only missing a light plane towing an ad for Mike's Hard Lemonade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 09:36 AM (6/7Fs)

31 would hang

Posted by: Gref at May 27, 2026 09:36 AM (5rh/l)

32 No clock. Title doesn't check out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at May 27, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

33 It's only missing a light plane"

Or a falling ultralight...

Posted by: Zombie John Denver at May 27, 2026 09:37 AM (XuXeR)

34 Huh. My IP must have changed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)

35 Ok, that is weird.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)

36 If I type 'I like it.' the comment just disappears...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)

37 In 1873? no planes. Balloons maybe.
EAT AT JOE'S

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 09:39 AM (gKWVE)

38 Must be a regatta going on out there in the distance.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 09:39 AM (6/7Fs)

39 Still does it. I guess pixy reads it as spam. Or maybe they do not like toxic positivity? Craves open conflict.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:40 AM (bss/y)

40 >>Bricher was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was educated in an academy at Newburyport, Massachusetts. . . .

Ah, that explains why this beach scene is so appealing -- love the beaches in north shore MA through southern ME.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:40 AM (X8xt3)

41 pixy reads it as spam"

Or lace wigs sales....

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:40 AM (XuXeR)

42 It's nice, but it ain't crimson.

Posted by: Bubba from Tuscaloosa at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

43 Very nice. I like the clouds and the sun on the mountaintop.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (dx3rC)

44 I think I see some small ships on the horizon.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (Oy/m2)

45 Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned

Posted by: Pete Townshend at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (0bjKf)

46 Spring or neap?

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (gtcuf)

47 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)

48 Is the tide high?

/Blondie

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (XuXeR)

49 And thanks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)

50 Picturesque. Amazing.

Can't imagine having that kind of talent.

Better than all the useless pricks throwing paint at a canvas and calling it art. That's Shart.

This is beautiful.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:43 AM (Zz0t1)

51 *Bricher was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.*

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Kittery, Maine.

Posted by: Just to throw of the Chinks at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

52 Boobs are usually 3 dimensional.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

53 Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned
Posted by: Pete Townshend at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (0bjKf)

You're just upset there's no young boys on the beach to 'investigate.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

54 Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned
Posted by: Pete Townshend
_________

Your guitar work at the end of that tune is masterful.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)

55 Stormy Weather For the RINOs.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (ndZc7)

56 I can feel my blood pressure dropping and my mood lightening just by looking at this painting.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (Riz8t)

57 52 Boobs are usually 3 dimensional.

Sydney Sweeney's are four-dimensional. But, she has good genes.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (gtcuf)

58
*snaps fingers*

*sings*

Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing

Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms, I'd go sailing
...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1RyGFqAUQ

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (iJfKG)

59 I would hang that in my Nantucket ocean-side bar. I would call it Castaways, of course. Ladies night Wednesdays, Thursday Karaoke, don't forget 2 dolla lobsta rolls on Tuesday, Friday is $1 shots. All the bar staff dress in yellow slickers. But the girls make it sexy. It's a thing.

Come On Down!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (3uBP9)

60 Okay, I have to learn more about this artist and his works. This is damn near photorealistic. The way he shows the shallow water lapping at the shore, the way the light is hitting the stone, the colors for all of it, the clouds over the ocean, it felt like being on my hometown beach again. It's easy to imagine the soft sounds of the waves as they fade onshore. I would hang this as a reminder of the peace that comes from gentle seas.

I saw a few of his other seascapes on his Wiki page. They are equally as good and effective.

CBD, thanks for using this today. It was a joy to look at.

Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2026 09:46 AM (yTvNw)

61 Sea definitely not angry that day.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 09:46 AM (ImXfC)

62 Guess this one will have to tide us over.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

63 This guy had the whole water-sky-landscape deal down pat. Would make great backgrounds for the PC.

*goes off to find background material*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (jehhT)

64 Time and tide wait for no man.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

65 Water looks a bit chilly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Like Galveston in January. Brrrrr.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (TtKY7)

66 Sad thing is, those tides are gonna form a lib foundation in a few years.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (77rzZ)

67 No Otter, Not art.

Posted by: WARREN at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (3idXb)

68 Guess this one will have to tide us over.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

Wave goodbye to a punless thread.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (iJfKG)

69 This reminds me I have to pee.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (RIvkX)

70 >>> Guess this one will have to tide us over.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

For shore man!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (3uBP9)

71

This painting has Resting Beach Face.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)

72 66 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (Wq24h)

73 Hope these tide puns will ebb soon.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:50 AM (gtcuf)

74 71 lol

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:50 AM (Wq24h)

75 >Wave goodbye to a punless thread.
+++++
Just go with the flow.

Posted by: Groan at May 27, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

76 The interesting thing about the painting is that the shapes are extraordinarily simple, you could easily reproduce it.

The devil is in how to make the low resolution detail read as high resolution.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 09:51 AM (TTee6)

77 Morning.

Waves are too small to surf.

Nice view, though.

Would hang, but not hang ten.

Posted by: Robert at May 27, 2026 09:51 AM (C+yQP)

78 The tide will wash away all the pun comments.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 09:52 AM (Oy/m2)

79 The tide will wash away all the pun comments.
Posted by: dantesed

A rising tide sinks all tied boats.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (TtKY7)

80 Very nice painting. would hang. Love the use of light on the mountains.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (8zz6B)

81 Fortunately, most of Bricher's art is public domain and can be found online. I'll be spending some time looking at them. Also need to dig out my books about the Hudson River School and see if he was included.

Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (yTvNw)

82 Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can't go surfin' 'cause it's 20 below

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (gtcuf)

83 "The tide will wash away all the pun comments."
*******
Like the waves, they're just here to lift you up.

Posted by: Uuughh at May 27, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

84 Mood. as the kids say.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 27, 2026 09:54 AM (diia5)

85 I canute command the tide puns.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

86 Does anybody really know what tide it is?

Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

87 "The tide will wash away all the pun comments."
*******
Like the waves, they're just here to lift you up.
Posted by: Uuughh

Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (TtKY7)

88 Love it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)

89
Water looks a bit chilly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

____________

That's what all the guys say.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 09:56 AM (0Zwul)

90 Great picture, but seems weird to a right coaster like me.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 09:57 AM (sl73Y)

91 85 I canute command the tide puns.
------------
You have to get on the right wave length.

Posted by: Rimshot at May 27, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

92 I'm out.

Y'all be nice, ya hear?

Except to Paul....or Sid.

Those guys are fags.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)

93 Obligatory:
Deep, too.

Posted by: RI Red at May 27, 2026 09:58 AM (Edxq2)

94 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 09:59 AM (Sy6m/)

95 #17 looked up this guy.
This will be a greater(?) New England coastline. Maybe Bay of Fundy where their tides are most serious.
Bricher's moustache was a work of art in itself.
Posted by: gKWVE at

I had just the opposite reaction. No way is this the Atlantic coast, we are way to geologically old.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:00 AM (sl73Y)

96 The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Kittery, Maine.
Posted by: Just to throw of the Chinks at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM

As is the Kittery Trading Post, my local Happy Place.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 10:04 AM (bFu5X)

97 86 Does anybody really know what tide it is?
Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes. Yes, I do.

Posted by: Debbie Harry at May 27, 2026 10:04 AM (w/O5Q)

98 Where’d everyone go?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

99 When Alfred Thompson Bricher married Beulah Ball, she became Beulah Ball-Bricher.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gtcuf)
-

She preferred to be formally addressed as... Frau Bricher.

/chinese horses suddenly neigh and rear

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:05 AM (MtA6K)

100 m

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:06 AM (MtA6K)

101 Does anybody really know what tide it is?
Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes. Yes, I do.
Posted by: Debbie Harry

Some sort of food pod IIRC. And where did everybody go?

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:06 AM (sl73Y)

102 Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM

All we are is dust in the wind, dude.

Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan at May 27, 2026 10:06 AM (bFu5X)

103 John Bolton Hopes Trump’s Peace Talks With Iran Fail

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton hopes Trump administration's peace talks with Iran fail.

"Well, I hope the negotiations break down, because every day that goes by is a gift to Iran."

-
Must be some definition of national security with which I was previously unfamiliar.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

104 No way is this the Atlantic coast, we are way to geologically old.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:00 AM (sl73Y)

I miss Vic too.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (gKWVE)

105 Gentle surf lapping at the shore is a wonderful sound to fall asleep.

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (ZxPkt)

106 Does anybody really know what tide it is?
Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes. Yes, I do.
Posted by: Debbie Harry
___________

Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.

https://tinyurl.com/y4a4564h

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 10:08 AM (XvL8K)

107 We’re still younger than Taylor Lorenz.
— Atlantic Coast mountains

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

108 I miss Vic too.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (gKWVE)

this place hasn't been the same since ole vic departed.

Posted by: alpine_beer at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (van9r)

109 Time and Tide, 1873
Alfred Thompson Briche

Would hang this lovely painting, so like a photograph.

Dallas Museum of Art
Alfred Thompson Bricher’s choice of subject deviated slightly from the Hudson River School’s early mission of capturing the grandeur of untouched American wilderness. Rather, Bricher’s work is characterized by exaggerated coastal seascapes and nautical scenes. He spent the majority of his fifty-year career as a landscape painter in Newburyport, Massachusetts--the source of many of his dramatic water scenes. In this painting, Bricher paints the waves as sleek shelves.In the distance, the peaks of sailboats dot the horizon, indicating human presence amidst the ocean waves. Favoring a horizontal composition, Bricher uses the monumentality of his landscapes to achieve an unrivaled luminosity, here seen in the clouds, whose reflection is mirrored on the seashore’s glossy sand surface. Drawing literary allusions in painting titles was quite common during this time. For his title, Bricher draws on a line from Sir Walter Scott’s The Antiquary of 1816: “Time and tide tarry for no man,” recast in 1843 by Charles Dickens in Martin Chuzzlewit to read, “Time and tide."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (NFX2v)

110 >>>100 m
~~~~~

Actually, c.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (3ImbR)

111 The Mayes Middleton victory may turn out more significant than Paxton's victory. Middleton has a long future in Texas and perhaps national politics.

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (qCV5n)

112 *Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.*

So it barely made a splash?

Posted by: Make it stop at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

113 Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

How did your tutoring session go, Bulg?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (dx3rC)

114 But of course.

Big SCOOP @jewishinsider via @WillBredderman: "Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia"

"Hamawy worked with Benevolence International Foundation, later shuttered as an Al-Qaida front"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)

115 “Tide” actually originally meant “time,” as in “eventide.”

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

116 Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.*

So it barely made a splash?
Posted by: Make it stop

It was flaccid.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 27, 2026 10:12 AM (qLQRh)

117 Yes. Yes, I do.
Posted by: Debbie Harry

Are you number 1 still?

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 10:13 AM (Oy/m2)

118 108 I miss Vic too.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (gKWVE)

this place hasn't been the same since ole vic departed.
Posted by: alpine_beer at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (van9r)

True. The average Moron age dropped by several hundred years.

Miss the crusty old bastard.

Posted by: *pours one out* at May 27, 2026 10:13 AM (TbWk/)

119 Time? 150 year old painting is now far away in time.

Posted by: Martha Muffin at May 27, 2026 10:13 AM (rgnea)

120 Bulg, this will have to tide you over until some future artwork with exposed mammiform protuberances appears.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (0sNs1)

121 113 The session itself went fine, Fen.

But I had been such a nervous wreck all day that I threw up when I got home.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (77rzZ)

122
I see no Tide Pods here

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (9rbYr)

123 Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia

At least this time he's trying to enter the Capitol by the front door.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (gKWVE)

124 Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM

All we are is dust in the wind, dude.
Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan

You can put time on a bottle, too.

Posted by: Jim Croce at May 27, 2026 10:15 AM (qLQRh)

125 I never really caught on.

Posted by: Oddtide at May 27, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

126 Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can't go surfin' 'cause it's 20 below
Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM

At least you can surf. There's no surf in Cleveland, U.S.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxDz0sJ_Tw

Posted by: Euclid Beach Band at May 27, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)

127 This is about us, isn't it

Posted by: mammiform protuberances at May 27, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

128 It’s always about the mammiform protuberances.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

129
"'Tis indeed a queer tide," said Bromosel as the water lapped at his thighs.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 10:18 AM (9rbYr)

130 Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM

Sorry to hear that. Throwing up every time
you have a tutoring session does not seem like an optimal weight loss strategy 😉 What can you do to calm yourself down and take care of yourself?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:19 AM (dx3rC)

131 The resurgence of the 80's style Pizza Hut Sit Down Restaurants?As Paul Harvey was famous for saying, "and now, the rest of the story".

Tim Sparks Bought 80+ Pizza Hut Franchises
The person who bought 80 Pizza Hut franchises is Tim Sparks, president of Daland Corporation, a Kansas-based company that now operates nearly 100 Pizza Hut locations across the U.S.

Sparks, who grew up loving Pizza Hut and worked in the chain as a dishwasher and manager in the 1980s, has been leading a major transformation of his portfolio. He’s converting many of the over 80 franchises into “Pizza Hut Classic” retro-style restaurants that recreate the 1980s and 1990s dining experience.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:19 AM (TtKY7)

132 >>> Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM

All we are is dust in the wind, dude.
Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan

You can put time on a bottle, too.
Posted by: Jim Croce at May 27, 2026 10:15 AM (qLQRh)

But watch out, it keeps on slipin slipin slipin into the future

Posted by: Steve Miller - noted liberal douche at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

133 Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can't go surfin' 'cause it's 20 below
Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM

At least you can surf. There's no surf in Cleveland, U.S.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxDz0sJ_Tw
Posted by: Euclid Beach Band

Charlie don't surf.
Posted by: Lt. Colonel Kilgore

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (TtKY7)

134 130 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

135 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

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

I'm just reading this without context and laughing.

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:22 AM (qCV5n)

136 Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

Well, I certainly hope so, dear.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:22 AM (dx3rC)

137 This looks like a nice painting to sit on a scratchy gray couch and gaze at while I'm waiting to have my teeth cleaned.

I can hear the Girl from Ipanenema playing softly in the background...

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:22 AM (++84k)

138
At least you can surf. There's no surf in Cleveland, U.S.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxDz0sJ_Tw
Posted by: Euclid Beach Band at May 27, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)

Yeah, but I'm Moron-Approved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJOS7dKuwcQ

Posted by: Nick Rivers at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (y9nCu)

139 Time and Tide
Alfred Thompson Bricher

Beautifully done. I can feel the morning chill and calm before things pick up.

Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (7kply)

140 > The resurgence of the 80's style Pizza Hut Sit Down Restaurants?As Paul Harvey was famous for saying, "and now, the rest of the story".
-----------
I hope the quality of the pizza isn't.... poor. Early 'Hut pizzas were pretty good. The quality started to slide after a number of years and the joints needed frequent updates, that never materialized.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (jehhT)

141
Time (like money) it's a hit
Don't give me that good
Goody good bull shit

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (9rbYr)

142 Bulg,

You're a stud. Give it hell, Buddy.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (++84k)

143 This artist has other lovely works. One I particularly liked was "Sailboats at sunrise".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (dx3rC)

144 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

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

I'm just reading this without context and laughing.
Posted by: SH

Soooooo many "contexts" could be inserted there.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (TtKY7)

145 Coastal scenes seem to be his thing. All very well done.

Posted by: javems at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (zFsEm)

146 You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!

Posted by: George Taylor at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (KFtNZ)

147 This painting looks like a great place to catch crabs.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (++84k)

148 Time and Tide, Basia.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (LHPAg)

149 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

Posted by: Third Date With A Trannie at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (qUkBO)

150 I hope the quality of the pizza isn't.... poor. Early 'Hut pizzas were pretty good. The quality started to slide after a number of years and the joints needed frequent updates, that never materialized.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Since he started as a dishwasher and worked his way up to owning a hundred, I think he's going to be on top of it.

At least, I hope so.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (TtKY7)

151
Soooooo many "contexts" could be inserted there.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (TtKY7)

Huhuh...

You said "inserted".

Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh....

Posted by: Beavis and Butthead at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (y9nCu)

152 Just do it while you're alone.
And wash your hands afterwards.

Posted by: Try reading THAT without context at May 27, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

153 You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
Posted by: George Taylor

*dead whale washed ashore in Portland in 1970.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (TtKY7)

154 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

155 Must be some definition of national security with which I was previously unfamiliar.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

Bolton has been selling his "knowledge and expertise" and the contents of his stolen top secret documents to the Gulf states' governments, and the minute Trump makes him irrelevant he no longer has a retirement or legal defense funding plan.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2026 10:29 AM (rbvCR)

156 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

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

Mine is tequila shots

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (qCV5n)

157 That's a nice painting.

It has a great, "I can make things out" quality I like.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)

158 Off to visit the Dwarf Car Museum in Maricopa. Very MAGA, it is, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (8zz6B)

159 Galina "Lips" Efimova pounds out her favorite Looney Tunes piece:
youtube.com/watch?v=UrcfHr1hDLg

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (Wq24h)

160 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

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

Mine is tequila shots
Posted by:

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (TtKY7)

161 I was never impressed by John Bolton.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

162 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)
-

Look at it on the positive side as an indication of a proper upbringing.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (MtA6K)

163 I was never impressed by John Bolton.

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

Michael on the other hand ...

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (qCV5n)

164 Very simple and beautiful
Would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (hpwtA)

165 OT.
I think I have found the coolest boardgame ever.
Spintronics. You have to build electronic circuits from gears and chains.
Only $183.00 for the full game.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (gbGyB)

166 He's got a long moustache.

Posted by: But that's not code for anything at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

167
This painting looks like a great place to catch crabs.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (++84k)

What, is this the coast of France?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 10:32 AM (y9nCu)

168 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

From experience of working high-stress jobs: if you puke when you get up in the morning because of unrelenting job stress, puke first, then brush your teeth with baking soda, THEN eat breakfast.
Stomach acid will eat your teeth, baking soda neutralizes it.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2026 10:33 AM (rbvCR)

169 161 I was never impressed by John Bolton.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

His mustache on the otherhand..

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:33 AM (gbGyB)

170 The tide was high that day, my friends.

Posted by: Art Blondie-Lay at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (rgnea)

171 Charlie don't surf!

Posted by: Archer at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (wvc0i)

172 You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
Posted by: George Taylor

*dead whale washed ashore in Portland in 1970.

Exploding whale Florence, Oregon November 12th, 1970

https://tinyurl.com/mr2stvb9

Comedy gold, Jerry

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (TtKY7)

173 165 OT.
I think I have found the coolest boardgame ever.
Spintronics. You have to build electronic circuits from gears and chains.
Only $183.00 for the full game.
Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (gbGyB)

I think I bought my friends' oldest child that a few years back. Canadian Tire had an electronics activity box on sale for half-price for about $50 Canadian.

You could light things up and do all kinds of neat things. I kind of wanted to borrow it when they were done.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (Sco7b)

174 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliss at May 27, 2026 10:35 AM (EAcP3)

175 I was never impressed by John Bolton.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)
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Huge establishment RINO. I recall buying his book,
"Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations," when it came out in 2007. He didn't get it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:35 AM (MtA6K)

176 The tide was high that day, my friends.
Posted by: Art Blondie-Lay

That tide was Snoop Dog high.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:35 AM (TtKY7)

177
I was never impressed by John Bolton.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

His mustache on the otherhand..
Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:33 AM (gbGyB)

The asshole was shrewd in wearing that soup-catcher, it's true. I'm ashamed to admit that I fell into the same trap of assuming that anyone with a mustache that epic would be worthy of respect.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 10:36 AM (y9nCu)

178 This painting looks like a great place to catch crabs.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (++84k)

What, is this the coast of France?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

French bordello.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (TtKY7)

179 All over Manhattan
(Inside, outside, U.S.A.)
And down Doheny Way
(Inside, outside)

Everybody's gone surfin'

Posted by: Surfin' U.S.A. at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)

180 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)

181 134 130 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

Did it go well? Get more students and hours?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (tOcjL)

182 looked up this guy.
This will be a greater(?) New England coastline. Maybe Bay of Fundy where their tides are most serious.

He's really good. Article said he was painting along Long Island and Naragansett (does spelling of fictitious places matter?) during this period.

Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (7kply)

183 Did someone drop a watch in the surf? I don't see the "time" part.

Posted by: GWB at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (kU0PQ)

184 >>I would hang that in my Nantucket ocean-side bar. I would call it Castaways, of course. Ladies night Wednesdays, Thursday Karaoke, don't forget 2 dolla lobsta rolls on Tuesday, Friday is $1 shots. All the bar staff dress in yellow slickers. But the girls make it sexy. It's a thing.

Same, but mine would be in Gloucester. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (X8xt3)

185 180 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)

You're puking b/c of mental nerves...alcohol is very good about deadening those kinda impulses...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (tOcjL)

186 Time and Tide wait for no man.
No man is an island.

No trees. No dog. Tiny distant sailboats. Y'call this art?😜

Clouds and waves are nicely done. The sunlit peak gives the scene nice balance. Looks like distant rain on the left. Don't often see that in paintings, but see it often out here in prairieland.

And it's not muddy and dark. Yesterday's work was especially muddy on my laptop. I copied it to my paint program and greatly increased the lightness and contrast and it was much better. On the cell, for some reason, it was more clear and crisp without adjustment. Leaves me wondering what it would look like in real life. In person. Whatever. Good morning.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Profundity is my middle initial at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (YT3Yl)

187 "I was never impressed by John Bolton."

He never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (Wq24h)

188 Why isn't Bolton in prison? He was indicted on some violation of handling secret materials. Has there been no trial? What's the hold up?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (jehhT)

189 181 Yep, I’ve got more sessions scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

190 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.
Posted by: Bulg

Never give morning sickness a chance, people!

Posted by: Kamala Harris at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (7kply)

191 PS - Got a healthcare autocall approval I mentioned yesterday. Yeah, thought it was the PET. No, they denied that a 3rd time and approved a CT. Needless to say, I now hate autocalls, am annoyed, and have thrown up my hands and literally told the doc that maybe we try again after my next appointment b/c I'm not gonna get scheduled in for the Alt test before then anyway...and I'm still sick with this dang respiratory...and it's still cloudy and rainy for day 6...which matches my mood.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:40 AM (tOcjL)

192 7 I have seen this in person.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

Did I make you have to go P?

Just thinking about it makes me need to go P

Uh oh - gotta go....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 10:40 AM (QGaXH)

193 Job stress, ugh. I've had a couple jobs where I wanted to go fricking postal, but a job that induces vomiting is a complete non-starter for me.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (Wq24h)

194 189 181 Yep, I’ve got more sessions scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

Excellent - I like seeing someone get good news today!

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (tOcjL)

195 Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (jehhT)
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One of thousands.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (MtA6K)

196 >>Sparks, who grew up loving Pizza Hut and worked in the chain as a dishwasher and manager in the 1980s, has been leading a major transformation of his portfolio. He’s converting many of the over 80 franchises into “Pizza Hut Classic” retro-style restaurants that recreate the 1980s and 1990s dining experience.

I love this!
I hope it is a fabulous success.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (X8xt3)

197 Leaves me wondering what it would look like in real life. In person.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Profundity is my middle initial at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (YT3Yl)

It's a marvelous painting in real life. Worth a trip to Dallas to see it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (iERP6)

198 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Lovely art this morning. I like it.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (2WIwB)

199 OT: Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer immediately after stepping down. Was revealed today. It's why she's been absent.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (tOcjL)

200 188 Why isn't Bolton in prison? He was indicted on some violation of handling secret materials. Has there been no trial? What's the hold up?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (jehhT)

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It was agreed upon by both sides that discovery would extend through this month.

Should see court action (in terms of filings and such) in the next few weeks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (pT0dx)

201
Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.*

"Time and Tide"

You mean this one by Basia?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSEblsaYyT8

If so...you are so wrong, dude.

Great song off a great album.

The delightful and lovely Mrs naturalfake and I saw her in the early 90s at Fair Park.

Fun show.

Sadly, she seems to be out of the music biz these days.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

202 193 The job itself didn’t induce the vomiting, my nerves did.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

203 >>Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Because he's pretty much the norm in DC.
If he's prosecuted, so should they all be. There's safety in numbers/mutually assured destruction.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:43 AM (X8xt3)

204 >>It was agreed upon by both sides that discovery would extend through this month.

Should see court action (in terms of filings and such) in the next few weeks.

Excellent!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:43 AM (X8xt3)

205 >Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (MtA6K)
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what is the inbound missile activity in your area?
stay safe, get small

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (ZxPkt)

206 *Why isn't Bolton in prison?*
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Tee hee.

Posted by: Tony Fauci at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)

207 And then out of nowhere, it's John Cameron Swayze. Time, Tide, and Timex!

https://youtu.be/HVatUaplyVU?

Posted by: Rex B at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (rgnea)

208 For those interested, a Geezer Golf update. A good turnout yesterday and no one needed an ambulance as everyone finished. I won one skin so was almost able to cover the bar tab. A good day.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (2WIwB)

209 203 >>Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Because he's pretty much the norm in DC.
If he's prosecuted, so should they all be. There's safety in numbers/mutually assured destruction.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:43 AM (X8xt3)

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He is being prosecuted. That's what an indictment is.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (pT0dx)

210 When my family is vacationing, I'm home and I'm trying to find something this is how it goes with my wife:

Me Texting: Hey, where is X?
Her: X is over on A.

I know X isn't on A, but there is a whole process you have to follow so I first look at A and find no X.

Me: It's not there.
Her: No, I know it is at A or B.

See that? I'll have you know, A and B are nowhere related. Not, like the same cabinet just upper or lower shelf. No, completely different locations. So I go look at B. Still no X.

Me: It's not at B either.
Her: No, I saw it there just the other day it has to be there.

At this point the only thing I can do is use my phone and take pictures of A & B with their entire contents arrayed out in front.

Me: See... it's not there
Her: You are just not looking hard enough. If I was there I would have found it already. It is always at A or B sometimes C.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (3uBP9)

211 The tutoring itself is quite calm-inducing.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

212 >>He is being prosecuted. That's what an indictment is.

Had a memory lapse - forgot he'd been indicted!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:45 AM (X8xt3)

213 203 >>Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Because 'Nothing will happen.'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:46 AM (Sco7b)

214 132 time has come today.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 10:47 AM (R11M+)

215 Chuck Todd on Trump.

"He is not an active president. Because he’s a noisy president it comes across as active to people." -- @chucktodd on Trump

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Now, Biden, on the other hand, was like the Energizer Bunny.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:47 AM (ndZc7)

216 "my nerves"

You're a talented and capable guy. I wish you best of luck

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:47 AM (Wq24h)

217 137 maybe they will clean your teeth with ipana.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 10:48 AM (R11M+)

218 Bolton was indicted on October 15 2025.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 10:48 AM (5P5DO)

219 banana Dream - First World Problem thread is on Sunday.

Posted by: CBD out front should have told you at May 27, 2026 10:48 AM (2Ez/1)

220 Thank you, gp.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)

221 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM

Initially....

Posted by: Alcohol at May 27, 2026 10:49 AM (bFu5X)

222 You mean this one by Basia?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSEblsaYyT8

If so...you are so wrong, dude.

Posted by: naturalfake
________

Hey, I said nice harmonies. I don't know squat about the Andrews Sisters, but for some reason I imagine that's what they sounded like.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 10:50 AM (XvL8K)

223 >>Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia

Oh, he's a peach!

A New Jersey plastic surgeon who is the leading fundraiser in the crowded Democratic congressional primary was an associate of terrorist mastermind Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman—the "Blind Sheikh"—and served as a defense witness at the trial that ultimately saw the cleric put away for life, court records show.

Adam Hamawy, running in the Democratic primary to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District with Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) endorsement, was a 26-year-old medical student when Abdel-Rahman's lawyers put him on the stand to deny charges that the Blind Sheikh—whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing—had called for the murder of then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:51 AM (X8xt3)

224 have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

Believe this is caused by either a weak stomache, or good taste.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:51 AM (sl73Y)

225 I don’t puke from booze anymore. I’m at the age where I fall asleep before I can ingest that much.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:52 AM (77rzZ)

226 Adam Hamawy, running in the Democratic primary to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District with Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) endorsement, was a 26-year-old medical student when Abdel-Rahman's lawyers put him on the stand to deny charges that the Blind Sheikh—whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing—had called for the murder of then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:51 AM

So you're saying NJ will vote for him in a landslide, then?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 10:52 AM (bFu5X)

227 Chuck Todd on Trump.

"He is not an active president. Because he’s a noisy president it comes across as active to people." -- @chucktodd on Trump

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Now, Biden, on the other hand, was like the Energizer Bunny.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

Remind me: what basement is Chuckles "broadcasting" from?

Posted by: Joe Mama at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (TezPK)

228 >>"He is not an active president. Because he’s a noisy president it comes across as active to people." -- @chucktodd on Trump

LOL, cry more, Chuck!

These people who went overboard with their praise of the "very active" but never seen RBG and the near-vegetable Biden think they can now tell us how active or not Trump is.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (X8xt3)

229 I don’t puke from booze anymore. I’m at the age where I fall asleep before I can ingest that much.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:52 AM

*fistbump*

The minor benefits of being 29.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (bFu5X)

230 C!

So A, B, and C are about as far apart as could be in the same house.

A is 17 feet under the house's corner foundation, requires a backhoe, maybe some explosives and requires disturbing at least 3 ancient indian burial grounds.

B is on top the roof's highest ridge and is guarded by pterodactyls. There's no use just fighting them you have to distract them with berries. It's no easy task finding the right berries that pterodactyls like because their diet mostly consists of questing husbands. So this takes a long time.

C,... C is in the deepest bowels of the house, down a twisty labyrinth of tunnels that all look alike and finally a hellmouth. The hellmouth is guarded by an ancient Oni in the form of a monstrously large red beetle. In exchange for allowing you to pass into the hellmouth you have to pledge your immortal soul to the beetle, which, I mean, the beetle is ok really, and you get 4 weeks of vacation, so I say yes, and go in, and of course the hellmouth is thick with balrogs, I have an exterminator come out every 3 months but they can only do so much. And I find X.

Me: It was at C.
Her: I told you.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (3uBP9)

231 Well, I certainly hope so, dear. Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Fen, you're a brick.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 27, 2026 10:54 AM (zdLoL)

232 >>Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia.
+++++++
Was that wrong?
Should he not have done that?

Posted by: Young people today at May 27, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)

233 My first forklift class I had to teach almost brought me to puking. Then I discovered something about me that I didn't know.
I know how to work a room.
After that first one my confidence went through the roof.
Anxiety sucks but it shows you really do give a shit how well you do.
Confidence is the cure. Show it always. Even if you don't have a clue what the hell is going on.
Like the bucket women says "do it, executively"

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:55 AM (gbGyB)

234 111 The Mayes Middleton victory may turn out more significant than Paxton's victory. Middleton has a long future in Texas and perhaps national politics.
Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (qCV5n)
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I don't put stock in any individual politician as a general rule, but Chip Roy is a GOPe faggot that deserved to get yeeted out of the primary.

I'm (slowly) coming around to the idea that we should throw them all out and go with fresh blood. At least maybe the newbies won't be atrophied limpdicks when elected.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:56 AM (oqH4h)

235 157 That's a nice painting.

It has a great, "I can make things out" quality I like.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)

I know what you mean, that is a quality I always look for. (So to speak.)

"""Art""" without that quality is at best not for me, and frankly I suspect it of being naught more than a pretentious money-laundering device.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 10:56 AM (Sy6m/)

236 Confidence is the cure. Show it always. Even if you don't have a clue what the hell is going on.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:55 AM (gbGyB)

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Fake it 'til you make it. It's a real thing.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)

237 "I know how to work a room.
After that first one my confidence went through the roof.
Anxiety sucks but it shows you really do give a shit how well you do.
Confidence is the cure. Show it always. Even if you don't have a clue what the hell is going on."
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Toastmasters.
Check it out.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 27, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)

238 The water looks amazing. I do love landscape paintings.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 10:58 AM (xcxpd)

239 234 I'm (slowly) coming around to the idea that we should throw them all out and go with fresh blood. At least maybe the newbies won't be atrophied limpdicks when elected.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:56 AM (oqH4h)

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The problem is the practicalities.

How, when, who.

The system was gobbled up by centralizing money in the hands of the establishment. They held tight to control.

Also, primary challengers rarely have decent name recognition which means they just get drowned out.

Paxton was a perfect storm, hard to replicate. To replicate, that will take time, focus, and planning.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 10:58 AM (pT0dx)

240 Fake it 'til you make it. It's a real thing.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)

Yeah. This.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:59 AM (gbGyB)

241 There's more!

The New York Times reported on Hamawy's participation in the trial at the time, but dozens of pages of testimony reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon reveal a yearslong relationship between the congressional candidate and the jihadist leader. Front Page Magazine first reported on their connection.

Hamawy and Abdel-Rahman met in 1991 when the Islamist firebrand delivered a lecture at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School in Cliffwood, N.J. From there, the Egyptian-born Hamawy said, he followed the Blind Sheikh to speaking events at mosques, visited the cleric in his home, and provided him with translation help.

During his testimony, which Hamawy began with a traditional "salam alaykum" greeting to the Blind Sheikh, he described taking a 13-hour car journey with Abdel-Rahman and some of his associates to a conference in Detroit called "Towards a Global Islamic Economy." . . . .Several other speakers at the conference were well-known figures in the world of Islamist terrorism. After Abdel-Rahman spoke, attendees heard from Dr. Ahmad Nofal, a Holocaust denier who has falsely accused Israelis of harvesting the organs of Palestinians.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:59 AM (X8xt3)

242 Rant up.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 11:01 AM (gbGyB)

243 111 The Mayes Middleton victory may turn out more significant than Paxton's victory. Middleton has a long future in Texas and perhaps national politics.
Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (qCV5n)
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I distrust all politicians, but politicians with two last names I distrust more.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at May 27, 2026 11:01 AM (0bjKf)

244 Beautiful work.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 27, 2026 11:03 AM (w6EFb)

245 Time. Oddly enough the Chambers Brothers were not real brothers.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 11:06 AM (LHPAg)

The Morning Report — 5/ 27/26

Good morning kids. Well we certainly had a bit of good news out of Texas last night as RINO sellout John Cornyn was at long last kicked to the curb. Chip Roy was also sent to the showers. While in my view, certainly not as overtly odious a RINO as Cornyn, his record in advancing the conservative cause to be charitable was spotty at best, so as the late great NY Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy, would say "Here's the happy recap!"

Texas Republicans delivered major victories for conservatives Tuesday night, as state Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated Rep. Chip Roy in the Republican runoff for attorney general while Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted longtime Sen. John Cornyn in a closely watched Senate primary.
. . .Roy’s defeat marked a significant setback for Washington Republicans who had rallied behind the four-term congressman. Roy had built a national profile as a hardline conservative in Congress and received endorsements from figures including Ted Cruz and members of the House Freedom Caucus.
...Cornyn’s loss represented one of the most significant defeats for a sitting Republican senator in recent years and underscored Trump’s dominance over GOP primary voters.

Well, as I stated in contrast to the author of this piece, Roy's record despite the labels and endorsements has been spotty at best. I'll leave it to all our Texas commenters to weigh in as to whether I'm off base or not. Be that as it may, Look at who Ken Paxton is facing off against:

The Texas church where Democrat James Talarico has delivered his radical sermons is pushing radical gender ideology on children, featuring books filled with sexually explicit content and transgender ideology.
Talarico, the Democrat nominee for the crucial Senate election in November, attends St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin. There, children have access to a library stocked with “banned books” that promote ideas rejected by most Christians, including books that contain descriptions of anal rape, incest, and oral sex, according to a Daily Wire review of its offerings.

Oh yes indeed, all you John Cornyn fans, here's your golden opportunity to get on board the Talarico train.

I want to thank Senator John Cornyn for his years representing our state. We don’t agree on everything, but we both still believe in public service. To Senator Cornyn’s supporters: you have a place in our campaign.

When I said train, I meant in cattle cars on your way to a gulag to get forcibly sterilized.
I would think Talarico doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell, certainly not with this background. And yes Texas is indeed a deep if not the deepest of red red states. But with the nation now really on a knife edge we can no longer tolerate the business as usual of go-along-to-get-along RINO grifters because since the ascendancy of Obama, the Democrat Party is now openly out to seize absolute power by any and every means necessary. The Trump miracle put the brakes on that and so the freak flags are flying in the breeze as the stolen election of 2020, the political persecutions, assassination attempts, riots, judicial coup, bureaucratic insubrdination, censorship and political violence against any and all voices of opposition have amply demonstrated.

Shifting gears now, as CBD and I discussed, that is yammered incessantly about, on the latest episode of the podcast, linked here and in the sidebar as well as on the popular platforms listed below, AI is becoming more and more prevalent. But like every other invention nnd technological development, from the wheel and fire all the way up to nuclear science, it can be used for good or for evil.

And speaking of which:

...Wynton Hall, author of Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI talked about OpenAI. Hall said, “OpenAI has now contracted with 400,000 members of teachers’ unions to start to bake into the curriculum…all their tools.”

Letting Teachers' unions control AI is like allowing Iran to have nuclear weapons. Which, surprise surprise, we also discussed.

The news that President Trump has taken the unusual step of calling a full Cabinet meeting Wednesday suggests that, among other things, he’s exploring ways to jump-start the maddeningly slow talks with Iran.
The brainstorming is necessary because it is crystal clear that Trump gave peace a chance, a very good chance, but the mullahs aren’t willing to meet his generous terms.
The big question now is whether there is anything more within reason he can do to sweeten the offer, or whether Iran simply has no intention of ever getting to yes.
No doubt there also will be a political dimension to the conversations, in that the war is unpopular at home and growing more so the longer it goes on.
Its effect on rising energy prices and inflation are a major part of the GOP worry that Trump’s party could lose control of both chambers of Congress in November...
Moreover, the stakes in Iran are growing again because even the tenuous cease-fire is coming under severe stress.
The US conducted what it called “self-defense” airstrikes late Monday against two Iranian ships it said were laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US also said it took out a surface-to-air missile site based at Iran’s primary naval station that was targeting our warplanes.
In response, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei threatened to strike American military bases elsewhere in the region.
The skirmishing is the latest sign that the mullahs have no intention of voluntarily meeting Trump’s top demand for peace.
For more than a decade, he has been saying the same thing: that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon on his watch.

Of course the problem is Trump's watch will come to an end at noon on January 21 2029. Was the era of Donald Trump a one-off, a speed bump on the road to hell that our nation had or has been on for decades or has President Trump not only slammed on the brakes but has he succeeded in throwing us into reverse and putting America back on track towards sanity? The removal of saboteurs and fools like Massie and now Cornyn is a good sign, but the GOP must be utterly purged as we can see from this abomination of a back-stabbing out of South Carolina.

Only time will tell.

Have a great day,

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!

The big question now is whether there is anything more within reason he can do to sweeten the offer, or whether Iran simply has no intention of ever getting to yes.
Michael Goodwin: Trump gave Iran a chance at peace — but the president cannot trust the mullahs
In a written message marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Khamenei described Israel as a “cancerous tumor,” echoed his father’s prediction that the Jewish state would not survive another 25 years from a decade ago — effectively placing Israel’s destruction within roughly 15 years — and warned that regional nations would no longer serve as “shields” for American military bases.
‘Death to America’: Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns U.S. Will Have ‘No Safe Haven’ — Vows Israel’s Annihilation
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
A new DOJ lawsuit represents a vital step toward ending an un-American war on disfavored attorneys and defenders of disfavored causes — a war that would do irrevocable damage to our justice system and republic.
DOJ Takes On Leftist Attempt To Punish Any Lawyer Who Disagrees With Democrats
Supporters of the measures say the laws are needed as churches and synagogues remain on heightened alert following years of violence and politically charged confrontations targeting religious institutions. They say existing trespassing laws are insufficient to deter increasingly aggressive protests.
States Toughen Penalties for Disrupting Religious Services
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Clarence Thomas writes blistering dissent: "An illegal alien who cannot read English road signs cannot drive an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer."
Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Blue States Over Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with the Trump administration on Tuesday in a dispute involving its policy regulating immigration judges’ “work-related speech.”
Trump Scores SCOTUS Win In Battle Over Immigration Judges’ ‘Work-Related Speech’
Roughly 125 protesters gathered outside the facility on Monday, including New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D), Sen. Andy Kim (D), and some other lawmakers, supposedly responding to a hunger strike organized by inmates. Leftists claim that detainees are living in inhumane conditions.
Protesters Clash with ICE Outside New Jersey Detention Center; Democrat Senator Claims Pepper-Spray Injury
Clarence Thomas writes blistering dissent: "An illegal alien who cannot read English road signs cannot drive an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer."
Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Blue States Over Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers
The 52-year-old businessman and one-time Fox News host is running on a number of populist issues including lower taxes, less government spending, and immigration.
GOP CA Governor Hopeful Steve Hilton Says He Won’t Freeze Out ICE
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
“I’m particularly gratified here that this is not a partisan effort. I believe we have a couple of representatives from the attorney generals in Connecticut and Oregon, and as I’ve said repeatedly… this should not be a partisan effort,” he said.
Vance Hosts State Attorneys General at Anti-Fraud Task Force Roundtable
Ohio’s top fiscal officers are joining a national coalition to root out waste, fraud, and abuse after The Daily Wire exposed a Medicaid scandal.
Ohio’s Fraud Crackdown Is Getting Real — And The Watchdogs Are Coming Out Swinging
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
As responders in Garden Grove monitor tank of methyl methacrylate, Los Angeles County firefighters were battling a large fire at a tire and automotive part facility.
President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Orange County Chemical Leak
A federal panel on Tuesday blocked Alabama Republicans’ House map, ruling that the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision limiting the Voting Rights Act does not affect their conclusion that the map was intentionally discriminatory against black voters. . .
After the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision in April 2026, Alabama moved to reinstate a 2023 congressional map — containing just one Democratic-leaning district — that had previously been struck down in court, Politico reported.
Federal Judges Try Keeping Race-Based Congressional Maps Alive Despite Supreme Court Ruling (What does the word SUPREME mean assholes?! - jjs)
“When necessary we will take aggressive legal action to remove negligent owners and property managers.”
Mamdani Wants To Decide Who Deserves To Keep Their Property
According to the shocking report, the program distributed tablet computers to nearly all California prisoners by mid-2023.
House Oversight Committee Launches Probe into California’s $189 Million ‘Porn For Prisoners’ Tablet Program
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Dr. Jacob Agronin, a cardiology fellow at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, says that antisemitism is pervasive in U.S. healthcare and medical unions. Agronin is one of the 37,000 resident and fellow physicians represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), which is as obsessed with Israel as any teachers union in America. Consider the CIR’s “Housestaff Against Apartheid” resolution, passed in May 2024, which declares that Israel is committing genocide and maintains “an apartheid occupation against the Palestinian people.”
Is It Time for Jewish Patients in America to Start Worrying?
“That is what they want — a world caliphate. And I am not going to apologize.”
Anti-Islamization Party Tops Polls in Australia
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Even his old Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Darfur genocide was tainted by his anti-Israel bias.
Nicholas Kristof’s “Journalism” Went to the Dogs Long Ago
Some of the most virulently anti-Israel voices in the media establishment, including Harvard commencement speaker Maria Ressa and biotech heiress Nika Soon-Shiong, occupy prestigious board positions
Committee to Protect Journalists, Key Source for Kristof's 'Rape' Claims, Has Board Stacked With Anti-Israel Figures Who Accused Israel of 'Apocalyptic' Destruction, 'Genocide,' 'Apartheid'

* * * * *
Microsoft’s grip on Washington survived cyber failures, China ties, and the revolving door—but national security may finally force a reckoning.
Microsoft Tries to Hide Its Risks, and Anti-Trump Bias, from the Government
“There is nothing accidental about this reversal of means and ends.”
The Thinker Who Foresaw Pope Leo’s Critique of AI
...“OpenAI has now contracted with 400,000 members of teachers’ unions to start to bake into the curriculum…all their tools.”
Already Left-Leaning OpenAI Partnering with Teachers Union
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Midterm season intensifies with the very survival of America's first-world nationhood on the line.
Trump's Doing Great Things for the Economy. Why Won't GOPers Say So?
Trump is, of course, being maligned … again. What he said was that the cost of gasoline “is peanuts” next to what would happen if Iran got a nuclear weapon. He’s certainly right about that.
Yes, Today’s Gas Prices Are ‘Peanuts’
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
A review of the numbers shows that heat-related deaths across the continent exceed the number of gun deaths in the U.S.
When Data Disrupts Narratives: Europe’s Heat Deaths in Focus
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Shining a bright light on the Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney’s dim record on public safety
Steve Descano’s Record Can’t Hide in the Dark Anymore
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Students quickly organized petitions calling the policy "racist."
Harvard slashes 'A' grades but the truth is students haven't been earning them
'Community Voices for Public Education, led by far-left activist and Houston teacher Ruth Kravetz, says it works to create 'equitable public schools' focused on 'restorative practices (More Gladys less Ruth - jjs)
Meet the Left-Wing Group Fighting To Eliminate Standardized Test Requirements in Houston
Expanding access to state-level data will give parents and the public a better read on what works in education policy.
The Nation’s Report Card Just Got More Informative
“Segregating Jewish students” who call out hatred.
Jewish Students Penalized for Reporting Antisemitism at School
'Nakba Filmworks' director, professor at Hamas-linked university invited to 'bring Gaza’s … struggles' to campus
Harvard Gives $90,000-a-Year Fellowships to Four Anti-Israel Activists
SECOND AMENDMENT
Governor Wes Moore (D) signed legislation Tuesday banning the sale Glocks and Glock-clones into law, making Maryland the second state to enact such a ban.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Signs Glock Ban Into Law
THE 2020 AND 2022 ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Elections officials will be required to use jury duty records to identify and remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.
GOP Secures Agreement From North Carolina Election Officials To Clean Up Voter Rolls
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The vote effectively ends any chance of 7-0 GOP map being enacted ahead of the 2026 midterms.
RINO scum Revolt And Hand Dems Stunning Win Against Trump’s Redistricting Push
In complete defiance of their voters’ wishes, a cabal of Republican state senators sided with Democrats on Tuesday in tanking a proposal that sought to redistrict South Carolina’s lone Democrat congressional seat ahead of the 2026 midterms. The Democrat seat is currently held by longtime Rep. Jim Clyburn, a former member of the U.S. House Democrats’ leadership team.
By Sabotaging Redistricting, South Carolina Republicans Beg Voters To Hand Them The Pink Slip
POLITICS
Texas Republicans delivered major victories for conservatives Tuesday nigh
Sen. John Cornyn, Rep. Chip Roy Defeated in Texas Election
Talarico, the far-left state legislator who beat U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (R-TX) in the Democrat primary, immediately took to X to make a bid to Cornyn’s voters . .
Talarico Courts Cornyn Voters: ‘You Have a Place in Our Campaign’
The GOP is Trump’s Kingdom — but the heirs are restless.
King Trump and the Looming MAGA Challenge
For instance, while the establishment media and Democrats have continued to mock President Trump for stressing the need for a complex added to the White House – namely, a secure ballroom which now has more additions underground – 59 percent of respondents agreed that Congress has an obligation to fund it.
Exclusive Poll: Broad Support for Trump’s Agenda Ahead of Midterms
A mush-brained leftist.
New Hampshire’s Heath Howard is as Close to a Communist as Anyone Now Running for Office in the U.S.
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
What else is left?
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Meeting with Rubio in New Delhi on Tuesday were Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
Marco Rubio Leads Quad Security Meeting in India for Plans to Counter China
A slight softening toward China is detected.
Nuances on China in USIC’s 2026 Threat Assessment
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . AND HISTORY
The escalation has heightened tensions in the Middle East, with the U.S. having also launched strikes against Iran overnight amid crunch peace talks. Over 3,180 Lebanese fatalities have been reported since March, though these figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants. Critics argue that Israel’s actions could undermine peace efforts aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, a longstanding concern for Israel and the U.S.
Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Strikes Despite Ceasefire.
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke while aboard Air Force Three during his official visit to India, laying out details of a call he’d received from Moscow’s Sergey Lavrov on Monday in which the top Russian diplomat is said to have complained about European involvement in the war on Kyiv’s behalf, and advised America to withdraw its personnel from the city.
Russia Warns U.S. to Evacuate Ukraine Embassy Before ‘Systematic’ Strikes Against Kyiv
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
Piker’s comments come as he is facing a subpoena for a recent trip he made to Cuba, where he produced content sympathetic to the communist regime that may have violated U.S. sanctions. Piker has a long history of public controversies, including stating that “America deserved 9/11,” instructing his followers to “make f***ing suicide drones,” and appearing to suggest that former Florida governor Rick Scott should be “killed.”
Hasan Piker Exposes Pro-CCP Tycoon Singham’s Funding of ‘Political Movements.’
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Americans overwhelmingly support commonsense work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid benefits, not policies that are easily gamed.
Medicaid Work Requirements Need Real Enforcement
A decades-long decline in the fertility rate that hit new lows in 2025 is sparking concerns among health experts of a larger fertility crisis that could impact the economy and national security.
Declining Fertility Rate Becoming ‘Existential Crisis’
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
NASA officials today outlined its new reshaped program of unmanned missions to Moon, designed it says to lay the first groundwork for the manned lunar base to follow.
NASA outlines new program of unmanned missions to Moon
Cool image time...The science team labels the image a “dune field.” What struck me immediately however was the vast range of colors, something that is usually not seen on Mars. Within a very short distance we go from bright orange to dark blue, with the change sometimes exceedingly sharp.
Colorful Martian dunes
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Texas Democrat James Talarico also believes "God is nonbinary" and that Jesus Christ was a "radical feminist."
‘God Is Queer’: See The Sexually Explicit Books James Talarico’s Church Gives Kids
Incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman and former city Comptroller Brad Lander have reportedly expressed support for throwing federal funds at the program, the New York Post reported Tuesday...
Report: Two New York Democrat Candidates Want Federal Funds for Childrens’ ‘Drag Story Hour’ Program
“When you understand the vulnerability, the stress, the danger of being a trans kid”
California Dem Gov. Candidate Tom Steyer Defends High School Trans Athletes
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Christian Toto:Josh Johnson's rationalization smacks of excusing assassination attempts
‘Daily Show’ Host Justifies Violence Against Trump?
The Act “would change the current Oregon animal cruelty laws, which currently protect pets such as dogs and cats, and would expand coverage to wild animals, livestock and animals used in research.”
Oregon Ballot Initiative to Ban Hunting, Fishing Unofficially Achieves Signature Threshold
The revelations raise concerns about religious and ideological discrimination within professional sports, invasive surveillance of fans, and the politicization of baseball.
Washington Nationals Director Admits Team Blacklisted Christian Player, Spies on Fans.
Glenn Reynolds: At Bolt, Breslow said, the HR team “was creating problems that didn’t exist,” as part of “a culture of not getting things done and complaining a lot.” “The problems disappeared when I let them go.” Cubicle-dwellers across corporate America rejoiced.
Bye-bye, HR — Let’s hope Bolt Financial CEO Ryan Breslow starts a trend
Woke is dying about as fast as Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs, but the writing is on the wall, and the final thrusts of the pugios are coming from the people who put Democrats in charge.
Even the Big, Blue Towns Are Sick of the Democrat Freak-Show
HITHER & YON
The Harlem native and Grammy winner known for his virtuoso playing of the tenor saxophone collaborated with Thelonious Monk, Babs Gonzales, J.J. Johnson, Bud Powell and Miles Davis — all before he was 20 years old.
Jazz Great Sonny Rollins Dead at 95
FINALLY . . .
A doctor in Ontario, Canada, allegedly evaluated a man for assisted death outside a Tim Hortons and, months later, drove him to the building where he died.
Canadian Man Allegedly Put To Death After Fast Food Parking Lot Bowel Assessment

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1 Greetings and good morning, one and all. We're almost at the end of the rains that have been drenching the area and will be resuming our normal weather program. Cornyn's defeat was a nice start to the news feed and I'm hoping more of the establishment are being told "Thank you but your services are no longer required."

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:36 AM (OPGS/)

2 Whiskey Wednesday

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:36 AM (/+uur)

3 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:36 AM (ExV1e)

4 John Thune says the voters must pay for their sins. No more good stuff for us!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:37 AM (I9lAP)

5 ‘Death to America’: Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns U.S. Will Have ‘No Safe Haven’ — Vows Israel’s Annihilation

"Oh that's just Khamenni being silly. You Rethuglikkans are taking things soooo seriously. They just want to live in peace with all of us!"

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:38 AM (OPGS/)

6 buzz buzz

Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 27, 2026 07:38 AM (CWTWj)

7 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

8 Whiskey Wednesday
Posted by: r hennigantx

I have no whiskey in the house. I should address this.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:38 AM (OPGS/)

9 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 07:39 AM (jehhT)

10 ...children have access to a library stocked with “banned books” that promote ideas rejected by most Christians, including books that contain descriptions of anal rape, incest, and oral sex, according to a Daily Wire review of its offerings.

My daughters got me drunk! It was all a big misunderstanding!

Posted by: Lot at May 27, 2026 07:39 AM (ycI94)

11 so once again the republican base needs to be better educated about what in their best interests. phooey

Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 27, 2026 07:39 AM (CWTWj)

12 There, children have access to a library stocked with “banned books” that promote ideas rejected by most Christians, including books that contain descriptions of anal rape, incest, and oral sex, according to a Daily Wire review of its offerings.

At any point in life does a Progressive wake up and think "why are they spending all this time talking about fucking the children"?

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:39 AM (/+uur)

13 Shifting gears now, as CBD and I discussed, that is yammered incessantly about, on the latest episode of the podcast, linked here and in the sidebar as well as on the popular platforms listed below
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While not eager to disagree with our esteemed host and birthday maven, the latest episode is a fine one. So don't listen to all this "yammering" talk, and check out the pod.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:41 AM (6txWC)

14 At any point in life does a Progressive wake up and think "why are they spending all this time talking about fucking the children"?

No because they want to do that as well. They want a world that is free from restrictions and consequences.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:41 AM (OPGS/)

15 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 07:41 AM (MtA6K)

16 Letting Teachers' unions control AI is like allowing Iran to have nuclear weapons.
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What a great idea!

Posted by: Zombie Albert Shanker at May 27, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

17 At any point in life does a Progressive wake up and think "why are they spending all this time talking about fucking the children"?
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:39 AM (/+uur)
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If Satan had a library, how would it be different than this description?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:42 AM (6txWC)

18 wsj this morning:

President Trump has cemented his grip on the GOP. But at what cost? In Texas, Ken Paxton clinched the Republican Senate nomination, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn after a last-minute Trump endorsement helped to lift the firebrand. Yet Paxton's win could hand Democrats a rare opening to flip the state.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 27, 2026 07:42 AM (CWTWj)

19 JJ, do you own stock in DailyWire?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)

20 What will the Senators Paxton and Cruz dynamic be like?

Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2026 07:43 AM (Q+gd/)

21 The Australia anti-islamization link goes to here.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 27, 2026 07:43 AM (NcvvS)

22 I have no whiskey in the house. I should address this.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:38 AM (OPGS/)
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Dear Scotland,

Would you be so kind as to...

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (MtA6K)

23 I have no whiskey in the house."

It appears to be in english, but I don't understand that statement...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (XuXeR)

24
Difficult questions to ponder without a cup of coffee and Bloody Mary consumed.

Posted by: Auspex at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (Y8DZL)

25 $640,000 for a light blue electric car? why ??

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (GD0B3)

26 John Thune says the voters must pay for their sins. No more good stuff for us!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:37 AM (I9lAP)

Did Thune actually say something following the runoff?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)

27 26 $640,000 for a light blue electric car? why ??
Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (GD0B3)
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Exactly

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:47 AM (6txWC)

28 21 The Australia anti-islamization link goes to here.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 27, 2026 07:43 AM (NcvvS)

Should be fixed now, thanks!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 27, 2026 07:47 AM (x0n13)

29 Iran is demanding 24 billion with 50% up front

Posted by: Paul at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (Q0mPi)
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Don't forget 10% for the Big Guy!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 07:48 AM (MtA6K)

30 Roughly 125 protesters gathered outside the facility on Memorial Day Monday, including New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D), Sen. Andy Kim (D), and some other lawmakers, supposedly responding to a hunger strike organized by inmates.

Tells you everything you need to know about EVIL.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:48 AM (/+uur)

31 Other than Cornyn's political career pining for the fjords, not much in the way of good news. The left is still advancing, the IGRC is still holding out as gas prices are obscuring all good economic news. RINOs and the left (BIRM) still throwing sand in the gears. Not the time for anyone who loves America to go wobbly.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 07:48 AM (Dv3i1)

32 $640,000 for a light blue electric car? why ??

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (GD0B3)
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Seems appropriate. Sticker shock.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 07:48 AM (MtA6K)

33 Roughly 125 protesters"

So, 20? 30? 10?

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 07:49 AM (XuXeR)

34 The second area of [ IRS ] focus concerns fiscal sponsorship, an arrangement through which a nonprofit “sponsor” houses a “project” group, providing it with administrative support and allowing it to make use of the sponsoring nonprofit’s tax-exempt status in exchange for a fee. Fiscal sponsorship has become increasingly common, and it offers legitimate benefits. However—intentionally or not—it can also conceal details about the sponsored projects from public scrutiny. Those sponsored projects do not file their own Form 990s, and the current version of the form does not require nonprofits to disclose their fiscal sponsorship activities; in practice, very few do.

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 07:49 AM (QqoO+)

35 Remain calm. All is well.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 07:49 AM (D1E+2)

36 Dear Scotland,

Would you be so kind as to...
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Send Laphroaig by courier. Thanks!

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:49 AM (OPGS/)

37 John Thune says the voters must pay for their sins. No more good stuff for us!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:37 AM (I9lAP)

Did Thune actually say something following the runoff?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)
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Not that I heard; I was referring to his his snit after PDJT endorsed Paxton, when the Senate GOPe not only refused to pass the Save America Act, but also refused to fund DHS and then gave Cornyn a standing ovation at their last (boisterous) meeting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:50 AM (6txWC)

38 Paul-

Your mom is demanding a dime to blow me. I won't pay anything more than a nickel.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 27, 2026 07:50 AM (SdaQn)

39 Roughly 125 protesters gathered outside the facility on Memorial Day Monday, including New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D), Sen. Andy Kim (D), and some other lawmakers, supposedly responding to a hunger strike organized by inmates.

Tells you everything you need to know about EVIL.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:48 AM (/+uur)
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I've seen some film. There has to be a law against obscuring your identity in public. This masking b.s. has got to end.

Also they need to fire a lot more buckshot.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

40 $640,000 for a light blue electric car? why ??"

Why not? It's a nice golf cart...

/

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 07:51 AM (XuXeR)

41 At any point in life does a Progressive wake up and think "why are they spending all this time talking about fucking the children"?
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:39 AM (/+uur)

1. Most Progressives don't think.
2. When Progressives do think, and think about their policies, it's always in air-brushed, watered down, non-specifics.

- Rethuglikkkans want to ban books they don't like.
-- Which books?
- Just stuff about sexuality.
-- Which books?
- I don't know the specifics but we shouldn't ban books. Except for Huckleberry Finn, that uses the 'N' word.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)

42 According to Czech President Petr Pavel, a full half of the Kiev-supporting Western coalition has quietly abandoned Prague's flagship initiative to jointly procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine's military.

Pavel said that while 18 countries participated last year, only nine are still making financial contributions now.

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 07:52 AM (QqoO+)

43 53% of readers think Paul is full of shit on 86% of his statistics.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:52 AM (6txWC)

44 Wow a 25 point blowout for paxton. I did not expect that when we went and voted for him twice.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 07:53 AM (0N4FZ)

45 I worry Talerico's Christian identity will galvanize the White Nationalist Christians against him. They see him as more threatening than a secular liberal. His “woke” Christianity is seen as traitorous to the cause of White Nationalist Christians, and Turncoats stir more passionate opposition than other out group members.

His appeal isn’t supposed to be to them. His appeal is supposed to be two people that are more in the middle. The thought processes, they look at him and they see him as more similar to a Christian Neighbor, who isn’t too much of a zealot.

The hope is all other religious people will vote for Talarico because he is very faith based and they see similar values.
It will be interesting to see which faction wins. A lot of (liberal) people I know moved to Texas in the last 3-4 years so hoping that new younger populace will combine with them and push Talarico on top

IMO it will put an end to the lie that most of the "Christian" voters in the republican pay actually GAF about their faith. My experience had proven to me that morality and following Jesus's teachings do not play into their decisions. They forget Jesus died as a radical.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 07:53 AM (ycI94)

46 No real car enthusiast is going to buy an electric Ferrari.

Certainly not Jay Leno.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 07:53 AM (IULgb)

47 The German federal government and municipalities are the major fiscal losers of 2026. The partly dramatic collapse in tax revenues reveals two things: the transformation disaster is staggering toward its end, and citizens are being squeezed by the state like lemons until the very last moment.

No matter how you spin it, the tax party of Germany’s welfare-state engineers is over. In the first four months of the year, Germany’s total tax intake developed into a fiscal catastrophe. During that period, the federal government, states, and municipalities collected 2% less revenue than a year earlier.

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 07:53 AM (QqoO+)

48 44 According to Czech President Petr Pavel, a full half of the Kiev-supporting Western coalition has quietly abandoned Prague's flagship initiative to jointly procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine's military.

Pavel said that while 18 countries participated last year, only nine are still making financial contributions now.
Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 07:52 AM (QqoO+)

Ship all Antifa to Prague to make molotov cocktails....

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 27, 2026 07:53 AM (x0n13)

49 President Trump has cemented his grip on the GOP. But at what cost? In Texas, Ken Paxton clinched the Republican Senate nomination, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn after a last-minute Trump endorsement helped to lift the firebrand. Yet Paxton's win could hand Democrats a rare opening to flip the state.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 27, 2026 07:42 AM (CWTWj)

Paxton, who, unlike Talarico, holds a statewide office? That Paxton? The Paxton who cost a dozen or so legislators their jobs over the impeachment bullshit? That Paxton?

So the WSJ says you either have to elect a hidden Democrat or a lunatic Democrat? Fuck them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)

50 I'm waiting for the inevitable "revenge tours" the likes of Cornyn and Massie will go on later this year.

Expect both to be booked on "The View" and show up periodically on CNN to bash Trump and his base.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 07:55 AM (jehhT)

51 A lot of (liberal) people I know moved to Texas in the last 3-4 years"

Ok, that's funny right there...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 07:55 AM (XuXeR)

52 In chemistry, there’s a concept known as “thermal runaway reactions. And those are really hard to control,” Picazo said.

You must be a g d genius.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:56 AM (/+uur)

53 "We have received reports that some citizens have been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water. This is a serious public health concern that deserves immediate attention," she wrote. "If your water looks discolored, contains sediment, has a strong odor, or you have experienced related health issues, please send us a message. We are gathering information and reporting findings to the state."

In what could be seen as a brazen move against free speech, Jennifer Combs was arrested on May 8.

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 07:56 AM (QqoO+)

54 What will the Senators Paxton and Cruz dynamic be like?
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2026 07:43 AM (Q+gd/)

People keep asking that. Does it matter?

Paxton works for Texas, not Cruz. Cruz works for Texas, not Paxton. As long as they do their jobs, who cares how they feel about each other?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:56 AM (ExV1e)

55
The Rev. Jim Talarico Jones makes Beto look conservative.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 07:57 AM (HdYcL)

56 Heritage Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Emma Waters explained that while many factors may be contributing to the declining birth rate, three reasons that stand out include, social media and smartphones, the role of abortion and birth control, and a drop in marriage rates.
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How about encouraging young women to value motherhood?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:57 AM (6txWC)

57 Europe is finding out war funding is expensive when uncle sugar isn’t footing the bills.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 07:57 AM (IULgb)

58 I have no whiskey in the house. I should address this.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:38 AM (OPGS/)
-

Dear Scotland,

Would you be so kind as to...
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 07:45 AM (MtA6K)

Texas has a fine whiskey industry.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:57 AM (ExV1e)

59 Paul-

Your mom is demanding a dime to blow me. I won't pay anything more than a nickel.

The extra nickel is to make sure she leaves.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 27, 2026 07:58 AM (qRla/)

60 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 07:58 AM (Zz0t1)

61 Texas has a fine whiskey industry.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:57 AM (ExV1e)

Ive got a bottle of Fire Oak in the cabinet.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:58 AM (/+uur)

62 JUST IN: Iran declares it will not charge tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, will instead charge “environmental protection fees”

… Iran turned into California so slow …

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 07:58 AM (QqoO+)

63 Yay Texas!

Nicely done. Not done yet, however.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 07:58 AM (Zz0t1)

64
A state's two senators - even from the same party - hating each other's guts has a very long history.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 07:59 AM (HdYcL)

65 Paxton v. Cornyn is the purest expression of MAGA v. Gay Race Communism in this entire cycle. The results will be interesting.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 07:59 AM (2FNrA)

66 Morning JJ and the Horde. Extra gravy with Al Green losing also

Posted by: Jonah at May 27, 2026 07:59 AM (YCxFk)

67 could hand Democrats a rare opening to flip the state."

And I "could" be a starting NBA center...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (XuXeR)

68 Massie filed over the weekend to run in the 2028 Congressional election, hoping to win back his seat in Congress (if he doesn't get the nomination for President first).

That's how fucking nuts he is.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (6txWC)

69 “For buildings that have suffered chronic neglect, we will work to transfer ownership to responsible stewards. Stewards that include community land trusts, non-profits, or even the tenants themselves,” Mamdani said.

Kulaks and Hoarders are shaking in their boots.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

70 Other than Cornyn's political career pining for the fjords, not much in the way of good news. The left is still advancing, the IGRC is still holding out as gas prices are obscuring all good economic news. RINOs and the left (BIRM) still throwing sand in the gears. Not the time for anyone who loves America to go wobbly.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 27, 2026 07:48 AM (Dv3i1)

The price of Brent Crude has dropped almost $25 per barrel over the past month. The start of summer always sees gas prices go up. Part of that is because we have to import gasoline as we lack the refinery capacity to meet domestic need.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (ExV1e)

71 John Cornhole is 74 years old. He needs to shuffle off into retirement, swallowing his viagra with a glass of metamucil so he can completely evacuate his bowels while jerking it.

Hopefully he croaks soon.

Posted by: Good Riddance at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (hONXd)

72 Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Blue States Over Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers

Cowabunga it is, then. Why is it that our nation is the only one in the world that is not allowed to deal with illegal immigrants?

That being said, go after the companies with the full power of the state. Make it impossible for them to do business and things will come around.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (OPGS/)

73 I'm surprised somebody hasn't given Hunter a fatal dose of fentanyl yet. Maybe the Israelis can handle that.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (D1E+2)

74 That's how fucking nuts he is.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM (6txWC)

It is to keep his money. He get to keep spending all his donations.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:01 AM (/+uur)

75 Send Laphroaig by courier. Thanks!
Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 07:49 AM (OPGS/)

A man of distinction.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:01 AM (ExV1e)

76 Paul-

Your mom is demanding a dime to blow me. I won't pay anything more than a nickel.

The extra nickel is to make sure she leaves.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 27, 2026 07:58 AM (qRla/)
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No doubt, VDH will be golf clapping over the extra large cruelty serving today.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:01 AM (6txWC)

77 the declining birth rate"

Oh noes. Another thingy to kill us all.

Say, how's that global cooling doing? Japanese buying up America?
Beuller?

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 08:01 AM (XuXeR)

78 67 Paxton v. Cornyn is the purest expression of MAGA v. Gay Race Communism in this entire cycle. The results will be interesting.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

Is Paxton vs Talerico the purest expression of MAGA vs blasphemous "Christian" communism?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 08:01 AM (ycI94)

79 At any point in life does a Progressive wake up and think "why are they spending all this time talking about fucking the children"?
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To a Progressive, love is love. Only a few of them will admit it, but most of them are pretty sympathetic to the NAMBLA perspective.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 08:02 AM (2FNrA)

80 So where is Elon Musk on all this? Does he support Paxton? Hope so, because his pocket change can fund his whole campaign

Posted by: Jonah at May 27, 2026 08:02 AM (YCxFk)

81 According to Czech President Petr Pavel, a full half of the Kiev-supporting Western coalition has quietly abandoned Prague's flagship initiative to jointly procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine's military.

Pavel said that while 18 countries participated last year, only nine are still making financial contributions now.
Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 07:52 AM (QqoO+)

What if the entire point to prolonging the Ukraine conflict was to kill off a significant portion of the native male population?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

82 John Cornhole is 74 years old. He needs to shuffle off into retirement, swallowing his viagra with a glass of metamucil so he can completely evacuate his bowels while jerking it.
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Tell me more....

Posted by: Senator Graham Platner at May 27, 2026 08:03 AM (6txWC)

83 after a last-minute Trump endorsement helped to lift the firebrand. Yet Paxton's win could hand Democrats a rare opening to flip the state.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 27, 2026 07:42 AM (CWTWj)

Standard elitist media over-analytical idiocy and wishful BS. "...lift the firebrand"? Paxton is an incorruptible and unrelenting common-sense conservative in a world gone mad. Translation: he's a "firebrand!!!!" Hide your children! And "Yet [his victory] could hand Democrats a rare opening..." Yes, and yet, an asteroid could strike your house tomorrow, you over-educated dumbf*ck. Every action has the potential to serve as a qualifying "yet," but what does that even mean in this case? That the freak he's running against has a greater chance against Paxton than Cornyn? By that logic, we should never run our most committed and strongest candidates, right? Oh, I see -- that's the logic. We perpetually run RINO patsies for our own good. Got it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 27, 2026 08:03 AM (INQN/)

84 Joe Cunningham

No offense to Harvard - my safety school - but Democrats need to start speaking more like your high school football coach and less like an Ivy League professor.

… i didn’t go to an Ivy League school but I can say that none of my professors sounded like Maxine Waters or Al Green

Posted by: SMOD at May 27, 2026 08:03 AM (QqoO+)

85 Stewards that include community land trusts, non-profits, or even the tenants themselves,"

Yeah. Those tenants are just sooper handy w/tools, and can't wait to fix each other's problems...

/funny

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 08:03 AM (XuXeR)

86 82 So where is Elon Musk on all this? Does he support Paxton? Hope so, because his pocket change can fund his whole campaign
Posted by: Jonah at May 27, 2026 08:02 AM (YCxFk)

Paxton shouldn't need the money - Elon should find the best 20 Rs for the House and fund them b/c we're gonna need the votes...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 08:04 AM (tOcjL)

87 >>Should be fixed now, thanks!

It is, and it's a good essay. Thank you!

Posted by: Nazdar at May 27, 2026 08:04 AM (NcvvS)

88 Forget controlling AI. Teacher's unions should not exist.

If you take a paycheck that comes courtesy of the taxpayer, your ability to organize a union should be DOA. Period. No teacher's unions, no firefighter's unions, no police unions, none of them.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 08:05 AM (T6aVk)

89 Texas Republicans delivered major victories for conservatives Tuesday night, as state Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated Rep. Chip Roy in the Republican runoff for attorney general while Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted longtime Sen. John Cornyn in a closely watched Senate primary.

I'm three for three. Paxton, Middleton & French.
If they shit the bed, I'll vote for new people the very next election.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:05 AM (TtKY7)

90 Heritage Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Emma Waters explained that while many factors may be contributing to the declining birth rate, three reasons that stand out include, social media and smartphones, the role of abortion and birth control, and a drop in marriage rates.
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A world with half as many people in it would be pretty awesome. That's how many people were around in the 1970s. We got along Okay.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 08:05 AM (2FNrA)

91 If you look at the heat death vs gun death chart in the link, it says 2 things (if I'm reading it right)

1) More total Europeans (not just %) die from heat than Americans die from guns. (60K vs 42K)
AND
2) More Europeans die from guns than Americans from heat. (7K vs 3K) (And we have Arizona and Nevada).

In essense, our populations are similar I think about 350M

Can that be right?

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at May 27, 2026 08:05 AM (BW+Gb)

92 I'm waiting for the inevitable "revenge tours" the likes of Cornyn and Massie will go on later this year.

Massie, maybe, but I think not Cornyn. He had outlived his time and was unable to see it but I don't think he's an actually terrible person.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)

93 Massie filed over the weekend to run in the 2028 Congressional election, hoping to win back his seat in Congress (if he doesn't get the nomination for President first).

That's how fucking nuts he is.

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hE haS a chaNce! UnlEss AIPAC stOpS hiM AgaIN!1!

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 08:07 AM (GD0B3)

94 Talarico - little "Jimmy The Creep" (h/t, Robert Pratt of Pratt On Texas) and his weird interpretation of Christianity among other things goes down well in TX HD 50.

The problem is that TX is NOT TX HD 50. It extends a bit beyond the confines of north Austin.

I like Paxton's chances. Cornyn HAD to go.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 08:07 AM (T6aVk)

95 'No offense to Harvard - my safety school - but Democrats need to start speaking more like your high school football coach and less like an Ivy League professor."

Jasmine Crockett and AOC do not sound like Ivy League Professors. Well, maybe gender and urban studies professors.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 08:07 AM (2FNrA)

96 "Christian Post" writes weighs in on being confused by the term "Christian Nationalism" and what he actually thinks it means:

https://tinyurl.com/2s4skx5b

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 08:07 AM (ix8EF)

97 could hand Democrats a rare opening to flip the state."

And I "could" be a starting NBA center...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 08:00 AM

The morning news out of dallas is screaming exactly that, paxton's win just handed the democrats what was a safe republican seat.

I call that wish casting.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2026 08:08 AM (0N4FZ)

98 Thank you JJ

I’m glad Cornyn is out

But I’m most exercised by Trump’s dithering on Iran (I never thought I could write that; dithering is not in his character)…. Stop trying to cut a deal for Pete’s sake! Anything short of ground troops… I’m ready for power plant day and yes destroy Kharg island facilities with air strikes. No more footsie please. And also how about some more decapitation strikes; keep killing their leaders until the next man up is sufficiently motivated to surrender. Honestly this is more important than the midterms so forget politics

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 27, 2026 08:08 AM (+gA9j)

99 Texas does show, if men show up, the MAGA Rs win...Paxton almost got as many votes yesterday (with votes still to be counted) as he did in May - so men reshowed up.

Men everywhere need to do that again in November. You need to vote in totals at least as high as women.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 08:08 AM (tOcjL)

100 In complete defiance of their voters’ wishes, a cabal of Republican state senators sided with Democrats on Tuesday in tanking a proposal that sought to redistrict South Carolina’s lone Democrat congressional seat ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your.... Republican Party!

Posted by: Message sponsored by rope and tar manufacturers at May 27, 2026 08:09 AM (aq6QB)

101 What if the entire point to prolonging the Ukraine conflict

was to kill off a significant portion of the native male population?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

There's vaccines for that.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:09 AM (TtKY7)

102 "The US also said it took out a surface-to-air missile site based at Iran’s primary naval station that was targeting our warplanes."

Great!

But I have to ask, how was that site at Bandar Abbas not on the target list for bombing in the very first wave during Epic Fury?

Posted by: one hour sober at May 27, 2026 08:10 AM (J4Dwc)

103 The only thing Talarico is going to win in Texas is a sheep shagging contest.

We are going to add house and senate seats

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 08:10 AM (5P5DO)

104 "Christian Nationalism" is a phrase gay race communists made up so they could insult patriots and Christians at the same time.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 08:10 AM (2FNrA)

105 I'm three for three. Paxton, Middleton & French.
If they shit the bed, I'll vote for new people the very next election.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:05 AM (TtKY7)

Bo French will resign once he sees he will have to interact with lots of evil Muslims.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 08:11 AM (T6aVk)

106 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 07:57 AM (HdYcL)

Just as a technical note, James Talarico is not ordained. He attended a very progressive PCUSA seminary and was a youth pastor but that's it.

And no, I do not agree with his bizarre views.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 08:12 AM (ix8EF)

107 So where is Elon Musk on all this? Does he support Paxton? Hope so, because his pocket change can fund his whole campaign
Posted by: Jonah at May 27, 2026 08:02 AM (YCxFk)

I'd just as soon Paxton not become the Senator for SpaceX.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

108 "Christian Nationalism" is a phrase gay race communists made up so they could insult patriots and Christians at the same time.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 08:10 AM (2FNrA)
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VTK for the win!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:12 AM (tygaT)

109 But I’m most exercised by Trump’s dithering on Iran (I never thought I could write that; dithering is not in his character)…. Stop trying to cut a deal for Pete’s sake! Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 27, 2026 08:08 AM (+gA9j)

Another thing we may not understand about the Islamic, especially the Shiite, mentality is that the survival of any defeat against the infidel is considered a victory. Iran, or the mullahcracy, having survived our attacks, will feel empowered.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 27, 2026 08:12 AM (INQN/)

110 "Stewards that include community land trusts, non-profits, or even the tenants themselves,"

Yeah. Those tenants are just sooper handy w/tools, and can't wait to fix each other's problems...

I have a weird premonition that NYC code enforcers won't be holding these "people owned" apartment buildings to the same standards as privately owned ones. At least not initially.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 08:12 AM (ycI94)

111 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at May 27, 2026 08:13 AM (53oGX)

112 Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 08:10 AM (2FNrA)

Yes, I'm sure it's that too. I found the article interesting, however.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 08:13 AM (ix8EF)

113 And no, I do not agree with his bizarre views.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 08:12 AM (ix8EF)
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You're probably just jealous of his handmade Moloch sculpture in his backyard.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:13 AM (tygaT)

114 A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet.

About 4X gun deaths in the US.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:14 AM (/+uur)

115 I'm three for three. Paxton, Middleton & French.
If they shit the bed, I'll vote for new people the very next election.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:05 AM (TtKY7)

And Smith (endorsed by Paxton) beat Fox (the chick) for the 3rd Court of Appeals. So the wife and I went 4 for 4.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:14 AM (ExV1e)

116 I went 5 for 5 because the guy I voted for county judge won too.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 08:15 AM (5P5DO)

117 Nothing could be sweeter
Than to know Cornyn defeat
In the mor-ning!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 27, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)

118 101 Texas does show, if men show up, the MAGA Rs win...Paxton almost got as many votes yesterday (with votes still to be counted) as he did in May - so men reshowed up.

Men everywhere need to do that again in November. You need to vote in totals at least as high as women.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 08:08 AM (tOcjL)

A lot of guys with cattle operations around here are NOT going to put up with a guy representing them in the Senate who wants their business diminished, nor do they want to hear a Senate candidate tout the benefits of veganism. A lot of people in this state are not going to have the stomach for Jimmy the Creep's brand of Christianity. Paxton aligned PACs are already dropping adverts painting Jimmy the Creep as a weirdo using his own words.

I don't think Paxton touched very much of his war chest to secure the nomination either.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 08:16 AM (T6aVk)

119 What if the entire point to prolonging the Ukraine conflict

was to kill off a significant portion of the native male population?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

There's vaccines for that.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:09 AM (TtKY7)

More than one arrow in the quiver. -- WEF

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

120 But I’m most exercised by Trump’s dithering on Iran (I never thought I could write that; dithering is not in his character)…. Stop trying to cut a deal for Pete’s sake! Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 27, 2026 08:08 AM (+gA9j)
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Don't mistake patience for "dithering". Deals take time, and Iran has never made a deal it intends to abide by. They are new at this whole thing. He has to wait them out. Personally I would emphasize the goal with a lot more bombing, but, then again, I'm not President.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:16 AM (tygaT)

121 Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:13 AM (tygaT)

LOL. I hope to never go in James Talarico's backyard, not even for BBQ which I don't think he eats anyway because I think he's either a vegan or a vegetarian.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 08:16 AM (ix8EF)

122 WSJ is very upset their pal Cornyn was defeated. They say Texas, and now the senate is in play for Democrats. They also muse the GOP will now have to spend money to save Paxton, money that could be spent better in places like Michigan and Iowa. Democrats are also celebrating Paxton’s win. They think their left wing, higher taxes, Medicare for all, Jesus was for abortion clown will win Texas.

Me? I’m laughing my ass off. If they’re upset and Democrats are celebrating this will be a bigger win for Paxton than I thought.

That sound you hear are the RINO’s and other Republican phonies getting their asses kicked.

I can’t wait for November.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 08:16 AM (i14TE)

123 31 Tells you everything you need to know about EVIL.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:48 AM (/+uur)

EVIL? Takaaki Watanabe? He just changed his ring name from "EVIL" to "Naraku".

Posted by: XTC at May 27, 2026 08:17 AM (iXqHn)

124 DMN and HouChron bothe have Paxton win down about middle of web site.

That means the WIN WAS REAL BIG

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:17 AM (/+uur)

125 Cook changed their prediction to “lean Republican”

Lololol.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 08:18 AM (i14TE)

126 Yeah. Those tenants are just sooper handy w/tools, and can't wait to fix each other's problems...

Thurgood Stubbs for the win!

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 27, 2026 08:19 AM (qRla/)

127 Both Cornyn and Chip made the fatal mistakes of denigrating President Trump and the MAGA movement during his first term and while he was out of office. Then when Trump won again, they put on their fake cowboy hats and acted like they were serious conservatives.

We, however, did not forget or forgive.

Posted by: Happy at May 27, 2026 08:19 AM (iiHzL)

128 I'd just as soon Paxton not become the Senator for SpaceX.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

Well...um...

There is a town called Starbase at the southern most extremity of the state...

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)

129 I'm 8 for 9 on my runoff ballot. The county judge position went to the career pol with name recognition. Little matter, the Dems will get their career pol "elected".

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 27, 2026 08:20 AM (wVcYX)

130 .
Uhhh ... okay ... https://tinyurl.com/Iran-reSolution.

Posted by: Marooned at May 27, 2026 08:20 AM (kt8QE)

131 Students quickly organized petitions calling the policy "racist."

--

Imagine how absolutely pathetic you are when you call anyone, any educational institution, racist because you can't earn an "A" on your own, without preferential treatment and a padding of the system. It's almost hilarious in its complete absurdity.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 27, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

132 But I’m most exercised by Trump’s dithering on Iran (I never thought I could write that; dithering is not in his character)….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 27, 2026 08:08 AM (+gA9j)

Another thing -- it isn't dithering as Trump would see it, but deal-making in pursuit of peace. In the abstract, a noble pursuit. But this is where the Western mind falls shot in its imaginative scope. Against Islam, that mindset is absurd. When you have the enemy's neck under your boot, you twist it, you don't let it up.

"East is East and West is West..."

We should never have started this war if we weren't determined to finish it, that is, "finish it" in the only way they understand.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 27, 2026 08:22 AM (INQN/)

133 WSJ is very upset their pal Cornyn was defeated. They say Texas, and now the senate is in play for Democrats.

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LOL, yes, they care sooo much about the viability of the Republican Party's chances in holding onto the Senate.

That, uh, doesn't quite pass the smell test.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 27, 2026 08:22 AM (qBdHI)

134 Jacob Frey, Mayor of Minneapolis, was described by JJS as a piece of shit and by CBD as a Judenrat for his crime of "celebrating" Memorial Day with a cynical, poorly thought out statement about George Floyd. He deserves all that criticism and more, for disparaging the fallen soldiers who preserved his freedom with his loose talk. Asshoe.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:22 AM (YLfAR)

135 Uhhh ... okay ... https://tinyurl.com/Iran-reSolution.
Posted by: Marooned at May 27, 2026 08:20 AM (kt8QE)
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It's the solution suggested by a naif.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

136 Texas does show, if men show up, the MAGA Rs win...Paxton almost got as many votes yesterday (with votes still to be counted) as he did in May - so men reshowed up.

Men everywhere need to do that again in November. You need to vote in totals at least as high as women.
Posted by: Nova Local

I will crawl across broken glass while being sprayed with rubbing alcohol to vote in November.
Friday was the first time since I've been voting that I voted early. And that's because I wasn't sure I could get home in time to vote.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:23 AM (TtKY7)

137 I hope another writer tells Trump that the mullahs can't be trusted. Just in case Trump hasn't realized that in the 50 years he's been talking about Iran.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 08:24 AM (viF8m)

138 For the sake of clarity Judenrat means Jewish Council not rodent.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)

139 That's how many people were around in the 1970s. We got along Okay."

bbbut who's gonna work to fund our "retirements"?

/our betters

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 08:25 AM (XuXeR)

140 I hope another writer tells Trump that the mullahs can't be trusted. Just in case Trump hasn't realized that in the 50 years he's been talking about Iran.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 08:24 AM (viF8m)
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Then why negotiate at all?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)

141 Had to look up the euro heat death thing because I couldn’t believe it.

Fun fact:

The average heat range across Europe in summertime is 72 - 86 degrees in Freedom Units.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 08:26 AM (DXPCg)

142 Those Republican state senators in SC who voted to ensure a "vibrant" Democrat Party know they're safe right now. I don't know how many are up for reelection, but our primaries are in 2 weeks and there will be no time for any serious challengers now to campaign against what they've just done.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 27, 2026 08:26 AM (qBdHI)

143
The Dem platform needs to be more supportive of free-range street pooping, clean drug needle supply, the mostly peaceful killing of ICE agents and those standing in the way of gender affirming surgery for kids.

A float advocating these principles will be the high point of this year's Pride Parade.

Posted by: Auspex at May 27, 2026 08:27 AM (Y8DZL)

144 Huh. I guess the gold & silver spot price is disappointed in Texas. It's falling, again.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 27, 2026 08:27 AM (wVcYX)

145 We should never have started this war if we weren't determined to finish it, that is, "finish it" in the only way they understand.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 27, 2026 08:22 AM (INQN/)

Well said. I agree totally

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 27, 2026 08:27 AM (+gA9j)

146 I don't think Paxton touched very much of his war chest to secure the nomination either.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 08:16 AM (T6aVk)
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Ken Paxton was outspent by a 9-to-1 margin.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)

147 I see that Ms “castration and camps for zionists” Galindo lost her primary runoff yesterday. Sad though that she got more than 2 votes…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 27, 2026 08:29 AM (+gA9j)

148 For the sake of clarity Judenrat means Jewish Council not rodent.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)
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True.

Unlike Democrat.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 08:29 AM (MtA6K)

149 free-range street pooping"

So, "parkour" is out?

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)

150 IMO it will put an end to the lie that most of the "Christian" voters in the republican pay actually GAF about their faith. My experience had proven to me that morality and following Jesus's teachings do not play into their decisions. They forget Jesus died as a radical.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 07:53 AM (ycI94)

No.

Jesus died as a criminal. Named so by the government who could not abide any opposition to its rule. He was killed. By the State. Voluntarily. To save us from our own shittiness.

The left will never understand this.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (Kdi1r)

151 If only tRump had the clarity and understanding that people around here have. Paradise! I tellz ya. Paradise!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (HIzgC)

152 Today Is World Otter Day. 🦦

Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)

153 A federal judge has been disciplined for having sex in their chambers with a high-ranking law enforcement officer within earshot of staff, attending a partisan political event and for lying to superior judges who investigated the claims, a disciplinary committee revealed.

But the identity of the judge and the district court in which they sit is being kept private
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"Being kept private" won't last very long, obviously.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (YLfAR)

154 wsj this morning:

President Trump has cemented his grip on the GOP. But at what cost? In Texas, Ken Paxton clinched the Republican Senate nomination, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn after a last-minute Trump endorsement helped to lift the firebrand. Yet Paxton's win could hand Democrats a rare opening to flip the state.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 27, 2026 07:42 AM (CWTWj)

I'm sorry, but Cornyn lost by 28 points, and the race could have called the second the polls closed. He was a goner way before the Trump endorsement, which was more of a cherry on top for Paxton, and Cornyn's camp knew it too.

Posted by: Vendette at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (ABYRG)

155 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)

156 For the sake of clarity Judenrat means Jewish Council not rodent.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)
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True.

Unlike Democrat.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 08:29 AM (MtA6K)
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Somebody should let CBD know.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:32 AM (YLfAR)

157 156 I'm sorry, but Cornyn lost by 28 points, and the race could have called the second the polls closed. He was a goner way before the Trump endorsement, which was more of a cherry on top for Paxton, and Cornyn's camp knew it too.

Posted by: Vendette at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (ABYRG)

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It was called the second the western time zone precincts closed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:32 AM (pT0dx)

158 Somebody should let CBD know.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:32 AM (YLfAR)
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Meh, it's common usage, irregardless.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

159 President Trump has cemented his grip on the GOP. But at what cost? In Texas, Ken Paxton clinched the Republican Senate nomination, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn after a last-minute Trump endorsement helped to lift the firebrand

what BS
what a COPE

they really think things are going to go back to "normal"

hilarious

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 08:34 AM (j+aD2)

160 I feel like a Happy Dance is in my future with the Paxton win.

Here is a mellow introduction to the day.
This is the Stranglers Golden Brown with A/I use of David Brubeck's Take Five video and no funky harpsichord. https://youtu.be/2Qs1J612nZs

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:34 AM (u82oZ)

161 >>Then why negotiate at all?

First, because the people who keep advocating for blowing up Iran never seem to say what comes next. As we have seen over and over and over in the ME that is a very bad plan. Look what happened in Iraq. Look what happened in Libya. Look what happened in Syria. There will always be a day after the war and if the right steps aren't done to win the peace we will be stuck in another protracted war in the ME.

And if you look what Trump is doing he is demanding our "friends" in the ME like SA and Qatar join the Abraham Accords to unite the region in a common purpose that isn't killing infidels for a change. Let them help with the rebuild and keep a closer eye on Iran.

Finally, negotiations take time to get right. Lots of people whose biggest negotiation in life was buying a car keep insisting this go faster. Why? Time is on Trump's side not the mullahs. Trump's pressure is political. The mullahs is existence. The most pressure is on them and the longer they take the worse shape they are in.

Let Trump do his thing. Worst case the deal falls apart and then we bomb. But that is a break glass scenario not the first choice.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 08:35 AM (viF8m)

162 good morning guys and congrats to the Vegas Villains! great sweep of the Avs!

loving this! the right people are mad

plus I love Torts he's great. he was set up to fail here because we're weak ass losers

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 08:35 AM (j+aD2)

163 IMO it will put an end to the lie that most of the "Christian" voters in the republican pay actually GAF about their faith. My experience had proven to me that morality and following Jesus's teachings do not play into their decisions. They forget Jesus died as a radical.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 27, 2026 07:53 AM (ycI94)

This comment and the ones before it are a demonstration that Talerico is a poster child for the "Christianity" those posters and people like them are fans of, even though I would bet a good number of them never step foot in a church except for weddings and funerals.

Posted by: Vendette at May 27, 2026 08:36 AM (ABYRG)

164 It was called the second the western time zone precincts closed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:32 AM (pT0dx)

Oh yeah, I forgot that part of Texas is in Mountain time. My bad.

Posted by: Vendette at May 27, 2026 08:37 AM (ABYRG)

165 thank you salty dog!!!

nice mix up

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

166 And yes Texas is indeed a deep if not the deepest of red red states.

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Yes, it's red, but by no means is it the most red - by virtue of its gigantism, it has a larger portion of Democrats than many other red states, and its Republicans are less right-wing than in other states.

Not that I'm calling it liberal by any means, but there's always room for improvement. And by "improvement," I mean "uncompromising, teeth-grinding revanchism."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 08:38 AM (BI5O2)

167 JackStraw, Hear Hear. PDT is negotiating for a total Middle East realignment .

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 08:38 AM (5P5DO)

168 JackStraw

I agree. The strategic team led by Trump is aiming the entire Iranian smack-down at China. Others without domestic oil or nuclear (The EU minus France) are also in trouble.

The Trump team is getting the entire world, as a matter of self-interest, aligned to get Iran to negotiate peace.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:39 AM (u82oZ)

169
President Trump has cemented his grip on the GOP. But at what cost? In Texas, Ken Paxton clinched the Republican Senate nomination, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn after a last-minute Trump endorsement helped to lift the firebrand. Yet Paxton's win could hand Democrats a rare opening to flip the state.

This time for sure !

Posted by: Texas Democrats at May 27, 2026 08:40 AM (nq13e)

170 On a happy note, I finally got to see Triumph in Atlanta last night for the first time ever! What a great show. He never gets the credit deserved when great guitarists are tossed around, but Rik Emmett can hold his own against any of those who always rank near the top of the Guitar Charts. Guy's truly fantastic. And in his day, he was very easy on the eyes.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 27, 2026 08:40 AM (qBdHI)

171 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

You see the issues clearly, and can analyze what the "news" is covering up.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:40 AM (u82oZ)

172 Piker’s comments are the first public acknowledgment from a figure within the far-left network that Singham’s nonprofits operate with a political agenda. Investigations have revealed that Singham funneled over $278 million into organizations promoting pro-China messaging and anti-U.S. protests. Groups like Code Pink and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, funded by Singham, have been involved in controversial activities, including protests against U.S. foreign policy.

We need to end all non-profit orgs. They do ZERO to make the USA a better place. Most are just a way to rich people to write checks for tax deductions.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:41 AM (/+uur)

173 168 Yes, it's red, but by no means is it the most red - by virtue of its gigantism, it has a larger portion of Democrats than many other red states, and its Republicans are less right-wing than in other states.

Not that I'm calling it liberal by any means, but there's always room for improvement. And by "improvement," I mean "uncompromising, teeth-grinding revanchism."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 08:38 AM (BI5O2)

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The past few years have cut out a large portion of establishment GOP power while seeing an influx of outsiders who, in the aggregate, want Texas to be as Texas as the rest of the country thinks Texas is. Yes, there are Austin progressives from LA, but they are obviously the tiny minority of the immigrants (re: all the statewide elections since 201

.

Still, all state governments are more corrupt than we can imagine, and the state capitol building is probably more ugly people orgies and child sacrifice and boring real estate corruption than conservative governance, but at least they feel the need to hide it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:41 AM (pT0dx)

174 Not sure I care what happens next as long as the regime is eliminated. That is Reza Pahlavi's and the people's concern.

Asking KSA and Qatar to join Abraham Accords is a desperation move, not planned, not well-received, and not likely to succeed.

Time is fleeting and every day this drags out the likelihood of failure and defeat only grows. Kinetic action should not have stopped. No reason they cannot negotiate surrender during continuing hostilities.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:41 AM (RIvkX)

175 169 JackStraw, Hear Hear. PDT is negotiating for a total Middle East realignment .
Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 08:38 AM (5P5DO)

This....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 08:41 AM (nq13e)

176 JackStraw, Hear Hear. PDT is negotiating for a total Middle East realignment .
Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 08:38 AM (5P5DO)

Not just the Middle East.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (ExV1e)

177 Fun fact:

The average heat range across Europe in summertime is 72 - 86 degrees in Freedom Units.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Fun fact: that's the 6:00am temperature in Texas.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (TtKY7)

178 >>JackStraw, Hear Hear. PDT is negotiating for a total Middle East realignment

And beyond Ben Had. It's not a coincidence that Trump took down Venezuela, took back control of the Panama Canal for the west, is squeezing Cuba into submission and now is taking down Iran as a threat and insuring another crucial waterway is not controlled by a hostile power.

All of it leads back to China.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)

179 Every single candidate I voted for in the runoff won, even the judges. Kind of reinforces my feeling that I am in tune with my fellow Texans.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (0U5gm)

180 The Trump team is getting the entire world, as a matter of self-interest, aligned to get Iran to negotiate peace.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:39 AM (u82oZ)
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That relies on other countries considering their own self-interest before their hatred of President Trump.

As we can see in Europe, they really don't seem to care about their own survival re: Muslim invasion. Why should they care about cheap energy?

They also know President Trump will be gone in a couple of years, so like Iran, they just have to wait out the clock in hopes of a Dem US President in 2029.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (gnNyN)

181 JackStraw

I agree. The strategic team led by Trump is aiming the entire Iranian smack-down at China. Others without domestic oil or nuclear (The EU minus France) are also in trouble.

The Trump team is getting the entire world, as a matter of self-interest, aligned to get Iran to negotiate peace.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:39 AM (u82oZ)

This. And for his next challenge, Trump will teach the world to sing in perfect harmony!

Posted by: Count de Monet, on a hilltop somewhere at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (wVcYX)

182 Heritage Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Emma Waters explained that while many factors may be contributing to the declining birth rate, three reasons that stand out include, social media and smartphones, the role of abortion and birth control, and a drop in marriage rates.

I'll throw out a few more ideas:

1. Motherhood being seen as oppressive and a bad choice for stronk independent wamenz.

2. The difficulty of living on one income.

3. Lack of community support.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (OPGS/)

183 is Chip Roy a loser today too? that guy annoys

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 08:43 AM (j+aD2)

184 PS
And Obama proved that the system is gamed by who and who does not get a non-profit.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:43 AM (/+uur)

185
28 pts.

10pts for Massie.

Know this, cucks: your time is over. You're never going to regain the upper hand. So put on your gimp suits and do as you're told from now on, or else.

I recommend pretending we're Democrats. It will help arouse your basic instinct to bow, scrape, and sniff the throne.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)

186 The past few years have cut out a large portion of establishment GOP power while seeing an influx of outsiders who, in the aggregate, want Texas to be as Texas as the rest of the country thinks Texas is. Yes, there are Austin progressives from LA, but they are obviously the tiny minority of the immigrants (re: all the statewide elections since 2018.

I wish Americans loved America as much as Texans loved Texas.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 08:43 AM (TtKY7)

187 JUST IN: Iran declares it will not charge tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, will instead charge “environmental protection fees”

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Who are the biggest liars on earth, Democrats or Iranians?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 08:43 AM (ndZc7)

188 Cornyn's defeat was humiliating. I want it to send blood-curdling chills down every POS just like him. Now it's down to Paxton and the Degenerate Opie Fake Christian Dork. Choose wisely TX, and pray the cheat is low.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 27, 2026 08:43 AM (qBdHI)

189 Christian Nationalism comes from the fear that people will read history books and learn how this nation was predominantly Christian despite the efforts of the historical revisionists.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 08:44 AM (OPGS/)

190 They also know President Trump will be gone in a couple of years, so like Iran, they just have to wait out the clock in hopes of a Dem US President in 2029.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (gnNyN)

I read this a lot, and I understand it.

But I think Iran, in employing this strategy, runs the very real risk of going from President Trump to President Vance. Such an outcome would not improve their position.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 08:44 AM (Kdi1r)

191 Let Trump do his thing. Worst case the deal falls apart and then we bomb. But that is a break glass scenario not the first choice.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 08:35 AM (viF8m)
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*sits in corner alone, lights own hair on fire*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:44 AM (RIvkX)

192 189 JUST IN: Iran declares it will not charge tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, will instead charge “environmental protection fees

As they dump massive amounts of oil into the sea....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2026 08:45 AM (nq13e)

193 Paul A. Szypula
@Bubblebathgirl

Pam Bondi has been appointed to President Trump’s White House AI Panel, nearly two months after leaving the Justice Department.

At the same time, she has reportedly been quietly battling thyroid cancer over the past few weeks and is making strong progress in her fight.

Wishing her a full and speedy recovery as she continues to serve. Prayers up 🙏💛

Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)

194 192 I read this a lot, and I understand it.

But I think Iran, in employing this strategy, runs the very real risk of going from President Trump to President Vance. Such an outcome would not improve their position.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 08:44 AM (Kdi1r)

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2 years of no imports or exports is a long time for a country that imports most of its food.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (pT0dx)

195 Degenerate Opie Fake Christian Dork
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This is the best description I have heard yet.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (RIvkX)

196 Today Is World Otter Day. 🦦
Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)

Sea or River? That makes a difference, you know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

197 197 Degenerate Opie Fake Christian Dork
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This is the best description I have heard yet.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (RIvkX)

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I prefer my "mask wearing, heretical gnome."

Just because gnome is a good word not used enough. And he looks like a gnome.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (pT0dx)

198 Lisa Rinna says she doesn’t want to see a reality star like Spencer Pratt as the mayor of Los Angeles:

“I’m a reality person. You wouldn’t want me as mayor!”

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I don't listen to anyone who has lips that are so inflated they dwarf the Hindenburg before the fire.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (qBdHI)

199 Protection fees? Hey that's our thing.

Posted by: Sicilian Legitimate Businessmen's Club at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (wVcYX)

200 198 Today Is World Otter Day. 🦦
Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)

Sea or River? That makes a difference, you know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

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You a king or something?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (pT0dx)

201 what BS
what a COPE

they really think things are going to go back to "normal"

hilarious
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 27, 2026 08:34 AM (j+aD2)
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WSJ does not understand the plain facts: "going back to normal" is exactly what we fight against. We want a new normal.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (D1po+)

202 > Let Trump do his thing. Worst case the deal falls apart and then we bomb. But that is a break glass scenario not the first choice.
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If there was a mistake made, and I'm saying there was, but if there was one it was not prolonging the kinetic part of the "deal" a couple more weeks. Iran was pretty close to imploding, and then, not.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

203 In stark contrast to the Biden-era approach, the state of Louisiana recognized the danger of self-attestation. Auditors found that 93 percent of sampled Medicaid enrollees in Louisiana were ineligible yet remained enrolled, in part, because the state allowed individuals to self-report changes in their wages.

You cheat
your out for the next fiscal year.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (/+uur)

204 San Franpsycho

We don't seem to have Operation Jedburgh type units distributing weapons and ammo in rural areas. I can't imagine our OPSEC is good enough to cover that up. But this is a second path to ousting the IRCG.

Another path is to target, one by one, the Iranian power plants feeding Tehran. Every day they refuse to negotiate, a wave of drones knock a plant out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

205 Wishing her a full and speedy recovery as she continues to serve. Prayers up 🙏💛
Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)
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This.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)

206 But I think Iran, in employing this strategy, runs the very real risk of going from President Trump to President Vance. Such an outcome would not improve their position.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 08:44 AM (Kdi1r)

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2 years of no imports or exports is a long time for a country that imports most of its food.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (pT0dx)

And with a real risk of being in a worse position at the end of that two years...

Iran's position continues to weaken. Incrementally, yes. And concurrently with higher-than-we-like gas prices, yes. But taking Iran off the board is an earthshaking realignment.

Selling that realignment is Trump's job right now. Convince the voters this likely short-term gas-price-suckage is worth it to lance a 50-year boil.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 08:49 AM (Kdi1r)

207 2 years of no imports or exports is a long time for a country that imports most of its food.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (pT0dx)
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They won't care. The famines that will begin in the future will be blamed on the Little and Great Satans, like every other problem facing Iran.

Death-cult mentality.

The people in charge will allow every man, woman, and child to be sacrificed before they bend a single inch.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 08:49 AM (gnNyN)

208 Another path is to target, one by one, the Iranian power plants feeding Tehran. Every day they refuse to negotiate, a wave of drones knock a plant out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

Do the unholy city of Qom.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

209 I prefer my "mask wearing, heretical gnome."

Just because gnome is a good word not used enough. And he looks like a gnome.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (pT0dx)
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He bothers me because I bear guilt for picking on a kid like him when I was in Scouts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:51 AM (RIvkX)

210
You a king or something?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:47 AM (pT0dx)

When nurse speaks, I listen.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 08:52 AM (Zz0t1)

211 "We don’t agree on everything, but we both still believe in public service"

Never trust politicians that call their jobs "public service"

Posted by: Ripley at May 27, 2026 08:52 AM (PTDkx)

212 208 And with a real risk of being in a worse position at the end of that two years...

Iran's position continues to weaken. Incrementally, yes. And concurrently with higher-than-we-like gas prices, yes. But taking Iran off the board is an earthshaking realignment.

Selling that realignment is Trump's job right now. Convince the voters this likely short-term gas-price-suckage is worth it to lance a 50-year boil.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 27, 2026 08:49 AM (Kdi1r)

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All while they lost the top 6000 people in its government, 90% of its missile stockpiles, and 90% of its military industrial capability.

But, sure, illiterate buffoons on weekend pleasure boats with motors firing AK-47s in the air at super tankers captained by retarded Indian captains who shit their pants at pops in the air means that they're more powerful than ever.

The $450 million they're losing every day from the blockade is totally made up by $2 million fees on the strait they're not collecting all while tankers turn off AIS, sail through the straight, and then turn them back on hundreds of miles away.

The blockade, the siege, is doing...a lot of damage to Iran.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:52 AM (pT0dx)

213 It's been hilarious watching Hollywood lift up rocks for any B to D list star to come out against Spencer Pratt. Meantime, the man does things like pressure washing political messages on dirty streets.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 08:52 AM (OPGS/)

214 210 Do the unholy city of Qom.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

Dabiq, Syria (The lynchpin site of Islamic Eschatology) must also be turned into a crater.

Posted by: XTC at May 27, 2026 08:52 AM (iXqHn)

215 Looking through the links, I see the Washington Nationals Director of Community Relations is quite the guy.

Posted by: Vendette at May 27, 2026 08:52 AM (ABYRG)

216 209 They won't care. The famines that will begin in the future will be blamed on the Little and Great Satans, like every other problem facing Iran.

Death-cult mentality.

The people in charge will allow every man, woman, and child to be sacrificed before they bend a single inch.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 08:49 AM (gnNyN)

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They can be a death cult as long as they still want to get paid.

The financial sanctions in Gulf States against Iranian actors is part of the blockade.

These people in nation aren't swimming in dollars. They can't pay their soldiers.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:53 AM (pT0dx)

217 Martini Farmer. The path of war is always twisted.

I have trust in the top leaders of this effort, including Admiral Cooper.

Churchill, from his vast lived experience, wrote:

"Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 08:54 AM (u82oZ)

218 The problem is not policy but communication.

Joe Cunningham
@JoeCunninghamSC
No offense to Harvard - my safety school - but Democrats need to start speaking more like your high school football coach and less like an Ivy League professor.

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Everybody thinks Jesus is binary and there are six genders. It's just that the Democrats are talking above retard level and the auto mechanics and carpenters can't understand it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 08:54 AM (ndZc7)

219 The people in charge will allow every man, woman, and child to be sacrificed before they bend a single inch.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make."

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 08:54 AM (OPGS/)

220 >>If there was a mistake made, and I'm saying there was, but if there was one it was not prolonging the kinetic part of the "deal" a couple more weeks. Iran was pretty close to imploding, and then, not.

Maybe. It's difficult to determine just how bad things are in Iran right now because there is very little actual on the ground reporting. But we do know they are losing 100s of millions a day on the one product that overwhelmingly drives their economy, oil.

We also know they are experiencing Zimbabwe type inflation and food has got to be getting scarce. Tehran had a huge problem with water before the war started, I don't see how it could've gotten better since.

Iran is a tough nut to crack. We all know they are run by religious freaks who don't tell the truth and don't act rationally. If a president had stepped up years ago to do the right thing this problem could have been dealt with then. We all want this over but I want it done right so we aren't dealing with it again in a couple years and I don't want yet another endless occupation of a ME country.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 08:56 AM (viF8m)

221 Consumer sentiment is the lowest in 70 years. Gas prices are a big component of that. I suppose you can hand waive that off and say in two weeks, six weeks, two months…that will be forgotten, but I’m starting to doubt that. It’s already dragging on gop candidates in places like Iowa.

Whoever advised Trump to pause combat operations needs to go.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 08:56 AM (aZ9eR)

222 'Community Voices for Public Education, led by far-left activist and Houston teacher Ruth Kravetz, says it works to create 'equitable public schools' focused on 'restorative practices (More Gladys less Ruth - jjs)

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They love those buzzwords: equitable and restorative. Reading this stupid broad's statement, it sounds exactly like what you'd say about inmates in prison.

What's equitable or not equitable about school? You go. You learn. You take tests. You earn grades based on your performance and what you put, or don't put, into it.

As for "restorative" practices. What the hell does that even mean? What a bunch of buzzword slop.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 27, 2026 08:56 AM (qBdHI)

223 > St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin. There, children have access to a library stocked with “banned books” that promote ideas rejected by most Christians, including books that contain descriptions of anal rape, incest, and oral sex

"Presbyterian"?

I'd like to be a fly on the wall when this was run by, say, a Scottish Covenanter of 1638.

One would learn why those boys carried knives in their socks, I reckon.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 08:57 AM (IG3/x)

224 Austin, much of the hill country, Dallas and Houston are packed with out of state liberals and illegals. Texas is in an existential fight. If the liberals are able to cheat into office it will go like Colorado. The elections will be a litmus test. IMO DeSantis doesn't get enough credit for holding Florida together. In the good news column, friends that spend time in Dallas said they were able to easily get a monthly lease on a condo for the first time ever this past fall. Something significant has changed.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at May 27, 2026 08:57 AM (jPdyB)

225 223 Consumer sentiment is the lowest in 70 years. Gas prices are a big component of that. I suppose you can hand waive that off and say in two weeks, six weeks, two months…that will be forgotten, but I’m starting to doubt that. It’s already dragging on gop candidates in places like Iowa.

Whoever advised Trump to pause combat operations needs to go.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 27, 2026 08:56 AM (aZ9eR)

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Trump is reorganizing the energy world towards the US.

But he shouldn't have done it because there was short term pain.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:57 AM (pT0dx)

226 "Being kept private" won't last very long, obviously.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Marco Polo on X has identified the cop and then the district court judge. Supposedly Atlanta Police Department and a federal district court judge in the Northern District of Georgia. Dunno about accuracy and simply do not care to dig into it.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 08:58 AM (E4rtv)

227 In stark contrast to the Biden-era approach, the state of Louisiana recognized the danger of self-attestation. Auditors found that 93 percent of sampled Medicaid enrollees in Louisiana were ineligible yet remained enrolled, in part, because the state allowed individuals to self-report changes in their wages.

$38T in debt, spent without a thought or care, so that ne'er-do-wells could sit in government offices and pretend they're important while others could have a job that did the bare minimum for while pretending that they were better than plumbers (or electricians, carpenters, etc.).

The $100M that the Senate spent on keeping Cornyn's loss to only enormous is a symptom of their thinking.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)

228 - Washington Nearsider

You got the "Voluntarily" part correct. Also the to save us from our sins part.
But it wasn't the government that labeled Him a criminal. It was the priesthood.
As an addendum, it occurred when Daniel the prophet said it would.

Posted by: TeeJ at May 27, 2026 08:58 AM (eisI8)

229 Trump's Board of Peace's official fund receives 'zero dollars' despite billions pledged - report

The board has received donations, but they have been deposited directly via its JPMorgan account, according to the board’s spokesperson.

ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Updated: MAY 27, 2026 11:20
The fund set up by the World Bank for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has received no funding, despite pledges totaling $17 billion from the US and other world leaders, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing four sources familiar with the matter.

“Zero dollars have been deposited,” one source said.
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No comment.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

230 Yes, it's red, but by no means is it the most red - by virtue of its gigantism, it has a larger portion of Democrats than many other red states, and its Republicans are less right-wing than in other states.

Not that I'm calling it liberal by any means, but there's always room for improvement. And by "improvement," I mean "uncompromising, teeth-grinding revanchism."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 08:38 AM (BI5O2)

I would not be surprised if in the coming years the RGV starts turning red. That’s a major power base for Dems in this state, and I suspect the Dems soft on crime, open borders policies combined with their general weirdness won’t go down well with people there.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 08:59 AM (T6aVk)

231 228 "Being kept private" won't last very long, obviously.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Marco Polo on X has identified the cop and then the district court judge. Supposedly Atlanta Police Department and a federal district court judge in the Northern District of Georgia. Dunno about accuracy and simply do not care to dig into it.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 08:58 AM (E4rtv)

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It would be an interesting test of impeaching judges in Congress.

It's straightforward corruption stuff. Completely untied to politics except who appointed her. She's prime material for being punished by removal from office by the body that created her office.

It's not like they're going to do anything else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 08:59 AM (pT0dx)

232 Canadian Man Allegedly Put To Death After Fast Food Parking Lot Bowel Assessment

Idiocracy.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 08:59 AM (gtcuf)

233 r hennigantx

I say leave the well in Qom alone. If we strike the religious basis, we are embarking on a Crusade without united support at home. Hitting the basis of modern national war making strength (electrical power generation) is enough.

The Guardian Council is a legitimate target, but an analysis of leadership killed in Iran is we are hitting the IRCG harder than any other element of power in Iran. We don't have the moxie to obliterate Qom and claim it is the Will of Allah.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 09:00 AM (u82oZ)

234 Do the unholy city of Qom.
Posted by: r hennigantx

I'd do it on a Monday and my heart'll stand still
Da doo Qom Qom Qom, da doo Qom Qom

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 09:01 AM (ndZc7)

235 TeeJ

American Kestrel sends a hug, via me, to you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 09:02 AM (u82oZ)

236 There are polls and there are elections.

Trump is dominating US electoral politics in a way that's never happened in my lifetime. A weak, unpopular President does not take down incumbent reps and senators from his own party.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 09:02 AM (viF8m)

237 "Why can't Republicans govern like Democrats? Democrats just plow ahead, unafraid of the electoral consequences, because they know that the changes they force through will have long term consequences in their favor. That's why they opened the border under Biden, unafraid of electoral blowback in the midterms."

"Trump shouldn't deal with a global issue while reorientating the entire energy sector of the global economy towards us because it might affect the midterms."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:02 AM (pT0dx)

238 Paul A. Szypula
@Bubblebathgirl

Pam Bondi has been appointed to President Trump’s White House AI Panel, nearly two months after leaving the Justice Department.

At the same time, she has reportedly been quietly battling thyroid cancer over the past few weeks and is making strong progress in her fight.

Wishing her a full and speedy recovery as she continues to serve. Prayers up 🙏💛

Could that be why she was reassigned?
Posted by: redridinghood

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:03 AM (TtKY7)

239 The RINOs think this is still about Trump.
Trump is in control, Trump dominance, Trump and MAGA. Etc.

It is not.

It is about you.
Handed majority after majority decade after decade.
And you have done ... nothing.

We're not mad anymore.
We're not asking anymore.
We're not even yelling.

You work for us.
Or you will be fired.

Here is a lead-pipe lock prediction:
All 7 of those SC state senators will lose their next primary.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 09:03 AM (73/SM)

240 238 There are polls and there are elections.

Trump is dominating US electoral politics in a way that's never happened in my lifetime. A weak, unpopular President does not take down incumbent reps and senators from his own party.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 09:02 AM (viF8m)

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The best polls of the TX primary runoff were outright wrong.

Way...way outside the margin of error.

Who did the polls fail to capture? It's an interesting question.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:03 AM (pT0dx)

241 Trump is reorganizing the energy world towards the US.

But he shouldn't have done it because there was short term pain.

++++

I have only seen liberals crab about this. On our side, folks are willing to take a little pain because socialism hurts more and we were done circling the drain right before Trump II. It was so much more painful back then, that this is what it feels like when you take the bandaid off after the wound heals.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at May 27, 2026 09:03 AM (jPdyB)

242 226 Austin, much of the hill country, Dallas and Houston are packed with out of state liberals and illegals. Texas is in an existential fight. If the liberals are able to cheat into office it will go like Colorado. The elections will be a litmus test. IMO DeSantis doesn't get enough credit for holding Florida together. In the good news column, friends that spend time in Dallas said they were able to easily get a monthly lease on a condo for the first time ever this past fall. Something significant has changed.
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at May 27, 2026 08:57 AM (jPdyB)

Some things to consider:
1) deportations continue and all 254 counties are required by state law to cooperate with ICE.
2) voter ID laws.

All there things lessen the cheat. But now we as TX voters must pack the polling places in Nov.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 09:04 AM (T6aVk)

243 TeeJ

My email, in ROT-13, is AnPyl_qbt@xfoebnqonaq.arg

Email me, and I can give you my text number. I test more than email these days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 09:04 AM (u82oZ)

244 Consumer sentiment is the lowest in 70 years."

Bullshiite.

The "news" is spewing shiite, and sniffing it for "polls"

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:04 AM (XuXeR)

245 Other books in the church catalog include “This Book is Gay,” “Trans Kids, Our Kids: Stories and Resources from the Frontlines of the Movement for Transgender Youth,” “Called OUT: The Voices and Gifts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Presbyterians,” “The Courage to Be Queer,” and “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:04 AM (/+uur)

246 Wishing her a full and speedy recovery as she continues to serve. Prayers up 🙏💛

Could that be why she was reassigned?
Posted by: redridinghood
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:03 AM (TtKY7)

Thyroid cancer, as with most cancer, sucks pretty hard. She likely needed a change of pace for a while.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:04 AM (Zz0t1)

247 Good morning!

Buh-bye, Senator Cornryn!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:04 AM (X8xt3)

248 Other books in the church catalog include “This Book is Gay,” “Trans Kids, Our Kids: Stories and Resources from the Frontlines of the Movement for Transgender Youth,” “Called OUT: The Voices and Gifts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Presbyterians,” “The Courage to Be Queer,” and “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:04 AM (/+uur)

Evil. Pure evil.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:05 AM (Zz0t1)

249 I have an idea for my master's thesis:

"How Japan actually won the Pacific War with America by getting bombed to shit and not getting anywhere close to America after Midway."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:05 AM (pT0dx)

250 good morning JJ, Horde, fellow Texans enjoying good election news

Posted by: callsign claymore at May 27, 2026 09:05 AM (/6r4m)

251 I'm traveling today.

First time in a while.

Heading to New Jersey for a quick trip. A former boss is retiring and they're throwing him a party.

I was invited. Shocking, I know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:05 AM (Zz0t1)

252 "How Japan actually won the Pacific War with America by getting bombed to shit and not getting anywhere close to America after Midway."

Hey, that's our take!

/far too many "historians" over the past 40 years

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:06 AM (XuXeR)

253 Sea or River? That makes a difference, you know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)
******
Yes, World Otter Day celebrates all 13 species of otters, including both river and sea.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2026 09:06 AM (NpAcC)

254 143 Had to look up the euro heat death thing because I couldn’t believe it.

Fun fact:
The average heat range across Europe in summertime is 72 - 86 degrees in Freedom Units.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

I was stationed in Germany during a "massive" heatwave. "the 2003 European heatwave, which resulted in approximately 70,000 excess deaths across Europe, with France suffering the highest toll of around 15,000 to 19,000 fatalities."

It was comical how inept the response was. They couldn't refrigerate and preserve the bodies, it was in the summer, so half the nation's medical staff were on month-long holiday and couldn't be forced back, etc.

Posted by: Military Moron at May 27, 2026 09:06 AM (JCZqz)

255 >>Other books in the church catalog include “This Book is Gay,” “Trans Kids, Our Kids: Stories and Resources from the Frontlines of the Movement for Transgender Youth,” “Called OUT: The Voices and Gifts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Presbyterians,” “The Courage to Be Queer,” and “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.”

Is this the Church of the Holy Genital?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:06 AM (X8xt3)

256 Joe Cunningham
@JoeCunninghamSC
No offense to Harvard - my safety school - but Democrats need to start speaking more like your high school football coach and less like an Ivy League professor.
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Ain't gonna hack it, queermo.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)

257 I'm traveling today.

First time in a while.

Heading to New Jersey for a quick trip. A former boss is retiring and they're throwing him a party.

I was invited. Shocking, I know.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Safe travels!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:06 AM (TtKY7)

258 Iran is a tough nut to crack. We all know they are run by religious freaks who don't tell the truth and don't act rationally.
Posted by: JackStraw
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I think it is probable that Iran was run more or less as a military dictatorship masked by Khameini and the clerics for years now--since the Green Revolt. The IRGC basically directed the economy with a large share of owning businesses in Iran and was about the only means of social mobility in an economy ruined by excessive military spending at home and terror and influence operations abroad.

The IRGC avoided outright conflict but by bringing in Iraqis, Lebanese, etc. as proxy regime forces to oppress the people, indicates that they don't think their own troops will do it.

Where does that leave the US? Pretty clear that any restart or attempts to get the nuclear material will result in strikes. Unclear about their missile program but probably there new production has been hit hard by strikes. We haven't destroyed infrastructure yet--Kharg Island destruction would make exports impossible for awhile, plus bridges, railways, power plants could also be hit. And we can and still will have control over the taps of Iranian oil.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 09:07 AM (E4rtv)

259 @93 -- And more Europeans die from cold than from heat.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 27, 2026 09:08 AM (nJ/vH)

260
Safe travels!
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:06 AM (TtKY7)

Much appreciated, sir. I hope so. I don't miss traveling, so I go into it with a bit of nervous animosity.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)

261 The hell is a "safety school?"

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:08 AM (gtcuf)

262 I'm traveling today.

First time in a while."

Prepare to be surprised - many, many folks are travelling. Resorts are full, airlines packed, airports a vortex of humanity, highways are full...

but everyone's doing badly. Or something.

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:08 AM (XuXeR)

263 whig

I thank you for your cogent analysis and curated facts.

In Japan, you would be a National Treasure.

May your healing be complete.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (u82oZ)

264 And have already received my first gate change for the day.

Well done, American.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (Zz0t1)

265 >>Heading to New Jersey for a quick trip. A former boss is retiring and they're throwing him a party.

How fun! I hope you are far away from the ICE protest chaos in Newark.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)

266 Guess who is next on the RINO hunts?

Those Senators who gavel in and out the pro forma sessions.

You stupids don't work for Thune.
Or the Party.

You work for us.
We voted for Trump and the agenda he promised.
Your last election you--every one of you-- said you support Trump.
Do your job.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (73/SM)

267 260 Where does that leave the US? Pretty clear that any restart or attempts to get the nuclear material will result in strikes. Unclear about their missile program but probably there new production has been hit hard by strikes. We haven't destroyed infrastructure yet--Kharg Island destruction would make exports impossible for awhile, plus bridges, railways, power plants could also be hit. And we can and still will have control over the taps of Iranian oil.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 09:07 AM (E4rtv)

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There is a non-zero chance that the nuclear material was destroyed in the strikes and the arguments are actually about inspections to ensure it.

UE-60 is stored in gaseous form, and any break in their containment means it evaporates.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (pT0dx)

268 “I’m totally in favor of trans athletes in high school,” Steyer told “I’ve Had It” podcast host Jennifer Welch.

“When you understand the vulnerability, the stress, the danger of being a trans kid, and you understand almost half of them try to commit suicide, then you think, ‘We’re gonna punish those kids, we’re gonna cut them off from team sport.’ It’s like, no we’re not.”

Using blackmail and suicide threat to cheat girls does NOT seem very fair to me.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (/+uur)

269 The hell is a "safety school?"

One's "second choice" in case they can't get in to their first choice(s)

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (XuXeR)

270 At futurism.com: "China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station"

Oh cripes, what fresh Hell is this now?

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:10 AM (Wq24h)

271 Putting aside the issue of controlling the House in 2027, when 51% of the people can vote for a map that gives them 91% of the representatives, it is unhealthy for the republic. Among other problems, you end up with a permanent political class of geriatrics. South Carolina went for Trump 58 to 41. There should be a D district in a state with 41% Kumallah voters.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 27, 2026 09:10 AM (R86kT)

272 “Called OUT: The Voices and Gifts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Presbyterians,”

Gifts of the queer community? Let's see: AIDS, child genital mutilation, unresolved mental illness resulting in drug abuse, suicide, or homicide, and sex grooming.

Yeah, did you get a gift receipt? You should probably return it.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 27, 2026 09:11 AM (JCZqz)

273 >>@JoeCunninghamSC
No offense to Harvard - my safety school - but Democrats need to start speaking more like your high school football coach and less like an Ivy League professor.

Ugh, I don't even know this guy, but I would never vote for him.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:11 AM (X8xt3)

274 Throwing into reverse would imply we’re still pointed the wrong way. But I guess I’ll take it. Better than the GOPe Stalinist hell, but slower. At this point I don’t even know what success would look like. It’s taken on the airs of fantasy. An Undiscovered Country? Hopefully not of the Shakespeare sort. But maybe it is in a way me trying to perfect humanity. I guess I need to make coffee.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 09:11 AM (elWPN)

275 I have only seen liberals crab about this. On our side, folks are willing to take a little pain because socialism hurts more and we were done circling the drain right before Trump II. It was so much more painful back then, that this is what it feels like when you take the bandaid off after the wound heals.
Posted by: Smellslikevictory

I read the consumer sentiment and it is actually the reverse. Democrats were stable in sentiment as they think the sky is falling when Trump got back in office. It is independents and Republicans upset at high gas prices.

To some extent, I think that is the only weapon Iran has left--to cause pain and disruption by keeping the Persian Gulf shut from exports to the oil users.

For the US, we are in the curious position of actually not depending on the Gulf anymore for oil and even high prices results in US income staying at home compared to previous oil shocks which in turn is going to get plowed into more drilling, etc.

Short run pain, longer run more bullish.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

276 gp

Part of the Chinese effort to use genetic engineering on humans. To make better soldiers and peasants.

Note: Not better communists.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 09:11 AM (u82oZ)

277 How fun! I hope you are far away from the ICE protest chaos in Newark.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)

Landing in Newark........but leaving immediately after. Just hope they're not messing with the airport.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:12 AM (Zz0t1)

278 >>Who did the polls fail to capture? It's an interesting question.

Many of you are fortunate enough to live in deep red areas or at least swing areas where you had a chance of winning elections. I've spent all my life behind enemy lines and I know my vote really won't matter. I vote anyway because fuck 'em but a lot of people don't vote because they know it's pointless.

Even in red areas like Texas people get conditioned to think a certain way. Multi-term incumbent senators don't lose their primary. It's bigfoot sighting territory. Voters get in line.

The sway Trump now has over the Republican Party is changing political calculations. We are demanding results not talk. The polling industry has no clue about how to measure this new world. Ask Rich Baris who completely missed the Massie implosion.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 09:12 AM (viF8m)

279
“When you understand the vulnerability, the stress, the danger of being a trans kid, and you understand almost half of them try to commit suicide, then you think, ‘We’re gonna punish those kids, we’re gonna cut them off from team sport.’ It’s like, no we’re not.”

Celebrating mentally damaged youths and allowing them to kick the shit out of their chosen sex is NOT how you treat ANY of this.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

280 At futurism.com: "China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station"

Oh cripes, what fresh Hell is this now?
Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:10 AM (Wq24h)
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Begun, the Clone Wars have...

Posted by: Master Yoda at May 27, 2026 09:13 AM (gnNyN)

281 And beyond Ben Had. It's not a coincidence that Trump took down Venezuela, took back control of the Panama Canal for the west, is squeezing Cuba into submission and now is taking down Iran as a threat and insuring another crucial waterway is not controlled by a hostile power.
All of it leads back to China.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)
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China indeed. J.J. linked an article from Breitbart up above under Foreign Affairs about Rubio's Quad Security meeting. There's also a brief summary on X from Epoch Times that's a very short but very informative and satisfying read. Trump is the most remarkable and consequential (in a good way) president in modern times.

"Within 48 hours of the leak that exposed Xi Jinping's failed ambush on President Trump, four democracies launched a powerful, synchronized counter-offensive aimed squarely at Beijing's coercion campaign."

Here's a link for the rest:

https://x.com/aricchen/status
/2059401168216793477

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 27, 2026 09:13 AM (3ImbR)

282 268 Guess who is next on the RINO hunts?

Those Senators who gavel in and out the pro forma sessions.

You stupids don't work for Thune.
Or the Party.

You work for us.
We voted for Trump and the agenda he promised.
Your last election you--every one of you-- said you support Trump.
Do your job.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (73/SM)

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Reminder:

Actual recesses require majority votes from the floor.

I can name 4 Republicans off the top of my head who would never vote to recess under Trump because they're spiteful shits and Thune, if he wants to force them or not, has nothing to force them with to change their minds.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:13 AM (pT0dx)

283 The Sanders Institute. Their "mission" is to "revitalize democracy by actively engaging individuals, organizations, and the media in the pursuit of progressive solutions to economic, environmental, racial, and social justice issues." It appears that The Sanders Institute has held conferences three times since 2018. The institute has taken in no less than $875,000 and as much as $2.4 million.

Strong the grift with this one.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:14 AM (/+uur)

284 I'm all for libs trying to talk like high school football coaches. As we saw with Tim "Pick 6" Waltz, it just makes them sound more retarded than usual.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:14 AM (gtcuf)

285 275 >>@JoeCunninghamSC
No offense to Harvard - my safety school - but Democrats need to start speaking more like your high school football coach and less like an Ivy League professor.

Ugh, I don't even know this guy, but I would never vote for him.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:11 AM (X8xt3)

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He held SC-1 for a single term between Mark Sanford and Nancy Mace.

I assume he's running for the seat again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:14 AM (pT0dx)

286 So that was the problem.

Lol: Sen. Cornyn Claims to Have Supported Trump’s Agenda Throughout His Presidency

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 09:14 AM (ndZc7)

287 It is independents and Republicans upset at high gas prices."

Well, based on my experiences in travelling across the SE US over the past couple of months (TX to FL/GA and such), folks may be "upset", but they sure as heck aren't cutting back travel in any fashion. RVs, Pickups, and SUVs are everywhere, and many, many out of state plates put lie to "limits on driving"...

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:15 AM (XuXeR)

288 288 So that was the problem.

Lol: Sen. Cornyn Claims to Have Supported Trump’s Agenda Throughout His Presidency

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 09:14 AM (ndZc7)

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That old video of him supporting amnesty in Spanish was Trump policy?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:15 AM (pT0dx)

289 Canadian Man Allegedly Put To Death After Fast Food Parking Lot Bowel Assessment

Oh My!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at May 27, 2026 09:15 AM (hONXd)

290 I read the consumer sentiment

++++

Maybe so. I can't find any real people that reflect this. I tend not to trust anything institutional that might be used as manipulation going into an election cycle.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at May 27, 2026 09:16 AM (jPdyB)

291 >>“When you understand the vulnerability, the stress, the danger of being a trans kid, and you understand almost half of them try to commit suicide, then you think, ‘We’re gonna punish those kids, we’re gonna cut them off from team sport.’ It’s like, no we’re not.”

They always use suicide as the reason you must do whatever is demanded. How about instead of completely transforming the world to accommodate their delusion, you give them legit mental healthcare (i.e. not whatever is affirming their delusions now)?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:16 AM (X8xt3)

292 "OpenAI has now contracted with 400,000 members of teachers’ unions to start to bake into the curriculum…all their tools."

Besides using AI to push their leftist agenda, it is a bad idea because the last thing students need is more screen time and computerized learning. It has been a massive failure and returning to real books and pen and paper work should be encouraged wherever possible.

Posted by: Ripley at May 27, 2026 09:16 AM (PTDkx)

293 Canadian Man Allegedly Put To Death After Fast Food Parking Lot Bowel Assessment

Ass not big enough? Too loose?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:17 AM (TtKY7)

294 IrishEi

Good article. Add the Defense treaty with Indonesia to the list. XI and his Wolf Diplomacy has united opposition to Communist China.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 09:18 AM (u82oZ)

295 276 Throwing into reverse would imply we’re still pointed the wrong way. But I guess I’ll take it. Better than the GOPe Stalinist hell, but slower. At this point I don’t even know what success would look like. It’s taken on the airs of fantasy. An Undiscovered Country? Hopefully not of the Shakespeare sort. But maybe it is in a way me trying to perfect humanity. I guess I need to make coffee.
Posted by: banana Dream
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Success is preventing Iran from having nukes and terrorizing the Gulf. Both are accomplished without boots on the ground by naval and air force power.

Regime change is not--we don't have the human intel information and thus rely on Israel for on ground information. Taking out missile bases and nuke sites, that can be done via sat and aerial intel.

So we simply cannot assume regime change will occur; it may occur or may not for a time. I know enough of the literature in that field to figure out most people are blithering idiots on the subject and the real experts (not on TV or podcasts) aren't talking.

So diplomacy and military strikes--with infrastructure strikes as the big club because it will end the ability of Iran to pay its bills and rebuild.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 09:18 AM (E4rtv)

296 I used to be able to finish the morning report right after breakfast, but since I retired it seems like mid- morning arrives before I can get out of bed. Now to read the content.

Posted by: Toad-0 at May 27, 2026 09:18 AM (rowA+)

297 Mornin’, All. Happy Wednesday.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

298 In a separate complaint, MacLean allegedly failed to provide one of three required drugs during an assisted death, the National Post reported. After he declared the patient dead and left the residence, the man started breathing again on his own. MacLean came back and finished the procedure, according to the Globe and Mail.

ho lee fook

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:18 AM (/+uur)

299 Guess who is next on the RINO hunts?

Those Senators who gavel in and out the pro forma sessions.

You stupids don't work for Thune.
Or the Party.

You work for us.
We voted for Trump and the agenda he promised.
Your last election you--every one of you-- said you support Trump.
Do your job.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 27, 2026 09:09 AM (73/SM)

Yes, Trump is Our Avatar.

But, we don't need pets and sweet cooing for Our Avatar. We need you to support him and us.

You are our servants. You were put there to do our will. If you cannot...you will be fired as soon as possible.

GOPtards if you want to keep your jobs. Do your job and vote for things like SAVE and safe borders and no castrating children would be a good start.

Get to it, a-holes.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:19 AM (iJfKG)

300 "China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station"

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I think that's going to be on Svengoolie next week.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)

301 The next Senate targets are probably Lankford in OK and Murkowski in AK.

The backbenchers who follow leadership, make no noise, but get the grunt work of staying in DC for a week while the rest go home to gavel sessions in and out are so far down the list that they might as well not exist.

And this year proves that it's possible to topple incumbents if you're focused. Lankford and Murkowski is focus.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:21 AM (pT0dx)

302 Re: Tim Horton's parking lot. The "doctor" in this case got 6 months of supervision as a punishment from the provincial licensing board for this incident and another where he botched a MAID procedure. In the latter, he administered two of the three drugs, and left. Well, the person actually started breathing again.

What does this guy have to do to get even a license suspension?

Posted by: Vendette at May 27, 2026 09:21 AM (ABYRG)

303
In a separate complaint, MacLean allegedly failed to provide one of three required drugs during an assisted death, the National Post reported. After he declared the patient dead and left the residence, the man started breathing again on his own. MacLean came back and finished the procedure, according to the Globe and Mail.

ho lee fook
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:18 AM (/+uur)

In a stunning World-Wide First!

Canadian Maclean was able to murder the same man twice!!!

Walk Proud Canucks! You're leading the way to the future!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:21 AM (iJfKG)

304 "What 370,000 College Essays Tell Us About A.I.’s Effects on Creativity"

Grok concludes: 'For cripes sake, enough with the "Heart of Darkness" essay assignments already! It still sucks; always will.'

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:22 AM (Wq24h)

305 I cannot believe Bonham, Tx is one of the locations!

Okay… this might be one of the most exciting restaurant comebacks I’ve seen in a while.

Pizza Hut is officially bringing back the CLASSIC dine-in experience at select locations across the country… and Texas has several of them!

We’re talking:
🔺 The iconic red roof buildings
🥤 Red plastic cups
🟥 Red-checkered tablecloths
💡 Tiffany-style lamps
🎮 Arcade games
🥗 Salad bars
🍕 That classic Pizza Hut feeling a whole generation grew up with

Honestly, this is the Pizza Hut I remember as a kid. Friday nights, arcade machines, personal pan pizzas, and those unforgettable red cups that somehow made the soda taste better.

Texas has always had a strong Pizza Hut connection too… the company’s longtime headquarters were in Dallas, and some of these classic-style locations are still hanging on around the state. Hopefully we see even more Texas locations restored soon.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:23 AM (TtKY7)

306 Good article. Add the Defense treaty with Indonesia to the list. XI and his Wolf Diplomacy has united opposition to Communist China.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 27, 2026 09:18 AM (u82oZ)
~~~~~

It's amazing how many bad actors Trump has reined in, and remarkable how he has done it all in such a short amount of time. He really did spend 2020-2024 planning away.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 27, 2026 09:23 AM (3ImbR)

307 286 I'm all for libs trying to talk like high school football coaches. As we saw with Tim "Pick 6" Waltz, it just makes them sound more retarded than usual.
Posted by: Delurker

And fumble around with guns, and lie about military service (damn, Walz sacked lol). Have goofy photo ops to look relatable (Dukakis in tank vs Trump in McDonald's or garbage truck).

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 27, 2026 09:23 AM (JCZqz)

308 - NaCly

I have no idea what ROT-13 is. That aside, and no offense intended, at this point I prefer to keep my contact info to just the two that I know currently have it. Any others that may have it I'd request they keep it to themselves.

Posted by: TeeJ at May 27, 2026 09:23 AM (eisI8)

309 >>Yes, Trump is Our Avatar.

>>But, we don't need pets and sweet cooing for Our Avatar. We need you to support him and us.

This is what pollsters and talking heads don't get. They fall back on the lazy and self-affirming idiocy that we are all in a cult of Trump. They are wrong.

Trump is the first President we've had in a very long time that does what we want not what DC wants. And he fights for us. That's all we ask for. Be our voice and do the things that will help us voters live our lives better.

For once it's not about settling for the least worst POS who will always give us crumbs instead of the whole loaf. Trump delivers. Surprisingly, voters respond enthusiastically to that.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 09:23 AM (viF8m)

310 China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station

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gosh, I hope they don't bring them back!

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 09:24 AM (GD0B3)

311 Texas has always had a strong Pizza Hut connection too… the company’s longtime headquarters were in Dallas, and some of these classic-style locations are still hanging on around the state. Hopefully we see even more Texas locations restored soon.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:23 AM (TtKY7)
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That's fine and all, but what I think people will REALLY appreciate is a return to quality food. If the pizza is good (or at least, good enough), then the ambience will only enhance that experience.

Ambience by itself won't work in the long term.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 09:24 AM (gnNyN)

312
Texas has always had a strong Pizza Hut connection too… the company’s longtime headquarters were in Dallas, and some of these classic-style locations are still hanging on around the state. Hopefully we see even more Texas locations restored soon.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:23 AM (TtKY7)

Is someone buying them back from the conglomerate YUM! Brands that kills everything?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)

313 China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station"

Ken?
Barbie?

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:25 AM (XuXeR)

314 The hell is a "safety school?"
Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:08 AM (gtcuf)
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Harvard

Posted by: Stanford at May 27, 2026 09:25 AM (XCCeP)

315 Why aren't members of Talarico's church, or anyone for that matter, being arrested for giving kids sexually explicit books?

That's against the law everywhere. Right now we just all collectively pretend a tranny giving pron to a kid to groom him is different from a "normal" gay guy giving pron to a kid to groom him.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 09:25 AM (sKqQm)

316 🥗 Salad bars

==

OK, good idea...but in this day and age...it is ground zero for every disease

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 09:25 AM (GD0B3)

317 >>Canadian Man Allegedly Put To Death After Fast Food Parking Lot Bowel Assessment

Was he even conscious?
Does not sound voluntary, not even a little bit.

Holy sh$t this is dark.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:26 AM (X8xt3)

318 They fall back on the lazy and self-affirming idiocy that we are all in a cult of Trump. They are wrong.

They cannot grasp that we don't embrace their ideas whole heartedly so obviously we're brainwashed.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 09:26 AM (OPGS/)

319 GOPtards if you want to keep your jobs. Do your job and vote for things like SAVE and safe borders and no castrating children would be a good start.

Get to it, a-holes.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:19 AM (iJfKG)

And the pathetic part of this is that it is easy to keep a senate seat. Just do what your constituents want.

But the arrogance and smugness that the senate automatically infects these idiots with makes them think that their shit doesn't stink.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 09:27 AM (iERP6)

320 Sponge, yes. Sorry I can't remember the guys name but he has purchased 80 so far.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 09:27 AM (5P5DO)

321 Texas has always had a strong Pizza Hut connection too… the company’s longtime headquarters were in Dallas, and some of these classic-style locations are still hanging on around the state.

When I worked at Rock Island Arsenal, my co-workers (almost all black) get telling me I had to go to a great local ice cream chain in Davenport called "Whitey's." I assumed it was a joke, but no...it was all real. Of course, they also had the local rap radio station on, and the local commercials were for a convenience store called "Jesse Mart", with lines like "fried chicken make yo mouth water....we got peach Moscato..."

Wild times.

Posted by: Military Moron at May 27, 2026 09:27 AM (JCZqz)

322 Is someone buying them back from the conglomerate YUM! Brands that kills everything?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Some guy bought 80 of them.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:27 AM (TtKY7)

323 There is a non-zero chance that the nuclear material was destroyed in the strikes and the arguments are actually about inspections to ensure it.

UE-60 is stored in gaseous form, and any break in their containment means it evaporates.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

That may be unknowable unless and until either US or the Iranians get down to that level to dig it out. But the enriched uranium does not simply evaporate as it is heavier than air. It is more like it would precipitate in place rather than spread everywhere.

That may be why we fear a dirty bomb usage for any residue from casks as I think it would have to be somehow cleansed and refined again from the surrounding rubble material in that case to make a nuke weapon.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 09:28 AM (E4rtv)

324 I have no idea what this even means but it sounds like bullshit to me.

More Dating App Choices Could Actually Make You More Committed, Study Finds

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 09:28 AM (ndZc7)

325 The hell is a "safety school?"
Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:08 AM (gtcuf)
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It's a school that you think will be very easy for you to be accepted to, so you apply to it just to be safe and make sure you get in somewhere.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 27, 2026 09:28 AM (3ImbR)

326 More Dating App Choices Could Actually Make You More Committed, Study Finds

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I think they meant to say "addicted".

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 09:29 AM (GD0B3)

327 Why aren't members of Talarico's church, or anyone for that matter, being arrested for giving kids sexually explicit books?

That's against the law everywhere. Right now we just all collectively pretend a tranny giving pron to a kid to groom him is different from a "normal" gay guy giving pron to a kid to groom him.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 09:25 AM

Been wondering that myself for years.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 09:29 AM (bFu5X)

328 >>They cannot grasp that we don't embrace their ideas whole heartedly so obviously we're brainwashed.

If only Robert the Bruce had listened Mel Gibson wouldn't have had to die.

Just lead. It's not complicated.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 09:29 AM (viF8m)

329 They cannot grasp that we don't embrace their ideas whole heartedly so obviously we're brainwashed.

Not quite

"Trump cult" is one of those things they repeat but don't really believe

See the thing is they don't actually care if you believe the left's narrative and most lefties don't either. What they want is for you to repeat it and honestly it gives them a sexual thrill the more you disagree with the words they make you say.

There is no more obvious sign of the power you have over someone else then making them publicly repeat 2+2=5 while you both know it is false.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 27, 2026 09:30 AM (sKqQm)

330 >>Canadian Man Allegedly Put To Death After Fast Food Parking Lot Bowel Assessment

Was he even conscious?
Does not sound voluntary, not even a little bit.

Holy sh$t this is dark.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:26 AM (X8xt3)

He was, and the kicker is he was known to have suicidal ideation. Got assessed and the "doc" drove him to the place to die, same day. Not how the processe is "supposed" to work. One reason the doc drove him was to prevent the guy's family from trying to put a stop to it.

Posted by: Vendette at May 27, 2026 09:30 AM (ABYRG)

331 Your AI agent can now trade for you on Robinhood. And buy stuff with your credit card too

~~ CNBC headline
====================
In case the extreme limit on your dumb idea meter needs testing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (XCCeP)

332 But the arrogance and smugness that the senate automatically infects these idiots with makes them think that their shit doesn't stink.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

It might be fear. I think elections have been corrupted for some time and many sitting senators have benefited from that corruption. It is also why GOP campaign consultants have pretty much concentrated on negative ads, mailers, etc. to drive down turnout rather than telling people what they are going to do. Now the Democrat campaigns are emulating that.

Potemkin elections require low turnout, divisive politics, using money as a bribe to groups and individuals to keep the charade going. Big turnout threatens to overturn that model and make it unsustainable.

Posted by: whig at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (E4rtv)

333 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

334 Now on to ousting Lindsey Graham. Get rid of enough of them and they might get the message.

Posted by: Rotkappchen at May 27, 2026 09:50 AM (j3Fsw)

335 184 Heritage Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Emma Waters explained that while many factors may be contributing to the declining birth rate, three reasons that stand out include, social media and smartphones, the role of abortion and birth control, and a drop in marriage rates.

I'll throw out a few more ideas:

1. Motherhood being seen as oppressive and a bad choice for stronk independent wamenz.

2. The difficulty of living on one income.

3. Lack of community support.
Posted by: NR Pax
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Brainwashing in public schools. For decades.

We've already lived the replay of the "it takes a village" approach from the Hilary Clinton era (ruining women's independence; the one income woes, and lack of community support, etc.).

A majority of people are now "children" until at least 26 (thanks to O & Congress), and almost everyone of them wants to be on the (non-profit, foundation, governmental) dole and live their dreams.

Its been an psyop in the United States for decades; all as the population is being steadily increased to top out at around 400 million.

imo, of course.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 27, 2026 09:59 AM (NFX2v)

336 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Signs Glock Ban Into Law

How is that even constitutional?
Oh, I forgot...the Constitution is nothing but an impediment to what they want...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (ynpvh)

337 Donald Trump did not get Paxton elected. The people of Texas were sick of Cornyn!

Posted by: AnnaS at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (WdMlw)

338 lots of people can't afford to have a kid unless they're on the dole....in which case, the more the merrier (and more profitable).

I also see online that lots of young women are opting out because the potential partners on offer don't seem to be willing to step up and do an equal share of childcare/housecare, even though both partners work.

It's a tough sell for some women to go to work just like their husbands, and then come home and deal with mealtime, feeding/washing/putting to bed their children while hubby plays video games or otherwise relaxing.

Spend some time on Reddit's TwoX Chromosomes, if you can stand it. There's a lot of woke shit, but there's also a lot of really concerning stories.

Posted by: vivi at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (OFw3k)

339 Having lived in Iran myself, I too am asking WTH Mr. Trump? They understand only strength. Peace bargaining only buys them time and the opportunity to declare they are winning!

Posted by: AnnaS at May 27, 2026 11:11 AM (v/5Y9)

340 No love for Cornyn, but too bad we replaced him with a man with no character. Still will crawl over broken glass to vote for Paxton over the blasphemous Democrat.

Posted by: Someone afraid of the LGTBQ lobby at May 27, 2026 02:26 PM (5DTn7)

Daily Tech News 27 May 2026

Top Story

California is considering an exemption from its sweeping age verification requirements for open-source operating systems such as Linux. (Tom's Hardware)

Which is nice because the law is stupid, totalitarian, and completely unenforceable anyway.

Interesting point: Android, ChromeOS, MacOS, and iOS are all based on open-source code. The only popular operating system that isn't is Windows.

Tech News

Now it's TSMC's turn to face angry workers. (Tom's Hardware)

A bit of an own goal this time around. TSMC staff have traditionally been paid a bonus based on corporate profits, but the company has been planning to cut the percentage paid to staff in order to fund capital expansion. I don't think anyone is hurting - like many other chipmakers the company is making record profits, so we're talking a reduced share of a much larger pie - but Taiwanese workers will be looking at the huge bonuses won by their counterparts in South Korea. And judging.
The CTO of Uber pointed out the obvious: There is no link between AI token spend and shipping working software. (Tom's Hardware)

Except maybe an inverse one.
Every silver lining has a cloud: Search engine DuckDuckGo reports install rates are up 30% from users fleeing Google. (Tech Crunch)

Quack.
Nvidia's Vera server CPU has been benchmarked and it's not Earth-shaking but it's perfectly decent. (Phoronix)

I'm a bit confused about the high bandwidth numbers, because the tests seem to exceed the theoretical bandwidth of the system, but I'm not going to worry too much since nobody's going to be able to buy one anyway.
That weird new Ferrari Luce electric vehicle? Designed with the involvement of the company of former Apple design head Jony Ive. (The Verge) (archive site)

You're driving it wrong.

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Disclaimer: German always works.

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 04:37 AM (6wpGE)

2 Thank you, Pixy! Hoping that the workfires have been smothered.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 04:38 AM (6wpGE)

3 Hello techsters. Particularly M and Pixy

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 27, 2026 04:38 AM (YZcg9)

4 Howdy.

Hope alla yall are well...

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 04:38 AM (rdVOm)

5 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 04:40 AM (Ia/+0)

6 >>>Straightcougarftw

NSFW? By that labeling....

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 04:40 AM (6wpGE)

7 Celebrating Paxton's win here in Italy. Lots of texans in town -- tonight will be fun!

Posted by: LASue at May 27, 2026 04:42 AM (E31IE)

8 oh, my

Teenagers
Song by My Chemical Romance ‧ 2006

They said, "All teenagers scare the livin' xxxx out of me"
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes, or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)

9 Around AI token spending:

When moronic upper management explicitly tells their software weasels that they will be evaluated on their level of AI use and are then surprised that those software weasels max out AI use...

Well, I didn't use moronic lightly. IMO, those morons could be replaced by LLMs without much loss of productivity. If any at all.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 27, 2026 04:49 AM (gtc90)

10 from the ONT:

31 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 04:50 AM (6wpGE)

11 Ferrari Luce’s starting price is $640,000. That isn't its biggest flaw. That would be the charging port on the bottom of the car meaning you have to turn it over to charge it.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 27, 2026 04:54 AM (glnUu)

12 If a Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (a "Tuesday ONT") could be recast as a TOOT, then a Wednesday Overnight Open Thread could be a WOOT.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 04:56 AM (6wpGE)

13 Pixy, as a highly respected, influential and internationally recognized connoisseur of laptops, what Is the one essential size?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 27, 2026 04:58 AM (glnUu)

14 " [...] what Is the one essential size?"

Boobs, cock, or laptop screen?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 27, 2026 05:00 AM (gtc90)

15 11 Ferrari Luce’s starting price is $640,000. That isn't its biggest flaw. That would be the charging port on the bottom of the car meaning you have to turn it over to charge it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 27, 2026 04:54 AM (glnUu)

No worries, an Apple designer was involved, so I'm sure they'll develop a charging pad where you can just take the wheels off and set it on the pad, and it will charge wirelessly.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

16 Good night all

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

17 If a Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (a "Tuesday ONT") could be recast as a TOOT, then a Wednesday Overnight Open Thread could be a WOOT.
Posted by: m

TOOT, WOOT, TOOT, FOOT, SOOT, SOOT & then Monday renders it all MOOT.

Morning all. New day is dawning in Texas.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 05:06 AM (uJsfk)

18 6 >>>Straightcougarftw

NSFW? By that labeling....
Posted by: m

The video? Not remotely. It's from Ichigo Mashimaro which is one of the most harmless anime series ever made.

The song? A little less harmless, I suppose.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 27, 2026 05:06 AM (BLOW1)

19 13 Pixy, as a highly respected, influential and internationally recognized connoisseur of laptops, what Is the one essential size?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

10mm.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 27, 2026 05:07 AM (BLOW1)

20 10mm.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

Well played. Lol.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 05:08 AM (glnUu)

21 "uncle Ted" shoots 10mm...

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:12 AM (rdVOm)

22
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 27, 2026 05:17 AM (AMvSw)

23 Evening and morning, AoSHQ satellites! A fine Woden's Day, innit, with Paxton defeating Cornyn last night? "I love the smell of John Cornyn's burning office in the morning. It smells like . . . victory."

Or words to that effect. RIP, Robert Duvall.

Anyway! I be up, sipping coffee, after tumbling, confused, but not frightening dreams I can't recall. Waiting to see if the seller of my potential new house will accept the offer I sent yesterday. And it's SS payday, which means I have shopping and errands to do.

Whatchoo up to?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:20 AM (wzUl9)

24 Hi, Wolfus! Glad you've hopefully found a new home.

Good luck!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:22 AM (rdVOm)

25 77 nasty degrees now. The high chance of rain we were promised or threatened with yesterday never materialized around here. Today we have another 70% chance, but . . .

Lately I've noted a slow leak in the right rear tire of my Buick. The Kelly Sports on the rear have road hazard warranty, so my visit to the tire shop today should not cost me anything but a little time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:24 AM (wzUl9)

26 Hi, Wolfus! Glad you've hopefully found a new home.

Good luck!
Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026

***
Hello, JQ! I well remember our chats back in the days when I was working, and got up at 3 am to work out. How are things in the Outer West?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:25 AM (wzUl9)

27 International Fellowship of Christians and Jews devotional on "The Lord's face" and Numbers 6:24-26:

https://tinyurl.com/3zwvwnmh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 05:27 AM (ix8EF)

28 Fed up dog walks out of vet clinic with technician still on its back. Faithpot site

https://tinyurl.com/pmmxmaaa

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 05:30 AM (ix8EF)

29 The furry thugs are well. Stirling is out here near me; I'm not sure where Dagny is. I'd better go check the closets to see if I accidentally shut her into one last night . . .

. . . No! I didn't. Here she is.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:32 AM (wzUl9)

30 15 11 No worries, an Apple designer was involved, so I'm sure they'll develop a charging pad where you can just take the wheels off and set it on the pad, and it will charge wirelessly.
Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

I've just recharged my Magic Mouse--which you cannot use while it's plugged in to charge (not wirelessly)--and your description is cracking me up as an excellent analogy. My mouse during recharging was like a turtle on its back. Fast recharge, tho.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 05:35 AM (6wpGE)

31 The "Sail 250" naval fleet will be docking along the river here tomorrow. Tall ships! Worth going to see despite the hot weather, I'll warrant. ("Reef the main tops'l, Mister Bush!" "Aye aye, sir!")

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9)

32 >>How are things in the Outer West?

We had a *very* mild winter, with practically zero snowfall and little rain. Spring was/is a bit dry, though not completely.

Hubby is doing okay so far, now in nursing home. I fear he's declining... we've already had *years more* than originally predicted, so cannot really complain. (but I do anyway)

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:36 AM (rdVOm)

33 I've just recharged my Magic Mouse--which you cannot use while it's plugged in to charge (not wirelessly)--and your description is cracking me up as an excellent analogy. My mouse during recharging was like a turtle on its back. Fast recharge, tho.
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026

***
The stock mouse that came with my inherited iMac began to give me troubles. Turned out I already had a standard black one that takes batteries; works fine. I have to be sure to turn it off (along with my chargeable, lit-up keyboard) when I finish with the computer, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)

34 32 Hubby is doing okay so far, now in nursing home. I fear he's declining... we've already had *years more* than originally predicted, so cannot really complain. (but I do anyway)
Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:36 AM (rdVOm)

I'd wager that no one at the AoSHq hears your stories as complaints!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 05:38 AM (6wpGE)

35 "Cat" is 14 now, but still quite active! Hasn't brought me any presents lately, but isn't begging for much food, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:39 AM (rdVOm)

36 Good riddance to Cornyn, yet another toppled icon of the premise that no matter how much the Democrat party hates you and wants you to disappear... the GOPe hates you more.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 27, 2026 05:40 AM (Ot/FD)

37 Ah, Ichigo Mashimaro. It's an odd show but it's hilarious. Good start to my morning.

Meanwhile, at stately Pax Manor, two of our guests go home today. But in return, two more arrive so we're staying at seven dogs for a bit.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 05:40 AM (OPGS/)

38 I have been trying remember where I first saw a car that looked a lot like the Ferrari Luce and then it came to me: Mid 90s Ford Probe. So bland it was decades ahead of itself.

In other news the Luce in yellow is a looker.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 05:41 AM (glnUu)

39 I'll be traveling in style on the moon and mars in my Ferrari EV.

EVs are for space travel, - otherwise, a luxury and a waste of resources. Very impractical.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 05:42 AM (D1E+2)

40 Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 05:38 AM

Very kind of you to say. Thank you.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:43 AM (rdVOm)

41 I'm a little surprised there aren't lawsuits cooking against Ferrari already. An EV? Called the "Luce"? Lucid can't be super happy about that, can they?

What's next? Ferrari drops an affordable supercar with a V8 called the "Corv"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 27, 2026 05:44 AM (Ot/FD)

42 "Cat" is 14 now, but still quite active! Hasn't brought me any presents lately, but isn't begging for much food, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026

***
Big black Stirling, age four, snagged his first mouse a little while ago. I'd seen him staking out the area around my nightstand, and then one night, staring intently at his litter box. I shifted the box -- and a gray mouse shot out and zipped under the bathroom door! I didn't see it again . . . until the next day, when I spotted something on the bedroom floor I thought was one of their toys. Uh, no. I scooped up the little corpse in the dustpan and disposed of it outside. (Oddly, it was gone an hour later.) The mouse did not look even partly mutilated, so Stirling didn't try eating any of it.

I give him credit for the kill because he was the one stalking it. Dagny was not there with him. She'll hunt other things, and plays with her toys as if chasing down a kill, but she wasn't in on this.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:44 AM (wzUl9)

43 The CTO of Uber pointed out the obvious: There is no link between AI token spend and shipping working software.

The pinpoint approaches the very large bubble.

Faster, please.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 27, 2026 05:45 AM (O7YUW)

44 Holy moly, I wasn't paying attention to the time... ugh!

Good night, horde. See ya later!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:45 AM (rdVOm)

45 Can we have a moment for silence for Al Green getting knocked the primary election. Those moments during the SOTU speeches where he started yelling at the President while waving his his cane at him where total highlight real material.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 05:46 AM (glnUu)

46 Holy moly, I wasn't paying attention to the time... ugh!

Good night, horde. See ya later!
Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026

***
'Tis early, or late, for you, isn't it? Good night!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)

47 Good morning! Kinda cool and wet outside. Seems like we've had a cooler, wetter than usual spring here in Cowtown. The pond is in full swing with bullfrogs and dragonflies. Everything is blooming and very soon we'll have some gambusia in there. I put some rainbow minnows in last year and saw a few as I was clearing out the lilies so it seems they made it through the winter.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 27, 2026 05:46 AM (3Ope8)

48 Good job, Stirling!

okay, really g'night now...

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 05:47 AM (rdVOm)

49 >>>I'm a little surprised there aren't lawsuits cooking against Ferrari already. An EV? Called the "Luce"? Lucid can't be super happy about that, can they?

What's next? Ferrari drops an affordable supercar with a V8 called the "Corv"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko

>Just call it the Nikola, and we can besmirch Nikola Tesla in entirety.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 05:52 AM (D1E+2)

50 45 Can we have a moment for silence for Al Green getting knocked the primary election. Those moments during the SOTU speeches where he started yelling at the President while waving his his cane at him where total highlight real material.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 05:46 AM (glnUu)

I'm looking through Al Green's discography to find a suitable bye-bye song.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 05:52 AM (6wpGE)

51 Good news all around! Paxton trampled Cornyn and the VGK swept the Avs and that pretentious ice back, McKinnon outta the run for the cup.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 27, 2026 05:52 AM (3Ope8)

52 45 Can we have a moment for silence for Al Green getting knocked the primary election.

Sorry. I have other plans:
https://youtu.be/QHZR9SA5pOg

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 05:56 AM (OPGS/)

53 There's some great stuff on The Al Green's twitter page!

https://xcancel.com/algreen

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 05:59 AM (6wpGE)

54 “ The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

John 1:14

Posted by: Marcus T at May 27, 2026 05:59 AM (vhFJq)

55 @29/Wolfus: "The furry thugs are well."

Thank you for updating us on these two, and Bravo to Stirling for his first mouse kill!

Not surprised at all to hear that the mouse that you disposed of outside disappeared within an hour.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 27, 2026 05:59 AM (O7YUW)

56 Now who's going to hold up the "Black People aren't Apes" sign?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 27, 2026 06:03 AM (oHCVF)

57 Morning, Horde...how goes it?

My cats are giving me the side-eye, so I suppose I better get around to feeding them this morning.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 06:08 AM (gnNyN)

58 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Das wird fuer die Allierten, aber auch fuer die Deutschen, der lengste Tag werden.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 27, 2026 06:09 AM (TZz9Q)

59 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 27, 2026 05:59 AM (O7YUW)

First *confirmed* mouse kill....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 27, 2026 06:09 AM (Ot/FD)

60 Ferrari Luce’s starting price is $640,000. That isn't its biggest flaw. That would be the charging port on the bottom of the car meaning you have to turn it over to charge it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 27, 2026 04:54 AM (glnUu)
----------
"It's a Ferrari!"

"It's a shit-box!"

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 27, 2026 06:11 AM (TZz9Q)

61 Wolfus: "The furry thugs are well."

Thank you for updating us on these two, and Bravo to Stirling for his first mouse kill!

Not surprised at all to hear that the mouse that you disposed of outside disappeared within an hour.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 27, 2026

***
We have feral cats around here, and crows. Coyotes have been reported, but I wouldn't expect to see them in the daytime.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9)

62 Around my house I have roadrunners, skunks, Mexican gray foxes (likely illegals), white winged doves (aka Mexican pigeons to me, also likely illegals) and one tuxedo cat that makes everybody nervous except the skunks.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 06:16 AM (glnUu)

63 Having breakfast: a scrambled seasoned egg atop a microwaved beef & bean burrito. I really can't tell much difference in flavor between the El Monterey brand, the regular Tina's burritos (the .58 ones at Walmart), and Aldi's generic beef & bean ones. They are all good. I put chili powder and cheese on all of them, though.

The Tina's Red Hot burritos are noticeably spicier.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 06:17 AM (wzUl9)

64 That Ferrari electric stupor-car, they working on Tron 4?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 27, 2026 06:17 AM (2GVsD)

65 Around my house I have roadrunners, skunks, Mexican gray foxes (likely illegals), white winged doves (aka Mexican pigeons to me, also likely illegals) and one tuxedo cat that makes everybody nervous except the skunks.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026

***
I don't think I've seen skunks or doves here. Early one morning, exercising on the wide avenue out back, I saw something that might have been a fox or a coyote; I couldn't tell at a distance in the dim light. We do have opossums. And Miss Linda and I saw a raccoon in a tree near the (long-closed) pool one cool afternoon years ago.

Now and then a crane will show up, stalking along the sidewalk or street with that deliberate pace of theirs, head bobbing as it goes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)

66 mornin yall

"Our majority is melting down before our eyes,' an anonymous Republican Senator lamented to Punchbowl News last week"

Your majority is a pile of poop.

Posted by: fd at May 27, 2026 06:21 AM (vFG9F)

67 For the price of that Ferrari you could get a nice C8 Vette, a GT3, and a couple of Elantra Ns for grocery getters and still have enough left over for groceries and gas for 5 years.

Posted by: fd at May 27, 2026 06:24 AM (vFG9F)

68 For the price of that Ferrari I was able to buy a Hybrid RAV4 Limited, a Honda Trail 125, a house, furnish the house, and and still have enough money to do that again. It is slowly dawning on me that some people have a lot more money that I ever will have.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 06:29 AM (glnUu)

69 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 27, 2026 06:31 AM (bfy6w)

70 >>> It is slowly dawning on me that some people have a lot more money that I ever will have.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions

>Is it better to be rich and die at 35 or middle class and live to be older than 65? Who wins?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 06:33 AM (D1E+2)

71 >Is it better to be rich and die at 35 or middle class and live to be older than 65? Who wins?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

How rich are we talking here?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 06:34 AM (glnUu)

72 Colbert already has another gig on a little-known Michigan public access show. They didn't put him in prime time though, with shows like "Power Knitting with Kim and Karl" and "The Chicken Report", they put him on at 11:30 PM when there is no one watching except one guy slumped over in a nursing home lobby.

Posted by: fd at May 27, 2026 06:35 AM (vFG9F)

73 Nope; I don't want a "smart ring" that I wear which will sense my moods. connect me with "AI curated scripture" and link me with others who share the same concerns . Article from "Christian Post":

https://tinyurl.com/3rcnrd5d

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 06:36 AM (ix8EF)

74 I honestly don't recall the last time I was up at 11:30 pm. Not even on New Year's Eve.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

75
Good morning, Hordians. This is the Pentecost Embertide. I'm beyond the age of fasting but I'll be abstaining and having fish today, Friday and Saturday.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 06:38 AM (HdYcL)

76 >>>How rich are we talking here?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions

>Hunter Biden rich. I'm surprised the STDs didn't get him two decades ago.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 06:38 AM (D1E+2)

77 Nope; I don't want a "smart ring" that I wear which will sense my moods. connect me with "AI curated scripture" and link me with others who share the same concerns . Article from "Christian Post":

https://tinyurl.com/3rcnrd5d
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026

***
Shades of 1974 and the "Mood Ring"! What's next, a rebirth of the Pet Rock?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

78 "Our majority is melting down before our eyes,' an anonymous Republican Senator lamented to Punchbowl News last week"
------

Well, you weren't doing anything with it, so you probably won't miss it.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 27, 2026 06:39 AM (kzFp0)

79 66 mornin yall

"Our majority is melting down before our eyes,' an anonymous Republican Senator lamented to Punchbowl News last week"

Your majority is a pile of poop.
Posted by: fd

Why? Because Cornyn lost? Either this quote is made up or the 'senator' is revealing the perils of bubble living.

Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 27, 2026 06:39 AM (bfy6w)

80 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9

I guess the Pet Rock look like that alien on the "Hail Mary Project".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 06:44 AM (ix8EF)

81 "Our majority is melting down before our eyes"

I thought I was feeling bad for this guy. Turns out it was indigestion.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 06:44 AM (OPGS/)

82 i hate technology. it was 30 steps to "onboard" a new job.......

fuck this I quit

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at May 27, 2026 06:44 AM (LOZbR)

83 Fender introduced the Stratocaster in the mid 1950s and never trademarked or copyrighted the design. Then Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton happened and for the next 60 years the Stratocaster was copied without complaint from Fender. Not a great business move.

To fix this, Fender sued, in a German or an EU court over copyright infringement, some 4th rate Chicom guitar maker that was making spot on perfect Strat copies. The Chicoms never showed up because they are Chicoms thus handing Fender an enforceable default judgment. Genuis!

And just like that Fender fired up the copy machine and started sending out cease and desist letters to every guitar maker on the planet that they not only need to quit infringing on Fender's copyright but recall and destroy every offending instruments these companies sold in Europe. It is not clear that there is time limit on how far Fender can look backwards.

Remarkably, this is considered controversial by every guitar maker on the planet not named Fender.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 06:47 AM (glnUu)

84 My son has to have a "huddle" with his co-workers in his work van at 7:00. They will all be on cameras in their separate vehicles. A huddle sounds like a football term.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 06:47 AM (ix8EF)

85 Good morning everyone and thank you Texas.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 27, 2026 06:53 AM (6eevs)

86 84 My son has to have a "huddle" with his co-workers in his work van at 7:00. They will all be on cameras in their separate vehicles. A huddle sounds like a football term.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 06:47 AM (ix8EF)

...........

Is it a white van? My 5 yr old granddaughter freaks out whenever she sees a white van. Someone told her kidnappers drive white vans and she should never go near one. We will be somewhere and see one and she will yell "White Van, stay away!!"

Posted by: Molly k. at May 27, 2026 06:56 AM (j/yko)

87 Good morning everyone and thank you Texas.

Yeah? F*** you, Texas!

Posted by: John Cornyn at May 27, 2026 06:57 AM (Riz8t)

88 Remarkably, this is considered controversial by every guitar maker on the planet not named Fender.

"Why didn't we think of that?"

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 06:58 AM (OPGS/)

89 Yeah? F*** you, Texas!
Posted by: John Cornyn

Yeah, whatever. Just take my order and bring my food out already.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 27, 2026 06:58 AM (OPGS/)

90 Posted by: Molly k. at May 27, 2026 06:56 AM (j/yko

It's white and green with the company logo name and a picture so probably not the best van to have to kidnap people.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 06:59 AM (ix8EF)

91 I don’t think any real car enthusiast is going to buy an electric Ferrari.

Jay Leno is certainly not going to buy one.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 06:59 AM (XV/Pl)

92 Fucking Whataburger worm employee just tried to rip me off. Placed order on app as usual. Get to restaurant. Go inside. Fucking slimy worm tells me the system canceled my order and I'll have to reorder.

Fuck you. No fucking way. Already got confirmation from my bank that the order was successfully processed and paid for. Just waiting for my bank to open to dispute the charge. Going to be calling the store owner. And ripping ass on Facebook and Instagram.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 07:01 AM (TtKY7)

93 McCornholyn spent $120 M por NADA

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:01 AM (/+uur)

94 Senator Cornblow's victory party ballroom had 50 seat capacity. It was too big.

Posted by: kingsman at May 27, 2026 07:02 AM (ehY6c)

95 Al Green

AMF

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:02 AM (/+uur)

96 Two from Georgia
One from Michigan
One from Wisconsin
One from Pennsylvania
One from Arizona
One from Nevada

All would have been Republican seats if not for ferocious vote fraud. And Republicans in the Senate cannot be bothered to defend against it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 27, 2026 07:04 AM (l26NL)

97 Good morning morons

Is Tehran burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)

98
It is not clear that there is time limit on how far Fender can look backwards.

Remarkably, this is considered controversial by every guitar maker on the planet not named Fender.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 06:47 AM (glnUu)

My impression has been that if you fail to assert your trademark you lose the right to go after people over it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 07:06 AM (HdYcL)

99 "Is Tehran burning?"

By and large, the people that live in Tehran have zero to do with how they govern. The irgc and the basijiis care nothing for them.

How is burning Tehran to ground going to help?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 27, 2026 07:08 AM (HIzgC)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:08 AM (/+uur)

101 Watching Youtube. There was a recent major snooker tournament in Chicomland named "Likang Roasted Eel - Jumma Cup Snooker World Open."

Next up is the "Wet Market Bat Flu Goo Snooker Tournament."

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 07:09 AM (glnUu)

102 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 27, 2026 07:09 AM (VyBeY)

103
And in other happy news, Annise Parker, the carpet-munching former Houston mayor, lost her runoff for Harris County judge. I despise animal-rights people.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 07:09 AM (HdYcL)

104 All would have been Republican seats if not for ferocious vote fraud. And Republicans in the Senate cannot be bothered to defend against it.

Posted by: Blutarski

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A majority that big - why, people would expect some results.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 27, 2026 07:10 AM (gpQ8/)

105 100 100
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:08 AM (/+uur)

I snoozed and losed!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 07:10 AM (6wpGE)

106 105 100 100
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:08 AM (/+uur)

I snoozed and losed!
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 07:10 AM (6wpGE)

it is the new 1

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:11 AM (/+uur)

107 My impression has been that if you fail to assert your trademark you lose the right to go after people over it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

One would think that applies here. Except Fender has that BS copyright infringement judgment in the EU; that seems to have a shot at opening the door. What is certain this is going to become a reputation destroying dick move by Fender.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 07:12 AM (glnUu)

108 Can we have a moment for silence for Al Green getting knocked the primary election. Those moments during the SOTU speeches where he started yelling at the President while waving his his cane at him where total highlight real material.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 27, 2026 05:46 AM (glnUu)
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He will "Get Tired of Being Alone"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 07:13 AM (RIvkX)

109 These Texas races we 60 to 30.
How did the internal polling people not tell Cornyn and Green that they were down 2 to 1.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:13 AM (/+uur)

110 How is burning Tehran to ground going to help?
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 27, 2026 07:08 AM (HIzgC)
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It is an allegory to the question "Is Paris Burning?" but what I want to know by asking is whether we have decided to win, or decided to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 07:15 AM (RIvkX)

111 "These Texas races we 60 to 30.
How did the internal polling people not tell Cornyn and Green that they were down 2 to 1."

Simple answer is that they believe their own bullshit. They've lied to themselves so much that the lies are now known as the truth and nothing but the truth.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 27, 2026 07:15 AM (zBgIx)

112 Huge defeat for the uniparty. Will those Senators learn anything? Nope, not a chance.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 07:16 AM (UqeTT)

113 106 105 100 100
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:08 AM (/+uur)

I snoozed and losed!
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 07:10 AM (6wpGE)

it is the new 1
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:11 AM (/+uur)

; )

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 07:17 AM (6wpGE)

114 He will "Get Tired of Being Alone"
Posted by: San Franpsycho

And pine "For the Good Times".

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 27, 2026 07:18 AM (l26NL)

115 114 He will "Get Tired of Being Alone"
Posted by: San Franpsycho

And pine "For the Good Times".
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 27, 2026 07:18 AM (l26NL)

After "Let's Stay Together" didn't work out for him!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 07:19 AM (6wpGE)

116
One would think that applies here. Except Fender has that BS copyright infringement judgment in the EU; that seems to have a shot at opening the door.

Not a lawyer, but it looks like Fender's assertions were never tested because a default judgement was entered. So no one has yet asserted that Fender's claims are tauroscatological.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 07:20 AM (HdYcL)

117 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 63 cloudy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor, with a high of 83 expected. Rain is coming for the next three days, which should drop the temperature to a more manageable level.

Got a scene to write today, which I think is going to take me a couple of hours to get just right.

Feeling blue, though not really sad per se. A usual day, I suppose.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 27, 2026 07:21 AM (qRla/)

118 The only Fender I’m in the market for is a Baritone Telecaster.

They were only made for a handful of years and finding one in good condition and actually for sale is rare.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 07:21 AM (XV/Pl)

119 "What is certain this is going to become a reputation destroying dick move by Fender."

ah, another company taken over by the lawyers & beancounters, alas.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 27, 2026 07:23 AM (VyBeY)

120 The AKC charged me $65 to update the ownership certificate on my female. All I wanted was for the AKC to remove my wife's name as a registered co-owner.

Simple thing to do. $65 frickin' bucks.

Plus they are now spamming my email with "special offers" for pet health insurance and what not.

So glad I'm done with that organization now.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 27, 2026 07:23 AM (J4Dwc)

121 A super belated BOING!

Beginning a super belated lunch.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 07:24 AM (MtA6K)

122
So glad I'm done with that organization now.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 27, 2026 07:23 AM (J4Dwc)

Spare a tear for those left behind. Although I get to sleep with one of the delegates.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 07:26 AM (HdYcL)

123 >>>Fuck you. No fucking way. Already got confirmation from my bank that the order was successfully processed and paid for. Just waiting for my bank to open to dispute the charge. Going to be calling the store owner. And ripping ass on Facebook and Instagram.

Posted by: rickb223

>Gotta love modern technology. It's so convenient and efficient. Works every time.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 07:26 AM (D1E+2)

124 I think I may have mentioned that I have a family of rabbits living under my shed. Apparently, Mother Rabbit has had children. The other day, my doggehs Luna and Odessa were chasing two little ones, and the poor things were squealing in terror; Luna managed to bite one at least a couple of times before I could get hold of her. I didn't see any bodies, so I am hoping she only nipped in play and didn't fatally wound the baby.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 27, 2026 07:28 AM (qRla/)

125 When moronic upper management explicitly tells their software weasels that they will be evaluated on their level of AI use and are then surprised that those software weasels max out AI use...

Mgmt: You will be evaluated on these objective criteria.
Engineer: Hmmm, can I manipulate that criteria? Yes, I can. Will it have a positive effect on my work? Who cares.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 27, 2026 07:28 AM (ExV1e)

126 That weird new Ferrari Luce electric vehicle? Designed with the involvement of the company of former Apple design head Jony Ive. (The Verge) (archive site)

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They are real. I saw one yesterday! $640,000...for that money ? what is its market ??

Posted by: runner at May 27, 2026 07:35 AM (GD0B3)

127
JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 07:36 AM (/+uur)

128 McCornholyn spent $120 M por NADA

Well, not exactly for nothing.

Posted by: Campaign consultant in his new beach house at May 27, 2026 07:41 AM (Riz8t)

129 By and large, the people that live in Tehran have zero to do with how they govern. The irgc and the basijiis care nothing for them.

How is burning Tehran to ground going to help?

Do that with WW2 Tokyo.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 27, 2026 08:17 AM (ItqLn)

130 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 27, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

131 Ferrari EV's will sell to eurofags. Regardless of that time, and my hemi, will pass them by

Shakin, sloberin, stinkin sitting there cackling like a funny car

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at May 27, 2026 10:01 AM (LOZbR)

132 128 McCornholyn spent $120 M por NADA

Well, not exactly for nothing.
Posted by: Campaign consultant in his new beach house at May 27, 2026 07:41 AM (Riz8t)

haha!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (6wpGE)

Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - May 26, 2026 [Doof]

From Aesthetics

Howdy Hordelings! The Tuesday ONT is here and so are you. What a combination! Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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We still haven't hit climate doomsday. And we never will!

It's the 20th Anniversary of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth."

NONE of his scary predictions have come true.

Mt. Kilimanjaro still has snow and Glacier National Park still has glaciers.

Here's why we are not doomed: pic.twitter.com/397ZSY5iNs
— John Stossel (@JohnStossel) May 24, 2026

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The guys will understand

It's a different kind of pain!

😂 pic.twitter.com/TQUGFj61fs
— Declaration of Memes (@LibertyCappy) May 22, 2026

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My once great home state can't get the smaller, single span Key Bridge rebuilt - but sure, let's go ahead and plan for a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Much longer and two spans. Great idea!

When will a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge arrive?

Despite the dreary weather this Memorial Day weekend, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has been very congested with holiday traffic at times – especially after a crash at the start of the eastbound span Friday morning – leaving some drivers wondering when relief will finally come for the aging bridge.

State officials are planning to replace the current bridge with two wider, safer spans, but it’s going to take a while and depend on funding.
After studying alternatives such as building new bridges elsewhere, in December 2025, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) board voted unanimously on a plan that would lead to two new four-lane bridge spans (both with shoulders this time!) that would be built next to the current two spans. The old spans would be torn down.

I'm going to start some kind of non-profit which specializes in some obscure thing that has to be done whenever there is a bridge design / build. Need to get me a piece of that sweet state government largess!

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On to a construction project that is actually making progress

Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250

Construction is underway at the White House to build a temporary structure for next month's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight.
President Donald Trump is hosting the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn on Sunday, June 14, which will mark Flag Day, the day Congress approved the design of a national flag, and the president's 80th birthday.
Tickets are not listed for the 8 p.m. event, which will be available to watch on Paramount+, according to the UFC Freedom 250 website.
Crews have already started assembling the semi-circular structure on the lawn just behind the octagon and stands for people to watch. The structure was made in Pennsylvania and shipped to D.C.
Dana White, the CEO of the UFC, said he plans to keep the White House the backdrop for every fight.

This should be a really kewl event!

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1976 was a great year for albums. Check out this Wikipedia page to see for yourself

Also worth checking out - All 11 No. 1 Albums of 1976 Ranked Worst to Best from ultimateclassicrock.com

Spoiler alert - they got #1 wrong. It can only be Frampton Comes Alive. No argument to the contrary holds any water.

The article is worth checking out, though. Lots of good albums on that list!

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DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 05-25-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Number of posts: 85
Number of comments: 20516
Number of unique hashes: 1611

Top 10 commenters:
1 [382 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films' [54.25 posts/day]
2 [305 comments] 'four seasons '
3 [299 comments] 'whig'
4 [299 comments] 'Aetius451AD work phone '
5 [293 comments] 'Quarter Twenty '
6 [279 comments] 'gKWVE'
7 [263 comments] '18-1'
8 [263 comments] ' Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _'
9 [258 comments] 'San Franpsycho'
10 [257 comments] 'Common Tater'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [204 names] 'Psychotherapy' [28.97 unique names/day]
2 [164 names] 'Quarter Twenty '
3 [63 names] 'Eric Draven'
4 [61 names] 'gKWVE'
5 [37 names] 'Count de Monet'
6 [33 names] 'Duncanthrax'
7 [30 names] '18-1'
8 [30 names] 'mindful webworker - Napoleonitan'
9 [28 names] 'mikeski'
10 [24 names] 'Not a florida man, yet'

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by old guys

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Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

Comments

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1 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (DuLyh)

2
Beautiful picture Doof. Thanks.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (3ek7K)

3 Very cool picture, Doof.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (Wmg4n)

4 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Yee-haw, Texas! 🤠🤠🤠

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (SRRAx)

5 But quickly from downstairs:

583 The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket.

There is a place in Burnet called Gude’s that has something they call boudin kolaches. They are amazing. I stop there every time I go cross country to I10.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026

Y’all know what boudin is, though, right? The issue is it’s in a kolaches? Not the boudin part?

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Wmg4n)

6 AI!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (GD0B3)

7 MAYES MIDDLETON WINS THE TEXAS PRIMARY
_NBC

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (ZwdAr)

8 I saw Gary Wright and Peter Frampton open for The Beach Boys in '76 at Three Rivers Stadium. Wright gave a great opening act but Frampton brought the house down. After his set was finish, most of the concert goers left before the Beach Boys even got started.

We all came to see Frampton.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (DuLyh)

9 Nice filter on the top pic.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

10 The old dude at the job interview got it right.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (snZF9)

11 Evenin’, Doof, and All.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (77rzZ)

12 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex - strategic ONT reserve director dino at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (cCn4/)

13 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right?

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Of course. Bakery in San Francisco. A Boulangerie.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (GD0B3)

14 State officials are planning to replace the current bridge with two wider, safer spans, but it’s going to take a while and depend on funding.

Translation: it'll depend on when we can con the Feds into funding it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (Riz8t)

15 Construction is underway at the White House to build a temporary structure for next month's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight.

Not any more! Cease work injunction issued. BAMN!
- Judge Pakalolo

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (/lPRQ)

16 The old dude at the job interview got it right.

Yes he did. And I don't care if you like it or not.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (Riz8t)

17 Middleton's win is good news for Paxton. Roy was probably going to screw Paxton.
Hopefully Middleton will perform in office like Paxton did.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:07 PM (gKWVE)

18 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right? The issue is it’s in a kolaches? Not the boudin part?

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Wmg4n)

Boudin balls are them sausage things with liver. From Louisiana. That's what I've had. They taste like elevated liver mush.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Xdfhw)

19 Wow, this is the first week in a long time in the which I haven’t made the Top Ten commenters. Work must agree with me.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:08 PM (77rzZ)

20 Mayes Middleton sounds like a law firm.
Jus' sayin'

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 10:08 PM (0aYVJ)

21
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have safely made it to Oklahoma City, the final stop on the month-long anabasis.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:08 PM (HdYcL)

22 A new theory about dinosaur extinction....

https://tinyurl.com/48jzrzab+

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)

23
Bulg,

I made the list. Never in all the years has that happened.

I'm kinda ashamed.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)

24 Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have safely made it to Oklahoma City, the final stop on the month-long anabasis.

Now yer just flexin' on me.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (vTZFs)

25 This is an outrage!

Posted by: Manbearpig at May 26, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)

26 Carried over:

537 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (2Ez/1)

I'm glad you asked! Going beyond the basics, this 2018 documentary covers things like why they phased out trained gerbils in favor of mechanical tandem milkers, and the importance of properly sexing your nuts.

Know Ideas Media - Nut Milking EXPOSED
https://youtu.be/JJCTIPWPNtw

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 10:10 PM (Sy6m/)

27 willowed:

After Banana Dream's comment about a statue of Lady Liberty, I generated one. Someone made a suggestion about the eagle, so I generated a newer version. This one looks pretty good, I think!

https://ibb.co/XrrfNjgL

Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (/ZkOF)

28
Boudin kolaches are good but too messy to eat while driving.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)

29 Good evening morons en bedankt Disko.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)

30 Evening all,

I hope you are all doing well.

We have a spacewalk in the morning. It should last about 5 hours.

Roscosmos - Russian Spacewalk #66
Kud-Sverchkov & Mikaev - ISS - Space Affairs Live
Date: May 27, 2026
Time: 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 UTC, 16:15 CEST)

https://youtu.be/vZdKumkVDbQ

Posted by: Joyenz at May 26, 2026 10:12 PM (2F0/Y)

31 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

32 And not a tube of Preparation H in sight!

Posted by: John Cornyn (what a show) at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (gKWVE)

33 Middleton - Oil, cattle, and land. He's from ETeX so that's a caution. Good CV, degree and JD from UT.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (ZwdAr)

34 Those cherry blossoms lit up are purty.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (2PamV)

35 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Makes Shake Weight motion.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (2PamV)

36 Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have safely made it to Oklahoma City, the final stop on the month-long anabasis.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Borzois are Amish?

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

37 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Prayers up.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (PrsTH)

38 33

My son is a Lawhorn.

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (RCjYY)

39 Saw one of my favorite pics on TCM last weekend: The Steel Helmet. It’s the first Korean War movie, made in ‘51 while the war was still going on.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

40 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

That is hard, Mr Doof. I am sorry. Prayers for you and your Mom.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (Xdfhw)

41 If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital.
Posted by: Doof

Done.

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

42 Oy I'm on the wall of shame. Let this be our secret.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

43 Looking at the map, Cornyn took Travis county (of course), Dallas (by a nose), and Kenedy county by a 75%/25% margin! By actual count, thats 6 to 2. Oddly, the city of Kenedy is not in Kenedy county. Not even close actually.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (vTZFs)

44 Yawn yawn. Buncha text. Nice pic up top, but not much in the post grabbed me tonight.

Oh, wait a minute!
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
8 [30 names] 'mindful webworker - Napoleonitan'

Wow, that was a great ONT, Doofy. Thanks.
😜

Posted by: mindful webworker - what, me vain? at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (0poB+)

45 Prayer up, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)

46 Been praying all day, Doof. And will continue. You have a very strong faith, lean into it. 💕

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (Wmg4n)

47 Prayers up here too, Doof.

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (RCjYY)

48 Also worth checking out - All 11 No. 1 Albums of 1976 Ranked Worst to Best from ultimateclassicrock.com
++++++++++++++++

Doof, I think "Songs In The Key Of Life" by Stevie Wonder deserves the #1 ranking.

And I don't think greatest hits compilations should be listed in a top ten.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U)

49 *Begins stalking Doof*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 10:17 PM (+0Wk3)

50 Prayers for your mom and you, Doof.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 26, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)

51 is this why she left?

@nicksortor
·
55m
🚨 JUST IN: Attorney General Bondi has been quietly battling THYROID CANCER in her time following her departure from her role as US Attorney General, per Axios

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)

52 I'm kinda ashamed.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)
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Let us never speak of this again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)

53
Prayers for you and your Mom.

It is a difficult situation.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (3ek7K)

54 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, Greetings from Amish Country at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (bfy6w)

55 Hi, Piper. Hope you and yours are well:

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

56 *But also prays for Doof's mom*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 10:19 PM (+0Wk3)

57 Sponge missing from the top lists. Did he take the week off?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 26, 2026 10:19 PM (Jr+re)

58 31 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Oh noooo ...

Prayers up !

Posted by: browndog says woof at May 26, 2026 10:20 PM (3sXRv)

59 Let us never speak of this again.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I have "What is spoken at a 20 year high school reunion?" for $1000 Alex.

(and at the 50 year gathering, it still wasn't but I did detect a very slight nod)

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 10:20 PM (DuLyh)

60 Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Prayers for your mom. I hope she starts feeling better.

Posted by: Joyenz at May 26, 2026 10:20 PM (2F0/Y)

61 Attorney General Bondi has been quietly battling THYROID CANCER in her time following her departure from her role as US Attorney General, per Axios

I was neither as happy nor as unhappy with her Attorney General-ing as some were but that just sucks. I wish her well.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (vTZFs)

62 Woo-hoo.
Top five in both categories!

(buffs nails on lapel)

Mom and dad would be so proud.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

63 I really, really hate that Frampton album. It's good the first 4 quadrillion times you hear it on the radio, but it's all downhill the next 30 billion.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (tUj8P)

64
I blame the drought here for making the list.

We can't grow anything this year due to no outdoor water use.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

65 57 Sponge, like Muldoon, is AI.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (77rzZ)

66 The quality of the UFC has really diminished over the years. Most of these matchups turn into sparing sessions and go to the judges.

These bouts should never go to the judges. The fighters should decide who wins or it would be acceptable if the ref or the doctor make a ruling. Offer incentives for KO or TKO. I don't want to see sparing on PPV.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (D1E+2)

67 18 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right? The issue is it’s in a kolaches? Not the boudin part?

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Wmg4n)

Boudin balls are them sausage things with liver. From Louisiana. That's what I've had. They taste like elevated liver mush.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10

There is no liver boudin, it’s pork, rice, trinity, cayenne and other spices. If you had someone put liver in it, yuckaroo. The real stuff is very good. Not smooshy. It’s back swamp, bayou food.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (Wmg4n)

68 Good job, Texas.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (LHPAg)

69 Elric may be AI, too.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

70 Doof's albums released in 1976 listed Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight".

Great year for music and the Bicentennial.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 10:24 PM (y171U)

71 She's back in the hospital.
Posted by: Doof

Definitely for you and yours.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 26, 2026 10:24 PM (oyck1)

72 64
I blame the drought here for making the list.

We can't grow anything this year due to no outdoor water use.

Posted by: four season
---

blame it on the sun
The sun that didn't shine
blame it on the wind and the trees

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:24 PM (ZwdAr)

73 Prayers up, Doof.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 26, 2026 10:25 PM (aJQbY)

74 Let's bring back Gasohole.

Posted by: A Former Transportation Secretary at May 26, 2026 10:25 PM (rgnea)

75 Doof's albums released in 1976 listed Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight".

They parlayed that one song into a short run TV show. In retrospect, it was a weird time.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs)

76
The dog groomer will be at 7:30 in the morning.

Busy season for her and at least we don't have to wait around all day.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:26 PM (3ek7K)

77 Hope she gets to doing better, Doof.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (zZu0s)

78 There is no liver boudin, it’s pork, rice, trinity, cayenne and other spices. If you had someone put liver in it, yuckaroo. The real stuff is very good. Not smooshy. It’s back swamp, bayou food.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (Wmg4n)

What I had didn't make me want for more. That's for sure. I'm guessing it was crappy boudin.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (Xdfhw)

79 Bulg #65 57 Sponge, like Muldoon, is AI.

Muldoon couldn't be AI. Not only is AI not clever, it has no comprehension of The Pun.

The rest of us, OTOH…

Posted by: mindful webworker - Real Ignorance at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (0poB+)

80 The dog groomer will be at 7:30 in the morning.

Make sure the shotguns are all locked up before she gets there.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (vTZFs)

81
Oddbob,

Lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

82 Howdy, horde.

Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

*****Congratulations to Texas*****

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (rdVOm)

83 Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250

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

"NOT A CHANCE -- HALTED! NO-STANDING / ROOM-ONLY!"

/U.S. District Clown and Defacto POTUS Bozoberg

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (OLFlC)

84 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Eeek. Prayers up.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (tUj8P)

85 Y'all are the best. Even those of you who usually annoy me!

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

86 This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM

Oh, no... Sorry, Doof. Prayers up for your mom & whole family!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm)

87 Eeek. Prayers up.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM
*******
Amen.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (2Ez/1)

88
Having a mobile dog groomer is great.

We don't have to wrassle the dogs getting them in and out of the car.

They still hate us though, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:31 PM (3ek7K)

89 t. Even those of you who usually annoy me!
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

I feel seen!

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)

90
Annoyance is part of life, right?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:32 PM (3ek7K)

91 Schweddy Balls are the best.

Posted by: Pete Schweddy at May 26, 2026 10:33 PM (wVcYX)

92
Sweaty balls? eeewwww

Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:34 PM (3ek7K)

93 Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250

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

"NOT A CHANCE -- HALTED! NO-STANDING / ROOM-ONLY!"

/U.S. District Clown and Defacto POTUS Bozoberg
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (OLFlC)

But Bozoberg, you have to allow it. You're going in with top billing on the Amateur Card!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:34 PM (qx7Zg)

94 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.
Posted by: Doof
**********
Prayers up Doof. We know how difficult this can be.

Posted by: The Grateful at May 26, 2026 10:35 PM (fxQq5)

95 Did I mention that having the use of only one leg sucks donkey balls.

Oh well, there’s always Gin.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:35 PM (XV/Pl)

96 Even those of you who usually annoy me!
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

I feel seen!
Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)
---------

You're beyond "usually" and into "always" territory!

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)

97
91 Schweddy Balls are the best.

Here it is:
https://youtu.be/bPpcfH_HHH8

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 10:36 PM (2Ez/1)

98
Thomas,

I still want you to have a parrot 🦜

We can start a Go Fund Me.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:37 PM (3ek7K)

99 Chocolate salty balls were the best

https://tinyurl.com/49x8xcfw

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Xdfhw)

100 Prayers up for Momma Doof.

And to Doof and the rest of the family 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 10:39 PM (SRRAx)

101 You're beyond "usually" and into "always" territory!
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)

🤣😂

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (Wmg4n)

102 Doof a prayer for your mom's complete and speedy recovery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)

103 @98

>> I still want you to have a parrot.

I have in fact ordered a parrot, it arrives tomorrow.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (XV/Pl)

104 Doof, Prayers sent from JTB and me. We have a go bag by the door with crosswords, books, tablets, cords, snacks, soda and rosaries for such events. Always hope it isnt' needed, but if it is then helpful for times of waiting and giving comfort to loved ones.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (yTvNw)

105 Thank you Mr. Doof!

Don't have much to add to the conversation tonight.

Starting to look like we're out of the woods with the chemical tank in Garbage Grove.

One of the local High Schools announced no more in-person classes this year as they are an evacuation center. Could not help thinking 'here we go again....'

Hope everyone in the horde got some rest yesterday and started the week well.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (Zlsre)

106 Off to bed. Y’all have a good night!

Mama Doof in bedtime prayers without question.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (Wmg4n)

107 Doof, I pray your mother recovers quickly and completely.

Then she can swap between baking cookies and saying, "I heard that, you have a chest cold!"

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (qx7Zg)

108 Thomas,

I still want you to have a parrot 🦜

We can start a Go Fund Me.

Posted by: four seasons

I know where you can get a Norwegian Blue cheap.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 26, 2026 10:42 PM (WrUWN)

109 Prayers for Doof's mom.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (WrUWN)

110 Chicago.
The first time music felt like water flowing over me. Fantastic.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

111 @overton_news
·
58m
Senator John Cornyn invokes a Theodore Roosevelt quote from 1910 during his concession speech — after suffering a devastating primary loss to Ken Paxton.

CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

112 Robert the Cat (TM) news: nothing today, really. He found a tiny Amazon box interesting, so I got out a larger, cat-can-fit box. He was unimpressed.

In other news, I still think "The Beyond" is a stupid Italian horror movie, but I have to admit Grindhouse's 4K release looks outstanding.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

113 Bulg, how was your first tutee?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

114 I have in fact ordered a parrot, it arrives tomorrow.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (XV/Pl)

You can name it Amy Schumer.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 10:45 PM (1Ff7Z)

115
Years ago I let myself get talked into taking a parrot from a friend who was moving.

Meanest SOB ever.

Luckily they wanted him back after a few months.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

116 Parrots.

Better fried or roasted?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 26, 2026 10:46 PM (Jr+re)

117 That list isn't bad. 1976 was a good year. I had a couple of those albums.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)

118 Not quite Victory Tits, but in the ballpark....

https://youtu.be/q5wpO4BJn4o?t=27

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:47 PM (qx7Zg)

119
LRob,

Dead, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:47 PM (3ek7K)

120 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

So. He's a sad loser who wants to play the victim. His constituents (I am one) were repeatedly fucked over. We told him to EABOD. He can go cry into his bank account.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:48 PM (Xdfhw)

121 Well, it’s not a live parrot.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:49 PM (XV/Pl)

122 “The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”
-
When has John Cornyn strove valiantly?

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 10:50 PM (vSvIl)

123
The only thing he is sad about is that sweet taxpayer money.

No more.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:50 PM (3ek7K)

124
Cornyn didn't strive to do jack, valiantly or not.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:50 PM (HdYcL)

125 Well, it’s not a live parrot.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:49 PM (XV/Pl)

Is he pinin' for the fjords?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:51 PM (Xdfhw)

126 Is that saying how Cornyn justified years of screwing over his constituents?

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 26, 2026 10:52 PM (WrUWN)

127 So. He's a sad loser who wants to play the victim. His constituents (I am one) were repeatedly fucked over. We told him to EABOD. He can go cry into his bank account.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

What a fucking asshole.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 10:52 PM (+aHIC)

128
Thomas,

You won't have to be worried the plastic one will rip off your face.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:52 PM (3ek7K)

129 41 If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital.
Posted by: Doof

Done.
Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

Ditto.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (Wb3wE)

130 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”

-----

Blow it out your ass, John.

And go away. You're presence is no longer necessary.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (BI5O2)

131 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

I was reminded more of something Ned Beatty said in 1972.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

132 121 Well, it’s not a live parrot.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

It's dead?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 10:54 PM (+aHIC)

133 13 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right?

==

Of course. Bakery in San Francisco. A Boulangerie.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (GD0B3)

When I used to fly to Bakersfield on business I would route my way through San Fransisco just to get their bread in the Airport

Posted by: javems at May 26, 2026 10:55 PM (zFsEm)

134 Piper, that's what my coonass relatives call boudn blanc. Boudin as I know it is blood sausage. And some peeps do roll it into balls and fry it. Can't remember the name for that version.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 10:55 PM (Vvh2V)

135 Checked out the wiki list of albums. Had a couple dozen of them back then, got a few moar now on CD.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (rdVOm)

136 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

I was reminded more of something Ned Beatty said in 1972.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

*snort*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (Xdfhw)

137 Boudin is blood sausage, no liver needed.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (jTgrB)

138
Cornyn was a frightened little pussy with the guts of three mice who thought it more important to get along with the Democrats than represent his state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (HdYcL)

139 48 Also worth checking out - All 11 No. 1 Albums of 1976 Ranked Worst to Best from ultimateclassicrock.com
++++++++++++++++

Doof, I think "Songs In The Key Of Life" by Stevie Wonder deserves the #1 ranking.

And I don't think greatest hits compilations should be listed in a top ten.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U)

agreed, on both counts.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 10:57 PM (Wb3wE)

140
I think parrots get mean because they have to live in a cage.

They need to be free.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:57 PM (3ek7K)

141 "Y’all know what boudin is, though, right?"

S.F.'s former District Attorney.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 10:58 PM (W5mpo)

142 A new theory about dinosaur extinction....

https://tinyurl.com/48jzrzab+
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

That's chuckle-y

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (W5mpo)

143
Good run for PDJT. Deposuit potetens de sede.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (HdYcL)

144 Maureen "ZioCamp" Galindo is not going to be the D nominee in TX-35.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)

145 @nypost
·
9m
Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
https://trib.al/uWEuA3t

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:00 PM (ZxPkt)

146 I see that TRex had a top album in 1976. Is he that old? He doesn't seem that old.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:00 PM (Xdfhw)

147 Ice Cube speaks for me tonight
youtu.be/h4UqMyldS7Q

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)

148 Maureen "ZioCamp" Galindo is not going to be the D nominee in TX-35.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)

She's the vile scrunt that was gonna put us h8ters in the ovens, yes?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:02 PM (Xdfhw)

149

Who was the commenter here who was always bitching about Bondi?

Something to remember is we never know what people are dealing with.

She has cancer. I wish the best for her.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:03 PM (3ek7K)

150 9m
Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
https://trib.al/uWEuA3t
Posted by: Don Black

It seemed like a great platform to run on at the time...

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

151 LOL the old man interview. That's me.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 11:03 PM (3uBP9)

152 I bet John Cornyn is pretty depressed right now. Maybe my dog can cheer him up.

Posted by: Scottsbluff, NE Woman at May 26, 2026 11:04 PM (0e5Te)

153 Theodore Roosevelt could talk shit like that because he led a cavalry charge uphill.

John Cornyn is no Teddy Roosevelt.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 11:04 PM (+n72I)

154 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”

Right, you weren't even *in* the arena douchebag. You were over in the enemy camp drinking their booze and cutting deals. Your "err" is thinking you wouldn't be tossed out on your silly ass for your treachery, dickhead.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:04 PM (snZF9)

155 I lived in Lafayette LA for a few years, just up from Broussard. Never saw blood in Boudin, and I do like blood sausage.

Posted by: javems at May 26, 2026 11:05 PM (zFsEm)

156 Still haven't called RR Commissioner?
Looks like barely a 2% difference I'm Middleton's favor

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 26, 2026 11:05 PM (VCgbV)

157 Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
-
Obviously, one can only conclude that Mossad controls our elections.

/progs, probably

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 11:07 PM (vSvIl)

158 I have always liked Texas.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)

159 s/parrots/boobs/
s/cage/bra/

Posted by: banana Dream - chicks dig posix skills at May 26, 2026 11:08 PM (3uBP9)

160 I mean French not Middleton...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 26, 2026 11:08 PM (VCgbV)

161 These bouts should never go to the judges. The fighters should decide who wins or it would be acceptable if the ref or the doctor make a ruling. Offer incentives for KO or TKO. I don't want to see sparing on PPV.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (D1E+2)

TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES!!!

TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 11:07 PM (QDJ2U)
===

I'm hearing Star Trek bongos in the background.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:09 PM (RIvkX)

162 145 @nypost
·
9m
Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
https://trib.al/uWEuA3t
Posted by: Don Black
---

If anyone's into feet, that girl's got a pair.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:09 PM (ZwdAr)

163 It's the 20th Anniversary of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth."

NONE of his scary predictions have come true.

This is the single most powerful answer to global warming.

We have had 12 years to save the world for 50 years and yet we are still here.

Of course the irony is with a bunch of lefty oligarchs wanting data centers now which will require incredible amounts of energy you can see them pulling their money out of "Fossil Fuels are going to kill us!" to "Hey don't you want to be able to see your favorite celeb nekkid for a low low price?!?"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:09 PM (sKqQm)

164 110 Chicago.
The first time music felt like water flowing over me. Fantastic.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO

Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)

165 Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

Its not a majority but...its pretty damn close.

Speaking of Graham Platner has he formerly won the D primary?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (sKqQm)

166 Burnet and Edwards county not reporting
If Ken wins those it is SWEEP

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (/+uur)

167 I predicted none of Al Gore's predictions would come true. Do I get any credit? No.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

168 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0

He knocked his dick in the dirt

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

169 164 110 Chicago.
The first time music felt like water flowing over me. Fantastic.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)

100%

Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (y171U)

170 168 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0

He knocked his dick in the dirt
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

Cornyn has a dick?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (+n72I)

171 There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)

Concur

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)

172 >From the New York Post:

Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

********

Insane, antisemitic sex therapists.
Is there anything they DON'T know?

Posted by: Homer Simpson at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (2Ez/1)

173 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0

And about 250k more R votes over 2014...

Turns out having a candidate the voters wants helps you know GOPe...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (sKqQm)

174 I predicted none of Al Gore's predictions would come true. Do I get any credit? No.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

What are the odds he creates a new version, vs. editing the old one with new dates of destruction?

I think he lets an AI edit the dates, whether on-screen, spoken, or in the subtitles, and publishes it as a new Blu-Ray release at $79.99.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (qx7Zg)

175 $125 million for 36%.
That dick isn't in Earth's dirt, it's on a trajectory toward the outer planets.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (gKWVE)

176 159 s/parrots/boobs/
s/cage/bra/
Posted by: banana Dream
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You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (2Ez/1)

177 171 There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)

Concur
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)

sort of like Genesis.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (Wb3wE)

178 Cornyn has a dick?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (+n72I)

It was Carl Rovers dick that got knocked out of McCornyns mouth into the dirt

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (/+uur)

179 69 Elric may be AI, too.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

ARiK is most definitely NOT AI!

Yeah, I know....show up at a MoMeet and prove it....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (QGaXH)

180
Galileo has the big glasses that make them think they are smart.

Didn't work for her. Maybe she can get a refund.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (3ek7K)

181 Another great thing from 1976:

heirloomroses.com/products/america-1

A gorgeous climbing rose! I have 2 of them here, had one at old house... color & scent both outstanding!

(this website is the most expensive, but had the best photos. Buy locally & for much le$$ as it's now "off-patent")

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)

182 To his credit, Al Gore did blaze a trail in streaming TV. Unfortunately that trail led to Al Jazeera.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (RIvkX)

183 So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

That was my exact reaction. 40 percent of the vote is terrifying. Part of it os just the D, part is her last name, and I'm not sure if there are any of those large muslim areas in het district, but jeez.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (Vvh2V)

184 What a frickin drubbing !. I hope Rowe and his cabal of soft, Trump- hating GOPies get the message.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (E31IE)

185 John Cornyn Republican 53.5% 5,962,983
MJ Hegar Democratic 43.9% 4,888,764

Who da fuck was MJ

I hopes to see Tallarico down 2 Million votes.

Start right now sending note and calls.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:19 PM (/+uur)

186 86 This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM

Oh, no... Sorry, Doof. Prayers up for your mom & whole family!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm)

Same here Doof. Though I don't know if they can get past the dirigible nets.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 26, 2026 11:20 PM (QGaXH)

187 183 So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

That was my exact reaction. 40 percent of the vote is terrifying. Part of it os just the D, part is her last name, and I'm not sure if there are any of those large muslim areas in het district, but jeez.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (Vvh2V)

The other 60% want them to move to Ghettos
Adjacent to the Camps.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:20 PM (/+uur)

188 177 171 There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)

One of the best songs ever
https://tinyurl.com/5heet6cu

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:21 PM (Xdfhw)

189 There are two eras: Terry Kath, Post Terry Kath
Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet

Concur
Posted by: Diogenes

Chicago
25 or 6 to 4
Tanglewood Live (1970)
https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7j___

Terry Kath had a moment on the performance and the result was one the greatest guitar solos of all time. Plus the band was sort at its peak.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (glnUu)

190 $125 million for 36%.

Shows that sometimes you just can’t buy an election. I hope that holds true in the Georgia Republican primary runoff for governor in June.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

191 175 $125 million for 36%.
That dick isn't in Earth's dirt, it's on a trajectory toward the outer planets.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (gKWVE)

$125 M
Trump should go on TV and point out the SWAMP dick burned thru that money for NADA nothing.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (/+uur)

192 Some how I botched the URL for the Chicago video in previous comment.

This one works.

https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7j___

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (glnUu)

193 Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

Cornyn has a dick?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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Not any more.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (ZwdAr)

194 Chicago
25 or 6 to 4
Tanglewood Live (1970)
https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7j___

Terry Kath had a moment on the performance and the result was one the greatest guitar solos of all time. Plus the band was sort at its peak.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (glnUu)

*checks watch*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (+0Wk3)

195 There's another rino roaming South Dakota. Dusty Johnson. actual Blazing Saddles character right there.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:24 PM (gKWVE)

196 Shows that sometimes you just can’t buy an election. I hope that holds true in the Georgia Republican primary runoff for governor in June.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

Who cares about the primary
Beat Jack Offfesss

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:24 PM (/+uur)

197 I'm going to start some kind of non-profit which specializes in some obscure thing that has to be done whenever there is a bridge design / build. Need to get me a piece of that sweet state government largess!

TPS reports. Gotta have em in before the approval process. Yeah, so if you could go ahead and work on those over the weekend, that'd be great...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 26, 2026 11:25 PM (nbLIj)

198 For another $125 million I woulda sold him a dozen Xerox machines.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 11:25 PM (oq9dX)

199 Try these links. One of these has to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-b-AQXEFEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7j___

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:26 PM (glnUu)

200 If you're missing the Steve Inman videos, I'm getting a lot of real life isn't GTA V shorts in my rotation.

https://youtube.com/shorts/pH63cAdxXy4

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 11:28 PM (qx7Zg)

201 Another great thing from 1976:

heirloomroses.com/products/america-1

A gorgeous climbing rose! I have 2 of them here, had one at old house... color & scent both outstanding!

(this website is the most expensive, but had the best photos. Buy locally & for much le$$ as it's now "off-patent")
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)

The one I planted last year (pot, but gets near all day direct sun) is STILL alive. Considering the winter we had: multiple single digit temps, a couple ice storms, snow- i did not expect it to survive. I have never had one survive through the winter before. Maybe it was the direct sun.

Its supposed to be a Coral Knockout. Had red and yellow blossoms when it first put them out but has settled into a pink similar to the one you linked. Nastiest thorns on any rose bush I have ever grown too. Thinnest, sharpest little bastards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 11:28 PM (zZu0s)

202 Prayers for you and Mom and your boys, Doof.

Peace and comfort and love.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 11:29 PM (A5RD0)

203 Prayers up for ma Doof.

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 11:32 PM (9gKa/)

204 Suffah Cornyn. Suffah.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 11:32 PM (JEwe/)

205 Hawaiian Judge declares Paxton cheated and Talerico is automatically the new Senator from Texas.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at May 26, 2026 11:34 PM (xl8DV)

206 Hey nurse!

We're moving next week!

Buh Bye Illinois!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:34 PM (22p5n)

207 FORMER Sen. Cornyn's best performance was in Kenedy County where got 75% of votes. What is it about Kenedy county that caused that to happen?

One option is the place is packed from the basement to ceiling with Democrats because they find South Padre Island sexy where sexy means gay.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (glnUu)

208
SMH,

That is wonderful news!!

May you both have an easy move and enjoy your new life.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (3ek7K)

209 this website is the most expensive, but had the best photos. Buy locally & for much le$$ as it's now "off-patent")
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)

My roses have struggled bigly due to drought. Many have died. I still have a nice heirloom rose. Spice Rose. Another called Martha Gonzalez. And Peggy Martin, the rose that survived Hurricane Katrina.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (Xdfhw)

210
S

M

H

!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 11:38 PM (A5RD0)

211 Thanks four seasons. : )

Living within walking distance to the grandkids...God is so good.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:38 PM (22p5n)

212
Yes he is.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:40 PM (3ek7K)

213 Grats SMH.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (zZu0s)

214 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0

He knocked his dick in the dirt

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

Yoda voice.... Broke it off in his ass he did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

215
We live four blocks from our four grandkids.

It is so special. They actually like coming to our home,lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (3ek7K)

216 Doof - great picture - so pretty! Great ONT!
And prayers for your mom!! (and your family)

Posted by: Iris at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (bOJ2I)

217 Yoda voice.... Broke it off in his ass he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

Mmmmmmm.

Posted by: Yoda at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (zZu0s)

218 Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

Its not a majority but...its pretty damn close.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (sKqQm)
-

Scott Adams used to constantly point out that, at least in the US, you could rely on 20 to 25 percent of the population being off the wall.

That was then.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (lgmVC)

219 Thanks Aetius451AD. : )

Hi Berserker!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (22p5n)

220 I'm in awe at the AL West. Not a single team in that division is winning. Top is Athletics at 27-27.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:45 PM (gKWVE)

221 FORMER Sen. Cornyn's best performance was in Kenedy County where got 75% of votes. What is it about Kenedy county that caused that to happen?

One option is the place is packed from the basement to ceiling with Democrats because they find South Padre Island sexy where sexy means gay.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (glnUu)

South Padre is in Cameron County. Brownsville and Elon's Starbase is there. Kenedy County is one county up. There isn't much there. Only a few hundred people. It is coastal prairie. Cornyn may as well boast that he won Loving County. Perhaps he did. But there are ~50 people in the county. Not a bellweather.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:45 PM (Xdfhw)

222 Hi Berserker!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (22p5n)

Well helloooooo.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:46 PM (snZF9)

223
Avs are swept
Vegas advances

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:46 PM (ZxPkt)

224 Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

Its not a majority but...its pretty damn close.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (sKqQm)

They denounced her only because she said it out loud and too early.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:47 PM (snZF9)

225
We're Cubs fans. They started out great this season but now they are in a losing streak.

Oh well we're still fans, but with.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (3ek7K)

226 Hey nurse!

We're moving next week!

Buh Bye Illinois!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:34 PM (22p5n)

Make sure to flush on your way out. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (snZF9)

227 i loathed Frampton Comes Alive. Still do, but it has faded into such well-deserved obscurity, that I no longer have to expend energy loathing it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (8zz6B)

228
Hello, horde.

Nothing particular to celebrate here in California.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (CkwW6)

229 s/parrots/boobs/
s/cage/bra/
Posted by: banana Dream

What he sed.

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 11:49 PM (VHUov)

230 SMH -Where to?...oh...and, Hi!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 11:51 PM (XeU6L)

231 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

May she get well soon!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)

232 Prayers for your Mom, Doof.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 11:54 PM (JEwe/)

233 King Ranch is the largest ranch in the US. It takes up much of Kenedy County, TX and much of some surrounding rural counties. If I were a suspicious sort, I'd guess these fuckers have been buying off Cornyn for their own purposes.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:54 PM (Xdfhw)

234 I kill plants. I could not kill Pink Fairy or Cécile Brünner.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:55 PM (vvjN/)

235 America (the climbing rose) isn't terribly thorny although one must be careful, LOL. I like that it makes a whole bouquet on each stem and smells sooo good.

Mom got one when Jackson & Perkins first offered them. Always reminds me of her. Thanks, Mom. Love you!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)

236 SMH -Where to?...oh...and, Hi!
Posted by: Mike Hammer
___

Moving to the Ozarks in Missouri.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:57 PM (22p5n)

237 Mutabilis rose. I still have that one. Pretty. And an old rose

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:57 PM (Xdfhw)

238 Doof, of course we all hope and pray for your Mom to get well.
And for you and your family also. Stay strong and continue to hope for the best.

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 11:58 PM (8XBuM)

239 Make sure to flush on your way out. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
___

We have church family here that we will still visit and stay in touch with, so will only flush the politics (and taxes) here, lol.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:59 PM (22p5n)

240 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof
__

Prayers up.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 27, 2026 12:00 AM (22p5n)

241
Moving to the Ozarks in Missouri.
Posted by: SMH
-----

Do I recollect that you have kin there?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:00 AM (XeU6L)

242
Doof, sorry about your mother.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:01 AM (CkwW6)

243 Do I recollect that you have kin there?
Posted by: Mike Hammer
___

Yep, my daughter, her husband, and the grandkids who live less than a half mile away.

In fact, it was our SiL who told us about his neighbor that was selling his homestead.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 27, 2026 12:02 AM (22p5n)

244 Doof - Thoughts and prayers for you all.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:03 AM (XeU6L)

245 The King Ranch has stood in the way of south Texas when it suited the owners’ purposes. They are far from humble stewards of the land.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 27, 2026 12:04 AM (ZVgZ4)

246 Just a quick check-in. Look at the vote totals, GOP versus Democrat. GOP turnout totals for the runoff election are crushing Democrat turnout. It's not even close.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 27, 2026 12:05 AM (UJMvS)

247 The King Ranch has stood in the way of south Texas when it suited the owners’ purposes. They are far from humble stewards of the land.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 27, 2026 12:04 AM (ZVgZ4)

Yes. And the their casserole is ho hum. 😆

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:06 AM (Xdfhw)

248 Doof, prayers for your mom

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 27, 2026 12:09 AM (dE3DB)

249 Just got into the thread late, Doof.

More prayers headed up for your mom.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 27, 2026 12:09 AM (HlyYF)

250 228
Hello, horde.

Nothing particular to celebrate here in California.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (CkwW6)

Looks like we ain't goin get blowed up real good by the chemical tank in Garden Grove.... that's a plus....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 12:14 AM (QGaXH)

251 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.

Posted by: Pete Bootygag at May 27, 2026 12:14 AM (8zz6B)

252 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.

Posted by: Pete Bootygag at May 27, 2026 12:14 AM (8zz6B)

Everything is retarded and gay. I want off this planet.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:18 AM (Xdfhw)

253 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.
Posted by: Pete Bootygag
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I hear that they have had tranny problems.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:18 AM (XeU6L)

254
Looks like we ain't goin get blowed up real good by the chemical tank in Garden Grove.... that's a plus....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

=========

Now dat's true. Not even for the seething disgust of watching Gavin Newsom rack up another mishandled disaster did I want to see that happen.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:23 AM (CkwW6)

255 Bad puns kill threads.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:23 AM (XeU6L)

256 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.
Posted by: Pete Bootygag
-------

I hear that they have had tranny problems.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:18 AM (XeU6L)

How many Naugas gave their lives for the Naugahyde seats?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:24 AM (qx7Zg)

257 113 I will debrief the Horde in fun tomorrow. The fact that I’m still here and haven’t slit my wrists should be a good sign.

Congratulations, SMH!

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:29 AM (77rzZ)

258 There is no such thing as a bad pun.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:33 AM (77rzZ)

259 “In full,” I meant.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:35 AM (77rzZ)

260 This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13

Prayers up from here for your Mom and all her loved ones.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 27, 2026 12:36 AM (55Qr6)

261 Test.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:39 AM (77rzZ)

262 Prayer up for your mom, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:43 AM (77rzZ)

263 that frampton album was lame. just sayin'...

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 12:46 AM (R11M+)

264 Prayers up for Mama Doof and the whole family.

Adios Cornyn, thank you Texas.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 27, 2026 12:47 AM (0nHVk)

265 264 Hey, DDS!

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:48 AM (77rzZ)

266 Did I mention that having the use of only one leg sucks donkey balls.
Oh well, there’s always Gin.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:35

I know that feeling Thomas. But we must persevere.

Yes there's always Gin, but Red Wine helps too, lol. Be well young man.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 27, 2026 12:49 AM (55Qr6)

267 Hi, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (rdVOm)

268 Has John Cornyn started looking for a submarine, because his career is now underwater?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (qx7Zg)

269 Has John Cornyn started looking for a submarine, because his career is now underwater?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (qx7Zg)

He could take a job with Border Patrol or ICE if gave a crap about Texas.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:53 AM (Xdfhw)

270 Has John Cornyn started looking for a submarine, because his career is now underwater?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (qx7Zg)

He could take a job with Border Patrol or ICE if gave a crap about Texas.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:53 AM (Xdfhw)

At this point he would be lucky to find a job shaking farts out of bed sheets at a chinese laundry.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2026 01:00 AM (snZF9)

271 Goodnight, All. Sleep well.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:03 AM (77rzZ)

272 Sorry your mom is in the hospital, Doof.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 01:08 AM (IG3/x)

273 I have no idea how Twitter/X works. I reply to a post, the next day I get "Right on!" or something and I can't find out what I said.

Before you ask, yes, I am very, very stupid. I live with a black cat, that's all the proof you need!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 27, 2026 01:08 AM (CHHv1)

274 yeah buddy. hard to believe how much rowdy stuff was created those years.
we had radio triad, wxfm, which played format partly consisting of choice 33 albums (one more thane the days in the month). albums on that list that shaped my world were be bop deluxe, 10cc, residents, joe walsh, hawkwind, tubes, rainbow, hillage, zappa and scorps.
so many great releases.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 01:08 AM (R11M+)

275 There is no such thing as a bad pun.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:33 AM (77rzZ)

A Dad pun is reliably a bad pun.

Posted by: Methos at May 27, 2026 01:10 AM (vSvIl)

276 ICYMI: In 2024, rapper Young MC (of "Bust A Move" fame) hit the charts again for the first time since 2002, and if you like rhythm music then it's actually a good song for celebrating the wins tonight:

Young MC - "Fun Part" (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/4VCOIAtBNGQ

Billboard article: https://tinyurl.com/ystrry3z

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:16 AM (Sy6m/)

277 When I was working at Macy's Clearance Center in San Leandro... freaking "Bust a Move" was on the stoopid radio every 40 minutes. Could set your watch by it.

UGH!!!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

278 Hi JQ.

Sorry that I missed you, Bulg, I hope that your first day on the job was not too stressful.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 27, 2026 01:20 AM (0nHVk)

279
Friends don't let friends pun bad.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 01:20 AM (w6EFb)

280
The bottom fell out again this afternoon, another 2.3" of rain. I'm getting a lot more here than GSP, but other spots have gotten even more. Pushing 10" for the month.

I was well over 7" behind normal for the year. After this, I'm just maybe 1.2" behind. Previously, the ground was soaking it up as fast at came down, but today, I got some runoff. It's still soaking it in, but it's getting close to saturated. So, it needs to hold off.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 01:24 AM (w6EFb)

281 Puns are like guests. After three days, they begin to smell.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 01:24 AM (qx7Zg)

282 Wasn't nearly as nice outside today, as it was yesterday: high 50s and rain...

It's okay, had to get car serviced. Took a couple hours. Too bad it wasn't just an oil change this time, but whatever. Not as if I wanted to be doing yardwork in the rain!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

283 Something cute to end the day. Sleep well everyone, and cause trouble tomorrow.

https://youtube.com/shorts/sEjNqaXZwtA

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 01:27 AM (qx7Zg)

284 199 Try these links. One of these has to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-b-AQXEFEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7j___
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:26 PM (glnUu)

Oh, I see what happened there. The backend turns "i m g" (without spaces) into underscores for some reason, to prevent an image tag I guess. And that's what the URL ends with after 7uAUoz7j.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:37 AM (Sy6m/)

285 Sweet dreams Horde, I am struggling to keep my eyes open.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 27, 2026 01:40 AM (0nHVk)

286 'Night, Debby. Rest well!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

287 Should I party or go grocery shopping?

/mrs bd answered the question

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 01:43 AM (lgmVC)

288 Whoa! Congrats on snagging the party animal, BD!

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:47 AM (Sy6m/)

289
My mother is going down. Her O2 needs are increasing (she was doing pretty good until Feb). She also had a minor fall again, and I'm kicking myself because I wasn't close enough to her.

She went down easy on a thick rug, and just ended up a minor bruise. But her balance is getting worse and worse. She's 96.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 01:59 AM (w6EFb)

290 Sorry, publius. It sucks to watch our loved ones decline. Bless you for taking care of your mom!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)

291 >> It sucks to watch our loved ones decline.

Yes, indeed. It's just the natural order of things, I have to remind myself.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 02:15 AM (w6EFb)

292 Reappearing just to disappear.

Broke a tooth last night. Dentist got me in this afternoon. Said I just broke an old filling, and he immediately fixed it. One day service. Nice. Lots less drilling when replacing a filling. Modern dentistry. Kind of amazing; I remember how it was last millennium. Would that all these other things in my body that need repair could be fixed as readily! Not fond of falling apart.

Warning to J Lennon haters: Mind Games remix. No Yoko.
https://youtu.be/SXtWS3Wwj2U

G'nite, you amazing folks, g'nite. 💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - pulling the envelope at May 27, 2026 02:17 AM (0poB+)

293 Hubby is 72. He's no longer the man I knew.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

294 I can't recall *any* relatives that made it to 96! Only a couple that made 92/93.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)

295
My mother's maternal side of the family is pretty long-lived. Her maternal uncle, my great-uncle made it a few days short of 101. They next youngest of those siblings made it to 98.

My father made it to 95, which beat all his brothers by about 10 years. His older sister made it to 96, I think.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 02:28 AM (w6EFb)

296 That's amazing, publius!

I get uneasy, thinking about those things. Mom made it to 64; Dad made it to 84. Grandparents ~80 each, except for the one that had an aneurism at 62.

Heh, I could *go* at any moment! So I try to not think about it...

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)

297 It's hard to watch, publius. My own parents are "just" in their 80s, but my mom in particular is having a harder time every year, just with mobility around the house. I catch myself running linear projections, and have to remind myself not to borrow trouble from the future, as it'll be here soon enough.

Now for something different: I stand corrected. I said earlier that I thought the subpoena of Hasan Piker was consequential, because he has alpha physiognomy, and it's good strategy to take your enemy's natural leaders out first (as they did with Charlie Kirk). However, I had never really watched him, only seen stills, and Bridget Phetasy has called him out as having "fat kid energy." Women have a natural poseur detector, so I'll take her word for it.

Hasan Piker Won’t Shut Up - Dumpster Fire 318
https://youtu.be/R1GyyKc4Ars

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 02:36 AM (Sy6m/)

298 Well, no luck unlocking this stupid phone some dumbass threw into my yard. It is apparently a Moto G34, which is an inexpensive but well-featured Motorola smartphone. No physical IMEI number on it.

Anyway, I have to go to bed. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 02:37 AM (8zz6B)

299 'Night, AOP! Didn't know you were still around...

Maybe turn in the phone to a local carrier's store? Surely it was stolen.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)

300 Ryan J Higgins, Ed.D.@ryanjhiggins 5h

I’m a straight white dude, a veteran who grew up in a military family on farms in the Midwest. Moved to Texas on a scholarship from the Army.

I drive a truck, listen to country music, and love football.

I dare anybody to call me UnAmerican, and I’m fully behind Talarico
---

Richard Grenell@RichardGrenell 2h

I like your sweater set in your X profile pic

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:46 AM (vvjN/)

301 @shannonrwatts 5h

Let’s flood Talarico with donations:
-------

@RichardGrenell 3h

Yes.
Spend your money in Texas!
------------------

Grenell is on a roll tonight.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:53 AM (vvjN/)

302 What matters is securing the long-term future of consciousness, both on Earth and other heavenly bodies.

We cannot just focus on Earth, because there are irreducible external (eg massive meteor) and internal (eg global nuclear war) cataclysmic risks.

The Moon is faster to make self-growing, but is more susceptible to problems on Earth. Mars will take longer to make self-growing, because it is so hard to reach, but is more secure from Earth disasters for that same reason.

Both the Moon and Mars should have self-growing civilizations. Making this happen is the prime directive of SpaceX
_Musk

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:57 AM (vvjN/)

303 My parents were in their 90's when they passed. Dad would have lived longer without the death shot. Mom remembered nothing short term once she was about 70, so the rest was just gravy.

I fully intend to go batshit and live out my life waving my cane at people passing by while sitting in my rocker on the front porch, probably for about 20 years, and I will enjoy it thoroughly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 02:57 AM (DwqWV)

304 You just going to sit there and read the posts?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:59 AM (vvjN/)

305 Double up on house insulation. It gets colder as it goes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:03 AM (vvjN/)

306 You just going to sit there and read the posts?
Posted by: Braenyard

LOL! Well.. had to go wash dishes. I do other stuff in between poasts.

Liked your @RichardGrenell quotes. Funny!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:05 AM (rdVOm)

307 Last year, I felt paralyzed with anticipatory grief. I'm pulling away from it though. I miss hubby already, even though he's still alive.

Sometimes late at night, I feel scared. Of? Any number of things. But whatever. Emmanuel. God is with us. God is with me. I'm a lowly sinner, and God loves me anyway. The fears subside and I must carry on.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)

308
I agree with Elon there. I want Moon and Mars (and other) colonies. However, there's one hell of a big problem. Gravity significantly different from 1g earth gravity. And the next one is radiation.

To have a colony, you're going to have to make babies. And it doesn't look too good for that in Mars or Moon gravity.

Right now, the Chicoms are doing a little "artificial embryo" experiment on their space station, to see how embryos would develop in zero-g. It's not real embryos, but some stem-cell mimic of some kind. NASA and some of the others have done animal embryo experiments with mixed results.

This is likely going to be a Big Problem.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:11 AM (w6EFb)

309 Bridget Phetasy has called him out as having "fat kid energy." Women have a natural poseur detector, so I'll take her word for it.

Hasan Piker Won’t Shut Up - Dumpster Fire 318
https://youtu.be/R1GyyKc4Ars
Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 02:36 AM (Sy6m/)

Hilarious and accurate

Posted by: LASue at May 27, 2026 03:13 AM (E31IE)

310 Right now, the Chicoms are doing a little "artificial embryo" experiment on their space station, to see how embryos would develop in zero-g. It's not real embryos, but some stem-cell mimic of some kind. NASA and some of the others have done animal embryo experiments with mixed results.

This is likely going to be a Big Problem.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:11 AM (w6EFb)

I hope we stay clear out of the fake- baby- creation business. It can lead nowhere good.

Posted by: LASue at May 27, 2026 03:15 AM (E31IE)

311 This is likely going to be a Big Problem.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
---

Humans are designed to procreate. The radiation and negative effects of less gravity I believe Musk or some competition will come up with solutions.
Being somewhat oldtimer a padded anti-gravity room on the moon would help make lots of babies.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:17 AM (vvjN/)

312 284 199 Try these links. One of these has to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-b-AQXEFEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7j___
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:26 PM (glnUu)

Oh, I see what happened there. The backend turns "i m g" (without spaces) into underscores for some reason, to prevent an image tag I guess. And that's what the URL ends with after 7uAUoz7j.
Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:37 AM (Sy6m/)

Capitalize IMG and that won't happen.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:21 AM (6wpGE)

313 298 Well, no luck unlocking this stupid phone some dumbass threw into my yard.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 02:37 AM (8zz6B)

Cops might want that!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:23 AM (6wpGE)

314 Iraqi Sunni Tribal Leader Sheikh Ali Hatem:

No One Can Coexist with the Iranian Regime;
Trump Came to Correct America’s Mistakes in the Region; Iran Is the Arabs’ Real Problem – Israel Is God’s Problem
---

Interesting

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:23 AM (vvjN/)

315
A lot of people tend to just handwave this gravity issue. "We'll adapt". Well, I don't know about that at all. Could we adapt to say a temperature of 200F? No likely. And gravity different from 1g may be about as bad as that. 1g has been baked in the cake for ever biological process on earth. It's there everywhere, ever process had developed on that 1g acceleration.

Results of what microgravity does to a fully grown human body are quite a problem. Hell, the immune system doesn't even function properly, the ability to fight infections is greatly reduced. It's everywhere in all sorts of wide ranging processes.

We assume there is some tolerance 1g +/- x. The question is just how small is 'x'? It may be very small indeed. Nobody knows this yet by a long shot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:25 AM (w6EFb)

316 I wonder how much energy it would take to create an artificial magnetic shield like the one that the Earth naturally has? The aurora borealis is where the polar nature of magnetism allows more radiation through, and the lack of such displays elsewhere shows how effective the shield is.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 03:27 AM (Sy6m/)

317 Richard Grenell retweeted
Senator John Cornyn
@JohnCornyn
4h
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7:

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:29 AM (6wpGE)

318 >> I wonder how much energy it would take to create an artificial magnetic shield

This has actually been thought about, and believe it or not, while it's still beyond our engineering at this point, it's not that wild. One idea is to place a large magnetic dipole contraption, some superconducting coil at the Sun-Mars L1 point. This would create a magnetotail around Mars and deflect a lot of the radiation. I forget what the numbers are for how strong a field it would have to be, but it's not something laughably impossible.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:32 AM (w6EFb)

319 Gravity is a problem for a healthy body. A stationary object like the moon is more of a problem. Von Braun's spinning wheel concept seems very realistic in creating an artificial gravity.
A big gravity wheel above the moon for living and commute to the moon for your day job?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:33 AM (vvjN/)

320 Alabama judge suspended after being accused of delaying cases so she could walk her dogs, as well as making racial remarks against a white woman.

Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard has been smacked with a 120-page complaint accusing her of misconduct in multiple cases.

In one case, Blanchard canceled a hearing, forcing a patient to remain hospitalized for two additional weeks

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:34 AM (vvjN/)

321 Months ago, my BIL lost (actually abandoned in the dark, after getting his vehicle stuck off-road) his phone, and someone later called me from it. I told him/her to call police but I think they either kept the phone or tossed it & someone *else* found & used it. Cop called the # and someone answered, said they've had that number "like, forever" when cop asked... (liar) when I contacted cops thinking there might be foul play.

This was a couple weeks before hapless dickhead BIL arrived at my doorstep.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)

322 It's later than I thought. Excited about the win in Texas and portent of things to come. Good to see everyone. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:37 AM (vvjN/)

323 good for her:

Richard Grenell retweeted
Tammy Duckworth
@SenDuckworth
May 25
It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day. I’m a Democrat and I condemn this post by the DNC.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (6wpGE)

324 322 It's later than I thought.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:37 AM (vvjN/)

evergreen

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (6wpGE)

325 You're clear now, right?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (vvjN/)

326 Not sure why I got back in bed, its time to get up

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 03:40 AM (Ia/+0)

327 @JohnCornyn
4h
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

F@cking liar!!!!

That passage is carved into the headstone of a dear, dear friend of mine. Cornhole should wash his mouth out! He's not fit to speak (or write) those words!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:41 AM (rdVOm)

328 'gone

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:41 AM (vvjN/)

329 325 You're clear now, right?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (vvjN/)

wut

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:43 AM (6wpGE)

330 34 Those cherry blossoms lit up are purty.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (2PamV)

Agreed!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:44 AM (6wpGE)

331 You're clear now, right?
Posted by: Braenyard

If you're referring to me, re: BIL-- Yes. All clear. Dude hopefully is getting the professional help he needs after I took him to the local homeless shelter. Dude had MANY more problems than I could help him solve!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)

332 I don't really want to be up this early

it is strange to me that John Cornyn would use those words from 2nd Timothy. Paul was under house arrest, and this was the last epistle he wrote before he was executed for his faith. It has nothing to do with a political race. This also about the Christian struggle against evil. Very odd choice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 03:56 AM (ZeH0U)

333 heh

Erick Erickson
@EWErickson
5h
When Edwin Edwards ran against David Duke, his campaign had a bumper sticker that read “vote for the crook, it’s important.“ Ken Paxton could have the same sticker against the trans weirdo.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:57 AM (6wpGE)

334 Very odd choice.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Not for someone like Cornyn, Fen.

Words. Just words. Pretty words to (fake) cover his failings and make him feel better; completely out of context.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 04:01 AM (rdVOm)

335 Yes, its use was out of context. If Mr. Cornyn is a person of the Christian faith there probably is something he could use from Scripture but that wouldn't be it, IMO. It's not as if he was beaten by rods ( as Paul was for the faith) in running against Paxton.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 04:13 AM (lQ+/f)

336 It was a sympathy/poor me play on Cornyn's part, Fen. Nothing more or less.

Sore loser.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 04:15 AM (rdVOm)

337 Politics is a strange business, isn't it ?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 04:18 AM (ix8EF)

338 Politics is a strange business, isn't it ?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

The devil's playground.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

339 I honestly picture him hearing it the day before in some soldier's memorial, and being so shallow and self-absorbed that he just latched onto the last scripture he heard as appropriate for his concession the next day.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 04:32 AM (Sy6m/)

340 Now wish could go back to bed

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)

341 Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 04:32 AM

That's as likely an explanation as any, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 04:36 AM (rdVOm)

342 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 04:37 AM (6wpGE)

343 43 Looking at the map, Cornyn took Travis county (of course), Dallas (by a nose), and Kenedy county by a 75%/25% margin! By actual count, thats 6 to 2. Oddly, the city of Kenedy is not in Kenedy county. Not even close actually.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (vTZFs)

Similarly, Dimmitt, TX and Dimmitt County are very far apart.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 05:07 AM (T6aVk)

344 333 heh

Erick Erickson
@EWErickson
5h
When Edwin Edwards ran against David Duke, his campaign had a bumper sticker that read “vote for the crook, it’s important.“ Ken Paxton could have the same sticker against the trans weirdo.
Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:57 AM (6wpGE)

If he were a crook, sure.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 27, 2026 05:08 AM (T6aVk)

Paxton Retires Arrogant Liberal GOPer John Cornyn In Absolute Drubbing

I was wondering why no one made a call given such a lopsided vote total. It's because voting was still going on in the western (Mountain time) corner of the state.

The moment the clock struck 8pm Central, they called it.

Update: Per Decision Desk, with 52% reporting, Paxton is absolutely curb-stomping Cornyn 62% to 37%. We're getting to the point where, in order to win, Cornyn would have to win 80% of the outstanding vote. That's not going to happen, obviously.

NBC: Paxton is "absolutely trouncing" Cornyn.

Decision Desk: Paxton is favored to win.

Even before the endorsement, Paxton led in runoff polling, though Cornyn was not far behind until the days leading up to Trump's announcement. Yet the most recent polling in the race -- including surveys conducted before the endorsement -- found Paxton leading by at least 10 percentage points. In Decision Desk HQ's polling average, Paxton leads Cornyn by 15 points, 54%-39%.

Cornyn's only message is "vote for me or Texans will suddenly go crazy and vote for the gay fake preacher.

Cornyn's primary race against challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finally comes to a head in today's runoff election. After what has been a particularly bruising primary, Cornyn expressed his worry that Republicans stand to lose a seat that would be devastating for the party's hopes of retaining a majority in the upper chamber.
Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of Election Day, Cornyn touted Texas as "the most conservatively governed state in the country," making it a "land of opportunity and where the American dream is still very much alive."
"But I think all of that's at risk, depending on how this primary runoff turns out, because I think Ken Paxton's flaws and the baggage he brings to the general election are going to be exploited up to the fullest by James Talarico and by Democrats," he said.
Whoever emerges Tuesday night will have to face state Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic rising star who many in the party believe has broad enough appeal to finally flip the state for the first time in over two decades.
Cornyn expressed worry about Talarico's fundraising abilities, citing the $27 million he raised in the first quarter of the year. He asserted that if Paxton wins, "there will be a tsunami of money coming into the state from outside."
He also asserted that "it's not only that Senate seat he [Paxton] puts at risk, it's also all the down-ballot races, state legislative races, local races, like the judges and the like."
"We haven't elected a Democrat in statewide office since 1994 in Texas," he said. "President Trump is not running, so the Senate race will be at the top, and I believe that I will be in a better position to help provide a significant margin, a winning margin, not only in my case, but also to help everybody down ballot."
"I don't think the attorney general can do that because of the significant baggage he brings into the race, which jeopardizes success from the top to the bottom," he said.
Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade. In 2023, the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton, but he was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate.

Should we really be worried that if Texas Republicans nominate the conservative MAGA AG Ken Paxton, Texas Republicans will suddenly flip and vote for James Talarico in the general?

I find that claim dubious.

This clip from Tuesday�s �CBS Mornings� with @EdOKeefe covering the #TXSen runoff is the first time anyone has aired on a lead broadcast network morning or evening show (ABC, CBS, NBC) clips of Texas Democrat James Talarico saying there are �six� genders and �God is non-binary� pic.twitter.com/l0DAuIAjRQ
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 26, 2026

James Talarico: �The American flag is such a complicated symbol for most of us.� pic.twitter.com/zcMowHvZeL
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) May 25, 2026

Jeremiah 1:5 - pic.twitter.com/D4Oh85Ngj1
— TJ (@RestoreHonor) May 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 08:00 PM

Comments

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1 Na na na na
Hey hey hey
Good Bye!!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (wVcYX)

2 Talarico is freaking creepy. Kids buried in his backyard

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (9gKa/)

3 This should be fun.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

4 Talarico is freaking creepy. Kids buried in his backyard
Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (9gKa/)

Live one in his trunk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

5 The very most western part of TX is in the mountain time zone.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (Xdfhw)

6 Missed by this much.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (Q/FnY)

7 Jesus was also completely silent about snorting cocaine off a hooker's a$$. So there!

Posted by: Hunter Biden, Theologian at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (PiwSw)

8 Watch the results from fannin county Texas tonight. If my county goes for paxton it's over for coryn because there are a butt ton of old school republicans here that don't like change and will vote for the incumbent as long as he is a republican no matter what.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (0N4FZ)

9 I think his recently discoverd "girlfriend" is totally fake.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (l26NL)

10 Talarico is a painfully obvious spook plant.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (j92eC)

11
Talarico is freaking creepy. Kids buried in his backyard
Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (9gKa/)

Live one in his trunk.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

___________

The Rev. Jim Talarico Jones

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (HdYcL)

12 Woohoo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (VyBeY)

13
Ba bye Johnny. Give my best to the Bushes.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (Y8DZL)

14 Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of Election Day, Cornyn touted Texas as "the most conservatively governed state in the country...

But they'll vote for the flake D if they can't vote for you? 'Splain that math, Johnno.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (vTZFs)

15
*shakes finger at Horde*

Just you remember, if Paxton wins by one vote, it was mine!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (HdYcL)

16
Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)

17 In Decision Desk HQ's polling average, Paxton leads Cornyn by 15 points, 54%-39%.

If that percentage holds up tonight that is a huge FVCK YOU to the rino's in congress.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (0N4FZ)

18 Cornyn's only message is "vote for me or Texans will suddenly go crazy and vote for the gay fake preacher.

That's not true!!! * stamps feet *

I also voted with President Trump 99.2% of the time! How much has that Paxton guy voted with President Trump?

Zero! Zero point zero zero zero zero zero percent of the time!

Posted by: John Cornyn (Rino-TX) at May 26, 2026 08:06 PM (0sNs1)

19 Cornyn's last gasp was to ask commiecrats to vote for him.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:06 PM (l26NL)

20 Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons

In the sense that you are what you eat

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:06 PM (9gKa/)

21
The CIA-affiliated list of elected officials is probably getting longer, not shorter.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (Y8DZL)

22
Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)

____________

Yes, even for a Democrat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (HdYcL)

23 Ramming speed! *pulls lanyard for steam whistle*

Posted by: D-Day at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (wVcYX)

24 Dear John, we voted for you. You went all gay.

The 2022 Cornyn-Biden Gun Control Package
In 2022, Cornyn teamed up with President Joe Biden and Senator Chris Murphy to pass S.2938 — the largest federal gun control package in over 30 years.

Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.
It empowered Biden’s ATF to crack down on private gun sales by redefining what it means to be a “gun dealer” — something the National Association for Gun Rights warned Cornyn about repeatedly.
It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.
https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (MTg2D)

25 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons

Sure sounds like one.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (HinvH)

26 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)

He's creepy. And gay. And sets my teeth on edge. If Sean Hannitys voice was a person- it would be Talarico.

And not the fun, devil may care, Vespa riding messenger bag slinging kind of gay.

Gimp suit and cannibalism gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

27 Temu Beto O'Rourke looks like he's had an underage peen or twenty in his mouth.

Posted by: Extra fake and ghey at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (TbWk/)

28
Thanks.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (3ek7K)

29 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM

Depending on your definition of asshole, yes, especially if you preface it with 'smarmy'.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)

30 21, ain't that the truth

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (VyBeY)

31 Talerico only believes there are six genders? What about the other 52? He'll never win the alphabet vote now.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (zYpTz)

32 Hubby and I did our part to get Cornyn out....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (SRRAx)

33 For a president I keep hearing is very unpopular Trump sure seems popular.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (viF8m)

34 Didache and the Apocalypse of Peter both attack abortion.
They're not in the Bible of course. (And the Apocalypse sucks and shouldn't be in it; but the didache is awesome.)
But then the Gospel of Thomas isn't in the Bible either, because it sucks too and Talarico cites from that one.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (gKWVE)

35 Tratelarco needs to spend some time in his King James Bible.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (UYYJi)

36 I'm just here for the defenstrating.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:09 PM (RIvkX)

37 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons

He thinks Jesus is a gender bender.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:09 PM (MTg2D)

38 Good evening all
The creepiest one is where he's asked what does he love and he says vey slowly "I love trans children".
There is something really really wrong with him. Also he's Vegan. He lives in Texas and he's Vegan.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 26, 2026 08:09 PM (kJmSS)

39 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)

He's a fucking bizarro fake Christian dude from Austin with a Presbyterian theology degree from fucking Austin who has some fucking weird ideas about God and Jesus. And he thinks us rubes in the sticks should be all forgiving because Mary could have aborted Jesus. And there are multiple genders. And there should be a fucking welcome mat at the fucking border.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Xdfhw)

40 Plus he studied at I think a Presbyterian seminary. He talks Jesus, but with an Antifa twang.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (l26NL)

41 Cornyn's last gasp was to ask commiecrats to vote for him.

I don't think they can unless they voted in the R primary. Texas has open primaries -- you can vote in whichever party's primary you want -- but I'm reasonably sure that you can only vote in a party's runoff if you're recorded as having voting in that party's primary. I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong about that.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (vTZFs)

42 It's 2026, but still, do any TX Dems really think a guy who thinks the US flag is "a complicated symbol" has a chance to win state-wide in ..... Texas???

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (U/Byj)

43 Senator Cornyn, someone with your qualifications will have no trouble finding a top-flight job in either the food service or housekeeping industries.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (wVcYX)

44
The very most western part of TX is in the mountain time zone.

Gerrymandered

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (Cqx++)

45 22% reporting, Paxton 61% Cornyn 39%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (PiwSw)

46 John Cornyn is getting thrown into the Bushes? With that emotional powerhouse, Jeb!?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (qx7Zg)

47 I don't think they can unless they voted in the R primary. Texas has open primaries -- you can vote in whichever party's primary you want -- but I'm reasonably sure that you can only vote in a party's runoff if you're recorded as having voting in that party's primary. I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong about that.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM

You are correctomundo.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (0sNs1)

48 Of course he's vegetarian, he's gnostic.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (gKWVE)

49
A fake Bible thumper and a wacko then.

Keeping my fingers crossed for yall.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K)

50 Should we really be worried that if Texas Republicans nominate the conservative MAGA AG Ken Paxton, Texas Republicans will suddenly flip and vote for James Talarico in the general?

I'd feel so much better if Paxton had ever been elected to statewide office. Maybe something like AG. Possibly having beaten a Bush to get elected.

That would make me feel better.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (ExV1e)

51 Plus he's a vegan in BBQ Texas. That'll sell.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (l26NL)

52 Didn't this freak also denounce meat-eating?

In Texas??

I know the country is generally degraded beyond recognition, but we're not quite all the way over the edge yet.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (U/Byj)

53 Ten points.

Just like Massie getting demolished.

Get it through your heads, you cuck swine: THE POPULISTS HAVE BROKEN YOUR POWER AND YOU ARE DOOMED.

Now, go kill yourselves.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (BI5O2)

54 And he thinks [...] there are multiple genders.

Not just "genders" which is the weasel word that they try to use to avoid objective facts but multiple biological sexes. Yeah, he's a nut.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (vTZFs)

55
The gay Elmer Gantry

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (HdYcL)

56 The Rev. Jim Talarico Jones
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (HdYcL)
----
So if he serves Flavor-Aid at one of his fundraisers, I should pass that up?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (gnNyN)

57
Don't know much about Talarico.

He sells hot sauce by the sea shore.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (Cqx++)

58 Paxton up 60 to 40, 17% counted. Cornyn going down hard.

Posted by: "The John Cornyn Show," Saturday Mornings at 9 on CNN at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (qUkBO)

59 Four Seasons, I'm sorry for rhe F-Bombs in my posts. You have grandkids about. But it's fucking shameful

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (Xdfhw)

60 Of course he's vegetarian, he's gnostic.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (gKWVE)

Can gnostics eat gnocchi?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (8zz6B)

61 LOL, 18% counted, 60-39 ...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (GD0B3)

62 33 For a president I keep hearing is very unpopular Trump sure seems popular.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (viF8m)

Weird, ain't it?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (zYpTz)

63 The six genders are male, female, Optimus Prime, Bumble Bee, Terminator, and Frankenstein.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (ndZc7)

64 The Bible doesn't discuss abortion?

It also doesn't discuss killing someone with a cluster bomb either so obviously Jesus is ok with you dropping them on your kids when they won't clean their rooms.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (sKqQm)

65
Mary,

They hear lots of swear words, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

66 It’s El Paso that counts in the Mountain Time Zone of Texas: land to the east of El Paso in the MTZ of Texas has area but not a lot of people.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (jTgrB)

67 “ Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.”

Psalm 51:6

“ From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.”

Psalm 22:10

“ From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.”

Psalm 71:6

I can do this all night.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (i14TE)

68 Live one in his trunk.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)
---
Where's he gonna stash his ballots?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (gnNyN)

69 Y's Dice, your wise and kind words promoting unity and togetherness always buoy me in these difficult times.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (U/Byj)

70 The very most western part of TX is in the mountain time zone.

Gerrymandered
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

Texas is so flat, when the sun rises in Shreveport, it's rises in El Paso.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (MTg2D)

71 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (GD0B3)

72
Can gnostics eat gnocchi?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Gno

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (Cqx++)

73 22% reporting, Paxton 61% Cornyn 39%

Hoo boy, I'd better start plucking that crow. (Sorry Ace, nothing personal.)

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (vTZFs)

74
Just wait until the Deaf Smith County results roll in. Paxton won't know what hit him.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (HdYcL)

75 There's a BBQ joint here in TX where the staff uniform is a t-shirt with one of their Yelp reviews on the back.

They were given a one-star rating. The comment was "No vegan dishes."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

76 Paxton clearing out Cornyn?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T4jwl3Wv9ls

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (qx7Zg)

77 Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: Psalm 139 at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (2Ez/1)

78 James "Chucky" Talarico

Posted by: Ben Had at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (5P5DO)

79 Roy down 11 right now...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (tOcjL)

80 If only ace had said something earlier today, Paxton might have had a chance.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (46HP8)

81 In order to help Senator Cornyn I am officially endorsing him............

So far, I am 0 - 557 but things can change in a flash..

Cackle ............ Cackle ........... Cackle .........

Posted by: Kami (Kiss of Death) Harris at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (xl8DV)

82 I went and cast my vote against the despicable John Cornyn this afternoon. Has to have been one of the most pleasant votes I've ever cast.

Cornyn has fought like a rabid, cornered dog in this election. Never seen him fight with one tenth of this ferocity before, and you'd certainly never see him fight for even a second for any truly conservative position.

Get bent, John, you insufferable, treasonous, corrupt POS.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (X+xvk)

83 Two servings. Middleton leading 55/45.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (vTZFs)

84 Paxton will win.

He will beat Talarico like an old rug.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (i14TE)

85 It’s El Paso that counts in the Mountain Time Zone of Texas: land to the east of El Paso in the MTZ of Texas has area but not a lot of people.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Not to be confused with Mexican Daylight Time which is the same as Mountain Daylight Time.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (glnUu)

86 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM

It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)

87 I'm next door to TX (though I hope not for much longer), but I wish I could have voted for Paxton.

Here in Lousy-ana, the trump-endorsed candidate, Julia Letlow, is running against the state treasurer, John Fleming, in the runoff. Next month, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (wzUl9)

88 Cornyn's only message is "vote for me or Texans will suddenly go crazy and vote for the gay fake preacher.

This message has always amused me. Coryn had two high profile measures to get passed with Thune. He failed at both.

So why wouldn't he get "fired"?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (sKqQm)

89 Senate adjourning obviously did not help Cornyn...maybe Thune should have rethought that one...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (tOcjL)

90 Paxton up 60 to 40, 17% counted. Cornyn going down hard.
Posted by: "The John Cornyn Show," Saturday Mornings at 9 on CNN at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (qUkBO)

Like Stacey Abrams at a Golden Corral.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (zZu0s)

91 72
Can gnostics eat gnocchi?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Gno
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

That's gnu.

Posted by: Gnu newz at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (2Ez/1)

92 It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)

Rosa's ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (GD0B3)

93 Talarico was selected for the money grab. Just like that asswipe Beto. No chance of winning, but you keep the campaign cash.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (HinvH)

94 71 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???

No, but they have a Minor League Baseball Team called ...

"The Chihuahuas" So that ain't bad !!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (xl8DV)

95 Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (qx7Zg)

that white dog has an eye for physics like Archimedes

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (gKWVE)

96 Still no numbers for the Dem primary. I guess they can't unlock the trunk.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (PiwSw)

97 Just wait until the Deaf Smith County results roll in. Paxton won't know what hit him.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (HdYcL)

That makes me giggle. I know where Deaf Smith county is. Those people aren't RINOs

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Xdfhw)

98 I hope Cornyn gets the Conan the Barbarian treatment and that Paxton does the same to that Democrat weirdo James Talarico.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Q/FnY)

99 Don't go counting crows before they hatch.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Cqx++)

100 If only ace had said something earlier today, Paxton might have had a chance.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (46HP

Well, we always knew that ace was a nevertrump zionist simp.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)

101 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM
*
It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026

***
Better move fast to make it to the back door.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (wzUl9)

102 At 37 percent reporting, it's Paxton 62-38.

ESAD, Cornyn.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (pE12i)

103 Kami (Kiss of Death) Harris

more like Kiss of Semen

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (gKWVE)

104 He's a fucking bizarro fake Christian dude from Austin with a Presbyterian theology degree from fucking Austin who has some fucking weird ideas about God and Jesus. And he thinks us rubes in the sticks should be all forgiving because Mary could have aborted Jesus. And there are multiple genders. And there should be a fucking welcome mat at the fucking border.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Xdfhw)

He missed that part of the New Testament that tells us there is actually a special place in hell for false teachers. Somewhere in second Peter I believe.

Posted by: I'd take a televangelist over this creep at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (TbWk/)

105 Plus his real name is not Talarico. That's the name of some guy his mother remarried. His real name is kind of bland and not ethnic at all.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (l26NL)

106 Oh, boy! This is great!

Posted by: Count Flounder de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (wVcYX)

107 Vote today may get close to matching the original vote from primary day...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (tOcjL)

108 Just to watch him die.

Posted by: Oh, wait. That's Reno at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (2Ez/1)

109 The gay Elmer Gantry
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (HdYcL)

We need photographs of him with the modern day equivalent of Shirley Jones, or, in his case, Paul Lynde.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (jTgrB)

110 Watch out for yer Cornhole, John.

Posted by: Lawrence at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (gKWVE)

111 I'm next door to TX (though I hope not for much longer), but I wish I could have voted for Paxton.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (wzUl9)

You should have gone to Harris County. They'd have let you vote for whoever

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (Xdfhw)

112 Not to be confused with Mexican Daylight Time which is the same as Mountain Daylight Time.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Mexican Daylight Time - 4:30 am hotdogs at RaceTrac gas station.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (MTg2D)

113 Texas Railroad Commissioner Republican Runoff
County Results
Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 8:20 PM
42% est. reporting

Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Bo French
GOP 283,013 54.3%
Jim Wright *
GOP 237,890 45.7%
Total 520,903
* Incumbent

Election Date: 5/26/2026

Man, no incumbent was safe today in TX? Did the railroad guy suck, too?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (tOcjL)

114
That makes me giggle. I know where Deaf Smith county is. Those people aren't RINOs

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Xdfhw)

_________

Them and the Timpson-Tenaha-Bobo-Blair microplex.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (HdYcL)

115 I challenged his right for the love of this maiden,
Down put his hand for the gun that he wore.
My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat,
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor.

(I kind of doubt Felina was a 'maiden'.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)

116 What's the preferred popcorn seasoning tonight?
Imma go with Old Bay.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (2Ez/1)

117 Texas voters, please forgive me for my lack of faith in you. Though I am no longer one of you, you make me proud.

172 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (vTZFs)

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (vTZFs)

118 Talarico is Skull & Bones creepy

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (RIvkX)

119 Here's another one. Hopefully the first dog in the clip represents what Texas does to Talarico.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UzvMmnoPKxw

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (qx7Zg)

120 Texans will vanquish the cornhole.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (snZF9)

121 Man, no incumbent was safe today in TX? Did the railroad guy suck, too?

===

😂😂😂

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (GD0B3)

122 I wonder if he knows what the Bible says about homosexuality.

Posted by: bluebell at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (afFes)

123
His real name is kind of bland and not ethnic at all.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (l26NL)

__________

Jim Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (HdYcL)

124 What's the preferred popcorn seasoning tonight?
Imma go with Old Bay.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Jalapeno cheddar would be more fitting.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (ftFVW)

125 As I recall, Cornyn was the other finalist in the Senate Cuckstakes for majority leader. It's a shame he didn't beat Thune.

It would be exquisite to see Trump slaughter the Party's leading cuck.

I still get the warm and fuzzies when I think about Eric Cantor being sent to the glue factory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (BI5O2)

126 He missed that part of the New Testament that tells us there is actually a special place in hell for false teachers. Somewhere in second Peter I believe.
Posted by: I'd take a televangelist over this creep at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM

2 Peter, Chapter 2:

17 These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness. 18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. 19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you. 20 And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. 21 It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life. 22 They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.” And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)

127 James Hifler.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)

128 still 1.1+ million votes left to be counted !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (GD0B3)

129 I'm next door to TX (though I hope not for much longer), but I wish I could have voted for Paxton.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (wzUl9)

You should have gone to Harris County. They'd have let you vote for whoever
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (Xdfhw)

This checks out.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:24 PM (wVcYX)

130 I don't think they can unless they voted in the R primary. Texas has open primaries -- you can vote in whichever party's primary you want -- but I'm reasonably sure that you can only vote in a party's runoff if you're recorded as having voting in that party's primary. I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong about that.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (vTZFs)

You are not... quite... correct. You cannot vote in the R run-off if you voted in the D primary but if you voted in neither than you can. My wife did that today.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:24 PM (ExV1e)

131 I wonder if he knows what the Bible says about homosexuality.

==

HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:24 PM (GD0B3)

132 Y's Dice, your wise and kind words promoting unity and togetherness always buoy me in these difficult times.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (U/Byj)

Happy to oblige!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (BI5O2)

133
45 22% reporting, Paxton 61% Cornyn 39%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM

------

So you're saying -- there's a chance.

Posted by: John Cornyn in Intestinal Distress at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (HLgI3)

134 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (sKqQm)

135 Don't go counting crows before they hatch.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Cqx++)

Word.

Posted by: Mr. Jones. And me. at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (TbWk/)

136 I wonder if he knows what the Bible says about homosexuality.

==

HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

Let's just say David French would love to wash Talarico's "girl"-friend's feet.

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

137 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM

It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)

And maybe a mexican girl?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (snZF9)

138 There's another Jim Wright from TX emerging?

Also, is the railroad commission still a big deal as it used to be? Always one of the nice quirks of American governance. I know that outfit deals with issues far beyond railroads, but still always liked the sound of it.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (U/Byj)

139 Talarico could also use someone to boy him.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (gKWVE)

140 As an aside, you can thank McConnell and the Senate Republican Conference rules for Cornyn not becoming the GOP Leader 8 years ago. Cornyn was in the #2 spot as at the whip, but every leadership position except the leader is term-limited. He was term-limited out of the whip spot, McConnell had no intention of giving up the #1 spot, and he didn't have a chance of beating Mitch, so out of the leadership he went.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (PrsTH)

141 HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

Posted by: runner

Sure, Jan.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (ftFVW)

142 36% reporting...62-37

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (GD0B3)

143 45% reporting: Paxton 62.8% Cornyn 37.2%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (PiwSw)

144 You are not... quite... correct. You cannot vote in the R run-off if you voted in the D primary but if you voted in neither than you can. My wife did that today.

Thank you.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (vTZFs)

145 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (sKqQm)

Voters: Well then, here, suck the fart out of my ass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (snZF9)

146 Until results come in from Def Smith County (coolest county name evah) I will hold comments.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (gm9Sb)

147 Texas is so flat, when the sun rises in Shreveport, it's rises in El Paso.

Most of Texas is flat, but west Texas has mountains. El Paso is in a pass in some of those mountains.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (jTgrB)

148 Hey there, Vendette!

Posted by: bluebell at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (afFes)

149 HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

Posted by: runner

You wouldn't know her.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (ndZc7)

150 Still no numbers for the Dem primary. I guess they can't unlock the trunk.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM

In my county (fannin) if you want to vote in the democrat primary they have you call a phone number when you go to the polling place to vote and they send someone out to open the democrat side of the voting place. It's very odd.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (0N4FZ)

151 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM

Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

152 Paxton Looking comfortably ahead in the early returns.

Murkowski just ordered another 8-ball.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (VnVVA)

153 134 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!
Posted by: 18-1

********************************

That's as accurate as it gets. Wonder what it's like to be a Democrat, knowing that, no matter how batshit crazy your ideas might be, your representatives will faithfully advocate for them.

It really doesn't matter how we vote. Conservatives couldn't get representation in government if we held Republicans at gunpoint. It's a party of Jim Jeffords clones. They exist to service the Democrats like Monica serviced Bill.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (X+xvk)

154 you can thank McConnell and the Senate Republican Conference rules for Cornyn not becoming the GOP Leader 8 years ago.

CS Lewis mentioned something like this. The demons love it best when you sell your soul and get nothing.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (gKWVE)

155 Voters: Well then, here, suck the fart out of my ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Thinking some of the GOPe might actually like that.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (ftFVW)

156 With > 95% reporting:

Christian Menefee 68.6% Al Green 31.4%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (PiwSw)

157 If these numbers hold up, this is a schlonging.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:30 PM (U/Byj)

158 Man, no incumbent was safe today in TX? Did the railroad guy suck, too?

Hoping Bo French wins.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (2PamV)

159 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM

Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

No, because gay. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (snZF9)

160 Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

Is Metallica a metal band ?? Then yes.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)

161 156 With > 95% reporting:

Christian Menefee 68.6% Al Green 31.4%
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So apparently looking like a werewolf and talking about not being an ape wasn't a good electoral strategy?

Posted by: the lower depths at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (pRtaC)

162 As I recall, Cornyn was the other finalist in the Senate Cuckstakes for majority leader. It's a shame he didn't beat Thune.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (BI5O2)

Rick Scott also ran. But Thune won without much trouble.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (PrsTH)

163 Metallica is ghey !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)

164 I wonder if ace has Hump Bot warming up.

Probably not, tis an elegant weapon for a more civilized era.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

165 Dear John Cornyn;

How's my azz taste?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: President Trump at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (RIvkX)

166 If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (fZiTB)

167 Paxton is even winning in Harris Co. 64.6% to 35.4%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (PiwSw)

168 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!

Tongue my tain't you worthless shits.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (2PamV)

169 Has cornhole landed a job with CNN yet?

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (rPIr5)

170 Hey there, Vendette!

Posted by: bluebell at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (afFes)

*Waves*

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (PrsTH)

171 Talarico

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (ZwdAr)

172 124 What's the preferred popcorn seasoning tonight?
Imma go with Old Bay.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Jalapeno cheddar would be more fitting.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM
========

Duly noted.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (2Ez/1)

173 It's over for cornyn he is only 1 point ahead in dallas county. A ton of democrats there voted in the republican primary just to vote for him.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (0N4FZ)

174 It's not a version, they just did something one night for the TX crowd...made them happy I guess...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (GD0B3)

175 >>If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Look at us. We are the captain now.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (viF8m)

176 Hey John, have a Wintergreen Lifesaver. -- Chip Roy

https://youtu.be/d8BqUf7E-Cw

Posted by: Lifesaver 1976 commercial at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (wVcYX)

177 Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Let the Bodies Hit the Floor?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ndZc7)

178 If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Good! I'm all in favor when they out themselves. Makes 'em easier to target.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (Riz8t)

179 R/TheBulwark

Republican primary voters in Texas are fucking psychos. Do yourself a favor and look at the nonbinding resolutions those freaks put on their primary ballots. In other words, Cornyn is history.

Coryn will lose, will be interesting to see by how much. I think it will be a significant margin. Runoff emojis made me laugh, that was a good one 😂.

Agree. Coryn’s “identity” is a Trump cultist. That’s it. Now that daddy Trump has spoken out against him the 🐑 will fall in line. A fitting end to a truly pathetic man.

Paxton nearly was impreached and removed from office by Texas republicans. How the fuck the voters support him in any way is so black pilling. He literally would be the worst person to give more power to.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ycI94)

180 Roy is such a blowhard pos I hope they put him out to pasture.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ZwdAr)

181 Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

Is Metallica a metal band ?? Then yes.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)

Metallica did a version of that song? I stopped listening to them after master of puppets, so i wouldn't know.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (snZF9)

182 Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks, exceeding John McCain during his last days (when he isn't too busy collecting Scrooge McDuck money bags at the Chamber of Commerce).

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (gm9Sb)

183 171 Talarico

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb

Posted by: Braenyard
======
Trump: "The Democrats have a weird, WEIRD candidate."

heh.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (2Ez/1)

184 Senate adjourning obviously did not help Cornyn...maybe Thune should have rethought that one...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (tOcjL)

Maybe the other R Senators didn't like Johnny and secretly wanted him gone.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (ExV1e)

185 f you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

==

And they will huff , and they will puff...and do the same crap they are doing now.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (GD0B3)

186
179 R/TheBulwark

Republican primary voters in Texas are fucking psychos

__________

Oh, I DO hope so.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (HdYcL)

187 But Jesus never spoke on abortion!!

Not that stabbing yourself up the V. had been so popular that it was a pervasive problem.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (ikSmX)

188 178 If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Good! I'm all in favor when they out themselves. Makes 'em easier to target.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (Riz8t)

I disagree - I think RINOs will turtle up and try to fall in line and protect themselves b/c they covet their seats and the money and power they bring at all costs...

AKA - maybe we finally get a SAVE Act vote...with the 2 primary losers voting against, but the rest falling in line...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:36 PM (tOcjL)

189 I did my part first thing this morning. The Cornyn ads that I saw talked about how he was all about decorum or some such.

Like I care.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 26, 2026 08:36 PM (VmDLh)

190 Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks

The RINO di tutti RINI.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:36 PM (Riz8t)

191 2 incumbent GOP senators taken out in primaries in the same month when a senate incumbent hasn't lost a primary at all since 2010.

All because they made enemies of Trump.

Trump has moxie.

If the GOP can keep the House, the next Congress should be much more productive, I think.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (46HP8)

192 >>Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks, exceeding John McCain during his last days (when he isn't too busy collecting Scrooge McDuck money bags at the Chamber of Commerce).

He's gonna get some real time competition from Tillis and Cassidy.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)

193 Dont Tread on Me was a decent song.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

194 The Republican Party, where Jim Jeffords switched parties the second Republicans won the Senate. The party which had the Republican-hating Michael Steele as the head of the Republican National Committee. The party of Bitch McConnell. The party of the Son of a Mailman! The party of the weepy John Boehner! The party of Kevin McCarthy. My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

195 Good! I'm all in favor when they out themselves. Makes 'em easier to target.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (Riz8t)

I disagree - I think RINOs will turtle up and try to fall in line and protect themselves b/c they covet their seats and the money and power they bring at all costs...

AKA - maybe we finally get a SAVE Act vote...with the 2 primary losers voting against, but the rest falling in line...

I can live with that. The fear of imminent obliteration works for me as long as they do what they're told.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:38 PM (Riz8t)

196 Metallica. "El Paso". Live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_BeILaosm8

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:38 PM (0sNs1)

197
My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

_________

It was their turn.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:38 PM (HdYcL)

198 Cornyn done FAFO'd.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (OLFlC)

199 I wonder if Cornyn will endorse and/or campaign for Paxton.
Somehow I doubt it. As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (hpwtA)

200 @196 There you go.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (GD0B3)

201 2 incumbent GOP senators taken out in primaries in the same month when a senate incumbent hasn't lost a primary at all since 2010.

All because they made enemies of Trump.

Trump has moxie.

If the GOP can keep the House, the next Congress should be much more productive, I think.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (46HP

Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (PrsTH)

202 My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Wanna wrestle?

Posted by: Denny Hastert at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (gKWVE)

203 Two incumbent senators ousted in one cycle (so far).

Interesting.

Too lazy to get the precise stats, but unseating incumbents in primaries, especially senators, has not happened much in recent history.

Plus Massie gone. Another incumbent. Some small signs of life in a political system that's been largely dead for ages. And below the presidential level, where Trump is an extraordinary outlier, historically.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (U/Byj)

204 Maybe John will try to get the SAVE CORNYN ACT passed now?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (OLFlC)

205
It's over for cornyn he is only 1 point ahead in dallas county. A ton of democrats there voted in the republican primary just to vote for him.
Posted by: Mister Scott

Why would they vote Cornyn if Paxton is so beatable in the November election?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Cqx++)

206 From the last thread:

And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)

Sure, but you need to ask, why 13 months? Because that's the shortest they could make it sound, going from the first checkup to the third. (Which means he's been putting them off a little, more like 6.5-month checkups, presumably because he's so busy.) So, it isn't a random 13-month period; they're specifically trying to confuse people.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Sy6m/)

207 The GOPe seems to miss a point here. Stepping on their dicks with golf shoes and kicking their worthless ass to the curb is us asking nicely.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (snZF9)

208 My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Wanna wrestle?

Nahhh, let's just get high. Or drunk. Or both.

Posted by: John Boehner at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Riz8t)

209 The whack job D who wants to put zionists into happy fun camp is losing but by a smaller margin than Cornyn.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (vTZFs)

210 >>Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring.

Same with Tillis.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (viF8m)

211 I was hoping for boobs.

Posted by: Just got here at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (2Ez/1)

212 Longshanks found Cornyn getting jiggy with his boyo.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (3uBP9)

213 Why would they vote Cornyn if Paxton is so beatable in the November election?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Cqx++)

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

Hugh Hewitt cannot hear you because his fingers are in his ears and he's stomping Big Mad!!!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (OLFlC)

214 I wonder if Cornyn will endorse and/or campaign for Paxton.
Somehow I doubt it. As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM

I got a gut feeling he is going to go out in a blaze of glory and switch to democrat just to fvck Trump over, because he is done in Texas as a republican politician.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (0N4FZ)

215 “Republicans” were installed, I maintain, largely to prevent anything substantial happening, to even hope of fixing anything. There are some good ones, tho not nearly enough. The reasonably sane Democrats were ran off or expunged long ago. But the same calculus applies.

Take illegal migration. A 90/10 issue for decades going on decades. Somehow, NOTHING could stop it. Not even a little bit.

That doesn’t happen by “accident” or some quirk of the “law” or some clown in a robe.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (j92eC)

216 204 Maybe John will try to get the SAVE CORNYN ACT passed now?
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (OLFlC

====

lol

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (46HP8)

217 The Republican Party, where Jim Jeffords switched parties the second Republicans won the Senate. The party which had the Republican-hating Michael Steele as the head of the Republican National Committee. The party of Bitch McConnell. The party of the Son of a Mailman! The party of the weepy John Boehner! The party of Kevin McCarthy. My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Don't forget Arlen Specter.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (PrsTH)

218
As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (hpwtA)

___________

Even if he did, how many votes is that? Six? Almost all Cornyn's votes will swing to Paxton in the general.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (HdYcL)

219 My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Wanna wrestle?

Nahhh, let's just get high. Or drunk. Or both.

I know! Let's do some cheers!

Posted by: Trent Lott at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (Riz8t)

220 Republicans
Polls close in 21:02
Candidate ... Votes ... Percentage

Ken Paxton ... 444,633 ... 62.7%

John Cornyn ... 264,165 ... 37.3%

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (ZwdAr)

221 Nahhh, let's just ~~get high~~ cry. Or get drunk. Or both.
Posted by: John Boehner at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM

FIFY.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (0sNs1)

222 As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

With the numbers he's drawing tonight, who would it help if he did?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:42 PM (vTZFs)

223 (You might question the judgement of someone who

Hi, John Cornyn here. You're only true conservative choice. But, before we get to that, I'll be right back. I need to put more restrictions on gun owners in Texas.

Ok, I'm back. I just locked in my re-election with that move.

I"M A GENIUS!!!!!

Posted by: Cornyn's Nitwit PAC at May 26, 2026 08:42 PM (dIske)

224 9 I think his recently discoverd "girlfriend" is totally fake.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (l26NL)

You wouldn't know her, she's getting her sex change in Thailand. I mean going to school in Canada, haha whoops!

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (Sy6m/)

225 Ok, here are a couple of place where Cornyn is leading, so you can write them some hatemail or something : Dallas, Panola, Gillespie, Kenedy, Victoria, Sherman.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (GD0B3)

226 Hey, don’t be dissin’ on Marty Robbins. He was a real entertainer and wrote some good tunes. Great guy by all accounts.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (j92eC)

227 TJM, thanks for filling that factoid in. Now 2010 was of course the greatest political earthquake in American history (excecpt for 1932?), in terms of seats changing hands/parties, from county to Congress.

Vendette thanks for filling that in about Ernst. She had been sort of slippery as far I could tell in recent times, at least in a time that requires a lot of bold action.

Tillis I wonder about. NC elects some real idiots state-wide, would think he could slime by with Dem votes in a pinch, but he ejected too.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (U/Byj)

228 I'll admit, I knew Cornyn was going to lose bigly, but I didn't know he was going to take an ass fucking of this magnitude.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)

229 210 >>Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring
---

Did she ever cut one ball off a Democrat?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (ZwdAr)

230 I was hoping for boobs.
Posted by: Just got here at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (2Ez/1)

Well, I jumped off work wifi to look, but the one I was thinking of is REALLY NSFW. Funny how the mind plays tricks on you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (zZu0s)

231 HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

This is as believable and organic as Cory Booker dating Rosario Dawson out of nowhere, and Charlie Crist's short-lived marriage.

Posted by: Still fake and gay at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (TbWk/)

232 Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks, exceeding John McCain during his last days (when he isn't too busy collecting Scrooge McDuck money bags at the Chamber of Commerce).

No reason for anyone to give him so much as a wooden nickel after tonight.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (vTZFs)

233 @220 that's not just a defeat, that's an enstompening

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (hpwtA)

234 Hey, don’t be dissin’ on Marty Robbins.

==

No one is dissing on Marty Robins. Why would you say that ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (GD0B3)

235 221 Boehner, endorsing Kesslers whiskey during Reds games. "Goes down good".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gm9Sb)

236 In before "shellacking" is used.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (wVcYX)

237 It's looking like a 20+ point blowout for paxton if these numbers hold up. That's epic and it should send a huge message to the remaining rino's in DC.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (0N4FZ)

238 Great guy by all accounts.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (j92eC)

Did NOT like commies.

https://youtu.be/0XxYwWg7F8I?
si=VHUWZmyDvGSRsa_Y

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)

239 I'll admit, I knew Cornyn was going to lose bigly, but I didn't know he was going to take an ass fucking of this magnitude.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)
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It really should be a wake-up call for the RINOs in the House and Senate, but most of them are too full of themselves to believe anyone could ever challenge them--and win.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gnNyN)

240 Hey Thune, can you hear us now?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (viF8m)

241 Longshanks found Cornyn getting jiggy with his boyo.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (3uBP9)

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

[With apologies to Creedence Clearwater Revival:]

Corn in the Boyo
Corn in the Boyo, em, em, em
Corn in the Boyo
Do it, do it, do it, do it

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (OLFlC)

242 I'll admit, I knew Cornyn was going to lose bigly, but I didn't know he was going to take an ass fucking of this magnitude.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)

Gave him an asteroid enema they did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (snZF9)

243 Will we get a flaming rino cuck skull when it's official?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (HIzgC)

244 This is what kills me about this state. I tried looking up "conservative voter guide TX" and the first two recommended voting for Cornyn and Chip Roy. There are so many damned phony conservatives in Texas, it's enough to make ya puke. Is Chip Roy still humping Liz Cheney's leg? Who wants to tell him?

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (X+xvk)

245 225 Ok, here are a couple of place where Cornyn is leading, so you can write them some hatemail or something : Dallas, Panola, Gillespie, Kenedy, Victoria, Sherman.
Posted by: runner
---

Surprise! He's losing in Harris Co. and Bexar Co.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (ZwdAr)

246 I know I'm late, but has the sad trombone made an appearance?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

247 I have great happiness in MAGA stomping GOPe candidates.

Thank you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (A5RD0)

248
It really should be a wake-up call for the RINOs in the House and Senate, but most of them are too full of themselves to believe anyone could ever challenge them--and win.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gnNyN)

____________

Republican voters are out of step with their representatives.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (HdYcL)

249 Al Green lost his primary. He was actually entertainingly as stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (hpwtA)

250 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (l26NL)

251 210 >>Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring.

Same with Tillis.
Posted by: JackStraw

Iowa's governor didn't run for reelection, either. We're a Red state, but the voters aren't happy, so the Dems have gone all in trying to replace them. They may have a shot for Governor, and a rep or two.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ycI94)

252 Hey, don’t be dissin’ on Marty Robbins. He was a real entertainer and wrote some good tunes. Great guy by all accounts.
Posted by: Common Tater

And he has a Big Iron on his hip.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ndZc7)

253 *JUMP SCARE*

Now, where's the bar, and where's my blow?

Posted by: Ann Richards at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (dIske)

254 We'll see if Thune or his coterie of RINO swine change their tune if Cornyn loses. What can be the reason behind their intense resistance to the SAVE Act? How much of it is hatred and resentment of Trump? Will they bend to his will now, or harden their resolve to wait out his presidency?

Something tells me they won't yield an inch. The kind of hatred we're talking about here is preternatural -- beyond political survival.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (fZiTB)

255 "So, it isn't a random 13-month period; they're specifically trying to confuse people.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Sy6m/) "

their modus operandi in a nutshell

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (VyBeY)

256 Trump warned them and gave them time to pass the Save Act. They ignored him.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (GD0B3)

257 It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

258 There is no chance Talarico can beat ANY Republican for Senator. The claim that he can, is simply Cornyn yelling "Boogie Man" in an attempt to force down the Paxton vote in the primary.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (Da7Vv)

259 Talarico speaks with the wiles of a serpent. He is a serpent. Ladies beware.

And everyone else too.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (C4BAC)

260 Hey Thune, can you hear us now?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (viF8m)

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

Maybe John will try to get the SAVE THUNE ACT passed now?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (OLFlC)

261 Just thinking, the traditional Democrat, Rio Grande valley is not going to vote for Talarico, no huey.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (ZwdAr)

262 Let us commemorate this evening with triscuits and milk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (QoCBg)

263
It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

___________

Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (HdYcL)

264
It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

___________

Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (HdYcL)

265 It really should be a wake-up call for the RINOs in the House and Senate, but most of them are too full of themselves to believe anyone could ever challenge them--and win.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gnNyN)

____________

Republican voters are out of step with their representatives.

The people have lost the government's confidence and can only regain it with redoubled effort. The reps need to dissolve the people and appoint another.

h/t to Bertold Brecht

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (Riz8t)

266 An epic schlonging if the numbers don't change.

Along with Cassidy/Massie/forced retirements, indeed something you'd think Beltway GOPe incumbents would notice.

But like the mullahs, they know they only have to hang on for a few years now and there's a chance of survival.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (U/Byj)

267 Wait , Dallas may not be a win for Cornyn.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (GD0B3)

268 244 This is what kills me about this state. I tried looking up "conservative voter guide TX" and the first two recommended voting for Cornyn and Chip Roy. There are so many damned phony conservatives in Texas, it's enough to make ya puke. Is Chip Roy still humping Liz Cheney's leg? Who wants to tell him?
Posted by: Sam Adams

I was hoping a Bush was on the ballot somewhere. Is ¡Jeb! available, perchance?

Posted by: No One Ever at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (ycI94)

269
*throws phone across room*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (HdYcL)

270 254 We'll see if Thune or his coterie of RINO swine change their tune if Cornyn loses. What can be the reason behind their intense resistance to the SAVE Act? How much of it is hatred and resentment of Trump? Will they bend to his will now, or harden their resolve to wait out his presidency?

Something tells me they won't yield an inch. The kind of hatred we're talking about here is preternatural -- beyond political survival.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM

=====

Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis, Ernst, and Mitch are still in the Senate until January.

None will vote for the SAVE act despite literally all of them cosponsoring it. They have no incentive and they hate us.

Next Congress there's a better shot.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (46HP8)

271 >>> Will we get a flaming rino cuck skull when it's official?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (HIzgC)

LOL, what would that even be? I'm imagining something reminiscent of a Megadeth album cover but still I can't picture it.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (3uBP9)

272 'Have you ever danced with telarico in the pale moonlight?'
J. Cornyn

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (LHPAg)

273 Al Green lost his primary. He was actually entertainingly as stupid
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Ah, man. I loved Love and Happiness.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (l26NL)

274 We're getting to the point where, in order to win, Cornyn would have to win 80% of the outstanding vote. That's not going to happen, obviously.
-----
Hey, don't dismiss the "Buick" vote so quickly!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (gnNyN)

275 "250 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (l26NL)

it's non-negotiable.
honest elections apparently represent an extinction-level event for politics-as-we-know-them.
which is what we would vote for if we had honest elections.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (VyBeY)

276 If Paxton wins, we have another......

"STOLEN ELECTION" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Maxine Waters the Screech Queen at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xl8DV)

277 The SAVE Act can never be passed. We would find out that 20% of voters are illegal in some way. Vote fraud is the system.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (QoCBg)

278 It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

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Invite Cornyn to the White House under the rumor and auspices of offering him a gig in his Cabinet or Administration -- a la Pierre Delecto in 2016 -- then have Trump grab his own crotch, and send him away yelling "I've got your next job right here!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (OLFlC)

279 We did not get a skull when Massie got tossed. Sad...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (GD0B3)

280 On RINO radio this morning, Griff Jenkins subbing on the Brian Kilmeade show had on, as back-to-back guests, Karl Rove and John Cornyn, both shitting on Paxton and receiving free tongue-bath in-kind election donations. Sickening! I hate-listen to Kilmeade for his brand of """conservatism.""""

Posted by: uncle miltie f. at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (aVOy8)

281 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

That was a very canny move on his part. It exposed Cornyn as a duplicitous snake for everyone to see. It probably ensured Paxton's election.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (Riz8t)

282 I really thought the old turd was gonna pull this out, via low information voters "he seems to be a good guy!"

the ONLY downside? he and Jim Carreys weirder looking brother are going to vote with the dems on everything til out of office.

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (EDeJ/)

283 Ok, here are a couple of place where Cornyn is leading, so you can write them some hatemail or something : Dallas, Panola, Gillespie, Kenedy, Victoria, Sherman.
Posted by: runner

Stay out of Texas John. Stay in DC.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (2PamV)

284
Al Green makes Henry Waxman look handsome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (HdYcL)

285 Al Green lost his primary. He was actually entertainingly as stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (hpwtA)

They probably nipped it in the bud figuring his next act was to enter the chambers in a loin cloth.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (snZF9)

286 Well it’s not like there wasn’t a warning, Thune.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (CM7zZ)

287 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (ZwdAr)

288 Cornyn is gettin' cornholed. Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (I53Wz)

289 Actually I think Tashkent's a decent assignment. Never made it there though I was supposed to pass through a few times en route to Tajikistan, and looked forward to it.

Speaking of which, Marco announced State will start reforming the Foreign Service. Didn't even bother to check if that included hiring process, which was f**ked up back in the 80s and surely played a role in producing a workforce that perfectly reflected the pathetic degraded "educated" cohorts of the subsequent decades.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:54 PM (U/Byj)

290 I was hoping a Bush was on the ballot somewhere. Is ¡Jeb! available, perchance?

Posted by: No One Ever

*******************

Please clap.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:54 PM (X+xvk)

291 280 On RINO radio this morning, Griff Jenkins subbing on the Brian Kilmeade show had on, as back-to-back guests, Karl Rove and John Cornyn, both shitting on Paxton and receiving free tongue-bath in-kind election donations. Sickening! I hate-listen to Kilmeade for his brand of """conservatism.""""

Posted by: uncle miltie f. at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (aVOy

shoot Kilmeade is a rock ribbed republican compared to Trey Gowdy, and his lib guests

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (EDeJ/)

292 My whole life, until I washed my hands of the GOP, I was told to STFD & STFU because the base was the minority and only cucks are electable.

Well, now the base is the majority, and cucks are unelectable.

Will they now STFD & STFU like we were told to do for so long?

Somehow, I think they won't.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (BI5O2)

293 We did not get a skull when Massie got tossed. Sad...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (GD0B3)

Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

294 If Paxton wins, we have another......

"STOLEN ELECTION" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Maxine Waters the Screech Queen at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xl8DV)

Those will Jews!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

295
"STOLEN ELECTION" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Maxine Waters the Screech Queen at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xl8DV)

__________

Gerrymandering.

I am reclaiming my time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (HdYcL)

296 "They probably nipped it in the bud figuring his next act was to enter the chambers in a loin cloth.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (snZF9) "

leopard print, or kente?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (VyBeY)

297 Invite Cornyn to the White House under the rumor and auspices of offering him a gig in his Cabinet or Administration -- a la Pierre Delecto in 2016 -- then have Trump grab his own crotch, and send him away yelling "I've got your next job right here!"
Posted by: ShainS

Stay out of my head!
I was hoing to say, invite him to the White House and have some locker room talk.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (2PamV)

298 Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis, Ernst, and Mitch are still in the Senate until January.

None will vote for the SAVE act despite literally all of them cosponsoring it. They have no incentive and they hate us.

Next Congress there's a better shot.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (46HP

Back-stabbing traitors like this should pay a very, very personal price for this level of back-stabbing. A deeply personal price.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (I53Wz)

299 Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

LOL!!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (GD0B3)

300 281 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

That was a very canny move on his part. It exposed Cornyn as a duplicitous snake for everyone to see. It probably ensured Paxton's election.
Posted by: Archimedes

***********************

Absolute brilliance.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (X+xvk)

301 Invite Cornyn to the White House under the rumor and auspices of offering him a gig in his Cabinet or Administration -- a la Pierre Delecto in 2016 -- then have Trump grab his own crotch, and send him away yelling "I've got your next job right here!"

DJT: Sign here accepting the ambassadorship to Somalia.

JC: Nope, I have no interest in that.

DJT: In 2 minutes, either your signature or your brains will be on that paper.

JC: Somalia, you say...

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (Riz8t)

302 So...no boobs?

Posted by: Just got here at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (2Ez/1)

303 shoot Kilmeade is a rock ribbed republican compared to Trey Gowdy, and his lib guests

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (EDeJ/)

Trey Gowdy...he's the dude that looks like he combs his hair with a sledgehammer?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (snZF9)

304 277 The SAVE Act can never be passed. We would find out that 20% of voters are illegal in some way. Vote fraud is the system.
Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (QoCBg)

First thing that needs to happen is for Congress to pass a separate bill saying that States MUST give voter roll information to the Feds, or they can't ensure the Vote for Federal Elections.

This crap where Judges are telling the Feds they can't LOOK at voter rolls? For FEDERAL Elections? Wow.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (mP0Kj)

305 Just before the polls closed in Texas mysteriously a Tractor Trailor Truck showed up to election HQ that had 1,800,000 Mail in Ballots that all voted for Cornyn.

CNN declares Cornyn the winner with 105% of the votes to Paxton's -3.9%

CNN is calling this the most honest and secure election since Joe Biden was selected for POTUS.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (xl8DV)

306 Texas Railroad Commissioner Republican Runoff
County Results
Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 8:56 PM
61% est. reporting

Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Bo French
GOP 397,447 52.8%
Jim Wright *
GOP 355,887 47.2%
Total 753,334
* Incumbent

Election Date: 5/26/2026

Only statewide race still not certain...it's tightening...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (tOcjL)

307
Manhattan mixed, poured and waiting for three minutes from now.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (Y8DZL)

308 Thank you Texas.

VAIO.

Vote All Incumbents Out.

It's a start.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (2PamV)

309 We did not get a skull when Massie got tossed. Sad...
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (GD0B3)

At least we got a scalp.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (vSvIl)

310 289, more like the 30s, imho ... by the 80s it was out and flagrant

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (VyBeY)

311 the ONLY downside? he and Jim Carreys weirder looking brother are going to vote with the dems on everything til out of office.
Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:53

Which was the argument given as to why we shouldn’t vote them out by the GOPe acolytes. Without any sense of how ridiculous that sounds. You can never vote out the people who don’t vote the way you want, constituents, or they will vote against your best interests even harder!

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (d2kuJ)

312 ShainS @278, that would be fantastic. And even though Trump is the president most likely in history to do it, nah, we won't be that lucky. I did love the dinner with Mitt in NYC though, that was hilarious.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (U/Byj)

313 Don't take Ossuary if you're allergic to Ossuary.

Posted by: Big Fat Pharma at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (2Ez/1)

314 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

A Buick won't cut it at this point. They'll need to bring in a supertanker full of fake ballots.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (Riz8t)

315 @309, Damn! that's good !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (GD0B3)

316 Evenin’, All.

Also, 302, Google images of Madeline Smith. You will not be disappointed.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (77rzZ)

317 Travis numbers in: Cornyn 54% to 46%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (PiwSw)

318 The reason the Bush family machine hates Paxton so much is because he bounced Jeb’s son, George P, out of politics for good.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Wasn't hard. Barely a piffle. Nepo babies can't fight.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (2PamV)

319
For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

320 Hawaiian Judge declares Cornyn the winner..........

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (xl8DV)

321 They probably nipped it in the bud figuring his next act was to enter the chambers in a loin cloth.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (snZF9)

----------

lol

Can we haz vines hanging from the House Chamber rafters next year just in case?

/dat's raciss

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (OLFlC)

322 At least we got a scalp [from Massie].
Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (vSvIl)

A foreskin.

Posted by: from a philistine at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (gKWVE)

323 So has CNN or MS Cow lost their minds more tonight? I can only hope Tater is spinning up some lies and BS. I am going to guess Cornyn has a job lined up with a network or perhaps The View. He'd fit right in.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (Q0yOR)

324 EyePatch didn't make it to the run offs did he?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZwdAr)

325 Metallica. "El Paso". Live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_BeILaosm8
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Excuse me if I’m still partial to Marty Robbins:

https://ziply.pk/FHgxk5

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZVgZ4)

326 I mean, I'm with you all the way through flaming rino skull, I can clearly picture it, but it's the cuck skull. I can even see a flaming cuck, or a cuck rino, or a flaming cuck rino. Basically a rino, on fire, and he's sitting over in a chair in the corner of a hotel room. Watching. No problem there either.

But it's the cuck skull where I'm losing it. I guess I'd need to workshop the cuck skull's motivation. Why is he there? As a skull and as a cuck. I think once I can break through the cuck skull part the rest will be easy for me.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (3uBP9)

327 Time to watch the Avalanche and their auto de fe

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZxPkt)

328 319
For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

Has no one thought to rename the office to what they do actually do?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (tOcjL)

329 291 280 On RINO radio this morning, Griff Jenkins subbing on the Brian Kilmeade show had on, as back-to-back guests, Karl Rove and John Cornyn, both shitting on Paxton and receiving free tongue-bath in-kind election donations. Sickening! I hate-listen to Kilmeade for his brand of """conservatism.""""

Posted by: uncle miltie f. at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (aVOy
_________________________

LMAO...just a day before Massie has his posterior handed to him, Rove was out there saying that the results of that election will show Trump where the real republicans are right now. Two days later, Rove was saying that Massies comments on Israel were borderline antisemitic. In reference to Cornyn, he didn't say much of anything other than Trump's endorsement of Paxton might hurt Paxton more than Cornyn. And, Cornyn is still getting support from Rick Perry and Phil Graham... There are very obviously two GOP's in Texas....the Bush, Rove, Cornyn, Perry primadonnas....and the other ones.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (dIske)

330 @GregAbbott_TX
·
9m
Congratulations Ken Paxton on the resounding victory.

Next, he will destroy Talarico and become the next US Senator from the state of Texas.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (vSvIl)

331 Travis numbers in: Cornyn 54% to 46%
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (PiwSw)

Not enough.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (jGGMD)

332 OK, it's official and in red.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (GD0B3)

333 California IN SHOCK As $5B Blue Diamond CEO Calls California 'Too Costly' To Stay

A decision made inside one of California’s most recognizable agricultural companies has sparked a debate far larger than the closure of a single factory.

For more than a century, a cooperative built by a handful of almond growers helped transform California into the center of the global almond industry, creating generations of jobs, pioneering manufacturing technologies, and exporting products around the world.

Now, the announcement that its historic Sacramento facility will shut down has ignited questions about rising operating costs, business competitiveness, taxation, regulation, and whether California can continue retaining the companies that helped build its economy.

Supporters argue the move is a necessary business decision driven by efficiency, while critics see it as another warning sign in a growing pattern of corporate departures and economic strain.

On top of Starfucks bailing on Seattle.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (2PamV)

334 EyePatch didn't make it to the run offs did he?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZwdAr)

He didn't.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (PrsTH)

335 Earlier today after Ace's horrific jump scare of DWS, Banana Dream I think it was suggested a slightly better picture of a statue.

Lady Victory riding an eagle with a great rack and a pair of 50 cals.

I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG

Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)

336 Definitely believe the polls in Maine, though.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (46HP8)

337 The auto-da-fé, what's the auto-da-fé?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (gKWVE)

338 Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

I want a 28 Years Later ossuary - the only good part of that dogshit movie.

Posted by: SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (TbWk/)

339
Has no one thought to rename the office to what they do actually do?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (tOcjL)

___________

Why? It's quaint.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (HdYcL)

340 NBC: Paxton is "absolutely trouncing" Cornyn.

NOTE TO GOPers; Citizens of these United States are fed up.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (ZwdAr)

341 For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

Has no one thought to rename the office to what they do actually do?
Posted by: Nova Local

Ixnay on the namingnay.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (2PamV)

342 Paxton declared the Winner ................

Ken Paxton wins. AP race call at 6 p.m. on May 26, 2026.

Ken Paxton --> GOP 503,591 62.5%

John Cornyn* --> GOP 302,278 37.5%

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (xl8DV)

343 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (ZwdAr)

Oilcan Harry's in Austin. A lot of sausage got stuffed there back in the day.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (Xdfhw)

344 >>> Cornyn would have to win 80% of the outstanding vote. That's not going to happen, obviously...

Unless somebody simply pencils in the desired results.

Used to be literally common in certain cities until this 'electronic voting' in lieu of manual tabulations. Then they had to find new ways to cheat... Whoa and Behold - there are even more ways to cheat with all electronic (digital) systems!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)

345 >>> Lady Victory riding an eagle with a great rack and a pair of 50 cals.

I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)

Oh that's nice, and very classy.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (3uBP9)

346
Ken Paxton
GOP
503,591 62.5%
John Cornyn*
GOP
302,278 37.5%

AMF

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (/+uur)

347 ShainS @278, that would be fantastic. And even though Trump is the president most likely in history to do it, nah, we won't be that lucky. I did love the dinner with Mitt in NYC though, that was hilarious.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (U/Byj)

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

[At the risk of pissing off and disrespecting our LDS brethren here:]

After that happened, there was a post about it here with a photo of Mitt walking away from Trump and Trump literally grabbing his own crotch.

I couldn't help myself (and I have many LDS friends I grew up with in high school in Las Vegas) and commented:

"Caption Contest! 'Hey Mitt, I've got your magic underwear right here!'"

/I denounce myself a second time ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (OLFlC)

348 The auto-da-fé, what's the auto-da-fé?
Posted by: gKWVE

The fais-do-do.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (2PamV)

349 I’m just happy my phone isn’t jammed up with messages now. Both the Lobbyist and the Grifter talking about how CONSERVATIVE they are (neither are, I voted Sell with no enthusiasm) and both Roy and French are shrieking about evil Muslims (and Enriquez started doing that; he blamed the presence of data centers for the appearance of evil Muslims in an interview).

Above all Cornyn is being told to stay home. In DC.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (T6aVk)

350 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Could be that but don't discount the possibility that the Travis County election commission is genuinely and sincerely a bunch of incompetent f*cknuts.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (vTZFs)

351
NOTE TO GOPers; Citizens of these United States are fed up.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

___________

"The Old Guard may die, but never surrender!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (HdYcL)

352 The Deplorables were angry that day, my friend.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (PiwSw)

353 Trump's endorsement is the "KISS OF DEATH"

Paxton Wins Big -------- NEVERMIND !!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (xl8DV)

354 NOTE TO GOPers; Citizens of these United States are fed up.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

P.S. Extract your head from your ass or you're next.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (Riz8t)

355 "Cornyn's only message was...'vote for me or...'" FEAR. The final refuge of the scumbag facing his political extinction.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (fZiTB)

356 good work, Simo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (VyBeY)

357 The auto-da-fé, what's the auto-da-fé?
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (gKWVE)

Its what you oughtna do but you do anyway!

Posted by: Torquemada at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)

358 lol

Can we haz vines hanging from the House Chamber rafters next year just in case?

/dat's raciss

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (OLFlC)

Not exactly where i was going with that. He was screaming about not being an ape or some shit, so I figured his next thing was to dress up like Grog from the B.C. comic strip.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (snZF9)

359 AP has called it for Paxton.

But why would we believe AP?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (2Ez/1)

360 Just called - Roy lost...

Texas Attorney General Republican Runoff
County Results
Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 9:04 PM
62% est. reporting

Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Mayes Middleton
GOP 449,068 55.9%
Chip Roy
GOP 353,765 44.1%
Total 802,833
* Incumbent

Election Date: 5/26/2026

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (tOcjL)

361 We got a red banner.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (zZu0s)

362 Elon Musk unfollowed that Iranian stooge and "influencer" Mario Nawfal. One too many intellectual property thefts and lies, I guess.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (GD0B3)

363 Did my part in helping show Cornyn the door. Voted for Roy over Middleton solely based on him being an actual practicing lawyer, which is kinda important for that office. I voted for French over Wright because I liked the cut of his job. I voted for Smith over Fox because government is too feminized already.

Posted by: goozer at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (BAs8w)

364 good work, Simo!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

Who did Hayha shoot now?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (2PamV)

365 Somewhere, Murkowski and Collins are chugging bottles of Barefoot wine.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (jGGMD)

366 I drove a mile out of my way to vote against Cornyn.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (Xdfhw)

367 O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! Al Green got primaried out!

I just found out that redistricting put that knuckle-dragging loudmouth clown up against fellow incumbent Christian Menefee, who won the special election for TX-18 in January. Green's TX-9 got combined with it, and Menefee stomped him with crypto industry PAC support (for some reason).

I know nothing about the winner, who will almost certainly walk away with it in November, but I was So. Tired. of Green's histrionic antics. I'm going to go for a walk, look at all the little ducklings in the retaining pond, and just cherish this moment.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (Sy6m/)

368 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine-to-one. Over $100 Million bucks. LOL

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (X+xvk)

369 I think we might need a branding iron for this one. Cornyn's forehead is big enough for a full paragraph.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (dIske)

370 Somebody named a car after actress Fay Bainter?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (77rzZ)

371 Harris County
65
35

If (R) just show up we could rid (D) from our county.
Be gone scum, scallywag, ne'er do well, asshole, asswipes, assfuckers, and cocksuckers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (/+uur)

372
I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)

__________

Very nice, but the eagle needs a writhing Liz Warren underneath its claw.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (HdYcL)

373 Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (3ImbR)

374 >>> Lady Victory riding an eagle with a great rack and a pair of 50 cals.

I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)

Oh that's nice, and very classy.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (3uBP9)

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

Nice; could be named Alex The Chick?

Wifey figures she's left-handed as both the Left Gun and Boob are bigger ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (OLFlC)

375 Iowa's governor didn't run for reelection, either. We're a Red state, but the voters aren't happy, so the Dems have gone all in trying to replace them. They may have a shot for Governor, and a rep or two.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ycI94)

For my entire life (yes, I've been politically aware since I could talk), the Iowa GOP has been useless for conservatives. They are the reason why I don't want the 17th Amendment repealed. Because I live in an area that the Iowa GOP doesn't want to admit exists: the extremely conservative western third of the state. Randy Feenstra, our congressman, is running for governor, but I want him in DC, not Des Moines.

Posted by: one of pookysgirl's first words was "Reagan" at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (Wt5PA)

376 Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

That would be glorious!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:07 PM (zYpTz)

377 Remember John,

Big boys don't cry.
Big boys don't cry.

Posted by: 10cc at May 26, 2026 09:07 PM (wVcYX)

378 see 335, rickb

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 09:07 PM (VyBeY)

379 . I voted for Smith over Fox because government is too feminized already.

Posted by: goozer at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (BAs8w)

I knew nothing about that one. I almost skipped. But I voted for the man. Women Republicans are usually disappointing

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (Xdfhw)

380 Chip Roy. Hmm. He was...something. I always saw him on TV or spewing some great soundbite but he...what did he ever really do? I feel the same about Jim Jordan.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (Q0yOR)

381 Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (3ImbR)

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

1/4" away from being assassinated in 2024.

Praise The Hand of God ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (OLFlC)

382 I think we might need a branding iron for this one. Cornyn's forehead is big enough for a full paragraph.

L, for Lah-Hoo-Ser!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (Riz8t)

383 368 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine-to-one. Over $100 Million bucks. LOL
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (X+xvk)

The (R) Senate spent $100 M to keep John Wayne Hat Waering McCornholeyn.

Shows how much they hate you.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (/+uur)

384 see 335, rickb
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

Ahhhhh 👍🏻

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (2PamV)

385 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine to one?

That's actually inspiring. I'm doubly inspired by the victory.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (fZiTB)

386 Adding up all the primaries, general elections, and this runoff totals 10 times I've voted against cornhole. Persistence pays off.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (rPIr5)

387 Republicans
Too early to call

Candidate ... - - ... Votes ... Percentage

Mayes Middleton ... 449,075 ... 56.0%

Chip (dickhead) Roy . 352,646 .. 44.0%

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (ZwdAr)

388 Way to go, TEXAS!

you give me hope!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (A5RD0)

389 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Could be that but don't discount the possibility that the Travis County election commission is genuinely and sincerely a bunch of incompetent f*cknuts.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (vTZFs)

Texas is open primary but not enough Dems crossover in Travis county to make a difference.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (MyyMo)

390 Talarico says Jesus helped him come to terms with his whiteness and his masculinity. I think Talarico doesn’t have to worry about his masculinity.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

391 Paxton heartily deserves this. He's a warrior with the wounds to prove it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (fZiTB)

392 Over $100 Million bucks. LOL

I hope the consultants donated all that cash to young single moms just trying to get through college.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (gKWVE)

393 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine-to-one. Over $100 Million bucks. LOL

Great call there, RNC and Mitch/Thune. Way to spend our money intelligently.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (Riz8t)

394 The (R) Senate spent $100 M to keep John Wayne Hat Waering McCornholeyn.

Shows how much they hate you.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (/+uur)

They can eat a Cornholio with some Hormel Chili and a sad trombone.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (Xdfhw)

395 >>Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

The Trump cult appears to be growing.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)

396 Now, if you could figure out out how to not be a bunch of pussies when the power goes out….

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (A5RD0)

397 The (R) Senate spent $100 M to keep John Wayne Hat Waering McCornholeyn.

Shows how much they hate you.

Posted by: r hennigantx

****************

Yes, it does.

The feeling is mutual.

Eat a bag of diseased donkey dicks, John Thune.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (X+xvk)

398 They can eat a Cornholio with some Hormel Chili and a ~~sad~~ rusty trombone.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (Xdfhw)

FTFY

Posted by: Urban Dictionary edition at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (TbWk/)

399 Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.

Fucking four seasons.

https://youtu.be/zRZpaxBMJRU?
si=ZBCeO7eSm0pavmPs

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

400 AP has called it for Paxton.

But why would we believe AP?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (2Ez/1)

I'll wait for BP to call it, because they're closer to the heartbeat of the nation. I'll ignore AQ though; they're always behind.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (qx7Zg)

401 If Mitch McConnell was aware, he would be really angry about this. lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (BgmlQ)

402 319
For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

What is it, actually?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (zYpTz)

403 323 So has CNN or MS Cow lost their minds more tonight? I can only hope Tater is spinning up some lies and BS. I am going to guess Cornyn has a job lined up with a network or perhaps The View. He'd fit right in.
Posted by: turambar

I was hoping The Bulwark would have some savory salt to mine, but they're kind of celebrating? They think Cornyn sold out his principles to be a Trump today, so he deserves to lose and expose the deep rift/civil war in the Republican party, or something.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (ycI94)

404 The Trump cult appears to be growing.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

Imagine how well we could be doing if only he was popular.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (3ImbR)

405 So the left's take is amusing.

Obviously Paxton is corrupt because the GOP went after him.

However every time the GOP went after a Democrat it was obviously because they didn't like that person's ideology.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (sKqQm)

406 Ken Paxton --> GOP 503,591 62.5%

John Cornyn* --> GOP 302,278 37.5%
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM

25 points, hahahaha.

Where is your precious power now, GOP?

Oh yeah it's all Trump's now.

Bow and scrape for your new master. Pretend he's a Democrat if that helps with your groveling game.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (BI5O2)

407 Cornhole got pigeon holed. Very Nice.

Now all Paxton has to do is not get the idea in his head he is entitled to that Senate seat, that he represents the Texas and the USA and not the Senate and Europe, and that he is at war with the Democrats and the fake Republicans that are Democrats in drag.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (glnUu)

408 >>> Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.
Fucking four seasons.

I heard Let's Hang On (maybe Opus 17?) the other day.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (1wjle)

409 I got a gut feeling he is going to go out in a blaze of glory and switch to democrat just to fvck Trump over, because he is done in Texas as a republican politician.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (0N4FZ)

I suspect not. He's an ass who forgot what he was sent to DC to do but I don't believe that he's actually dishonorable. Further, it would blow up any remaining ties his family has in Texas. That'd be an awful lot over a bit of pique.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (ExV1e)

410 Texas Railroad commission office actually has to do with gas and oil and mineral rights.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (VCgbV)

411 396 Now, if you could figure out out how to not be a bunch of pussies when the power goes out….
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (A5RD0)

Don’t look at rural Texas! The cities have the wimps. We in the PANHANDLE did fine in 2021.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (T6aVk)

412 Oh no Opus 17 is another song.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (1wjle)

413 399 Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.

I can help with that.

Posted by: Rick Astley at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (PiwSw)

414
What is it, actually?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (zYpTz)

_____________

Regulates oil, gas and mining in the state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (HdYcL)

415 opus 17 = Don't you worry 'bout me

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (1wjle)

416 Well, this seems appropriate.

Physicians At Walter Reed Confirm Trump's Midi-Chlorian Count Is Off The Charts

-
From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ndZc7)

417 385 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine to one?

That's actually inspiring. I'm doubly inspired by the victory.
Posted by: Ordinary American
---

DC money, Uniparty money, Bush money.
Paxton ran on his record.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ZwdAr)

418 284
Al Green makes Henry Waxman look handsome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (HdYcL)

lol...no....wolfman black is fugly , but not that fugly

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (EDeJ/)

419 410 Texas Railroad commission office actually has to do with gas and oil and mineral rights.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (VCgbV)

And fighting EVIL MUSLIMS!!!

Posted by: Bo French at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (T6aVk)

420 If Mitch McConnell was aware, he would be really angry about this. lol.

Posted by: Piper

Nice. Uncharacteristically cruel for you. Ace, Victor Davis Hansen, and I approve.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (vTZFs)

421 Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.

Fucking four seasons.

https://youtu.be/zRZpaxBMJRU?
si=ZBCeO7eSm0pavmPs

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

I almost didn't exist because of that band.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (snZF9)

422 Regulates oil, gas and mining in the state.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (HdYcL)

huh, then what does oil and gas commission regulate ? Brisket ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (GD0B3)

423 So the left's take is amusing.

Obviously Paxton is corrupt because the GOP went after him.

However every time the GOP went after a Democrat it was obviously because they didn't like that person's ideology.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (sKqQm)

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Just like the #FakeNews and #FakeInvestigations against Trump backfired on the Commie Idiots.

The only thing American's hate more than a loser (h/t Patton) is an underdog done wrong ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (OLFlC)

424 $100m they flushed down this loser?

LOL.

That's a LOT of money Thune can't spend on other cucks.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (BI5O2)

425 THANK YOU TO THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (yjPLJ)

426 AP has called it for Paxton.

But why would we believe AP?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Will Fox do a reverse 2020 and call the race next week?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (ycI94)

427 Please clap.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (cS1cw)

428 I looked up the 2014 primary (2020 was a president year) and it was:

Coryn: 781K
Stockman: 252K

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (sKqQm)

429 Blue Diamond leaves the almond business.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (I1/uy)

430 Maybe Coryn can now quietly retire to spend time with family and perhaps learn the art of bonsai trees.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (2GVsD)

431 Al Green makes Henry Waxman look handsome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (HdYcL)

lol...no....wolfman black is fugly , but not that fugly

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (EDeJ/)

Yeah waxman looks like a bleached version of red skull.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (snZF9)

432 420 He'd be beeping mad a la Pike.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (Q0yOR)

433 huh, then what does oil and gas commission regulate ? Brisket ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (GD0B3)

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And the Brisket Commission regulates Kolaces.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (OLFlC)

434 Cornhole got pigeon holed. Very Nice.

Now all Paxton has to do is not get the idea in his head he is entitled to that Senate seat, that he represents the Texas and the USA and not the Senate and Europe, and that he is at war with the Democrats and the fake Republicans that are Democrats in drag.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (glnUu)

Your comment triggered this scene in my head:

Paxton arrives in D.C. for his swearing-in. Disdainful of Thune, Paxton-Zhukov bellows, "Right, what's an election hero got to do to get some lubrication around here?"

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (wVcYX)

435 $100 million here, 4$0 million on the failed VA gerrymandering

Soon we are talking real money

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (2GVsD)

436 Well, this seems appropriate.

Physicians At Walter Reed Confirm Trump's Midi-Chlorian Count Is Off The Charts

-
From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ndZc7)

Yes, but will the Jedi Council begin training him at his age?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (qx7Zg)

437 430 Maybe Coryn can now quietly retire to spend time with family and perhaps learn the art of bonsai trees.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM
---------

I'm really enjoying spending time with my private sector!

Posted by: Pam Blondi at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (2Ez/1)

438 *Puts on hat*
*Congratulates Ken Paxton via telegram*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (+0Wk3)

439 423 Just like the #FakeNews and #FakeInvestigations against Trump backfired on the Commie Idiots.

The only thing American's hate more than a loser (h/t Patton) is an underdog done wrong ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:1

====

This is why you don't do impeachment unless you can convict.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (46HP8)

440 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (6ydKt)

441 Republicans
Too early to call
Candidate ... - - ... Votes ... Percentage
Mayes Middleton ... 449,075 ... 56.0%
Chip (dickhead) Roy . 352,646 .. 44.0%
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (ZwdAr)
~~~~~

Wow, if that holds.
I thought Chip Roy would win just due to name recognition.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (3ImbR)

442 Wow! Cornyn got beat like a rented government Mule.

What an asshole

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (IDQSL)

443 I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (Da7Vv)

444 Somebody (maybe TJM) pointed out also that Cornhole spent a hell of a lot more money trying to buy the seat than Paxton did IIRC.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (OLFlC)

445 >>>Now all Paxton has to do is not get the idea in his head he is entitled to that Senate seat, that he represents the Texas and the USA and not the Senate and Europe, and that he is at war with the Democrats and the fake Republicans that are Democrats in drag.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions
---

Hopefully, his record as a prosecutor will ride as part of him while in the senate. I look forward to him being a great disruptor in alliance with Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (ZwdAr)

446 All the Cornyn ads just made me dislike the guy even more than ever before.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (XMwZJ)

447 'Pretend he's a Democrat if that helps with your groveling game.'

Harsh but fair.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (cS1cw)

448 But why would we believe AP?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Because Paxton is nearing two-thirds of the vote with over half of it in.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (vSvIl)

449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (2GVsD)

450 429 Blue Diamond leaves the almond business.
Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (I1/uy)

No it isn't. It's closing one of its plants because it's 115 years old. Don't be like a redditard.

Posted by: Stop it. Get some help. at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (TbWk/)

451 this is fun!

now how do we get rid of Thune

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

452 >>> Somewhere, Murkowski and Collins are chugging bottles of Barefoot wine.
Posted by: Dr. T at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (jGGMD)

======

Is that better than pickle tink *hic*, I mean tickle pink?

Posted by: The 80's at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (CyFyf)

453 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (R86kT)

454 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

==

Signs point to.."NO"

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (GD0B3)

455 I can see Cornyn looking in the mirror after his trouncing and saying " am I that bad?" And then he would respond " no, the voters just don't understand"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (hpwtA)

456 449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.

Agree Agree Agree!

(and models)

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

457 Concession speech done.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

458 440 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (6ydKt)

I say no.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (fZiTB)

459 Regulates oil, gas and mining in the state.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (HdYcL)

Thank you!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (zYpTz)

460 Yes, but will the Jedi Council begin training him at his age?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (qx7Zg)

He is too old. Yes. Too old to begin the training.

Posted by: Yoda - roughly 895 years old at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (TbWk/)

461 I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (Da7Vv)

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Demand a boycott of and relocation by "Exxon Mobil" and "Texas Instruments?"

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (OLFlC)

462
And the Brisket Commission regulates Kolaces.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (OLFlC)

___________

I wish someone would regulate kolaches. Kolaches must use soft, sweet bread, not that flaky stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (HdYcL)

463 Concession speech?

Did he commit seppuku?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (2GVsD)

464
How many senators does it take to vote yes on impeachment? 67?

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (Y8DZL)

465 Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.
Posted by: Anna Puma

I think a Gallagher watermelon smash might work.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (ftFVW)

466 Wow! Cornyn got beat like a rented government Mule.
Posted by: Common Tater

You asked for it!

https://youtu.be/IYeTCRuHrS4

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (VHUov)

467 456 449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.

Agree Agree Agree!

(and models)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

Old school Flannelgraph.

Posted by: OG Sunday School at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (TbWk/)

468 453 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (R86kT)

No, not Paxton.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (fZiTB)

469 I can see Cornyn looking in the mirror after his trouncing and saying " am I that bad?" And then he would respond " no, the voters just don't understand"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (hpwtA)

I would vote for me. I would vote for me so hard!

Posted by: John Buffalo Bill Cornyn at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (wVcYX)

470 @452 -- yep, exactly.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (XMwZJ)

471 381 Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (3ImbR)

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

1/4" away from being assassinated in 2024.

Praise The Hand of God ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (OLFlC)
And all GOD's people say Amen!

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (LHPAg)

472 THANK YOU TO THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (yjPLJ)

*Curtseys and waves because I took the time to vote for Paxton against Cornholio*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (Xdfhw)

473 this is fun!

now how do we get rid of Thune

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

I'm good with everything from voting on up to a MOAB.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (snZF9)

474 Henry Waxman looked like a gopher

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (hpwtA)

475 Don’t worry, John. Think of the airfare you will save never having to fly to Texas again. You can just stay in DC now like you always wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (T6aVk)

476 456 449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.

Agree Agree Agree!

(and models)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

Old school Flannelgraph.
Posted by: OG Sunday School at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (TbWk/)

Gotta have giant papier mache heads somewhere in the mix.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (wVcYX)

477 463 Concession speech?

Did he commit seppuku?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM
######

He read The Man In The Arena quote from Teddy R.
So there's that.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (2Ez/1)

478 Posted by: Perry the Platypus

You rarely see Master-of-Disguise competence in egg-laying mammals.

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (9gKa/)

479 How many more do we have to take down before they get the message? I'm thinking a majority. They just think they are better than us.

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (yjPLJ)

480 Concession speech done.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

Well, I don't think Vornyn has the street cred to go with "Paxton is a secret Jew and Trump is his Shabbos goy" like Massie, so who did he blame?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (BI5O2)

481 Dear God, please send Chip Roy to the flaming tire dump in Pasadena.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (Da7Vv)

482 Henry Waxman was the Phantom of the Opera with a bad makeup job.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (2GVsD)

483 Concession speech done.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

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"Get Yo' Lemonade Here! Le-mo-nade like Gramma Cornyn Made!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (OLFlC)

484
...Maalox moment... oh God...

Posted by: John Cornyn in Intestinal Distress at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (azNOR)

485 464
How many senators does it take to vote yes on impeachment? 67?
Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (Y8DZL)

/===

In the US Congress, yes, its two thirds to convict.

Failed impeachment makes the target stronger. Every time.

You need 2/3 to have the effect.

Not even Andrew Johnson got to 2/3 in the Senate and everyone hated that guy.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (46HP8)

486 THANK YOU TO THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (yjPLJ)

*Curtseys and waves because I took the time to vote for Paxton against Cornholio*
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
----
We miss you in Texas DangerGirl!!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (VCgbV)

487 453 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (R86kT)

It’s different for everyone. But yeah, if you stay too long it gets addictive.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (T6aVk)

488 385 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine to one?

That's actually inspiring. I'm doubly inspired by the victory.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM

The only thing I remember from when I took Intro to PoliSci in college was that a candidate's spending is a reliable indicator of how well his opponent is doing.

Of course, that assumes that they have the money to spend.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (VmDLh)

489 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

490 I wish someone would regulate kolaches. Kolaches must use soft, sweet bread, not that flaky stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (HdYcL)

The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (Xdfhw)

491 For those of you keeping score at home, I'm still not sick of al the winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (2Ez/1)

492 I voted for Smith over Fox because government is too feminized already.

Wife voted today specifically for this race. She said that she read something Fox had said and the woman was too woke to be a judge.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (ExV1e)

493 *all the winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (2Ez/1)

494 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

We are not going to tell you !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (GD0B3)

495 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?
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No, not Paxton.

We need to make sure there's a pipeline of viable primary opponents to make it clear that he's on probationary status. Forever. Ted too.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (vTZFs)

496 Next up: Big Mouf Bass v. Spencer Pratt, June 2

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (ndZc7)

497 Well, I don't think Vornyn has the street cred to go with "Paxton is a secret Jew and Trump is his Shabbos goy" like Massie, so who did he blame?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (BI5O2)

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

Which virile straight non-pedo white male failed to position him for success?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (OLFlC)

498 I vote male for the judge too.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (VCgbV)

499 Why are slaughter houses raising prices and ordering fewer cattle?
To kill demand.
I don’t trust any major company. Big Almond uses too much water and they know water restrictions are coming.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (I1/uy)

500 Have their been any more missing Congress critters reported? We have been on a roll for a bit now. Just wondering. Has anyone seen Eric Massa? I ran across that name whilst wandering the interwebs. What a hosehead he was.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (Q0yOR)

501 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

He had to eat a bag of Elgin Sausage. You can look that up.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (Xdfhw)

502 And, Cornyn is still getting support from Rick Perry and Phil Graham... There are very obviously two GOP's in Texas....the Bush, Rove, Cornyn, Perry primadonnas....and the other ones.
Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026
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Phil Graham is still alive? Better call Dickey Flatt to verify that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ZwdAr)

503 The (R) Senate spent $100 M...

In a losing effort in a primary. Good thing that money won't be needed later in the year.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ExV1e)

504 There’s a place in Houston of all places, not too far from the stadium that has outstanding kolaches. Can’t remember the name though.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (Bq1P8)

505 @490 -- Cash is king in West.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (XMwZJ)

506 Spener Pratt just needs to read from "Ozymandias" to footage of Karen Bass standing before the Palisades area still burnt out and she is smiling like Jimmy Carter so proud of herself.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (2GVsD)

507 490 I wish someone would regulate kolaches. Kolaches must use soft, sweet bread, not that flaky stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (HdYcL)

The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (Xdfhw)

Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

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

508 436 Well, this seems appropriate.

Physicians At Walter Reed Confirm Trump's Midi-Chlorian Count Is Off The Charts

-
From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ndZc7)

Yes, but will the Jedi Council begin training him at his age?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (qx7Zg)

---

Well played

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (THY4u)

509 Only the 3rd time in the past 100 years an incumbent senator representing TX has lost re-election.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (PrsTH)

510 500 Have their been any more missing Congress critters reported? We have been on a roll for a bit now. Just wondering. Has anyone seen Eric Massa? I ran across that name whilst wandering the interwebs. What a hosehead he was.
Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (Q0yOR)

====

My sister works for a congressman who was in the hospital for a month.

No news stories about it at all.

This was like 3-4 years ago.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (46HP8)

511 Counterfactual: If Thune was actually seeking to purge the GOP of useless squishes and drive midterm GOP turnout, what would he be doing differently?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ZOv7s)

512
The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (Xdfhw)

____________

I stop at Kolache Factory on the way home from Mass. Two Polish Hots and a large coffee. Keeps me company on the long drive.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (HdYcL)

513 We miss you in Texas DangerGirl!!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (VCgbV)

lin-duh I miss y'all too! Maybe one day we can drive down for a MoMee, but that is probably still a few years away.

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:27 PM (yjPLJ)

514 Is Mad Hats Frederica still missing?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:27 PM (2GVsD)

515 Paxton should immediately be assigned to the Senate Judiciary committee...BUT, I bet Thune places him on one of the "Black Hole" committees...

Indian Affairs
Aging Committee
Small Business

Thune is going to be spiteful.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 09:27 PM (dIske)

516 The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Slovachek's on the south bound side has better brisket sammiches.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (2PamV)

517 511 Counterfactual: If Thune was actually seeking to purge the GOP of useless squishes and drive midterm GOP turnout, what would he be doing differently?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

*************

Maybe not blow $100 Million bucks in a losing effort?

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (X+xvk)

518 In a losing effort in a primary. Good thing that money won't be needed later in the year.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ExV1e)
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The people who donated it don't support Trump.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (ZOv7s)

519 I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)

520
Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

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

___________

The meat ones are Klobásník

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (HdYcL)

521 He read The Man In The Arena quote from Teddy R.
So there's that.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (

TR wasn't talking about the arena where they do the donkey show, John.

And now your long, regrettable donkey show is over, and the donkeys won't be finding Paxton as friendly.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (BI5O2)

522 I didn't know until recently that voting in Australia was compulsory and subject to fines if you don't vote.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (MyyMo)

523 511 Counterfactual: If Thune was actually seeking to purge the GOP of useless squishes and drive midterm GOP turnout, what would he be doing differently?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ZOv7s

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He's not that crafty.

I think he's just trying to manage an impossible situation: a popular president (in the party, at least) and arrogant senators who think they are forever and presidents are temporary but also hate the current president for assorted petty reasons.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (46HP8)

524 James Talarico: "The American flag is such a complicated symbol for most of us."

He is correct.

Our flag evokes incredible emotions and thoughts...love of country, pride in its martial spirit, intellectual amazement that we have such a robust political structure, and many more things.

I'm sure that's what he meant.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (iERP6)

525

Aetius,

Fucking four seasons ?

Are you rich??

Let's talk, lmao.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (3ek7K)

526 Whatchat talking about, "not called it."

The second the polls closed, Fox called it. Immediately.

Posted by: gayle at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (qmVAA)

527 514 I have not heard any more about her. Dropped off the scope. Odd, that.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Q0yOR)

528 20% of Republicans in the senate will be replaced. Mostly all suck-ups. Let that sink in. Poise possible pick-ups in states like Georgia.

After November it’s going to be e new day.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Bq1P8)

529 Why are slaughter houses raising prices and ordering fewer cattle?
To kill demand.
I don’t trust any major company. Big Almond uses too much water and they know water restrictions are coming.
Posted by: Accomack

Almond Nut Juice is 99.9% water.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (/lPRQ)

530 Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

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

The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket. Isnt that what they are? But I am a mutt random ethnicity American. It tastes good anyhow.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Xdfhw)

531 I want November TX Republican GOTV to just smash Talerico to crumbs and make him regret leaving the house. Whom do I see about that?

I’ve spoken to a few GOP operatives in my county and gotten shrugs.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (jYRYu)

532 And there was much rejoicing.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (wVcYX)

533 I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)

Wait til you see the breakdown on ancestry.com

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (T6aVk)

534 524 James Talarico: "The American flag is such a complicated symbol for most of us."

He is correct.

Our flag evokes incredible emotions and thoughts...love of country, pride in its martial spirit, intellectual amazement that we have such a robust political structure, and many more things.

I'm sure that's what he meant.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (iERP6)

=====

*gags at the thought of a BBQ*
-James Talarico

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (46HP8)

535 Door #1 John Coryn
Door #2 Beat-Off O'Rourke
Door #3 Tijuana Donkey

Voter, "I'll take Door #3"

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (2GVsD)

536 He's not that crafty.

I think he's just trying to manage an impossible situation: a popular president (in the party, at least) and arrogant senators who think they are forever and presidents are temporary but also hate the current president for assorted petty reasons.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (46HP

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Maybe he's taking orders from someone else.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (ZOv7s)

537 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (2Ez/1)

538 this is fun!

now how do we get rid of Thune
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

Thune won’t be up for re-election until 2028.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)

539
I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)

___________

Parthenogenesis?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (HdYcL)

540 The meat ones are Klobásník
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (HdYcL)

NO SWEARING IN FRONT OF KIDS!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (GD0B3)

541 >>>He's not that crafty.
~~~~~

Nah. Thune hates Trump and all of us deplorable MAGAs.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (3ImbR)

542 Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (3ek7K)

Frankie Valli had a singing voice almost as piercing as Geddy Lee.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (zZu0s)

543 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?

==

carefully

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (GD0B3)

544 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?
Posted by: I gotta ask

You gotta find their teats first.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

545 >>> Almond Nut Juice is 99.9% water.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (/lPRQ)

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Tell that to Black Noir

Posted by: And I've never watched the series at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (CyFyf)

546 20% of Republicans in the senate will be replaced. Mostly all suck-ups. Let that sink in. Poise possible pick-ups in states like Georgia.

After November it’s going to be e new day.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Bq1P

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Michigan Dems may well select a Hamas supporter.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s)

547 I think its time for some Hammerfall. The lyrics are wildly appropriate for the occasion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKY2oD85rs

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (snZF9)

548 Talerico, "it evokes strong emotions."

Talerico thought bubble - "I want to burn everything it stands for to the ground."

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (2GVsD)

549
The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket. Isnt that what they are? But I am a mutt random ethnicity American. It tastes good anyhow.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Xdfhw)

Yes (and thanks, Hadrian VII!). But people in TX call them kolaches. They are not.

My father made some outstanding kolaches. They were are are a bitch to make but SO good.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (T6aVk)

550 The meat ones are Klobásník

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (HdYcL)

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Gesundheit!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (OLFlC)

551 546 Michigan Dems may well select a Hamas supporter.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s

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Which should make the race a toss up.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (46HP8)

552 michistan?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (gKWVE)

553 kloachefactory.com

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (2PamV)

554 Thune won’t be up for re-election until 2028.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)

Which is the next cycle. I don't know if anyone has announced a primary challenge yet. Thune for sure will be spending a lot more quality time in SD every chance he gets next year.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (PrsTH)

555 Sen. Thune, "No! I am not talking any calls from anyone named Thanatos!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (2GVsD)

556 It’s different for everyone. But yeah, if you stay too long it gets addictive.

The Ring of Power.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (Riz8t)

557 Parthenogenesis?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Darn you for making me click on that and learn something. And on a night like this of all times.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (vTZFs)

558 I for one am looking forward to the ADL endorsing actual Nazis and jihadis this election cycle.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (ZOv7s)

559 514 Is Mad Hats Frederica still missing?
Posted by: Anna Puma

No reports on any sightings yet.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (Q/FnY)

560 I think its time for some Hammerfall. The lyrics are wildly appropriate for the occasion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKY2oD85rs

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (snZF9)

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Paul Pelosi's favorite song?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (OLFlC)

561 I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?
Posted by: Oddbob

21/64ths, but rounded to a fraction people can understand without using the no math?

Posted by: or so mikeski estimates at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (VHUov)

562 Almond Nut Juice is 99.9% water.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

rickb223 nut juice isn't.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (2PamV)

563 374 The left boob is bigger?

*heads off to internet to research*

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (77rzZ)

564
The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket. Isnt that what they are? But I am a mutt random ethnicity American. It tastes good anyhow.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Xdfhw)

______________

Nnnnnnoooo... it's the bread. Pigs in a blanket are biscuit dough. Klobásník have a sweet dough called koláč.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (HdYcL)

565 Slovachek's on the south bound side has better brisket sammiches.

Better pastries, too. However, if you’re willing to go two or three blocks from I35, Gerik’s beats them both. I don’t remember that they have had, though.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (kYmoU)

566 Which should make the race a toss up.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (46HP

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Trump carried the state and the GOP took the House. Lots of sketchy main-in voting by corrupt secretary of state. It should get interesting.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (ZOv7s)

567 Parthenogenesis?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Darn you for making me click on that and learn something. And on a night like this of all times.
Posted by: Oddbob

That's when a giant Greek temple appears out of nowhere?

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (VHUov)

568 You should have gone to Harris County. They'd have let you vote for whoever

There's a running joke online that a mass of people from out of state are going to go to LA and vote for Spencer Pratt because it's illegal to ask for or show an ID at polling places in California. Suddenly this is making the Democrats interested in election security. LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (tUj8P)

569 Better pastries, too. However, if you’re willing to go two or three blocks from I35, Gerik’s beats them both. I don’t remember that they have had, though.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (kYmoU)
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Yooper Pasties have entered the chat.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (ZOv7s)

570 Which is the next cycle. I don't know if anyone has announced a primary challenge yet. Thune for sure will be spending a lot more quality time in SD every chance he gets next year.

Even if he stays in office, if we can boot him as majority leader that would be a huge win.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (Riz8t)

571 Better pastries, too. However, if you’re willing to go two or three blocks from I35, Gerik’s beats them both. I don’t remember that they have had, though.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

SPB, which way? East or west? I've never gotten off 35.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (2PamV)

572 Is Mad Hats Frederica still missing?

Posted by: Anna Puma

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Frederica and Telafreako would make a lovely couple.

I'm imagining their love child would look something like if Obama & Hillary had a son ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (OLFlC)

573 Blue Diamond leaves the almond business.
Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (I1/uy)

The rules the state of Oregon has on filbert growers they may be out of the filbert business soon, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (rbvCR)

574 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?
——

Yes. And the bag, too

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (IDQSL)

575 "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee" Jeremiah

This is not about abortion, it is about God's foreknowledge. Even before he was conceived, God knew.

"Be fruitful and multiply" ... I prefer that admonition.

But the first verse about when man becomes a living soul ... "KJV And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." Gen 2:7

That says nothing about abortion, but there are a couple (I think) accounts where if a man caused a woman to lose her child he was fined, but whatever harm he caused to the woman, it was "an eye for an eye" type judgement.

I know someone here has said "no, that was only if it was an accidental death" (or some such), but I have not seen that in the actual text. But abortion is still wrong, even if "Biblically" it is not the same as murder. imo opinion as "not a Bible scholar". heh

Posted by: illiniwek at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (vbXSk)

576 566 Trump carried the state and the GOP took the House. Lots of sketchy main-in voting by corrupt secretary of state. It should get interesting.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (ZOv7s

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Turnout differentials should favor Democrats. Just...party out of power in a midterm thing. Pretty much always happens.

Primaries and specials are never predictive, and this is not the year they start.

So, I'd predict a Dem win there, but one that'll be close enough that they'll have to spend for it.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (46HP8)

577 Don't put anything past the GOPe of Mitch McConnell. Never forget what they did to Roy Moore of Alabama and don't think they wouldn't try to sabotage Ken Paxton in the same way. The GOPe would sooner slice off their own nose as opposed to let a MAGA candidate take a U.S. Senate seat. Be wary!

Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (xq6gC)

578 Nnnnnnoooo... it's the bread. Pigs in a blanket are biscuit dough. Klobásník have a sweet dough called koláč.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (HdYcL)

Thank you for the info, sir. I've lived out here for years and never knee the difference in all the pastries.

I did know old school lolaches were fruit or cheese. But not about the weenie ones.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (Xdfhw)

579 Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (T6aVk)

Whatever. Bacon and egg kolaches are awesome.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ExV1e)

580 every picture I see of Thune, Tom Cotton is right there behind him

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ZxPkt)

581 Even if he stays in office, if we can boot him as majority leader that would be a huge win.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (Riz8t)
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Watching all that money fail to stymie Trump may also have an effect on the caucus. Thune is nothing, a nobody from an insignificant state.

But right now, he's somebody. Maybe keep that going.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ZOv7s)

582 Paul Pelosi's favorite song?

Posted by: ShainS

**************************

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (X+xvk)

583 The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket.

There is a place in Burnet called Gude’s that has something they call boudin kolaches. They are amazing. I stop there every time I go cross country to I10.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (kYmoU)

584 481 Dear God, please send Chip Roy to the flaming tire dump in Pasadena.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (Da7Vv)

You just love evil Muslims, like that evil Muslim loving Mayes Middleton who loves evil Muslims.

Did I mention he loves evil Muslims?

Posted by: Chip Roy at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (T6aVk)

585 482 Lon Chaney’s Phantom was still better looking than Waxman.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (77rzZ)

586 I stop at Kolache Factory on the way home from Mass. Two Polish Hots and a large coffee. Keeps me company on the long drive.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (HdYcL)

I love the sausages they use. I wish I could find them outside KF.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (ExV1e)

587 Hahaha. Al Green lost by 40 points.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (3ImbR)

588 Don't put anything past the GOPe of Mitch McConnell. Never forget what they did to Roy Moore of Alabama and don't think they wouldn't try to sabotage Ken Paxton in the same way. The GOPe would sooner slice off their own nose as opposed to let a MAGA candidate take a U.S. Senate seat. Be wary!
Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (xq6gC)
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Their evil genius is in a persistent vegetative state.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (ZOv7s)

589 Whatever. Bacon and egg kolaches are awesome.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ExV1e)

I’m sure they taste great!

THEY ARE NOT KOLACHES.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (T6aVk)

590 >>>Iowa's governor didn't run for reelection, either. We're a Red state, but the voters aren't happy, so the Dems have gone all in trying to replace them. They may have a shot for Governor, and a rep or two.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ycI94)

=====

Agreed. My rep is Hinson and I think she's vulnerable. Miller-Meeks district is due for a flip. High gas prices won't help. Trump better rap it up before August if not sooner.

Posted by: Turn 2 at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (CyFyf)

591
Texas is a great state because we got the Germans and Czechs. Louisiana is a bunghole because it got the French and Spanish.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (HdYcL)

592 Even if he stays in office, if we can boot him as majority leader that would be a huge win.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (Riz8t)

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I know Rick Scott of FL challenged Cocaine Glitch McConnell and Thune for the Leadership role last time.

I don't know that much about him? Is he MAGA with actual balls -- or yet another squish eunuch in everybody's pockets?

Suggestions for the next Senate Majority Leader? Mike Lee?

[Per Brave "AI" Search of who are considered the most conservative U.S. Senators:] "Based on GovTrack's 2024 ideology scores, which are the most recent comprehensive data provided, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is ranked as the most conservative U.S. senator with a score of 1.00. He is followed closely by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) at 0.98 and Sen. Mike Lankford (R-OK) at 0.97."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (OLFlC)

593 577 Don't put anything past the GOPe of Mitch McConnell. Never forget what they did to Roy Moore of Alabama and don't think they wouldn't try to sabotage Ken Paxton in the same way. The GOPe would sooner slice off their own nose as opposed to let a MAGA candidate take a U.S. Senate seat. Be wary!
Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (xq6gC)

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Moore had a long history of barely winning statewide races before that Senate race. He was controversial long before. They only had to tip the scales slightly to beat him.

Patron recently won his last statewide race by large numbers.

The situation isn't comparable.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (46HP8)

594 461 I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President
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All Democrats are Seattle level communists, some hide it better than others.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (ZwdAr)

595 every picture I see of Thune, Tom Cotton is right there behind him

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ZxPkt)

Cotton is the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (#3 in the leadership). The pics are likely from press conferences with the members of the leadership all standing there. Plus Cotton is tall enough that he can stand behind Thune and he won't be hidden.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (PrsTH)

596 Top of Insty:

Dog shoots woman in Nebraska.

She was either evil or it was a complete accident.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (zZu0s)

597
There is a place in Burnet called Gude’s that has something they call boudin kolaches.

________

Buc-ee's has them too. Is this a great country or what?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (HdYcL)

598 Hahaha. Al Green lost by 40 points.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (3ImbR)

Is he going to take a cane to the smooth Black dude what beat him like a rented mule? I love Dem on Dem violence.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (Xdfhw)

599 SPB, which way? East or west? I've never gotten off 35.

East. It’s the same exit, too, as I recall. Go right on Oak Street just past the Czech Stop Shell and it should be on your right three blocks down.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (kYmoU)

600 I never get tired of the arguments about what food is called.

Rilly.

Eat the food. Call it what you want.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 09:42 PM (0aYVJ)

601 The rules the state of Oregon has on filbert growers they may be out of the filbert business soon, too.

No more filberts? Gee, that'd be a shame. A darn, darn shame.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:42 PM (vTZFs)

602 If the Dems in Michigan nominate Hamas boy he'll win the muzzies, most African Americans and the white ideologues and Karen's. Rogers will take every one else . Will be tight

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (hpwtA)

603 Yooper Pasties have entered the chat.

Is there a place called Yooper Pasties off I35? TAKE MY MONEY NOW!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (kYmoU)

604 >>>every picture I see of Thune, Tom Cotton is right there behind him
~~~~~

Cotton is a huge disappointment. I had such respect for him being a member of the Old Guard and guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Never thought he'd let us down.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (3ImbR)

605 Eat the food. Call it what you want.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 09:42 PM (0aYVJ)

Fuel.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (iERP6)

606 >>>Dog shoots woman in Nebraska.

She was either evil or it was a complete accident.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (zZu0s)

=====

My first instinct is to side with the dog, but I have a golden retriever, so if he doesn't like you it's probably justified.

Posted by: Turn 2 at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (CyFyf)

607 Remember the utter hatred and open animosity that greeted Ted Cruz upon his election to the Senate?

Amplify that 100-fold for what Ken Paxton is about to face.

The GOPe HATES conservatives, especially effective ones.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (X+xvk)

608 Maybe McConnell will fall in the cloakroom and smother.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (+5DDj)

609 Paul Pelosi's favorite song?
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (OLFlC)

https://youtu.be/JU5LMG3WFBw

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (ExV1e)

610
I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President

Green was a harmless clown. Menefee may not be so harmless, eh?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (Cqx++)

611 Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Scott Wiener is endorsed by Jake Auchincloss.
Our campaign is endorsed by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
That should tell you who Scott Wiener is going to Washington, DC, to work with.
We can't afford another John Fetterman, especially coming from San Francisco.

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Scott Weiner isn't another Fetterman, more of another Swalwell.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (ndZc7)

612 The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I LOVE that place. I hit it when I visit the family cemetery. And then on the way home. I always joke that West, Tx is in East, Tx.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (l26NL)

613 So it's a food thread now?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (vTZFs)

614 Stephen Price Blair, do you travel I-10 going west? Have I ever recommended the Junction Burger Co? It is worth a stop. Delicious food. And there ain't much for a while after Junction.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (Xdfhw)

615 Is he going to take a cane to the smooth Black dude what beat him like a rented mule? I love Dem on Dem violence.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (Xdfhw)
~~~~~

Hopefully! From what I hear the guy who won is even worse than Al--a true communist.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (3ImbR)

616 Is there a place called Yooper Pasties off I35? TAKE MY MONEY NOW!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (kYmoU)

Rutabaga does not belong in meat pies. It's the law. Just read the bible!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (iERP6)

617 Bill Paxton> Ken Paxton *winking emoji*

Still, I am glad Mr. Paxton curb-stomped Cornholio.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (0aYVJ)

618
McConnell doesn't know he is still in the world.

His staffers bring him out on a hand truck.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (3ek7K)

619 Cornyn Cornholed. Film at eleven.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

620 East. It’s the same exit, too, as I recall. Go right on Oak Street just past the Czech Stop Shell and it should be on your right three blocks down.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

Thank you!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (2PamV)

621
Remember the utter hatred and open animosity that greeted Ted Cruz upon his election to the Senate?

___________

He beat David Dewhurst, the crown prince. I met him once. He had the kind of manner that if he started sitting down someone would slide in a chair.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (HdYcL)

622 (Est. remaining 709,000) in the Middleton/Roy ballot. The percentage is relatively unchanged. Don't have a map that shows what counties are in or not.

Roy worked for Cruz but not endorsed.
Roy worked for Paxton and was given the option to resign or be fired.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (ZwdAr)

623 I know Rick Scott of FL challenged Cocaine Glitch McConnell and Thune for the Leadership role last time.

I don't know that much about him? Is he MAGA with actual balls -- or yet another squish eunuch in everybody's pockets?

Suggestions for the next Senate Majority Leader? Mike Lee?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (OLFlC)

The leader race was Thune, Rick Scott, and Cornyn because McConnell bowed out. If I recall, that was his second time running for leader, and has around a dozen senators who will support him. Just my opinion, but I think he wants to be leader for the prestige, and has no desire to start lower down the leadership ladder and work his way up.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (PrsTH)

624 Heh. The woke Minneapolis Chief of Police just resigned.

Frey was taking disciplinary action against him for impeding and investigation into claims he was having an affair with another city employee.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (viF8m)

625 AMERRIKA FIRST!

"Exclusive: Rep. Thomas Massie is vacationing with Marjorie Taylor Greene in Costa Rica.

TMZ DC obtained a photo of Massie and Greene alongside their significant others during a beachfront dinner Tuesday night."

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (GD0B3)

626 I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)

Polyploidy. Slavs are known for it, unfortunately. It is why they rarely breed true.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (rbvCR)

627 Buc-ee's has them too. Is this a great country or what?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (HdYcL)

I am currently enjoying their Jalapeno & Honey jerky. I am pleased.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (iERP6)

628 Dog shoots woman in Nebraska.

She was either evil or it was a complete accident.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Complete accident. If it's the one I'm thinking of, she was in the car next to them. Dog jump into back seat of truck, landed on shot gu. And blew a hole in the side of the truck.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (2PamV)

629 My Dad loved rutabagas. Referred to them as “beggies.”

It was a Dutch thing, I guess. None of us kids could see the appeal.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (77rzZ)

630 Scott Wiener is bad on social issues but good on delivering housing. As in building houses.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

631 622 Hmm. I didn't know that last part. Interesting.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (Q0yOR)

632 Polyploidy. Slavs are known for it, unfortunately. It is why they rarely breed true.
Posted by: Kindltot

OK, so it's a vocabulary thread now?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (vTZFs)

633 And there ain't much for a while after Junction.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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rocks

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (ZwdAr)

634 "Exclusive: Rep. Thomas Massie is vacationing with Marjorie Taylor Greene in Costa Rica.

TMZ DC obtained a photo of Massie and Greene alongside their significant others during a beachfront dinner Tuesday night."
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (GD0B3)
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Uh-huh. So that's what they call it now. "Vacationing together."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (ZOv7s)

635
Rutabagas and turnips are great.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (3ek7K)

636 Dog shoots woman in Nebraska."

*pulls out Gray's Anatomy....*

Where?

Posted by: man at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (XuXeR)

637 Anyone here remember the Good Old Days when congresscritters slept with staffers rather than each other?

Seriously. That's just nasty.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (ZOv7s)

638 And there ain't much for a while after Junction.

No there ain’t! Next stop is Fort Stockton and B Family Diner.

You have recommended Junction Burger and I tried it a few months ago visiting the historical markers on TX29 to Junction. I’ll be mentioning it in a blog post about the markers “soon”. So thanks!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (kYmoU)

639 He beat David Dewhurst, the crown prince. I met him once. He had the kind of manner that if he started sitting down someone would slide in a chair.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (HdYcL)

Hmm, kinda funny, he was the Texas Land Commissioner from 1999 to 2003! Did you know that ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (GD0B3)

640 Have Mike Pence and Mitt Romney started whining yet?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (aD4fx)

641
I'm surprised at the size of the Republican vote for Harris County judge. Maybe 8 years of the Teen Commissar were enough.

On the Dem side, I want the carpet muncher Annise Parker to lose. Because I don't like her.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (HdYcL)

642 Complete accident. If it's the one I'm thinking of, she was in the car next to them.

What?! If there's a sudden rash of shotgun-wielding dogs in Nebraska, I'm going to need a ballistic vest.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (vTZFs)

643 The leader race was Thune, Rick Scott, and Cornyn because McConnell bowed out.

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

Ah, that's right -- had forgotten that Cornyn (and not McConnell) was in the running, thanks Vendette!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (OLFlC)

644
CBD, meat is just the dressing on a true rutabegie pasty.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (Y8DZL)

645 Have Mike Pence and Mitt Romney started whining yet?

Have they ever stopped?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (vTZFs)

646 You have recommended Junction Burger and I tried it a few months ago visiting the historical markers on TX29 to Junction. I’ll be mentioning it in a blog post about the markers “soon”. So thanks!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (kYmoU)

I hope you didn't hate it. Will wait for your review.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (Xdfhw)

647 Talarico is unhinged. Only imbeciles would support this assclown.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (D1E+2)

648 Congrats, Texas!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (znREB)

649 Uh-huh. So that's what they call it now. "Vacationing together."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (ZOv7s)

Are you thinking orgy ? Swingers ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (GD0B3)

650 Uh-huh. So that's what they call it now. "Vacationing together."

Kekich and Peterson wave from the 70s...

Posted by: man at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (XuXeR)

651 Thumping an incumbent in a runoff should allow the winner to finish the incumbent’s remaining time in office.

Posted by: Advo at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (jO4mz)

652 "Dog shoots woman in Nebraska."
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Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (2Ez/1)

653 It was.

A woman in Nebraska was injured after a dog accidentally discharged a shotgun while inside a vehicle near a traffic light, authorities said. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday after the dog stepped on its owner’s shotgun. According to reports, the Scottsbluff Police Department was informed about the incident while the victim was rushed to a nearby medical facility.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:55 PM (2PamV)

654 That co-workers can't have personal relationships is a dumb rule.

Just leave the door open so we can watch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:55 PM (ZwdAr)

655
Is Dennis Miller still alive?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:55 PM (3ek7K)

656 Talarico is unhinged. Only imbeciles would support this assclown.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (D1E+2)

And assclowns.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (zZu0s)

657 Are you thinking orgy ? Swingers ??
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (GD0B3)
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I don't want to think about either of those things, but one can't reasonably rule it out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (ZOv7s)

658 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Q+gd/)

659 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

Be polite to the guards as they load you on to the cattle car.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (aD4fx)

660 Dog shoots woman in Nebraska

-------

As Mossad could tell you - some dogs aren't trained to take no for an answer.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:57 PM (BI5O2)

661 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?
Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Q+gd/)

Each will refer to the other as "the communist".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:57 PM (ExV1e)

662 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?
Posted by: davidt

Good cop/bad cop?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (2PamV)

663 Land Commissioner is traditional route to the crown.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (ZwdAr)

664 the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

Embrace a petrol soaked pineapple, nitwit....

Posted by: man at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (XuXeR)

665 I'm just waiting for Kaya to have the controls to Piker's collar

Posted by: ZOT at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (gKWVE)

666 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Q+gd/)

It will be like a gladiator movie?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (Xdfhw)

667 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".
Posted by: The ARC of History!

A rear naked choke is an "embrace."

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (VHUov)

668 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

And Texas, quite civilly, told Cornyn to get the fuck out.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (ExV1e)

669 Is Dennis Miller still alive?

As far as I know. He has (or had) a podcast but I lost interest when you had to stand next to a "You must be this smart to listen" sign before subscribing.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (vTZFs)

670 A woman in Nebraska was injured after a dog accidentally discharged a shotgun while inside a vehicle near a traffic light, authorities said. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday after the dog stepped on its owner’s shotgun. According to reports, the Scottsbluff Police Department was informed about the incident while the victim was rushed to a nearby medical facility.
Posted by: rickb223

While the discharge was deemed accidental, they are still not so convinced that the dog racked it 'accidentally'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (/lPRQ)

671 630 Scott Wiener is bad on social issues but good on delivering housing. As in building houses.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

You know who else was bad on social issues but good on building housing?

Posted by: Oh, you know who at May 26, 2026 09:59 PM (y4lS2)

672 Bitch had it coming.

Posted by: Nebraska Dog at May 26, 2026 09:59 PM (u73oe)

673 While the discharge was deemed accidental, they are still not so convinced that the dog racked it 'accidentally'.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Snort!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:59 PM (2PamV)

674 I suspect Cruz and Paxton's relationship will be pretty fractious, if Paxton has anything like the promise he seems to. Cruz has been on long enough that he won't want a junior Senator rocking the Party's boat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (BI5O2)

675 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?

Posted by: davidt

*******************

I think they will work well together. Probably the best representation Texas Republicans will have had in the Senate in ages.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (X+xvk)

676
The Texas caveman Al Green got primaried.

Posted by: YIKES! at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (OgWfa)

677 MAYES MIDDLETON WINS THE TEXAS PRIMARY
_NBC

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (ZwdAr)

678
Paxton / Cruz Hallmark romance comedy?

Have your people call my people.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (Y8DZL)

679 We need a Pence/Romney ticket vs. a Harris/Newsom ticket for our next election.

Maybe we can get someone to create a series of AI debates for our entertainment?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (D1E+2)

680 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

Unbelievable. It's been literally minutes since Paxton annihilated Cornyn for "embracing civility" and this sponge brain still doesn't understand the message.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (Riz8t)

681 Where is civility from the Democrats? Hell they aren't even civil to the squishiest GOPe .

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (YwEeS)

682 I love the good news!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (lWL3x)

683 Who’s a good boy now, motherfucker?

Posted by: Nebraska Dog at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (u73oe)

684 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

Unbelievable. It's been literally minutes since Paxton annihilated Cornyn for "embracing civility" and this sponge brain still doesn't understand the message.

TBF, though, it was 11 hours ago. Nah, I'm sticking with "what an a***ole!"

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (Riz8t)

685 I'm out for the night.

Thank you, Texas!

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (X+xvk)

686 Did anyone nood yet? If not, "nood."

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (vTZFs)

687
This is what happens when you break a treat into two and pass half off as one.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (HdYcL)

688 The Nebraska way. They bring a rolled up newspaper, we bring a gun.

Posted by: Dog at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Q+gd/)

689 Nooooooood.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

690 ONT is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (zZu0s)

691 I hope you didn't hate it. Will wait for your review.

Did not hate it, and it’s not a review. Just a mention of what you might want to do if you make it all the way to Junction and don’t know what to do next.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (kYmoU)

692 612 The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I LOVE that place. I hit it when I visit the family cemetery. And then on the way home. I always joke that West, Tx is in East, Tx.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (l26NL)

I went to Baylor and when I came home for the weekend, I was under strict orders to stop at the Czech stop or don't bother coming home. Those kolaches were so stinkin' good!!

Posted by: moki at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (wLjpr)

693 A slight update to my Lady Victory Statue:

https://ibb.co/XrrfNjgL

I think most here will like it.

Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (/ZkOF)

694 You misspelled dumb at the end there

Posted by: epador at May 26, 2026 10:10 PM (tb9yJ)

695 I can't wait to get another lecture from Karl "Whiteboard" Rove about how MAGA spent too much money going after Cornyn when they could have invested their money in what he'd deem as more critical contests. Of course, Rove would hope people would ignore the ten of millions his own PAC gave to Cornyn in this cycle. So Cornyn losing means Rove and the Bush machine lost too. That makes me extra, extra happy!

Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (xq6gC)

696 621
Remember the utter hatred and open animosity that greeted Ted Cruz upon his election to the Senate?

___________

He beat David Dewhurst, the crown prince. I met him once. He had the kind of manner that if he started sitting down someone would slide in a chair.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (HdYcL)

The utter hatred and open animosity to Ted Cruz lives on for some right here on Ace.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (T6aVk)

697 Why the fuck is DecisiondeskHQ such a useless pile of shit ?

OMG fuck off already.

Posted by: deadrody at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (vgB0v)

698 I think Ken Paxton's flaws and the baggage he brings to the general election are going to be exploited up to the fullest by James Talarico and by Democrats," [Cornyn] said.

Really? Ya think? Golly, why has no one ever thought of this before?

Posted by: Beelzebubba at May 26, 2026 11:31 PM (bufu1)

699 Check the vote totals from last night. Across the board, Republicans almost doubled the Democrat's vote totals.

Posted by: Rotkappchen at May 27, 2026 11:28 AM (j3Fsw)

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Watch your step.

In case you missed it, this mini doodle puppy is just too much.

A stray cat nursed eight orphaned hedgehogs.

Parents adopt the shelter dog that their daughter had been caring for.

Boy is reunited with his missing dog.

Dramatic husky is a dying of thirst or something.

Dog adopts injured parrot.

Grieving mother adopts "unadoptable" cane corso on the day of his scheduled euthanasia.

Cute little skypuppy.

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1 Fist!

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (vFG9F)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (LdBR/)

3 Francehiddengems?

Where da hunchback?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

4 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

5 Tyrollean wildflowers? Beautiful.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (qx7Zg)

6 Bats! We have bats!! O frabjous day!!!

Thank you, ace!!!!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (0sNs1)

7 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

Of course. The French live in them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)
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And the rats also leave a lot of "hidden gems" laying around....just waiting for the unwary to step on them...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (gnNyN)

9 That was either a baby elephant or Shaq walking by.

Posted by: Stevie Wonder at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (vFG9F)

10 Without my readers, I thought that said "Val de Fumes."

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (gtcuf)

11 I hope we see a cuck get his comeuppance tonight. It would be especially cool if Cornyn had a rage-stroke and shit his pants on TV after he lost, but I can only ask for so much.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)

12 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 07:08 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Bats!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 07:08 PM (Wnv9h)

14 The Husky video cracked me up.

If Huskies are the breed closest to their wolf forbears, and therefore the LEAST domesticated, how can they be such excellent dramatic actors to manipulate humans?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 26, 2026 07:09 PM (HlyYF)

15 IDF plinked the latest Hamas "military" chief. He'd only been in his position a short time. I certainly hope both Hamas and Iran have changed the vesting standard for retirement of senior officials. Almost unfair not to, considering what have become the average terms in office (alive).

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 07:09 PM (U/Byj)

16 I just had a brain fart. Since CA essentially has no controls over who gets to vote, what’s stopping us from driving over there and giving them a Republican governor?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM (P4bJX)

17 G'day, mate! Thank you for the bat in the Café!

Posted by: Chiroptophiles of AoSQH, Brisbane Chapter at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM (w/Cul)

18 8 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

=====

Karen Gillen has rats in her house. She won't let her husband kill them.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sT4qIe2Ir4w

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 07:11 PM (46HP8)

19 You bastide!

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:11 PM (gtcuf)

20 And the rats also leave a lot of "hidden gems" laying around....just waiting for the unwary to step on them...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (gnNyN)

Sacré bleu! C'est la Hanta! Merde!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:12 PM (BI5O2)

21 If Huskies are ... the LEAST domesticated, how can they be such excellent dramatic actors to manipulate humans?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 26, 2026 07:09 PM

We ask this question constantly.

Posted by: Washington State fans at May 26, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1)

22 It is impossible for penguins to be cute and cuddly. At best, they can manage some precocious antics, which are quickly overshadowed by a mephitic funk that is far from endearing.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at May 26, 2026 07:13 PM (vFG9F)

23 Val de Funes, South Tyrol, Italy

Wow! Simply beautiful. I don't know how long green season is, but that looks like land worth conquering simply for the view.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (oji8u)

24 especially cool if Cornyn had a rage-stroke and shit his pants on TV after he lost, but I can only ask for so much.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)

What they tend to do instead is to bitch about those nefarious Jews (Massie) or get out back to the Senate to say "I always hated you worthless yokels, now I'm going to make you pay" (Cassidy).

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (gKWVE)

25 Oh they don't wear pants on the southern side of France. But they do use grass, just to cover up their ass.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (gtcuf)

26
Primary Night Cafe

Primae Noctis Cafe?

Who is the Lord High Master Ace bedding this evening?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (ixS3i)

27 Hatari. Baby Elephant Walk. Henry Mancini.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (EHxnB)

28 That Swiss suspension bridge looks like it's straight out of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (oji8u)

29 I just had a brain fart. Since CA essentially has no controls over who gets to vote, what’s stopping us from driving over there and giving them a Republican governor?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM

Nothing, they can't ask for an ID or where you live because their election laws forbid that. Got a feeling that if you just show up and vote for the republican they will toss your ballot though.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (0N4FZ)

30 Val de Funes, now there is land you can yodel on.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)

31
The paper mill explosion in Longview Washington is horrific.

Several people dead.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (3ek7K)

32 Maybe we should all get mail ballots from California

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 07:18 PM (Ia/+0)

33 >Just today, I was driving by the school, making a left turn at about 10mph and a crow came out of nowhere and bounced off of the hood of my truck. No harm, but he did squirt a little poop.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

No harm, he says. Just "bounced off the hood", he says. Bitch, you sound like zombie Renee Good!

Posted by: Crow Rev. Wishbone literally knocked the shit out of at May 26, 2026 07:18 PM (ycI94)

34 What does a crow pay for a beverage at Starbucks?

A caw-fee.

I'll show myself out.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:20 PM (gtcuf)

35 Fromage. Omlette du Fromage.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, who learned French from Steve Martin at May 26, 2026 07:21 PM (PiwSw)

36 Willowed:
She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (Vvh2V)
~~~~~

Vogue did a spread on Debbie Wasserman-Schulz several years ago and gave her a complete makeover. She looked terrific--almost unrecognizable. But apparently she either didn't want to put in the work, or she liked her old look better because she went back to it immediately. Here's one of the pictures:

https://tinyurl.com/2tep7cdw

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (3ImbR)

37 The paper mill explosion in Longview Washington is horrific.

Several people dead.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (3ek7K)

Dang. My mom was from Longview. Prayers for the folks injured and dead.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (0aYVJ)

38 No harm!? I shit in your general direction!
- The Crow

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (zZu0s)

39 Willowed:
243 Casting a vote against John Cornyn was enormously satisfying.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (X+xvk)

Yes, sir. Indeed. I did my best to retire the bastard.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (Xdfhw)

40 I remember the aroma of the paper mill when we visited my grandparents as a kid.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

41
Pug,

It is a gross smell. We had some in the South.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:26 PM (3ek7K)

42 remember the aroma of the paper mill when we visited my grandparents as a kid.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

I grew up near a paper mill. It often smelled like ass. But I met my sweet hubby as a result. TL;DR

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (Xdfhw)

43 Willowed:
243 Casting a vote against John Cornyn was enormously satisfying.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (X+xvk)

Yes, sir. Indeed. I did my best to retire the bastard.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM

The wife and I did that last week during early voting. We did our part.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_7FaWnlhS4

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (0N4FZ)

44
Yes, sir. Indeed. I did my best to retire the bastard.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (Xdfhw)

___________

Voted against Cornyn. Voted for Middleton because I can't stand showboats like Roy but I know he'll be a disappointment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (HdYcL)

45 The first thing I looked for in the picture of the village was a crazed muzzie driving into the tourists.

Posted by: RI Red at May 26, 2026 07:29 PM (fv8I4)

46 I wonder if those mountains in the picture are some intermediate form between young mountains like on the west coast USA and the tiny worn down old man mountains in Georgia.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:29 PM (3uBP9)

47 a crow came out of nowhere and bounced off of the hood of my truck. No harm, but he did squirt a little poop.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone/i]

You are *SO* lucky it wasn't a penguin. Too late to buy a lottery ticket, I suppose.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

49 Danger was my middle name, until that Tony Weiner dood appropriated it.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:31 PM (0sNs1)

50 Seems like a lot of chemical emergencies....

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 07:31 PM (Vvh2V)

51 What is explosive in a paper mill? Just the fuel that does the pulping?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM (3uBP9)

52 Voted against Cornyn. Voted for Middleton because I can't stand showboats like Roy but I know he'll be a disappointment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (HdYcL)

They're all bastards. Who is the least worst bastard? Sigh.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM (Xdfhw)

53

banana,

Chemicals

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:33 PM (3ek7K)

54 Leave the toilet seat up and let the husky drink out of the bowl. Most dogs prefer that anyway because it's cool water.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (D1E+2)

55 They're all bastards. Who is the least worst bastard? Sigh.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM

Non-nooders are all pretty much the same, unfortunately.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (0sNs1)

56 >>> banana,

Chemicals

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:33 PM (3ek7K)

Chemicals!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (3uBP9)

57 Chemicals!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (VyBeY)

58 Danger was my middle name, until that Tony Weiner dood appropriated it.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:31 PM (0sNs1)

Thank you. I had almost forgotten about ol' Carlos. That was the punchline to a joke that was already super funny (except for the soliciting sex from minors part).

Sydney Leathers and Carlos Danger. Couldn't make it up if I tried.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:35 PM (BI5O2)

59 Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.

Get a similar whiff of sugar beets from the big plant in Nampa, during the winter.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:35 PM (0aYVJ)

60
What is explosive in a paper mill? Just the fuel that does the pulping?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM (3uBP9)

___________

Kraft pulping process uses sodium hydroxide, which is very corrosive. Apparently the pulping tank collapsed and released the white liquor.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (HdYcL)

61
It seems like a large tank of chemicals exploded.

Could be the same problem with it like the one that is leaking somewhere in CA

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (3ek7K)

62 >>Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.

They are both pretty awful. Scottsbluff Nebraska had a Sugar Beet plant and the entire city just fucking reeked.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (JEwe/)

63 big news from the Proxima system: the inner planet - "d" - has a magnetic field. The famous one is "b" but "d", which is Mars-mass, is a twenty-Gauss magnet.
youtu.be/96Aohm1UlYU
... roughly. Not well constrained. But if the math holds out, this planet packs a Jupiter-class dynamo in a package the size of Mars. Big enough to raise those flares.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (gKWVE)

64 Carlos Danger is a got-danged American Hero. We have so, so much to thank that disgusting pervert for. He altered history in a profoundly beneficial way, with that wandering dick of his.

*salutes*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (BI5O2)

65 If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Posted by: Your Chemistry Prof at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)

66 I think those mountains are the Dolomites...no?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (JEwe/)

67 Tyrol...I always think of Tyrol as Austrian, but it is also Italian...Le colline sono vive con il suono della musica...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (GD0B3)

68 It's been decades but I recall the stink of the papermill in Muskegon like it was yesterday.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (/HDaX)

69 Con canzoni che hanno cantato per mille anni...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 07:39 PM (GD0B3)

70 Mille anni!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 07:39 PM (GD0B3)

71 If you grew up near a paper mill, you knew it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:40 PM (Xdfhw)

72 ig news from the Proxima system: the inner planet - "d" - has a magnetic field. The famous one is "b" but "d", which is Mars-mass, is a twenty-Gauss magnet.
youtu.be/96Aohm1UlYU
... roughly. Not well constrained. But if the math holds out, this planet packs a Jupiter-class dynamo in a package the size of Mars. Big enough to raise those flares.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM

Tell us about it.

Posted by: Amateur Radio Operators of Proxima Centauri at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)

73 Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.

Get a similar whiff of sugar beets from the big plant in Nampa, during the winter.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:35 PM (0aYVJ)

I spent a lot of time in food quality. Any of a few I could name were worse than a paper mill.

The smell that hits you when you open a unrefrigerated trailer of raw potatoes in August is pretty bad. Especially when they are liquidating from the putrefaction.

But, the absolute worst. Central Valley of California for the annual tomato harvest. They send the tomatoes from the trucks by washing them into troughs that, like a log ride, carry them along to the processing facility. Once there, they are waterfalled down to a tank for a final rough wash. There is a ton of vapor in the air to carry the smell. It is unforgettable. Just transcendently nasty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)

74 Polls close in 20 minutes Texas!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (MTg2D)

75
There is no good way to get pulp. Just a choice of bad ways depending on the source and desired cellulose fiber.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (HdYcL)

76 >>If you grew up near a paper mill, you knew it.

There's a tannery not far outside of KC that will wake you from a dead sleep, even if you have the windows closed.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (JEwe/)

77 Voted against Cornyn. Voted for Middleton because I can't stand showboats like Roy but I know he'll be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I'd vote for Middleton in a "Royals I'd like to see in a wet t-shirt contest." Maybe second place after Princess Charlene of Monaco: https://tinyurl.com/3r22kb9h

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (ycI94)

78 I think those mountains are the Dolomites...no?
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (JEwe/)

Hush yo mouth!

Posted by: Shaft Backup singers at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)

79 In the Democratic runoff for District 18, the poll shows Christian Menefee leading Al Green 50% to 43%.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (ZwdAr)

80 >>It's been decades but I recall the stink of the papermill in Muskegon like it was yesterday.

When I lived in Maine the nearest paper mill was miles away but on some days the wind blew just right/wrong and that smell would waft down on us. Awful.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (viF8m)

81 >>Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)

I once filled in for a guy doing Pump Maintenance at a huge Dairy in northern NJ for a week.

Holy fucking shit, man. Put me off Milk and Cheese for a good 6 months.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (JEwe/)

82 There is no good way to get pulp.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM

Unless you make it up.

Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at May 26, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)

83 Missoula had a wood pulp mill that was just nasty. When you went there, you knew you had arrived.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:45 PM (D1E+2)

84 Huskies crack me up. They are such drama queens.

Posted by: Aroooooh the agony! at May 26, 2026 07:46 PM (TbWk/)

85 >>Missoula had a wood pulp mill that was just nasty. When you went there, you knew you had arrived.

The big swirl, on the Clark Fork, below settling pond #3 was absolutely amazing during a mayfly hatch.

But that fucking smell. Good god. It got to ya.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:46 PM (JEwe/)

86 Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.

------

Beet plant in Greeley, CO.

Holy smokes. You haven't smelled "horror" until Great Western Sugar plant fires up in the middle of August on a 100F, 99% humidity day on that blasted prairie. It would practically peel the paint off the walls.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:46 PM (BI5O2)

87 40 I remember the aroma of the paper mill when we visited my grandparents as a kid.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

There was one in or near Jacksonville Florida. You would smell it inside the car driving 55mph on the highway long before you got close to city limits. I'll never ever forget it.

Posted by: Like ass, decay and industrial chemicals mixed together at May 26, 2026 07:48 PM (TbWk/)

88 There's a tannery not far outside of KC that will wake you from a dead sleep, even if you have the windows closed.
Posted by: garrett

Blue Hides or something like that in St Joe?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (l26NL)

89 Looks like Cornyn got huge turnout in the areas that he need and he might sneak out a 1-2 point victory unless PAxton gets a huge last hourr.

Posted by: VA is for Haters at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (mFDo7)

90 Pogie plant in Cameron Parish , LA.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (MyyMo)

91 Posted by: Like ass, decay and industrial chemicals mixed together at May 26, 2026 07:48 PM

Pffft. That's like Chanel No. 5.

Posted by: Penguin rookeries at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)

92 Welfare
EBT
Medicaid
UBI
Sect 8
etc etc

And their vote is exactly the same value as a taxpayers vote.
We are within 3 points of 51% of the people pay NO taxes and decide exactly how much 49% pay.
The next (D) Pres it will be 53% of the voters deciding what 47% pay.
I hope there is a year when just 5% of the 47% say fuck it.
Their joint venture or K1 or REIT or whatever decides this year we will make NOTHING, NADA, ZERO.

ha

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (/+uur)

93 In the Democratic runoff for District 18, the poll shows Christian Menefee leading Al Green 50% to 43%.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (ZwdAr)

Why do they want to replace the crazy man with a cane? Do they just want a younger man of color? Are they ageist? Serious question. I get Houston ads but am not in this district, thank goodness.
I don't expect them to vote for MAGA in Houston. But why have they turned on this crazy old Black man? Too crazy?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (Xdfhw)

94 Holy fucking shit, man. Put me off Milk and Cheese for a good 6 months.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (JEwe/)

Milk and dairy is bad. But. Even a small amount of spoilage (spill) is easily noticed and so usually they are cleaned far more effectively than any other food plant.

Posted by: Shaft Backup singers at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (zZu0s)

95 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (2GVsD)

96 What in a paper mill is explosive? Chemicals? Dust?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (vTZFs)

97 /off Shaft sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (zZu0s)

98 Tylenol mountains

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)

99 If you guys ever want to smell the most wretched thing on the planet, buy a bottle of tertiary amyl alcohol.

It's unspeakable.

I imagine wherever they manufacture that horrid shit has to be isolated far away from human settlements. I think it would actually be impossible to bear it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:52 PM (BI5O2)

100 If you can survive a hangover in Beaumont on a bad Sunday release your are fucking bulletproof.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:52 PM (/+uur)

101 There was a compound the Pipeline guy mentioned in one of his 'Things i won't work with' columns that is supposed to be memorable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:53 PM (zZu0s)

102 /off Shaft sock
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I saw on X that the actor Samuel L Jackson is supporting Karen Basura. What a maroon.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 07:53 PM (l26NL)

103 There are NO Texas numbers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:54 PM (/+uur)

104 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM

Over a 1/32 Curtiss SB2C??? Over a 1/32 Curtis-Wright SB2C ?????????

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

105 95 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (2GVsD)

My Negro Woody and Chink Buzz get here next week.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (/+uur)

106
I wonder how long it will be until the trunk loads of illegal ballots show up.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

107 As kids we knew the paper mill smell meant we were that >< close to the beach. Yay!

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (UYYJi)

108 Evening, Ace, and Cafe layabouts! Good work day here at Casa de Peon. Roof repair is complete, except for replacing a few random shingle tabs that blew away. Hammer, nails, utility knife, and tar patch will fix that up tonight, easy-peasy. And I took down, sanded and repainted most of the green-painted wood window trim on 2 sides of the house. Really spiffed it up, for a little light labor this afternoon. Nice breeze helped!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (8zz6B)

109 Old and busted: We will never negotiate with the mullahs. They can’t be trusted.

New hotness: our deal with Iran has been delayed because the supreme leader has to sign it and he is in hiding.

*makes ok sign*

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 07:56 PM (3arSl)

110 Watch the results from fannin county Texas tonight. If my county goes for paxton it's over for coryn because there are a butt ton of old school republicans here that don't like change and will vote for the incumbent as long as he is a republican no matter what.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (0N4FZ)

111 72, LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (VyBeY)

112 Coach is gonna have a real hard time finding young men to play football in that location in Italy......

Posted by: TXMarko at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (7flhA)

113 Looks like Cornyn got huge turnout in the areas that he need and he might sneak out a 1-2 point victory unless PAxton gets a huge last hourr.

Posted by: VA is for Haters at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (mFDo7)

You'll probably be back to taking up the ass for pennies on the dollar from some rando Durka Durka in Karachi. or some other shithole. I should be sad and pray for you but I don't care.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (Xdfhw)

114 The Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids had a nasty odor.

Rath Packing, in Waterloo, was pretty rank too.

Both represented jobs and money. Tax revenue. The ability to make a living. Something to think about when bitching about the stink.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 07:58 PM (pV4LT)

115 Clock says sun isn't down but its my bedtime
Gave a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)

116 Voting against Paxton because he had "baggage" from the impeachment is like calling a woman a slut because she got raped.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:59 PM (gKWVE)

117
Looks like Cornyn got huge turnout in the areas that he need and he might sneak out a 1-2 point victory unless PAxton gets a huge last hourr.

Posted by: VA is for Haters at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (mFDo7)

____________

*throws hands in the air*

It's over!

*sweeps cups, papers and ashtrays off table*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:59 PM (HdYcL)

118 because there are a butt ton of old school republicans herePosted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM

Which measurement system are you using for 'butt ton', the Brie or the Lizzo?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

119 Rotten soybeans around grain bins.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 08:00 PM (UYYJi)

120 Polls close.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (MTg2D)

121 Which measurement system are you using for 'butt ton', the Brie or the Lizzo?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

I think Sir Isaac Mix-A-Lot might be able to fine tune this measure.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (gKWVE)

122 nood TX

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (vSvIl)

123 Nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (zZu0s)

124 We are within 3 points of 51% of the people pay NO taxes and decide exactly how much 49% pay.
——

Democracy - “universal suffrage” at least - is profoundly stupid. It’s always been that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (j92eC)

125 There's a paper mill about 15 miles from here. It doesn't stink nearly as bad as it used to 20-30 years ago.

Some folks might say that's the smell of money. Paper pulp is big business.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (vFG9F)

126 >> But if the math holds out, this planet packs a Jupiter-class dynamo in a package the size of Mars.

Now that is damned interesting. The problem with red dwarf stars for habitable zone planets is they are very prone to flares and outbursts. And being so dim, the habitable zone is very close in, meaning any planet there could get zapped by sterilizing flares all the time.

K and G are the best bets, but the argue about which of those is truly the best.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

127 "Royals I'd like to see in a wet t-shirt contest." Maybe second place after Princess Charlene of Monaco: https://tinyurl.com/3r22kb9h
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
---

A woman so beautiful and so distressed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (ZwdAr)

128 The ability to make a living. Something to think about when bitching about the stink.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 07:58 PM (pV4LT)

As Vespasian famously said to Titus; "money doesn't stink."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (BI5O2)

129 105 95 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (2GVsD)

My Negro Woody and Chink Buzz get here next week.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Lol. I have a Lina Inverse garage kit I've never assembled 😔

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (ycI94)

130 One of my great grandmothers was Indian and her family tanned leather. Made beautiful, amazingly soft gloves. She could scent them with rose and violet, so.ehpw.

But my God, the stench. They did it Old School, brains and urine.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (Vvh2V)

131 Charlene could probably hold her own in a wet tshirt contest, but I think Catherine's beauty lies in other areas. She is painfully thin.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (Vvh2V)

132 I wonder if those mountains in the picture are some intermediate form between young mountains like on the west coast USA and the tiny worn down old man mountains in Georgia.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:29 PM (3uBP9)

The Alps are being pushed up by the collision of Italy with Europe and are pretty new. The Rockies are about 70-100 million years old with some older ranges as the North America grinds ocean plates under its advance. The Appalacians are something like a billion years old.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (8avO+)

Quick Hits

Note: I'm going to post the Cafe at 7 so I can post a Texas primary thread at 8.

The fake-Republican South Carolina Dixiecrats have again blocked a new congressional map, in order to save the seat of nonstop racebaiter and fellow Democrat James Clyburn.

They say they're doing this for "states rights" or some cuck mumblemouth bullshit.

NBC:

The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted against a measure to advance a new congressional map, ending the redistricting effort in the state for now.
The failed vote was a surprise rejection of President Donald Trump, who had urged lawmakers to pass a redrawn map that eliminated the state's single majority-Black district, represented by longtime Democratic Rep. James Clyburn.
The South Carolina House approved the map last week in hopes of putting it into place for this year's midterm elections. As part of the effort, lawmakers also sought to set another primary election for the affected districts in August. But after early voting began on Tuesday for the previously scheduled June primary, some Republicans changed their tune, arguing it was too late to enact new district lines.
"Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway," said Republican state Sen. Richard Cash, a Republican who changed his vote due to timing.

Speaking of ugly grifters who are going to lose their phony-baloney jobs: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

Noted African American Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is such a fervent supporter of blacks getting to elect the black leftwingers they like that she's running for a seat previously drawn to guarantee black representation.

Florida Democrats wrong a Strongly Worded Letter condemning Debbie's psychopathic need for power.

Almost all of Florida's elected Democratic National Committee members are condemning Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's decision to run for reelection in a district previously drawn to ensure Black voters' representation but targeted for redistricting by Gov. Ron DeSantis this year.
"Our party cannot credibly denounce the dismantling of Black political power by Republicans while treating one of Florida's few remaining majority-Black districts as a political opportunity for an incumbent seeking a safer seat," a group of 10 elected Florida DNC members wrote in a statement released Tuesday.
...
Wasserman Schultz, in Congress for more than 20 years, chose to run in a safe blue seat where a Democrat is all but guaranteed to win in the general election, instead of in one of the surrounding districts, newly drawn to favor Republicans.

It's almost as if these districts were drawn to secure partisan advantage, not racial advantage.

Wasserman Schultz lives in Florida's new 22nd District, which stretches from Coral Springs to Marco Island. Her previous voters were split five ways in Florida's new voting maps, but only a small portion of them were drawn into the 20th District.
Critics say she chose to take her $2.5 million war chest to an easier Democratic-leaning district to ensure her own political power.
"We cannot claim to defend voting rights, racial justice, and representation while undermining Black political power when it becomes politically convenient," the Florida DNC members wrote.

I wonder what she'll do when she gets her fat droopy ass kicked to the curb.

Maybe she'll go into modeling.

Last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a Quint in it

Trump went to his six month physical at Walter Reed. Chris Cilizza, who attacked anyone who suggested that Biden was aging poorly and called it "low" politics, now sounds the alarm over Trump seeing the doctor "three times in thirteen months."

It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.

How many times do you have a six month check up in a 13 month period? Not two. You have to add one more because the period begins and ends with a visit, with another one in the middle.

Anyway these are the very high thinkers who are really really good at third grade math who think you should accept their thinking as conclusive.

But anyway, the entire left is now demanding we get very serious about interrogating the president about his health after five years of insisting that Biden was literally running circles around his 25-year-old staffers and was a "super-ager" and that any video showing him losing his train of thought, forgetting that the woman he was honoring was in fact dead and repeatedly calling her to the stage, routinely babbling incoherently, never being available any earlier than 10:30 in the morning and never later than 4:30, etc. was all right-wing "cheapfakes."

Here's one obvious mouth-dick docking module claiming that Biden routinely faced questions about his age but Trump doesn't.

Jonathan Lemire
@JonLemire
NEW: The Newest Oldest President
Donald Trump has not faced the same scrutiny for his age as Joe Biden did. For now.
But as Trump is poised to turn 80 next month, questions about his health and increasingly erratic behavior are growing

Except he himself attacked anyone on the right raising these questions about Biden.

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
May 18
Lemire says Biden faced "scrutiny" over his age issues unlike Trump.
Here is Lemire attacking other media outlets for covering questions about Biden's cognitive issues raised in various videos.
He uncritically parrots the White House "cheap fakes" line and laments that the media will have to "grapple" with these "fakes."
Is this the kind of "scrutiny" he's talking about?
These people act as if none of this never happened.
Incredible.
June 2024:

🚨 Stephen Miller says the scale of welfare fraud is SO MASSIVE that eliminating it alone could balance the ENTIRE federal budget

"The amount that has been fleeced from us is in the HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars."

"We could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that� pic.twitter.com/15B8h7GLDm
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 26, 2026

Communist jihadist Zohran Mamdani did the inevitable and declared he would begin seizing the estates of "negligent" land-owners -- "wreckers," as the communist party calls them, people who don't use their property the way the state wants them to -- and give them to "responsible" managers, including the tenants of the buildings.

Speaking of socialist jihadis: Tucker Carlson advocates people just repudiating their debts. #FightThePower!

Tucker: "I think people should stop paying their credit cards."

The man is a fount of endless wisdom. pic.twitter.com/Vb9ieJYwg2
— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) May 26, 2026

Let's burn all the bank records of debts and mortgages! Then we can occupy the college administration buildings and demand free schooling!

Trump has changed! He's an ISRAELI ASSET!

I'm a Real Conservative! Please like and subscribe and send me money via KoFi!

Tucker spent Memorial Day praising the Real Heroes Here.

Speaking of foreign-funded influence operations against America: Hasan Piker admits that confirmed Chinese Communist Asset Neville Singham is the main funder of leftwing ops in America.

Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker identified American Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham as a major financier behind a network of pro-communist U.S. nonprofits engaged in "political advocacy" and "a lot of political movements," marking the first public acknowledgment from a figure inside the far-left network that organizations in the Singham network are operating with an explicitly political agenda.
The comments are significant because congressional investigators and watchdog groups have long argued that nonprofits connected to Singham are functioning as overt political operations while enjoying tax-exempt charitable status. Critics argue such activity may violate nonprofit tax laws, which place strict limits on the amount of political activity charities can conduct.
As Fox News Digital reported exclusively on Saturday, Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued an administrative subpoena to Piker and far-left CodePink co-founder Susan Medea Benjamin for possibly violating sanctions against doing business with the Communist Party of Cuba when they traveled to the island nation in March for an ideologically-charged transnational convergence of communists in an international "convoy."
Piker and Benjamin haven't responded to requests for comment, but they have publicly defended their trips to March as "humanitarian" missions to help the people of Cuba.
At about 37 minutes in a six-hour livestream on Monday, headlined, "FEDS ARE AFTER ME," punctuated with two cursing emojis, Piker stunned listeners knowledgeable about the intricacies of far-left networks by saying that he believes federal investigators are ultimately targeting Singham and the organizations he supports, including CodePink and the self-declared communist organizations ANSWER Coalition and Party for Socialism and Liberation, for the "political" work they do.
Together, these groups and others in the Singham network have organized, coordinated and staffed most of the divisive anti-U.S. street protests the nation has seen over the past decade. Party for Socialism and Liberation is called "PSL" by far-left activists.
"I think that ultimately the target is probably Singham and his operation from PSL to ANSWER Coalition to CodePink -- like anything that he has ever financed," Piker said during the stream.

Admitting that his Cuba trip was funded by the hostile communist foreign government may expose him to legal jeopardy:

Old clip of Hasan Piker saying the Cuban government facilitated the infrastructure for him to stream from the country, effectively providing a basis to arrest Piker as a foreign agent.

Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/iSMyQbwm73
— AF Post (@AFpost) May 26, 2026

Tucker and the Turkish anchor baby Piker -- his parents quickly jetted to America to give birth there and make this foreign agent an "American citizen" -- will be guests on each other's shows well before the election.

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump's Triumphal Arch has just officially been APPROVED by the US government's Commission on Fine Arts

.. and this CNN host is on the verge of TEARS over it 🤣

Absolutely TRIGGERED 😂🔥

The 250ft Arch is meant to celebrate America's 250th birthday,� pic.twitter.com/F88BPrM1Kh
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 21, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:47 PM

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1 That close up counts as eye-rape. You’ll be hearing from my attorney

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (36bTp)

2 Last time the Dems were concerned about State's Rights in South Carolina it got a little unpleasant.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (+9wcF)

3 I've had jack-O-lanterns that looked better than that shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (jehhT)

4 Use that face on a scarecrow

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (LdBR/)

6 At least Ackbar will get a taste of his own medicine

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 05:50 PM (36bTp)

7 She looks like Carrot Top and Kathie Griffin had a baby.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 05:50 PM (UjdFS)

8 No trigger warning?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 05:50 PM (W5mpo)

9 "Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me" you can almost hear his puffy penis shaped lips flap out the words.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (3uBP9)

10 Good Lord.
Imagine my shock.as.I scrolled.down and encountered that face!!!
WTF???!!

Ok...ok...I'll hit the tip jar.
But.damn.
A little warning eh?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (2WIwB)

11 Re picture

Dear Lord. *makes Sign of Cross*

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

12 Holy crap. After that picture I'm taking an extra Cialis so Mrs. Cosda isnt too disappointed.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (aykDQ)

13 I did not need or want to see that face that close. Ugh.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (Q0yOR)

14 I actually saw Debbie on MS Now during No King's day!!!

Best ever!!

Bruce Springsteen is on stage, they mute him and have him on one side of the screen while they let Debbie talk.

Freaking hilarious!!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (Sco7b)

15 Use that face on a scarecrow
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

Heh. When Bilbo sees the Ring in Rivendell.

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)

16 Erratic behavior? Trump always behaved like this. Just once, I'd like some facts instead of hysterical teen-girl screaming and fainting by these libtards.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (DwqWV)

17 Yikes, DWS had not aged well.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (4KUe5)

18 If ace sees that every time he thinks of a woman, I can't blame him being gay.

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

19 Oof dah

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (E31IE)

20 .. and this CNN host is on the verge of TEARS over it

Damn, Kassie Hunt's got some broad shoulders. Built like a linebacker.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 05:54 PM (gtcuf)

21 Ace, ace, ace... below the fold is where you're supposed to hide emetics like that.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 26, 2026 05:54 PM (aJQbY)

22 Third time in a year. He's 80 and falling apart.

He eats McDonald's EVERYDAY. He takes more aspirin per day than is recommended by doctors. He NEVER exercises. There's only so much duct tape and IV fluid that can keep this shitbag together. He's falling apart and his people are trying to hide it, and which like his people normally do, they are fucking it up.

Stress is the silent killer. This dude cares for no one and nothing. Complete apathy. These people seem to exist the longest. Uncaring and consuming as much as they can.

Swelling in the feet is a very strong symptom of heart failure.They put a damn robot heart in Dick Cheney, and will do no less for this scumbag. They will barge the gates of hell to make Satan sign the contract for this man. So don't get your hopes up for the Big Beautiful Obituary.

Is this why they are building a medical facility under his ballroom? Then he can go in secret without all these pesky questions from the press

It'll be fascinating to see how many people lose their jobs, get death threats, etc, for saying "I'm glad he's dead" when the worthless old piece of shit finally pops his clogs.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:55 PM (ycI94)

23 /off equine Mel Brooks device

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

24 Heaven forbid we have some decent architecture in DC. I guess the libs want everything to look like the brutalist FBI headquarters or something.

Honestly, the East Wing was an architectural disaster.

Nothing wrong with a Triumphal Arch. Kinda like Caesar has conquered.... doze nuts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:56 PM (DwqWV)

25 Speaking of socialist jihadis: Tucker Carlson advocates people just repudiating their debts.

So, rich guy encouraging the poors to take the fast track to bankrupcy. That's a take...I guess.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 05:56 PM (gtcuf)

26 Oof dah
Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (E31IE)

Be glad chicks don't have to get an erection.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:56 PM (zZu0s)

27 I'd rather see the Ewok prostate exam infographic again than that close-up of DWS

Who need Ozempic when you can ruin your appetite with that photo?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (73/SM)

28 th!

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (ikSmX)

29 I scrolled down the page and nearly had a heart attack when I saw that toothy grin...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (gnNyN)

30 Is history's greatest monster Winston Churchill, or is it the system of usury foisted upon us by hummus-eaters in Tel Aviv, a system condemned by my good friends in Qatar and Tehran?

Just asking questions.

Serious questions.

Posted by: C. Tarlson at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (+5gCg)

31 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (BgZgJ)

32 The arch looks too much like the french one. The eagle needs to be way bigger. Actually just make the arches his talons. That would be cool. Giant talons you walk between and the eagle screaming above you wings spread.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (3uBP9)

33 Never exercises? Dude plays golf. Like a pro.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (DwqWV)

34 MY EYES!!!!!!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (DuLyh)

35 I'd rather see the Ewok prostate exam infographic again than that close-up of DWS

Who need Ozempic when you can ruin your appetite with that photo?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (73/SM)

Hey, the Ewok Prostate Exam was comedy gold.

It was the hug in the final panel. Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)

36 When I saw that photo, I literally did a John Belushi "Aaah!!"

Like Fluke-man* wearing a mayonnaise-soaked wig.

*Fluke-man being one of the creepiest monsters in The X-Files.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (0aYVJ)

37 Yikes! She hit the wall hard. Look what being a Democrat does to a person, she's well on the way to cryptkeeper wannabe.

Posted by: John A. Fleming at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (A375E)

38 31 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (BgZgJ)

Sweetie, please keep your fucking to yourself. None of us needed either of those graphics.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (DwqWV)

39 I predicted America would heal and find the strength to laugh again after Colbert's show ended.

Colbert's doing a show on his YouTube channel!!!

The healing begins.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 05:59 PM (Sco7b)

40 You know the Harry Potter movies? She looks like Peter Pettigrew.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

41 Come on down! We're having a big sale!

Posted by: Eye Bleach Warehouse at May 26, 2026 06:00 PM (967/Q)

42 And you know that hairy bastard is giggling to himself like a gay schoolgirl at our reactions.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (zZu0s)

43 Trump told Madoff, "I can lose money all by myself." And yay, Stephen Miller! Lets claw back akk the grift and fraud and retire the deficit.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (YlWIZ)

44 It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.

Hold up there Ace, I have been assured repeatedly that there would be no math on this blog.

Also is that a real pick of wasserman or some AI bull$hit?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (0N4FZ)

45 I think I like the Arch of Constantine better than the Trump one, but they both have their charms.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (DwqWV)

46 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS
Posted by: Elric the Blade

*Winks*

Posted by: Rosa DeLauro at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (O0YTm)

47 Never exercises? Dude plays golf. Like a pro.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (DwqWV)

Counter argument: John Daly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (zZu0s)

48 Maybe she'll go into modeling.

At least you get a chance to avoid MY ladies!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (ycI94)

49 Not enough eye bleach in the world for that DWS closeup.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (oqH4h)

50 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (BgZgJ)

There's a difference?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (qx7Zg)

51 And you know that hairy bastard is giggling to himself like a gay schoolgirl at our reactions.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (zZu0s)
----
The reason he only posted open threads yesterday was because he himself was recovering from gazing upon that Gorgon too long...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (gnNyN)

52 have mercy, Ace! that picture!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (VyBeY)

53
Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker identified American Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham as a major financier behind a network of pro-communist U.S. nonprofits engaged in "political advocacy" and "a lot of political movements," marking the first public acknowledgment from a figure inside the far-left network that organizations in the Singham network are operating with an explicitly political agenda.

-------

Piker's owners aren't going to be too happy about that. Nor about the possibility that this spoiled weakling may be pressured to make a deal.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (azNOR)

54 Her wrinkles have bags.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (UjdFS)

55 I'm all out of eye bleach, but looking at some Sydney Sweeney bikini pics served as an emergency counteractive.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (gtcuf)

56 There's a difference?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (qx7Zg)

Crypt Keeper probably puts more effort in. Like Ann Coulter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)

57 >>>Maybe she'll go into modeling.

She was excellent in Blade Runner as J. F. Sebastian, gifted genetic designer with accelerated decrepitude.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (dK+Kv)

58 That arch will be vandalized on a constant basis due to TDS and America hating savages.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (Enz0M)

59 Ok there is no eagle in the original design, just some broad. Ok here's banana Dream's idea:

A giant eagle, and riding the giant eagle is a huge knockout babe, Lady Victory, with a great rack, one boob exposed because that's artistic, and she's sporting two 50 cals, and the eagle's feathers are also kind of flames.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (3uBP9)

60
DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (HdYcL)

61 I'm all out of eye bleach, but looking at some Sydney Sweeney bikini pics served as an emergency counteractive.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (gtcuf)

Look up 'Tessa Fowler Cortana Cosplay'

Your welcome.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (zZu0s)

62 I wonder what she'll do when she gets her fat droopy ass kicked to the curb.

Maybe she'll go into modeling.
_________________________

Stand-in for a head of cauliflower, obviously.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:05 PM (dIske)

63 Good Googly Moogly! An Orc!!

Posted by: A Tolkien fan at May 26, 2026 06:05 PM (967/Q)

64 YIKES! That's the first time I ever got jump scared.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (vFG9F)

65 Not enough eye bleach in the world for that DWS closeup.
Posted by: ballistic
.......

Ace is just showing us what it looks like when a Democrat tries to smile.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (UjdFS)

66 I voted and did my best to retire John Cornyn today. That is all.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (Xdfhw)

67 If you had no concerns about Biden's age, including reprehending people who were concerned, I don't care what you have to say.

You have to show me video similar to everything you were ready to call "deep fakes" for the 2 weeks when that was the hustle.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (ikSmX)

68 That Debbie is a real looker!

Posted by: Stevie Wonder at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (cJcas)

69
It'll be hilarious when the "responsible stewards" of NYC find out about the thing of maintaining a rent-controlled building. (I think it's called profit-and-loss or balancing-the-books or something.) I especially hope the inspectors and repairmen are city employees.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:07 PM (GSk5t)

70 tucker has literally lost his mind comparing drug dealers to credit card companies. Dude needs some serious professional help.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (0N4FZ)

71
In with the first nod to ace's reference to Jaws.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (PnEh/)

72 LOL, so the left knows the AL ruling is shit and the SCOTUS will overturn it.

They're out there yelling "you can't double-stamp a triple-stamp, Harry! You can't double-stamp a triple-stamp!"

They're saying the SCOTUS can't invoke the Purcell Principle to overturn the judges ruling because the judges invoke the Purcell Principle first.

Forgetting that the SCOTUS just said (I forget the case) something like "when the lower court applies the rule wrongly, we're not required to follow them."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (73/SM)

73
A giant eagle, and riding the giant eagle is a huge knockout babe, Lady Victory, with a great rack, one boob exposed because that's artistic, and she's sporting two 50 cals, and the eagle's feathers are also kind of flames.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (3uBP9)

_____________

*pulls out big rubber stamp*

Approved!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (HdYcL)

74 Gawd!
The Human Shar-pei!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (2WIwB)

75 DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

She could eat an ear of corn through a picket fence.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (O0YTm)

76 Stress is the silent killer. This dude cares for no one and nothing. Complete apathy. These people seem to exist the longest. Uncaring and consuming as much as they can.

If Trump doesn’t care, why would he be stressed out?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (A5RD0)

77 It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.

Hold up there Ace, I have been assured repeatedly that there would be no math on this blog.

Posted by: Mister Scott
_________

And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)

78
That facial expression on Wasserman Schultz is so weird.

It's like she said to you, "I want to tear your flesh open and eat your spleen while rolling around in your hot, steaming red red blood."

But, then wants to apologize to you for saying it, but-

She still wants to eat your spleen.

Yeah, that kind of expression.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (iJfKG)

79 DWS is the visual equivalent to Yoko Ono audio.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (ikSmX)

80 I just realized what that photo of DWS reminds me of:

Markula from ATHF

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (73/SM)

81 68 That Debbie is a real looker!
Posted by: Stevie Wonder at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (cJcas)

____________________________

Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

82 DWS, still keeping One-eyed Willie's treasure safe.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:12 PM (ikSmX)

83
And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)

___________

You're 47000% correct!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:12 PM (HdYcL)

84 You all are making me rethink my erotic Debbie Whatshername Shultz erotic fan fiction site.

Maybe you're just not the right audience.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)

85 DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

She could eat an ear of corn through a picket fence.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (O0YTm)

She loses, and she'll move to LA hoping Bass wins for the free dental care.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (qx7Zg)

86 I have no room to talk in terms of close up pictures (I've seen some recent ones of me).

I'm just enjoying watching the racial battle being waged on DWS by those within her own party 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (SRRAx)

87 It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.

Hold up there Ace, I have been assured repeatedly that there would be no math on this blog.

Posted by: Mister Scott

***

*pull down green eye shade*
*licks pencil*
*commences to scribbling*
*that gozinda that...this gozinda this*
*carries the one*
SIX!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (2WIwB)

88 The arch is about America, not President Trump. Anyone who opposes it, opposes America! I think a stele would be better, with scenes from the revolution on each side, topped by President Washington handing President Trump a sword, with democrats cowering at his feet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

89 "Nor about the possibility that this spoiled weakling may be pressured to make a deal.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (azNOR) "

hah! LOL!
do prosecutors do that, anymore?
well, maybe to innocent Normals, certainly not protected classes like communists or criminals ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (VyBeY)

90 One of the people running against Fugly Debbie in Fl-20 is Luther Campbell from 2LiveCrew. Love to hear him do a rap about her.
Also the black anti-Semites are going to have a field day with a Jewish "carpetbagger" running in an African American district where she doesn't live

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (hpwtA)

91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser.

https://youtube.com/shorts/xOZ2OEYdPhw

It's Duncanthrax-safe - no penguins.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (qx7Zg)

92 DWS: Kuato had a little known second act.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (ikSmX)

93 Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (gtcuf)

94 You all are making me rethink my erotic Debbie Whatshername Shultz erotic fan fiction site.

Maybe you're just not the right audience.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)

Reddit is a sick place. Is it that sick?

Question asked and answered.
*stares sadly into the distance*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (Xdfhw)

95 I'm all out of eye bleach, but looking at some Sydney Sweeney bikini pics served as an emergency counteractive.
Posted by: Delurker

The DWS pic is a good emergency contraceptive.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (ycI94)

96 And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba ___________

You're 47000% correct!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
_________

And my math was wrong. I think it would be 1/6 of all 13 month periods would have three check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (XvL8K)

97 This line today from Thomas, who has officially had enough of the lower courts making shit up "because Trump":

"The Fourth Circuit's analysis bears little resemblance to legal interpretation."

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (73/SM)

98 You all are making me rethink my erotic Debbie Whatshername Shultz erotic fan fiction site.

Maybe you're just not the right audience.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)

***

dude,
I can only do so much!

Posted by: AI at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (2WIwB)

99 OK, people, listen up, we need to get this swimsuit calendar thing finished. OK, we've got Rosa DeLauro as Miss January, wearing a sequined pink thong, very nice, and February, we have Patty Murray in a one-piece with, of course, her trademark tennis shoes. Sensible and sexy.

For March, Debbie Waterman-Schulz will just radiate sultriness with a form-fitting Speedo. Olympic-level hotness, am I right? OK, ok, it's too bad Swallwell flamed out ( did I make a fart joke? ) but we'll work aroud that. How about Chuck Schumer in nothing but a Joe Namath nettied slingshot brief? How about it?

Posted by: the DNC Fundraising team at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (967/Q)

100
If Trump doesn’t care, why would he be stressed out?
Posted by: nurse ratched

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

I wasn't watching. You thought his appearance was kind of concerning? I imagine he got about 2 hours of sleep per night over the past week, what with Memorial Day and Iran happening at once.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (GSk5t)

101 Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (gtcuf)
——

‘Legally blind’ doesn’t mean you can’t see anything as if you were in a thick, black blindfold. Most legally blind people have some sense of sight.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (BgZgJ)

102 Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.
Posted by: Orson

Shaq might not be as smart as he looks. He is so big Stevie probably could tell it was Shaq by his mere presence, and elevators have braille, even if not, he probably got efficient at it. That said, he might not be fully blind

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (Enz0M)

103 That snaggle-toothed bimbo looks like she could chew through a chain link fence. Does she open beer bottles with her teeth?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:19 PM (D1E+2)

104 Tucker: "I think people should stop paying their credit cards."

And destroy the consumer credit industry and everything that relies on it?

"I approve this message."
-- Dave Ramsey, probably

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 06:19 PM (vTZFs)

105 That wrinkled nose means the same thing in humans as it does on any other mammal.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:19 PM (ZwdAr)

106 Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.

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Posted by: sharksauce at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (ubRhE)

107
DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

--------

She must have had work done. They didn't get triangular on their own.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (VWtfl)

108 Just saw a video of Cornyn saying Paxton could lose because the main stream media lives Talarico. Thankfully most Republicans and independents in Texas don't listen to the main stream media

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (hpwtA)

109 One of the people running against Fugly Debbie in Fl-20 is Luther Campbell from 2LiveCrew. Love to hear him do a rap about her.
Also the black anti-Semites are going to have a field day with a Jewish "carpetbagger" running in an African American district where she doesn't live

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (hpwtA)

I'm guessing he didn't rap Me So Horny about her.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (Xdfhw)

110 "The Fourth Circuit's analysis bears little resemblance to legal interpretation."

LOL
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (73/SM)

"You are mercifully free from the ravages of intelligence."

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (DwqWV)

111 "Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind."

Shaq probably sounds like Frankenstein stomping around when he walks, and I can find switches and stuff in the dark, often with some accuracy.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (vFG9F)

112 Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.

Posted by: DBCooper at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (yGBJE)

113 91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xOZ2OEYdPhw

It's Duncanthrax-safe - no penguins.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

How about a double-down chaser instead? https://tinyurl.com/2k37dx2e

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:22 PM (ycI94)

114 "You are mercifully free from the ravages of intelligence."
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (DwqWV)

I am stealing that line.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:22 PM (2WIwB)

115 @99 toss in pictures of Maxine Waters in a sheer body stocking and Chief Liz wearing only bikini bottoms and tove got a dwal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (hpwtA)

116 112 Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.

Even worse, she uses MIracle Whip.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (gtcuf)

117 Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (gtcuf)

He could have heard it being knocked, or felt it if he knocked it.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (8avO+)

118 You've got a deal, jeez

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (hpwtA)

119 There's a special place in a very warm place with velvet rope strung between stanchions and a placard bearing the words "Reserved for Ace". All because you posted that DWS picture here.

Repent, Ace. Repent.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (JcF+m)

120 Ace can you do a trigger warning next time please? That pic of Debbie is beyond the pale.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (nwGCR)

121 Anyway these are the very high thinkers who are really really good at third grade math who think you should accept their thinking as conclusive.
=====

Chris Cilliza thinks Taylor Lorenz is hot.

What else do you need to know?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (RIvkX)

122 Gollum is more attractive than Debbie Washes Her Schlitz.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (Z4Wwh)

123 Can we build a wall with armed sentry posts at every sight line and barbed wire, encircling all of D.C., with the only point of exit through Trumpenburg Gate?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (DsA2n)

124 Just saw a video of Cornyn saying Paxton could lose because the main stream media lives Talarico. Thankfully most Republicans and independents in Texas don't listen to the main stream media
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (hpwtA)

Talarico sure wants 5 dollars from a lot of Californians.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (8avO+)

125 91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser

Like Kurt Cobain?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (gKWVE)

126 Big Mike yanked Stevie up the stairs so hard I would have to think he's blind

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (hpwtA)

127 Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.

Posted by: DBCooper at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (yGBJE)

What if it's Duke's? That is good stuff.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (Xdfhw)

128 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)

129 We thinks she's hot!

Posted by: Gollum at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (vFG9F)

130 No wear-um bikini. Ugh. Bad medicine. Squaws of my people wear skirts made of noble prairie grasses. Heap good. How!

Posted by: Liawatha at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (gtcuf)

131 She must have had work done. They didn't get triangular on their own.

That is certainly an unflattering pic of an unflattering person but TBH I wouldn't be surprised if it were manipulated. Some years ago there was some magazine photo article about her where she actually washed and styled her hair and she was not unattractive.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (vTZFs)

132 Chris Czzila last saw Taylor Lorenz before the invention of the lightbulb.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (Z4Wwh)

133
Well, they say that Washington is Hollywood for ugly people...

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (HdYcL)

134 128 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)

That puts a whole new meaning to the words "Rear" Admiral

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (FtULh)

135 Never get between Debbie Waterhead Shultz and a bag of dicks!!

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at May 26, 2026 06:27 PM (XnLTM)

136
Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.
Posted by: DBCooper

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

I can just see her and Amy Klobuchar at the salad bar.

DWS: "Are you going to use that mayonnaise packet?"
AK: "No. Can I borrow your comb?"

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:27 PM (GSk5t)

137 It's hard to know what Wasserman-Schultz really looks like. That picture is certainly not a good one, but it looks like she's wrinkling up her nose and it's too close of a photo.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:28 PM (wZvvl)

138 "Chris Cilizza, who attacked anyone who suggested that Biden was aging poorly and called it 'low' politics, now sounds the alarm over Trump seeing the doctor 'three times in thirteen months.'"

After the Big Lies of Covid, Green Energy, BLM, Health/Homelessness/Education/Food Fraud, Biden cognizance, Illegal Immigration, J6 Insurrection, and TDS Warfare on Trump (and that's just for starters), the MFM can GFThemselves for the rest of time. They weren't credible, aren't credible, and won't be credible... ever.

ANYTHING they cover (and all that they ignore) is an assault on truth and integrity. May their collective anus get All the Barbed Cocks of Satan.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:29 PM (oji8u)

139 I'll bet those crow's feet on Debbie are twice as large as Ace's little porch friend.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:29 PM (D1E+2)

140 Rachel Levine, there's a Trojan Horse joke somewhere in there.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 06:30 PM (Z4Wwh)

141 Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.
Posted by: Orson

Shaq might not be as smart as he looks. He is so big Stevie probably could tell it was Shaq by his mere presence, and elevators have braille, even if not, he probably got efficient at it. That said, he might not be fully blind
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (Enz0M)

I was in an elevator a while back standing in the back and a tall black dude came in and pressed his button and started fading back right were I was then somehow felt I was there. Missed bumping into me by a few inches and I'm about 6 foot myself.

He was pretty good about him not seeing me, we had a laugh.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:30 PM (8avO+)

142
Just saw a video of Cornyn saying Paxton could lose because the main stream media lives Talarico. Thankfully most Republicans and independents in Texas don't listen to the main stream media
Posted by: Smell the Glove

In other words if Cornyn wins today he could very well lose in November because everybody loves Talarico.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 06:30 PM (Cqx++)

143 That picture is certainly not a good one, but it looks like she's wrinkling up her nose and it's too close of a photo.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:28 PM (wZvvl)

Looks like she's out on a date with Eric Swalwell and beans were just served

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (gKWVE)

144
The Most Feminist Woman in the World

https://youtu.be/Q4MbUxqmDFQ

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (HdYcL)

145 If anyone sees the troll please mention I sent $25 to AIPAC today. They have never gotten a cent from me. But I wanted to honor our AoS trolls. They try so hard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (RIvkX)

146 It's hard to know what Wasserman-Schultz really looks like. That picture is certainly not a good one, but it looks like she's wrinkling up her nose and it's too close of a photo.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026

***
Fen, I suspect that any photo of DWS would be too close of a photo!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9)

147 117 He could have heard it being knocked, or felt it if he knocked it.

My memory was slightly off, it was a microphone stand, not a music stand. Paul McCartney knocked it. And there were like a dozen people singing the nana-na-na's in "Hey Jude" at the time so I doubt he heard it.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (gtcuf)

148 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)

*grabs bottle of Buffalo trace*
*runs screaming from the building*

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:33 PM (2WIwB)

149 113 91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xOZ2OEYdPhw

It's Duncanthrax-safe - no penguins.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

How about a double-down chaser instead? https://tinyurl.com/2k37dx2e
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:22 PM (ycI94)

The original picture could have listed you as the source. I'm not clicking on that link - it's a TRAP!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:33 PM (qx7Zg)

150 I like how the amazon app "n stops away" makes it real easy to time walking out in my thong and flip flops to pick up package.

8 stops away, get out thong
7 stops away, start stretching thong
6 find shoe horn
5 stops away, use shoe horn on trouble spots
4 stops away, check thong in mirror
3 stops away, adjust thong for maximum effect
2 stops away, put on flip flops
1 stop away, start walking out

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (3uBP9)

151 I saw Collective Anus open for Rage Against the Machine at Chris' Jazz Cafe in '02

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (Enz0M)

152 139 I'll bet those crow's feet on Debbie are twice as large as Ace's little porch friend.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

It's not a fair comparison because I'm not sure the crow exists, or acknowledges Ace's existence, let alone identify him as a friend.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (ycI94)

153 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9

I'm with Oddbob, I think the photo might be manipulated, although I am no fan of Debbie's politics.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (wZvvl)

154
Stevie could have a network of sensors on his body, like Diana Muldaur in ST:TOS.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (HdYcL)

155
What's the deal with election results reporting in Texas? It's 5:30 pm and I am not seeing any results.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (azNOR)

156 "At about 37 minutes in a six-hour livestream on Monday..."

Good Lord! Unless it's a war, that's an absurd amount of chit-chat. WTH can one babble about and be worthy of attention for that long? Did people watch him eat, go to the bathroom, and take a nap in between rambles?

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (oji8u)

157
How does DWS NOT know that is a black seat?

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (IifOV)

158
>>Chris Cilizza, who attacked anyone who suggested that Biden was aging poorly and called it 'low' politics, now sounds the alarm over Trump seeing the doctor 'three times in thirteen months.'"

========

Cillizza was the Chest-Beating, Sincere, Sorrowful Liberal Journalist who came clean after Biden crashed out and stared solemnly into the camera and said, "We've learned our lesson, and going forward -- we will WATCH TRUMP LIKE A HAWK for signs of mental deterioration, starting now..."

He's Broadcasting Live From His Sofa, but he's boldly taken on the Trump Health beat and risen to the top of sofa broadcasters in his specialty.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (GSk5t)

159 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)

—————-

My blood runs cold

Posted by: J Geils Band at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (u73oe)

160 Tucker, as one of the thought leaders of this generation, keeps impressing me with his observations, foresight and clarity.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (D1E+2)

161 This story from the "Twitchy" site made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/nhjcs22z

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wZvvl)

162 Afternoon, folken,

Well, I did my remote video walk-through of this Indiana house I'm interested in. Everything looks great. A railing needs to be tightened; two walls need repainting to my taste; and the carpet has to be removed to reveal the hardwood floors. (Yes, I'll be ordering a thorough inspection.) So I screwed my courage to the sticking place and told my agent, "Put in the offer." They have until 6 pm my time tomorrow to accept or decline.

I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)

163 Her personality overshadows her looks. High probability that picture is fake.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:37 PM (ZwdAr)

164 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)

Good luck !

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 06:37 PM (FtULh)

165 163 Her personality overshadows her looks. High probability that picture is fake.
______

I agree. She likely looks worse.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:38 PM (Enz0M)

166 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wZvvl)

Too funny!

“THEY WORK HERE, DUMBASSES!”

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:39 PM (gtcuf)

167 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026
*
Good luck !
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026

***
Thanks, Donna. It's out of my control now; it's up to the seller to say yea or nay.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:39 PM (wzUl9)

168 One of the people running against Fugly Debbie in Fl-20 is Luther Campbell from 2LiveCrew. Love to hear him do a rap about her.
Also the black anti-Semites are going to have a field day with a Jewish "carpetbagger" running in an African American district where she doesn't live

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (hpwtA)

I'm guessing he didn't rap Me So Horny about her.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (Xdfhw)

Perhaps he can do a sequel - "Me No Horny" - just for her.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (qx7Zg)

169 There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM

Weird things can happen with your eyes. I recently had my 4th cataract eye surgery and I could see the doctor messing in my eye even after the nerve block. I said....hey doc I can see you poking around in there is that normal? because I couldn't see a thing when you did the other eye. He said it can happen but it's very rare. Didn't really bother me but it was a bit weird.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (0N4FZ)

170 DWS does butt stuff.

Posted by: Only Fitting at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (OoF9t)

171 Is that Wasserman Schultz or Carrot Top with greasy hair?

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (oji8u)

172 155
What's the deal with election results reporting in Texas? It's 5:30 pm and I am not seeing any results.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
---

Polls close at 7 or 8 PM CDT.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (ZwdAr)

173 Good luck, Wolfus!

Posted by: Wenda at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (pBmgI)

174 Pretty sure the Congresswoman wears product in her hair on the daily to stop it looking like she stuck her finger in a light socket. If she has a photo session, or a short televised interview, she will wash it and let it go natural, or, more likely, use a much lighter styling product, and afterwards go back to the heavier product.
That tupe of hair is very difficult to deal with.

She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (Vvh2V)

175 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Fingers crossed that they accept your offer.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:41 PM (lJ0H4)

176 Good luck, Wolfus, how does Miss Linda feel about all of this?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:41 PM (0nHVk)

177 I wasn’t concerned so much about Biden’s age; some people are healthy and vigorous well into their 90s. That might not be the way to bet, but a good specimen will surprise you.

They interviewed Tom Stafford, the Apollo astronaut when he was in his 90s and he was still sharp as a tack and talking extemporaneously about technical issues.

Biden was a complete wreck and everyone knew it.
He was just a placeholder, a cutout, and nobody cared too much what he thought about anything, although they probably had to accede to his demands now and then.

His “resignation” was interesting to watch. I’m quite certain there was some sort of palace intrigue. It was a Hail Mary, but they had to try something.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 06:41 PM (J48Co)

178 How does DWS NOT know that is a black seat?
Posted by: Frank Barone

She's an AWFL in power. She didn't think those fake overtures to minorities would take priority over HER ambitions! She's an important girl boss main character!!!

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 06:42 PM (ycI94)

179 Hope Wolfus you do and works out

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)

180 "Trump seeing the doctor 'three times in thirteen months.'"

That's like, at least, two Christmases.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:42 PM (vFG9F)

181 If Debbie Wasserman-Schulz looks like that when she smiles I shudder to think what she looks like when she scowls. Hatred really leaves a mark on the hater's face.

Posted by: Decaf at May 26, 2026 06:43 PM (Z8tay)

182 . I recently had my 4th cataract eye surgery
_____

What? I thought they replaced the lenses and you would be good to go. (I will probably need it)
Unless you have 4 eyes?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:43 PM (Enz0M)

183 Good luck, Wolfus, how does Miss Linda feel about all of this?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026

***
I've tried and tried to interest her in moving, but no luck. You can't discuss something with a person who won't say much more than "I don't know. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (wzUl9)

184
I didn't watch Tucker's speech, but this tactic of ditching out on your bills is a whole theme of "fleeing" Trump's America. At the 3-month countdown, stop making your car and rent payments, run up every kind of bill you can, get credit cards and get as much cash out of them as possible, tale out personal loans, bank loans, sell your stuff, and split the country owing everyone.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (GSk5t)

185
1.) Trump deploys his cadre of ambitious young officers to arrest every Democrat in DC in 3am raids

2.) Iron collars and manacles all around... "Look under your chairs! YOU get a collar, Chuck! And YOU get a collar, Alexandria! EVERYONE GETS A COLLAR!!!"

3.) On Arch Ribbon-Cutting Day, the collars will be chained together, and the vanquished will be ceremonially marched beneath his massive yoke, and run a gauntlet of knouters on the far side.

4.) As a surprise, he also unveils the secret addendum to the arch project: a 10:1 scale replica of Rome's Tullianum, replete with a contingent of UFC fighters to perform their ritual strangulations.

5.) Big, beautiful BBQ with Ted Nugent performing "Stranglehold" for his throng of adoring supporters.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (BI5O2)

186 "What's a 'Quint'?"
(.. 3 ... 2... 1...).
"BAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH"

Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (yFfLy)

187 Tammy al-Thor: "She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change."

Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky.

We didn't make the rules. But it's high time we exploit them.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (oji8u)

188 This story from the "Twitchy" site made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/nhjcs22z
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wZvvl)

LOL. If they didn't have double standards, they'd have none at all.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:45 PM (qx7Zg)

189 >>> DWS does butt stuff.
Posted by: Only Fitting at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (OoF9t)

No sir, I don’t like it.

Posted by: Sir mix-a-lot at May 26, 2026 06:45 PM (3uBP9)

190 "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius"

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Good luck on your offer.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:45 PM (vFG9F)

191 Let the hilarity of a tenant co-op ensue when it comes time to herd all the cats to pay the building property tax.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (IXblq)

192 Stephen Miller says the scale of welfare fraud is SO MASSIVE that eliminating it alone could balance the ENTIRE federal budget

====
LET'S DO THIS!!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (GD0B3)

193 It may also come as a shock to you morons that one can be legally blind, yet still see things. I'm going to guess that Mr. Wonder does not live in utter darkness. Many blind people don't live in stark blackness.

And I agree that one could probably tell Shaq was walking near them.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (Vvh2V)

194 Thanks, Donna. It's out of my control now; it's up to the seller to say yea or nay.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:39 PM (wzUl9)

Speaking of yea or nay, what does....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

195 YD, Trump should hold a triumph as in ancient Rome, with those ayatollahs (those still living, anyway) forced to march in the parade.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (wzUl9)

196 if it was Duke's she would get moar respect?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (VyBeY)

197 147 117 He could have heard it being knocked, or felt it if he knocked it.

My memory was slightly off, it was a microphone stand, not a music stand. Paul McCartney knocked it. And there were like a dozen people singing the nana-na-na's in "Hey Jude" at the time so I doubt he heard it.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (gtcuf)

Blind doesn't mean helpless. My cousin, who is totally blind, navigates the world quite easily. She knows who is in the room most of the time, and she takes the bus to work, etc. She's a lawyer.

Other senses do kick in.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

198 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (GSk5t)

He said people shouldn't pay their credit cards because it's unethical for credit card companies to send appllications to college students. Because everyone with a credit card is a college student, or something? I don't know. It's retarded.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (gtcuf)

199
Let the hilarity of a tenant co-op ensue when it comes time to herd all the cats to pay the building property tax.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (IXblq)

____________

It'll be like a table full of women at a restaurant when the check arrives.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (HdYcL)

200 Yup.

The new rules are we use their rules. Of course it isn’t fair to rag on that ugly bitch just because she’s fugly.

Too bad. They are the ones that destroyed civility and custom and tradition and decency long ago. They started it. Fuck ‘em.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (J48Co)

201
Speaking of yea or nay, what does....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026

***
OE, see my 183.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)

202 195 YD, Trump should hold a triumph as in ancient Rome, with those ayatollahs (those still living, anyway) forced to march in the parade.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (wzUl9)

Like AIDA, with elephants and everything!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (DwqWV)

203 "What's a 'Quint'?"

Five quatloos.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (gtcuf)

204 "How many times do you have a six month check up in a 13 month period? Not two. You have to add one more because the period begins and ends with a visit, with another one in the middle."

Mostly true, but if you count (for instance) from the time Trump came into office (January), and he had his first check up after three months (April), then another after six months (October), then a third in six more months (April), THEN it would be only TWO, in (those) thirteen months.

But I don't care enough about the details to check what the dates were. Were they just regular 6 month check ups? If so, then yes, it is not unusual.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (vbXSk)

205 >>>It's not a fair comparison because I'm not sure the crow exists, or acknowledges Ace's existence, let alone identify him as a friend.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar

>Just today, I was driving by the school, making a left turn at about 10mph and a crow came out of nowhere and bounced off of the hood of my truck. No harm, but he did squirt a little poop.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (D1E+2)

206 He said people shouldn't pay their credit cards because it's unethical for credit card companies to send appllications to college students. Because everyone with a credit card is a college student, or something? I don't know. It's retarded.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (gtcuf)

If you are in college, and you are too stupid to know you have to pay for that free money, then you should be in remedial life courses prior to being allowed to graduate.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (DwqWV)

207
Like AIDA, with elephants and everything!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (DwqWV)

____________

Gloria all'Donaldo!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (HdYcL)

208 Blind doesn't mean helpless. My cousin, who is totally blind, navigates the world quite easily. She knows who is in the room most of the time, and she takes the bus to work, etc. She's a lawyer.

Other senses do kick in.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

Your cousin is DareDevil?

Posted by: Or Ms. DareDevil, whatever at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (TbWk/)

209 Tammy, you are a beautiful person and that shines thru, kind of like Debbie's ugly, that shines from deep within.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)

210 I recently had my 4th cataract eye surgery
_____

What? I thought they replaced the lenses and you would be good to go. (I will probably need it)
Unless you have 4 eyes?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:43 PM

I had super cataracts. I had to have both of my eyes scraped flat because I had a map dot fingerprint thingy, basically ridges on my cornea that had to be scraped flat or the cataract surgery would not work well.

I had to have one eye scraped and then wait 2 months for it to heal and then have the cataract surgery on that eye and then repeat the process for the other eye. It took me almost nine months to get everything done. Normal cataracts are usually done within a few weeks of each other and then you are done for life.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (0N4FZ)

211 We didn't make the rules. But it's high time we exploit them.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (oji8u)

I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:50 PM (Vvh2V)

212
She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
---

Everyone here is so handsome, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:50 PM (ZwdAr)

213 I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026

***
It is petty. But they will understand nothing more civilized.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:51 PM (wzUl9)

214 OE, see my 183.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)

Well, I'm behind on the commens.

Not my business of course, but maybe she's waiting for a ring?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 06:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

215 Other senses do kick in.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

The Book of Eli.

My favorite Denzell Washington film.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (0aYVJ)

216 I had to have one eye scraped and then wait 2 months for it to heal and then have the cataract surgery on that eye and then repeat the process for the other eye. It took me almost nine months to get everything done. Normal cataracts are usually done within a few weeks of each other and then you are done for life.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (0N4FZ)

I had that as well, but the cataract surgery was done in two days, one on each. Cataracts are a breeze compared to that miserable map dot fingerprint scrape. Hurts like hell, and no relief for about three days.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (DwqWV)

217 On X I see that James O'Keefe reeled in another chatty gay. This one is relatively high up with the Washington Nationals, and he had a lot to say about how he and the team hate icky Christians, including some of their own players. So, exactly what everyone probably already suspected.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (tUj8P)

218 195 YD, Trump should hold a triumph as in ancient Rome, with those ayatollahs (those still living, anyway) forced to march in the parade.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Trump has to drag them behind his golden hummer, then strangle them at the top of the Washington monument before dumping them in the reflecting pool.

Posted by: Military Moron at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)

219 Like Fluke-man* wearing a mayonnaise-soaked wig.

*Fluke-man being one of the creepiest monsters in The X-Files.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (0aYVJ)

Yeah, Fluke man was bad; i was also squicked out by the little indian dude that got pooped out by somebody.

Posted by: Nelly at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (6+ehB)

220 Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)

You are too kind, and wickedly funny! 😂 I am not appreciably any better looking than she is, though. Maybe that's why I'm sensitive to it!

And she really is ugly on the inside.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:53 PM (Vvh2V)

221 Trump has to drag them behind his golden hummer, then strangle them at the top of the Washington monument before dumping them in the reflecting pool.
Posted by: Military Moron at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)

Pool full of sharks with laser beams....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 06:53 PM (FtULh)

222 Wolfus I suppose you saw where New Orleans will be uninhabitable in this century because it will be underwater. Maybe if you explained this to Miss Linda...

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:53 PM (vFG9F)

223 The Book of Eli.

I really love that movie, except for Mila Kunis. Her acting is just atrocious. Really wish they had hired a better actress for that part. But she's not bad enough to ruin it since it's so good otherwise.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:54 PM (gtcuf)

224 I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over.

Oh, she has control over it all right. She can work at night, like at a cleaning service when everyone else has gone home and we don't have to look at her. Or she could ring bells at a local Church, like that French guy or maybe live in an opera house somewhere and haunt the shows that go on back stage like that Phantom guy.

She has full control over it.

Posted by: Paperbag Time at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (OoF9t)

225 Ending fraud would not balance the budget. The fraud is still massive and needs to be ended. Some of it will, the rest will remain, accurately reflecting the state of the country and its residents.

Not a fan of the arch. Whatever.

Note that "representation" in the US now is the same as in Malaysia (where ethnic blocs get their share), or in apartheid South Africa (actually that's not fair, there was actual electoral competition in many areas). A more pristine inversion and repudiation of both the spirit, history, and actual constitution and laws of the US is not possible. Enjoy!

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (U/Byj)

226 chatty gay. This one is relatively high up with the Washington Nationals, and he had a lot to say about how he and the team hate icky Christians, including some of their own players. So, exactly what everyone probably already suspected.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM

Ass slapping and cup checks are not optional on the Nationals.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (IifOV)

227
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (gtcuf)

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

Suuurrrrrre, that makes sense. It would make more sense to sue their colleges to refund their tuition, but I guess we don't want to go there.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (GSk5t)

228 I really love that movie, except for Mila Kunis. Her acting is just atrocious. Really wish they had hired a better actress for that part. But she's not bad enough to ruin it since it's so good otherwise.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:54 PM (gtcuf)

I like Mila. But she's a comedic actress. Kind of an odd choice.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM (0aYVJ)

229 You know ace is not-so-secretly angry with us when he posts Wasserman Schultz faceporn.

Kind of like when your woman responds to a question with "That's fine."

It is very much not fine.

Under Old Testament law, banging Wasserman Schultz counts as bestiality.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM (s522d)

230 We still have a few more months to fill...

Adam Schiff in a leopard print? Daniel Goldman with just his hand in a strategic location, like Burt Reynolds did?

AOC? AOC! Come on, she could even get the MAGATS to take a peek.

Posted by: the DNC Fundraising team at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM (2X2jr)

231 Communist jihadist Zohran Mamdani did the inevitable and declared he would begin seizing the estates of "negligent" land-owners -- "wreckers," as the communist party calls them, people who don't use their property the way the state wants them to -- and give them to "responsible" managers, including the tenants of the buildings.

Kulaks and Jews and Hoarders OH MY!

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (/+uur)

232
WHY, ACE, WH?

WHY YOU SO CRUEL TO US TO POST THAT DWS MUG SHOT?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (ixS3i)

233 And questioning the health of the most energetic and active president in a century or more, following the degrading and ridiculous North Korea-like spectacle of an already very famously stupid guy in serious physiological mental decline - complete with the absurd emperor's-new-clothes defense and obfuscation by the lickspittle cretinous "press" and Beltway non-entities.

Perfection, really.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (U/Byj)

234 Everyone here is so handsome, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:50 PM (ZwdAr)

I have no doubt of this, which is why I was completely unable to scoff at tbe irony of paunchy , wrinkly, balding Boomers casting aspersions on other people's looks!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (Vvh2V)

235 Last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a Quint in it

A reminder that Quint was ribbed for her pleasure.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 26, 2026 06:59 PM (0sNs1)

236 Odds on D picking a white woman over a black
Texas Ds pick Low T Tallerico over Jazzhands

hahahahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 06:59 PM (/+uur)

237 If Trump had a check-up once a month, I wouldn't care. In fact, it might be a signal that we'd kinda like to keep the President alive and in top a shape as is possible. And as much as he in particular is in the public, I can be pretty certain I'd recognize cognizance versus not. One may approve or disapprove his "style" and delivery, but he's been consistent and expertly aware of pretty much every issue addressed. It's patently clear.

As opposed to Biden (and others) who were ensconced in a bubble and let out of chambers like a groundhog for ceremonial purposes only.

If the President is out in public, I can tell if his mind is there. If there are a bunch of checkups, at least we'll know to be prepared if he needs a cane, a cast, or reasonable consideration of VP in the bullpen. But let the MFM keep throwing spaghetti at the fridge to see what sticks. I quit visiting their restaurant years ago.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (oji8u)

238 Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (U/Byj)

I'm not a fan, either.

The United States should have to, ya know, win a fucking war for the first time in several generations if it wants a flashy triumphal arch.

If Trump unveils that thing while we're STILL dicking around with a bunch of goat-raping mullah savages, I may puke.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (BI5O2)

239 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)
=====

Awesome.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (RIvkX)

240 Nood. I already punched in.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (vFG9F)

241 Nood.

Posted by: the DNC Fundraising team at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (2X2jr)

242 chose to run in a safe blue seat ... instead of in one of the surrounding districts

Ummm, shouldn't she be required to run in the district in which she lives?

Posted by: GWB at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (kU0PQ)

243 Casting a vote against John Cornyn was enormously satisfying.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (X+xvk)

244 Nood. Cafe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)

245 You know ace is not-so-secretly angry with us when he posts Wasserman Schultz faceporn.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM

Usually, it wasn't because Ace was angry with us, but more because we disappointed him.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (0sNs1)

246 Communist jihadist Zohran Mamdani did the inevitable and declared he would begin seizing the estates of "negligent" land-owners -- "wreckers," as the communist party calls them, people who don't use their property the way the state wants them to -- and give them to "responsible" managers, including the tenants of the buildings.

Bring it, bitch!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (2WIwB)

247 I had to have one eye scraped and then wait 2 months for it to heal and then have the cataract surgery on that eye and then repeat the process for the other eye. It took me almost nine months to get everything done. Normal cataracts are usually done within a few weeks of each other and then you are done for life.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (0N4FZ)

I had that as well, but the cataract surgery was done in two days, one on each. Cataracts are a breeze compared to that miserable map dot fingerprint scrape. Hurts like hell, and no relief for about three days.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM

I had to wait two months after my eye got scraped because it significantly changed the shape of my eye. It took two months to heal each eye then I did the cataract surgery. And then repeat the process for the other eye.

The good news is now I have 20/20 vision and I can see better than I have ever been able to see since I was 7 years old and got the measles that nearly killed me and ruined my eyesight.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (0N4FZ)

248 James Wong described the Fluke Man episode as the grossest piece of television ever put on the air.

You definitely don't want to be eating dinner while watching it.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (gtcuf)

249 Posted by: Paperbag Time at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (OoF9t)

No doubt you yourself put Adonis to shame, and are constantly refusing the advances of every woman who sees you. 😉

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (Vvh2V)

250 Everyone here is so handsome, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard

And all the children are above average.

Posted by: Garrison Keillor at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (ycI94)

251 Damn, Gollum looked better after having the one ring for hundreds of years than old Mayo hair.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (IYeV+)

252 Back when she was chair of the DNC either Ace or AllahPundit used to call her the human talking points machine. Simply impossible to get her off script.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (wGerL)

253 Arc de Trump approved? Nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (Wnv9h)

254 Tammy al-Thor: "I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over."

We can criticize multiple ways, and while I approve some over others, I'm not letting this one go. Again, Alinsky showed us the way. I'll be damned if I'm not going to throw it right back on occasion. This is war. We don't like to think of it that way. It's "tawdry" and "indecent". But it is war. And it's not like we are insisting they be sent to death camps or attacked by incited mobs. I'd say a few superficial comments is pretty tame.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:06 PM (oji8u)

255
"This is a better arrangement, Comrade Momdani... more just"

https://youtu.be/mq__Z-Z_Ofs

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM (ixS3i)

256 Damn. I stumbled upon that photo of Washingmachine-Schlitz and Cable from "Deadpool 2" immediately sprang to mind:

"Jeezusssss..."

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 26, 2026 07:22 PM (/HDaX)

257 Oof. I would have thought slathering all that mayonnaise on her scalp would have kept her skin nice and supple.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (guGkK)

258 I’ve lost track of how much fraud has been exposed. I actually thought that maybe something would be done. Nope. Same old shit. Absolutely nothing will change.

Posted by: Billythesquid at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (auDTc)

259 With all due respect, I think that D.C. is currently an insult to monuments.

Posted by: Fenderbender at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (1FEc1)

260 Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:06 PM (oji8u)

No need for you to let it go, and I understand where you're coming from, I really do.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 07:44 PM (Vvh2V)

261 Yikes, DWS had not aged well.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (4KUe5)

It's almost as if the evil inside her is finally manifesting in her appearance.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 07:56 PM (ksbjf)

262 “Last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a Quint in it”
You misspelled “Quim”…

Posted by: Uncle Jefe at May 27, 2026 02:03 AM (ExGho)

Army Veteran Violently Assaulted Because He Decorated His House with Trump Flags Dies on Memorial Day

He was beaten so badly he died within days.

The owner of a heavily decorated pro-Trump home in Southern California has died days after he was beaten to a pulp allegedly by a Navy veteran.
Kerry Sheron, a 69-year-old Army veteran known locally for covering his residence with MAGA banners and American flags, died Sunday night after nearly a week hospitalized in critical condition.
The attack happened May 20 outside Sheron's home in Escondido, police said.

Prosecutors allege 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler attacked Sheron in what officials described as an unprovoked assault.
Butler, who has been described in local reports as a Navy veteran, has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder, elder abuse, criminal threats and battery.
"It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."
Security footage obtained by local media allegedly showed Sheron standing outside his Buchanan Street home before the suspect approached and attacked him. A nearby witness reportedly attempted to intervene before the suspect fled the area on foot.
...
In the days before Sheron's death, his wife, Maria, gave an emotional update, telling reporters there was "no hope" for her husband as he remained hospitalized with devastating injuries.
She also said the family had been preparing for the worst after doctors warned that Sheron's condition had rapidly deteriorated due to severe head trauma.

It is with deep sadness that I share with you the news that Kerry Sheron, a 69-year-old Army veteran, tragically passed away Sunday night after being brutally beaten by his neighbor, all because he loved our country and President Trump.

Please send all your love and prayers to� pic.twitter.com/0rK7gHgNg2
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) May 25, 2026

Adulterous cocksucker Chris Murphy of course went on TV to whine about the Dangerous Right-Wing and incite more psychopathic violence against us:

A man was just beaten to death outside his house. https://t.co/1lVkGZJZsf
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 26, 2026

The Democrats' tribute to the honored dead was to politicize the deaths of 13 servicemen due to Iranian drone strikes.

Now, I'll be honest, I don't think too much about complaints about anyone on either side "politicizing" deaths. Deaths are, either factually or arguably, a consequence of policy choices. I don't think it's out of bounds to point out that someone's policies result in excess deaths.

But this I do object to: Posting this on Memorial Day. Memorial Day is for honoring those who gave all in defense of the country, not puppeteering their bodies to make political ads.

They had nothing good to say about the dead of war until they caught hell for only seeing the honored dead in terms of political propaganda.

This was take two. The Democrats deleted this, no apology. https://t.co/GJR8YnBNsY pic.twitter.com/hl9WhHmORL
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) May 25, 2026

But what can we expect? Every single Christmas, the Democrats use the day of Christ's birth to tell us that Akshually Jesus endorsed every single plank of the modern Democrat Party, especially MuH aBoRtiOnzzz.

The Democrats are enemies of everything wholesome, virtuous, good and normal, and I don't think I want to share a country with them any longer.

Speaking of:

Mike Pence is on his newest grifter tour selling political pornography to his base -- liberals and NeverTrumpers (but I repeat myself) -- and scolding us that if we no longer give the benefit of the doubt to toxic, psychotic leftwingers, we're the same as Satan.

No really.

He writes this in the National Review, obviously.

Incivility is at the heart of the problem. Liberals love to pretend that Donald Trump invented incivility, but he's more a symptom than a source. Trump did not devise the personal attack in politics, though he may have perfected it. Sadly, Trump's abrasive and combative style, once unique and jarring in the Republican Party, has been widely aped by right-wing populists.
Long before Trump, however, left-wing progressives rejected civility and compromise. They followed the advice of the activist and agitator Saul Alinsky, who wrote Rules for Radicals, a 1971 manifesto on political confrontation. Among his thirteen rules, the most influential was the last: "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." Not surprisingly, the book includes an epigraph that praises "the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he won his own kingdom -- Lucifer."

Mike Pence whined and cried for years that January 6 caused him Moderate Stress but seems to have not noticed that his allies on the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

A gunman was killed in a shootout with the Secret Service outside the White House on Saturday, after officials said he took out a gun and started firing at officers.
What we know:
The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the area of 17th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue around 6 p.m. on Saturday.
According to the U.S. Secret Service, a person walked up to a security checkpoint, pulled a handgun out of his bag, and started firing at officers. Officers shot back, hitting the suspect. A male bystander was also hit and suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Paramedics took the gunman to the hospital and later died, the Secret Service confirmed. Police have identified the suspect as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland.

Near nonstop political violence by the left against the right is pretty incivil, isn't it, Mike?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:35 PM

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1 Sad

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (N1tpc)

2 This is the world we live in now. Violence is being normalized and praised.

We likely aren't getting out of this without widespread bloodshed, sadly.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (N1tpc)

3 Oh, wow, I guess I should nood.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (N1tpc)

4 Yuck

Posted by: H at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (27rXu)

5 Mike Pence is not lower than whale s***, he's the slime mold growing underneath the whale s***.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (Riz8t)

6 Butler had to kill Sheron, to protect America from fascism and political violence.

Posted by: 29Victor at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (0MjtC)

7 Hope his family gets justice

Posted by: Brometheus at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (E/pDd)

8 I assume the neighbor who murdered his Trump-supporting neighbor is in custody?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)

9 Guy less than half his age.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (zZu0s)

10 Mike Pence is a moron.

Civility is not a one-sided venture.

It's a contract. When one side breaks the contract, there needs to be enforcement.

Is game theory really that hard to understand?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (N1tpc)

11 The Butler did it.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (JEwe/)

12 Paramedics took the gunman to the hospital and later died

The paramedics died? /sarc

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (i1vov)

13 Prosecutors allege 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler attacked Sheron in what officials described as an unprovoked assault.

Butler, who has been described in local reports as a Navy veteran, has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder, elder abuse, criminal threats and battery.

"It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."

I don't care if Butler intended to kill him. Into the industrial shredder with him.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)

14 Like Charlie Kirk, he deserved it for being so divisive.

If you conservatives would stop having opinions different from the left, you wouldn't have to worry about being killed.

It's your fault, really.

You should take responsibility for the hurt and harm your words and thoughts cause to others.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (73/SM)

15 We have one of these houses in my town. A bit over the top, but if Butler attacked that guy like this, I'm pretty sure police would have been redundant - his neighbors would probably have already apprehended or killed him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (BI5O2)

16 Perp has to hang. It was political murder. No other punishment fits.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

17 If you conservatives would stop having opinions different from the left, you wouldn't have to worry about being killed.

It's your fault, really.

Well, and that SOB Johnson and this damn war.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:42 PM (Riz8t)

18 The Democrats and their henchmen are knocking off Republicans right and left. They've killed, or tried to kill numerous conservatives or nominal Republicans both in leadership positions and those with high profiles.

But the general public refuses to acknowledge the simmering civil war with the left has gone hot.

And the left bemoans the mere thought that the right might "fight back." It sure as shit hasn't fought back in any meaningful way so far.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 04:43 PM (jehhT)

19 You follow the links, the asshat had a history of violence according to his wife.

He looks like beige play doh. I can't believe his wife would have looked outside the marriage.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:43 PM (zZu0s)

20 Perp has to hang. It was political murder. No other punishment fits.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

I could support firing squad by 20 Ma Deuces, or an all-around beating by younger veterans and current members of Kerry Sheron's former unit.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (qx7Zg)

21 "It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."

I don't care if Butler intended to kill him. Into the industrial shredder with him.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM

There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (0N4FZ)

22 I'd charge 1sr degree murder, but this one is gonna be weird. Wife, who is now gonna divorce the perp and who had been separated for 2 years b/c he was a lousy spouse, said he turned to alcohol and meds together and was violent to his family post-military in his video gaming/PTSD days.

They never had an issue with this neighbor. So, I imagine the perp took the wrong cocktail of meds and alcohol together and this happened. I think it's foreseeable and he should get life. But diminshed capacity might play a role, unless the guy actually has a clear moment in custody away from the drugs and alcohol and realizes what he did...then, maybe suicide watch is needed.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (tOcjL)

23 The Marxists want a civil war

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

24 People were sick of the heckler's veto. Trump's Presidency is the result of that.

So now we have the murderer's veto.

But, not to worry. The Left's bottomless supply of fully operational NPCs like Butler can never exhaust the Right's bottomless supply of prayer circles.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (BI5O2)

25 >>There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.

Sounds like the plot line for Con Air.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:46 PM (viF8m)

26 >>> The Marxists want a civil war
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

They already have one, just only one side is fighting, the other side is dying.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:46 PM (3uBP9)

27 Mike Benedict Pence can go sit of a fkin cactus

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)

28 Violence is mother's milk to democrats and their ilk.

Hopefully the dead man's family will respond in kind.

Posted by: Live By The Sword at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (kP37Y)

29 A couple months ago, Pence was traipsing around to all the media outlets pushing that tariffs were illegal. He, obviously, was trying to influence the Supreme Court in that regard, and succeeded (Roberts, Barrett, Gorsuch).

It's uncanny the way the fence sitting Supreme Court Justices always seem to regurgitate what the GOPE"s want when an economic matter shows up before them. The GOPE's are perfectly willing to submarine the US Economy if it fits their political needs.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (dIske)

30 I guarantee-damn-tee you Pence did write that. He had someone do it for him.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (2WIwB)

31
>>Sadly, Trump's abrasive and combative style, once unique and jarring in the Republican Party, has been widely aped by right-wing populists.

I remember how civil McCain was while Obama talked right over him at the debates. Romney was so civil that incivility threw him into a catatonic state.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:48 PM (WuNAB)

32 But AOC saying the North needs to "pull up" on the South is just harmless rhetoric ....

Only meant figuratively, you know, like "put them against the wall" just means to hold them to account.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:48 PM (73/SM)

33 Enough of these murders, and they win by default. A majority of people always back the strong horse, without regard to right and wrong.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:48 PM (BI5O2)

34 Suicide watch, fuck that. I would encourage him.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 26, 2026 04:49 PM (5P5DO)

35 Hey Murphy, you scum-sucking Siberian snow pimp, come to my little town and tell me I'm decisive and hateful. I'll match you for every slogan you spew, I'll counter with a fact.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 04:49 PM (2WIwB)

36 It's California. Even if there's a unanimous conviction, a Karen Judge will probably let the perp walk free.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:50 PM (gtcuf)

37 Shorter Pence:
It's not civil for Republicans to object to being called racists, Nazis, Hitler, white supremacists, terrorists, traitors, murderers, rapists, etc., etc.

Just turn the other cheek and keep your door open so they can't accuse you of having an affair with your secretary.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:51 PM (73/SM)

38 "It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."

I don't care if Butler intended to kill him. Into the industrial shredder with him.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM

There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (0N4FZ)

There's the detail of "subsequent hits to the victim's head area" after Mr. Sheron was punched and fell to the ground. Multiple blows shows intent to cause serious physical harm.

At the very least the criminal charge should be California's version of Reckless Homicide. But ... it is California-town.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 04:52 PM (ksbjf)

39
It comes down to this: one side says "we will kill you for supporting our opponents," and the other says "we will pray for you when they kill you."

How do you expect most people to react to this dynamic?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:52 PM (BI5O2)

40 What was the last MAGA personwho killed a Leftist?

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

41 Perp has to hang. It was political murder. No other punishment fits.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

Put him in an electric chair, connected to a vast field of solar panels. Put "Here Comes the Sun" on a loop.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:54 PM (8zz6B)

42 How awful for the man and his family. Prosecute the person responsible.

We have a guy about ten or so minutes from the church who puts out big Trump signs. He also has signs of the back of his truck. I met him outside one local convenience store once. He said he had gotten numerous death threats.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:54 PM (L2PcB)

43 You "pull up" on me, I will greet you "warmly."

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (qFwJc)

44 In contrast Trump honored the 13 by name on Memorial Day

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (crd+F)

45 Incidentally, One Punch UK organizes One Punch Awareness Week (in the third week of September) specifically "to teach the public, particularly young adults, that a single punch can be fatal, often due to the victim falling and striking their head."

I became aware of it when Sir David Amess, who had recently attended a supporting event and also campaigned against knife crime, was stabbed to death at a public availability (as MP) at a church on October 15, 2021. (His killer, Abi Harbi Ali, was sentenced to life in prison.)

That's all according to Brave AI search summary, since I couldn't remember all the details offhand. It also says that the closest thing in the USA is showings of the documentary One Punch Homicide.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/yV_nr9AFyZc

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (Sy6m/)

46 I could support firing squad by 20 Ma Deuces, or an all-around beating by younger veterans and current members of Kerry Sheron's former unit.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (qx7Zg)

Beating would be acceptable, but hanging is nastier. Could lose your head over it if the rope wasn't set right. (wink wink)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (1Ff7Z)

47 Kirsche noticed a pattern with these would be killers

Happy, Good, and Best

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:57 PM (2GVsD)

48 Remember how it was Romney's fault for Obama having to tell the truth about how Romney killed a woman with cancer rays, bullied a fag in middle school and killed the family dog for convenience?

If Romney hadn't have done all that, then Obama would have been more civil.

And let's not talk about how McCain forced Obama to expose how McCain went back in time and had himself tortured in Vietnam to suffer permanent muscle and nerve damage just so he could avoid using a computer in his old age.

That old loser thought Obama couldn't see he could have used a computer to type if he really wanted to?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:57 PM (73/SM)

49 OK, All, I’m off to tutor. Later!

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (77rzZ)

50 I became aware of it when Sir David Amess... (His killer, Abi Harbi Ali, was sentenced to life in prison.)
------
LOL.

"The foreigners are free to rape and murder the subject classes at will, but we must draw the line at lese-majeste! That man was a Sir!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (BI5O2)

51 >>> It also says that the closest thing in the USA is showings of the documentary One Punch Homicide.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/yV_nr9AFyZc
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (Sy6m/)

Well, out side of the manga

Posted by: One-Punch Man at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (3uBP9)

52 But the Democrats will never remember those who died defending the US Consulate in Benghazi.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (2GVsD)

53

Sounds like a hate crime.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (E31IE)

54 Mike Pence is on his newest grifter tour selling political pornography to his base

What do you expect him to do, get a job? It is to laugh.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (0Htd1)

55 One Punch Man Season Three has made many fans want to punch the animation studio.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (2GVsD)

56 yikes

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (2GVsD)

57 I think the worst on Memorial Day was the MN losers honoring George Floyd....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (crd+F)

58 Nic Cage in Con Air got his lawyer from TEMU. You'd think any competent counsel would have brought up that he'd been attacked 3-on-1 by known assholes and that one of them had a knife. Also weren't there witnesses?
Maybe in the script the attackers were black and the jurisdiction was poor.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (gKWVE)

59 When the civil authorities intentionally fail to administer Justice, we live in a tyranny.

When the Church fails to preach the Gospel, we live in tribulations.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (qFwJc)

60 So bastard Judge will slap his had, call him insane and that will be the end.
There is no justice anymore

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)

61 40 What was the last MAGA personwho killed a Leftist?
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)
__________________________

I'm not officially "MAGA", but I left the seat up on a public toilet. So, that probably drowned about 10 or 12 leftists over the next week.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (dIske)

62 >> I don't think it's out of bounds to point out that someone's policies result in excess deaths.

Don’t take this the wrong way Ace, but it’s not a policy, it’s a choice.

We put on the uniform to defend the country. Every one who does that no matter how they serve, realizes it can end in death- and we’re ok with that. It comes with the territory.

Being in the military is a dangerous job. Hundreds of soldiers die each year on training accidents. The rigors of combat kills scores more through suicide.

That said, anyone pointing out the deaths of soldiers and using it to grandstand is not just dishonoring those soldiers, it is demeaning their service and reducing it to a political throw away line.

Fuck them.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (04KGT)

63 60 So bastard Judge will slap his had, call him insane and that will be the end.
There is no justice anymore
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)

No doubt.. It is CA

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (crd+F)

64 OK, All, I’m off to tutor. Later!
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (77rzZ)

There was a Far Side cartoon about that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (8zz6B)

65 and I point that out--not to defend Romney or McCain--but to show that the most amicable, mild, go-along-get-along, moderate Republican will always be targeted with the most vile of smears from the left.

Only limited by their imagination, not facts.

All which Pence et al. wish to blame solely on conservatives.

Pence is whipped dog, so used to abuse, he craves the lash as comfort.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (73/SM)

66 This is probably nothing , but every American we've met in italy , regardless of where they're from but including lots of Californians , hates Newsome, Bass, and loves Trump.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:01 PM (E31IE)

67 Really tired of the violence only going one way.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 05:02 PM (xcxpd)

68 >>> One Punch Man Season Three has made many fans want to punch the animation studio.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (2GVsD)

I've heard people are po'ed about a big drop off in quality.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:02 PM (3uBP9)

69 Attacking a 69 year old man. Disgusting scum. This is more blood on the hands of the media and the Democrats (birm)

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (YwEeS)

70 Some people really need to learn the art of exiting the stage gracefully. You, Pence. And now Massie. Go away. Live your life.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (hftzA)

71 And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (V362x)

72 You don't kick a guy when he's down. You don't kick his head unless you mean to kill.

This asshat thought this guy was such a threat (more than twice his age) that he not only punched dude, but kicked him in the head multiple times.

Or was it just fun? Temporary insanity?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (zZu0s)

73 That said, anyone pointing out the deaths of soldiers and using it to grandstand is not just dishonoring those soldiers, it is demeaning their service and reducing it to a political throw away line.

Fuck them.
Posted by: Marcus T

Thank you for your post.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 05:05 PM (A5RD0)

74 People were sick of the heckler's veto. Trump's Presidency is the result of that.

So now we have the murderer's veto.

But, not to worry. The Left's bottomless supply of fully operational NPCs like Butler can never exhaust the Right's bottomless supply of prayer circles.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (BI5O2)

I usually find what you write to be amusing and trenchant. I understand that you're angry about Mr. Sheron's murder, but please do not denigrate prayer.

We're in the "Bloody Kansas" phase of ACW #2. The Democrats have come to realization that they can't win in the ballot box, so they're resorting to violence.

Maybe I'm just a crazy optimist, but I think that the strategy of violence will alienate most American citizens. Pres. Trump is going to hang this murder around the neck of the Democrats.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (ksbjf)

75 This is what they want.
Like ISIS, no plan, just strike when you choose. An army of crazy progressive lone wolves who believe anyone who disagrees with them should be beaten into silence.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (4KUe5)

76 So bastard Judge will slap his had, call him insane and that will be the end.
There is no justice anymore
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)

How quaint.

The Antifag who murdered a Trump supporter at a rally in Denver, in broad daylight, in front of hundreds of witnesses *and news cameras,* had all charges dropped by the DA, because once the Antifag pulled the gun and ran at the Trump supporter, he tried to ward him off with pepper spray - necessitating the shooting.

The message in Denver is explicit: when one of ours attacks you with a deadly weapon, you have a duty to die.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)

77 Pence is whipped dog, so used to abuse, he craves the lash as comfort.

So you're saying it's part of the kink?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (Riz8t)

78 "but every American we've met in italy ,"

Newsome's constituency cannot afford to vacation in Italy.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (qFwJc)

79 Now that The Mafia has gone underground, The Democrat-Communist Party needs to change its name to "Murder, Inc." -- before Islam Trademarks it.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (OLFlC)

80 Read it here the other night, beat to death by a faggot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:07 PM (ZwdAr)

81 >>> And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (V362x)

Leftists did a bunch of wildly violent stuff in the 60s-70s too. I don't think they had as much of a sympathetic media/news then as they do now. But they were very violent. Blowing people up, robbing banks, wild stuff. I don't think we are at peak psycho yet.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (3uBP9)

82 I understand that you're angry about Mr. Sheron's murder, but please do not denigrate prayer.
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I'm not denigrating prayer.

I'm saying it isn't a defense against killers.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (BI5O2)

83 Some people really need to learn the art of exiting the stage gracefully. You, Pence. And now Massie. Go away. Live your life.

But what if the stage is all that gives their lives meaning?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (Riz8t)

84 "Too bad he couldn't have been Rand Paul's neighbor" -- Tolerance R Us libs.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (ikSmX)

85 So you're saying it's part of the kink?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (Riz8t)

I dunno. What kind of collar does Pennsy wear? Studded with diamonds, or spikes?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (1Ff7Z)

86 Want justice, do it yourself and take the consequences

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

87 Screw civility. The left has spent the last three decades (longer really) calling everyone else nazis and white supremacists. Buckley had it right in his response to Gore Vidal calling him a crypto-nazi: say it again and I'll sock you in the nose, queer.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (cl15i)

88 79 Now that The Mafia has gone underground, The Democrat-Communist Party needs to change its name to "Murder, Inc."
--

That's why they boycotted Vance's Roundtable;
They were afraid he was going to arrest them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (ZwdAr)

89 And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.

Sometimes it seems as if we're simply choosing apoptosis.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (Riz8t)

90 ***and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."
--

Did he bend over and punch him or...?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (ZwdAr)

91 but every American we've met in italy ,"

Newsome's constituency cannot afford to vacation in Italy.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (qFwJc)

People who have earned lots of money are very clever at finding ways to keep it.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (E31IE)

92
What was the last MAGA personwho killed a Leftist?
Posted by: Skip

At least a dozen police officers were beaten to death with fire extinguishers on Jan 6. At least that's what I heard on npr.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

93 This attack is Republican on Republican, pro Trump MAGA vs pro Trump MAGA violence. Mental illness is something that we have to address in this society to prevent the kinds of violence we've seen the last few days

Made the mistake of going on Twitter. The comment section there is unhinged. Even if the attacker is a Republican, people say it’s the fault of “crazy left lunatics.” He’s not MAGA because there’s a picture of him wearing a Star Wars shirt, which somehow makes him gay? His drug addiction is supposedly the fault of the marxist left, and the PTSD is because he doesn’t have Jesus?

It's tragic, really. But until the MAGA community addresses the deep-rooted cultural issues within their own culture, this cycle of MAGA-on-MAGA violence will just continue. Where are their community leaders??

"deep-rooted cultural issue?" In all seriousness, this is just where anti-intellectualism & pro-individualism leads us. We have a big education battle in front of us that will take generations to fix.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (ycI94)

94 Hey Ace! Don't miss out on the juicy Star Wars/Mark Hamill connection in this sordid story:

https://tinyurl.com/nv5p3esy

Apparently, Butler was a HUGE Star Bores fan, and Hamill, being the TDS-addled douchebag he is, well...

Posted by: Shepherd Lover at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (TRN+I)

95 Oh, FFS, Pence is calling for civility now, after all they did to Trump and his team in the first administration, the lawfare after, and multiple assasination attempts?

Srsly????

The days of “this is not who we are!” are over.
Thank the Democrats, msm, and radicals for that.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)

96 At least a dozen police officers were beaten to death with fire extinguishers on Jan 6. At least that's what I heard on npr.

In a hushed, sonorous, Middle Atlantic, quasi-British accent.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (Riz8t)

97 We're not going to vote our way out of this. We really have no leadership in Congress - they're all in on the corruption and grifting it seems. Trump is doing all he can to save the country and it doesn't seem like a lot of Congress wants to help. If they are, it's the younger ones that haven't been corrupted yet. It's crazy every day and because of 24/7 news coverage we hear about more and more of the insanity across the US. It's depressing - which is also what they want. I take a day off from the craziness and just avoid the web and news. It's helping but man, these people are damaging my calm.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (Q0yOR)

98 Sometimes it seems as if we're simply choosing apoptosis.

How many times must we tell you? It's "soda," not "pop!"

Asodatosis.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

99 That said, anyone pointing out the deaths of soldiers and using it to grandstand is not just dishonoring those soldiers, it is demeaning their service and reducing it to a political throw away line.

Fuck them.
Posted by: Marcus T

Thank you for your post.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 05:05 PM (A5RD0)

This.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (2WIwB)

100 Find a clip of Bush Sr’s speech to Congress after Desert Storm. Democrats stood and applauded. Even Bernie Sanders who was congressman back then can be seen standing.

A different world.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (nwGCR)

101 89 And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.

Sometimes it seems as if we're simply choosing apoptosis.

*checks calendar* still on course for april 13, 2029

Posted by: apophis at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (v3pYe)

102 The new ABCs

Always
Be
Carrying

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (wBaIH)

103 95 Oh, FFS, Pence is calling for civility now, after all they did to Trump and his team in the first administration, the lawfare after, and multiple assasination attempts?

He's not calling for "civility" He's calling for surrender... Ours....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (crd+F)

104 >>Leftists did a bunch of wildly violent stuff in the 60s-70s too. I don't think they had as much of a sympathetic media/news then as they do now. But they were very violent. Blowing people up, robbing banks, wild stuff. I don't think we are at peak psycho yet.

Leftwing violence has been around since the dawn of time. It's not something new. And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (viF8m)

105 Okay, where did my copy of the Smithsonian book on the Fw 190 go?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (2GVsD)

106 I saw this in the last thread:

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.
Posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

Bristling antipathy? From a Senator who, according to him, voted with President Trump 99.2% of the time?

/sarc

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (0sNs1)

107 Well I think it's time I go outside and build an ark, hopefully it's not too late. It's been downpouring all day. Oh, and I guess I have to 'round up the critters, after checking their undersides. Wow, that sounds like a lot of work.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (3uBP9)

108 83 Some people really need to learn the art of exiting the stage gracefully. You, Pence. And now Massie. Go away. Live your life.
---

They are, what you call, high class influencers and are paid well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (ZwdAr)

109 > One Punch Man Season Three has made many fans want to punch the animation studio.
-----------
Stick with videos of Punch the Monkey. Punch being his name. My wife's hooked on it.

TL ; DR it's short videos about a monkey who was rejected by his mother and is being taken care of by humans at a zoo. It's amusing. In a monkey sort of way.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (jehhT)

110 I'm hoping that the hard left during the long hot summer begins pounding on the nice liberals who have let them loose. I try to explain to my liberal friends that leftist revolutions eat their children, but all I get back is Epstein , Trump , white supremacy and other gibberish. The middle class left are full on sheep

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (hpwtA)

111 We're not going to vote our way out of this. We really have no leadership in Congress - they're all in on the corruption and grifting it seems. Trump is doing all he can to save the country and it doesn't seem like a lot of Congress wants to help.

Sure, that explains why the Dems are turning to violence. They know that voting is irrelevant.
*rolls eyes*

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:14 PM (Riz8t)

112 Exactly, continuing to surrender cloaked as taking the high road and civility.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:14 PM (4KUe5)

113 And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (viF8m)

What the ever lovin....

Posted by: The Terror at May 26, 2026 05:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

114 Thomas Caleb Butler, allegedly a homo, just look at him, attacked a Trump fan, allegedly because America haters say Trump doesn't want homos in grade schools grooming little boys.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (/lPRQ)

115 Leftwing violence has been around since the dawn of time. It's not something new. And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.

The 1860s or the 1960s?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (Riz8t)

116 As much as TJMs argument for Cornyn seemed to boil down to 'he doesn't have the votes, but he kept it alive' dude (Cornyn) supported Massie. That makes something smell rotten in Denmark.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (zZu0s)

117 Mike Pence is on his newest grifter tour selling political pornography to his base -- liberals and NeverTrumpers (but I repeat myself) -- and scolding us that if we no longer give the benefit of the doubt to toxic, psychotic leftwingers, we're the same as Satan.

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Mike Pence is the David French of Damien Thorns.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (OLFlC)

118 Hey, anyone see the O’Keefe undercover video of the Nationals team Community Relations leader?

Wow, what a creep!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (4KUe5)

119 Butler has stupid eyes. Not surprised he's an adult Star Wars fan who loves Legos.

Infantile retards are easy to weaponize.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)

120 Has McCain's funeral ended or did they extend it now his son is also dead?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (2GVsD)

121 106 I saw this in the last thread:

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.
Posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

Bristling antipathy? From a Senator who, according to him, voted with President Trump 99.2% of the time?

/sarc
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (0sNs1)

Yeah, I love that claim.

It's easy to vote with Trump all the time if you basically never advance Trump's agenda beyond passing a budget and confirming judges.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (cl15i)

122 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (D1E+2)

123 >>> ...the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

Got to be more than that.
We just don't hear about most of them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (/lPRQ)

124 >>He’s not MAGA because there’s a picture of him wearing a Star Wars shirt, which somehow makes him gay?

Finally, reddit gets something right.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (viF8m)

125 The message in Denver is explicit: when one of ours attacks you with a deadly weapon, you have a duty to die.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)

Denver will fail first.
Spectacularly.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (2WIwB)

126 111 that's not what I was saying. It's the hopium copium ones that think we're going to vote our way out. My elderly parents, the ones that hold onto the old ways and their generation - "we do it this way" people. The Dems and their orcs are insane and violent and don't care. They band together like the proglodytes they are. Good lord. Nice try, though.

I worked in the belly of the beast for a long time as a defense contractor and at FEMA HQ. I know what the left/Dems are. Trust me.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (Q0yOR)

127 Okay, call off the Code Red. Found the book.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (2GVsD)

128 This is the Peoples Democrat Republic of California. Jury nullification is not out of the question.

Posted by: Mhandisi at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (kG5Zl)

129 I understand that you're angry about Mr. Sheron's murder, but please do not denigrate prayer.
-----
I'm not denigrating prayer.

I'm saying it isn't a defense against killers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (BI5O2)

YD, I'm not going to get into an argument with you, but you're misunderstanding the purpose and power of prayer.

Prayer has saved lives, and sometimes the answer is "No."

Not to be flippant, but sometimes the answer is martyrdom.

Mr. Sherron sounds like he was a decent dude and pretty obviously murdered for being MAGA. Do you really think most Americans aren't disgusted by what they see coming from the Democrats?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (ksbjf)

130 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Ah, but does he have a...monorail!?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (Riz8t)

131 Mike Pence whined and cried for years that January 6 caused him Moderate Stress but seems to have not noticed that his allies on the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

-----------

"I'm proud to say that I've hired more bulls for my wife than assassination attempts made on Trump's life the past few years."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (OLFlC)

132 Well, Big Mouf Bass has secured her re-election.

Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

133 124 >>He’s not MAGA because there’s a picture of him wearing a Star Wars shirt, which somehow makes him gay?

Finally, reddit gets something right.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (viF8m)

Star Wars is now so ghey that there's serious talk about Disney red-mattering the sequels so they can try to (unsuccessfully) resuscitate its corpse. Good luck with that.

Posted by: Thrawn at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (fh/iS)

134 Mike Pence whined and cried for years that January 6 caused him Moderate Stress but seems to have not noticed that his allies on the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

The real question is WTF are we still talking about Mike Pence. He's as relevant and important as phlogiston.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (Riz8t)

135 The 1860s or the 1960s?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (Riz8t)

1260s

Posted by: Kublai Khan and the Mongols at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)

136 Leftwing violence has been around since the dawn of time. It's not something new. And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.
-
Perhaps, but it would be less of a problem now if more force had been brought to bear on them then.

Instead the cancer has been allowed to metastasize.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (vSvIl)

137 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (D1E+2)
---
I will always think of Pence as a lawnchair.

Maybe a gray lawn chairs.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (ikSmX)

138 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Ah, but does he have a...monorail!?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (Riz8t)

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

The figurative high-speed train-to-nowhere begins at Pence's mouth.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (OLFlC)

139 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......

Governor Tim Walz
@GovTimWalz
·
1h
Come for the Jucy Lucy, stay for the most diverse food scene in America.

https://tinyurl.com/57t2p3u8

Posted by: beckster at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (kX27y)

140 Two veterans, not the same.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (cS1cw)

141 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......

Astonishing! They've finally found something else to talk about other than global warming.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (Riz8t)

142 I will always think of Pence as a lawnchair.

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

Make Lawn Darts Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (OLFlC)

143 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (crd+F)

144 Star Wars is now so ghey that there's serious talk about Disney red-mattering the sequels so they can try to (unsuccessfully) resuscitate its corpse. Good luck with that.
Posted by: Thrawn at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (fh/iS)

They are going to have too because it's dead, I can only imagine what Solo would have been like if they left the guys that did PROJECT HAIL MARY

They just now let the original characters in the parks.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (ubCxQ)

145 142 I don't think of him at all. What a weasel and coward. And I loved Race Bannon as a kid. He ruined it! Ruined it!

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (Q0yOR)

146 Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

147 This is the Peoples Democrat Republic of California. Jury nullification is not out of the question.

Posted by: Mhandisi at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (kG5Zl)
---
It's all part of upholding a democracy.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:24 PM (ikSmX)

148 Pence has realized he's fading into obscurity and irrelevance.

He should write a book.

Or go on The View.

Oh...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (jehhT)

149 25 >>There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.

Sounds like the plot line for Con Air.
Posted by: JackStraw
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It's a common tale in courts. But a bar fight is a bit different than attacking someone elderly and at their own home.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

150 Well, Big Mouf Bass has secured her re-election.

Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

-----------

"If you don't vote for Bass, you ain't a black meth mouth!"

/Mad Maxine

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (OLFlC)

151 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (crd+F)

Fucking retards, aka known as Redditors.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:26 PM (zZu0s)

152 Pence is a pissmire, which I said this when Trump first chose him. He ducked and ran over free speech issues as governor. But he's turned out far worse than I imagined. He's become the embodiment of gutless yet vicious Quislings.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 05:26 PM (b4LBp)

153 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......

Nat Gro is totally on its ass.
I've been to Somalia. I've seen what they eat. There is a reason we called them skinnies.
*barf*

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:26 PM (2WIwB)

154 Sounds like the plot line for Con Air.
Posted by: JackStraw
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It's a common tale in courts. But a bar fight is a bit different than attacking someone elderly and at their own home.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

Objection. In Con-Air it was outside a bar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:27 PM (zZu0s)

155 Terror in the 60's & 70's was isolated and self supporting. There was no big money behind organization, training, and promotion.
Today, the actors are not the promoters they are the agents.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:27 PM (ZwdAr)

156
Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes

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

However much it was, some of it came out of your wallet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (GSk5t)

157 153 Is Puntland any better? I can't imagine it is but at least they are trying. I think, guess.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (Q0yOR)

158 And they pulled a knife first, so Ranger Nic Cage had to kill them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

159 Jucy Lucy is the most gooner name for food I have ever heard.

Looking it up,... it is a hamburger that instead of placing the cheese on top the patty, like a gentleman, they've penetrated the meat, and stuffed their cheese inside,...

Son, you need to calm down. You need to calm down, put that meat and cheese down, and go find a church.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (3uBP9)

160 148 Pence has realized he's fading into obscurity and irrelevance.

He should write a book.

Or go on The View.

Oh...
Posted by: Martini Farmer
======
He should go back to his cuck chair and sit there with a gimp mask on.

At a minimum, have the courtesy to simply go away and sell used cars or become a carny barker for a rigged game.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (E4rtv)

161 153 Somaliland, Puntland. Whatever they are calling themselves. NE corner or so of the country. You know, the thing.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (Q0yOR)

162 Mike Pence can go suck an array of dicks. What a smarmy putz.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (oqH4h)

163 > I've been to Somalia. I've seen what they eat. There is a reason we called them skinnies.
*barf*
Posted by: Diogenes
-----------------
New diet fad incoming....

Sell it to the AWFL's... "they'll eat it up."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (jehhT)

164 The real question is WTF are we still talking about Mike Pence. He's as relevant and important as phlogiston.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (Riz8t)

This comment is Dennis Miller approved.

Posted by: Dennis Miller's shoe at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (3QsZU)

165 Oh, FFS, Pence is calling for civility now, after all they did to Trump and his team in the first administration, the lawfare after, and multiple assasination attempts?

He's not calling for "civility" He's calling for surrender... Ours....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (crd+F)

I didn't know Mike Pence was French. He should move to Nice.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (qx7Zg)

166
Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA

It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

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It might have simply been a few wigs.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (OLFlC)

167 143 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Uh, Reddit has linked "The Hindustan Times", which reports:

Who is Thomas Caleb Butler: 5 things to know:

2- Butler is a Navy veteran with ‘severe PTSD’ a friend told The California Post. Police believe he did not know Sheron. They also believe the attack had nothing to do with politics and are speaking to witnesses.

3- Butler's friend told the publication that he ‘liked’ the ‘Trump house’ and lived just a few blocks away from it. The friend also reportedly said he supported President Donald Trump as a registered Republican.

4- Shocked by the attack, Butler's friend said “This is the guy that plays with Legos and Star Wars stuff,” as per the Post. The family friend further said Butler was medicated and his mental illness was making him weak. The friend noted that Butler had served many years in the Navy but was now without a job and fighting his demons, as per The Post. He ‘sits in his room and thinks everyone is coming to get him,’ the friend said.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (ycI94)

168 Pence is as wearisome as French.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (rJ48h)

169 Objection. In Con-Air it was outside a bar.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Common enough to hear take it outside at certain bars because they are tired of cleaning up the mess inside. Been to a few bars like that in my yute. Don't go to any bars nowadays at all.

Too many violations of John Farnam's rule of stupids.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (E4rtv)

170 >>Today, the actors are not the promoters they are the agents.

Which is exactly why going after the backers of people like Hassan Piker is such a big deal.

Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (viF8m)

171 116 As much as TJMs argument for Cornyn seemed to boil down to 'he doesn't have the votes, but he kept it alive' dude (Cornyn) supported Massie. That makes something smell rotten in Denmark.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (zZu0s

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I've never made an argument in favor of Cornyn.

You may be confusing my limited, outside defense of Thune in his position as majority leader. Which i admit is limited and from the outside without any special knowledge, and I'm willing to be corrected. But his passage of the OBBB looms large in my mind.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:31 PM (46HP8)

172 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......

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How many different ways can you prepare bananas and rice?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (gnNyN)

173 I think you could make an argument for Soviet support for the guys in the 60s and 70s. Seems I have read stories to that effect.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

174 Pence is an evil man.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (jPdyB)

175 170 I never knew this Piker character until I saw him mentioned by Asmongold.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (Q0yOR)

176 RIP

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (dK+Kv)

177 Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:31 PM (46HP

You're right, Thune not Cornyn. My apologies. I guess brain think of them as the same person.

Massive-> Cornyn -> Thune? Fruit of the poisoned tree?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (zZu0s)

178 Jucy Lucy is the most gooner name for food I have ever heard.

Looking it up,... it is a hamburger that instead of placing the cheese on top the patty, like a gentleman, they've penetrated the meat, and stuffed their cheese inside,...

Son, you need to calm down. You need to calm down, put that meat and cheese down, and go find a church.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (3uBP9)

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We need an analog name for Schumer's burgers:

A Mucky Chucky?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (OLFlC)

179 Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Get them all--if not prison for assholes like Singham due to his permanent Shanghai residence, put sanctions on all his money and block any transactions. Same with Wyss plus deport his ass to Switzerland. And that British billionaire. Time to expel the foreign funding from our society.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (E4rtv)

180 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)

181 Who exactly is Pence talking to? MAGA wouldn't listen to him. GOPe realizes he's a loser. He might make MSNOW happy but who cares

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (hpwtA)

182 Again, the only thing Race Bannon about Mike Pence is his hair.

Posted by: DaveA at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (FhXTo)

183 Massie, phone. Dont bother remembering the name because hopefully he will fade into the sludge.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)

184 172 How many different ways can you prepare bananas and rice?

forty-two!

Posted by: deep thought at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (v3pYe)

185 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (crd+F)
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There are some news reports that he was MAGA and even liked the ‘Trump House.’ Could be bullshit. Could be truth. Too early to know for sure.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (BgZgJ)

186 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)

*forlorn whinny*

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

187 >>I never knew this Piker character until I saw him mentioned by Asmongold.

He's just one in a constellation on the left taking money from places like China. This whole marxist move by Democrats isn't organic. It's heavily funded and includes group like ANSWER and BLM.

And downstream it flows to Bernie, the Squad and other scumbags on the left and even some RINOs.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (viF8m)

188 Don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but Butler, the guy who killed Kerry Sheron, is now claiming mental illness.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (3ImbR)

189 175 170 I never knew this Piker character until I saw him mentioned by Asmongold.
Posted by: turambar
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Real piece of shit. Got a dog because influencer handbook said having dog in picture gets more money. Put a shock collar on the dog, shocks him for moving. On air. A thorough going evil bastard that deserves to meet old Sparky.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)

190 How many different ways can you prepare bananas and rice?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (gnNyN)

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This could have been the impetus for a comedy bit in "Airplane" by Air Traffic Controller Johnny ...

... or a Seinfeld episode.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (OLFlC)

191 Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (viF8m)

Are you expecting Trump to bag and tag Xi like Maduro?

I'm having a hard time squaring the idea of getting tough with China and the recent trip which seemed to be all about expanding business ties (given the guest list).

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (vSvIl)

192
Why is Pence still out grifting when he can obviously make a fortune

Starring as Old, Gay Race Bannon in his own OnlyFans Johnny Quest Nostalgia site?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (iJfKG)

193 Afternoon.

Two thoughts...

I think it's about time we banned the Democrats as a treasonous, insurrectionist party on the payroll of China. Fuck 'em.

Also, that's taking the old Army/Navy rivalry to absurd lengths. And the big game isn't even until Thanksgiving!

Posted by: Robert at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (62jY7)

194 But diminshed capacity might play a role, unless the guy actually has a clear moment in custody away from the drugs and alcohol and realizes what he did...then, maybe suicide watch is needed.
Posted by: Nova Local

I'm still confused why being drunk or high is somehow a mitigating circumstance when someone attacks or kills another person.

Yes, alcohol and drugs tend to remove people's inhibitions, making it easier for them to be violent, but unless they were drugged without their knowledge or consent, they volunteered to impair themselves.

If you volunteer to impair your ability to not hurt other people and then hurt other people, that should be an enhancement to the crime.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (vJrRc)

195 166 Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA

It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

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It might have simply been a few wigs.

my time has come to shine!

Posted by: lace wigs at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (v3pYe)

196 177 Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:31 PM (46HP

You're right, Thune not Cornyn. My apologies. I guess brain think of them as the same person.

Massive-> Cornyn -> Thune? Fruit of the poisoned tree?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (zZu0s

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I just think managing a senate caucus that includes Tillis, Mitchell, Mark, and a few others (like Grassley to a lesser degree) is a nightmare because...what can he threaten them with?

It takes moving a mountain to defeat them in a primary, and the leaders job is to manage and even protect them, all while trying to advance legislation 50+ prima donnas have an assortment of reasons to not want passed, most of which is petty and stupid and not subject to actual argument and debate.

Thune is a symptom of a much larger problem: the Senate itself.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (46HP8)

197 >> Incivility is at the heart of the problem.

Fuck you. No it isn’t.

How many Democrats have been murdered, you ponce? How many attempts on a Democrat presidents life has there been?

You are such a small wienered simp, it’s astonishing.

Imagine, this guy was a Marine. I bet he was a meat- gazer.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (jlI90)

198 Butler looks like he's a paranoid schizophrenic. The law should find out what kind of meds he was on however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 05:38 PM (hpwtA)

199 188 Don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but Butler, the guy who killed Kerry Sheron, is now claiming mental illness.

Posted by: IrishEi ?!
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Hopefully that won't fly. But it is California justice there. Which means no justice at all for a lot of victims.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:38 PM (E4rtv)

200 186 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)

*forlorn whinny*
Posted by: Miracle!

*perks up*

Posted by: frau blucher at May 26, 2026 05:38 PM (v3pYe)

201 They should rendition that asshole, Singham and hand him from a ceiling for a few days.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (jlI90)

202 >>Are you expecting Trump to bag and tag Xi like Maduro?

Absolutely not. But I do expect that he will, probably has already, put this right in Xi's grill and use it as a chip in negotiations.

Without the billions of foreign dollars flowing to the left they would be even more impotent than they are now.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (viF8m)

203 He's just one in a constellation on the left taking money from places like China.

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I also suspect (in addition to American NGOs and Deep State Organs), numerous GloboHomo, Deep State, and Islamic Organs (BIRM thrice).

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (OLFlC)

204 KarenBassLA

It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

Just some deep kisses.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (E31IE)

205 I'm tired of the Bill Kristol faggot yacht club wing of the GOP. Have been for years now.

Posted by: You can be civil to deez nutz at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (TbWk/)

206 Pence gets paid to stick it to Trump. Same pipeline that's keeping Patheos afloat. Money laundered through Christian-in-name NGOs.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (gKWVE)

207 Thune is a symptom of a much larger problem: the Senate itself.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (46HP

Hmmm. Ask Elon to spend a few million to dig up blackmail? Or create some?

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (zZu0s)

208 I'm still confused why being drunk or high is somehow a mitigating circumstance when someone attacks or kills another person.

Yes, alcohol and drugs tend to remove people's inhibitions, making it easier for them to be violent, but unless they were drugged without their knowledge or consent, they volunteered to impair themselves.

If you volunteer to impair your ability to not hurt other people and then hurt other people, that should be an enhancement to the crime.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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Up to the discretion of the judge for sentencing mitigation in most jurisdictions. Often in sane jurisdictions, they won't consider it as taking both illegal drugs and booze is regarded as a voluntary act.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (E4rtv)

209 I’m betting there’s some kind of gimp porn in Chris Murphy’s phone.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (jlI90)

210 I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

Just some deep kisses.
Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (E31IE)

Makes gagging sound...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (crd+F)

211 174 Pence is an evil man.
Posted by: Smellslikevictory

Both Pence and Obama are on camera with flies lamding on their head. Coincidence?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (Enz0M)

212 186 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)

Because its well beyond ' mostly dead'?

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (E31IE)

213 207 Thune is a symptom of a much larger problem: the Senate itself.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (46HP

Hmmm. Ask Elon to spend a few million to dig up blackmail? Or create some?
Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (zZu0s

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Term limits for the Senate plus an abolition on staff might do some good. The second is more important than the first.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (46HP8)

214 Meat gazer? Cook? Gay? Medic?

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (zZu0s)

215 181 Who exactly is Pence talking to? MAGA wouldn't listen to him. GOPe realizes he's a loser. He might make MSNOW happy but who cares
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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His name is Lola, he was a VP.....

Posted by: Barry Manilowe at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (E4rtv)

216 Pence should give it up. History is going to show he was a simp and coward who helped an attempted coup of the US presidency from within.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (jlI90)

217 Do you really think most Americans aren't disgusted by what they see coming from the Democrats?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (ksbjf)

Sure, they're disgusted.

And they're afraid of Democrats.

And they see we're unwilling to defend our own, let alone the madding crowd of fearful people.

We're giving them no choice but to support their oppressors to protect themselves, which they'll do because of human nature. One side is shooting and the other is praying.

That isn't going to hack it.

G-d gave us many more tools than prayer. If we refuse to use them, we're the guy in the flood who refuses the boats that come to help, and gets confused when the prayers don't stop him from drowning.

Imagine when Kirk was shot, if hundreds of men descended on UVU armed to the teeth and baying for Robinson's blood, while their wives did the praying... That would have gone a country mile further toward preventing more murders than what happened.

All we're doing is emboldening the Marxists and inspiring nothing but resigned apathy in everyone else.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

218 [Piker, the dog shocker] A thorough going evil bastard that deserves to meet old Sparky.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)

I recently watched "Island of Lost Souls" where Dr Moreau loses control of his monsters, who then send him to the House of Pain.

Posted by: Jump around! Jump around! at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)

219 >>>I'm having a hard time squaring the idea of getting tough with China and the recent trip which seemed to be all about expanding business ties (given the guest list).
Posted by: Methos
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Thing about Trump, things aren't always what they seem. Yes, he put on hold the arms deal with Taiwan and he's, apparently, lightening up on Xi.
But that doesn't mean they aren't carrots under a box fall.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (ZwdAr)

220 211 Well Barky is Shit Midas so it does track

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (Q0yOR)

221 >> Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Yet...

I'm hopeful Trump laid out some boundaries for Xi to not cross. Because they've got a foothold in the country. A rather significant foothold.

And it's not just land.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (jehhT)

222
As much as I love President Trump, I am most disappoint with his significant policy reversal a couple weeks ago -- publicly stating his support for allowing approximately 500,000 to 600,000 Chinese students to study in American universities, arguing that removing these students would cause lower-tier U.S. colleges to collapse financially and described it as "insulting" to tell China that their students are unwanted.

[And, as The Wifey points out, how many of those ChiComm students -- virtually all from very wealthy families -- are going to be attending "lower-tier U.S. colleges" anyway?]

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (OLFlC)

223
The news outlets were saying that the Escondido murderer attacked the old guy out of pure irrational craziness, nothing to do with Trump.

I'm thinking, another crazy influenced by the constant toxic shit-mist sprayed on everything by the Left, like the White House shooter was Like they were hoping..

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (azNOR)

224 I dunno. I kinda feel like Thune has the job of herding cats.

Imagine being in the room with Cassidy, Murkowski, that dick from Utah, Collins, etc.

I would be punching myself in the face.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (jlI90)

225 TJM ever see The Pianist or Anthropod?

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (Ia/+0)

226 But diminshed capacity might play a role, unless the guy actually has a clear moment in custody away from the drugs and alcohol and realizes what he did...then, maybe suicide watch is needed.
Posted by: Nova Local

I'm still confused why being drunk or high is somehow a mitigating circumstance when someone attacks or kills another person.

Yes, alcohol and drugs tend to remove people's inhibitions, making it easier for them to be violent, but unless they were drugged without their knowledge or consent, they volunteered to impair themselves.

If you volunteer to impair your ability to not hurt other people and then hurt other people, that should be an enhancement to the crime.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (vJrRc)
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Being drunk or high generally is not a mitigating factor in crimes. The exception is for crimes that require ‘specific intent’ to commit the criminal act. For example, some ‘murder one’ capital crimes require a very specific intent to intentionally murder the person you kill. If you are very drunk or high at the time, you might get the benefit of the doubt in being unable to formulate that level of specific intent.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (BgZgJ)

227 McConnell wrote a book called, exactly, "Herding Cats". These people use that as an excuse for not even trying.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 05:45 PM (gKWVE)

228 Dear Lord. Kissing Maxine Waters has to be worse than kissing Satan's sulphurous asshole.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (gtcuf)

229 222
As much as I love President Trump, I am most disappoint with his significant policy reversal a couple weeks ago -- publicly stating his support for allowing approximately 500,000 to 600,000 Chinese students to study in American universities, arguing that removing these students would cause lower-tier U.S. colleges to collapse financially and described it as "insulting" to tell China that their students are unwanted.

[And, as The Wifey points out, how many of those ChiComm students -- virtually all from very wealthy families -- are going to be attending "lower-tier U.S. colleges" anyway?]
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (OLFlC)

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Student visas are actually down double digits percentage wise, including from China.

Trump's rhetoric doesn't match policy on immigration because Stephen Miller actually runs immigration.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (46HP8)

230 [snip of excellent rant]

All we're doing is emboldening the Marxists and inspiring nothing but resigned apathy in everyone else.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

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So you're saying "Nothing has happened" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (OLFlC)

231 In Savannah there was a decent South African sandwich place, Zunzi's. But I think it was, like all the different influences, Italian, Dutch, Swiss, on SA cooking. The food was good. Instead of deli cut meat, it was roast meats in a fresh baked roll. I liked it. It would have a line city blocks long.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (3uBP9)

232 224 I dunno. I kinda feel like Thune has the job of herding cats.

Imagine being in the room with Cassidy, Murkowski, that dick from Utah, Collins, etc.

I would be punching myself in the face.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (jlI90

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Collins does as she's told. She's actually not a problem.

The others are.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (46HP8)

233 nood

quickies

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (3uBP9)

234 225 TJM ever see The Pianist or Anthropod?
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (Ia/+0)

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Is that, like, one movie?

Sounds kinky.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (46HP8)

235 4- Shocked by the attack, Butler's friend said “This is the guy that plays with Legos and Star Wars stuff,” as per the Post. The family friend further said Butler was medicated and his mental illness was making him weak. The friend noted that Butler had served many years in the Navy but was now without a job and fighting his demons, as per The Post. He ‘sits in his room and thinks everyone is coming to get him,’ the friend said.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM

Not excusing this guy for anything but if he is a veteran and being treated by the VA for PTSD or some other mental issues literally anything can trigger an psychotic episode with the drugs they hand out.

Heck they gave chantrix to vets to quit smoking. That drug had multiple black box warnings for psychotic issues but they handed that stuff out like candy to vets to help us quit smoking. I took it for about a week and had multiple issues and some seriously fvcked up dreams. They got mad when I quit taking it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (0N4FZ)

236 >>I'm hopeful Trump laid out some boundaries for Xi to not cross. Because they've got a foothold in the country. A rather significant foothold.

I think it's a mistake to look at things like Venezuela, Cuba and Iran as discreet foreign policy issues. Aside from being generational problems for us they also all have one thing in common, China.

China not only had effective control over Venezuela they also controlled the Panama Canal. Now they don't have either. It's no coincidence Hamas has been all over Venezuela for years, they were part of the China access because of Iran. And now we are taking down Iran and securing another crucial waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump has gained a lot of negotiating power over the last few months over China. Now the discussions of what China needs to do are coming from a different place.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (viF8m)

237 As much as I love President Trump, I am most disappoint with his significant policy reversal a couple weeks ago -- publicly stating his support for allowing approximately 500,000 to 600,000 Chinese students to study in American universities, arguing that removing these students would cause lower-tier U.S. colleges to collapse financially and described it as "insulting" to tell China that their students are unwanted.

[And, as The Wifey points out, how many of those ChiComm students -- virtually all from very wealthy families -- are going to be attending "lower-tier U.S. colleges" anyway?]
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (OLFlC)

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A big difference between announcing a policy change, and actual Chinese matriculation. I am confident in President Trump.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (2WIwB)

238 Student visas are actually down double digits percentage wise, including from China.

Trump's rhetoric doesn't match policy on immigration because Stephen Miller actually runs immigration.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (46HP

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Thanks for that information of which I was obviously ignorant, TJM.

I'd personally LOVE Stephen Miller to be POTUS 48 ... but there's no way in hell The Left (nor The #Woke Reich) would ever allow a Conservative Jew to ascend to that office.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (OLFlC)

239 Nood Debbie whatever her name Schultz.

Actually it’s worse than that

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (36bTp)

240 The news outlets were saying that the Escondido murderer attacked the old guy out of pure irrational craziness, nothing to do with Trump.
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Which suggests they believe he is one of theirs and are preparing his legal defense.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (vSvIl)

241 I think it's a mistake to look at things like Venezuela, Cuba and Iran as discreet foreign policy issues. Aside from being generational problems for us they also all have one thing in common, China.

China not only had effective control over Venezuela they also controlled the Panama Canal. Now they don't have either. It's no coincidence Hamas has been all over Venezuela for years, they were part of the China access because of Iran. And now we are taking down Iran and securing another crucial waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump has gained a lot of negotiating power over the last few months over China. Now the discussions of what China needs to do are coming from a different place.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (viF8m)

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And you can throw in China's and Russia's former influence over Cuba ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (OLFlC)

242 Thune is not doing the Save America Act by choice.

If the Senate majority leader won’t even try when we have a GOP Congress and GOP president, and an ~80% of Americans wanting it, he is a failure.

By choice or because he can’t herd a few wildcard fellow Senators, neither one is a valid excuse.Stop accepting and defending Failure Theater and voter betrayal.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (4KUe5)

243 The vile reactions to "MAGA" flags, hats etc. is spooky but clarifying. One would of thought the FNM, Dems, and especially RINOs would have responded to Trump's MAGA messaging with "we all want to make Make America Great Again". Trump is just a slick salesman.

But no, they attack the idea of MAGA itself. They focus mostly on Trump but its clear they hate the idea of American Greatness. They are all welcome to move to Canada and Europe, post haste.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (8zlY6)

244 Pop Bush and Desert Storm was the red pill moment. All the little flags and cheering. My BS meter went to eleventy.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (33fCl)

245 I hate to be cynical reality guy, but I hope everybody here understands that a far left LA jury is going to refuse to convict this scumbag, right?

Posted by: DudeAbiding at May 26, 2026 06:07 PM (lCHt6)

246 I hate to be cynical reality guy, but I hope everybody here understands that a far left LA jury is going to refuse to convict this scumbag, right?

Posted by: DudeAbiding at May 26, 2026 06:07 PM (lCHt6)

And then people wonder how you get vigilantes and death squads?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (C4BAC)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.

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

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

THEY SAID NO.

They're pro-fraud.

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

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

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

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

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

The fraud is literally EVERYWHERE.

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

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

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

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

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

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:35 PM

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

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

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

2 Otters called

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

3 Read contenr

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

4 They're all in on it.

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

5 I NOODed...

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

6 Fraudtism.

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

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

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

8
Now do transgender "care" ....

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

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

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

10
*polite cough*

470x

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

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

.

100% = 1x
47000% = 470x

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

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

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

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

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

13 10
*polite cough*

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

Great Math minds must think alike...

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

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

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

15
Fraudistantism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 Fraudilicious Fraudidelica.

The George Clinton Parliament of Fraud.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 >>Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.

We should reclaim their water before that last step.

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

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

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

25 Cut things off, denaturalize, deport.

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

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

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

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

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

He was not amused.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

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

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

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

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

I'm still advocating for the Auger method.

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

35 Running away before questioning?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No one would expect that.

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

38 32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

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

Nobody would see THAT coming!

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

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

"Community Organizing".

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

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

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

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

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

41 Math is hard

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

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

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

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

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

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

43 As usual nothing but questions and little to contribute.

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

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

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

44 FIRST!!!!!

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

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

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

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

And Ace reads them even less...

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

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

I hate that chore in particular.

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

47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

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

48 47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

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

It's fundament.

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

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

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

50 47 Learing is hard.

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

Heh.

"REEEEE!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

53
The "N" in learning is silent.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

56 Did you ask her what she was wearing?

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

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

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

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

Their biggest problem is the discovery, not the theft.

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

58 Wow, Somalis with autism.

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

"About 100 dollars."

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

59 The Biden Junta doubled the federal budget.

All of that money was stolen.

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

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

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

61 Does money cure autism?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coincidence?

I think not.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

67 61 Does money cure autism?

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

======

Needs more study.

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

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

"Give me a million dollars."

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

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

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

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

Traitor are much worse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

75 I mean, how do Somalis get autism?

Do they even get vaccinated?

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

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

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

77 OK, then.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And then a nice game of Pinochet Skeet.

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

80
Autism is the ADD of ADHD.

It's money shuffling game.

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

81 From the previous thread:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's Candace Owens.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

92 Candy Ovens?

These are the same Reddit people who supported Massie correct?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. Ace doesn't live in Texas.

3. Start your own blog.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

101 Now I couldn't bear the thought of a Somali kissing Valeria Golino ... oh, my, she was gorgeous.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (qwx/I)

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

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

Maybe check the blog?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (iERP6)

103 I am reminded yet again that all speech, behavioral, and occupational therapies for Boy F. were ended by COVID.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

104 Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Presidentitrix Candace Ovens.

Posted by: Oh sure, that's exactly what we need at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (anL5R)

105 86 Sit down and don't drink anything when reading this:

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

Posted by: Intercepted

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Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP8)

106 I read about the Moriroririr genocide last night.

Not sure if I spelled that right, but the indigenous of Chatham Island off New Zealand were a peaceful lot (according to them) and the Maori showed up and ate them.

Kinda funny. I guess the Maori are the one non-white people who can no longer claim to be peace loving victims of colonialism. well, they claim that anyway because they used White man's ships (commandeered) and muskets to get to the islands.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (8aPNd)

107 Remember, folks: Translation is written, interpretation is spoken.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

108 More hijinks from Our Precious Foreigners.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (BI5O2)

109 Looters, shooters and Frankenstein cooters

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (w3KHJ)

110 Much autism is just fakery. As near as I can tell, half of the under 50 set claims to be neuroatypical in some way, including "being on the spectrum." It's just excuse-making, scamming, and status-seeking (by people who regard intellectual disabilities or other handicaps as a glorious form of diversity). It's no different than people faking cancer for advantage.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (cl15i)

111 Socialism was always a confidence scheme that really only worked on unlettered serfs. So, research grifters invented Critical Theory, and replaced the old Trotskyite scam patter with the rhetoric of Gay Race Communism -- basically doing gain of function on a mind virus that propagates to this day.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Sy6m/)

Once you've got your populace so woefully stupid they can no longer even formulate coherent thoughts about economics anymore for you to play upon and manipulate, you can replace "Economics" with anything and keep getting the same effect. Hoo-hahs and ding-dongs. Skin color. Basic food staples like milk and bread. Literally anything. Bitch and moan, Divide and conquer. It's Critical Everything Theory. "Cultural Marxism" just means it's the same old dog and pony show but no one is even pretending that the labor theory of value or historical materialism has anything to do with anything anymore. No, the Revolution itself has finally become a self-licking dispshit cone.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (Ot/FD)

112 OT: After the 3rd party approver denied my PET Scan twice (I assume AI), my doc (who didn't have an appeal) got on a physician to physician chat with the 3rd party approver and got instant approval...which it should have been from the start.

Yes, I love my doc...and yes, AI needs better screening b/c this should have never wasted my doc's time.

And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

113 I was told that the "N" on Nebraska's football helmet stood for "nowledge."
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (qwx/I)

For a while there, it stood for "Notify the Bail Bondsman."

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (DwqWV)

114 102 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

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

Maybe check the blog?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26,

This is crazy talk, CBD.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (OoFl2)

115 Well there's your problem, you're sampling Democrats.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (vJrRc)
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Well it's the Bulwark so....

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (oqH4h)

116 These people are Obama and Biden's Einsteins of fraud. Well done.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (D1E+2)

117 29 Saw an ad for the governor's race this morning. The candidate said "Medicaid is for Iowans, not illegals." It's interesting to see how "far-right" our candidates are getting here.
Posted by: pookysgirl's children

Dems are pretty pumped about their chances of electing Rob Sand. I hope they're wrong...I don't want this creepy looking dude as governor: https://tinyurl.com/278ftxzr

(One of you Morons described him as looking like a failed female to male transitioner lol)

He certainly tries to act like a reasonable moderate, but you know he's a radical hiding his goals and will turn into a corn-Spanberger the instant he gets power.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (JCZqz)

118 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

More - Rubio will directly campaign with Vance, become his VP and stay SoS. B/c Rubio wants to be a lot of 1sts...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

119 when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast
.......

nothing could be heard except loud snorting noises.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (UjdFS)

120 "Please don't touch the cards sir."

"Look at me...I'm the captain now."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (qwx/I)

121 Go through Maori refuse pits and you will discover how many species of animals they made extinct.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (2GVsD)

122 >>> @46 garrett-thanks for reminding me. The cobwebs in my place looks like I left up Halloween decorations. "Don't kill the daddy-longleg spiders!" people say. I'm going to squash them not because they're spiders but because they make such a damn mess. I clean the cobwebs admire my work thinking I got them all then later on light from a window exposes a bunch of spots I missed.
Sorry but them bastards don't kill enough insects to justify the mess they make.

I haven't tried this. I don't know if it would screw with paint/wood finish, but apparently spiders hate citrus based stuff. I've heard of mixing citronella and lemon oil with water to spray on surfaces to keep spiders from coming back.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)

123 So is this going to skew RFK‘s numbers about autism increasing due to vaccines? I mean, if you have this kind of fraud going into autism diagnosis then RFK has to go back and look at it his studies that possibly use this data as part of their investigation.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 26, 2026 03:59 PM (0Xb3a)

124 Florida's new redistricting map was just upheld in court.

Cherry on top is Marc Elias was the losing lawyer.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 03:59 PM (viF8m)

125 Republican pollster Sarah Longwell

Oh ftloG. Sarah Longwell is most certainly not a Republican. She's a disgusting Bulwark Never Trumper.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (gtcuf)

126 Fuckin' Maoris.
I mean Haoles. Well, them too.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (UjdFS)

127 112 OT: After the 3rd party approver denied my PET Scan twice (I assume AI), my doc (who didn't have an appeal) got on a physician to physician chat with the 3rd party approver and got instant approval...which it should have been from the start.

Yes, I love my doc...and yes, AI needs better screening b/c this should have never wasted my doc's time.

And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

I'm so sorry about this - when you need medical care, you should not face garbage like this. Our daughter is going through something similar, and hasn't had access to her rheumatologist, PCP, and medications for two months, despite multiple attempts to get this fixed. We are watching her decline in front of our eyes. It's criminal.

Posted by: moki at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (wLjpr)

128 I mean, if you have this kind of fraud going into autism diagnosis then RFK has to go back and look at it his studies that possibly use this data as part of their investigation.
Posted by: Jen the original

That's definitely going to be a confounding factor

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (vJrRc)

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

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

Maybe check the blog?

You aren't my Supervisor!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (Riz8t)

130 And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

In my experience, Aetna denies everything the first time. I had them for one lousy year of no service without argument. I determined that they were not good for my mental or physical health, so I fired them.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (DwqWV)

131 @122 banana dream-thanks I might give that a try. Hate to evict them but they really do make a mess.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (IlL6s)

132 Did Marc Elias have any part in Code Pink visiting Cuba?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (2GVsD)

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

It's summer. Guests will be here. It's as good an excuse as any.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (JEwe/)

134 124 Florida's new redistricting map was just upheld in court.

Cherry on top is Marc Elias was the losing lawyer.
Posted by: JackStraw

He has a YouTube show called "Democracy Docket", where he whines about SCOTUS. I hope he talks about this loss and cries. I'll have my pudding cups ready.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (JCZqz)

135 Long way to go, but as of now its Vance or Marco

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

136 >>>47,000% (Which Means 470x)

Ugh. Math.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (6wpGE)

137 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

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

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

And a long prison stretch.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (snZF9)

139 121 Go through Maori refuse pits and you will discover how many species of animals they made extinct.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (2GVsD)

But, but, but, the peaceful Noble Savage!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (DwqWV)

140
The autism fraud almost certainly had a part to play in the anti-vaccine movement, convincing a lot of folks to avoid the well-proven vaccines because of the exploding number of autism diagnoses. While at the same time the China Lung Rot switching people over to the experimental MRNA jabs so that the genocidal environmentalists had a weapon.

Geez, what a fuckin' mess.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (y9nCu)

141 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

142 >>> 122 banana dream-thanks I might give that a try. Hate to evict them but they really do make a mess.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (IlL6s)

I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

143 137 hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

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I was wrong that they would use backroom force to force the incumbent president to drop.

Sure.

I've admitted it.

But sure, the presumptive frontrunner (Vance), heir apparent who has already received an endorsement from Rubio (who says he won't run if Vance does since they're friends) and who has the highest name recognition of every Republican who would run in 2028 will lose because Democrats tore up their processes in 2024.

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

144 135 Long way to go, but as of now its Vance or Marco
Posted by: Skip

Don't forget about me!!!!

(Seriously, though, they guy has been awesome in Florida, and that should mean something...although Scott Walker and Rick Perry didn't live up to expectations...)

Posted by: Ron DeSantis at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (JCZqz)

145
It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

I kinda think it will be Kamala too... Puts down toad

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (crd+F)

146 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

Well, predictions are hard, especially about the future.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (N1tpc)

147 I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

Like a cat's paws hitting water.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (DwqWV)

148 141 It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

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Well, she does keep winning polls.

Two out this weekend with her on top.

Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (46HP8)

149 >>I haven't tried this. I don't know if it would screw with paint/wood finish, but apparently spiders hate citrus based stuff. I've heard of mixing citronella and lemon oil with water to spray on surfaces to keep spiders from coming back.

Diatomaceous Earth supposedly works well.
There is also a shrub / bush that they supposedly hate. Big white flowers...forget the name at the moment.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (JEwe/)

150 I give Kamaunist no shot, no one likes her, even the Marxists

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

151 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

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

You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)

152 When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (gtcuf)

153 But sure, the presumptive frontrunner (Vance), heir apparent who has already received an endorsement from Rubio (who says he won't run if Vance does since they're friends) and who has the highest name recognition of every Republican who would run in 2028 will lose because Democrats tore up their processes in 2024.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (46HP

There is more going on, there is no "heir apparent" as far as Trump is concerned, he said as much, and ...2028 is wide open.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (GD0B3)

154 Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)

155 152 When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

156 Think of it this way TJM, Vance might decide not to run!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

157 In 2028 that is...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

158 153 There is more going on, there is no "heir apparent" as far as Trump is concerned, he said as much, and ...2028 is wide open.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (GD0B3)

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It's absolutely not wide open.

It's Vance or Rubio, and Rubio's not going to run.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP8)

159 @142 banana Dream-LOL

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (IlL6s)

160 156 Think of it this way TJM, Vance might decide not to run!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

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According to the WH janitor of the guest bathrooms, it's possibly true!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP8)

161
Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07

I will not take this bet. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (OoFl2)

162 147 I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

Like a cat's paws hitting water.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (DwqWV)
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Then dirt that becomes mud, before climbing over the car I just washed.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (cWLG3)

163 I think GOP should nominate Tulsi. Kinda of the anti Trump.
Daughter got stuck with an autism diagnosis by NYC. No other Dr. who met her agreed. If you think NYC public schools are bad, the short bus schools are worse.
But, money talks
Wife and kid have bailed on the whole IEP system

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

164 when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast
......

Battle of the Nostrils

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)

165 154 Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)

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They're nominating an actual Nazi in Maine and a guy who says we should stop eating meat in Texas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (46HP8)

166 >>You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)

If I shirked my chores, I'd be bombing down the side of a mountain on my bike...so, the risk of injury likely didn't change much.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (JEwe/)

167 107 Remember, folks: Translation is written, interpretation is spoken.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

wut

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (6wpGE)

168 I suppose I should head to the studio to teach the afternoon classes.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (OoFl2)

169 Personality wise, she is the anti Trump. I can’t stand Vance, the punk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

170 They're nominating an actual Nazi in Maine and a guy who says we should stop eating meat in Texas.

Fair.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)

171 Well, she does keep winning polls.

Two out this weekend with her on top.

Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (46HP

While it's very possible she's the nominee again, (Maybe by actually winning a vote somewhere!) with is being 2 years out, it might be someone that is not on anyone's radar.

Clinton never should have won in 92, but the frontrunners savaged each other and he ended up winning. I can see the two monsters from California so damaging each other that some no-name governor becomes the nominee.

Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

172 I corrected it, but on reflection it is actually x471.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (iERP6)

173 169 Personality wise, she is the anti Trump. I can’t stand Vance, the punk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

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I still haven't seen anything from her saying that she doesn't think the borders should be open and we should be unarmed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (46HP8)

174 The Run-off was discussed by CBD, but NOT EVEN A HEADLINE that TODAY IS THE DAY TO VOTE!!!

Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

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

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

Any dingbat who spells his name "Mycal" is not a Trump voter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (8zz6B)

176 It's absolutely not wide open.

It's Vance or Rubio, and Rubio's not going to run.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP

....unless he decided not to run, because reasons. think of it this way , TJM, Vance cannot inherit a Trump coalition, never in politics did it work this way, he has to build his own. you are a smart guy, figure it out. what is his coalition ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (GD0B3)

177 hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...
Posted by: runner

What evidence do you have that the situation is any shape or form the same? It's not. It's dumb to compare the two.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (diia5)

178 62 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

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

Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (DwqWV)

They could drop down on you. They could be drop spiders.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (6wpGE)

179 Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

/makes the sign of the cross, spits three times, knocks on wood...

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (N1tpc)

180 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

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

Just use a hose with an extension sprayer.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (iERP6)

181 171 While it's very possible she's the nominee again, (Maybe by actually winning a vote somewhere!) with is being 2 years out, it might be someone that is not on anyone's radar.

Clinton never should have won in 92, but the frontrunners savaged each other and he ended up winning. I can see the two monsters from California so damaging each other that some no-name governor becomes the nominee.

Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

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Clinton and Obama were both well known and highly present in polling 2 years out.

The only one possibly close to them as an analogous candidate would be AOC, and she has a problem that neither Clinton nor Obama had (especially Obama).

The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP8)

182 DeSantis will be told to run again. He will.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (cS1cw)

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

The Bulwark you say?

So, no chance that group was convened within 1500 feet of a school or a playground?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (JEwe/)

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

How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)

185 150 I give Kamaunist no shot, no one likes her, even the Marxists
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

This nickname doesn't work as a play on "Communist", because it would be pronounced "Come On-ist".

And yes, I get the "Haha, Willie Brown jizzed on her face" aspect of that, but it doesn't work with "Communist".

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 04:13 PM (FpHTM)

186 176 ....unless he decided not to run, because reasons. think of it this way , TJM, Vance cannot inherit a Trump coalition, never in politics did it work this way, he has to build his own. you are a smart guy, figure it out. what is his coalition ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (GD0B3)

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No one is going to replicate Trump's coalition just like no one was going to replicate Obama's and no one was going to replicate W's.

What matters is who is going to dominate the early states in the primary calendar, and with name recognition sky high, it would literally take Vance decided that having a 100% chance at the nomination and then at worst, a 50/50 chance at the presidency just wasn't worth it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:13 PM (46HP8)

187 What evidence do you have that the situation is any shape or form the same? It's not. It's dumb to compare the two.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (diia5)

No , it is dumb to lash out because you are so invested in a political candidate. I am being objective, while many are "Vance or bust". Wait and see.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

188 Clinton and Obama were both well known and highly present in polling 2 years out.

The only one possibly close to them as an analogous candidate would be AOC, and she has a problem that neither Clinton nor Obama had (especially Obama).

The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP

I don't recall Clinton being present in the polling in 1990, but I can't trust my memory as I was not even a teenager yet.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (N1tpc)

189 187 No , it is dumb to lash out because you are so invested in a political candidate. I am being objective, while many are "Vance or bust". Wait and see.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

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Vance won't promise to repeal the Sonny Bono Act, so I'm definitely not voting for him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (46HP8)

190 Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

I am sorry that we disappointed you with our choices for topics and headlines.

Perhaps HotAir.com has a headline that is more pleasing...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (iERP6)

191 174 The Run-off was discussed by CBD, but NOT EVEN A HEADLINE that TODAY IS THE DAY TO VOTE!!!

Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

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You seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (46HP8)

192 >>How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

The cathedral ceiling in the living room is 28 feet to the peak.

Ten ft ceilings on the main floor.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (JEwe/)

193 Judge Sarah West also handled this case one year ago:

https://tinyurl.com/4srubb48

According to Grok:

Prosecutors sought a 14¼-year prison sentence (guidelines range). Over their objections, Judge West granted a substantial downward departure: one year in the county workhouse plus five years of supervised probation. She cited Moton being "particularly amenable to probation," success with community-based programming, and readily accepting responsibility.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (Y+4g7)

194 My point is that by 2028 the Trump persona will have worn out voters. She may be too left to win the nomination but her personality would be a plus against the D. We shall see.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (W5TyU)

195 The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP

Yeah, see I don't think the Black Caucus is solid for her - she's not black enough. I think the black men want someone different, so it's currently a split.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

196 ...a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.

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It is injustices like this that were written on the Declaration of Independence.

Posted by: Cray Cray at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (yInIL)

197 Any dingbat who spells his name "Mycal" is not a Trump voter.
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Head of the Wiccan's for McCain movement.

Posted by: Whut you talking bout willis at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (anL5R)

198
Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

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Worse. You predicted Jon Ossoff.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (WuNAB)

199 The judge's name should be out there. Let her neighbours know what she (assumption) did.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (NcvvS)

200 Vance won't promise to repeal the Sonny Bono Act, so I'm definitely not voting for him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (46HP

Sod off, swampy!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (zZu0s)

201 195 Yeah, see I don't think the Black Caucus is solid for her - she's not black enough. I think the black men want someone different, so it's currently a split.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

They WANT Barry the Gay Muslim back.

Commie-La is the only one in the direct line of succession from Barry the Gay Muslim.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (FpHTM)

202
It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)

203 I see a couple of them there "parents " around these parts with the autistic bullshit on their vehicles and even an autism license plate. Most likely grifters, stealing what they can cause the issue of their loins ain't right in the head.

Posted by: Sling Blade at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (kP37Y)

204 202 I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)

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He'll be the LP nominee and move them from 0.4% of the vote to 0.8% of the vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (46HP8)

205 Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

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Worse. You predicted Jon Ossoff.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (WuNAB)

*smacks nose with rolled up paper*

No! Not in the house!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (zZu0s)

206 How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)

Judging by his musical tastes...I think he lives in a barn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (iERP6)

207 We have to see. Two years is a long time in politics, and...Trump has not picked a successor.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (GD0B3)

208 >>I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

209 DeSantis will be told to run again. He will.
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Of course he will. Apparently Yale baseball players who become lawyers can't resist public office.

Posted by: Whut you talking bout willis at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (anL5R)

210 Delurker

Nixon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (u82oZ)

211 Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07

I will not take this bet. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (OoFl2)

They could try to run Walter Mondale or Jimmy Carter again. They, at least, appear to be Americans.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (qx7Zg)

212
The judge's name should be out there. Let her neighbours know what she (assumption) did.
Posted by: Nazdar

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Judge Sarah West. Her name and face are out there. And in here! She's in the video.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (WuNAB)

213 Extremism in the fight against #OrangeManBad is no vice!

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (0sNs1)

214 208 Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

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I believe the comment was about 2028.

But yes KY has a sore loser law and Massie cannot appear on the ballot in any form in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (46HP8)

215 >>The cathedral ceiling in the living room is 28 feet to the peak.

>>Ten ft ceilings on the main floor.

Ok Bruce Wayne.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (viF8m)

216 SUFFAH MASSIE

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (JEwe/)

217 You seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM

Most certainly not. I am desperate for Americans to have a better life without engaging in kinetic actions! Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (lZILf)

218 Thank you, Blonde Morticia.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (NcvvS)

219 It's pretty amazing just how much discipline and reinforced morality one must possess to avoid becoming an absolute, dyed in the wool racist.

They don't make it easy.

(Disclaimer: the "They" in the last sentence is not a "those people" reference. It is, in fact, a reference to every window licking, nose picking, mouth breathing lunkhead who thinks the term "diversity is our strength" holds unchallengable value)

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (dIske)

220
Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

Filed to run in 2028. I should have been more specific.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)

221 >>Ok Bruce Wayne.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (viF8m)

You asked, Yacht bro.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (JEwe/)

222 217 You seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM

Most certainly not. I am desperate for Americans to have a better life without engaging in kinetic actions! Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (lZILf)

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And ace putting up a story about this is going to change...what about the outcome of the primary?

Really, you do seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (46HP8)

223 >>> When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

(raises hand)

...

(lowers hand)

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (3uBP9)

224 Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

Drop it down a cog, dude. you're going to spin a bearing. I am sure most of the Texans here have already voted, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (8zz6B)

225 166 >>You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)

If I shirked my chores, I'd be bombing down the side of a mountain on my bike...so, the risk of injury likely didn't change much.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (JEwe/)

That's different. Also lower to the ground.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (6wpGE)

226 223 >>> When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

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It should be noted that Trump's example will be Kamala's reasoning.

And she keeps winning 90% of all polling.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (46HP8)

227 Does anyone seriously think a Democrat blogger would miss such a beat? Of course not. They're team players!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (lZILf)

228 Really, you do seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (46HP

Ease off on the channeling Andrew Tate, TJM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (zZu0s)

229 227 Does anyone seriously think a Democrat blogger would miss such a beat? Of course not. They're team players!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (lZILf)

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If Paxton loses tonight, it's because ace didn't post something about it halfway through election day.

You're right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (46HP8)

230 But yes KY has a sore loser law and Massie cannot appear on the ballot in any form in 2026.
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He has all the appeal of a supporating cold sore. Anticharisma is a thing, and he has oodles of it.

Posted by: Yuckola at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (anL5R)

231 Judging by his musical tastes...I think he lives in a barn.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM

Did you know that women prefer one side of a barn over the other? It's true, studies prove it.

The preferred side is called the broad side of a barn.

Posted by: J. Random Moron at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (UGZEs)

232
There is a huge trend with AWFLs who need their children to be part of a “marginalized” group, as well as with teenagers. J’s daughter now claims to have autism. She very much does not have autism. I guess I should be grateful she didn’t jump on the trans bandwagon.
Posted by: Piper

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Sorry about your legitimate problem. I'm sure you've heard the word "neurodivergent" abused more than most of us. It seems to be a way for white liberals to check a victim box if they can't/won't go the trans route.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (WuNAB)

233 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

234 >>When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

Nixon. And it's 'Stevenson'.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (NcvvS)

235 That's different. Also lower to the ground.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (6wpGE)

I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (iERP6)

236 Not to quibble, but a 47-fold increase is 46,900%

OK, to quibble.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (X6QNo)

237 And ace putting up a story about this is going to change...what about the outcome of the primary?

Really, you do seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM

Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

238 Money is the mother's milk of politics, and the usual large Dem donors have already indicated they're not interested in Kamala after she wasted billions of their dollars in '24. Unless she's got a really big savings account, she's not going to be the nom.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (Riz8t)

239 >>I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.

Downhilling on a Penny Farthing. Like a Boss.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JEwe/)

240 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!
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So Cornyn gives one hot damn?

I was told there would be no propositional logic.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (vTZFs)

241 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

A double negative!

Posted by: Wadsworth at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (zZu0s)

242
If Paxton loses tonight, it's because ace didn't post something about it halfway through election day.

You're right.
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Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

243 237 Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

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Well, when Cornyn wins by 1 vote, you can tell the world that it's all AoSHQ's fault for only talking about it one time in the day.

And you can never come back here again.

We'll surely learn our lesson missing your erudite commentary and pithy remarks. We will be lesser for it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (46HP8)

244 242 Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

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Are we allowed to be disappointed in ace?

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

245 Downhilling on a Penny Farthing. Like a Boss.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JEwe/)

Okay...I'm impressed. I was going to write "penny farthing," but I figured nobody would know what the hell I was jabbering about!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (iERP6)

246 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM

No, he gives two, three on a really good day.

But not for his constitutents.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

247 >>> I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (iERP6)

You need to have a long thin waxed mustache and a top hat to pull that off.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (3uBP9)

248 In after Nazdar to say Nixon.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (X6QNo)

249 243 237 Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

Comments have been chatting about it all day...how have you missed...everything...

Heck, it's been a focus of comments since early voting start...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

250 I just ... I mean:

The Republican primary for United States Senator in Texas is a snapshot of the tension between the entrenched interests of the corporate branch of the Republican Party, and a younger, aggressive, and unabashedly MAGA-adjacent conservative wing. The corporate Republican party (GOPe) has been the only game in town for many years, and their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.

So...you Texans out there...vote early...vote often!

Posted by CBD at 11:00 AM Comments

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (6wpGE)

251 >>Okay...I'm impressed. I was going to write "penny farthing," but I figured nobody would know what the hell I was jabbering about!

You want to be impressed...check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

252 Before anyone asks, here's the answer to the question "why did old timey bikes have such absurdly large front wheels?"

The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub. A larger wheel allowed the bike to cover more distance with a single rotation, enabling high speeds.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)

253 Big Wheel >> High Wheel

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (3uBP9)

254 Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

=======

Are we allowed to be disappointed in ace?
++
Gee I dunno Wally. Maybe we should got ask Mom and Dad.

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:28 PM (anL5R)

255 And the people on the jury who voted for a conviction and yet the judge let the guy off will not be happy, and they will tell their friends and family members about his utter usurpation of justice. This does not look good to people who had previously been Democrat voters.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:28 PM (dx3rC)

256 TJM seems shittier than normal today.

He never yells at Billy at home...

Maybe he's just an asshole.

Posted by: TJMs wife/Airplane 2 at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

257 256 TJM seems shittier than normal today.

He never yells at Billy at home...

Maybe he's just an asshole.

Posted by: TJMs wife/Airplane 2 at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

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You forgot illiterate!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (46HP8)

258 >>Big Wheel >> High Wheel

Been mountain biking since 1989. Road since 1987.
Can't count the number of ER visits I have had.

Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)

259 >>Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (X6QNo)

Yep.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (NcvvS)

260 Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

You really like Jewel? Is it the teeth?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (zZu0s)

261 check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Ace could make a mint selling custom hashes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (iERP6)

262 251 You want to be impressed...check out today's Hash.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (6wpGE)

263 Green Machine >> Big Wheel >> Hot Wheel >> High Wheel

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (3uBP9)

264 Sarah Longwell. A dour diesel dyke from the Bulwark. She definitely has her finger on the pulse of MAGA, lol.

BTW, it's been taken down, but if you watched the priceless election night coverage from the Bulwark like I did, then you know... The only thing funnier than the look on her face was JV Last's sweaty, bugeyed freakout. She looked like she just bit into a lemon for several hours straight.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (BI5O2)

265 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

266 Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Well, you could consider making some type of candy : Garrett's chewy JEwe's

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (dx3rC)

267 >>You really like Jewel? Is it the teeth?

She has teeth?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (JEwe/)

268 258 >>Big Wheel >> High Wheel

Been mountain biking since 1989. Road since 1987.
Can't count the number of ER visits I have had.

Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)
_____________________________

Wondering if garrett is a leg shaver for that more aerodynamic ride...or for other reasons.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (dIske)

269 You forgot illiterate!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (46HP

No one has to know youre Impotent!

*snaps fingers*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (zZu0s)

270 261 check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Ace could make a mint selling custom hashes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (iERP6)

======

Pixy will put it on the roadmap.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (46HP8)

271 The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub.

Um... According to Brave AI:

The oldest known use of gears is attributed to the South Pointing Chariot in ancient China, with historical records dating its invention to approximately 2650 B.C.E. (or the 27th century B.C.E.).

So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (vTZFs)

272 >>Wondering if garrett is a leg shaver for that more aerodynamic ride...or for other reasons.

It's actually for road rash prevention and healing.

And no, I don't shave.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (JEwe/)

273 Pixy = BLOW1

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (6wpGE)

274 I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM

He filed so he can keep the money he has left over in his war chest from his losing primary and use it to "campaign" for the next two years. He will be paying friends and family to consult for him.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (0N4FZ)

275 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

Don't take it too hard. It's what we do around here. Think of it as an initiation ritual.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

276 missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
===
You can get treatment.

Posted by: High anxiety at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (anL5R)

277 I’m worried about Trump.

He looks so very tired. And old. Yes, I know he’s almost 80, but up until now he’s not looked it nor sounded like it.

Yesterday during the Memorial Day ceremonies, he looked wrong. Unsteady. Not particularly confidant in his physical movements. Somewhat guarded.

Maybe it’s just me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (A5RD0)

278 >>> Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)

They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (3uBP9)

279 And is there any kind of procedure to remove a Judge for this sort of nullification. Of a jury
Verdict , because that was an egregious violation of judicial practice, I think.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (dx3rC)

280 15 new trial attorneys? So... one for every 3.3 states? That's not going to be enough to move the needle. At all.

Posted by: Ace's liver at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (B9Dv5)

281 265 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Well, then your best bet is what I told all Texan men to do today - find 3 of your like minded male friends/family and literally bring them to the polls with you. That's how you win at this point. Men aren't going to respond to another think piece with 3 hours to go. They'll respond by getting dragged in. And Paxton needs that male vote.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (tOcjL)

282 She has teeth?
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (JEwe/)

Yeah, they kind of follow you around the room. Watching.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)

283 Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Did you vote for Paxton? Did you canvas for him? Did you work a phone bank? Did you drive people to the polls?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (iERP6)

284 The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub.

Um... According to Brave AI:

The oldest known use of gears is attributed to the South Pointing Chariot in ancient China, with historical records dating its invention to approximately 2650 B.C.E. (or the 27th century B.C.E.).

So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.

I think they meant before gears were invented specifically for bicycles. Who are you to question AI?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

285 Anyone who actually wants Rubio to run is an imbecile. Once Trump and MAGA are out to of the way, he'll be free to return to his center RINO. Oh ye with the short memory.

Posted by: Surfer at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM (hyQrc)

286 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Did you take all the money from the sale of your Mama's cow, and put it on a long-odds bet that Paxton wins this?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM (8zz6B)

287 It's actually for road rash prevention and healing.

And no, I don't shave.
==
He has Ace pluck them all out weekly while wearing a french maid outfit. Ace in costume, not Garrett. Garrett is in the bubble bath.

Posted by: High anxiety at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (anL5R)

288 280 15 new trial attorneys? So... one for every 3.3 states? That's not going to be enough to move the needle. At all.

Posted by: Ace's liver at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (B9Dv5)

======

15 new attorneys on the task force directed at Minnesota.

Any advancement is unworthy because it doesn't do 100% all on it's own.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (46HP8)

289 Nurse, I noticed that President Trump looked a bit wobbly at the wreath ceremony yesterday, and wondered if he is just tired or coming down with something. The amount of pressure he has personally endured is incredible.

Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (gYnrv)

290 284 Who are you to question AI?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

You can't spell "Archimedes" without AI.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (6wpGE)

291 I think they meant before gears were invented specifically for bicycles. Who are you to question AI?

"oldest known use of gears" which would correspond more-or-less to "invented."

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (vTZFs)

292 New one: Army Veteran Violently Assaulted Because He Decorated His House with Trump Flags Dies on Memorial Day

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

293 More - Rubio will directly campaign with Vance, become his VP and stay SoS. B/c Rubio wants to be a lot of 1sts...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

It's a compelling value proposition, for him as well as for the voters, since it would increase the authority/prestige of both posts to appear in front of world leaders as both second in line and department head.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Sy6m/)

294 >>They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.

We lived on a really big hill. Good 1.5 mile descent.
And real steep up top.

Those pedals would crush your little legs if you got near them on the ride. Made for some epic crashes.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (JEwe/)

295 TJM I have to stop watching sad moviesl
1/2 hour to go in The Pianist

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (Ia/+0)

296 Nood

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (Sy6m/)

297 Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

His murderer is also a veteran.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (iERP6)

298 remember:
Trump's "fraud on the voters of New York" that justified 37 felony convictions and decades in prison was over ... $130,000.

And further, the fraud alleged was, "had Trump voters known about that ledger entry--which was made after the election--they would have changed their vote to ... Hillary ... via time travel."

No, really.
That is the theory they criminally convicted Trump under.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (73/SM)

299 So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (vTZFs)

Possibly what they didn't have at an attractive price point was good roller chain.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (8zz6B)

300 292 New one: Army Veteran Violently Assaulted Because He Decorated His House with Trump Flags Dies on Memorial Day
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

Happened in CA, so unlikely to mention TX voting.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (6wpGE)

301 Possibly what they didn't have at an attractive price point was good roller chain.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (8zz6B)

Or derailleurs.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (iERP6)

302 Did you take all the money from the sale of your Mama's cow, and put it on a long-odds bet that Paxton wins this?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM

Actually, no, I contributed about $2,700 to his campaign. I would have run myself, but I'm a nobody who can't raise money.

Posted by: Close The Fed at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (lZILf)

303
BTW, it's been taken down, but if you watched the priceless election night coverage from the Bulwark like I did, then you know... The only thing funnier than the look on her face was JV Last's sweaty, bugeyed freakout. She looked like she just bit into a lemon for several hours straight.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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

That lefty meltdown was my absolute favorite. When I saw it was taken down, I wished I had downloaded it. There was some sort of copyright violation in it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (WuNAB)

304 They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.
==
Big Wheel; I lived on a hill. Launch downhill, take feet off pedals because too fast to keep up, pull hand brake, execute handbrake turn in front of neighborhood girls. Very quickly wore out the plastic fat tires in back on the cement. Never got any action tho.

Posted by: Lil fonzi at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (anL5R)

305 I'm sure this has been pointed out by someone, but one of the problems is What is Autism? The "experts" say "it's a spectrum" . That says nothing. But it can be written on some form asking for government money. I know friends who have autistic children, you know it when you see it. However if you can't give a definition that's specific, bad things like fraud occur

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (hpwtA)

306 302 Did you take all the money from the sale of your Mama's cow, and put it on a long-odds bet that Paxton wins this?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM

Actually, no, I contributed about $2,700 to his campaign.
Posted by: Close The Fed at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (lZILf)

YAY!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (6wpGE)

307 Believe Trump had his physical today.
He may not have been eating?

Posted by: MkY at May 26, 2026 04:52 PM (q6tQZ)

308 OK, All, I’m off to tutor. Later!

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (77rzZ)

309 I KNOW A WAY TO STOP THE SOMALI AND HAWAIIAN JUDGES THAT ONLY COSTS 5 CENTS- 10 CENTS FOR ONE THAT'S A COMMIE TOO.

Posted by: DAN NGFHUT at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (xgu4D)

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

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

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

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

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

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1 Nooded.

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

2 Ha, and SPONGE!

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

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

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

4 Hola

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

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

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

6 FIRST!!!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 It really has become a judicial insurrection.

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

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

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

12 Alabama should have drawn a new map.

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

Alabama should have drawn the 7-0 map.

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

13
Off to strike a blow for democracy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 As noted, this is Thomas' assigned circuit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===

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

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

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

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

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

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

======

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

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

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

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

Because, why not.

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

21 OT Righteous Anger

https://youtube.com/shorts/BtZFstyTZlU

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

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

Crazy town everywhere.

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

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

23 WhiteManBad

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

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

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

25 Nothing will happen.

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

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

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

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

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

whatever

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32
Holy Cow!!!

The market is insane today!

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

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

33 Oh, also the Ferrari ev is not a quarter of a million, iianm, it is $640k. So two thirds.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)
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$640k to start. Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base.

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

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

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

34 th!

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

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

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

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

=======

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://tinyurl.com/ch29kzfw

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42 Got a text earlier from Cornyn's campaign.

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

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

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

Screw him.

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

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

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

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

=======

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

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

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

____________

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

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

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

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

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That's a question for Senator Grassley of Iowa.

He defends it and maintains it.

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

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

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

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

Screw him.

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

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

We'll see.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any time I use the Porsche configurator, this happens to me as well. And I generally only select the performance options!
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (X+NGn)
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Porsche is actually much more reasonable, in part because there are relatively limited options/configurations. For true exotics, you can pretty much choose the color you want for each swatch of color in the car, plus you have 10x more options for exotic materials like carbon fiber.

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

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

54 IMHO the judges know they are wrong.

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

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

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

And, you know, not their own voters.

Who they're counting on forgetting that defiance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Screw him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

58 54 IMHO the judges know they are wrong.

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

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

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Federal district court judges, no elections apply.

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

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

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

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

And in this case I'd believe it.

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

60 We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (y9nCu)
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There are almost no natives left in Hawaii. Maybe 6-8% of the population. The biggest demo is ... Japanese. I was in Oahu last week and that aligns with my experience. There are more black tourists there than natives.

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

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

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

62 12 Alabama should have drawn a new map.

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

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

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

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

63 You’re not my manager, SCOTUS!!

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

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

I mean, duh.

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

65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Because that kind of thing sways liberals.

Here’s my filing

*thud*

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

68 Commassar Judges strike again

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

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

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

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

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

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

70 Can't we give Hawaii to the japs?

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

71 Federal district court judges, no elections apply.

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

TY.

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

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

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

Wish we could

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

73 65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

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

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

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

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

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This genuinely wasn't a major problem until Trump.

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

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

74 65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

But how desirable would a 20 year old EV ever be? The batteries would be dead and irreplaceable. And you can't just drive it once a year to shows because it would need new batteries every time.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (8aPNd)
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Their last supercar, the SF90, has cratered in resale value. Their stock price took a big hit the moment the Luce was revealed (spy photos suggested a much better looking car). Stock is down 32% in the last 12 months, at a time when the market is otherwise rocking like Dokken.

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

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

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

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

81 Reality is RACISSSSTT!!!!

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

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

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The Party rewards loyal soldiers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good judicial judgment? That's so boomer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Start dropping hundreds or thousands off every day. Aloha!

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

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

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

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

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

This, pure politics to create chaos in the election.

Primary votes are already being cast.

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

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

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

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

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

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

93 until you get to the dealership and shit yourself when you see the100-200k dealership markups.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (IlL6s)
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Anyone that pays an advertised dealer markup is a retard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Well, I provided a link.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who's doing the tutoring?

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

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

Godspeed, sir.

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

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

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

Seems that message wasn't heard ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seems that message wasn't heard ....

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

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

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

108 Ps. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are not solid red.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

111 Bulg you will be fine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thoughts your way.

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

117 don't toot too much

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Insanity.

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

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

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

I'm sure you'll do just fine.

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

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

Insanity.

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

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File the legislation today, Ro.

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

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

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

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

If it's at the vet, be wary.

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

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

Insanity.

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

$20, same as in town.

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

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

I have seen some Online Tutorial Vids.

Best advice I can give you is to Hydrate.

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

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

Marxist: All history is a history of class struggles.

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

Same oppresser but different oppressed.

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

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

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

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

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

129 Bulg you will be fine

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

Just think of all the students naked or something.

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

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

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

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (y9nCu)
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Most of the signs are in English and Japanese now. It's like being in Tokyo. The remaining natives mostly work the manual-labor jobs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

133 Huntington Learning Center.

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

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

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

134 Bulg, first, crush their spirit.

Next, mock their creativity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

137 129 Bulg you will be fine

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

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

Might be illegal.

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

138 They're taking me to get tutored!

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

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

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

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

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

140 133 Huntington Learning Center.

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

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

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

There teechin' da chiluns their iz gud.

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

141 Bulg

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

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

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

It obviously partisan.

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

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

This is well done, right here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is well done, right here.

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

Dog balls. Dog Bawls.

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

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

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

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

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

147 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It obviously partisan.

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

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The only way out is through.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

153 Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Or they're cheap...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

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

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

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

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

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

DH says his brother is so tight he farts diamonds.

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

169 Mandani a recreation of Marx

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

170 166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

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

If he were a communist with any balls at all, he would just shoot the folks who can't find a place and bury them in Central Park.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (DwqWV)

171 If the federal judges can ignore the SCOTUS then we can all ignore the federal court judges.

Buy. Ammo.

It comes ever faster.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (xvV+O)

172
Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

More like a recreation of Béla Kun.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (HdYcL)

173 Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)/i]

I went Roy. That was truly picking between suck and blow, I think. That race is going to be the interesting one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

174 172
Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

More like a recreation of Béla Kun.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (HdYcL)
_________________________

I'm going to go with Corky Sherwood.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (dIske)

175 166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

And by "tenants", he means some random mosque in Pakistan...

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (FpHTM)

176 162 @93 ballistic-there's a lot of retards and schiesty dealerships.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (IlL6s)
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Oh trust me, I know. It's just the sheer audacity of some dipwad franchisee having the stones to put a $100k markup on a car that's already north of six figures. I would hate myself for paying it even if the money wasn't an object for me, knowing that said dipwad is just going to buy a new boat because I was dumb enough to hand him a hundred grand for no reason.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (oqH4h)

177 But you see, its not wrong to discriminate against whitey.

Posted by: Justice Learned Handy at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (anL5R)

178 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another
———-

That’s how everything became so fucked up in the first place. Follow the Rules. Dot all those i’s and cross all those t’s.

It’s way past time to think outside the box, that’s for sure.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (w3KHJ)

179 Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)

I voted for Cornyn, who is clearly the future of the republican party.

Just kidding. I voted for Paxton last week.

I also voted for Middleton with near-complete indifference. Ultimately, Roy's TV spots were off-putting enough to persuade me to vote against him. "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)

180 https://tinyurl.com/4ww3mx9u

Moose (s) out front shoulda told ya.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (DwqWV)

181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)

182 I have seen some Online Tutorial Vids.

Best advice I can give you is to Hydrate.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (JEwe/)

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (zZu0s)

183 Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

It should start getting sporty when government starts taking property from it's owner.

Sorry you chose this, NYC. You'll be enjoying it shortly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (Zz0t1)

184 181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)

======

You can make up for it by going to Los Angeles and voting in their primary. They won't card you, or anything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (46HP8)

185 I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

I don't see the problem here, Blade.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)

187 "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)

Never saw any ads for either one of them, so I threw a dart at the wall.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

188
Foes Florida have Weigh stations at every entry point? Could have a Fed DOT TDY to those weigh stations and pull every driver over. Snag the illegals.
Posted by: rickb223

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I thought this was being done, but the test wasn't licenses; it's literacy. Questions test understanding of road signs and such.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (WuNAB)

189 Alabama should issue a warrant for these judges. Then go get them and throw them in jail.

But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

190 I also voted for Middleton with near-complete indifference. Ultimately, Roy's TV spots were off-putting enough to persuade me to vote against him. "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)
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Same here. Chip Roy's advertising and PR team should be flung into the sun.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (oqH4h)

191 Whole bunch of these Justice Cnuts forgetting the moral of the original story of the King with that name.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ot/FD)

192
But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!
Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

193 Never saw any ads for either one of them, so I threw a dart at the wall.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

194 Understand that undermining the courts is key to subverting the country.

When you don’t have a justice system that’s fair, people start to ignore it.

Trump is trying to adhere to the process, in order to save it.

The enemy knows this and is trying on one level to run out the clock on his presidency.

These rogue courts have done significant damage to trust in the justice system. A weak chief justice on SCOTUS has helped them by being largely indifferent to their actions.

But overall, Trump and his allies have won a great deal of the cases with few exceptions.

This was always going to be a war of attrition.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (zfkPG)

195 tcn hear your weather is finally getting a little better, talked to my aunt yesterday

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

196 Asset Forfeiture baby!

Arrest the “drivers”, confiscate the tractor. Sell the trailer and contents at auction.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (w3KHJ)

197 186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)
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I had never heard of that website before, looks cool! Change your password!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (cWLG3)

198 It would be more amusing if the ruling were from actual Hawaiian judges. The pineapple or poi Mafia.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Gqar8)

199
I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

At least it would be truth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

200 186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)

'Investment Grade Japanese Collectibles.'

No, Anna! Take off the Ring!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)

201 Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

Weasel is not a weasel bitch. I think he has made that pretty darned clear.

No wobbly shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (DwqWV)

202
Like to see what Mandami's legal justification for seizing properties is. And where he's going to get the money to compensate the owners. Or isn't that part of it?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (HdYcL)

203 But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!
Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

And his bitches, too!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)

204 Good news, none of the billing or shipping address info has been changed. And my spend limit is still $250.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2GVsD)

205 195 tcn hear your weather is finally getting a little better, talked to my aunt yesterday
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

Beautifully sunny yesterday and today, but still below 60 degrees for the highs. Can't plant the beans or corn until it gets above 60.

Weird Spring here, but summer is certainly looking up.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (DwqWV)

206 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Bulg, remember. Don't spike the student like a football when the get it right!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (qx7Zg)

207 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another
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That’s how everything became so fucked up in the first place. Follow the Rules. Dot all those i’s and cross all those t’s.

It’s way past time to think outside the box, that’s for sure.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Unfortunately, there is nothing outside the box of the commerce clause.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (XvL8K)

208 And his bitches, too!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)

I think FunsizeJoe is a male.

Unless you mean WeaselWoman.

*slowly edges out of MOA range...*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (zZu0s)

209 I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

At least it would be truth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

I've floated the idea before of making "none of the above" a formal choice, and if that choice wins, the position goes vacant.

If your district's political machine is so broken you can't find at least one candidate that doesn't piss off the majority of the electorate, then your district doesn't get to infect the rest of the body politic with it's Best Loser.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)

210 "Supreme" Court? Yeah, well we're the Mega-Galactic Court of Infinity! So there!

Posted by: Hawaiian judges at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

211 206 Bulg, remember. Don't spike the student like a football when the get it right!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (qx7Zg)

Or do. The little shit probably has it coming.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (FpHTM)

212 Good news, none of the billing or shipping address info has been changed. And my spend limit is still $250.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2GVsD)

'But through you it will wield a power too terrible to imagine!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

213 >> Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Prayers out. Never quit. Never falter. Jesus is with you

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 03:32 PM (zfkPG)

214 210 "Supreme" Court? Yeah, well we're the Mega-Galactic Court of Infinity! So there!
Posted by: Hawaiian judges at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)
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Ludicrous Court!

Posted by: Dark Helmet, Esq. at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (cWLG3)

215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

216 Good luck, we're all counting on you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)

217 Good luck Bulg, we are counting on you!

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (2GVsD)

218 Bulg remember, Never Give Up, Never Surrender!!!

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Gqar8)

219 215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.
Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

They'll all Somalian?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (FpHTM)

220 Jinx!

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (2GVsD)

221 So did SC legislature really not do the new map, even though the special session required to get the $$$ stuff done only requires/required majority votes not super-majority on the districting stuff?

If so, wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (U/Byj)

222 Get out there and give it all you've got! And win just one for the Zipper!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)

223 If your district's political machine is so broken you can't find at least one candidate that doesn't piss off the majority of the electorate, then your district doesn't get to infect the rest of the body politic with it's Best Loser.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)

We in Nevada have a "none of these candidates" option on a lot of races. I've never seen it win so I don't know what happens.

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (gbGyB)

224
215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

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Their lack of enthusiasm is being noted:

https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

Early ballot collection is 12% less Democrat than it was in 2022. 11% more Republican than 2022. Same % of Indies as 2022.

Newsom won the 2022 jungle primary with 55% of the vote. Democrats currently have 54% of returned ballots in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (46HP8)

225 The democrats ignore constitutional law, they ignore or destroy every element of basic decent society, they try to murder our elected government officials. What shall we do? It's been going on for decades and boy it sure is frustrating. Let's sit around and talk about it some more. Maybe WE aren't listening. Sure hope elections help THIS time!

Posted by: Red at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (hyQrc)

226 Get out there and give it all you've got! And win just one for the Zipper!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)

You knew George Zip?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

227 221 So did SC legislature really not do the new map, even though the special session required to get the $$$ stuff done only requires/required majority votes not super-majority on the districting stuff?

If so, wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (U/Byj)

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"Those poor early voters."
-SC senators, apparently

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (46HP8)

228 Nood, Dems for fraud

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

229 The 3 Card Monte voting is a scam

Don't know if it would work but don't vote for their candidates at all, vote for 1 only

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0)

230
You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.
Posted by: zombie

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What's the problem? That's an embarrassment of riches!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (WuNAB)

231 NOOD CROOKED DEMS

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ynpvh)

232 You knew George Zip?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

'I don't know where I'll be then, doc' he said. 'But I bet I won't smell too good.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

233 Well, we got some unexpectedly good news - apparently Mr. TiFW forgot to give our accountant the receipts from the pre-payments we made to the IRS last year, so we are getting a tidy little sum refunded to us.

I joked that it should just about pay for my recent NYC trip.

He was not amused.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (SRRAx)

234 228 Nood, Dems for fraud
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

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YAY!!!

Posted by: Dems for Fraud at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (cWLG3)

235 181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)
President Trump made his endorsements. Chip Roy was not one of them.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (LHPAg)

236 The "war of attrition/stay within the system/hey we're winning some stuff" approach is understandable, but I fear does not take account of the underlying reality.

Which is that the "other side/Dems/'liberals'/progressives", despite their variations, essentially are now totalitarian bots without standards or a shred of the mindset that made a society more/less based on rule of law possible (a rarity in human history).

Not to mention the more fundamental issue of the constitutional collapse in which the judiciary wields legislative and executive power (usurps) without consequence, which long long predates the current day. Congress has long since surrendered, current administration is appeasing when it comes to this stuff. From the very first lawless ridiculous order from the district in WA in the first weeks of the first term ("Muslim ban").

Repudiating in cases where a court is completely out of line, including by their own rules (many examples ongoing) *is* preserving, or rather attempting to restore, the constitutional system. But it requires weathering a few weeks of (typical) unhinged hysteria. Which the Legal Cult simply cannot stomach.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (U/Byj)

237 I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas
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Coconut bras? Or more....traditional?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (Enz0M)

238
Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

I'm pretty sure that Pasternak didn't write Doctor Zhivago as an instruction manual.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (y9nCu)

239 Two of these Hawaiian judges are Trump appointees (to Alabama district courts) from his first term. So thank you federalist society.

Posted by: Stephen at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (bNOZJ)

240 I'm a little confused by Ace's post, in that the three judge panel included two Trump judges and also their decision explicitly talked about the Callais decision and what they were ordered to do by the SCOTUS remand.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (nRMcW)

241 Two of these Hawaiian judges are Trump appointees (to Alabama district courts) from his first term. So thank you federalist society.
Posted by: Stephen at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (bNOZJ)
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You mean, thanks Richard Shelby and Luther Strange. They recommended the judges.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (KCI+7)

242 the older judge was first appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, before Clinton reassigned him to Alabama.

Shelby and Strange recommended the second judge. The third one was appointed by Shelby and Doug Jones (Democrat), but she previously served as a clerk to Chief Judge Pryor, a leading conservative judge.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 04:51 PM (ng78Z)

243 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

who pays the property tax then?

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (8avO+)

244 Like to see what Mandami's legal justification for seizing properties is. And where he's going to get the money to compensate the owners. Or isn't that part of it?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (HdYcL)

That empty skyscraper that is supposedly falling over might love Mandami to take it over

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (8avO+)

245 .
Thanks for the shit post. According to ChadGPT-6...miniME, two of the Judges work in Alabama, the third works wherever the Eleventh Circuit is located. How 'bout NOT pretending to be CNN?

Posted by: Marooned at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (kt8QE)

Trans "Woman" Exposes "Pre-Op Privates" In YWCA Changing Room
Seattle Is Now a Full Mad Max Highway-Gang Warzone

The trans " " " woman " " " didn't just expose his "pre-op privates" -- known throughout history by non-insane people as "dick and balls" -- he "flaunted" them, because like many perverts invading women's intimate spaces, he's a pervert and exhibitionist and voyeur.

YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room

A trans woman named Sammy has been banned from flaunting her pre-op privates at a YMCA in liberal San Francisco after a sustained freak out by gym goers, the Daily Mail has learned.
The Stonestown Family YMCA has posted new rules preventing the sort of behavior that got Sammy in trouble, prohibiting excessive nudity in the women's locker room.
Sammy, who's stood firm for two years despite horrifying women and children, hasn't been seen since the new rules went into effect.
'Nudity should be discreet, limited, and brief,' reads the new flier hanging in the changing room, headlined 'NEW YMCA LOCKER ROOMS GUIDELINES 2026'.
'Nudity is permitted only while actively showering. Members are expected to put clothing on or be covered during use of the space outside of showering.'
...
Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member who was one of Sammy's most vocal critics, told the Daily Mail that the new rules seem specifically written for Sammy, who has been accused of violating each one of them.
Pete said she's happy Sammy's gone, but she and many other members are wondering about a new policy that seems impractical.
...

She means it's unenforceable. She seems to be implying, but is too socially terrified to say out loud, that maybe male perverts should be banned from the women's locker rooms entirely.

Sammy had been a regular at the gym since 2024,< > prompting a series of confrontations by standing around naked in front of the mirror, blow-drying her hair while bent over.
Menacing stares would ensue, as Sammy would allegedly argue back, calling people not just 'intolerant' but also 'drunk'.
...
YMCA officials, however, defended Sammy's use of the women's locker room, citing her 'civil rights'. This only inflamed outrage from other members who felt uncomfortable seeing a husky trans woman with male genitalia and 'slowly growing breasts' roaming around in front of women and children.
'I've seen that man more than most of my boyfriends,' Pete told the Daily Mail last year.

At the Berkeley YMCA, member Elizabeth Kenney recalled seeing Sammy 'harassing' an elderly member who'd asked her to 'cover up.'
'If you don't like the way I look, then you've got a sexual problem with yourself,' Sammy allegedly told the senior.
'Get away from her, leave her alone,' Kenney recalled telling Sammy. 'You're a man, you'd don't belong here.'

Hashtag #Accurate.

...
One group member named Anne, who attends the Stonestown Y, filed a police report in late March, accusing Sammy of harassment. She described a time Sammy, after blowing drying her hair naked, walked up 'very close' to her, turned around and creepily used a handheld mirror to stare back at her.

'He used it as if it were a rear view mirror to look at me behind himself,' Anne wrote in the report. 'His eyes caught mine in the mirror and I froze.'
Anne described another time she allegedly 'paraded' around in front of two young children.
Elizabeth, 23, told the Daily Mail about another time she was 'repulsed and angry' to see Sammy 'blow drying his entire naked body, including his penis, posed in front of all of the other women.'
The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'
They also now require that children aged five and older be accompanied by their parent or guardian while using changing rooms for the opposite sex.

So the rule limits the freedom of children who are using the correct locker room, while the aggressive, menacing male pervert gets to flap his dick around.

...
'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail. 'They ruined sports, ruined the locker room, they upset me.
'We've been very happy since he's been gone, but I don't know if he's going to come back and cover up, or fight against it,' she continued. 'Hopefully he just went to Seattle.'

YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room https://t.co/H2JI3RKH5m
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) May 25, 2026

The "hopefully he just went to Seattle" line reminds me of what Spencer Pratt just said about the criminal and drug-addicted homeless in LA: When he cracks down on open-air drug markets and taking over public spaces for drug-den shantytowns, most of the criminal drug addicts will just move to the even-more basket-case city of Seattle.

NEW: Spencer Pratt fires back at reporter after he was asked about his plan for the homeless, says they will all end up in Seattle.

Reporter: "What are your plans for the over 40,000 homeless in Los Angeles?"

Pratt: "Well, they're not homeless, they're drug addicts... These� pic.twitter.com/rLaxyvKF0a
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 25, 2026

Update: From @ComradeArthur: Seattle is now Thunderdome.

🚨THEY VOTED FOR IT: Seattle residents are forced to build DIY barricades to protect themselves from roving gangs shooting up their neighborhoods after defunding their police, harboring dangerous illegal aliens and electing radical Leftist @MayorofSeattle Katie Wilson. pic.twitter.com/kUjAoFAUOO
— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) May 25, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:25 PM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Zz0t1)

2 1

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Ia/+0)

3 You will suck the tranny cock and LIKE IT!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Zz0t1)

4 "None of this ever happened. We never said anything in support of this. Why do you make fun of pronouns? It's not even a joke."
-like, 1/4 of Democrats by this point, their numbers growing daily

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (46HP8)

5 The Village People weep.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (jehhT)

6 The "hopefully he just went to Seattle" line reminds me of what Spencer Pratt just said about the criminal and drug-addicted homeless in LA: When he cracks down on open-air drug markets and taking over public spaces for drug-den shantytowns, most of the criminal drug addicts will just move to the even-more basket-case city of Seattle.

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"The concept of incentives is just a creation of the white racialist patriarchy controlled by theocratic fascist nationalist."
-someone, surely

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (46HP8)

7 Oh good, the community note finally got enough ratings.

Posted by: Ann at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (SHHm+)

8
YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed ~~pre-op privates~~ his cock in female locker room

We're an incredibly damaged society.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Zz0t1)

9 There doesn't even need an OP planned in order for it to be "pre-op privates"

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (ikSmX)

10 A woman who had been a member of Planet Fitness for ten years got her membership cancelled because she expressed feeling uncomfortable that a man was in the women's dressing room.

Instead of addressing her concerns they forged her signature and cancelled her membership while still charging for a month.

The dude in question it has been revealed has a long history of police recorded sexual deviancy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

11 I have circumcision and a vasectomy, so I have post-op privates I guess.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (Wq24h)

12 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE PRE OP PRIVATES MEANS HIS DICK!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESBERGER at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (u73oe)

13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

14 "You've got a sexual problem".

Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (iXqHn)

15 Free needle exchanges only does one thing, attract more addicts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (2GVsD)

16 'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail

Oh, hey, finally a case where a feminist is correct to say "men ruined everything for women"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (vJrRc)

17 Another case about swinging dicks.

Posted by: Judge VanDredd, er, VanDyke at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (TbWk/)

18 I saw Pre Op Privates open for Hole back in 2005.

Posted by: AOC at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (wjYQ9)

19 16 'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail

Oh, hey, finally a case where a feminist is correct to say "men ruined everything for women"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (vJrRc)

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She gonna lead a protest to make August National male only again, or are sex-specific spaces still only a woman thing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:31 PM (46HP8)

20 "We've paid 24 Billion dollars to house these 40,000 people"--Spencer Pratt

I hate to throw math on a mathophobic blog, but that's $600K per homeless person...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (ynpvh)

21 "The Stonestown Family YMCA has posted new rules preventing the sort of behavior that got Sammy in trouble, prohibiting excessive nudity in the women's locker room."
++++
Ok, just how much nudity qualifies as "excessive" nudity?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (2Ez/1)

22 >Sammy, who's stood firm for two years despite horrifying women and children, hasn't been seen since the new rules went into effect.

That's a nice touch.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (rJ48h)

23 Anyone caught using the term "pre-op privates" should be kicked in the 'pre-op nuts.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (Zz0t1)

24 She gonna lead a protest to make August National male only again, or are sex-specific spaces still only a woman thing?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Baby steps. Make sure all the locker rooms are single-sex first.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (vJrRc)

25 The tweet I saw said he does this for hours a day, every day. This is not "showering," this is harassment and some sick sexual kink.

Ace, you really should post that lineup image of Chauvin and Floyd side by side. It is crazy how they hid the fact that Floyd makes Chauvin look like a child in comparison.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (8aPNd)

26 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

27 The people protecting perverts who like to harass women in female spaces are also perverts when they demand that we tolerate being mistreated like that.

Buncha perverts.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (FMtrg)

28 Men make the best women.

Posted by: Stuff Chris Plante sez at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2Ez/1)

29 I only see Twitter/X posts from here and Insty, but "Readers added context" is the best thing they ever did to the platform.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (vTZFs)

30 Sammy was flaunting his male patriarchy before oppressed and disempowered women.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2GVsD)

31 I love how the press wants to pretend that these autogynophiles have any intention of going through the dickectomy surgery.

They have to pretend to be naïve, because to do otherwise would reveal how evil they are.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (N1tpc)

32 Tolerance is a vice

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (xcxpd)

33 >>YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
_____

Kind of like public libraries, public schools, etc., etc.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (bNf8H)

34 Just curious. Does this qualify him for a Section 8 discharge?

Posted by: Max Kilinger at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)

35 26 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)

36 The most amusing thing about this story is that the pic of the filthy pervert shows him alone, outside, wearing ... a mask. These people are just straight-up mentally ill.

I'm looking forward to the time when they all do what they've been tormenting us with -- killing themselves -- and just get on with it. Kill yourself. The world will be better off without you.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iFTx/)

37 31 I love how the press wants to pretend that these autogynophiles have any intention of going through the dickectomy surgery.

They have to pretend to be naïve, because to do otherwise would reveal how evil they are.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (N1tpc)

Most of them are too fat to get it to begin with.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iXqHn)

38 12 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE PRE OP PRIVATES MEANS HIS DICK!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESBERGER at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (u73oe)

I was looking for a few good women for the military during my tenure as President.

Posted by: Barky Sotero at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (ynpvh)

39 Gotta be tough being a pre-op tranny and having all those women staring at you. Why not give them their own spaces?

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (wGerL)

40 YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.
------

See also: The Boy Scouts

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (XeU6L)

41 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)
________

"We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

42 It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young trans to enjoy
Your boys can hang out with all the girls

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (wVcYX)

43 He's a she who loves cock so he can't get enough of his own so he must stay naked and stare at it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Zz0t1)

44 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Wq24h)

45 The only way this story could be improved is if the crazy person's birth name was Richard, because he's acting like a Dick.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (qx7Zg)

46 YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)

Those damn Village People!

Posted by: Especially that leather guy. Not subtle at all! at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (TbWk/)

47
Meanwhile in Canuckistan, a doctor assessed a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and a history of mental health issues for MAID outside a Tim Hortons location and later personally drove the man to a MAID provision location and put him down.

https://tinyurl.com/25rhpceu

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (HdYcL)

48 Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

Yes, 4th century Rome was a big comeback in the morals department.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (wGerL)

49 IT'S MA'AM!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Zz0t1)

50
If a pre-op dick & balls casts a shadow, it gets 6 more months of winter.

Posted by: Ground Hog at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (IifOV)

51 Try to enter a women's restroom while my 4 yr old granddaughter is in there and I will identify as the tooth fairy and hand you your teeth.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (MTg2D)

52
Most of those "guys" are such losers even a $20 whore wouldn't touch them.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (3ek7K)

53 "We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM

Phrasing?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (kgE5c)

54 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp
-----

Probably will have to be shipped back to Italy for any service of any kind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (XeU6L)

55 47
Meanwhile in Canuckistan, a doctor assessed a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and a history of mental health issues for MAID outside a Tim Hortons location and later personally drove the man to a MAID provision location and put him down.

https://tinyurl.com/25rhpceu

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (HdYcL)

They said if I voted for Trump there'd be handmaidens, but instead Canada got MAIDs...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (ynpvh)

56 I like that the left is forcing their most loyal supporters to "suck tranny dick" to prove they are not transphobes.

Look, if the tranny rapes you, at least you can still get an abortion if she gets you pregnant.

That's what you voted for--embrace it.

Don't look to me to save you, I'm too busy laughing at you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (73/SM)

57 Bad Oman on the horizon:

https://tinyurl.com/mwrs7dm2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (Y+4g7)

58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

59 Canucks are f3cked - willowed

334 Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick
____

You feel sick? We're here to help!
-MAID

There is also a story circulating on X where a Canadian citizen is being told by some super polite Canadian cops that a psychologist that he never met informed the cops that the citizen is "certified". I don't know what that means exactly, but apparently it includes police forcinh the citizen to go get psychological testing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (Enz0M)

60 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

=======

YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (46HP8)

61 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

hmm that sounds racist

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (j+aD2)

62 Insert Nice Dick jokes here

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (/+uur)

63 YMCA - Yeeting My Cock Around

Posted by: How far we have fallen at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)

64 what if
(spitballin' here)

the next dude that invades the ladies' locker room, just have the real women cut of his johnson, toss it in a wastebasket and say 'NOW you can come in'

I kid, of course
that would be wrong

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (ZxPkt)

65 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

The problem is with cars, so all cars should be banned...
( /sarc for those who don't get it )

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (ynpvh)

66 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...

Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

67 Most of them are too fat to get it to begin with.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iXqHn)

The media or the trannies?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

68 They said if I voted for Trump there'd be handmaidens, but instead Canada got MAIDs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM

Everybody ought to have a maid.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (kgE5c)

69 "We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

In the Navy?

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (/+uur)

70 when I was a kid I saw The Meaning of Life in the movie theater with my dad

thought the "live organ donor" thing was funny and then he said oh it's super funny because all organ donors have to be alive

and that's when I knew I'd never ever check that particular box!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (j+aD2)

71 Bad Oman on the horizon
------

ISWYDT

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (XeU6L)

72 >>They have lost their way, bigtime.

Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

73
70 when I was a kid I saw The Meaning of Life in the movie theater with my dad

thought the "live organ donor" thing was funny and then he said oh it's super funny because all organ donors have to be alive

and that's when I knew I'd never ever check that particular box!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (j+aD2)

====

Ah, Eric Idle's time to shine in that movie and it's...about how life is completely meaningless.

Eric Idle just rubs me the wrong way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (46HP8)

74 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

Taint fair!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (MTg2D)

75 It's things like this that are causing TX and other states to go purple. A free people must be free.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (ZwdAr)

76 67 The media or the trannies?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

The troons. They can't get the surgery unless they're in fairly good shape.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (iXqHn)

77 Try to enter a women's restroom while my 4 yr old granddaughter is in there and I will identify as the tooth fairy and hand you your teeth.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (MTg2D)
-

What? No nickel, you grinch???

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (Y+4g7)

78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

79

The bluest sky you've ever seen, in Seattle.
And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle.
Like a beautiful child
Growing up, free and wild.
Full of hopes and full of fears,
Full of laughter, full of tears,
Full of dreams to last a year
In Seattle.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (Cqx++)

80 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...

Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

Hilarious.

Also, can you believe that THIS is the world we live in?

That we are forced to talk about a guy waving his privates in women's faces because the government actively encourages this action.

We used to be a serious civilization. Then we decided that all the icky "God-stuff" was just oppression.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (N1tpc)

81 78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

Not having Blue State Governments sue them.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (iXqHn)

82 Don't look, Ethel!

But it was too late.

Posted by: Ray Stevens at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (wVcYX)

83 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

Finally, the common-sense car restrictions we've all been waiting for

Posted by: Polka will never die at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (9Rl/+)

84 Blow dry Sammy's penis with a sledgehammer. It will also make it easier to transition

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (hpwtA)

85 Every tranny in women's sports is a 'pre-op'.

I say call their bluff and allow them to participate with requirement that they be fully transitioned. No franks and beans. I'd wager the trans in female sports problem would immediately go away.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (z1MVF)

86 I love the thought of the bums all leaving LA for Seattle or Portland

the running of the bums

hobo migration

"oh look dear! all the bums are heading out of the city on their way to Burlington! it must be spring!"

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (j+aD2)

87 78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Who pays more? That is the question.
-Lawyers

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (Enz0M)

88 66 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...

Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

Susan wasn't the troon.

The troon was going by the name "Sammy".

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (iXqHn)

89 74 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

Taint fair

Stay out the bushes

Posted by: Rev Jesse James Jr. at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (HcoTw)

90 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp
-----

Probably will have to be shipped back to Italy for any service of any kind.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (XeU6L)
______

Ferrari will be lucky to sell even 100 of these piles of shit. There was zero interest in this car before anyone saw how terrible it looked. It's a $700k exotic that looks like a Chinese robotaxi.

Lamborghini was smart enough to shitcan its "Lanzador" EV because there was no interest in it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)

91 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (Zz0t1)

92 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM

The customers might not sue them. The activist left will definitely sue them.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:46 PM (kgE5c)

93 Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

That's the case for a LOT of organizations.

But they are plenty of effeminate men willing to destroy an organization, too. (See: Boy Scouts of America (Former))

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:46 PM (N1tpc)

94 Finally, the common-sense car restrictions we've all been waiting for

speaking of crazy car things some guy in Fairmount/Art Museum area got his car stolen while he was home and he has a permitted gun so he ran out shooting

unfortunately he didn't hit the thieves. I'm hearing he shot 30 times and hit (his own) car one time. lol he was probably not too experienced at shooting.

he has the car but it's full of holes! hopefully the thieves learned a lesson anyway.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)

95 85 Every tranny in women's sports is a 'pre-op'.

I say call their bluff and allow them to participate with requirement that they be fully transitioned. No franks and beans. I'd wager the trans in female sports problem would immediately go away.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (z1MVF)

It would, because they'd have to spend all their time dilating and bleeding. The wound closes up without constant dilation (sticking objects into it to make sure it doesn't close up and heal).

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (iXqHn)

96 Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhood
———-

They will get arrested. It’s sort or comical, in a twisted sense. They’ll expend limited resources to go after people for doing what they are paid to do, but are no longer allowed to.

They’ll need to brush up on how to put together a duty roster for 24 hour guard duty. FRSS (handheld radios). But don’t you dare do anything. You gotta call the Cops.

Now what? The Cops ain’t gonna show up. Or maybe after 5 hours. Or maybe they’ll arrest you, instead of the crooks.

Now what?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (l+ype)

97 sorry I meant he hit his car 30 times and the robbers' car one time. they escaped.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)

98 The Planet Fitness nearest me closed sometime earlier this year.

Boo-Hoo!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (wVcYX)

99 What's that line 'he hasn't been seen since the policy went into affect.' What does that mean? Is there going to be a smell coming from a locker and they're going to find him in about 6 weeks?

Posted by: Nelly at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (6+ehB)

100 Listen to that update post on the baricades in Seattle.
What a bunch of fags.

Listen to what they say, and think about all the Lefty protests and blockages and vandalism, and apply it to the hippies trying to justify what they are doing. And they almost seem to understand the solution is to lock people up, but I don't think they will ever get there. I say give them fines for blocking the native culture and send them to reeducation camps.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (8aPNd)

101 The media or the trannies?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

The troons. They can't get the surgery unless they're in fairly good shape.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (iXqHn)

Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (N1tpc)

102 Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

Happens just about everywhere. Personal aggression, cattiness, blame-shifting, bitchiness and generally being insufferable somehow became substitutes for leadership qualities. Being a vicious, combative asshole doesn't make you suitable for management, but yet here we are.

Posted by: Gradually, then all at once at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (TbWk/)

103 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM

Especially when things are looking up!

Posted by: Atomic Dog Boy at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (wwyF0)

104 Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.

good joke!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:49 PM (j+aD2)

105 It's things like this that are causing TX and other states to go purple. A free people must be free.

Somehow, you've gone from:

Freak in Seattle thrown out of YMCA -> ??? -> Free people not being free -> ??? -> Texas going purple

I confess that I don't follow your train of thought here.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:49 PM (vTZFs)

106 100 Listen to that update post on the baricades in Seattle.
What a bunch of fags.

Listen to what they say, and think about all the Lefty protests and blockages and vandalism, and apply it to the hippies trying to justify what they are doing. And they almost seem to understand the solution is to lock people up, but I don't think they will ever get there. I say give them fines for blocking the native culture and send them to reeducation camps.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (8aPNd)

=======

I say that Trump should send in the National Guard to tear down the blockades and protect the pimps and gangsters on the streets from the racism of the Seattle racist residents of racism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (46HP8)

107 >>But they are plenty of effeminate men willing to destroy an organization, too. (See: Boy Scouts of America (Former))

Yep. At the middle-management levels of large nonprofits, the pay is decent but not large. Becomes the habitat of upper-middle-class married women who want relatively light responsibility, a decent paycheck, and status that goes with those.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (NcvvS)

108 Think of the tragic loss to society if this predator killed himself 'cause not enough people accepted him?

I'll bet he will cure cancer and old age!

Soon as these liberal women suck his dick.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (73/SM)

109 Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM

Well, except for me, of course.

Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (0sNs1)

110 Can S/H/It grind its hips to make the pre-op privates spin like a propeller?

That's real talent. Might get it a pass. 🤪

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (jehhT)

111

Cockandballs, Cockandballs

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (NtVYv)

112 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM

Available for select engagements.

Posted by: Danny D at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (wVcYX)

113 WHAT is wrong with Texas?

@DavidJHarrisJr
·
1h
🚨Breaking: Fort Worth ISD has named Shayma Alzubi as the new principal of Western Hills High School.

She has a public record of defending Sharia law, flying the Palestinian flag, strongly supporting BLM, and backing mass illegal immigration.

includes obesity bonus
https://tinyurl.com/24rfc2u6

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (ZxPkt)

114
Frankandbeans

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (NtVYv)

115 My mistake reading the headline. SF, not Seattle. Toe-may-toe, tah-mah-toe.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (vTZFs)

116 He'd f*ck him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

117 We prefer the term "twig and berries" on our side of the pond.

Posted by: Chelmsworth Harrington Smythe IV at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (0sNs1)

118 Hes not a woman

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (bXbFr)

119
Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

_________

With all respect to Fen and those like her, any denomination that lets women become ministers is doomed. Even in my own neck of the woods, there shouldn't be female readers, or extraordinary ministers, or (shudder) altar girls.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (HdYcL)

120 The city should go and tear down those barriers as racist walls.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (cuc66)

121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

122 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (8aPNd)

123 GASSSSSSS

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (Kt19C)

124 120 The city should go and tear down those barriers as racist walls.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (cuc66)

======

Seize the houses and give them to the pimps and gangsters for social justice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (46HP8)

125
Cut it off, Cut it off
What are we going to do?
We're gonna
Cut it off, Cut it off
Cut it all off.

And girls, what are we going to do?
We're gonna
Cut 'em off, Cut 'em off
Cut 'em all off
Cut 'em all off.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (ZwdAr)

126 320 Why did Larry Summers resign? Why is Prince Andrew no longer a royal? There I just made a 2-person Epstein list.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wGerL)

1. Not for paying for sex with Jeffrey Epstein's women.
2. Also not for paying for sex with Jeffrey Epstein's women.

Jeffrey Epstein was a horndog, schmoozer, and dealmaker. He procured women through Ghislaine Maxwell for his own use, and kept them around as eye candy/party favors for the guests that he wanted to butter up. He was a client, not a pimp.

The Complete Jeffrey Epstein Sex-For-Money Client List, Unredacted
1. Jeffrey Epstein

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (Sy6m/)

127 Lock up the crooks, not the toothpaste, would go a long way to making our lives better.

Lock up the crazies would be excellent as well. This just gets more and more insane as “we” let them get away with everything, including rape, looting, murder. We don’t have to live like this

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (l+ype)

128 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp

should be called: The Superghey

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (NtVYv)

129 KJB isn't a biologist so don't ask her what to do about perverts.

Posted by: torabora at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (KtOUo)

130 No one wants an electric hot rod

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (NtVYv)

131 Posted by: Paul at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (59BGO)

You DICK!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (Zz0t1)

132 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
---
Several hundred thousand well-funded, perpetually online activists.
Who will not just get him fired but will list his home address.
And every person he knows.
And hunt him to every new employment.
Forever.

And if he stands up for that one women who complained?
10 times more women will attack him for being a transphobe.

Terrorism works.

You women made this mess--stew in the shit.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (73/SM)

133 122 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
--

So, it's more comfortable going into the kitchen in your underwear when everyone is home?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (ZwdAr)

134 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (8aPNd)

Don't cook bacon that way

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (NtVYv)

135 127 Lock up the crooks, not the toothpaste, would go a long way to making our lives better.

Lock up the crazies would be excellent as well. This just gets more and more insane as “we” let them get away with everything, including rape, looting, murder. We don’t have to live like this
Posted by: Common Tater

--------------

Hang a couple of the people responsible would work too.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (8aPNd)

136 It's funny how Democrats spent over a hundred million dollars pushing the VA redistricting (which they barely won, and then lost because they did it illegally) and to remove 3 SCOGA jurists (and failed), all while CA Democrats are running double digits behind in terms of returning ballots compared to 4 years ago.

I mean, special elections and primaries aren't predictive.

Still, it's curious how there seems to be no energy to their electoral efforts anymore. Just...lost of money flying around.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (46HP8)

137 121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

No, they won't.

Nobody will do anything without a guarantee that they never see a minute in prison.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (iXqHn)

138 LOL Ferrari 1035hp/4900lb Gay Ass Toaster car will see nothing but my taillights just like it’s gay cousin the Tesla Plaid

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (5LUfU)

139 No one wants an electric hot rod
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM

Now hold on just a minute.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (Wnv9h)

140 includes obesity bonus
https://tinyurl.com/24rfc2u6
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM
++++

Gross tonnage.

Posted by: Maritime humor at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (2Ez/1)

141 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52

Rooftop Koreans FTW

Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (y9ksN)

142 137 121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

======

Accelerationism does not happen.

People just leave, and things get worse.

Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP8)

143 No one wants an electric hot rod

The Tesla Roadster was pretty cool looking. I guess if I had $640K to piss away and already had a barn full of Ferraris, I might deign to look at one for sh*ts and giggles.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (vTZFs)

144 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

145 Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice.
———

What do you expect? Police departments, justice systems are a recent blip in thousands of years of human history.

The “social compact” or however you want to put it, meant the community agreed to stand down, put the ropes away, in lieu of a professional cadre of duly sworn law enforcement. The Rule of Law. Instead of hanging miscreants, we outsourced, as a society, law and law enforcement.

But our system has been hijacked by the crooks, corrupted officials, imposters, posers, and incompetents. Saboteurs.

Now what? We’re paying enormous amounts of money for all this stuff. Staggering sums of money.

For what?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (l+ype)

146 Maybe OCP could fix the Seattle policing problem.

They just need the perfect candidate for a new program...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (46HP8)

147 13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

The US is a big place. The majority do not put up with this. Federalist governments can be a bitch sometimes.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (oWKLA)

148 Alabama redistricting blocked by federal court.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (L7qN0)

149 We have a job at a YMCA and had to do a background check with fingerprints to work there

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

150 Still, it's curious how there seems to be no energy to their electoral efforts anymore. Just...lost of money flying around.
---
The Law of Diminishing Returns doesn't apply to politics.
The more money you spend, the more votes you get.

That's why Trump lost the Hillary, Biden and Kamala.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (73/SM)

151
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

It's not just the trannys either. Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you. More than once, I've had to stop and growl at them to move over to the other side of the locker room, which is full of empty spaces. Even if I were flamingly ghey, that'd annoy the shit out of me.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (y9nCu)

152 Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

Should'a started that way.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Zz0t1)

153 148 Alabama redistricting blocked by federal court.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (L7qN0)

=======

And already appealed to SCOTUS (it's Thomas' circuit) who will vacate the ruling by the end of the week.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (46HP8)

154 YMCA locker dude kinda looks like the 'angel' in There Must Be An Angel Playing With My Heart by the Eurythmics, but freakier/creepier.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (LHPAg)

155 Of course such a person would wear a mask.

Posted by: PG at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (1aX52)

156 Look at me showering! Watch me blow dry my penis! Look at my new breasts! Look at me! I know you want me.

Posted by: Sammy the Salami at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (UjdFS)

157 Texas isn’t going purple. It’s getting more red. Look at the population outflow from blue areas and get back to me.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (L7qN0)

158
Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP

____________

I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc. Plus a lot of "migrants" feel at home in those conditions. They're all happy as long as the state and federal smoosh keeps rolling in.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (HdYcL)

159 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

I don't loiter in women's locker rooms, let alone with my dick hanging out, so this affects me not at all.

Posted by: Plus it's over ten miles away at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (TbWk/)

160 157 Texas isn’t going purple. It’s getting more red. Look at the population outflow from blue areas and get back to me.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (L7qN0)

=====

People point to an election that was pretty close 8 years ago as evidence.

Nothing since, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (46HP8)

161 The US is a big place. The majority do not put up with this. Federalist governments can be a bitch sometimes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
---

It used to be neighborhoods that one avoided
now, it's states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (ZwdAr)

162 Well, except for me, of course.
Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (0sNs1)

Mr Steal-Your-Girl.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (zZu0s)

163 I hope so. I know almost zero about the courts. I only know the federal court said it was racist. lol.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (L7qN0)

164 161 It used to be neighborhoods that one avoided
now, it's states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (ZwdAr)

=======

"You're telling me!"
-Mrs. Newsom, who took her kids on a safari of the South to see the racisms

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (46HP8)

165 > No one wants an electric hot rod
---------
Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

166 13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype

The Roman’s and the Greeks were pretty awful on this space. Child sex slaves and everything.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (Wmg4n)

167 I lived though the feralization of our cities in the 70s. (I was very young, but very aware as safe neighborhoods turned to chaos)

A lot of people lost a lot of home equity in that period. I saw grand mansions turned into slum apartments and then abandoned.

So the suburbanization was a reaction to that. All the culdesacs and maze like developments were a form of battlement.

You travel around the world, and wonder why the US can't have nice cities with everything convenient and mass transit, etc. and if you don't know the history of the urban decay, it seems like a choice. It was a necessity. Our next phase is South Africa where they have patrolled enclaves.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (8aPNd)

168 I used to care about these women subjected to mentally ill perverts. But, I was wrong. I failed to include reality into my position. The REALITY is that Leftists will always invoke their "tolerance" and "progressivism" on others carte blanche....but the minute this nonsense invades their own personal space they whine, complain, plead, and pull out that all important "victim card."

Now, I don't care, and I get a disturbing yet valid entertainment factor out of watching all of these instances unfold. I find myself hoping it escalates out of any possible control. Leftists are toddlers. You can warn them all you like about some negative possibility, and they still stick their fingers in the socket.

No righteous indignation here. Just popcorn.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (dIske)

169 Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice.
---
The city will devote unlimited resources and manpower to hunt down and prosecute any vigilantes.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is a greater threat to a government than a people who do not need them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (73/SM)

170 It's not just the trannys either. Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you. More than once, I've had to stop and growl at them to move over to the other side of the locker room, which is full of empty spaces. Even if I were flamingly ghey, that'd annoy the shit out of me.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (y9nCu)

It's gross, and weird. Mostly gross. Fuck's sake, wear a towel.

Posted by: Floppy wieners and everything else at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (TbWk/)

171 Texas was touted as going more blue during the Bush years. That’s because those assholes were becoming more moderate and pushing the margins of people who were on the edge. It’s since reversed. Even with the in migration it’s become more red.

But you keep plucking that chicken. Democrats.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (L7qN0)

172 Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
----
I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (5j5IE)

173 Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

174 169 The city will devote unlimited resources and manpower to hunt down and prosecute any vigilantes.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is a greater threat to a government than a people who do not need them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (73/SM)

=======

People say this, and I absolutely don't believe it.

A dead gangbanger found in an alley does not incite a manhunt for the killer in places like this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (46HP8)

175 Should'a started that way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (vJrRc)

176 Tired of the troons..

Cement shoes

Next

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 02:07 PM (61TgR)

177 I guess I'm pre op myself. Sick freaking perverted pos we used to beat the crap out of these aholes.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 26, 2026 02:07 PM (9oXdx)

178 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

It is funny because this is what gyms are all about and always have been.

Posted by: Operator Error at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (elcLR)

179 Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

Miatas and mini-coopers.

Posted by: The Subarus are for lesbians at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (TbWk/)

180
Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you.

__________

There is one (1) person I'm willing to be naked near.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (HdYcL)

181 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha

Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (vJrRc)

182
I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc. Plus a lot of "migrants" feel at home in those conditions. They're all happy as long as the state and federal smoosh keeps rolling in.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (HdYcL)

New Yawkers whined like little bitches when Giuliani cleaned up Times Square because it "Disneyfied" the city.

As for the illegal aliens, even the worst American slum is swankier and richer than some S American favelas.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (y9nCu)

183 Honestly you almost have to laugh at the problem blue state women have made for themselves.

The answer is easy - only biological women in women's lockerrooms/bathrooms etc.

But "transwomen are women!" so...they can't say that.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (sKqQm)

184 So the suburbanization was a reaction to that. All the culdesacs and maze like developments were a form of battlement.
----
I wonder how many people even notice this?

While the "vibrant" neighborhoods are all still in a grid.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (73/SM)

185 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my WIFE'S underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (UjdFS)

186 >> There is one (1) person I'm willing to be naked near.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (HdYcL)

The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

187 There are many neighborhoods, now, with their own private security augmenting the cops.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (ZwdAr)

188 185 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my WIFE'S underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (UjdFS)

Weird and not pretty? How strange.

Posted by: Y'all are perverts at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (TbWk/)

189 I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc.

If you ever discuss politics with a lefty FSA member you find this out quickly.

Take any issue they claim to care about and boil it down. What you get them to is "the leftwing candidate will give me more money, so if that means crime, drugs, whatever, I DO NOT CARE"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

190 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha
Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

BZZZT
Problem solved.

Posted by: Lightsaber at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (w9Wax)

191
The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

_________

Hell, no.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (HdYcL)

192 Democrats largely spend all their time in another man’s ass. Given that, do you really think they care about filth?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (L7qN0)

193
Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (vJrRc)

I think men swinging their junk in the women's locker room warrants nuking.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (Zz0t1)

194 191
The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

_________

Hell, no.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (HdYcL)

*sniff sniff sniff*
SNAUSAGE!!!!

Posted by: The Big Dummy at May 26, 2026 02:12 PM (TbWk/)

195 Steak and Beans Baby, Steak and Beans!!!!!!

Posted by: WARREN at May 26, 2026 02:12 PM (3idXb)

196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (HUGV3)

197 Vienna sausage and walnuts

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (UjdFS)

198 190 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha
Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

BZZZT
Problem solved.
Posted by: Lightsaber
-----------------
Kitchen shears.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (8aPNd)

199 196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (HUGV3)

======

Seems to be the case.

Well, SC voters, be ready to vote against some state senators in 2028 primary season.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (46HP8)

200 Should'a started that way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Maybe they should. One or two for 60 years of peace...

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (MTg2D)

201 Move from your state to SC!

We’re more conservative and Republican than where you’re from!

Except, we’re lying.

Posted by: SC Senate Republicans at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (L7qN0)

202 Vienna sausage and walnuts
Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (UjdFS)

Vienna sausage and boiled peanuts.

Posted by: A/K/A white trash charcuterie at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (TbWk/)

203 Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.

EU regulators.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 02:15 PM (vTZFs)

204 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

Been planned already (The Ice Pirates

)

https://youtu.be/_L_mpYYfZgE

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 02:16 PM (qx7Zg)

205 text I just got:

"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (73/SM)

206 And why is everyone misquoting Warren from Something about Mary?

It's "Franks and beans"

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (8aPNd)

207 Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?
Posted by: XTC

Because no one wanted to before and this was suppose to change that.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (ItWcy)

208 You get what you tolerate.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 02:19 PM (2Ez/1)

209 ]i\
"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (73/SM)

I got a flyer the other day telling me that a vote for Paxton was a vote for Democrats.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

210 "82 Don't look, Ethel!

But it was too late."

She'd done been pre-op'ed.

Posted by: tsj017 at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (xqi/r)

211 Blow dryers are still a thing? For your bushy scrotal pubic hair? Ever hear of trannyscaping?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (D1E+2)

212 Seems to be the case.

Well, SC voters, be ready to vote against some state senators in 2028 primary season.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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They can't get us all is not particularly a smart reelection strategy for old shitty GOPe senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

213 205 text I just got:

"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Vote Cornyn, let his starfish be your guide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (ZwdAr)

214 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Why would we be horrified?
We're shocked you haven't done it already.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (MTg2D)

215
Vote Cornyn, let his starfish be your guide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (ZwdAr)

It works for Hope Solo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

216 212 They can't get us all is not particularly a smart reelection strategy for old shitty GOPe senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

========

"Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (46HP8)

217 Today in the goofiest house on the block: Our neighbor is having her very-dead ash tree taken down, and Lil Pooky is laying in his crib, trying to imitate the chainsaw noise instead of napping. Also, Wee Pooky is very wiggly, according to his ultrasound.

Posted by: pookysgirl has an active household at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (Wt5PA)

218 208 You get what you tolerate.

You live, you learn

Posted by: Alannis more or less at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (HcoTw)

219 Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)
______

There is a red one. This car was in development for so long that it entirely missed the EV fad. If people remember, it wasn't that long ago that many governments -- including the entire EU -- were going to outright ban gasoline-powered cars.

The Luce is the product of that paranoid insanity where everyone was high on crack. Then everyone woke up the next morning with a yuge hangover to find themselves laying in bed next to a pig. No, not an ugly person, but an actual farm hog.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)

220 No one wants an electric hot rod
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere
-----
Really?
https://nedra.com/class_rules.html

Posted by: buddhaha at May 26, 2026 02:22 PM (5j5IE)

221 196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*
Posted by: Lady in Black
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The rather stupid thing is that they think by voting for it twice and then voting it down using the early voting in elections already started excuse is going to fly.

On the other hand, useful to simply have a bunch of these types flushed from the party. It isn't as if there weren't a fair number of House GOP members wanting in the wings to become state senators or anything.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:22 PM (E4rtv)

222 Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?
Posted by: XTC

Because no one wanted to before and this was suppose to change that.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (ItWcy)

Among many other things. But instead of treating a multitude of psychiatric problems (gender dysphoria almost never presents without multiple psychiatric comorbidities) as psychiatric problems, all medical research and established treatment modalities get shoved aside in favor of wrong-sex hormones, chemical castration, and mutilation. This isn't medicine it's Mengelism.

Posted by: Get a lap band, you fat 72 pound pig! at May 26, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)

223 Today in the goofiest house on the block: Our neighbor is having her very-dead ash tree taken down, and Lil Pooky is laying in his crib,

trying to imitate the chainsaw noise instead of napping.

No
Pro tip: no more beans before bed.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:23 PM (MTg2D)

224 It works for Hope Solo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

225 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
--
"just because they waited 5 years to vote out Cassidy doesn't mean anything."
-people who watched voters remember in LA

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (73/SM)

226 You sound tired Little Big Nurse. Why don't you come in my teepee, and rest on soft furs?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (wBaIH)

227
Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

I mean, she was 'athletic,' so I guess it's in someone's wheelhouse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1)

228 225 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
--
"just because they waited 5 years to vote out Cassidy doesn't mean anything."
-people who watched voters remember in LA

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (73/SM)

========

"Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (46HP8)

229 224 It works for Hope Solo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

Especially considering she was a professional athlete.

Posted by: How standards have fallen at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (TbWk/)

230 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (NcvvS)

231 it wasn't that long ago that many governments -- including the entire EU -- were going to outright ban gasoline-powered cars.

As I foretold in the epic Moving Pictures track: Red Barchetta

Posted by: Neil Elwood Peart at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (HcoTw)

232 OK, in these situations, the women need to select one of their own, and agree that the next time the pervert comes in to swing around his wedding tackle, all of them except her will leave the locker room, and then she will come onto him, and then hack his cock off. No cameras in there. Just say he attacked. Everyone will believe her.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (BI5O2)

233 I saw an argument last night that the event no one wants allows the manufacturers to get around the regulations. Meaning they have to have an ev offering, it doesn't matter how hideous it looks.

And as Kindl said last night: It looks like a bulky gaming mouse with no buttons on the side.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)

234 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
I think the stupid excuses these weasels will make for this betrayal vote to voters over the next two years is guaranteed to piss off their voters even more. More even if the GOP does not hold the House and two years are wasted in idiotic impeachments.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

235 Damn, was looking for a orange/red 1/4 Million EV sports car

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (Ia/+0)

236 What needs to be done is a locker room full of women, stiletto heels, and swarm the perv. No selfies before or after, and clam up. If he bleeds out -- too bad.

Derringers are too noisy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (u82oZ)

237 >>>sustained freak out by gym goers,

If there is not current, on-going kicks in the jimmy, then "sustained" is used improperly here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (dK+Kv)

238 "Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people
---
"What's important is, voters know I voted with Trump 99% of the time."
- John Cornyn

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)

239 OK, I found the tweet I keep talking about. Look at this image everyone. (It is not actual, but representative.)

Floyd and Chauvin side by side.

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/2059107527606800786

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (8aPNd)

240 234 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I think the stupid excuses these weasels will make for this betrayal vote to voters over the next two years is guaranteed to piss off their voters even more. More even if the GOP does not hold the House and two years are wasted in idiotic impeachments.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

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Their only hope is Lindsay Graham saving them, and Lindsay Graham is honestly Trump's little bitch at this point.

Graham is more likely to come up with alternatives for Trump than to defend these guys.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (46HP8)

241 238 "Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people
---
"What's important is, voters know I voted with Trump 99% of the time."
- John Cornyn

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)

=====

That 1% is important when it's the one bill Trump wants passed in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (46HP8)

242 235 Damn, was looking for a orange/red 1/4 Million EV sports car

i can get my hands on some rustoleum and a mildly used tesla...

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (v3pYe)

243 Margins just skullfucked someone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (zZu0s)

244
Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

When it comes to Ferraris, you have to ask yourself, would Thomas Magnum drive this in public?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (y9nCu)

245 >A trans woman

I believe the preferred terms are now "tranny" (informal usage) and "man with mental illness" (the choice for more formal contexts).

Preferred by whom?

Anyone who isn't a jabbering fucktard.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (IG3/x)

246 Oh come on!
Civil rights of a transgender? Where is the common sense?
Civil rights includes social gender norms. Anyone who imposes their flamboyant physical behavior upon another gender is not civil. Let's cut the crap and return to civil behavior. The female gender in general do not want perves in their athletic bathhouse subjecting them to a of frontage.

Posted by: John at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (0DsdP)

247 That Community Note is going down in history!

Posted by: Mutnodjmet at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (duHLz)

248 Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP

Detroit is so bad because everyone who could leave, did.

Those who couldn't leave also aren't smart enough to turn away from pain.

It can't be fixed because that turned out to be a LOT of people.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (N1tpc)

249 "The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

They also now require that children aged five and older be accompanied by their parent or guardian while using changing rooms for the opposite sex."

Punishing everyone because we're too afraid to say what we mean. It's this kind of BS that had us all taking our shoes off at airports, rather than just banning every Allahu Akbhar as we ought.

Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (xKjWc)

Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey Honor the Heroes Who Gave Their Lives for Our Country By... Celebrating an Obese Drug Addict and Thug Whose Heart Finally Attacked Him and Is the Real Hero Here

Of course. They're aggressive enemies of everything traditional, wholesome, good, and true.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey received pushback Monday over a social media post remembering George Floyd, whose Memorial Day death six years ago triggered nationwide protests and riots, as well as calls to defund law enforcement agencies.
"Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago," Frey wrote on X. "That moment changed our city forever."
In subsequent posts, Frey wrote that the death of Floyd forced the city to "confront painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust -- and demanded hard conversations and accountability. Since Floyd's murder, our city has been challenged not just to say we've changed, but to prove it."
"We are committed to honoring this place both as a memorial with global significance and as a neighborhood where people live, work, gather, and heal," Frey added.
...
Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression after being pinned to the ground by officers outside a convenience store where he allegedly tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill.
...
Frey's post immediately received criticism given that Monday was also Memorial Day.
"Newsflash: Today is Memorial Day, not George Floyd Day. Show our fallen heroes and their families some freaking respect," wrote State Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla. "You're a complete disgrace to America, @MayorFrey."
Others noted that Floyd's death triggered destructive riots across the country where stores and buildings were looted and burned.
"It changed your city, state and my country for the worse. Rioters on your side killed people and did billions in economic damage. And for what? Defunding police policies that have led to more people being killed," reporter Andy Ngo replied to Frey.
While the official autopsy ruled the death a homicide caused by police restraint, the medical examiner's report also noted that the amount of fentanyl in Floyd's system and his recent use of methamphetamine were contributing factors.
"At first I thought this had to be a parody," Tomi Lahren wrote on X. "I thought no way this fruity ass mayor was possibly honoring George Floyd on Memorial Day... But here it is."
"Today we remember the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms. Not drug addicts who overdosed," Townhall.com columnist Dustin Grage wrote.

Only after being vigorously criticized as an anti-American foreign agent did Frey put up a ~~half~~ zero-hearted mention of the honored dead of war:

In a separate post, Frey honored veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice, saying: "We owe them -- and the families who carry their memory forward -- our deepest gratitude."

It forced Minneapolis to confront painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust � and demanded hard conversations and accountability.

Since Floyd�s murder, our city has been challenged not just to say we�ve changed, but to prove it.
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, is the definition of PEAK WOKE.

Not only did he sob at the casket of the criminal George Floyd, but here he again�on MEMORIAL DAY of all days, the day we set apart to remember and honor our US soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for our� https://t.co/WFxt9m0QtE pic.twitter.com/xF413hEkjm
— 🇺🇸 Jake Hilton 🇮🇱 (@TheDemSlayer) May 25, 2026

Tampon Tim attended a George Floyd celebration while ditching an event for Memorial Day

Just when you think this freak can�t go any lower pic.twitter.com/VSULhsemP4
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 26, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed your long weekend.

I did nothing, alas. I am a zombie when I don't get at least seven hours of good sleep and I didn't get good sleep all through the weekend.

How about you?

I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:14 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Clouds roll by, as I look to the sky.
And then the feeling comes, it comes on again.
You know desire burns like a fire, fire of sin.
Oh, will I ever learn?

You're the only one I could call my own.
But then the shadows fall and I'm gone again.

Blade's a hunter
Searching for FIRSTS,
On these lonely streets again.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (iFTx/)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

3 LMMFAO!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

4 Open channel D

Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (gYnrv)

5 Strike 1

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (/+uur)

6 HTML tags.

HOW DO DEY WERK!??!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

7 test

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (/+uur)

8 Chuy.....you're our only hope.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

9 Okay, strike that.

Posted by: WisRich at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (G0vdT)

10 Let this post be stricken from the record.

Oh, wait.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (jehhT)

11 NOOD has been lum'd, but I wasn't the first to do so.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

12 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

=====

I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP8)

13 George got his six years sober chip yesterday.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (/+uur)

14 Nooded, and hoping the mass strikethrough is fixed soon.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

15 So let it be stricken, so let it be done.

Posted by: WisRich at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (G0vdT)

16 Ah, good.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

17 George got his six years sober chip yesterday.
Posted by: r hennigantx

His condition is stable.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (MTg2D)

18 The left tells me talking about iryna zarutska on ANY day is "divisive".

Yet they'll trot out George Floyd on Memorial day.

A thug that died due to his own drug overdose

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (sKqQm)

19 At KNOP: "Scottsbluff NE police respond to gunfire at convenience store after dog accidentally shoots person with a shotgun"

When questioned, dog explained "Bitch set me up."

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Wq24h)

20 Are you the Crow Whisperer, Ace?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Gqar8)

21 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (NcvvS)

22 Why isn't Timpon in jail?

If an average CEO had as much fraud in his company as MN has in its state government the CEO, CFO, and a much of VPs and directors would be in prison already

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

23 22 Why isn't Timpon in jail?

If an average CEO had as much fraud in his company as MN has in its state government the CEO, CFO, and a much of VPs and directors would be in prison already

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

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Because Sarbanes-Oxley applies to corporations not governments.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (46HP8)

24 Democrats: Shitting on the USA since 1840!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (wtvvX)

25 I will say Timpon and Frey are still better then Platner - who is accusing Chris Kyle of war crimes and inflating his kill count as a sniper.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

26 I honestly can't be surprised.

They hate America, so OF COURSE, they will only reference our (not their) honored dead when forced to for public relations reasons.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (N1tpc)

27 HTML tags.

HOW DO DEY WERK!??!

Like Congress apparently. Sporadically, when they feel like it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (vTZFs)

28 At KNOP: "Scottsbluff NE police respond to gunfire at convenience store after dog accidentally shoots person with a shotgun"

When questioned, dog explained "Bitch set me up."

Who's a good boy? It ain't me, that's for sure. I'm an OG.

Posted by: The Dog at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

29 You know what goes well with a high carb diet? Human eyeballs. Soooooooon . . . .

Posted by: The Fat Crows at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (anL5R)

30 *fistbump*
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (NcvvS)

Backatcha.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (tjClK)

31

Minnesota is fucked up.

I thought Faggot Walz was Mr Macho, a Rambo type who works with his hands, can change his oil, mow his lawn, do yard work, a real man's man. Joe Military they called him, top of his class, A number One military man.

They have to keep that voter base happy, if thats even possible.

When is Renee Good day, or Alex Pretti day?

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (och2J)

32 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Gqar8)

33 Fck Saint Felon of fentanyl and all the true believers.

Posted by: huerfano at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (VJX5o)

34 Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey Honor the Heroes...

C'mon, lefties. We can only make them so ridiculous. Catch on, already!

Posted by: The Scriptwriters at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (g/iaZ)

35 31 When is Renee Good day, or Alex Pretti day?

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (och2J)

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They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (46HP8)

36 Frey and Walz look like a pair of chomos.

Posted by: Hide Your Children at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (2SPXX)

37 Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey ...

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You left out the adjective "Murder, Rape, and Massive Fraud Unindicted Co-Conspirators" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (OLFlC)

38 So any more on the guy that attacked the white house over the weekend?

The FNM story line was "he thought he was Jesus" which...uh he's supposed to have a sword not a gun, but anyway, why do I suspect there is a discord server full of other lefties that were telling him to do it...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)

39 Floyd died because of Chauvin to the same extent that E. Jean Carroll was raped by Trump.

Fictitious bullshit, thru and thru.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:22 PM (wVcYX)

40 They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.

They left has thousands of these types and have no problem using them, even if it doesn't net them much. Because hey, you never know who your next Horst Wessel/Matthew Sheppard/George Floyd will be...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

41 cat food, ace, try dry cat kibble.

Yesterday was frustrating because I could not replicate the failure on my washing machine while I had it out in the yard, so I did several loads of laundry and then took the cabinet off, took the rust off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted it. As an afterthought I scrubbed the dribbles of laundry soap off the front and it looks good.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

42 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?

You mean by their campaign staff, in order to talk to their constituents?

Posted by: The DNC at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (EJWxb)

43 Tampon Tim attended a George Floyd celebration while ditching an event for Memorial Day

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[The Headlines Write Themselves:]

"Blood Bleeds for Blood."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (OLFlC)

44 40 They left has thousands of these types and have no problem using them, even if it doesn't net them much. Because hey, you never know who your next Horst Wessel/Matthew Sheppard/George Floyd will be...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

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No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (46HP8)

45 They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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But, ironically the right will keep their memory alive by memes and jokes. And so it goes.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (qx7Zg)

47 Floyd died because of Chauvin to the same extent that E. Jean Carroll was raped by Trump.

If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

48 It’s been so rainy this weekend. Saijo is losing his little puppy mind.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (Dd38x)

49 46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (qx7Zg)

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"America lost a drone. This is the worst loss for America since Vietnam."
-like, half of the online right, for some reason

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (46HP8)

50 How does a dog fire a gun?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (77rzZ)

51 "cat food, ace, try dry cat kibble."

Have you tried hard-boiled eggs yet? Crows crave em. You don't need to shell them. They fly up, plunge their beak into them, fly off with impaled ovum.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (Wq24h)

52 Floyd wasn't murdered. The case against Chauvin was as rigged as a trial could be.

Floyd had over 3 times the amount of Fentanyl humans can have in his system. The coroner was paid off. Chauvin wasn't on Floyd's neck. He was on his back/shoulder areas. This was proven over and over and over.

Floyd couldn't breathe because he was overdosing on Fentanyl. Period.

They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed.

F*ck them all.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (tjClK)

53 No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

54 How does a dog fire a gun?

By pulling the trigger?

Posted by: Some Pedant at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)

55 And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

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You could name the two fattest crows Hansel and Gretel.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (OLFlC)

56 Democrats are just not American. Period. End of conversation.

Democrats are domestic enemies. Period. End of conversation.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (xvV+O)

57 53 No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

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Well, I did not specify that it could be between her and an all you can eat Mexican feast, set up by illegal help paid $2 an hour. That's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (46HP8)

58 How does a dog fire a gun?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (77rzZ)

Ruffly?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (dK+Kv)

59 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (Wq24h)

60

"In a separate post, Frey honored veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice, saying: "We owe them -- and the families who carry their memory forward -- our deepest gratitude.""

Did he say "Just the black ones though, and the gays."

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (och2J)

61
If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

Floyd was going to die regardless. The worst thing Chauvin did was take him back out of the car.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (tjClK)

62 If misguided ppl want to celebrate Floyd, fine. Do it any day except Memorial Day.

Posted by: forest at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (uMoZG)

63 How does a dog fire a gun?

By pulling the trigger?

Posted by: Some Pedant at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)

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I would have went with "hair trigger."

* missed it by --><-- this much *

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (OLFlC)

64 The View: News or Crap?

The FCC’s Media Bureau released Public Notice DA 26-517 on May 22, opening a public comment period on a petition filed by Disney-owned KTRK-TV Houston and parent company ABC asking the Commission to classify The View as a “bona fide news interview program.”

Comments are due June 22, 2026. Reply comments are due July 6.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (qx7Zg)

65 Hi Ace! Had a great weekend! just the daughter home but we had fun

finally went to see Project Hail Mary in theaters! WOW

amaze amaze amaze

all the Floyd stuff yesterday was terrible. but the video message SPENCER PRATT OF ALL PEOPLE put up about Memorial Day made up for it. That guy is ... something.

also the little thing on X where a widow asked for a view of her husband's grave at Arlington... and she got way more than just that

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (j+aD2)

66 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Gqar

Rod Blagojevich, but he made the mistake of pissing off Obama.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (rbvCR)

67 This is great. It excites me.

It shows that the Democraps are so comically desperate, so out of ideas, and so politically stupid and tone-deaf that they decide to celebrate a major American holiday centered on remembering fallen soldiers, by ... resorting to resurrecting a long-dead deadbeat junkie cannibal.

These people are not human. They are retarded aliens in skin suits who don't understand anything about anything. I love it. More, please.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

68 46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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It is why drones are literally there for instead of risking pilots. Let's see the Iranians parade around the wreckage and prop up bits at a press conference.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

69

"They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed."

They had other motives and were just waiting to roll their plays out.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (och2J)

70 If misguided ppl want to celebrate Floyd, fine. Do it any day except Memorial Day.

Posted by: forest at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (uMoZG)

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So close to Juneteenth? REALLY???

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (OLFlC)

71
I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

Ace with his crows is planning on becoming the American version of Odin, but-

he'll have to remove one eye with a corkscrew first, so-

don't hold your breath.

Wait if Ace is Odin, does that make garrett Frigg?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (iJfKG)

72 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

How do they load them? I'd buy that for a dollar.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (Wq24h)

73 Revert MN to territory status.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (T6aVk)

74 20 Are you the Crow Whisperer, Ace?
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Gqar

Here, Funboy.

Posted by: Eric Draven at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (TbWk/)

75 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."

In fairness he didn't get much time at the shooting range.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (sKqQm)

76 The same people that tell us Trump putting gold on everything is low-class trashy ...

Are the same people who affected a religious wailing and sobbing over the golden idol of a life-long petty criminal.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (73/SM)

77 Ace is dating Sheryl Crow??

What? Oh...

Never mind.

Posted by: Emily Litella, who maybe needs LensCrafters at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (U/s6V)

78 How does a dog fire a gun?
>>>
Take a breath, let half out, gently squeeze the trigger?

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (wVcYX)

79 "America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "

Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

80 If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

Floyd had done the exact same thing during an arrest, short of dying, a month before.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (rbvCR)

81 "They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed."

They had other motives and were just waiting to roll their plays out.

Yep. The original BLM "martyrs" didn't get much traction remember. Mostly because they were odious people.

With Floyd though the FNM just rushed a bunch of bullshit to the public before most people knew who he was - and yes this is the Matthew Sheppard play

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)

82 I don’t believe most people are surprised that Democrats despise the military and veterans. They’ve spent years trying to subvert the military and weaken our country.

I spent the day remembering a lot of people. One in particular who was KIA 7 years ago. His wife and two beautiful children are growing up without their dad, who was always first to the fight. A man larger than life itself, always with a joke and that wry smile of his to lighten the mood. He is missed. Dearly.

There are thousands of stories like his. Real Americans who loved their country and their brothers enough to give up their lives for them.

Never quit. Never stop remembering.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (hcEyG)

83 That Fox "News" account is just a tiny bit less fictitious and ridiculous than mainstream "news". The medical examiner's report *is* reality, it was the actual medical analysis. The "official" autopsy was nonsense, Soviet-style fiction worthy of Vishinsky during the Great Terror. The human garbage Floyd said "I can't breathe" while still in the back of the cruiser. No airway damage. Chauvin followed, properly, standard procedure as in the training manual and used throughout the US.

A book is coming out on the lynching of Chauvin, which was as shocking as anything out of America's past including the racially motivated judicial malpractice of the pre-civil rights era south. A partial taste of the jaw-dropping outrage is found in the video "The Fall of Minneapolis".

The only official malpractice, possibly, was whatever the hell happened to the paramedic response from the nearby fire station, which was very late. But even then Floyd - having multiples of fatal concentrations of two forms of fentanyl in him - may have been a goner.

The whole incident allowed the ridiculous cretins of MN, and tragically much of the country beyond, to show their pathetic a** to the world.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (U/Byj)

84 This!!

George got his six years sober chip yesterday.

Posted by: r hennigantx

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (GL+EM)

85 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:30 PM (FpHTM)

86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

87 Minnesota is beyond helping themselves. The pustule of illegal aliens that overwhelm and manipulate the vote will continue control. Only massive deportations and a clean and fair vote will recover MN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (ZwdAr)

88 86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

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"Hopefully" is an odd word choice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (46HP8)

89 If a crow shot somebody, no f'n way would it be an "accident." Keep firearms away from corvids.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Wq24h)

90 Grey?

Frey.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

91 One of the dumbest calumnies of Chauvin the FNM went with is that he was rayciss.

The guy had married a Laotian woman and adopted her son.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)

92 You know what goes well with a high carb diet? Human eyeballs. Soooooooon . . . .
Posted by: The Fat Crows

First they give your eyes Crow's Feet...

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (w9Wax)

93 85 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.
Posted by: XTC

Or anyone in general.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (99eI0)

94 87 Minnesota is beyond helping themselves. The pustule of illegal aliens that overwhelm and manipulate the vote will continue control. Only massive deportations and a clean and fair vote will recover MN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (ZwdAr)

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Well, deportations have picked up since the deaths of Goode and Pretti, those doing financial fraud through government programs are being arrested, charged, and even convicted, and the federal government is on a denaturalization push in response to legal immigrants doing fraud.

All while DOJ Civil Rights Division has a hard-on for cleaning up voter rolls and SCOTUS very well may make it illegal to count ballots after election day.

So, we'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (46HP8)

95 Okay you got me TJM

There probably are such Polaroids.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (2GVsD)

96 If someone was writing a tv script and wanted to make the politicians as loathsome as possible by doing something like this, the show runners would say it’s too over the top. But these jizz stains did exactly that

Posted by: UGAdawg at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (4MsaP)

97 59 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."
Posted by: gp
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Handguns should be kept holstered and long arms cased and unloaded during transport to prevent that sort of accident.

In a majority of states, having a loaded long arm is illegal during transporting them even with a permit. About 11 states, it is legal even without a permit, and two states require a permit to make it legal.

Law was designed to prevent poaching and night time festivities plus accident prevention.

Fair number of states have holster laws too for handguns as again, it is a safety issue to tuck it in your waistband, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (E4rtv)

98 Wherever George Floyd is today he probably is saying 'I made a lot of bad decisions, among them was attempting to pass counterfeit money, which happened on a day when I was high as hell.'

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (LHPAg)

99 Chauvin will rot and likely die in prison. And there's nothing to be done about it. The Democrats would love to do that to us.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Gqar8)

100 It shows that the Democraps are so comically desperate, so out of ideas, and so politically stupid and tone-deaf that they decide to celebrate a major American holiday centered on remembering fallen soldiers, by ... resorting to resurrecting a long-dead deadbeat junkie cannibal.
——

No, don’t be fooled they know exactly what they are doing. These incidents are specifically intended to divide and increase the chaos, raise the temperature, incite riots. Never forget that.

They are not interested in making things better for everybody, they want to burn the whole thing down. This is how you do that.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (lf5tB)

101 93 Or anyone in general.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (99eI0)

Sure, but there are higher expectations for anyone else.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (FpHTM)

102
How does a dog fire a gun?

Peanut butter on the trigger.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (iJfKG)

103

Democrats Forced to Delete Their Disgusting Memorial Day Post

https://t.ly/i3fZi

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Cqx++)

104 Little known fact...

Crime is still down around the areas St. George of Enlarged Heart used to hang out.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Sco7b)

105 91 One of the dumbest calumnies of Chauvin the FNM went with is that he was rayciss.

The guy had married a Laotian woman and adopted her son.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)

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I maintain to this day that Chauvin was most likely a die-hard progressive, flaunting his progressivism in an effort to climb the ladder within the Minneapolis police department.

It's why his social media was scrubbed.

So, the machine he had whole-heartedly supported for years...chose to eat him because he was inconvenient.

If and when Chauvin gets a retrial and even a potential release, he's going to make BLM-aligned white politicians look like the KKK.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (46HP8)

106 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (rJ48h)

107 Oh, Canada!

A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)

108 I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.
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As always, mention of Abrams triggers the Patrick O'Brian quote:

"the most unromantic beast that ever urged her squat bulk across the face of the protesting earth".

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (XeU6L)

109 86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

Gentlemen take Polaroids.

Posted by: Japan at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (T6aVk)

110 Lower your expectations as to what Democrats will do.

As in lowered into the depths of hell.

You will never be surprised or outraged by what they do again.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (hcEyG)

111 104 Little known fact...

Crime is still down around the areas St. George of Enlarged Heart used to hang out.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Sco7b)

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The crime levels of 2020-2022 were very abnormally high.

And yes, crime has generally decreased since.

Mostly because blue enclaves stopped defunding police after a couple years of massively increased crime rates.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (46HP8)

112 "America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "

Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

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"We are mired in a stalewait."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (OLFlC)

113 We get too fat we can't fly.

Posted by: The crows at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (2Ez/1)

114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

Basically, see these who Trump killed.

And only deleting it after blowback?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (73/SM)

115 107: Canada endorses murder so they can get their own hospital bed.

All the more reason to get government the fuck out of medical care.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (T6aVk)

116 It's a quagmire.

Posted by: The media we USED to listen to at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (2Ez/1)

117 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

TOO OLD

Posted by: Pedo Tim Walz at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)

118 Iran hacked and landed a Reaper (I think it was a Reaper) intact during Obama's reign of stupidity.
Where was the lefts outrage then?

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (gbGyB)

119 Ace- I have a mating pair of Ravens nearby. They fly the same path each morning and evening. I trap pocket gophers in my yard and place them feet up in the middle of a dirt access road behind my house. They fly by every morning and check for the free breakfast. They are quite big!

Posted by: DBCooper at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (3oMnW)

120 In other news

FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

No word if the cosplayers had washed their feet before dipping their toes in the juice.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (2GVsD)

121 " I like Big Crows and I cannot lie"

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (Gqar8)

122 Fuck these fucking faggots.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (oqH4h)

123 114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

they did that??!?!

wow.

scum bums

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (j+aD2)

124 114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

Basically, see these who Trump killed.

And only deleting it after blowback?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (73/SM)

=======

Also, proportion of D's turning in ballots so far in the CA governor primary are down...double digits compared to 4 years ago.

https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

This is not a party that's feeling healthy and leading towards victory.

I just see...sickness.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (46HP8)

125 I am sure Ace will celebrate the latest Disney failure today, as the Mandalrian movie records the lowest Star Wars opening ever.

But, don't worry!, says Disney: we can sell dolls and stuffed Grogus, and make up the losses.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (ytIvj)

126 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

I don't get it.

Posted by: Every politician ever at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vTZFs)

127 Well, I did not specify that it could be between her and an all you can eat Mexican feast, set up by illegal help paid $2 an hour. That's true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Oh, very well played m'lord.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (E4rtv)

128 126 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

I don't get it.

Posted by: Every politician ever at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vTZFs)

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hey

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (46HP8)

129 That Alberta-for-Minnesota trade is looking better and better, isn't it?

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (CwhoI)

130 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:30 PM (FpHTM)
_______

Normal, productive black people do not. He's celebrated by the race-hustlers making bank off his death, the rando leeches, the black criminal underclass, and -- especially -- AWFuLs and related pasty-white pustules on the ass of the country.

But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

131 All the more reason to get government the fuck out of medical care.

If the patient pays for his healthcare the service providers and incentivized to give him the best care he is willing to pay for.

If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (sKqQm)

132 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.
-

Four and twenty black birds baked in a pie?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (LgsNJ)

133 Oh you want entertainment news huh?

It seems the BBC can't find anyone willing to play the Doctor for their upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (2GVsD)

134 106 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?
Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (rJ48h)

He does, but that's not why he says it. He sits around thinking of the most out of touch lefty thing he can say. It's a weird flex these people do, like pretending not to know what Easter is. It's a pathetic way to marginalize normal people and their holidays like Memorial Day. Douchy behavior.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (wGerL)

135 120 In other news

FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

No word if the cosplayers had washed their feet before dipping their toes in the juice.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Reminds me of the classic Lucy bit where she is trampling the grapes from harvest at a winery.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

136 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)
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Story says they actually had to murder him twice, as the first drug didn't kill him.

Lesson One: Do not go to Canada. And Two: Never eat at a Tim Hortens.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ytIvj)

137 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID

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Similar to Califzuela wanting to co-locate several Planned ~~Parenthood~~ Abortion Clinics on high school campuses across the state, wouldn't it be more efficient to simply co-locate MAID Facilities at every Tim Hortons?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (OLFlC)

138 Why are you trying to fatten up the crows, Ace? Planning to serve them for TG instead of turkey?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (dx3rC)

139 _U.S. forces carried out strikes overnight on May 25–26, 2026, that the U.S. hit Iranian targets and sank multiple small Iranian boats...
_U.S. forces, striking missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to place mines,
_CentCom said the boats were laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ZwdAr)

140 The leftists in particular have made law enforcement generally an impossible vocation. This has profound implications for morale, retention, and recruitment. I’m no bootlicker, either.

This has been one of their longstanding objectives. Cops in many jurisdictions are now at best, tourists in blue. Or at worst …

This is what they want. No cop is going to put their ass on the line for public safety when some queer mayor will throw them to the wolves first chance they get if anything goes sideways

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (lf5tB)

141 FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

That's TERRIBLE

Where did you say this was happening again? The exact street address so I know not to go there.

Posted by: Rex Ryan at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)

142 a counterfeit $20 bill.
.....

Big time criminal mastermind.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 12:42 PM (UjdFS)

143 Personally, I don’t trust that Horton fellow.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:42 PM (77rzZ)

144 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (sKqQm)

We just kicked old people out of the country.

Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (T6aVk)

145 Yesterday was frustrating because I could not replicate the failure on my washing machine while I had it out in the yard, so I did several loads of laundry and then took the cabinet off, took the rust off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted it. As an afterthought I scrubbed the dribbles of laundry soap off the front and it looks good.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

I'm picturing an anime, possibly Ghibli, where the Spirit of the Device just wants to be in nature. Your washing machine inspires other machine spirits, one thing leads to another, and by the end everyone in your town is reduced to visiting their appliances at shrines in the woods when they want a cold drink, hot meal, or clean sock.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (Sy6m/)

146 This has been one of their longstanding objectives. Cops in many jurisdictions are now at best, tourists in blue. Or at worst …

The contrast with red states is interesting - remember when FL tried to arrest the cop that just waited outside during the Parkland shooting?

In a blue state they'd give a guy like that a promotion...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (sKqQm)

147 Normal, productive black people do not. He's celebrated by the race-hustlers making bank off his death, the rando leeches, the black criminal underclass, and -- especially -- AWFuLs and related pasty-white pustules on the ass of the country.
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See also those defending the "ghetto" graduation videos.

Have you seen those?
Just ... smh.

"why are you attacking people for celebrating their accomplishments?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (73/SM)

148 144 We just kicked old people out of the country.

Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (T6aVk)

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Syria formally announced that they refuse to take back 700,000 Syrian refugees from Germany.

Who are probably working in factories and keeping Germany an industrial powerhouse in Europe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (46HP8)

149 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj
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This isn't medical care, its a backpage Fetish that has been legalized. Canada, what a miserable mess your govt is. Pull you heads out, or you'll wind up like GBr.

Posted by: Your govt hates you and wants you dead. So it turns you over to the death fetishists at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (anL5R)

150 Minnesota is such a garbage State.

I recommend a "Reverse Witch Test" for Minnesotans.

When someone says "ooh, a ding dang doo, I'm a Minnesooootan," toss him in a lake, to see if he immediately inverts and sinks because his head is full of cement. If not, he's not a real Minnesotan.

What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (BI5O2)

151 > America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
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24 Reapers
4 F-15's
1 A-10
1 E3-G AWACS

All lost to enemy fire. There are others, like the 2 KC-135's that crashed into each other and a pair of Trident drones that had mechanical issues.

And all of the aircraft originally part of the rescue effort for that F-15E backseater were destroyed by US forces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

152
Syria formally announced that they refuse to take back 700,000 Syrian refugees from Germany.

Who are probably working in factories and keeping Germany an industrial powerhouse in Europe.

Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

153 89 If a crow shot somebody, no f'n way would it be an "accident." Keep firearms away from corvids.
Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Wq24h)

Especially a murder of crows.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (T6aVk)

154 SciVo

To fuel your anime machine nightmares

https://youtu.be/7oGxbCc0Xq8

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (2GVsD)

155 Reminds me of the classic Lucy bit where she is trampling the grapes from harvest at a winery.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

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Never saw the Broadway musical "Stomp" -- but that classic scene would have been ripe for parodying.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (OLFlC)

156 I will say Timpon and Frey are still better then Platner - who is accusing Chris Kyle of war crimes and inflating his kill count as a sniper.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

Did Jesse put him up to it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

157 Good afternoon Ace. Take a good 15 minute power nap. You'll feel better.
Frey is correct . Since Floyd was killed, Minneapolis has left Somalis steal billions. They city is not the same

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (hpwtA)

158 151 > America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
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24 Reapers
4 F-15's
1 A-10
1 E3-G AWACS

All lost to enemy fire. There are others, like the 2 KC-135's that crashed into each other and a pair of Trident drones that had mechanical issues.

And all of the aircraft originally part of the rescue effort for that F-15E backseater were destroyed by US forces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

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This is obviously the worst defeat in American armed forces history and proof positive that Iran has completely embarrassed and defeated the American empire and tyrant Trump.

Real wars are won without losing a single piece of equipment.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (46HP8)

159 Watchin Frey sob his crocodile tears at Floyd's coffin still ranks as one of the most sickening political displays I've ever witnessed.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (IXblq)

160 What Jacob Frey lacks in Walz corruption, he makes up for in complete pandering to the black/foreigner community.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (IifOV)

161 People.
Against.
Goodness.
and
Normalcy.

P.A.G.A.N. PAGAN.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

162 I saw a video from a Canuck woman. She mentioned when trying to get a therapist for depression they told her there was a 6 month wait BUT the wait for MAID was only 2 weeks...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

163 152 Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (46HP8)

164
But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)

165 I don’t understand the counterfeit bill thing. Did Floyd know it was counterfeit? Doesn’t seem like he was that perceptive, even when sober. You can be arrested for passing a counterfeit even if you’re unaware that it’s fake?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)

166 Truly despicable was Floyd's funeral procession in Houston with gold colored casket and carriage drawn by white horses thru closed-off streets.

Then-Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo led the procession on foot at the head of the cortege.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (wVcYX)

167 Mostly because blue enclaves stopped defunding police after a couple years of massively increased crime rates.
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Deportations. Most blue areas have substantial non-reported crimes--you can see this via the NCVS. The percent of unreported crimes, particularly property crimes is skyrocketing. Plus, quite a few jurisdictions have basically stopped all illegal drug enforcement. So while crime has declined somewhat after Floyd, urban areas, not so much.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (E4rtv)

168 Almost every part of an attractive woman > her feet

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)

169 America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

It was a suicide drone. This is what self-hate will do to a drone.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (g8Ew8)

170 It really is a neat trick that the donks were able to turn the death of POS criminal scumbag at the hands of a democrat operative police officer, in a democrat controlled city, with a democrat controlled black police commissioner in a democrat controlled state, into a problem for the GOP and the country writ large.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (XV/Pl)

171 Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)

Not really. They go and live among the whites and never look back.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

172 “No give backs”, eh?

These countries need to learn they don’t have any choice. The “refugee” programs have been queered and weaponized to great effect.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (lf5tB)

173 Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

Oh. Wow. We are reddit famous.

And ace cannot even make a crow friend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

174 Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

These people are absolute ghouls.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (dx3rC)

175 As with many states, the problem with Minnesota is Minneapolis, the city-state dominating the state.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (Q+gd/)

176 169 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (Wq24h)

177 Some neck wounds are more important than others. The Left in America

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (rgnea)

178 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset and will support the police in any situation. If you see videos of blatant police misconduct, half the comments will be in support of the police, often blatantly lying about the facts.

Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

The country widely condemned the George Floyd killing and there were historic protests. Defund the police was a horrible slogan/idea that made people get off the train.

I still think about it every day. I’ll never forget when I was on Twitter, and I saw the video and a person who was recording it from their screen skipped straight to the part where he just died, and everyone is panicking and screaming at the cop while the cop was on his knee on his neck

Six years later and it just feels like this day is gaining more meaning as time goes on.

Not really. It's becoming a niche holiday on Reddit, which is perhaps the most fitting, pathet remembrance of all.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (JCZqz)

179 171 Not really. They go and live among the whites and never look back.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM)

180 167 Deportations. Most blue areas have substantial non-reported crimes--you can see this via the NCVS. The percent of unreported crimes, particularly property crimes is skyrocketing. Plus, quite a few jurisdictions have basically stopped all illegal drug enforcement. So while crime has declined somewhat after Floyd, urban areas, not so much.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (E4rtv)

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The decrease from the 2020-2022 high was because of blue enclaves reversing the defund police craze.

The dramatic decreases over the last year+ have been because of deportations and combination efforts by the DOJ with local police to get violent criminals off the streets (most notably in DC and Memphis).

The best decreases have happened because of local cooperation with federal resources (hence the rise in 287(g) program enrollment from over 1800 police jurisdictions across the US).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (46HP8)

181 I see Aetius is stealing my bit about PAGAN

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (2GVsD)

182 We have lost hardware in the Iranian affair. Obviously all is lost. We need to cut a deal ASAP with the mullahs, and pay them reparations for the damage we've caused. Then we can go back to business as usual. Or, Peace in Our Time is another way of putting it.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (Gqar8)

183 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Next door to Wisconsin, the cradle of American Socialism.

Next question?

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (OUMaO)

184 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

See this is one of the things that amaze me. You could certainly say not all leftists wanted to abolish the police. But to just run with "nobody" is a bad face lie.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

185 173 Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

Oh. Wow. We are reddit famous.

And ace cannot even make a crow friend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

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I assumed 18-1 was speaking hypothetically.

Otherwise he would have shared a link.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (46HP8)

186 159 Watchin Frey sob his crocodile tears at Floyd's coffin still ranks as one of the most sickening political displays I've ever witnessed.
Posted by: Halfhand
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Carnies with serious drug problems have a better sense of morality and standards than most politicians. That is part of our problem. Remember Bubba Clinton pretending to be sorry when press asked him about Ron Brown's death in an airplane crash? Then yucking it up almost immediately afterwards when he thought he was off camera. This is who they are.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)

187 You know who got rich from George Floyd? The SPLC.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (x2htD)

188 Remember:
FBI agents are currently suing to get their jobs back because they say they were unfairly fired for kneeling to BLM protestors.

Kneeling--because of race--for a criminal to other criminals committing a crime.

Those are the people who want the power to enforce laws.
Who want back in power.
To enforce laws against you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (73/SM)

189 You can be arrested for passing a counterfeit even if you’re unaware that it’s fake?
———

The clerk does not return the note to you, when it is determined to be counterfeit.

That’s when he got belligerent and subsequently arrested. He wanted the fake note back, so he could try to pass it somewhere else.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (lf5tB)

190 178 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (JCZqz)

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$5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (46HP8)

191 I spent the day remembering a lot of people. One in particular who was KIA 7 years ago. His wife and two beautiful children are growing up without their dad, who was always first to the fight. A man larger than life itself, always with a joke and that wry smile of his to lighten the mood. He is missed. Dearly.

There are thousands of stories like his. Real Americans who loved their country and their brothers enough to give up their lives for them.

Never quit. Never stop remembering.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (hcEyG)

This weekend, I drove quite some distance to introduce my kiddos to the parents of a buddy of mine who was KIA. It was a wonderful experience and really drove into my kids that being killed in action is a very real outcome and impacts very real people living very real lives.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (Kdi1r)

192 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

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Inbreeding with some covert genetic experimentation thrown in?

Old & Busted: "Minnesota Fats."
New Hotness: "Minnesota Vats."

OUT: "Minnesota Nice."
IN: "Minnesota Splice."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (OLFlC)

193 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset

So you live in Minneapolis?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (2GVsD)

194
Jacob Frey reminds me of one of those simping, cowardly characters in a 80's action movie.

Posted by: YIKES! at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (OgWfa)

195 181 I see Aetius is stealing my bit about PAGAN
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (2GVsD)

Hey. Hey. Hey. We are both stealing from Dragnet.

That movie gets better. Like a fine wine.

I have it on DVD somewhere.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

196 I assumed 18-1 was speaking hypothetically.

Otherwise he would have shared a link.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (46HP

You could advertise it in your next ewetub video.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)

197 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Sarah Palin is waiting for her apology.

Waiting...

Waiting...

Still waiting...

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (vTZFs)

198 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset and will support the police in any situation

There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.

Libertarians often don't seem to understand this. Leftists definitely get it which is why they want leftwing draconian laws. Yes, yes you get to imprison conservatives and they do like that, but you also convince a bunch of LIVs that leftwing beliefs are correct because "they are the law after all"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

199 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.
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"Reallocation of funding" = Defund the Police = Abolish Police

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ytIvj)

200 > This is obviously the worst defeat in American armed forces history and proof positive that Iran has completely embarrassed and defeated the American empire and tyrant Trump.

Real wars are won without losing a single piece of equipment.
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The interesting number is the 24 Reapers lost. The rest is "business as usual."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (jehhT)

201 Just when you forgot MN exists.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (wBaIH)

202 "America lost a drone. This is the worst loss for America since Vietnam."
-like, half of the online right, for some reason
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (46HP

Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

203 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted ~~a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun~~ social workers instead.

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Fixed for Hypocritic Accuracy.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (OLFlC)

204 https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2059292931786207468

In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Interesting factoid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (46HP8)

205 There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.

Libertarians often don't seem to understand this. Leftists definitely get it which is why they want leftwing draconian laws. Yes, yes you get to imprison conservatives and they do like that, but you also convince a bunch of LIVs that leftwing beliefs are correct because "they are the law after all"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

The entire problem is most people are Lawful Neutral. It is flawed, but the Lawful->Chaotic, Good-> Evil scale really does fit a lot of people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)

206 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?
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When a people with an average 75 IQ are swindling you either:
1) you're in on it, or
2) they're smarter than you

Neither is a good look for MN.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (73/SM)

207 $5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.

Stephen King has a series of tweets in 2024 claiming only a right wing conspiracy theory nut would believe there was a Epstein client list...and then in 2025 he went on a tear accusing Trump and a bunch of Republicans of being on the Epstein client list

Being a leftist means every resets every single day...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

208 202 Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

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"I THOUGHT TRUMP SAID AMERICA HAD AIR SUPREMACY! HUH? DID YOUR ORANGE GOD LIE TO YOU? WE WOULDN'T HAVE LOST ANYTHING IF WE HAD AIR SUPREMACY!"
-someone be masturbatin'

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (46HP8)

209 Open channel D
Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026

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"Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (wzUl9)

210 $5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I’m gonna need at least 10-1 on that or no bet.

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (rsxHF)

211 Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

There is some of that, but there also seems to be a lot of ... lack of direction? being pointed out.

We can't see the gameplan (whatever it is) and so we start worrying if there is one aside from 'Show up, see what happens.' Thank you, Napoleon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y)

212 Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM

One of the nice things about being white, is that we don’t feel any social pressure to defend our low-IQ nonhuman primates... we have the luxury of being able to say "I think that guy might be a Kiwi Farms retard. Bait a trap with McCormick vodka and gold spray paint to keep him out of the neighborhood, just in case."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

213 But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)
_________

Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

214 168 Almost every part of an attractive woman > her feet

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM
++++++

You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (2Ez/1)

215 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (Q+gd/)

216 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Sarah Palin is waiting for her apology.

Waiting...

Waiting...

Still waiting...

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (vTZFs)

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Hunter Biden's 2028 POTUS Platform will be centered around a kinder, gentler MAID, inspired by L.A. Mayor Karen "Free Teeth" Bass.

Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (OLFlC)

217 There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.
--
See also abortion.

It's kinda crazy how pro abortion folks measure it from "it's legal."
So that makes it moral.

And these would be the same people who will get incandescent angry over the immorality of slavery.

Which used to be legal the whole world wide for almost all of human history ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:58 PM (73/SM)

218 Who you calling' a row ho?

Posted by: La'Tonya at May 26, 2026 12:58 PM (2Ez/1)

219 Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

Every now and then there is a story about some state having trouble sourcing drugs for capital punishment and honestly it makes me laugh.

Don't you guys have a bunch of meth, heroin, and coke you need to get rid of? Or hell just give the convict a few clot shots straight to the heart...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Dunno if it's the best way to honor the day, but it kinda feels right.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (JcF+m)

221 183 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Next door to Wisconsin, the cradle of American Socialism.

Next question?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (OUMaO)

The Iron Range libs are dying out. Republicans almost won up there in 2024 and will win in 2028. But Minneapolis has attracted lots of crazies, and the S'mores vote as a block vote.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (wGerL)

222 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (Q+gd/)

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* DogEater's Desired & Militarized Federal Police Force has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (OLFlC)

223 209 Open channel D
Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026
***
"Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I WANT THE D!!!!

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (JCZqz)

224 The video of Jacob Frey dancing in his skinny jeans to Somali community music is......a great way to kickstart a vomit.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (IifOV)

225 200 pullups? You go, guy!

Posted by: AOC at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (x2htD)

226 Speaking of swindles, aka thievery, in the classical sense.

If you have cool LEGO sets or other stuff, do not go to Bricks and MiniFigs to try and sell them.

A Raleigh NC store tried to steal a rare $1,000 C3PO mini-fig and when busted merely claimed he forgot about it and that it was also a fake.

They will lowball you, quoting only 12% to 25% of value for an item.

In Salem, OR their store was selling a large, sealed collection of Star Wars LEGOS who's estimated value was $200k. Instead of giving the remaining collection back when the store changed ownership, they tried to steal it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (2GVsD)

227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (vTZFs)

228 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.
——-

Bingo! They don’t want to abolish the Police, that would actually be an improvement, at least in certain locales.

They want to control law enforcement just as you say.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (lf5tB)

229 Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM

One of the nice things about being white, is that we don’t feel any social pressure to defend our low-IQ nonhuman primates... we have the luxury of being able to say "I think that guy might be a Kiwi Farms retard. Bait a trap with McCormick vodka and gold spray paint to keep him out of the neighborhood, just in case."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)
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I think a good portion of Kiwi Farms is just toxic scumbags looking to scream about something -- and foreign bots -- and being assholes for the sake of being assholes. None of these scumbags speaks for me.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)

230 220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Dunno if it's the best way to honor the day, but it kinda feels right.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts

I see guys do that occasionally with their body armor on, or weighted vests. Madness.

Posted by: Military Moron at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (JCZqz)

231 "There is some of that, but there also seems to be a lot of ... lack of direction? being pointed out."

So you want all the info? Even if it puts lives in danger?What you call "lack of direction, I call opsec. I would prefer to keep it that way.

Direction? Hasn't that always been irgc doesn't get to play with nukes? Are you sure your dissatisfaction isn't just a reflection of the price on the gas pump?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (HIzgC)

232 For some time, CNN has been using photos of Trump in some public appearance when he is blinking and claiming he fell asleep or is ill. Now the WH X account is hitting back with photos of CNN hosts and guest caught blinking on air and claiming they are asleep or ill.

Childish? Of course, its social media. But it's great to have a team that fights back over everything instead of passively letting the hits pile up.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (viF8m)

233 Stephen King has a series of tweets in 2024 claiming only a right wing conspiracy theory nut would believe there was a Epstein client list...and then in 2025 he went on a tear accusing Trump and a bunch of Republicans of being on the Epstein client list
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The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (73/SM)

234 220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Ah, one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's warmups.

Posted by: The MSM at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/s6V)

235 227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (vTZFs)

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Overrepresented. Roughly 50%.

The white male vote is becoming a bloc in certain states.

And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (46HP8)

236 Frey is even more stupid than Katie Wilson, and that's saying something.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (6ZvBu)

237 233 The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (73/SM)

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This is apparently all true.

There were documents under seal in the FL case, and after already getting paid by the Epstein estate and Deutsche bank, the women who had brought the suit started talking about the hidden client list in those sealed documents.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (46HP8)

238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (2GVsD)

239 Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Not sure as I haven't done serious crime research since about 2016-20 regarding firearm crime. Some is probably defunding but you have a number of other variables in the mix like the massive unrest set up by teh Dems for political reasons. Democrats and leftists are definitely causal variable on crime policy affecting crime rates but sometimes it gets difficult to pull apart just how to attribute each variable. Defunding, not requiring bail, informal leniency in charging by police and court, changing laws, diversion laws, immigrants, drug related crime, etc. etc.

And then you get into societal factors---pretty clear from James Q Wilson that criminals are quick to pick up on cues that a permissive environment to cause mayhem exists.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

240 "Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (wzUl9)

You've been hacked, Wolfus!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

241 I've been on T-Mobile fiber now for about 8 months. Had my very first extended outage last nite, at least six hours. Other than that, no problems, and pleased with the service overall. Plus, fiber is better for the diet than cable is.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (Wq24h)

242 227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?
Posted by: Oddbob

It's not our place to decide who represents the party...it's time for us to step back and let others lead. We'll vote for whomever our better pick in the general, though!!!!

Posted by: Cucked white liberal men at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

243 1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run
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When I was in hospice care I'd do that every day before breakfast.

Posted by: Jimmuh at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (2Ez/1)

244 238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (E4rtv)

245 How you like them apples, Fake Tapper.

https://tinyurl.com/t522yp68

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (viF8m)

246 Ah, one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's warmups.
Posted by: The MSM at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/s6V)

Congratulations! Your post won today's Internet!

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (JcF+m)

247 Being a leftist means every resets every single day...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

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I think it was the great Thomas Sowell who once wrote -- decades ago -- that "most liberals believe history began in 1965."

That definitely needs to be updated to "15 seconds ago" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (OLFlC)

248 And now the New Jersey Governor is out protesting an ICE facility in her state. These people love to show their ass.

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (8XBuM)

249 My daughter picked out a Lego set for us to build. This onecwas Leo Messi, kicking a goal for Argentina.

Soccer is so gay that even the Lego set is super gay. It's hard to make a mini-fig look like he's about to run through the goalpost and sodomize someone, but they pulled it off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (BI5O2)

250 @226

>>If you have cool LEGO sets or other stuff, do not go to Bricks and MiniFigs to try and sell them.

If you have anything of value to sell, know what's it's worth, do not sell it to any large scale buyer, try to sell it privately or at an auction.

The only person who you have a shot at giving you the true value of what something is worth is another collector.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (XV/Pl)

251 242 It's not our place to decide who represents the party...it's time for us to step back and let others lead. We'll vote for whomever our better pick in the general, though!!!!

Posted by: Cucked white liberal men at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

=======

Progressive men don't have kids, and they're constantly internalizing the message that they are the worst thing on the planet.

They're a dying breed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (46HP8)

252 T-Mobile fiber.

- Gentle
- Safe
- Effective

Posted by: Jimmuh at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (2Ez/1)

253 Massie says he's going to read the names on the floor before he leaves Congress.

I'm really debating placing a bet on Polymarket that he will not.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (73/SM)

254 And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).

You're welcome.

Posted by: Zombie Margaret Sanger at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (vTZFs)

255 The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

--------------------------

Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (m0Lve)

256 And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Goooood.....all is going according to plan....

Posted by: The Specter of Planned Parenthood's racist roots at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (JCZqz)

257 The Babylon Bee has several ideas for Stephen Colbert's new job. My personal favorite is

Knight at Medieval Times: He may not be that qualified, but everyone would love to see him get whacked with a mace a few times.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (qx7Zg)

258 _________

Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Is this from assumption or personal knowledge?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (ZwdAr)

259 "run pull-ups push-ups air squats run"

Dreadful gym class memories come flooding back.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (Wq24h)

260 It's hard to make a mini-fig look like he's about to run through the goalpost and sodomize someone, but they pulled it off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM

LOL!

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (IifOV)

261 Step 1. Announce reading of the whole list.
Step 2. Commit suicide just before the reading.
Step 3. Candy Ovens and T'uquar Quran claim the Jews killed Massie
Step. 4 $$$$

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (2GVsD)

262 Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.
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Creatively, it was the cocaine

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (m0Lve)

263 How you like them apples, Fake Tapper.

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I always thought (per the movie "Good Will Hunting") that it was said & written with the Southie accent "Dem Apples" ... which, it just occurred to me, has a double meaning.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (OLFlC)

264 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (RHGPo)

265 244 238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.
Posted by: Anna Puma
====
Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.
Posted by: whig

I always found his graphic descriptions of underage sexual activity particularly, uh, satisfying...

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (JCZqz)

266 Legos?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (6ZvBu)

267 "They're aggressive enemies of everything traditional, wholesome, good, and true."

every day, in every way, whenever they open their mouths .

this cannot be overemphasized.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (VyBeY)

268 241 I've been on T-Mobile fiber now for about 8 months. Had my very first extended outage last nite, at least six hours. Other than that, no problems, and pleased with the service overall. Plus, fiber is better for the diet than cable is.
Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (Wq24h)

Billy Bob Thornton smiles.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (Gqar8)

269 264 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (RHGPo)

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He's also in personal best territory in the category "not beatin' on his bitch"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (6ZvBu)

270 Knight at Medieval Times: He may not be that qualified, but everyone would love to see him get whacked with a mace a few times.

I watched videos by a couple of guys that have a sword fighting school - not just rapier/fencing like the Olympics

Someone asked them why in HEMA (the fighting org for their sport) that people don't grapple and I was amused that the answer was its too dangerous - if you literally fall on your sword you could get hurt.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)

271 Lego my Eggo!

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)

272 Stephen King. Good Lord, is that old Lesbian still alive?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (Gqar8)

273 Comments are due June 22, 2026.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Operation Barbarossa day.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (W5mpo)

274 Good afternoon Ace and everyone
Home early

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (/yoSu)

275 Ace's strategy with the crows must be to turn them into couch potatoes so they stick around.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (cWLG3)

276 Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Is this from assumption or personal knowledge?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (ZwdAr)
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Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)

277 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.
Posted by: SMOD
.......

I'm sure he's never felt better.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (UjdFS)

278 Eliminating cable from the diet has the added cost advantage of recycling. Why eat the cable when scrappers pay good money for it? Use the proceeds to eat Taco Bell instead.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (Wq24h)

279 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

280 satan's little whores!!

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (vgXYo)

281 Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)

Elric is MooMoo?!?!?!??!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (Kdi1r)

282 The community misses George Floyd's strong pimp hand.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (6ZvBu)

283 Important public notice for TRex and any other dinosaurs reading this post....

https://tinyurl.com/48jzrzab+

This comment brought to you by dog lovers.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (qx7Zg)

284 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
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yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

285 As said yesterday
You can't H8 Marxists enough

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (Ia/+0)

286 Washington Nearsider

Have you seen the 1/32 Red Pill F-4B/N Phantom II kit?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (2GVsD)

287 Morning Ace, and daywalkers! Frey and Walz are both worthless pieces of shit.

The Peon roof is all but finished! Just a few random ridge cap pieces, and random tabs blown off that need to be replaced. I will probably go up there after seven, when the Sun is lower is the western sky. It was nice and cool this morning, got a little warm at ten o'clock, when we knocked off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (8zz6B)

288 284 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
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yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

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All of age. All willingly entering into employment with Epstein to essentially be yacht girls.

If we're going to go on a crusade to attack every powerful person who pays of-age girls to have sex, well, that's certainly something to spend all out political capitol on post-Clinton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (46HP8)

289 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

MAGA Conservative, right there.

There's nothing against Trump in the Epstein files, but hey, you keep f*cking that f*cking chicken, asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (Zz0t1)

290 233 Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (v3pYe)

291 And now the New Jersey Governor is out protesting an ICE facility in her state. These people love to show their ass.
Posted by: Case
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Installation of Bers as Governor would straighten things out in just a couple of weeks.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (XeU6L)

292 Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

Was he on some kind of committee that dealt with Epstein or else why would he have such a list? And what wouldn't he have read it before this?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (dx3rC)

293 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28
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LOL

I'm mad I didn't think of this.

Of course he's going to campaign for the next 2 years on "send me back to Congress so this time I can read the Epstein List. I promise."

And he'll rake in thousands for it from the bottomless supply of Stupidity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (73/SM)

294 what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Massie's green bean casserole recipe?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (2GVsD)

295 They love inverting things, making evil look good, good look evil.

So motherhood is terrible (literal slavery!), but killing babies before they're born is amazingly good.

Criminals should be protected and allowed their freedom, but disarm and prosecute victims and those who try to defend themselves.

America is an evil place, but Cuba is good.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (ynpvh)

296 293 Of course he's going to campaign for the next 2 years on "send me back to Congress so this time I can read the Epstein List. I promise."

And he'll rake in thousands for it from the bottomless supply of Stupidity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (73/SM)

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JP Sears is going to spend all his X and Youtube money on Massie until he's living in a cardboard box.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (46HP8)

297 These people are still obsessing over George Floyd? So cringe. So yesterday. They're like that kid in Seventh Grade who still listens to KISS when everyone else had already moved on to Metallica.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (Av6i5)

298 Bers for governor?

His campaign will have a killer theme song.

Just imagine if he teams up with Baby Metal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (2GVsD)

299 294 what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Massie's green bean casserole recipe?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (2GVsD)

He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

300 ______

Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Should have said it another way. It is a hard row to hoe moving from common black culture into middle class America. And, you reference upper class America not middle class where there is skepticism and resistance because of DEI push.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ZwdAr)

301 297 These people are still obsessing over George Floyd? So cringe. So yesterday. They're like that kid in Seventh Grade who still listens to KISS when everyone else had already moved on to Metallica.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (Av6i5)

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Always fear that Democrats can't get the 2008 black turnout back.

With their most loyal black voters (Civil Rights era) dying, it's just going to get worse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (46HP8)

302 Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.

It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.

https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

303 "272 Stephen King. Good Lord, is that old Lesbian still alive?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (Gqar

"

We disclaim any responsibility, and mildly resent the implication!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Posted by: Older Lesbians of the Western Hemisphere at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (VyBeY)

304 JP Sears is going to spend all his X and Youtube money on Massie until he's living in a cardboard box.
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Don't forget Rich Barris handing out $10k to all those who dared bet against Massie winning.

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LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (73/SM)

305 This is all just a huge distraction from the Epstien list!!

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (gbGyB)

306 216 Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

i was under the impression it would be called "soma".

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (v3pYe)

307 @292 Fen, I think he's alleging he's been in contact with ladies who Epstein trafficked. Whatever I think he's full of crap

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (hpwtA)

308 302 Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.

It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.

https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

The Luce. Why not call it the Flambé?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (ynpvh)

309 12 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

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I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP

I didn't look, did anyone get the Rick and Morty reference?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (dmDsy)

310 Someone (posobiec?) posted a drawing of the two standing side by side. Floyd was fucking 6'4" monster and Chauvin was 5'9" midget.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (8aPNd)

311 304 Don't forget Rich Barris handing out $10k to all those who dared bet against Massie winning.

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LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (73/SM)

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I believe that was Barnes.

The other half of the dimwitted duo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (46HP8)

312
https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

"It looks different."

No, it looks like shit. It looks like something from the video game "Little Big Planet."

Ferrari should sue the designers for fraud. They stole the money they were paid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Zz0t1)

313 He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

My son had some Indian dish from a local vegan restaurant with peas and carrots . It may have been among the spiciest things I've ever had and I like fairly spicy food . I don't think they've moderated food for most American tastes yet, but it's ok. They seem to have a huge Indian clientele and may not need Americans.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (dx3rC)

314 309 I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP

I didn't look, did anyone get the Rick and Morty reference?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (dmDsy)

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No one brought it up.

But, later season. I'm not surprised.

Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP8)

315 Ferrari is making the vehicles for Tron 4?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (2GVsD)

316 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
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yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

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All of age. All willingly entering into employment with Epstein to essentially be yacht girls.

If we're going to go on a crusade to attack every powerful person who pays of-age girls to have sex, well, that's certainly something to spend all out political capitol on post-Clinton.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (46HP

_________

Look at all the "accusers" at all the press conferences. They are very vague not only when the the alleged incidents happened, but also how old they were at the time. And nobody ever presses them on that critical fact. They almost all look middle-aged now, which would put them comfortably above legal consenting age at the time.

They are also very vague as to how many times they went back to the island or on junkets with Epstein generally.

Know the op when you see it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

317 312 Link sez 1035 HP. Is that a lot? Sounds like a lot.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (Wq24h)

318 That's the cuckiest cucking cuck I've ever seen cucks cuck.

Posted by: logprof at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (jo6FO)

319 Massie reads the Epstein list bet he names DJT but not mentioned he was one who tossed Epstein out of the club

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (Ia/+0)

320 Why did Larry Summers resign? Why is Prince Andrew no longer a royal? There I just made a 2-person Epstein list.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wGerL)

321 Interdimensional adventures?

There are a couple mice in clear balls that would like a word with you.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (2GVsD)

322 Ferrari should sue the designers for fraud. They stole the money they were paid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Zz0t1)

this, hundreds of times over!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (VyBeY)

323 313 He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

My son had some Indian dish from a local vegan restaurant with peas and carrots . It may have been among the spiciest things I've ever had and I like fairly spicy food . I don't think they've moderated food for most American tastes yet, but it's ok. They seem to have a huge Indian clientele and may not need Americans.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (dx3rC)

I like Indian food. It's just a touch spicier than I like, but I still eat it with gusto...naan with various curries and bhindi masala...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (ynpvh)

324 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
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Cash and drugs aren't that traceable. And any vague reference to massage services, etc. in the books if such were kept on those matters.

And the issue is many of those named plaintiffs that got money from Epstein's estate were also traffickers. That is how new girls got hooked up--they were recruited by other girls.

Want to know how his operation worked, read up the released depositions from Giuffre's lawsuit against Andrew and the Palm Beach investigations by the state. Will help correct a lot of the media and political hoopla about the guy.

We know very little about what went on at the NM ranch and supposedly that is being investigated by NM authorities. A bit more about Virgin Islands but still a lot less than about his operations in Palm Beach. Giuffre sheds some light about NYC operations and the Virgin Islands in her lawsuit depositions and others.

And supposedly Sarah Kellen, who was one of Ghislaine's lieutenants gave three new names last week to house investigators. Two French dudes and someone else not particularly notable

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

325 nood

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Wq24h)

326 THE BOSS HAS A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Ia/+0)

327 A writer by the name of Michael Tracey has been tracking some of the Epstein accusers. I don't know how credible he is but some of the women and claims they make are nuts. David Boies is representing a lot of them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (hpwtA)

328 What absolutely shitty time to be alive back then.

Witnessing the "lock down" floyd rioting while good and decent people cowered in fear. Watched society go right in the shitter. willingly

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (61TgR)

329 Voting against Big John Cornholio was truly one of the most satisfying votes of my life. Ken Paxton won my vote while Cornholio repeatedly slapped my face with his votes. May Cornholio suffer a long and painful illness.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (JNTt1)

330 328 Concur. 2020 was the year America went completely bugfuck insane. Had to experience it to believe it.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Wq24h)

331 324 And supposedly Sarah Kellen, who was one of Ghislaine's lieutenants gave three new names last week to house investigators. Two French dudes and someone else not particularly notable

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

Ex-Wife of former NASCAR driver Brian Vickers.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (iXqHn)

332 No, it looks like shit. It looks like something from the video game "Little Big Planet."

TBF, compared to other EVs, it looks pretty good. Compared to other Ferraris, it looks laughable. Compared to other $640K cars, it looks... well, I just don't have a word for it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:28 PM (vTZFs)

333
Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.
It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.
https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2
(link goes to Car and Driver)
Posted by: far cry
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The Luce. Why not call it the Flambé?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

You forgot the 'surprese'
- Mr. Went & Mr. Kidd, Diamonds Are Forever

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (PnEh/)

334 Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick
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You feel sick? We're here to help!
-MAID

There is also a story circulating on X where a Canadian citizen is being told by some super polite Canadian cops that a psychologist that he never met informed the cops that the citizen is "certified". I don't know what that means exactly, but apparently it includes police forcinh the citizen to go get psychological testing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Enz0M)

335 Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP

Oh, shit, that dropped? (Damn, I sound cool!)

Hulu?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

336 335 Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP

Oh, shit, that dropped? (Damn, I sound cool!)

Hulu?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

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Adult Swim app.

Should be on HBOMax sometime mid-June, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (46HP8)

337 Perfect
Walz dancing on Floyd's grave.

They're insane.

Posted by: torabora at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (KtOUo)

338 Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 10:48 AM (viF8m)

The Morning Rant: The GOPe Must Be Destroyed

The Republican primary for United States Senator in Texas is a snapshot of the tension between the entrenched interests of the corporate branch of the Republican Party, and a younger, aggressive, and unabashedly MAGA-adjacent conservative wing. The corporate Republican party (GOPe) has been the only game in town for many years, and their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.

The idea of collegiality within the Senate is an antiquated idea that is used as a tool by the Democrat Party to undermine the Republican majority, yet Cornyn stubbornly insists upon a world-view that simply does not exist. The acquisition of power is the only driving force behind Democrat behavior, but Cornyn pretends that the traditions of the Senate are still powerful. Whether he believes it is secondary to his tepid support for the President's policies, and his embrace of some of the talking points of the progressive forces acting against the President.

"Insurrection?" No, Senator Cornyn. It wasn't an insurrection, and nobody was charged with it, so stop parroting your buddies across the aisle. And the filibuster is a marvelous tool to protect Democrat interests and subvert the will of the American people with respect to voting in America, yet you support it?

Begone with you! And let us discard your supporters for good measure. You know, like conservative stalwart Hugh Hewitt! Or the fine, upstanding Senator Thune! Or the United States Chamber of Commerce!

Support for President Trump and his policies should be axiomatic for the Republicans in the United States Senate. That there is a group of senators who are actively antagonistic is an affront to the concept of a political party and the obvious idea that the president is the leader of the party. These effete and out of touch senators have an inflated sense of their own importance, and if the people of Texas slap down Cornyn today, it will be a powerful message to the others.

So...you Texans out there...vote early...vote often!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tjClK)

2 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (kgE5c)

3 Good thing there's no content to keep me from my appointed FIRST.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tjClK)

4 Oy!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (X8xt3)

5 Nailin' it, Sponge.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (kgE5c)

6 Nailin' it, Sponge.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (kgE5c)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (tjClK)

7 And I know all of the songs about Texas

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)

8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

9 > The acquisition of power is the only driving force behind Democrat behavior, but Cornyn pretends that the traditions of the Senate are still powerful.
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I think, in Cornyn's case, it's the acquisition of money that's the only driving force. His behavior is almost a clone of McConnell... which isn't surprising.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (jehhT)

10 It's a safe bet that if someone has been in the Senate or the House for many years, they have no allegiance to their constituents or the party. They are in it for themselves and their pals and donors, and that can include Democrats. "Barn sour"

It is a rare Republican who sticks to the values* they had when they arrived in DC.

*Assuming they had good values to begin with

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (X8xt3)

11 The "AGFUND" fat rich ranchers in TX want to keep their slave pipeline so are endorsing Cornyn. According to comments belowdecks.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E6ouU)

12 their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

You do your job and we'll do ours.

Posted by: GOPe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the DNC at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (g/iaZ)

13 Voted early. Voted Paxton.

I want my elected representatives to understand that we don't want them to reach across the aisle. We want them to decimate the other side to the point of pulp. We can't negotiate with them anymore. They are the enemy. They must be defeated. They can never rule again.

Period.

Leave. No. Doubt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:04 AM (tjClK)

14 Paxton got impeached by Dade Phelan. The drunken bum who got kicked off the Speaker's chair.
With all the horseshit thrown at Paxton there's got to be a pony somewhere!

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E6ouU)

15 Support for President Trump and his policies should be axiomatic for the Republicans in the United States Senate. That there is a group of senators who are actively antagonistic is an affront to the concept of a political party and the obvious idea that the president is the leader of the party. These effete and out of touch senators have an inflated sense of their own importance

I'm a Senator, and I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!

Posted by: Senator Fredo Cornyn at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

16 8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

He was a great AG.. I kind of wish he had stayed there....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (crd+F)

17 The "AGFUND" fat rich ranchers in TX want to keep their slave pipeline so are endorsing Cornyn. According to comments belowdecks.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E6ouU)

Yes. Disappointing. VERY disappointing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tjClK)

18 8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

19 The truth if many GOP senators are democrats. Look at their conservative scores for proof.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (xvV+O)

20 The Feds just indicted the son of the former Chairman of the Texas GOP on charges of being an "unregistered" Chinese agent.

There you go, it doesn't get any more uniparty than that.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (5ZDo1)

21 Paxton got impeached by Dade Phelan. The drunken bum who got kicked off the Speaker's chair.
With all the horseshit thrown at Paxton there's got to be a pony somewhere!
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E6ouU)

He was impeached. At the trial, the FBI was called to the stand to clarify their investigation.

"Did you find any evidence?"

"No."

It was the most embarrassing thing to happen to Texas since George P. Bush.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

23 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)
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I disagree: very few (if any) prominent Republicans were willing to challenge the Bushies. Paxton is.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (5ZDo1)

24 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

Why?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tjClK)

25 But reaching across the aisle is how you "get things done."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Cqx++)

26 21 He was impeached. At the trial, the FBI was called to the stand to clarify their investigation.

"Did you find any evidence?"

"No."

It was the most embarrassing thing to happen to Texas since George P. Bush.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

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History shows that failed impeachments make the impeached party more powerful politically. It shores up their side and convinces the middle that the party in question didn't do nuthin'.

But this is supposed to not be true for Paxton for reasons.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (46HP8)

27 I have pretty much come around to equating the Democrat party with the Nazi party, or if you prefer, the Communist party ( a distinction without a difference as far as I’m concerned). Granted that my assessment is correct, how far should we be willing to go in order to keep them out of power in the future?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Gqar8)

28 22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

It does per ballotpedia.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tOcjL)

29 25 But reaching across the aisle is how you "get things done."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Cqx++)

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*jerking motion*
-the ACA

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (46HP8)

30 From FindLaw

"Texas Election Code - ELEC § 162.015. Restrictions on Candidacy in General Election by Candidate or Voter in Primary
Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person who voted at a primary election or who was a candidate for nomination in a primary is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as:

(1) an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate was nominated in the primary; or

(2) the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the person voted or was a candidate.

(b) A person who was a candidate for nomination in a primary election is ineligible for a place on the list of write-in candidates for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as a write-in candidate for the office sought by that candidate in the primary."

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (tOcjL)

31 If the GOPe goes away, our industry will be devastated.

Posted by: Big Bowtie at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (zZSxi)

32 10 It's a safe bet that if someone has been in the Senate or the House for many years, they have no allegiance to their constituents or the party. They are in it for themselves and their pals and donors, and that can include Democrats. "Barn sour"

It is a rare Republican who sticks to the values* they had when they arrived in DC.

*Assuming they had good values to begin with
Posted by: Lizzy
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Well said. Each term their care about voters declines while their donors and benefactors get more and more attention.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)

33 BTW, Tom Massie just filed to run for Congress again in 2028. As a Republican, funnily enough.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (5ZDo1)

34 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

There is.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (tjClK)

35 22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

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Only two states don't have sore loser laws (or combinations of laws like ballot filing deadlines that make it impossible), NY and CT.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (46HP8)

36 "effete and out of touch senators"

Never heard of such in all of 250 years of American history. What a way to characterize our noble ~~tyrants~~ leaders.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and a good day to you at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (0poB+)

37 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

Whistling past the graveyard but I understand. You really shouldn't focus on the bad things that were proven about the candidate you support. It only provides ammunition to the Left.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (z1MVF)

38 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

https://tinyurl.com/yv8c9pya

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)

39 I voted for Paxton in March and voted for Paxton when the polls opened last week. I did my part.

May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (T6aVk)

40 It does per ballotpedia.
Posted by: Nova Local
——

Thanks had no idea where to look that up.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (xvV+O)

41 I think one problem with the GOPe is that the leadership has an 1826 mentality about the Senate. That's been a lasting attribute of the Republican party for as long as I've been alive too; the whole comity and reaching out to the Democrats. In my lifetime that's all I can remember about the Republicans whereas the Democrats have gone absolutely batshit crazy left. I'm sure the GOPe sees that.

That they're not willing or able to change their stance on the left even when it's staring them right in the face is telling.

They're comfortable where they are; bagging millions for doing nothing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (jehhT)

42 The senate is first and primarily an exclusive club.

It is not a deliberative, legislative, and political body.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (46HP8)

43 I voted already, glad cause rain expected tween now and 700pm. Not than rain would stop a conservative voter.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (LHPAg)

44 May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon

What a nice poetic way to put it. Me, I prefer "let's flush this turd".

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

45 44 May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon

What a nice poetic way to put it. Me, I prefer "let's flush this turd".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

Fuck this guy anyway.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

46 Or fuck this guy in particular.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (bss/y)

47 I might like Cornyn if he were from a left leaning state where a lukewarm moderate is the best we could hope for (as frustrating as she is, Olympia Snowe is probably as far right as the voters in Maine will tolerate) but he's from Texas- you could find better just grabbing a random customer at pretty much any honky tonk or barbeque joint in the state.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (CvBUs)

48 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

So he should have been removed from office in 2023. He wasn’t. He should have been defeated for AG by P but Paxton won 68-32.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (T6aVk)

49 my two favorite things about this race:

1) Cornyn is throwing out every nasty, dirty smear he can find; he knows how to fight, he just won't against Democrats.
Just like all GOPe.

2) the GOPe are all out in force pushing the FUD that Paxton will lose to, or only barely beat, Talarico.
Based on polls.
The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

50 I'd encourage all TX males to make sure their male friends, neighbors, family, etc have voted today. Again, Paxton struggles with the female vote, so he's gonna need a tidal wave of men to show today, on an off election, to take out an incumbent. So, bring 3 men to the polls each...and see it happen...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (tOcjL)

51 But Hugh Hewitt worked in the Reagan administration, which makes him totes conservative!!1!

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (5yDGQ)

52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

53 46 Or fuck this guy in particular.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (bss/y)
Wish was some way we could get our money back.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

54 13 years in Texas and I never cast a single vote for Cornyn. Something about him rubbed me the wrong way from the start. I'd hit the button for all Republican then scroll back to his race and change my vote to anyone that wasn't him, usually a Libertarian.

Come on Texas, send this potato head packing. I only regret not being able to participate.

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (cYsU8)

55 Crushing debt, rampant sexual perversions, grifting, bribes, homosexuality, kick backs and sodomy.

It's what we do!

Posted by: Congress Of The United States at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (2SPXX)

56 42 The senate is first and primarily an exclusive club.

It is not a deliberative, legislative, and political body.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (46HP

The simple fact of giving them a six year tenure as opposed to every other elected politician gives a huge leg up to being in office for perpetuity.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Gqar8)

57 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...

Easy to say, but who? Give me an actual name of someone in TX who has anywhere near the support and name recognition to do what Paxton is doing.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (vTZFs)

58 History shows that failed impeachments make the impeached party more powerful politically. It shores up their side and convinces the middle that the party in question didn't do nuthin'.

But this is supposed to not be true for Paxton for reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Pretty much.
Jeff Davis (not THAT Jeff Davis), who ran and became governor of Arkansas--known as the Wild Ass from the Ozarks. Impeached and then acquitted. He then won a US Senate seat.

Impeachment won an undeserved rep from the Nixon years but generally as the Brits found out, it is fairly worthless as a tool for removal of politicians or even high judges. The politics get in the way.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (E4rtv)

59 49 The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

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I think Paxton's impeachment process broke the normal mold for how AGs are viewed by electorates.

They're normally just no-names with party affiliation. However, Paxton's journey drove up his name recognition to senator levels which made him capable of actually fighting Cornyn from a similar political height.

And that process proved that TX Republicans...like him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (46HP8)

60 All my ex(senator)s live in Texas.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (w9Wax)

61 Whistling past the graveyard but I understand. You really shouldn't focus on the bad things that were proven about the candidate you support. It only provides ammunition to the Left.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (z1MVF)

He's getting divorced. I don't care. Trump was a womanizer. I don't care.

Hanging personal relationships with the opposite sex around candidates necks after Bill Clinton is f*cking rich.

The impeachment against Paxton was such an incredible load of shit, it failed immediately. They had ZERO evidence he did what they accused him of. Zero.

I see what Paxton did in his time as AG. He doesn't cater to special interests. He caters to the State of Texas and fights to protect it. He sued the O'Biden administration more than any other AG. He fights. He supports Trump.

I'm good with that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

62 I early-voted for Paxton last week.

Posted by: Gref at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (5rh/l)

63 Republicans worry the Cornyn-Paxton fight is tearing their party apart

Politico: ‘The vitriol is going to be real’: Republicans brace for fallout from brutal Texas Senate runoff. If Attorney General Ken Paxton defeats Sen. John Cornyn, it will set up a costly general election marked by GOP infighting.

As recent results have shown, Trump's endorsement will likely push Paxton to the top. The GOP primaries wants yes men for Trump, not actual conservatives or people who respect democracy to our constitution.

This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Texas has been solidly red and Paxton still has a decent shot. If Talarico wins, it will be by a very slim margin. If Paxton wins, Trump gets another loyalist extremist in power, and the US continues its lurch towards Christian nationalist extremism.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

64 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

Pro gun control
As soon as it was safe to do so, demanded Trump be defenestrated by the GOP
(But yet he voted with Trump 99% of the time per his propaganda)
Says a wall between the U.S. and Mexico from sea to shining sea is ridiculous, so he’s good with open borders

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (T6aVk)

65 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

It ain't the divorce .

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (z1MVF)

66 I really can't say anything... I have Adam Schiff as my Senator....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (crd+F)

67 Wish was some way we could get our money back.
Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

I would just like to tape Thunes eyes open and show him some images until he passed the SAVE act.

*types* *deletes* Murkowski.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

68 56
The simple fact of giving them a six year tenure as opposed to every other elected politician gives a huge leg up to being in office for perpetuity.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Gqar

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Fun factoid:

Before the Civil War, the average length of tenure for a senator was 4 years.

No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (46HP8)

69 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?

Well, for one thing, his head is the size of a ham. And not one of those little boneless ones, no, it's the size of a very large hog's ham.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)

70 66 I really can't say anything... I have Adam Schiff as my Senator....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (crd+F)

Not all heroes wear capes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

71 Every GOPe Thurston Howell III Republican interview/ad should be AI-morphed into a bedroom scene with the GOPe guy sitting in the cuck chair with some Chad is banging his wife in the background blurred out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Q69fq)

72 America's favorite new game show, Name That Gender!

https://tinyurl.com/m9m67cyj

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)

73 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

74 63 This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

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It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP8)

75 He's getting divorced. I don't care. Trump was a womanizer. I don't care.

Hanging personal relationships with the opposite sex around candidates necks after Bill Clinton is f*cking rich.

The impeachment against Paxton was such an incredible load of shit, it failed immediately. They had ZERO evidence he did what they accused him of. Zero.

I see what Paxton did in his time as AG. He doesn't cater to special interests. He caters to the State of Texas and fights to protect it. He sued the O'Biden administration more than any other AG. He fights. He supports Trump.

I'm good with that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

Massie probably lost b/c of his outed relationships and old women's refusal to vote him. See Massie winning the under 65s, but getting torched with the over 65s...particularly on the female side.

It matters to old women - you need to overcome that with the male vote today.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (tOcjL)

76 Let them leave voluntarily. They'll take fewer votes with them and have less donors.

Posted by: DaveA at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (FhXTo)

77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

78 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

His red flag stupidity plus the debt ceiling increase for Biden throughout his term are merely the most recent reach around across the aisle bipartisanship. He was awful as GOP campaign chair leading to massive Democrat gains, First steps act , etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (E4rtv)

79
He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

Hopefully he's gonna have a lot of spare time to contemplate those choses...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (crd+F)

80 ~~Republicans~~ The GOPe and Dems (birm) worry[/b[ the Cornyn-Paxton fight is ~~tearing their party apart~~ ending their gravy train

FIFY

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

81 74 63 This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

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It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

82 81 I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

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I fully believe Talarico's polls.

He won't get better than 44%.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (46HP8)

83 2) the GOPe are all out in force pushing the FUD that Paxton will lose to, or only barely beat, Talarico.
Based on polls.
The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

A PAC that supports Paxton - I forget its name - came out with a super-cut ad of Talarico at his woke best. They are already working at framing the opponent.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (T6aVk)

84 He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

85 Congrats to Sponge

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (xcxpd)

86 OT: MMMmmm. Italian Wedding Soup.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

87 Once you see the Senate as THE most exclusive country club in the world, the behavior of Senators makes sense, in a way.

Getting elected, and re-elected, to the Senate IS THE GOAL. The Country and the People can go hang.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ZxPkt)

88
It ain't the divorce .
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (z1MVF)

What, then?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (tjClK)

89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar8)

90 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

What’s that they say about the price of liberty? : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (T6aVk)

91 74 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

BLOO TEXJIS 5-EVA!!!

(/sarcasm)

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (FpHTM)

92 Ro Khanna knows how to fix the SCOTUS.

https://tinyurl.com/mr22mu73

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)

93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (xcxpd)

94 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

He was against Trump running again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (tjClK)

95 91 BLOO TEXJIS 5-EVA!!!

(/sarcasm)

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (FpHTM)

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"In 2018, it was pretty close."

It's the extent of the hope, and it completely acts like the great migration that started in 2020 that drove states like TX and FL hard to the right just didn't happen.

Seriously, it'd be like putting money into the MA senate race because Scott Brown won that special election that one time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (46HP8)

96 islam > communism > The Senate of the United States

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (ZxPkt)

97 "But unlike the "severely conservative" Cornyn, Paxton CANNOT BEAT Talafreako in the Texas General Election! REEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

/Hugh Hewitt and his Fellow Butt-Boys' Sweet Tears

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (OLFlC)

98 "Sharrell Shaw made a post to her X page asking for anyone at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Memorial Day to visit the grave of her husband Staff Sergeant Alan Wayne Shaw."

I'm not ashamed to admit it. I got a little choked up reading all the responses on her X post from people at Arlington who complied with her request, posting pics or videos.

https://tinyurl.com/2d53hf4y

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (J4Dwc)

99 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.

Not really. There is a clear direction to the purges, and the GOPe is well aware of it. It's just the stupider, older, more arrogant ones who haven't the wit to trim their lefty sails in a time when being on the wrong side is no longer tolerated. See Cornyn, John.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

100
Getting elected, and re-elected, to the Senate IS THE GOAL. The Country and the People can go hang.
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ZxPkt)

Congratulations. Every politician’s job is to get elected. Every politician’s second job is to get re-elected. Whatever is number three is far behind. (H/t, Dr Sowell)

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (T6aVk)

101 86 OT: MMMmmm. Italian Wedding Soup.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

Endorsed.
Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

102 The general thought of many Texans is it’s simply time for Cornyn to move on. That’s it.

It’s not “tearing the party apart”. It’s not really controversial. It’s politics.

Paxton has done a lot to move the Republican Parties objectives towards reality. Nobody doubts he’s going to fight and vote for the agenda, whole cloth.

I’m hearing a lot more people voting for Paxton, so I don’t think this will even be that close.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (vhFJq)

103 101 Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

=======

*nods sagaciously*

Big Night.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP8)

104 89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar

Are Push polls like boobs? No matter how many we see, we keep wanting to give every set more consideration than they are perhaps due?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

105 82 81 I like that they assume that Talarico will win.
I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)
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I fully believe Talarico's polls.
He won't get better than 44%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I couldn't believe Wendy Davis and Beto lost...everyone loved them! The polls said they'd win!!!

I cried.

Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)

106 Massie probably lost b/c of his outed relationships and old women's refusal to vote him. See Massie winning the under 65s, but getting torched with the over 65s...particularly on the female side.

It matters to old women - you need to overcome that with the male vote today.
Posted by: Nova Local
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That infographic floating around is NOT an exit poll on the Galrein Massie race, merely a poll which requires people to answer a text message to an online portal or be directed to a human surveyor (aka interactive). So selection bias is present. Total sample size was about 400-450 which means the cross tabs on age would have something like 50-100 making any statistical inference from that sample size invalid.

Baris got hooked up with that 'interactive' BigPollData outfit and that is one of the reasons his polling has sucked recently. Unproven methodology used more for media comment than any serious analysis.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (E4rtv)

107 102 Consider this Talerico quote: “The fact that people who say they love America also say they love Jesus is a great stain on Christianity.”

Oh yeah Texas is gonna vote for that guy. Right.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (QDJ2U)

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Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP8)

108
Ro Khanna knows how to fix the SCOTUS.

Rodent Khanna can go fook himself

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (s9VOe)

109 I think Paxton will beat Talarico.

The one thing that gives me pause is this, and it applies to any of Talarico's opponents: I'm like 99% sure Talarico is either possessed by a demon, or a demon himself. There are few endorsements more powerful than Satan's. When he gets behind a guy, that guy has a real hoof up in the race.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)

110 There will be zero Dems NOT voting for Talarico because of what he said. Dems keep the eye on the prize, winning is al that matters. But unfortunately there is a contingent of Reps who run to their fainting couches over stupid shit that has nothing to do with policy and might just not vote for Paxton.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (nwGCR)

111 Dems vs RINOs:

I'd rather have rattles on my poisonous snakes.

A fake majority in Congress is like having a tranny girlfriend. You're only fooling yourself.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (Q69fq)

112 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

Cornyn is a squish. I think Thune's recent snit about all-things Trump is to get whatever revenge he can for losing his buddy Cornyn. Thune and Cornyn know Paxton will win today.

Posted by: Gref at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (5rh/l)

113 103 101 Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

=======

*nods sagaciously*

Big Night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP

That's a really fun movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (xcxpd)

114 104 89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar

Are Push polls like boobs? No matter how many we see, we keep wanting to give every set more consideration than they are perhaps due?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Throw in online betting markets on election outcomes too until it becomes obvious who the winner will be.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

115 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

He wanted to dump Trump at the first opportunity in 2020. In 2021 he said, in not so many words, Trump was old news and the GOP needed to move on.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (T6aVk)

116 islam > communism > scum > The Senate of the United States

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (OLFlC)

117 113 Big Night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP

That's a really fun movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (xcxpd)

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Makes me hungry.

That and Tapopo, quality double-feature.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (46HP8)

118 93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

It's just like killing terrorists, which is why you shouldn't do it!!!

Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:26 AM (JCZqz)

119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

Yeah, campaigning against meat in the world's foremost cattle culture is a bad look. Might as well run against sodomy in California.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)

120 119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

But it plays well in Austin

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (crd+F)

121 Damn bigot!

Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

122 120 119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

But it plays well in Austin

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (crd+F)

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Fortunately, Texas isn't built in a way where Texas and Dallas can dominate the state's politics.

And yes, it's all because Talarico represented part of Austin in the state legislature. He was playing to his base, and now he's just got a host of clips out there that will paint him as a weird Austin pervert to the rest of the state.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (46HP8)

123 If Paxton wins, Trump gets another loyalist extremist in power, and the US continues its lurch towards Christian nationalist extremism.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)
The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

124 123 The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

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They should flee America like the Jews fled Germany in 1933.

Trump is like Hitler, but less reasonable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (46HP8)

125 118 93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Yeah absolutely get rid of them when you can. Just saying it’s never a one and done.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (nwGCR)

126 New members of the House and Senate get a few days indoctrination by current members. I always thought how it would be to listen to what goes on. Probably like the old beat cop training a new guy. Here's where you can get a free meal, here's where you can take a nap mid shift, here's where they always buy those bogus policemen's ball tickets, here's where you get on the pad, here's where you get an envelope on Friday...

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (gm9Sb)

127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

128
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (y9nCu)

129 The thing I dislike the most about Cornyn is that even if he eventually votes the right way, which he often does not, he has to do his little Hamlet turn: "I'm a wise Senator considering all the relevant variables, and while I'll support my party on this, I would have chosen different priorities or done it better, or both."

The correct positions on most issues really aren't that hard to determine if your priority is getting things done instead of upping your spotlight time. That's Cornyn.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

130 all in all, it seems that Massie didn't really do much for his state, while making huge waves and lots of shouting that accomplished nothing but piss everyone off.

The woke-left wants nothing but to destroy the dem party so they can combat the right more effectively. The woke-right wants to destroy the GOP so they can combat the left more effectively.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (rbvCR)

131 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

132 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

And Cornyn would not support the SAVE Act, even when Paxton offered to step aside in the primary if he did!

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (T6aVk)

133 The majority of people who are poled say that it hurts and is unpleasant.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (ZxPkt)

134 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

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Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.

Not even in 2018 when the Republican Party was literally tearing itself apart because the establishment was actively saying that the standard bearer of the party was a Russian puppet (allegedly).

Not even in 2008 with the rise of Obama.

Weird gnome who wants to ban meat Talarico isn't going to break that pattern.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (46HP8)

135
Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

Scottish boy for PM!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (tjClK)

136 I early voted against Cornhole in early voting.
I agree that Talarico is backed by satan. He is one to watch out for...

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (EneHm)

137 [A movie just waiting to be made:]

"My Big Fat Italian Wedding."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (OLFlC)

138 To nerd out a little bit:
I read this amusing comment somewhere and it stuck with me.

"If Austin had been the city suspended above the Earf, I would have lobbied hard for the Avengers to let that fucker fall and then go out for beers with Ultron."

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (Q69fq)

139 131 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

Mills would have won. Maybe she wasn't controllable, so she had to go.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (tOcjL)

140 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Like I said, it’s just time for Cornyn to move on. As it should be for a lot of the older GOP stalwarts who have been there for ages.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (vhFJq)

141 The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.
Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

Actually, the drools on Reddit ARE the minions just repeating the catechism. That is how it propagates. Hate has no home here. Safer. Apart. 2 weeks to slow the spread. Get your booster.

Covid really is a big part of the subsequent insanity. It is like the fear people have of disease gave them a toe hold in people's psyches and the demons climbed in.

Case in Point: BTH. He was a solid commenter. On any issue for years he was as normative a 'ron as you could ask for. Covid comes around and it's like... the fear was bait and it opened him up to the influence.

Psychology is weird. A similar thing happened with Ukraine. It was like candy for people who had massive nostalgia for the cold war.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)

142 Voted this morning. Paxson should win. The issue Texas has is that maybe 10% to 20% of the population votes in primaries, runoffs, and off year elections at least in my county. The mayor of the closest town to me, (I live in unincorporated area so cannot vote in the city elections), won the runoff vote with a total of 10% of the population of the city voting. I am not sure if its apathy or laziness. I vote in every election as does my wife. For the life of me, we do not understand why people don't vote. It took us a total of 15 minutes (including drive time) to vote this morning.

Posted by: TheITGuy2 at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (v9ncW)

143 131 I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

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Beto was good looking (allegedly). Talarico looks like a fucking retarded gnome. That's the main difference. I mean...we knew ahead of the election that Beto fed his wife cat shit. He had no air of normal. He had an air of Hispanic, at best.

And Mills would have lost hard, just like the last no-name who lost against Collins (yeah...Mills is governor, but she's a million years old and no one likes her).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (46HP8)

144 Anyone involved in cattle was never going to vote for him to begin with.

The question is will squishy centrist/independent types be turned off from things like banning meat comments. Hopefully, yes. Your average centrist person does love a good burger after all. Comes down to will they hate Trump more than their love of a good burger? 😀

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (nwGCR)

145 105 I couldn't believe Wendy Davis and Beto lost...everyone loved them! The polls said they'd win!!!

I cried.
Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)

I still remember seeing a car in a parking lot covered from top to bottom in Wendy Davis stickers (and a couple of Hillary! stickers too).

I do not live anywhere close to Texas.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (FpHTM)

146 It seems impeachment and legal charges are now a strategic tool in politics, used to attack unpopular/flawed candidates and force them to keep running for office in order to insulate themselves from lawfare.

Is this how democracy is supposed to look?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (wBaIH)

147 Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Yeah absolutely get rid of them when you can. Just saying it’s never a one and done.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (nwGCR)

It could be done in a single fatal blow.

All Trump needs to do is #WalkAway and announce a new, cuckless Party that can be a political home for America's disenfranchised - effectively every Republican and about a third of Democrats.

I would recommend directly after midterms.

Let the GOP scramble to ingratiate themselves to this mighty juggernaut before '28, then reject them anyway. But string them along first.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (BI5O2)

148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (iFTx/)

149 There is no way Talarico will win in Texas. You can take that to the bank.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (vhFJq)

150 >New members of the House and Senate get a few days indoctrination by current members. I always thought how it would be to listen to what goes on.
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I imagine they get detailed voting instructions, as well as being told what happens if you rock the boat

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (ZxPkt)

151 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.
Posted by: Frank Barone
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Talk radio died after Rush did. Most of the remainder are hucksters to sell ads for their corporate management (often Salem Communications nowadays).

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

152 Another thing I hope dies it's deserved death today is the "perfect candidate" fake conservatives.

You know, the ones out there all full of righteous indignation of how they could never vote for Paxton because he cheated on his wife.
All the fake high morality of "he didn't honor his vows" blah, blah, blah.

Just ... GFYS with David French holding your hand.

Every man has committed the same sin in their heart--which the Bible counts the same and P in V.
It says it right there, in that verse.
No need to add the sin of lying about it on top of that.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (73/SM)

153 Talarico thinks Jesus was trans...........

OWT......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (tjClK)

154 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

Talarico insisting Texans eat less meat is going to play well in a state regarded for barbecue and the largest beef producer of all the fifty states. Oh wait, no it won’t.

I’m not voting for someone I would like to have a beer with. I’m not voting for a saint. I’m voting for who will represent this state and its vest interests in DC for six years. The end.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:35 AM (T6aVk)

155 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Like I said, it’s just time for Cornyn to move on. As it should be for a lot of the older GOP stalwarts who have been there for ages.

Fair point, but there is real value in the occasional defenestration pour encourager les autres.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

156 68 No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

well, you know the old saying: the grass is always greener over the septic tank.

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (v3pYe)

157 During Wray's testimony before the Senate after J6, Cornyn urged Wray to go as hard on J6 insurrectionists as he could. J6 was such an obvious setup that you either have to be incredibly stupid or on the other side to do something like that.

There are other things I don't like about Cornyn including the Save Act and his opposition to 2A but his taking the other side on J6 against what should be his own people was enough for me.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (viF8m)

158 109 I think Paxton will beat Talarico.

The one thing that gives me pause is this, and it applies to any of Talarico's opponents: I'm like 99% sure Talarico is either possessed by a demon, or a demon himself. There are few endorsements more powerful than Satan's. When he gets behind a guy, that guy has a real hoof up in the race.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)
Amen, brother.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (LHPAg)

159 It could be done in a single fatal blow.

All Trump needs to do is #WalkAway and announce a new, cuckless Party that can be a political home for America's disenfranchised - effectively every Republican and about a third of Democrats.

I would recommend directly after midterms.

Let the GOP scramble to ingratiate themselves to this mighty juggernaut before '28, then reject them anyway. But string them along first.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (BI5O2)

Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.

Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

160 >> Fair point, but there is real value in the occasional defenestration pour encourager les autres.

I think it’s also more a matter of the GOP trending younger in order to have people more aligned with contemporary ideologies and ways.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (vhFJq)

161 Oil-Rich Province of Alberta Preparing to Vote on Leaving Canada

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Well, don't let this influence you.

Canada says African immigrant doesn’t have to pay fine for smearing poop in teen girl’s face because he’s unemployed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

162 Weird gnome who wants to ban meat Talarico isn't going to break that pattern.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (46HP

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Talarico (you want to see this):

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ZwdAr)

163 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

Scottish boy for PM!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (tjClK)

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Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:

https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (OLFlC)

164 Cornyn comparing J6 to September 11, 2001 should give people pause.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (T6aVk)

165 Talarico, Bob's Big Boy wants his haircut back.

As much as Texas is morphing into a purple state with all the blue locusts moving in, I don't think that clown is going to win. But the cheat can't be ruled out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (Q69fq)

166 Thx CBD
The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (hpwtA)

167 165 Talarico, Bob's Big Boy wants his haircut back.

As much as Texas is morphing into a purple state with all the blue locusts moving in, I don't think that clown is going to win. But the cheat can't be ruled out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (Q69fq)

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The state has gotten more Republican over the last decade, not more Democrat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (46HP8)

168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (bufu1)

169 I think, in Cornyn's case, it's the acquisition of money that's the only driving force. His behavior is almost a clone of McConnell... which isn't surprising.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (jehhT)

Cornyn was a first-generation statewide GOP officeholder. He's a not quite Democrat. When a state flips from one party to the other, that's what it takes to get elected. Then inertia keeps them there. For a while. Hopefully, that while is up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

170 I started to watch a new documentary on History last night. World War II with Tom Hanks (who I've heard is dying from Kuru from eating human flesh. Plus AIDS). I turned it off before the opening credits were done because it was produced by Jon Meachum. Nope. Nope.

If I can't believe a word out of his mouth when he pontificates on current affairs, how can I believe a thing he says about something that happened 80 years ago.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (l26NL)

171 148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Duverget's law is pretty much solid. In a first past the post single member district setup, you will have two dominant parties. If you have proportional representation, then you will have 3 or more depending on the cutoff for representation.

People forget that Trump ran briefly for president back in 2000 under the rump Perot party machinery left and figured out third party was a ticket to nowhere. So he did a hostile takeover of the GOP. Flirted with third party again after 2020 but decided instead to try to fix up the old GOP party rather than being out of power like what happened in the UK in 2024 elections to the Tories.

Same thing happened in the 80's with the Progressive Conservative Party. Collapse and new parties came to the fore eventually. Same with the Whig party which spawned the GOP party from its northern wing.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (E4rtv)

172 The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

NO!!!!

Posted by: The GOPe at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

173 148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (iFTx/)

This is probably right. I am trying to think of a good parallel and the closest I can think of when we are talking about the GOP is ... the Republicans who assassinated Caesar. They were people of influence, but they completely ignored the support Caesar got and how he connected to the people. The people did not like the system. Caesar represented a break from that system. The Republicans completely misread this and believed that if Caesar could be eliminated, many would support them and yearn for a restoration of the traditional oligarchy. They truly believed everyone hated Caesar as much as they did, but they were so separated from daily life that they had no concept of what popular opinion even was. They operated though as if their opinion was shared by everyone.

It did not work out so well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (bss/y)

174 Fuck Cornhole.

The 2022 Cornyn-Biden Gun Control Package
In 2022, Cornyn teamed up with President Joe Biden and Senator Chris Murphy to pass S.2938 — the largest federal gun control package in over 30 years.

Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.
It empowered Biden’s ATF to crack down on private gun sales by redefining what it means to be a “gun dealer” — something the National Association for Gun Rights warned Cornyn about repeatedly.
It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.

https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (MTg2D)

175 Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.
Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

Where do you think the GOP came from in the first place, Mr. History?

They can be destroyed and replaced, just as the Whigs were.

Notwithstanding your GOP loyalism, their *own history* shows it can be done. You're not good at reading yourself, it seems.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (BI5O2)

176 Why would we need a 3rd Party when we are so close to taking over the Republican Party?

It's not just the left that can target an institution, gut it and wear the suit. Insurgents have turned the Democrat Party into a radical, marxist party. We can turn the Republican Party into an American First party and we are well on our way to doing it.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)

177 Canada says African immigrant doesn’t have to pay fine for smearing poop in teen girl’s face because he’s unemployed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

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Next you'll be telling me that they're letting` unemployed (or even employed "migrants") get away with literal murder -- especially if their victims are "white oppressors."

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (OLFlC)

178 168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (bufu1)

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Hell, Cornyn outspent Paxton $100 million to $15 million in the primary, and Cornyn only got 42%.

Funding wasn't the issue.

Name recognition was the real issue. People know the alternate this time to some degree, it gets harder to define him. He's not some state rep from San Antonio that no one's heard of before and Cornyn can drop some ads on calling him radical. Cornyn dropped tons of ads on Paxton calling him radical and unfit, and it didn't work because...name recognition prevented the attacks from hitting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (46HP8)

179 A lot of people, at least the cogent, honest ones not poisoned by their politics, realize that Texas is a great place for a reason. So they’re a little hesitant to bring their old politics into it.

This place has a way of doing that to you. If you open your heart, it changes your soul.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (vhFJq)

180 Snake handlers be crazy, yo!

Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ

https://tinyurl.com/mnvx8tb6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)

181 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

I point out that a fuckload of state legislature assholes lost their jobs over the Paxton impeachment, Three supreme court justices lost theirs as well. If Paxton can't beat Cornyn, no one else would.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ExV1e)

182 It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.

https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (MTg2D)

"Conservative."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (tjClK)

183 172 The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

NO!!!!
Posted by: The GOPe at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

184 156 68 No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

well, you know the old saying: the grass is always greener over the septic tank.
Posted by: anachronda
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There was no recall when Senators were selected by state legislatures but there were vacant seats when the two houses of the legislature fought over it and considerable corruption where wealthy candidates bought their senate seats by bribes.

Recall went out with the Articles of Confederation as did states paying their representatives to Congress.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

185 Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.
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Technically.

But W beat Ann Richards in 1994.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (73/SM)

186 >Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ
******

It's just a flesh wound!

Posted by: The Black Knight at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)

187 Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.

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Where's Eyepatch McCain when you need him?

Oh, nevermind ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (OLFlC)

188 Why would we need a 3rd Party when we are so close to taking over the Republican Party?

It seems obvious, doesn't it. No, the change isn't going to be complete overnight, but it's clearly well along and accelerating. Quick, let's do something stupid!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

189 1854-1860. Six years from the foundation of the Party, to taking the White House.

Crack a book. You'll see it in there.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2)

190 183 Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

=======

A president is temporary. The Senate is forever.

However, by helping him lose in 2020, they just extended Trump's kingmaking of the lower rungs of the party extend by another 4 years, and the latter 8 years of his 12 year reign over the party just got more anti-GOPe than before.

https://x.com/derzum_/status/
2058609208287789558

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:44 AM (46HP8)

191
Where's Eyepatch McCain when you need him?

Oh, nevermind ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (OLFlC)

"Face without an eye...."

- - - - - Lyrics in Billy Idol's Trashcan

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:45 AM (tjClK)

192 186 >Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ
******

It's just a flesh wound!
Posted by: The Black Knight at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)

I wanna know what he did with them after...funny he grabbed them, and not Dr. Oz (some of the jokes on the video are pretty funny, too)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:45 AM (tOcjL)

193 Timely post. I just voted in the Texas Primary Runoff, with all the other senior citizens.

The Republican side of the voting center was doing brisk business. The Democrat side, tumbleweeds were a-rollin' thru.

Yet another satisfying vote for Paxton, Middleton, and French. Cornyn can go jump in a lake.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (wVcYX)

194 Pooooor George! He can't hep it. He wuz barn with a silvuh spoon in his mouth!

Posted by: Old Lady Richards at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (2Ez/1)

195 167.

You'd think it would help.

Same as Idaho. But they bring their blue state Stockholm squishiness with them. Since 2010, the "Republican" locusts have voted for every new tax on the ballot and we now have a communist mayor in Boise.

They are systematically rebuilding Los Angeles around us. The wine moms with the US flags on their brand new King Ranch F250's are still voting for "the Children" and making their simps so the same.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (meoWV)

196 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (T6aVk)

197 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (T6aVk)

He'll just simply be the best Cornyn ever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (tjClK)

198 Something. something, remove all doubt.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (cS1cw)

199 They can be destroyed and replaced, just as the Whigs were.

Notwithstanding your GOP loyalism, their *own history* shows it can be done. You're not good at reading yourself, it seems.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Your post is misleading. The Whigs destroyed themselves by 1852 which left a vacuum. Same thing happened with the Federalists but that simply left the Democrats in full charge from 1816-1828-1830. The Democrats split over Jackson which is where the Whigs came in by 1832 and challenging Van Buren for the presidency by 1836, winning in 1840.

In a first past the post system, third parties rarely thrive unless one of the major parties implodes which gives the third party the needed candidates, experience and machinery to win.

Same in UK. The Liberals imploded over WWI with the Tories the major beneficiary. That lasted until Labour picked up the scraps left and pushed the Liberals into third party status (and irrelevancy) until just recently. Now the Tories imploded leading to Reform and Restore while the Labour party is imploding leading to Greens and Liberal Democrats.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

200 189 1854-1860. Six years from the foundation of the Party, to taking the White House.

Crack a book. You'll see it in there.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2)

One example from a rather extreme circumstance.

Read me harder. Much harder. The Populists in the 1890s. Perot’s party in the 1990s.

Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (T6aVk)

201
There is no way Talarico will win in Texas. You can take that to the bank.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (vhFJq)

The Donk commie cocksuckers are a lot like the British Army brass during WWI, obsessed with the idea of smashing the German lines at their strongest point. Point being to achieve not only a victory on the battlefield, but to also achieve a moral victory. Ridiculous, but that's what you get when you put donkeys in command of lions, to coin a phrase.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (y9nCu)

202 First in line to vote at my location today. Saw a purple haired 60+ woman working the polls. Was unsurprised that she was manning the Democrat side.

Paxton reminds me of Tom Delay, who had to resign because of the “serious allegations” against him. Two years later, the investigation is dropped. Oops. Nevermind. But the damage is done.

The most common complaint I hear against Paxton is “but the investigation and impeachment”. I point to the outcome and say, so what.

It comes down to which side is more motivated. The folks who are pro Cornyn or the folks who are anyone but that GOPe squish. The fact that Paxton is actually good is a nice bonus.

Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (sUTO1)

203 >The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty.
----

I think they are just trying to outlast him. Once Trump's out of office, they can turn the music back on and tap the next keg.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (ZxPkt)

204 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

Let us assume that Cornyn's every vote has been picture perfect. Still, he wasn't able to persuade his good friends to bring the SAVE Act to a vote, despite the fact that Paxton said he'd drop out if it were passed.

But, putting everything else aside, he's been in the Senate for 24 years. It's time to go.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (ExV1e)

205 Spencer Pratt is pressure washing campaign signs into dirty LA sidewalks.

OOOoooOOoOOoah

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (rbvCR)

206 196 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Whippersnapper.

Posted by: Strom Thurmond at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

207 Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual
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Every senator thinks he should be President.

It really is amazing how fossils like Thune think his few hundred thousand votes back home is more valuable and predictive of the national mood than the 80 million votes that Trump received.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (73/SM)

208 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

209 185 Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.
--
Technically.

But W beat Ann Richards in 1994.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (73/SM)

Dan Morales won in 1994 as did Bob Bullock.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (T6aVk)

210 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

211 159 Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.
Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

Sure, but it would still be satisfying for DJT to shove a six foot auger up their asses and let it drill.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (FpHTM)

212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

213 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
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Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:
https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

And go long on blue face paint.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

214 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

Nuke them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (tjClK)

215 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

--------------

"If at first you don't succeed ... fail, fail again!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (OLFlC)

216 Paxton, warts and all. I cannot spare this man, he fights.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (wVcYX)

217 It really is amazing how fossils like Thune think his few hundred thousand votes back home is more valuable and predictive of the national mood than the 80 million votes that Trump received.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (73/SM)

I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

218 "But we didn't get elected just to push these issues! The media will hate us!"

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (99eI0)

219 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

It's a pain in the a$$.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (lJ0H4)

220 213 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
-----
Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:
https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

And go long on blue face paint.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

I'm surprised that they weren't all forced to take the Shahada.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (FpHTM)

221 Pooooor George! He can't hep it. He wuz barn with a silvuh spoon in his mouth!
Posted by: Old Lady Richards

Foot, not spoon Old Lady Richards, you coked out hag.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (l26NL)

222 210 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

Again, not a vaccine then.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

223 Spencer Pratt is pressure washing campaign signs into dirty LA sidewalks.

Well, if anything can get Bass to clean the rest of the sidewalks, that'd be it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (vTZFs)

224 Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

Two things, here:

1.) They didn't destroy themselves in 1852. That was the culmination. The Free Soilers and Know Nothings had been ravaging their flanks for a decade by the time the GOP just came out on top of the melee, because they could appeal to a broader voting base.

2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

225 There is no more media.

Posted by: It's just us at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)

226
Name recognition was the real issue. People know the alternate this time to some degree, it gets harder to define him. He's not some state rep from San Antonio that no one's heard of before and Cornyn can drop some ads on calling him radical. Cornyn dropped tons of ads on Paxton calling him radical and unfit, and it didn't work because...name recognition prevented the attacks from hitting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Yep. Texas is a big media state with expensive media markets in Houston and DFW. Ironically, by their stupid attempt to impeach Paxton, GOPe raised his profile as the anti-Bush and anti-Texas establishment candidate far more than ads could do.

And Paxton played it very smart by framing that he would drop out after placing second in the primary if the Senate and Cornyn would just pass the House Save Act sitting in front of them. They didn't so he now had a fresh burst of good pr.

GOPe are bad politicians over the long run because they cannot dislodge the donor tits and the big corporate and oligarch donors always want to keep the influence peddling racket going. Same for their rancid campaign consultants--never positive ads, but always negative hit ads.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:55 AM (E4rtv)

227 There is no more media.
Posted by: It's just us at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)

There is no media only Zuul.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:55 AM (tjClK)

228 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

Which is why I wasn't a fan of Wesley Hunt's run - at all. He had no chance, and his numbers were even worse than Cornyn's, which puts paid to the notion that anyone else would have beaten Cornyn. Paxton was the proven quantity that would stand up to Bush, Inc. and the die-hard MAGAns know that.

I think that Hunt was put up to the run by the Bushies as a spoiler to save Cornyn past the first stage, but I can be convinced otherwise. I'm not a Texan.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (0CU3H)

229 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque

Darn it. I can't see the article until I get home. But that being said, I hope nothing happens to him.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (99eI0)

230 And go long on blue face paint.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

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A meme I posted on Election Day (2020 and subsequently) 2024:

https://tinyurl.com/c8u7upps

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (OLFlC)

231 217
I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

=======

All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

It could be 20. It could be all 53.

But all it takes is 4.

And I can come up with 4 no problem who would be opposed to it just out of spite.

I tend to be on Thune's side (the OBBB passage bought a lot of good will with me), so I think it's less he's trying to sabotage it (he should have killed it last year if that was his goal, take it off the board and not an issue for primaries anymore) and more than he literally can't get the votes.

I don't think there's much majority leader can threaten his caucus with individually. Incumbency counts for a whole lot in re-elections, and they all have large individual war chests.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (46HP8)

232 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

Sadly I think he has that seat until he assumes room temperature and is removed from the Senate feet first. He’ll be like McCain in that regard.its all Lindsey has and he knows he cannot go any higher.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (T6aVk)

233 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Vance apologized for his comments and openly supported Trump: "I was wrong about him. I didn’t think he was going to be a good president, Dana, and I was very, very proud to be proven wrong. It’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to get him elected."

I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (JCZqz)

234 168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz!
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BINGO!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (ZwdAr)

235 I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
---
Why Kemp need Doocy to win in GA:

Drop the vote fraud investigation (that will take me down) or he will take a dive in the Senate race and--again--hand the seat to the Dems.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (73/SM)

236
We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

But Daddy gave me this Senate seat. It's mine, mine, mine!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (y9nCu)

237 211 Sure, but it would still be satisfying for DJT to shove a six foot auger up their asses and let it drill.

hmmm. auger. *takes notes*

Posted by: vlad the impaler at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (v3pYe)

238 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

Lynch's team says it's Lynch. With 7 candidates, the goal is to force a runoff (Graham was in the 40s in the last poll, with neither of the 6 all that close...but Graham was not 50%)...

None of the primary opponents are, or have been, politicians, I don't think.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (tOcjL)

239 The original Mel Gibson 2020 meme:

https://tinyurl.com/mr4693s4

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (OLFlC)

240 The GOPe is responsible for just as much horse shit as the Dems. Sometimes I think it's worse because the GOPe ALWAYfuck over the voters who put them there.

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (61TgR)

241 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

======

Graham is never, ever in danger.

He owns the SC political machine, and he controls who is going to be his opposition.

He's also played the Trump era really well politically because, again, people are aghast to learn this, but Graham is a really good politician.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (46HP8)

242 2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

We don’t know that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (T6aVk)

243 And God Damn GWB to hell

That squirmy little fuck

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (61TgR)

244 208 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.

ah, c'mon. it's not like cloudflare ever goes down. it's rock-solid!

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (v3pYe)

245 I have voted against Paxton twice already this year Brother Monkey

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (/+uur)

246 We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

But Daddy gave me this Senate seat. It's mine, mine, mine!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (y9nCu)

------------

Old & Busted: Nepot Babies.
New Hotness: Nepot Great-Great Grandmas.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (OLFlC)

247 1.) They didn't destroy themselves in 1852. That was the culmination. The Free Soilers and Know Nothings had been ravaging their flanks for a decade by the time the GOP just came out on top of the melee, because they could appeal to a broader voting base.

2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Not really. The Know Nothings did not do well in elections nor did the Free Soilers. It was the Compromise of 1850 that did them in along with Zachary Taylor dying in office and giving us former Democrat Millard Fillmore. The first Whig president similarly died in office and gave us the former Democrat John Tyler.

The collapse of the Southern wing of the Whig party happened after the Compromise of 1850 leaving those to become a rump faction in the Democrat party dominated by the Fire-eaters. Without the Southern wing, the Northern wing no longer had to cater to slave interests and move toward more hostility over slavery and its spread into the territories. The politics of the 1850's is complicated regarding minor parties but yes, I am well familiar with it.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (E4rtv)

248 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

249 >>UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

The U.S. is screening airline passengers returning from Ebola-risk African countries. Screenings being conducted at D.C. Dulles, Atlanta Hartsfield and Houston Bush.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (J4Dwc)

250 At least Candylorian and the P3do Puppet bombed. So there is some good news.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (meoWV)

251 The Internet Erupts in Laughter as Disney Files FCC Petition That “The View” Is a “Bona Fide News” Program

Disney has filed a petition with the FCC asking the agency to declare that The View is exempt from the statutory equal opportunities requirements that would otherwise apply to broadcast shows.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (ndZc7)

252 And God Damn GWB to hell

That squirmy little fuck

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (61TgR)

Old & Busted: Nepot Babies.
New Hotness: Nepot Great-Great Grandsons.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (OLFlC)

253 I think that Hunt was put up to the run by the Bushies as a spoiler to save Cornyn past the first stage, but I can be convinced otherwise. I'm not a Texan.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (0CU3H)

I agree with you POV. Since Hunt isn't running for re-election to TX-38, I wonder what he's planning for his next move.

BTW, the open seat in TX-38 sparked a very nasty Primary and Primary Runoff battle. Have been flooded with mailers and text messages / phone calls. They is spending huge dollars fighting each other. Same ol' same ol' GOPe M.O. - fight the most vicious and hardest against other "Conservatives" and dial it back to a friendly General election campaign.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (wVcYX)

254 248 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

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Honestly, the control of primaries isn't about counting ballots, it's about ballot access.

It's about in-state controls of money and paperwork to thin out potential challengers to incumbents.

I think they oppose it because they just hate us. I think it's really that simple.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (46HP8)

255 He's also played the Trump era really well politically because, again, people are aghast to learn this, but Graham is a really good politician.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (l26NL)

256 Afternoon, All.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

257 All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

Refusing to bring it to a vote has - almost - the same effect as voting no. The only difference is that you don't have proof of which assholes would stab you in the back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

258 I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

No, but he did say:

“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”

Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

259 255 He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (l26NL)

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He also has one of the best constituent services offices in the nation, visits regularly with the VA in the state, and keeps his mouth shut when things don't go his way.

Genuinely, he's good at politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:03 PM (46HP8)

260 When the GOPe tried to throw Paxton out with Impeachment I knew who was the Right Choice

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:03 PM (/+uur)

261 He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Oh My!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (2SPXX)

262 I was thinking, what state GOP isn't infested with Democrat ticks pretending to be Republicans?

Maybe FL and AL?

But man, TX and GA are anemic from the blood loss.
And the tick are pissed they're getting removed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (73/SM)

263 I saw Houston Bush open for The Reverend Horton Heat at Club Lingerie in '90.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (OLFlC)

264 Both VPs of the Whig parties were in fact Democrats and thus acted as such when they took over the office which enraged Whig supporters.

Something like if Trump had died or being impeached out of office and Pence became president. I suspect a fate just like the Tories have went through recently would occur.

For third parties to win--they have to have enough skilled politicians and they have to enough concentrated support to gain seats--in the case of Single Member majoritarian districts, geographic concentration. It is far easier if you have a pool of former politicians to draw upon and popular sympathies--it still took a fractured 12 years for the Whigs to be supplanted by the new GOP party which was at its core, the rump Northern Whig party. Not too many Know Nothings or Free Soilers ended up in office and former Whig House member Abraham Lincoln became the first GOP president.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)

265 258 I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

No, but he did say:

“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”

Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted

The only good coryn is an unemployed one

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 26, 2026 12:05 PM (risv5)

266 257 All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

Refusing to bring it to a vote has - almost - the same effect as voting no. The only difference is that you don't have proof of which assholes would stab you in the back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

======

Thune is leading the caucus that has to try to come together to pass legislation.

He has a balance of needs, part of which is protecting his own control so he can get things done. (What things? Like the DHS funding they were supposed to do before they went to fake recess, but he had to break because 20 GOPers threw a fucking fit because of the sue and settle with the 1/6ers.)

Exposing his senators to a failed vote while failing to deliver for the most powerful member of his party would hamper his ability to actually lead. If he can't break Mitch's arm to get him to vote (or Tillis or Murk or Curtis or whomever), then the effort might not be worth it from his perspective.

Or, he's just been dragging this process along for nearly 18 months because he's just trying to undermine Trump. I dunno.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (46HP8)

267 Vote for the phag!

It's important!

Posted by: Texas Democrats at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (qGDil)

268 On the warpath!

Report: 2028 Democrat Hopefuls Court Elizabeth Warren as Progressives Gain Influence

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (ndZc7)

269 > I think they oppose it because they just hate us. I think it's really that simple.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (46HP

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No doubt that's part of it. But I think there's more than a few GOPe who'd lose their primary if the ballot counting wasn't rigged in their favor.

They're in the easiest, cushiest job with mad bennies. They ain't giving that up without a fight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (jehhT)

270 268 On the warpath!

Report: 2028 Democrat Hopefuls Court Elizabeth Warren as Progressives Gain Influence

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (ndZc7)

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Warren hasn't spoken favorably about Platner in Maine in weeks.

She's been silent on him, apparently.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (46HP8)

271 Hopefully Tin Lizzie will lead the Democrat Party off the cliff.

With Bernie she can do it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (2GVsD)

272 The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
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We don’t know that.

I will say what I said the day after the 2004 general election: the Rs need to be aggressively building and promoting their bench. They didn't then and we got Obama more-or-less by default. At least this time we have viable choices in Vance and Rubio.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:08 PM (vTZFs)

273 269 No doubt that's part of it. But I think there's more than a few GOPe who'd lose their primary if the ballot counting wasn't rigged in their favor.

They're in the easiest, cushiest job with mad bennies. They ain't giving that up without a fight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (jehhT)

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99% of incumbents in the senate win their primary elections by 50% or more. It's not fake ballots doing that. It's incumbency and lack of knowledge/enthusiasm for the given alternative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:08 PM (46HP8)

274
I did my part last week to make sure that-

Corny gets popped!

... and then coated with butter and Parmesan (pronounced Par-mee-seean) cheese.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:09 PM (iJfKG)

275 Something like if Trump had died or being impeached out of office and Pence became president.

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Dear God in Heaven ... this is the stuff of nightmares.

/And I imagined that nothing could be worse than The AutoPen Empire nightmare ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (OLFlC)

276
... and then coated with butter and Parmesan (pronounced Par-mee-seean) cheese.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:09 PM (iJfKG)

POK eeee staaaahn.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (tjClK)

277 Republicans will learn the same lesson Whigs did: if you ignore the wishes of most of your voters, they will split off, and push your shit in, once and for all.

You can't just keep ramming it down their throats over and over again - "vote for us so we can keep knuckling under for the Democrats, because if you don't, then who would knuckle under to them?! Some third party or two or three, hahaha" is not an attitude fit for the survival of an opposition Party.

And make no mistake about it - the Democrats are the Party of American government, and have been since Thomas Jefferson.

All other Parties have been opposition Parties, and that will persist into the foreseeable future.

Once they stop fighting tooth and nail- they have to go. It's literally their only reason to exist.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (BI5O2)

278 Cornyn has a history (in Senate Leadership role) of directing campaign funds away from Tea Party candidates and MAGA candidates, protecting the McConnell clan and power structure.

Also in voting Democrat legislation out of committee (not using the filibuster) for a full vote in a Dem-controlled Senate and then symbolically voting against it in a failed opposition.

(Spits)

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (wVcYX)

279

MUNCIE, Ind. — A fired Ball State administrator will receive $225,000 in a settlement after she was terminated for making a Facebook post about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The ACLU of Indiana announced Tuesday, May 26 that it had reached a settlement in its First Amendment lawsuit against Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns.

https://t.ly/X6YTj

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (Cqx++)

280 I still can't get over Bernie Sanders campaigning for Platner, and Platner complaining about Sacred Cow Senators that have been in office forever....while Bernie is standing next to him.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (IifOV)

281 Search Assist
Feature Description
_Target Group Individuals accused of having a "bad date."
_Disarmament Basis Allows for the seizure of firearms based on unsubstantiated claims.
_Due Process Concerns Critics argue that the law undermines the principle of due process, as it permits action without substantial evidence.
_Potential for Misuse The vague nature of the accusations could lead to wrongful disarmament and abuse of the law.

Implications

This legislation has sparked debate about the balance between public safety and individual rights. The potential for misuse raises alarms among civil liberties advocates, who worry that such laws could lead to unjust consequences for individuals based on subjective claims.

gunrights.org

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (ZwdAr)

282
Warren hasn't spoken favorably about Platner in Maine in weeks.

She's been silent on him, apparently.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (46HP

He jacked off in her famous Indian Crab Dip.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (iJfKG)

283 262 I was thinking, what state GOP isn't infested with Democrat ticks pretending to be Republicans?

Maybe FL and AL?

But man, TX and GA are anemic from the blood loss.
And the tick are pissed they're getting removed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

It is a class thing. Southern Republican parties grew from the suburban areas, not from the rural. So the corporate upper class whites ran the parties while the fading allegiances of the white middle and lower classes to teh Democrat party began to erode from the Presidential level first, then representatives in some districts, then senators, governors, etc. So in the South, you have populist candidates fighting with the corporate class GOPe. And that corporate class with its donors keeps moving left on social issues like guns, abortion, government spending, race, etc. The populists would have been Democrats even twenty years ago on the state level but have now moved into direct political competition with the Country Club type GOP. In the South, the Democrat party is now a rump of blacks/awfls in urban and inner suburbs, college towns, and the dwindling population of the rural Black Belt .

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)

284 280 I still can't get over Bernie Sanders campaigning for Platner, and Platner complaining about Sacred Cow Senators that have been in office forever....while Bernie is standing next to him.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (IifOV)

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The "they've been in office too long" argument is always, always, always selective.

Every single time.

It's stupid and I ignore it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (46HP8)

285 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

286 >“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”
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anybody here speak Political Gibberish?

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

287 Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

you have to admit this is a general attitude at all levels. Trump is a genius when he does what is expected or wanted, and a political failure who needs "gentle guidance and persuasion" when he doesn't. Because then he is a fool and fools need correction.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (rbvCR)

288 [Speaking of the latest #FakeNews on Vance:]

"Reports indicate that Vice President JD Vance is considering abandoning his 2028 presidential run following the resignation of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, which has left him as the "lone non-interventionist" in the Trump cabinet.

Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (OLFlC)

289 anybody here speak Political Gibberish?
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

Politicians have this unique ability, akin to Mongolian Throat-Singing, to speak from both sides of their mouths at all times when making policy statements.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (rbvCR)

290 Galactic Overlord Troll Status:

Trump announces he identifies as female and is running in 2028 as his first female term.

The left either accepts it or admits identifying as a female is bullshit.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (MTg2D)

291 288 [Speaking of the latest #FakeNews on Vance:]

"Reports indicate that Vice President JD Vance is considering abandoning his 2028 presidential run following the resignation of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, which has left him as the "lone non-interventionist" in the Trump cabinet.

Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (OLFlC)

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The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (46HP8)

292 Greatness! Spot on in every way.

Posted by: Happy at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (iiHzL)

293 I'm surprised that they weren't all forced to take the Shahada.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (FpHTM)
That would have come next. Godless heathens,

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (LHPAg)

294 Also, Jewish politicians campaigning with the guy with the Nazi Tattoo is the chefs Kiss of irony.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (IifOV)

295 Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted

The only good coryn is an unemployed one
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
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They confuse fat headed sanctimony and love for the status quo for strategic thinking. The Senate is where good conservative legislation goes to die because the these sort of senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)

296
The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

It's the guy with the mop who they call when someone hurls.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (Riz8t)

297
I don't think there's much majority leader can threaten his caucus with individually. Incumbency counts for a whole lot in re-elections, and they all have large individual war chests.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (46HP

Committee leadership positions, although that's a kind of scorched earth thing that the GOPe doesn't like to do amongst its own.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (y9nCu)

298 Nood, with formatting failure.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (NcvvS)

299 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

300 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

Oh! So violent!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (2SPXX)

301 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

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Where's Paul Pelosi's man-hammer when you need him?

/and did he actually use Nancy's gavel?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (OLFlC)

302 anybody here speak Political Gibberish?
Posted by: Don Black

Translation, I will vote as I damn well please unless the donors want to vote another way. Then I will please them. Screw the voters and the President and what they want, unless the President is a Democrat. Then I will reach across the aisle to give them a hand.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (E4rtv)

303 296
The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

It's the guy with the mop who they call when someone hurls.
Posted by: Archimedes

I trust Scruffy the janitor over Jake Tapper any day.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (JCZqz)

304 Most of those in doubt of Paxton are not aware of all the facts and circumstances surrounding the political assaults on him. Texas congress actually changed the laws regarding prosecutions because of Travis County's flagrant misuse.

They Tried to Impeach Rick Perry for Enforcing the Law.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (ZwdAr)

305 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

This is probably the correct answer.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (g8Ew8)

306 Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."
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Will this be before or after Massie reads the Epstein List on the floor of the House and totally brings down the entire Republican Party?

Anyone who believes this stupid shit probably has to stay inside during rainstorms to avoid downing, mouth agape staring at the wonder of water from the sky.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)

307 Paxton for the win. My vote was a much for Paxton as it was against the grifter puppet Cornyn and his masters.

Posted by: Chunk at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (9U6Wl)

308 I did my part.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (bXODF)

309 Just voted Paxton

Posted by: Army Mom at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (7MHQz)

310 hewitt was on the radio today saying he was in support of cornyn. it confused me. then i remebered big texas ag supported him too, and corn is part of his name. so now i like hewitt less.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (R11M+)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

That Gentleman
Andrew Wyeth

Here is a good example of the difference between seeing a painting in person, and seeing it on a phone or computer screen. In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (HdYcL)

4 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

5 Wish there was just a little more light.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (9ghpU)

6 Shoes belong on the floor, my dude.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (jehhT)

7 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (tjClK)

8 Scissors hung up on the board.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (bss/y)

9 i'll bet those scissors are not chinese.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

10 Cobbler?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (bss/y)

11 classic wool and flannel, which is also wool, unless it's flannelette.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

12 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (tjClK)

13 My farts are more artistic

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

14 That was from my "I'm Really Hungover and Can't Stand Light or Bright Colors" Period

Posted by: Andrew Wyeth at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (t6mj2)

15 hints of linoleum wainscotting, but i doubt it.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

16 And how can this be. He looks reasonably healthy and content. I'm told that black people have been oppressed and enslaved for thousands of years. No way he can look that good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (tjClK)

17 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)

18 The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

His wife who was still alive offered she had no idea.

"Hey honey I'm going over to paint our hot German neighbor again. Yeah I'm just gonna have her lay in a field or something in front of a barn fully dressed and not at all naked ok? No you can't come. That would ruin my artistic focus!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (sKqQm)

19 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (tjClK)

20 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)

21 The scissors on the wall were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

22 From Wyeth's time immediately after reading Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (rDiMt)

23
Shoes need polishing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (HdYcL)

24 i could get that sky blue paint off of the chair with a scotchbrite.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

25 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM

"And suddenly, I knew Pittsburgh."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (kgE5c)

26 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)

ISWYDT

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tjClK)

27 That Guy >>> That Gentleman

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (BgZgJ)

28 Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

My understanding (Legal disclaimer) is that it's legal but the facility posting that sign is responsible for security.

And lordie that painting looks dark. I'll believe you when you say it's better in person.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (99eI0)

29 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

30 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. This dude in the painting looks old enough for Geezer Golf. I wonder if he has a few bucks in his pocket?
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (2WIwB)

31 Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......
Posted by: Sponge

Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)

32 20 corn sealed means corn sealed.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

33 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

34 Water wheel, nice creek, some trees,nukular glow from cabin window, smoke rising from chim-o-lee, good art is simple. This is not good art.
Posted by: Thomas Kinkade

Vault 7?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (MTg2D)

35 At least the gentleman isn't sitting on an ottoman.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (2WIwB)

36
Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)

Valid way to go about things......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (tjClK)

37 35 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

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I'm not sure what they'd rate this as, but probably higher than junk.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (46HP8)

38 How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)

On the front door. But it is owned by the city of Dallas, so that complicates it. I don't think the prohibition is legal, but it isn't something that I would care to push as a non-resident.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)

39 Looks like someone put gramps in time out

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (sKqQm)

40 Looks like That Gentleman is all setup for a night of TV watching.

But there's no TV.

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (8mulE)

41 We're going to need to increase the anti-depressants.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (0nHVk)

42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

43 he appears to have gitd nail polish on his thumb, just like lorena the mexican whore.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

44 42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

======

100 souls before the mast.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (46HP8)

45 This is cutting edge.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

46 ‘In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.’

True with most art. Especially because most of the originals are yuge works that take up most — if not more — of a wall. I didn’t realize how big these paintings really were until I started going to museums. ‘Birth of Venus’ is like 10 feet wide!

Ironically, only the Mona Lisa is underwhelming in person. The most famous painting in all of human history is small, dull, and … crap. I have no idea how it got to be so famous.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (BgZgJ)

47 >>>>>It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania
*********
It's always sunny in Philadelphia.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (aykDQ)

48 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

49 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

That's an easy decision to make

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (sKqQm)

50 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

51 When you're really pissed about something... that's what it looks like.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (jehhT)

52 The painting is dark, yet.... The solitude of the man sitting by himself speaks to me. With the little bit of light shining in from behind makes me think it is evening time. I often look for a place to retreat to for solitude in the evening. No phone, tv, noise, nothing. And this is why this painting speaks to me.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (N39Ws)

53 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...
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It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)

54 Rock and paper just out of frame.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

55
The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

__________

Oh, groan. Thanks for nothing. Now I'm reminded that Houston will soon be overrun with Eurotrash sneering at us for not appreciating soccer. Now I just want to go into hibernation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (HdYcL)

56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)

57 David Puddy, just staring at a wall. That's right.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (XvL8K)

58 The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

TBH its likely not you are going to say a Chipoltes and have to worry about your fellow customers...

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (sKqQm)

59 Very dark . Would only hang in an all white broom
Always liked Wyeth
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (hpwtA)

60 56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)
——-

‘We trademarked that shit’

— WNBA

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (BgZgJ)

61 45 This is cutting edge.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM
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But I’m afraid it ain’t gonna cut it.

Posted by: Groan... at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

62 That Girl!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

63 29 Is it brighter in person?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (8mulE)

64
Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

___________

So, just as dreary.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (HdYcL)

65 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.

Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

66 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)

Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)

67 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.
Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

Cut it out Horde. 100 comments and such.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2WIwB)

68 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

It's why Punxatawney Phil only bothers checking once a year.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (g/iaZ)

69 Very nice painting. I like it.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (hwjV+)

70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

71 Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

So 'yes' for what I meant by bright.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)

72 On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

73 Wyeth didn't cut corners with this one.

Posted by: Make it stop at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

75 If you say so.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (EI0rs)

76 Guy is waiting to get a haircut and the magazine selection sucks.On a positive note they throw in a shoe shine while you wait...

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (YwEeS)

77 Looks like the lighting in modern H'wood films, as if they are trying to conceal something.

Still: atmospheric indeed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

78 On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

Low sugar diet and not many seed oils.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)

79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

80 79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

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Redrum.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (46HP8)

81 I like this one. Could be a barber, shoes off, just taking a load off his feet for the first time that day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)

82 dark
looks like a guy sitting in a chair
that's all I got
no hang

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (ZxPkt)

83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today

Good find. That grabs you.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

84 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026

***
I was about to ask the same thing. But the shoes on the table or desk suggest shoe repair.

I imagine this to be dusk of a fall evening, when his shop (whether tailor, barber, or cobbler) is closed. He's a widower; no real reason to go home yet. So he sits and remembers how Flora would laugh at a joke, and that wonderful musky perfume she used to wear even at church. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)

85 Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)
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Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (oqH4h)

86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

87 @84 And Scranton's finest!

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (EI0rs)

88 If this is really a barber shop then where's the obligatory RIDGID Tools calendar and complimentary male gaze fodder?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

89 83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today

Good find. That grabs you.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

Yeah, that's good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)

90 86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

======

And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP8)

91 Very American

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (E31IE)

92 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.
Posted by: ballistic

Owned by the city of Dallas. Makes it public.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:02 AM (MTg2D)

93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

94 93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

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*flexes*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (46HP8)

95 Alternate title:

"Will Smith Spent His Last Days Staring At The Corner Where He Was Sure That He'd Left His Favorite Shoes"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (iJfKG)

96 Some guns are works of art

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (sKqQm)

97 City of Dallas is trying to use 46.03 (government buildings) as the code to deny CC at the museum.

Provided here is a complete list of statutory Texas concealed carry restrictions - locations where you may NOT carry concealed (or open) within Texas. We encourage you to review the classified list below if you have the time.

Schools: Public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities
Government Buildings: Courthouses, government offices, polling places
Airports: Secured areas
Recreational Locations: Racetracks, amusement parks
Sporting Events: High school, collegiate, and professional sports
Medical Facilities: Hospitals, mental health facilities, nursing homes
Liquor-licensed Businesses: Establishments with 51% or more income from alcohol sales
Private Property: Where owners have prohibited firearms via signage or verbal notice

https://tinyurl.com/yut5kfhh

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:06 AM (MTg2D)

98 Yeah, I guess it's just me.

Posted by: Thanks. Got it. at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

99 "The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair."

That was at the end of his career, proving once again that there is no fool like an old fool. The paintings of the neighbor, called the "Helga" paintings, look like copies or parodies of his earlier, superb paintings of the Kuerner and Olsen families. It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)

100 Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

It does matter. TX law has fairly strict preemption provisions where firearms are concerned. It's possible that some city-owned venues are exempt. I have no idea if the Dallas art museum is one of them. Since I am no longer* a TX resident, I don't care enough to email TSRA or the AG's office to ask.

* or more optimisically, "not currently"

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (vTZFs)

101 Fiery but emaciated Latina, Nina Maia, sings at restaurant. Restaurant takes pity on her, feeds her:
youtube.com/watch?v=r4oxrwiW1GM

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (Wq24h)

102 Alternate Title:

"Helga Didn't Age Well"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)

103 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________

I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 10:10 AM (XvL8K)

104 Jihadwatch is reporting on marches through Madrid against Pedro Sánchez, their premier, who is a crook himself but sure has a lot to say about those money grubbing joooz.
Tommy Robinson is calling him Dirty Sánchez.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:11 AM (E6ouU)

105 Is that a paintbrush or are you just happy to see me?

Posted by: Helga at May 26, 2026 10:12 AM (E6ouU)

106 PSA:

Any vets in the Baltimore area are invited to Jimmy's Famous Seafood for a free buffet lunch plus a free beer today, 5/26, from 12-3pm.

https://tinyurl.com/w8br8jxp

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (3ImbR)

107 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________
I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.

"It's my wife! Quick, take your clothes off!"
--- just the punchline

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (vTZFs)

108 Dude is disappointed that the barber refused to serve him because he has no hair to cut!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (w9Wax)

109 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (sKqQm)

110 Hmm … "FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons!" … ? No problemo. Open carry is the way to go, then.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 26, 2026 10:15 AM (ayRl+)

111 Happy Primary Day, TX rhino hunters.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:16 AM (E6ouU)

112 I saw a thread where someone argued that making someone pay for college because you did is the same as making someone else get molested because you were.

And...the fascinating thing about this line of thought is that it ignores college facilities/labor costs money. There isn't a bill for college because someone is doing something bad to you, there is a bill for college because you are using goods and services from others, and you shouldn't be able to force others to do labor on your behalf.

If we were to come up with a better analogy, making a new college student pay for college after you paid for your own is liking making that new college student cook his dinner instead of being forced to cook both his and your own.

Not that college prices shouldn't come down - prices could easily be halved across the board with no loss in the already questionable quality with a few common sense reforms

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

113 https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

So, in 2022, Newsom won the jungle primary for governor with 55% of the vote (second place was GOP Brian Dahle with about 18% of the vote, the general saw Newsom win 59% vs. 41%).

As of the comparable date 4 years ago to yesterday, Democrats had returned 54% of total ballots.

As of yesterday, Democrats have returned...42% of ballots.

I mean...this is CA, land of ballot harvesting now. But...that's a real sign that Democrats real enthused, huh?

I wouldn't make any real predictions off of this but it is...interesting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (46HP8)

114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

115 I bet some of the depth would come from how the painting was lit in the museum and what the ambient lighting was like.

I made it big. I have a dark desktop background. And I turned off the room lights. It helps a bit.

I bet the museum would do something like that. A good light flooding the canvas but the ambient lighting dimmed.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

116 Fox reported on the Putzkommandant's Kylekommentary five days ago.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:22 AM (E6ouU)

117 >- he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1
----

I would think civilians aiding and abetting the enemy would be fair game
but I'm not a grained sniper, so YMMV

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (ZxPkt)

118 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

119 I wasn't aware Arabs had noncombatants.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (BI5O2)

120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

======

"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP8)

121 "grained sniper"

Finer grained == smaller groups.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (Wq24h)

122 It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)

Take a look at "Daydream" and tell me that is a sad ending.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (iERP6)

123 Remember when the FNM accused Trump of saying US troops were idiots for joining up?

How is Platner's comments not way, way worse.

Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

124 If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
-----
"Unseemly Critter Descending a Staircase."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (BI5O2)

125 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)

126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

127 126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

======

*slow nod*
-Jason Vorhees

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (46HP8)

128 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (E6ouU)

129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

130 74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

131 Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

Now, now... I believe that they wanted to send Zionists to concentration camps. Jews who advocate for the destruction of Israel are just fine whereas gentiles who believe it should exist as a Jewish homeland would be packed up as well.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ExV1e)

132 130 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

======

*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (46HP8)

133 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Per Insty, Act Blue has cut off her funding, presumably not for antisemitism but for being stupid enough to say it out loud.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (vTZFs)

134 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

One particular place in Maine is absolutely magical to me. This year will be the 60th consecutive year a group of men in my family has gone to the same island in the same lake to fish and drink booze for a week. No electricity. No plumbing. No women.

This year, I'm bringing my son - the first of the fourth generation to make the trip.

When the time comes, my ashes will be spread on the island and in the water.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (Kdi1r)

135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

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*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!

Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

136 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)

Rodin would probably go with it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)

137 >>> I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

This has been a lefty slander for a while now. He is pretty much just parroting every commie/reddit stupid thing now.

I think the idea is the only money men left want the absolute destruction and subjugation of the country and the commies are going all in on supporting everything. The commies always go all in. If they lose it doesn't matter because the winners are always an amenable happy lot that will try hard to get along, and many are worthless naive cucks that don't want to be in control anyway, but if they win they can just exterminate us all.

It is always win - win for the left

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (3uBP9)

138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

139 135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

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*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

I didn't say he was the first!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

140 *glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

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Young people. Amirite?

Posted by: Curly at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)

141 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.

Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)

142 I guess the Illinois concealed carry laws must have changed some. The stores used to have 'no firearms' signs. Now they have 'no open carry' signs. Can anybody put me some f'n knowledge what changed?

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Wq24h)

143 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)
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WITHOUT EVIDENCE!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (RIvkX)

144 'trained'

bad case of Fatfinger

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ZxPkt)

145 Willowed: boomers in the python

They were always going to have an outsized impact due to their sheer numbers.

But as they get/got older, they remained in their homes like every older generation before them.

Not selling has some impact. But not building due to regulatory BS IMHO far exceeds not building.

If you buy a lot in the middle of nowhere in LA county, you must have access to potable water. An actual well. A large tank will not be permitted and thus you cannot build a house.

Regulatory and NINBY is a choice.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ItWcy)

146 HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:34 AM (E6ouU)

147 138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

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Apparently, it's Democrats leaking this stuff right now. The primary isn't actually over and there's another guy still in the running hoping to derail him.

There's reportedly stuff that's a lot worse in the waiting. Once the nomination is official, Collins' camp and the RNC should be unloading. (What could it be? I expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.)

I'm reminded of the 2020 AR Senate election where Cotton dropped a huge oppo dump on his Democrat opponent, Josh Mahony, the day after the filing deadline. Mahony dropped out right afterwards.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (46HP8)

148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

149 148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

Don't want to lose their cash cow...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (crd+F)

150 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.
Posted by: gKWVE

I'm her huckleberry. Whenever she's ready to try.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (MTg2D)

151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

152 expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.

Now let's not get too hasty, my dear chap. Keep it on the track.

Posted by: Max Mosley at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (E6ouU)

153 CBD, if the museum is city-owned, no. If privately owned, it can hang a 30.05, 30.06, 30.07 sign.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (T6aVk)

154 151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

155 Wife, who chose to not vote in the Republican primary, is headed out to vote in the run-off (yes, you can do that) because she very much wants Cornyn gone and there's a judge run-off she feels strongly about.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

156 Dogs Playing Poker is bright, not as dark as this. Just sayin…

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (T6aVk)

157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

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"The Farm Bureau endorsed Cornyn? Well, I guess I'll just change my vote!"
-like, 10% of the Republican primary electorate

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (46HP8)

158 Whoa! I knew Andrew Wyeth could be subtle but this painting takes it to another level. The comfortable posture, the dim light, the man's head held straight as he looks forward, the hand sitting still in his lap, all point to a relaxed, contemplative atmosphere. (He should be smoking a pipe, says the pipe smoking art critic.) No idea what, if anything, the scissors on the wall represent except, perhaps, he cares for his few belongings.

Part of Wyeth's power is how he draws in the viewers attention and almost forces them to think about the scene, what it could mean to the artist and what it means to the viewer. Looking at his paintings is a process. It is rather literary in the way good writing draws in the reader and appeals to their own experiences. LOTR may be one of the best examples of that.

Posted by: JTB at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (yTvNw)

159 157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (crd+F)

160 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

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It's not just a lie. It's a Biden lie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)

161 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.
Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)

Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

162 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (RIvkX)

163 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Is he on crack?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:43 AM (E6ouU)

164 Stockhausen dance music for spazzes:
youtube.com/watch?v=u6sDQ1ReHy4

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (Wq24h)

165 129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

We're gonna be rich!!!

Posted by: Brain Bleach Warehouse at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (brIJB)

166 120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

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"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP

"I'm just going to put a load in the dishwasher"
-Arnold

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (N39Ws)

167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

I mean, "corn" is right there in his name what can you do?

Posted by: Ken paxCotton at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (3uBP9)

168 166 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (Wq24h)

169
HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.
Posted by: gKWVE

Count on it!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (Cqx++)

170 Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

So when people say that Maureen Galindo sucks as a candidate, they aren't wrong?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (N39Ws)

171 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I had to look it up.

Our Mission:
Texas Farm Bureau’s mission is to be the Voice of Texas Agriculture.

We are Texas Farm Bureau. Over 500,000 member-families strong.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (MTg2D)

172 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM

Someone please ask him about Skull Blumenthal

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (E31IE)

173
It's a New Yorker cartoon

"I think I'm going to kill myself"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (s9VOe)

174 That Gentleman, 1960
Andrew Wyeth

That Gentleman is a celebrated 1960 tempera painting by American realist Andrew Wyeth. It is a poignant, quiet portrait of his longtime neighbor and friend, Tom Clark.Key details about the piece include:

The Subject: Clark was an elderly African American man living in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Wyeth deeply admired him, stating, "His voice is gentle, his wit is keen, and his wisdom enormous."

The Meaning: The unique title comes from Clark's own polite habit of referring to everyday inanimate objects or insects as "that gentleman."

Current Location: The painting is housed at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) in Texas, where it remains one of their most beloved American works.

When the painting first went on display in Dallas, the public was so enamored with it that visitors left change in a collection box to help the museum buy it. Touched by the gesture, Wyeth donated a rare preparatory study to the museum as a thank-you.
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That Gentleman was painted using a very old technique called egg tempera. Andrew Wyeth preferred this method because it allowed him to paint with incredible detail and build up rich texture.
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Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (NFX2v)

175 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.

And ignores the 10X demon of adverse incentives:
Government

If we truly want to fix ... everything--it starts with reducing the size, scope and reach of government at every level.
Nothing will be fixed until we fix that.

Everyone wants someone else's ox gored first.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

177 176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

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Cornyn was up all night servicing the entire board of directors to get it!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (46HP8)

178
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Ornate or plain frame?

Matted or unmatted?

Behind glass or no?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (s9VOe)

179 > I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"
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In my case, the insurance agency for the house and vehicles.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 10:53 AM (jehhT)

180 There are things worse than Nazism.

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him
Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.

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Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

181 Wyeth’s use of light is always incredible. The artist “Once, while I was doing a painting of a Negro called Tom Clark-it was called That Gentleman [above|-Halloween came along. I shaved every bit of hair off my head. I was absolutely bald. Then I put alizarin crimson all over my whole head and then took brown ink and rubbed it over very transparently and the red came through. I tipped my eyes with adhesive tape, enlarged my nostrils a little and I actually looked like Tom Clark. I was becoming a part of my painting, really.”

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (pZEOD)

182 3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

🤣 You've probably made my day.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (NFX2v)

183
I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Don't forget that Yeb!'s spawn, George P, was the elected Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.

This is a Bushie move.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (s9VOe)

184 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

I guess they want to keep the devil they know... Or they believe the polls that Cornyn has a better chance of beating Talerico...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (crd+F)

185 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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Probably because insurance is their real moneymaker and a lot of the big farmers want open borders for cheap labor.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (E4rtv)

186 180 Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

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White progressives Platner and Talarico losing in November is going to inflame so many intraparty fights, it's going to be hilarious.

Black caucus is already pissed about Talarico beating Crockett. Moderates are going to be furious with the hard left when Platner loses.

And then the presidential primary starts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (46HP8)

187 I had to look up when this painting was done. 1960. I though it looked like 1930's depression era.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (IifOV)

188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

189 188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

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Against Susan freakin' Collins.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46HP8)

190 And then the presidential primary starts.

Yep. *sigh* We never get a break any more, do we?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (vTZFs)

191 Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....
Posted by: It's me donna

Her term ends in 2028. The other Alaskan senator, Sullivan, is up this year. I think there is another vote on whether to keep the ridiculous ranked order voting this year as well. If that is gone, then Murcow has a tougher fight for reelection.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

192 That's what I like about Democrats.

"Oh, yeah? See, this sad fuckin' cuck is whining about our guy being a Nazi. It's not as if he's a Republican or something. Destroy this cuck."

We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

193 >>Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Hunter Biden has never been responsible for anything Hunter Biden has done.

OF COURSE he as framed by Israel, he was also unfairly demonized by Trump, duped by his business partners into doing all kinds of shady and traitorous stuff, wronged by his ex wife and that stripper, had his money stolen by whores and grifters, and. . . .

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)

194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

195 192 We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

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Well, it's happening.

Cornyn and Massie are a couple of recent examples.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

196 194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

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She lost every poll in 2020 before winning by 8.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

197 And then the presidential primary starts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Well, the invisible primary anyway starts after November elections where hopefuls and hopeless candidates flock to early primary states and try to raise funds enough to show they are serious contenders instead of grifters.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

198 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

I agree with you. I'll add that an additional stupid thing is that boomers are a continuously diminishing finite resource. All this scapegoating will need to be redirected, and soon.

Gen X, we few, are already in the crosshairs. Don't think so? Spend any time online around these types, they are already switching to Gen X as being the cause of all their ills. And there is already an insufficient quantity of Gen X and we make a bad target because we don't GAF, kind of enjoy it, already went through worse shit.

But, we'll be gone and they'll be left pointing fingers at each other.

Posted by: Ken paxCotton at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (3uBP9)

199
She lost every poll in 2020 before winning by 8.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP

I know..

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (crd+F)

200 >>And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Oh, so if they steal the election it won't seem odd!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (X8xt3)

201
The modern Wyeths lived in a geographical oddity -- no paints that were not dull and depressing earth tones ever crossed the threshold of their studios.

Scientists are still trying to to understand why that was the case.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (s9VOe)

202 197 And then the presidential primary starts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Well, the invisible primary anyway starts after November elections where hopefuls and hopeless candidates flock to early primary states and try to raise funds enough to show they are serious contenders instead of grifters.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

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Mostly, I'm concerned with the rhetorical fights that start within the leftist commentariat as they try to prop up and tear down preferred candidates.

Fresh wounds from loses in "key races" of the midterms will do wonders for the tenor of that conversation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (46HP8)

203 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:01 AM (tjClK)

204 Hunter Biden has never been responsible for anything Hunter Biden has done.

OF COURSE he as framed by Israel, he was also unfairly demonized by Trump, duped by his business partners into doing all kinds of shady and traitorous stuff, wronged by his ex wife and that stripper, had his money stolen by whores and grifters, and. . . .
Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)

It was me. ME. ME! I made him do it all, and I'm proud!!!

Posted by: Navy Joan Biden at May 26, 2026 11:01 AM (brIJB)

205 He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Shawn Ryan is not someone anyone should really admire. Self admitted CIA spook in Latin America that got into drug dealing and all kinds of crap in Latin America selling to tourists. You can find out how screwed up he was in an interview by one of his buddies online.

I trust the dude about as far as I could throw him which is almost nothing.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E4rtv)

206 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

https://tinyurl.com/yv8c9pya

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)

207
Mostly, I'm concerned with the rhetorical fights that start within the leftist commentariat as they try to prop up and tear down preferred candidates.

Fresh wounds from loses in "key races" of the midterms will do wonders for the tenor of that conversation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I dunno. I think the internal conflict in a party is overrated as an electoral factor. It might affect a few races but presidential, it is rare like Goldwater in 1964 or the reverse with McGovern in 1972.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E4rtv)

208 198 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

I agree with you. I'll add that an additional stupid thing is that boomers are a continuously diminishing finite resource. All this scapegoating will need to be redirected, and soon.

Gen X, we few, are already in the crosshairs. Don't think so? Spend any time online around these types, they are already switching to Gen X as being the cause of all their ills. And there is already an insufficient quantity of Gen X and we make a bad target because we don't GAF, kind of enjoy it, already went through worse shit.

But, we'll be gone and they'll be left pointing fingers at each other.
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (E4rtv)

209 Will daddy come visit me on Father's Day this year mommy?

Posted by: Navy Joan at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (2Ez/1)

210 106 i specialize in siberian dwarf hamsters... am i good?

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (R11M+)

211 Against Susan freakin' Collins, She-Wolf of the SS.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (zdLoL)

212 I'm thrown back to watching the X-Files on our old TV.

Posted by: BenMSYS at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (bLIwo)

The Morning Report — 5/ 26/26

Good morning kids. And so it seems as if it's the same old shit vis a vis the situation with Iran. On the one hand we had President Trump and team confident of an imminent resolution and conclusion of hostilities. And yet:

Fresh strikes on southern Iran were launched by U.S. military forces early Tuesday morning targeting Iranian missile sites and vessels attempting to lay anti-shipping mines in the contested Strait of Hormuz.
The targeted strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U.S. military’s Central Command, said in a statement as reported by AP. Following the strikes, the BBC reports U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal was still possible and pointed to talks on Tuesday between Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister and Qatar’s prime minister.
“We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.

Well, first we have the President insisting that Iran turn over all of it's enriched Uranium, but considering the Mullah du jour along with the IRGC are still in charge and are still the same dark age Armageddon-seeking Shiites they've always been, if they turn over a moldy hunk of Halvah that would be a miracle in and of itself. But the President went on to push for a number of Muslim states to join the Abraham Accords.

Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.
Writing on Truth Social, he said that “it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously sign onto the Abraham Accords.”
According to President Trump, refusal to join the accord would be seen as a sign of “bad intention” on the part of these states. “It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit. If they don’t, they should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention,” he continued.

I admire, respect and appreciate Donald Trump in the Oval Office, but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history, or else he made this precondition knowing full well it would be a non-starter so that he can lay the blame off while military operations to topple the regime could continue. Even if any or all of those countries signed onto the accords, it wouldn't be worth the paper they're printed on, as is demonstrated by Israel's relations with Egypt and Jordan that are frosty at best, and useless insofar as the October 7th Gaza blitzkrieg and terror attacks in the West Bank have shown

The ayatollah and leading mullahs live in the holy city of Qom. It’s also the location of the most important madrassas (religious training colleges), and many venerable holy sites.
As Iran’s Islamic headquarters, Qom must be a major target for destruction because it houses the religious leaders who are Iran’s center of gravity. Iran can only be defeated by their destruction at a sufficient level that they can no longer effectively control Iran’s population. Yes, this is bloody, brutal and necessary.
It is also the only way to defeat religious fanatics that use terrorism and deceit as their world conquest tactics of choice.
It’s also the only way we can neutralize Shia Iran’s lying promises.
Unfortunately, Western fantasies of fair play probably prohibit President Trump from doing the necessary killing.

In other words, as I and others have been saying all along, this is, or should be a war against Islam. Islam is at war with the world and unless and until we and the rest of the civilized world recognize this, sooner or later we and the civilized world will be subsumed into a new and permanent dark age. And this is not just the Shiites but the Sunnis as well.

Elsewhere, there's the threat from abroad and just as evil and pernicious a threat from within.

This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago. I remember it well. In the lead-up to the Bicentennial, red, white, and blue was everywhere.
Every brewery and soft drink manufacturer had special edition bicentennial cans. Parades were ubiquitous, with seemingly every third person dressed up as Uncle Sam.
Today? Nothing. For example, Starbucks, which always has a coffee blend or merchandise collection for every holiday occasion ,has ... something called a 'Miffy' collection for the summer. America 250?
Nothing.
Even shortly after coming out of a war which we did not win in 1975, there was far more unity in the nation in 1976 than there is in 2026.

Gee, I wonder why? No, not really!

The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."

Massachusetts, where, 250 years on, the shot heard round the world is a myth, or worse. If you wonder why multiple assassination attempts can happen and be cheered on, this is why.

Have a great day,

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!

The targeted strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U.S. military’s Central Command, said in a statement as reported by AP.
U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran Hitting Missile Sites, Minelaying Vessels
“I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” Trump wrote.
Rubio Reveals What’s Stalling Iran Agreement.
“It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit.”
Trump Demands Key Arab, Muslim Nations Join Abraham Accords as Part of Iran Deal
‘We’re structuring this in such a way where they make commitments on the enriched stockpile, but they don’t get a dime unless they deliver on their commitments,’ the senior official stated.
White House: Iran Gets Nothing Unless It Gets Rid Of Its Nuclear Stockpile
Trump’s comments followed a report Saturday from the New York Times citing two U.S. officials who said Iran had broadly agreed to surrender its near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile.
Trump: Iran’s Enriched Uranium Will Be Turned Over to U.S. or Destroyed (if we get a chunk of moldy Halvah that'll be it - jjs)
A great America requires great courage and tough decisions.
Gotta go for Iran’s jugular
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
“Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago. That moment changed our city forever.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Honors George Floyd, Mentions Memorial Day Only After Breitbart Inquiry
The “Headquarters” X account, which I think was previously associated with Kamala Harris’s campaign, claimed that Trump fell asleep during the Memorial Day service.
Democrats Weaponize Fallen Heroes to Attack Trump on Memorial Day
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Gov. Hochul told Congress "we cooperate with ICE in criminal cases." She lied.
NY Bans Local Governments From Holding Illegal Alien Criminals for Federal Authorities
According to police, Mondragon is one of three teens linked to 12 shootings across Austin. The other two are 16 and 15 years old and thus their identities have not been made public.
Illegal Alien Accused of Shooting at Random Homes, Firefighters, Vehicles Across Austin, Texas
His promise highlights the rising concern among middle-class voters that they and their children are being sidelined by local use of the federal government’s various visa-worker programs. Merrick is pledging to support Donald Trump’s immigration policy and to oppose doling out more H-1B work visas for migrants who are hoping to take jobs from Oklahomans.
Migrant Work Visas: Oklahoma GOP Gov. Candidate Jake Merrick Slams H-1Bs
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Renewed scrutiny follows mosque after deadly shooting.
The Islamic Center of San Diego’s Jihadist Legacy
It turns out breaking the shackles of the West doesn't always go so well.
They Kicked America Out. Now They’re Being Hunted By Jihadists
Without condemning Islam, of course.
UN Condemns Islam
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
Before its rebrand, the 'TrackAIPAC' account promoted fundraising, phone banking, and campaign events for Warren
Israel-Hating ‘TrackAIPAC’ Attack Account Used To Be Elizabeth Warren-Boosting ‘California for Warren,’ Raising Money for Her Presidential Bid
For nine days, the parents of 14-year-old “Esti” have pleaded publicly for her safe return. Now someone is tearing down the posters that might help bring her home.
Posters for Missing Toronto Jewish Teen Torn Down as Search Intensifies
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Her best buds at the Los Angeles Times claim that crime is down and any crime voters may be concerned about is all in their heads.
Pathetic: The specter of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her allies defending her record

* * * * *
The pope entitled his first papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence). At over 42,000 words in English across an introduction, five chapters and a conclusion, it represents the Church’s most extensive response to the effects of generative artificial intelligence — popularized by ChatGPT’s November 2022 release — and other contemporary technologies on human civilization and interpersonal relationships.
Pope Leo (the Lip) Issues Sweeping Teaching On Upholding Human Worth In A World Embracing Artificial Intelligence
“The GUARD Act is an example of the benefits of American federalism.”
The Emerging AI Policy Consensus
“I don’t even know why the scientists make them.”
The ‘Terminators’ are already here — sort of
America cannot win the AI race by handing the future to woke monopolists using “safety” rhetoric to rig markets, crush competition, and protect power.
Anthropic and the Rise of Woke AI
Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss is a top donor to US groups pushing for a data center moratorium, having contributed nearly $14 million
Foreign Donors Fuel US Data Center Opposition, Records Show
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
It will be interesting to see how the Chevron sign campaign works out for the company, on this busy Memorial Day weekend.
Chevron Launches New Sign Campaign Targeting Sacramento as California Gas Prices Hit New Highs
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Incoming Massachusetts Teachers Association vice president Deb Gesualdo is a member of the union's progressive caucus, as is its new president, Matt Bach
Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’
Race simply cannot be used as a criterion in admissions decisions no matter how high applicants’ scores are.
DOJ: By Its Own Admission, Yale Med School Illegally Discriminates Against White, Asian Applicants
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran.
Here Are All The Times Congressional Lawmakers Gave Themselves A Vacation In Past Year
POLITICS
With Election Day just over five months away, the 2026 midterm election cycle has already seen a wide range of stunning upsets at the ballot box.
The 10 Biggest Election Upsets Of 2026 — So Far
Democratic Socialist candidate Janeese Lewis George, 38, has emerged as the frontrunner in the city’s mayoral primary race.
Uh Oh: DC May Be Poised to Elect a Mamdani of Its Own(what have they had since forever?! - jjs)
Americans see through the smokescreen, and rendered their verdict in November 2024
Basic disconnect between Democrats, common sense, and truth.
Larry Elder; Simply demonizing Trump as a "fascist" might just not cut it.
Gavin Newsom Has a Kamala Harris Problem
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
What else is left?
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Federal investigators served subpoenas to Piker and Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin as part of a probe into the “Nuestra America Convoy,” according to Fox News. The convoy consisted of a group of North American and European activists who traveled to Havana in March, purportedly to offer humanitarian aid and protest President Donald Trump’s blockade of the island.
Hasan Piker Admits Treasury Subpoena Over Cuba Trip ‘Not Great’
“It doesn’t matter if rapes f***ing happened on 7 October."
Jewish Groups Call on UK to Ban Entry of Hasan Piker
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . AND HISTORY
Yahya Sinwar's successor and one of the chief architects of October 7.
IDF Kills Head of Hamas Military Wing Izz al-Deen al-Haddad
Victor Davis Hanson: Israel is condemned for surviving a massacre while regimes guilty of actual ethnic cleansing and mass slaughter escape outrage and scrutiny.
Spare Us the Selective Outrage
Bizarre rape allegations turn into ‘human rights’ campaign.
Hamas-Linked CAIR Turns Graphic
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
“I did it all for the children.”
Josef Mengele, Auschwitz-Birkenau and “Gender Affirming Care”
The longer Pennsylvania waits, the more children will be placed on a “transgender” path they cannot reverse, and the more taxpayer dollars will be spent funding it.
The cost of doing nothing
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year,” Trump wrote in his Monday morning Memorial Day message on Truth Social. “God Bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
President Trump Remembers Those Who Made the ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’; Issues Scathing Rebuke to ‘Dumocrats’ in Memorial Day Message
This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago.
The 250th celebration seems more muted and less buoyant than the 1976 bicentennial
HITHER & YON
Christian Toto: Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy serves up dated gender-flip gimmick
Liberal Film Critics Torch Woke ‘Ladies First’

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1 Morning, all!

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)

2 “ Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Hebrews 11.1

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 07:32 AM (6eubQ)

3 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

4 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

5 At this point there are probably three or four factions left in control in iran and none of them are talking to each other.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (0N4FZ)

6 “We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.
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Shorter: please punch me in the face.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:34 AM (RIvkX)

7 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

8 Not sure why we had to call this morning's strikes "defensive strikes" - better to call them "Iran was dicking with us" strikes...

Still not enthusiastic with our current actions this month over there...right now, we're still in spin our wheels mode, looking for the way out to save face and save American interest as much as possible...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (tOcjL)

9 The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."
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Not my countryman.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

10 “I did it all for the children.”

I now look forward to the lovers of child butchering come out in favor of Mengele as they tell us he was one of the good ones.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (99eI0)

11 Someone in our area doesn't like the Muslim sympathizer running for Congress, since a number of his signs have torn down and replaced with the woman who's behind him in second place.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:37 AM (looXz)

12 To celebrate George Floyd day I got wasted and died.

Posted by: guy who got wasted and died at May 26, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

13 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

14 Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.
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That was quick!

https://tinyurl.com/3edaxhd6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (LgsNJ)

15 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (tOcjL)

16 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 07:38 AM (QDJ2U)
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I think I see the problem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

17 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (jehhT)

18 Willowed from Pixy's:

And now a message from the Cardboardtollah:

"...In different parts of Iran and the world, and after these blessed days, death to America and death to Israel will be the common slogan of the Islamic nation and the oppressed of the world, especially the youth. The future belongs to the Islamic nation and the new Islamic civilization..."

Read the whole thing:

https://tinyurl.com/ec9kwxfj

Philistines upon you, President Trump (and everyone else)!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (LgsNJ)

19 Posters for Missing Toronto Jewish Teen Torn Down as Search Intensifies

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I simply cannot wrap my mind around the evil sickness that dwells in a so-called human that hates Jews so much, they would do such a thing. It's beyond abhorrent. It's beyond description.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (qBdHI)

20 12 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Pakistan has a gimp collar on it by the Gulf States that fund them. If the Gulf States tell Pakistan to obey, they will. Whether it becomes all performative art or not, time will tell.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (E4rtv)

21 14 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

Trump just won't do that...maybe it's b/c he feels he was saved by God in his assassination attempt, but he will not wipe out the country or harm the civilians...and everyone knows it...and has planned accordingly...

And thus we're at my door 3 option from what, almost 3 months ago now - just declare we're done and leave after kicking the can somewhat...

B/c having Iran gives its enriched uranium to Russia (the weekend plan) is just like Iran still having it...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (tOcjL)

22 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

23 A strange, sick business, this anti-Semitism. It's always puzzled as much as appalled me.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (t+TFX)

24 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:46 AM (tOcjL)

25 And the hard fact is that we are NOT going to invade Iran to make the world safe from Islam and we are not going to reform Islam from without or within by invasion. We can possibly keep Iran from getting nukes, although Pakistani Muslims has already breached that by stealing tech from the West and sharing with Chicoms and Norks.

The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)

26 Well, the long twelve week slog begins.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:48 AM (1Ff7Z)

27 > Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...
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Rumors are he's going to attempt a run for the White House.

Rumors. He'll have to move to another district if he's serious about running for a House seat again.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:49 AM (jehhT)

28 Pour on the coal!

Nobody is getting the AI advantage unless you ramp that up for generating capacity.

I guess you could deploy some more solar panels and wind mills.

We have the coal. And Al Gore weeps.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (D1E+2)

29 Qom would be my choice of B-52 strikes to destroy the entire city like Dresden in 1945.
Old school.

Rinse and repeat until the place no longer exists.

Posted by: Operation Linebacker 3 at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (2SPXX)

30 TRUMP! TRUMP!! TRUMP!!! ooohhh he makes me so mad that I just have to stomp my foot and pound a fist into a palm!!! ohhh he better do what i want, when i want, how i want or i'll roll my sleeves up!! That'll show him!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

31 Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’

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They got that out of their tiresome Communist Handbook of Buzz Words that they repeat like a dog going back to its vomit.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:53 AM (qBdHI)

32 25 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...
Posted by: Nova Local
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All federal money can be moved to another federal campaign committee like a presidential one. That being said, three years is a long time in politics and my guess is Massie's act without office will be about as consequential as MTGs or even Justin Amash if you remember him.

In politics, a second act after a defeat is rare. It eventually becomes a joke (but creates a living sometimes) if that pol keeps running for offices and losing. Harold Stassen anyone? Jesse Ventura?

Hard enough to restart a political career after even a successful term leaving on your own terms. Much harder to do after losing in fairly decisive fashion. Which is why William Weld became a Libertarian candidate for VP in 2016. Simply a paid gig to soak up the idiot 'true' principle vote.

That is probably what Massie is aiming for.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (E4rtv)

33 US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: ‘It’s just burning’. Senator Andy Kim was filmed having his eyes washed out with a bottle of water...outside of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey

people are being imprisoned for their skin colour or country of their heritage, not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share. Ice agents have proven they do not serve the American public, guns for hire let loose to fragment society and terrorize the good people so they can live in fear. Simply put,by definition they are terrorists.

All ICE personnel should be arrested.] I don’t give a flying fuck if they were a janitor. Arrest them all and conduct an investigation from the top down.

The stories leaking out are horrific. These are concentration camps, and it is mirroring the concentration camps of Germany. They did not start as death camps, either- they were used for labor, until they had too many people to hide the abuses

Same senator that was cleaning up the Capitol at midnight after January 6th. This dude is a stand up guy

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (ycI94)

34 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

35 The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)
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Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

36 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)

37 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:57 AM (7RYym)

38 "Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel"

That's nothing. The Jews blew my trash can over last night.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (vFG9F)

39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

40 not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share

Legal immigrants contribute more and pay more. Now run along and try to define what "fair share" means while the grownups talk.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (99eI0)

41 Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)
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1. Semantics. Call it what you want. Same thing.

2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

42 Morning JJ and the Horde!! Big night in Texas. Any predictions?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (YCxFk)

43 Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

44 I want to point out that having Trump in the White House, with good subordinates, is so much better than another stolen election.

We have Obama insulting Trump at the WHCD to thank, and Biden for giving Trump time to focus on what needs to be done.

It can look dire, but American can prevail.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)

45 We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

It involves NGO’s, fraudulent protest groups, Marxists, socialists, members of Congress and other enemies all united under one cause- to destroy the country.

It has been proven with evidence many times. Data Republican has exposed it many times. Kevin O’Leary just did it with the phony data center opposition.

It has infected all of our institutions including the media, government, companies, schools and financial system. It has poisoned our democratic processes, especially our elections.

It has one aim- to destroy the American Republic.

Don’t let it. Wake up. Do your part. Get educated. Fight back where you can.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (Lp05i)

46 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
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Only the best for $500,000 works of art!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (LgsNJ)

47 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (53oGX)

48 35 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

Right now, dealing now, we will only get the appearance of a deal that adheres to our nuclear enrichment goals - new rumor is Iran will give it to China, who obviously would also just give it back in 6 months...Trump wants it destroyed by us or in a Euro facility, but we will probably take face saving over effective and agree to China (who is at least not Russia b/c the optics of Russia who is still at war with Ukraine might be a touch too much).

You can't bat 1000%...and you have to strikeout sometime. Might be the 1st strikeout here...b/c I don't think Trump is going to go back all in with force to change where all parties are...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (tOcjL)

49 Good morning, news kids and kidlets!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (wzUl9)

50 2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

I think this is the most accurate and honest read of the situation, and I share your fears.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (Kdi1r)

51 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

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Oh, but you're missing his insight! He's right there in the Situation Room with Trump and team and knows all the intricacies and inner-workings of what's going on in Washington! He's just that darned smart.

/s

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

52 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed an Islamic president. It'll be someone ruthless enough to carry out their fevered dreams. Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

There's so much overlap in the ideology between the two that they might as well be the same.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)

53 Sometimes US Reps can get their seats back in the next cycle, when they lose to the opposing party. But when you lose in a primary, its over. Massie will grift and run for Prez trying to get revenge on GOP as a indy spoiler. MSM will say he will take 5% of the vote, and then he will get .05 on election day

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (YCxFk)

54 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (MTg2D)

55 52. It would be a dream for far right rural gun happy dudes too

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:03 AM (YCxFk)

56 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed a second Islamic president.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)
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FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (LgsNJ)

57 Unless Iran resumes pumping, its oil wells will fail. Capping them will lessen the damage, but will take them off line for many months.

Is this true? I've seen this in alternative sources but not in MSM. If true, it would explain what Trump is up to.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (dtajH)

58 Morn' all...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:05 AM (crd+F)

59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

60 Good morning Horde thx JJ for your report.
Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" . I hope that's correct but why wouldn't it be a suspicion give the world wide anti Semitic surge? The authorities may be whistling past the graveyard

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (hpwtA)

61 There's a new DEI car in town:

https://tinyurl.com/3wbf2cpm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (LgsNJ)

62 Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

And then the Democrats will be heard screaming "But we're on your side!" as the throat slitting begins.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (99eI0)

63 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

And now he's been gerrymandered out of it

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (crd+F)

64 Did Issa lose in Primary?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

65 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

I believe he decided not to run since his district was "changed"

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (crd+F)

66 OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

Very true. I think most of us want to see this resolved to the satisfaction of our objectives. Many of us also realize that "dealing" with Islam, at least in anything but their completely broken and incapacitated state, is a fool's errand. The code of lying to infidels is explicitly built into their theology.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (t+TFX)

67 Waiting:

https://tinyurl.com/8upd6vth

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (LgsNJ)

68 Really? Come out to my part of the country. Go to a store and there is America 250 themed items all over the place. Yeah, Starbucks isn’t doing anything along those lines, but so what? Look elsewhere and you will see a bit of excitement out there.

There is July 4th merch out on display even earlier this year as well.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (T6aVk)

69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

How many Americans are you willing to sacrifice to 'deal' with 1 billion plus Muslims? How much treasure? Bombing, unless you are truly aiming at genocidal levels of violence such as using nukes to target population centers, is always going to be limited in effect to destroying targets but not regimes. WWII proved that as have other examples.

Absent those options, that leaves negotiations and taking out weaponry to keep the Gulf open and neighbors relatively safe from ballistic missiles and drones. Containment like with the Soviet Union is about the best we can do. Same with Chicoms, Russia, etc. None of Iran's neighbors want them with nukes nor missiles now--so we do our best to keep that denied to Iranians. And to do that, we need allies in that area for bases.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (E4rtv)

70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (IlL6s)

71 >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (viF8m)

72 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah
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He retired. His aide is running for the Newsom redistricted seat.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (E4rtv)

73 Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" .

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The face that her missing posters are getting pulled down belies that fact.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

74 I suspect that Surfer Girl Tulsi has been behind many of the 'surprise' reveals that have been driving recent news cycles. The NSA hoovers up everything on the internet, you see. But with oceans of data, how do you connect the dots? That's where AI comes in, and what Musk was doing at the start -- bringing in a few whiz kids to jump start.

Tulsi's promised to create Holy Shit Headlines in the next few weeks. The revelations will tie to RICO cases across the land.

Let us pray!

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (dtajH)

75 >> >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.
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One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (jehhT)

76 "69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.
Posted by whig"

This, 1000%.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)

77 There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world.

And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

78 "We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country."

Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:14 AM (t+TFX)

79 rickb223

Respectfully disagree. In the EU and UK, sure. Not here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

80 39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

Therein lies my issue. There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?

I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

81 >>One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

The timing makes it seem he must have. He's not shy about talking about the fentanyl issue or other forms of attack by China.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (viF8m)

82 The new Netflix comedy, released with little fanfare last week, finds him playing a chauvinist who bonks his head and wakes up in a world where women rule.

They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

hahhahaha

It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)

83 Trump is not at war with Islam. He's at war with Shiite Iran, and he's got the Sunnis on his side.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (dtajH)

84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (7T8ei)

87 It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.
Posted by: r hennigantx

A Canadian movie?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

88 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I said rare, not impossible. Bill Clinton came back too as governor. Losing and then rewinning an office, usually requires humility that you screwed the pooch and upset voters enough to kick you out of office. Most politicians are vainglorious and believe the little people cheated them, unfairly slimed them, etc. and so fail again until it becomes a grift.

Massie already has rejected why he lost blaming it on outsiders, AIPAC, etc. instead of realizing it was his own damn fault. He lost because voters in his district were tired of his shtick of being the only "honest and principled" man in DC. He spent his time preening for the national stage rather than representing his voters and got bounced for it.

No more, no less. All those kudos from randos on the internet were in fact worthless dross if he wanted to keep his seat. And he picked a fight purposefully because he thought his own voters were bigots like he was and hated Trump like he did. So he got a well funded challenger that got more votes than he did.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (E4rtv)

89
And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)

90 Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

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And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

91 A Canadian movie?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

Now, Taraji P. Henson will be helping usher in a new and improved era for the beloved genre with her next project: a reboot of Nancy Myers’s popular 2000 comedy What Women Want. The new take on the film won’t exactly adhere to its original formula though, where star Mel Gibson finds himself able to read the minds of women around him like Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei.

This time it will be told from the perspective of a woman played by Henson, Variety reports, who will suddenly be able to eavesdrop on the thoughts of men around her.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (/+uur)

92 If a young scout in Scotland can refuse to bow to Allah at a Muslim temple, then there are surely scouts here and older people who will not bow. I won't be here, but I don't think we'll be a Muslim country in 40 years.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (L2PcB)

93 84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black

And that his attacker was a True Star Wars fan possibly inspired by Shithead Mark Hamill's posts on social media about Trump's impending death.

Stray voltage dog whistles for violence from the execrable and awful Hollywood leftist dimwits.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (E4rtv)

94 > I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries.
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And yet the majority on the right still don't acknowledge the civil war is hot. The body count on the right is increasing while the left goes about its business of killing us with impunity.

Been going on for decades like this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (jehhT)

95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

96 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

AMF John Wayne McCornholeyn

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (/+uur)

97 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood

Early voted on Friday.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)

98 And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)
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Lobster/frog in stovetop pot syndrome.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (LgsNJ)

99 @89 Cow Demon-I don't care who said what we're supposed to be in 2010. So they predicted wrong. Can you take a look around and say that Islam hasn't made some significant inroads with the help of the left in this country? Or are these Pali supporters terrorizing Jewish kids, shooting up nightclubs and running down people at parades a figment of my imagination?

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (IlL6s)

100 Lady in Black

I use the analogy for the defense of South Korea from a North Korean invasion in 1950.

We had no plans or forces to defend South Korea. Once the NOKs invaded, we changed everything.
South Korea today is a prosperous ally.

Likewise, outside of failing urban hell holes, the country is mostly united. Not the Dem and Rino leaders. The people. With a lot of firepower, and some thoughts on the future.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (u82oZ)

101 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.

Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

102 It's also, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. 🫐

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

103 70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Yeah, JROD, the enemy will just let us do our thing and not run any interference. It’s not like The Enemy Gets A Vote or anything. You find it very deeply upsetting, but the President has to do ALL THOSE THINGS. He is the top diplomat and the CinC. As much as you want America to be like Hoxha’s Albania, it CAN’T be. If this were handled the right way in Nov 79 we wouldn’t be here, but it wasn’t so here we are. Like much else.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

104 The muslim savages are filling a void left when Americans began chasing the hedonistic lifestyle of adult children and forgot how we became and remain a country. If every muslim was wearing a swastika, the hue and cry to ban them would be deafening.

Posted by: Himmler Loved Muslims at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (2SPXX)

105 YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room

AKA a dick

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (/+uur)

106 There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.
Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

That nurse was in a home with no health for which to care, probably.: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

107 There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)

108 85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

109 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

The sun sets here, at what, 8:30 pm or so?

Just as, with any luck, the sun will set on John Cornyn’s political career. I did my part.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (T6aVk)

110 86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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AOP expressed some doubts about that instance. It may be that we don't know one way or another.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (E4rtv)

111 Anyone who says any variation of "Democrats just want what they think is best for America" is the enemy.

No, they do not want what is best for America.
Obama shredded the last of that lie:

They want what is best for them.

And that is power.
They'd rather rule over ashes if they can't have power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:31 AM (73/SM)

112 And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

We’ve done what we could. Besides, if the Iranians take care of business and install a regime that works for them, and it is organic to Iran, no one will be able to claim that it is an American puppet government…well, the attempt will be made anyway but it will be a claim harder to make.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (T6aVk)

113 So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)
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Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

114 whig

The US is doing whack a mole. We find a good target, then neutralize that target.

The lack of a broad strike package means we inflict damage on the IRCG without making the DEMS go crazier in their support for Iran. We can repeat this low level of combat for a while.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:33 AM (u82oZ)

115 Early voted on Friday.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)
*******
I voted on Friday too!

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)

116 Talarico: They’re going to call me a radical leftist.

Also Talarico: Trans abortions, God is non-binary, six genders, no prisons.

1. Male
2. Female
3. Deluded
4. Deceived
5. Duped
6. Retarded

1. Male
2. Female
3. Transmale
4. Transfemale
5. TransAm
6. Transformers

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (RHGPo)

117 let's go Texas! get rid of your Corn(yn) - those buggers are really hard to get rid of

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

118 playoff hockey is killing me. another OT game with a late-ish start

no way I can watch the game tonite it starts at 9pm!!! which is sad bc the Villains vs the Avs has been fun so far

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

119 Clinton and Issa did not lose in their own parties primary. That was my point with Massie

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (YCxFk)

120 And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)
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You're 100% correct. Similar to, but on a much larger scale, the Plantations of Ireland where Englishmen were given land and economic advantage in Ireland in an effort to replace the Irish people. It worked to a degree--see Northern Ireland.

Not surprisingly, we can thank democrats for the situation we're in now. The Immigration Act of 1965 repealed the National Origins Act which kept the Western European character of the country. Instead, European immigration would be limited, and those from Asia and Africa would be favored.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (3ImbR)

121 islam is a totalitarian ideology functioning under the guise of being a religion. Once you realize that, it all makes sense.

It sits side-by-side with Marxism, communism and every other failed oppressive, undemocratic ideology.

It’s why they are currently one leg of the authoritarian stool trying to take over and destroy our country. It’s right there in the muslim manifesto, should you care to read it.

They will lie, cheat, steal, subjugate, destroy, murder, coerce and cause mayhem to gain it. They’ve already thrown in with the worst our world has to offer, to bring about their evil vision.

It has nothing compatible with our constitution, values and social principles of our society. It’s why they have reflexively moved to coercion and undermining our institutions to try and embed their cult into our countries fabric. It’s what they’ve done across the world from the time they created their cult, whole cloth.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (l/5rX)

122 good morning and hope you all enjoyed the long weekend!

some more good news - that AL sheriff who wouldn't support immigration enforcement got voted out!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (j+aD2)

123 99% of the Data Center pushback is FAKE from CCP.

https://x.com/MichaelARothman/status/
2059070555714990507

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (/+uur)

124 >> And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

This is the reality of the situation. Anyone advocating for total war with Iran including installing a regime of our choice is asking for a full, boots on the ground war in Iran. Not only is there zero desire for that in the US it would pretty much guarantee and wipe out in Novemeber and we would hand Congress to Democrats.

Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran despite the fact he did take out several layers of leadership. Getting rid of the enriched uranium and preventing more development of a nuke program was the key issue. And uniting Muslim countries in the region in an economic alliance while putting Iran in the gimp chair with them overseeing it with their interests at stake seems a smart move.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (viF8m)

125 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. A lot of addicts relapse, but I honestly don't think he will relapse. Good for him.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

126 LOL. Any Iranians that are left that had any intentions of toppling the regime are dead. If they arent they will be soon. They're fucked.
We don't need to play whack a mole. Just carpet bomb Qom or whatever the fuck the shithole is called. We can bring all our troops staged over in the gulf to fight Islamists on college campuses or throw ICE badges on them. If we don't have the stomach for "boots on the ground" in that capacity then put them to work repairing pot holes in roads.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (IlL6s)

127 They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

Given that the standard feminist/Hollywood trope is that men only ever think about sex, what will be the point after the first three minutes? Will she engage with men to show them that living in a BIPOC matriarchy will solve all of the world's woes?

Stupid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
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True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

129 "So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us."

This has been the stated goal by not only the POTUS but the Shah also. It has been since the beginning. How close any uprising is pure speculation, and I have made my opinion of speculation know already.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (HIzgC)

130 Los Angeles firefighters have broken ranks to tear into Mayor Karen Bass over the disastrous state of the department across the city. Officers revealed to the California Post they are trapped in marathon shifts, missing paychecks and going through hell while its budget flatlines despite rising risks of wildfires. They warned response times are climbing and emergency callouts are exploding but City Hall was refusing to pump in desperately needed cash.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)

131 Getting a very bad feeling that all we've done is put bigger lunatics in charge with a huge new motive for revenge.

Yay

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (61TgR)

132 >>>How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
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Where are all these good muslims condemning the actions of their terrorist brethren?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (3ImbR)

133 Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Big difference between bombing the shit out of invading North Vietnamese regular military units from somewhere like Clark Field in the PI (Viet Cong was finished by Tet) and sending arms to a friendly regime which we were treaty bound to do versus invading a country where we have no prepositioned assets. Oranges and apples.

We can bomb Iran until the cows come home but at some point, you actually strengthen a bad regime rather than weaken it. Bombing can take out a military column moving in to invade but it doesn't result in regime change at the street level.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (E4rtv)

134 Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)

Sadly, in 21st century America, you'd have an easier time getting the population to agree that Judaism is not a religion than that same thing with Islam.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

136 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
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Nope, that will never pass.

What we can do is pass a regulation that denies tax-exempt status to any entity that directly (or indirectly via inaction against members) fines, punishes or otherwise penalizes anyone who leaves (unless it was specifically agreed-upon at entry).

Extend this to the entity and any entity they support financially or in-kind.

islam cannot survive it it's punishment for apostasy is removed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (73/SM)

137 128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
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True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

Technically, with the assassination strike, he fully changed the regime...it's just the new folks were the same as the old folks...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (tOcjL)

138 Will Robinson

Crown Prince of Iran. Not Shah.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

139 I think Trump's trying to get the gulf states into the Abraham Accords as something of a united front against Iran/IRGC. Having them acknowledge Israel, while Iran refuses to, eliminates (on paper) a source of friction in the region.

It also (again, on paper) pits Iran against everyone else in the region every time they act out. Which is pretty much what we're seeing now. This "deal" Trump's trying to close will formalize all that. That's diplomacy.

Over there ----> is the ongoing kinetic action. I'd agree that more kinetic action is needed to cement the diplomatic piece as the IRGC seems to need its collective ass handed to them... pronto.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

140 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

In 1974, New York Times humorist Russell Baker identified a “pig in the python” working its way through the economy: the bulge of 76 million Baby Boomers squeezing through America’s economic system, distorting everything they passed through. When Boomers flooded the labor market in the 1970s, they created a competitive squeeze that never fully released — leaving the generations behind them without the wage rebound economists had predicted. When they bought homes, prices soared. When they took the top jobs in business, culture, and civic life, they held them — and held them, and held them.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

141 Iranians on social media tugged on my heart strings for a minute. That's passed. At least being vaporized/killed by our bombs will be better than having your head chopped off, tortured burned alive, watching you wife/children being raped or whatever barbaric shit these people will be subjected to. Putting them out of their misery seems a whole hell of a lot more humane than what theyre goin to face.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:48 AM (IlL6s)

142 135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

I did say you can't bat 1000% all the time...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (tOcjL)

143 But again, it's not an ascendant islam I fear, it's the declining of Christianity.

A robust, confident and faithful Christianity has nothing to fear from islam.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (73/SM)

144 41 1. Semantics. Call it what you want. Same thing.

2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

It's a Death Cult, and the moneyed movers and shakers of the world (WEF, Soros Family, Davos Attendees, etc.) mean for them to kill us.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (FpHTM)

145 >>True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.

But it was always discussed with the idea the Iranian people would have to play a major role in any sort of regime change. To date that hasn't happened. Maybe they don't have the weapons or we have told them to hang tight but there has been very little evidence they can or will do what is necessary.

That's why I like the idea of uniting the rest of the region in an economic alliance. Let them put some boots on the ground if it's necessary. We've spent decades doing that and here we are.

Let's put Iran in a box, take their nukes, put someone else in charge of dealing with those assholes and get back to focusing on our own neighborhood.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (viF8m)

146 Anything and everything about the "Iran agreement" is fake and ghey. You cannot make deals with terrorists. You think you make it on your terms and it always ends up on theirs. There isn't a single deal made with terrorists that stands. They all have been shattered one way or another by the terrorists. Give up the fantasy, PDJT and Co.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)

147 islam cannot survive it it's punishment for apostasy is removed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (73/SM)
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Neither will the Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)

148 NY Dems running for House want fed funding for ‘Drag Story Hour’ as city, state spends $700K

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)

149 The whole Iran situation is f***ing ridiculous, the longer we keep dicking around the better chance the donks take control of the house and senate.

There is pretty much no bigger Trump simp than me, perhaps Jack Straw, I'm tired of this nonsense.

Gas is 4.50 a gallon and I've paid upwards of 5.79 for it when I had no other choice.

If they are not going to do what is necessary to topple the regime, then get the f*** out.

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)

150 There is also a possibility that these fake and ghey negotiations are a delaying tactic, America 250, World Cup, etc.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (GD0B3)

151 134 Sadly, in 21st century America, you'd have an easier time getting the population to agree that Judaism is not a religion than that same thing with Islam.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

A population that accepts that Islam is a race, when it absolutely is not.

It just fools idiots into thinking it is because most of its adherents take on an Arabic name.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (FpHTM)

152 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

153 Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

154 146 Anything and everything about the "Iran agreement" is fake and ghey. You cannot make deals with terrorists. You think you make it on your terms and it always ends up on theirs. There isn't a single deal made with terrorists that stands. They all have been shattered one way or another by the terrorists. Give up the fantasy, PDJT and Co.
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)

On the plus side every time Trump says we have a deal the IRGC who are actually in charge , blow a fuse sowing conflict between the sides... I'm thinking that's the plan....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (crd+F)

155 Uh-oh! You got "him" started.

Time to back up and fade into the bushes lest the anger catch!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:52 AM (HIzgC)

156 131 Getting a very bad feeling that all we've done is put bigger lunatics in charge with a huge new motive for revenge.

Yay
Posted by: melodicmetal
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Not really. Iran was within weeks of a nuke with 80 percent or so enrichment. And they obviously had missiles being developed to do put warheads on them. That would have risked a nuclear war rather than a conventional one as Israel would be destroyed essentially with three nukes, Saudi Arabia, mebbe a couple in oil fields, Kuwait, one, Bahrain, one, and so on. A crazed Iran with a dozen nukes on missiles could have reshaped the entire Middle East quickly in seconds.

Wars are fought at strategic as well as tactical. Strategically, the US is far stronger in position than we were prior. Israel is in stronger position that they were prior to 10/7. Even the Gulf States took the best that Iran could offer and rode it out with minimal damage. The strategic loser is Iran.

On tactical matters, it varies depending on the issue--Iran is rebuilding missile and drone stores, but they try to mine, bombed, they try to launch missiles, bombed, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (E4rtv)

157 I expect great things from the new Fed Chair. It was a huge win to get him in there. The Fed policy matters, and its impact on economy is huge. That drunkard Powell did his best to ruin Trump's economic wins.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)

158 152 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

If only we could deport them as soon as they are picked up... Most of them have multiple removal orders...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (crd+F)

159 120 - of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.

Posted by: Jaimo at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (BCuCF)

160 I can't find the article that describes this. Iranian oil is low grade. You don't pull it out, it has to be pushed out. That puts it at risk if the well is shut down. It's not true of all their wells but it puts a significant number at risk. If they are shut down, some wells can't be recovered.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (7T8ei)

161 On the plus side every time Trump says we have a deal the IRGC who are actually in charge , blow a fuse sowing conflict between the sides... I'm thinking that's the plan....
Posted by: It's me donna
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And that is about what we can do absent invading while waiting for the regime to crumble within. Containment just like with the Soviet Union.

Long term, it will help if the Gulf states simply build pipelines to avoid the Persian Gulf trap and that other sources of oil come back online as we wake up from the stupid net zero bullshit.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (E4rtv)

162 Kevin O'Leary:

We uncovered something far bigger than I ever expected. After seeing coordinated false attacks against the Utah data center project, we brought in an advanced data science team to trace where the content was coming from and the results were shocking. What we found led back to organized networks, political activist groups, and funding trails tied to massive international entities. We dug through IRS 990 filings, tracked IP data from around the world, and uncovered what appears to be a coordinated campaign targeting energy and data center projects across multiple regions.

I shared 90 pages of evidence with federal law enforcement and raised concerns directly with contacts at the White House. This isn’t speculation. The filings, funding records, dates, and connections are documented. There’s a coordinated PR war happening around energy infrastructure and data centers, and we’re not going to ignore it.

... most folks would be happier if they managed to put these data centers away from most people. The consume power and water and generate lots of noise (and pollution). Unfortunely, they only generate any decent number of jobs while they are being constructed.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)

163 We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys.

But, but....that's not what the experts on Reddot say!!

China is coming out of this in a stronger position at our expense. We don't control Venezuela either and Iran is in a stronger position than we are. We look like absolute fools. We do NOT look more respected by the rest of the world.

Iran has outmanoeuvred the US by surviving long enough to drag them into what their President campaigned against, distancing them from their traditional allies and causing economic pain. The US isn't winning.

we are not remotely winning this war. While we have done considerable damage and while our ability to wage this war has been reduced mostly by shortages of anti-drone weapons and by political will, Iran continues to have a choke hold on the most important shipping choke point in the world. The result will be an Iran that is richer and stronger than it was before the war. It will extract tolls on shipping and have the funds to rebuild it's military and to fund global proxy forces.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (JCZqz)

164 159 120 - of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.

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He knew the ruination of America through that act would never affect Kennebunkport.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (qBdHI)

165 Neither will the Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Don't recall JW types being under death threats for leaving. I think the worst that happens is they shun you.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (99eI0)

166 150 There is also a possibility that these fake and ghey negotiations are a delaying tactic, America 250, World Cup, etc.
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (GD0B3)

Yes, Iran has known delay was its victory path for awhile...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (tOcjL)

167 On X, I saw some significant discussion about why do we not see vigilantism.
Men could end these criminal predations very quickly.
Protect these women and children who are the most vulnerable.
Criminals just ... disappearing. No trial. No witnesses. No leads.

Why is it not happening?

Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.

Why is Iryna, Laken, and the thousands of other women and children being raped and murdered by career criminals not causing national outrage?

Because the other women, liberal women, the majority of women ... care more for the criminals.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (73/SM)

168 There’s a coordinated PR war happening around energy infrastructure and data centers, and we’re not going to ignore it.

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And that is news to them ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

169 I see the left's response to why they didn't want Iryna Zarutska talked about in the media, and why it is ok to deface murals to her, is that she is "devisive"

Which is hilarious considering they used George Floyd to burn down cities and tarn anyone they didn't like as racist.

And of course he died due to his own stupidity and was a horrible person. Zarutska just made the mistake of getting on public transit in America in a blighted area.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (sKqQm)

170 >>>of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.
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Yep, and that fat toad never stopped crowing about it.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (3ImbR)

171 You can't listen to the left and get work done...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

172 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (vTZFs)

173 Sleepless in Seattle: Residents Forced to Take Crimefighting Into Their Own Hands As Police Do Nothing

Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)

174 160 I can't find the article that describes this. Iranian oil is low grade. You don't pull it out, it has to be pushed out. That puts it at risk if the well is shut down. It's not true of all their wells but it puts a significant number at risk. If they are shut down, some wells can't be recovered.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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AOP is a geologist and pretty much knows the tech literature. So I put this in the category as we don't know. Same as the assessments that it would take decades to bring Kuwait back online after the Gulf War I. It took months.

I think the basis is the idea that salt water can infiltrate wells if not kept pumping continuously--especially old wells which many of the Iranian wells date back decades. Iran's main oil belt is the lowlands adjacent to the Persian Gulf and those are the wells I think are in question.

But, unless one is a petroleum engineer specializing in such, probably not something a layman can make a decent assessment as to what is correct in specific cases.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (E4rtv)

175 The conflict with Islam recalls the old Fram oil filter ad: "Pay me now, or pay me later." If we wish to survive as anything resembling Western civilization, a confrontation with Islam is inevitable. Accept this fact and fight incrementally and with less trauma now, or face the final, brutal reality of another crusades.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (t+TFX)

176 Don't recall JW types being under death threats for leaving. I think the worst that happens is they shun you.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (99eI0)
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Yes. Not physical death, social death.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

177 Because the other women, liberal women, the majority of women ... care more for the criminals.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

As Hoe Math said on Twitter, a lot of women have the mindset of kindergarten teachers. Violence is nothing more than "children are being naughty" and they have to step in with gentle correction and make us all play nicely.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (99eI0)

178 Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.

I have a different take.

The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.

This is why anti-abortion violence ended - because this same story played out, while every sort of left wing terrorism you can imagine has grown in severity and commonality in the same time

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:00 AM (sKqQm)

179 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Median welfare payment (TANF) across all 50 states, not counting WIC, SNAP, Section 8 and all other help is $28,500 yearly.

Median Social Security payment is $15,576 yearly.
(Age 62)

If $28,500 is good enough for welfare queens who have never worked, it good enough for seniors who have worked all their lives.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

180 Former Laker Kyle Kuzma drops $36K bet on Spencer Pratt becoming LA’s next mayor

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Former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss appears to support The Hills alum Spencer Pratt as the next mayor of L.A.

Buss, 64, donated the maximum amount, $1,800, to Pratt’s mayoral campaign, according to a contribution report viewed by Us Weekly on Thursday, April 30. Us has reached out to Buss for comment.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

181 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Polling shows Paxton increasing his lead, more mixed on AG race. The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday. What that means is up for question.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (E4rtv)

182 JJ, there is another Massachusetts, amazingly enough. One where my five year old grandson sings the Star Spangled Banner and holds the colors up, along with both his team and their opponents, before town T-Ball games. Where every Patriots Day, they hold a parade.

The crazy wine moms run Massachusetts politics, to be sure, and make the schools start confusing little kids about gender in kindergarten. But there are families struggling to avoid state education too.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (/VF+8)

183 Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.

"If you make justice impossible you make vigilantism inevitable"

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (MTg2D)

184 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed

Helping enemy combatants against a US government response is textbook treason.

Hang a few of these people, starting with the local Dem pols, and these problems end.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)

185 182 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Polling shows Paxton increasing his lead, more mixed on AG race. The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday. What that means is up for question.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (E4rtv)

Depends on the gender that showed up in both areas...men have to turn out if they want to flip this...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (tOcjL)

186 182 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob

I say Paxton by 5 and Roy loses...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (crd+F)

187 It doesn't matter what the quality of Iranian oil is or how much or little they supply, it's about instability and risk.

Right now there is tremendous instability and tremendous risk, that's how the market perceives it and that's how it's priced.

Until the instability and risk go away, prices will be high.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (XV/Pl)

188 Violence is nothing more than "children are being naughty" and they have to step in with gentle correction and make us all play nicely.
Posted by: NR Pax

My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of matches, and tried to burn it down. But I 'corrected' them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I 'corrected' her.

Posted by: Delbert Grady at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (JCZqz)

189 MA politically is controlled by organized crime and Boston.

Once you get 60m away from the city you get some normalcy, but there is still a lot of insanity for the burbs/rural areas.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (sKqQm)

190 149

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If they are not going to do what is necessary to topple the regime, then get the f*** out.

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)
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Yeah, I hear you. If the IRGC is still in control of the country and access to the strait after all this "diplomacy" he will have accomplished nothing, and inflicted decades more pain on the Iranians who wanted a free-er society. They Iranians were just caught tried to lay new mines in the strait!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (cWLG3)

191 >Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

Listening to The Bridge.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (rJ48h)

192 Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)
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OK, that's one semi-solution. It's hard to keep the bad guys out of your homes, walls or no walls.

The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (/VF+8)

193 . They Iranians were just caught tried to lay new mines in the strait!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (cWLG3)

Didn't go over so well for them....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (crd+F)

194 The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday.
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Good grief...I just don't understand people.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (qBdHI)

195 Can't type with bandaged thumb, sawy!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (cWLG3)

196 The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.

I suspect if you were to see the vote tallies of only eligible citizens you'd find in many of our deep blue cities that the population has voted GOP, or least not Dem, for years...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)

197 Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.
Posted by: SMOD

OK, that's one semi-solution. It's hard to keep the bad guys out of your homes, walls or no walls.

The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Third approach: don't defund the police.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (MTg2D)

198 >>>The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.
~~~~~

True. And this is why I believe January 6 is the reason there have been no calls for a march on Washington in response to Congress's inaction on the Save America Act.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (3ImbR)

199 I say Paxton by 5 and Roy loses...

I don't have a big preference between Roy and Middleton. They're both squishy. I just think more LOFOs will check the name they hear on the news. I'll be more than happy to admit my error about Paxton's margin in the ONT.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (vTZFs)

200 Watching Senator Johnson on Bartiromo's show. He is saying that the cover ups which occurred in the COVID vaccines are about to break open. The adverse effects where known but covered up. Doubt there will be prosecutions, but a lot of lawsuits incoming

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (hpwtA)

201 I suspect if you were to see the vote tallies of only eligible citizens you'd find in many of our deep blue cities that the population has voted GOP, or least not Dem, for years...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)
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Some one should mention this to that pool-boy POS John Thune

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/VF+8)

202 Happy Monday, all!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)

203 True. And this is why I believe January 6 is the reason there have been no calls for a march on Washington in response to Congress's inaction on the Save America Act.
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

And why Lefties routinely flood and disrupt State legislatures when they're especially unhappy about something.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (JCZqz)

204 Doubt there will be prosecutions, but a lot of lawsuits incoming
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (hpwtA)
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Lawsuits? Against whom? The vaccine makers were guaranteed no adverse liability by the Congress.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (/VF+8)

205 Encouraged to see that the Trump admin is taking some action against Code Pink and Hasan Piker re: trip to Cuba.

THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (X8xt3)

206 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Median Social Security payment is $15,576 yearly.
(Age 62)

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

And if we sell our house, great I clear maybe 200k. Then what? Houses sell for more than that where I live. Sorry, not moving.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

207 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

WE HAVE FOUND A FIFTH OLD!!!!

Posted by: YOUR CULTURAL REVOLUTIONARY CHILDREN at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (rbvCR)

208 194 The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday.
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Good grief...I just don't understand people.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (qBdHI)

Old people and women vote...thus old women are the biggest turnout in off-elections. Paxton has been known to struggle with women voters...so men need to show up. That's really all there is to know about the run off. I said last month this was gonna be a "will men turn out" run off. Hopefully, today they do.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (tOcjL)

209 I can't recall who said this but, almost none of the prognosticators and predictionists are pointing this out:

There is a significant difference between the in-power party midterm losses from the 1st midterm to the 2nd midterm.

And all of the "everyone knows" "history shows" folks never point out that almost all of that data they cite from is:
1) based almost entirely on 1st term midterm losses, and
2) occurred in a far, far less gerrymandered country; where they've now highly-precise computer models that protect seats even in wave elections.

Yet all of them are a) treating this as Trump's 1st term and b) modeling where 40+ House seats are in play every midterm.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (73/SM)

210
The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

___________

Boomer hate always sounds silly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (HdYcL)

211 135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

And that choice is not up to us but the Iranian people. If we were talking about the Soviet Union in the 70's and 80's, why shouldn't we have invaded them to free Eastern Europe for example. It is because even if the war did not go nuclear, we risked massive casualties for an uncertain chance of success. Air wars are easy for us to use to deny enemies certain tools, not so armies that have to fight and hold ground over time to win.

We invaded places like Iraq or Afghanistan and yet those places immediately reverted back to cultural norms just with other guys in charge.

So, we are not going to invade period--not going to happen in our political system. That leaves containment whether by blockades, action when the Iranians try to exercise power over the Gulf, dig out the nuke dust, rebuild missile factories, etc. and it is easiest to do that if we have the united support of the other Gulf states because of logistics necessary for extended naval presence and bases for refueling, rest, and rearming.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

212 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Not a boomer, but that's not the problem.

The problem is the government flooded the country with immigrants, illegals, and H1Bs.

Get rid of them and housing costs drop and job openings increase.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:12 AM (sKqQm)

213 Moron Analyst

The Emperor's final response to the Nika Riots gave the Eastern Roman Empire 800 more years of life.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 09:12 AM (u82oZ)

214 >>>Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
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The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (3ImbR)

215 As long as Law Enforcement's pensions rely on following the orders of Blue City Mayors, they have no incentive to do what's right.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (FpHTM)

216 Yawn. With all due respect...Dude thinks he is the only one that "sees" islam.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (cS1cw)

217 The purpose of the Cultural Revolution was to shift blame for shortages, and failures of central planning, collectivism and the Great Leap Forward by blaming it on entrenched corruption and old thinking that constrained the new culture from success.

Instead of, you know, the failures of central planning, and corruption.

Posted by: YOUR CULTURAL REVOLUTIONARY CHILDREN at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (rbvCR)

218 Corruption is a good thing to rail against in a authoritarian kleptocracy.

Why?

Because the people can see the corruption.

So then the leader can choose underlings he wants to get rid of and blame their very real corruption even though it is no different then what he himself is doing.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:15 AM (sKqQm)

219 >>Encouraged to see that the Trump admin is taking some action against Code Pink and Hasan Piker re: trip to Cuba.

>>THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!

Piker knows who the real target is, he was talking about it on his podcast. Clips have been reposted on X.

They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:16 AM (viF8m)

220
The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (3ImbR)

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Basically, that's what's desired. Well, it'll be in God's good time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:16 AM (HdYcL)

221 The pope entitled his first papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence). At over 42,000 words in English across an introduction, five chapters and a conclusion, it represents the Church’s most extensive response to the effects of generative artificial intelligence
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You often hear pundits talking about China versus USA in AI development, but I wondered: What if the competition is a smokescreen, and the various AI's are not competing, but instead cooperating with each other, while the people running China and America only think there is a competition.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:17 AM (7YAXG)

222 @219 Singham is based in Shanghai. He's definitely a Chinese asset. I doubt the CCP will turn him over to the US

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:19 AM (hpwtA)

223 Overall I find the generational analysis blaming boomers or millenials for all our problems to be deeply flawed.

I know right and leftwing members of both generations. They problem isn't the generation but who they voted for.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)

224 >>@219 Singham is based in Shanghai. He's definitely a Chinese asset. I doubt the CCP will turn him over to the US

Seems unlikely. Also seems unlikely that Trump didn't mention this to Xi when he was in China a couple weeks ago.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (viF8m)

225 China is asshoe. In case we forget.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (GD0B3)

226 And gas is $3.88 a gallon here for regular.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (7T8ei)

227 Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
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The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

Even if I died or retired, youngsters aren't getting my house/land or taking my job.
1. They can't afford it.
2. They wouldn't do what is necessary to keep it.
3. See #1.

LOL.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MTg2D)

228 226 And gas is $3.88 a gallon here for regular.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (7T8ei)

$5.89 here in good old NorCal..

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (crd+F)

229 > They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.
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He's one. He should have been snatched last year.

There are others. Soros and his ilk should have been liquidated on the day after Trump assumed office the second time. Had the administration done that, a lot of the ensuing heartache would likely not have happened.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (jehhT)

230 >>Why is Iryna, Laken, and the thousands of other women and children being raped and murdered by career criminals not causing national outrage?
- - - -
Because we saw what happened to Daniel Penny and others who have stepped in to protect.

We have an acute understanding that one side can commit crazy crimes, protest with riots, etc. and escape
justice, while those who pray outside abortion clinics, peacefully protest (see Tea Party), etc. and prosecuted beyond what is normal and reasonable.
For now, it's not worth the risk.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (X8xt3)

231 If $28,500 is good enough for welfare queens who have never worked, it good enough for seniors who have worked all their lives.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

Seniors aren't guaranteed to vote Democrat, Comrade.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (ExV1e)

232 You often hear pundits talking about China versus USA in AI development, but I wondered: What if the competition is a smokescreen, and the various AI's are not competing, but instead cooperating with each other, while the people running China and America only think there is a competition.

New conspiracy theory I ran across recently:

The US has super intelligent AI and the reason the government is making so many changes is both because they are getting this new intel, and they seek to maximize America's position before China/Russia/Europe also get their own equivalent.

This is a bit more realistic then many conspiracy theories, but working with AI myself I don't think its possible.

AI can do a lot of interesting things, but what we are seeing with America's change in focus is because of Trump and his leadership team not AI...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)

233 227 Even if I died or retired, youngsters aren't getting my house/land or taking my job.
1. They can't afford it.
2. They wouldn't do what is necessary to keep it.
3. See #1.

LOL.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MTg2D)

Not a boomer, but I do agree that parents have every right to tell their offspring "Fvck Off, You Get Nothing! Earn your own shit!"

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:23 AM (FpHTM)

234 AFAIK, at no time in American history has one cohort so thoroughly demonized their parents. Every generation sucks, and there are certainly always subcultures who love to shit on the past.

But it's just an article of faith among my millennial peers that boomers suck and are to blame for every problem.

This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)

235 The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.
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Saw a YouTube vid of a guy reporting on the illegal street camping, street walkers prostitution and open drug use in Oakland.
Lady taping cardboard on her window, not the first time it's been broken. Or stolen.
And how the crime is so bad, they just regularly dredge the pond to pull the dumped bodies.

Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (73/SM)

236 If those wishing for boomers to die so they could get all our stuff would show equal passion for getting rid of millions of illegals which is much easier to accomplish than generational genocide they would be in a much better place.

Housing prices would come down. So would food and other staples. Even more jobs would be available. Life would be much better for them.

But better to blame the people who worked all their lives and built a life legally. I have zero sympathy.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (viF8m)

237 >>They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.

For those who watch Piker, he seems unsettled?

I am loving all of this. No more cozy trips to Cuba (and Venezuela) where they strategize a revolution within the US. This has been going on for many years (see Karen Bass' frequent training trips to Cuba when she was 18+).

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (X8xt3)

238 MA politically is controlled by organized crime and Boston.

But you repeat yourself.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

239 For now, it's not worth the risk.

The way the justice system works it is especially dangerous for right leaning people as well.

Imagine you are a professional leftwing activist and you actually do get arrested. No leftwing group will bat an eye at hiring you in the future. Hell many supposedly a-political corporations will hire you to.

Now imagine you are a right leaning individual with a corporate job or a small business. Get convinced of a crime and you will never work in your field again...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (sKqQm)

240
before China/Russia/Europe also get their own equivalent.

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China? Perhaps. Russia? It would be clunky and malevolent. Europe? Never.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:26 AM (HdYcL)

241 My parents have dutiful sons. But, I wouldn't blame most boomers if they had an attorney liquidate all their assets, cash it out, and burn the pile of currency in front of their kids.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:26 AM (BI5O2)

242 This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)
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Sounds like everyone emulates judges.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:27 AM (kkJCD)

243 Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.

Joe Normie will pay his ticket without much hassle and feed the government funding machine.

Arresting Joe Drug Dealer might get you shot as a cop, give you endless paperwork, accused of being racist, and does NOT fund your department.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:27 AM (sKqQm)

244 Know any conservative lawyers?. Legal Insurrection is hiring :

https://tinyurl.com/mwaz8cm6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (rZCVI)

245
My inheritance amounted to $750. I harbor no resentment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (HdYcL)

246 234 This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)

That, and the millennials were really the first generation to have a much looser dress code while in school (eg : able to dye their hair Danger Hair colors), but had their parents forbidding them from taking advantage of it, and were also bitter about their parents making them go to [insert religious institution here] (though they weren't the first generation to complain about that, I'm sure).

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:29 AM (FpHTM)

247 190 149

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Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)
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Posted by: Chairman LMAO
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Neither of you have laid out a clear plan how to do that. And there were similar historical arguments after WWII about the Soviet Union, in Korea about whether to invade China to finish off the Commie threat, North Vietnam, and so on. Israel has had its own issues with Gaza and the West Bank as well as S. Lebanon.
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Containment is not the sexy beast that unconditional surrender is but that ignores the vast toll and cost of achieving that unconditional surrender. Something on the order of killing 30-50 percent of military aged males and massive collateral damage to women and children.

And the number of US troops dead, killed, or wounded plus more money that we don't have.

If either of you have a cunning plan to fix Iran without massive casualties and cost, how about telling us that as we have a fair number of people here that just might pass that on to their friends on active duty.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:29 AM (E4rtv)

248 >>Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.

VDH detailed this wo well with a column called "Two Californias."
It is almost as if the more California regulates, the more it does not regulate. Its public employees prefer to go after misdemeanors in the upscale areas to justify our expensive oversight industry, while ignoring the felonies in the downtrodden areas, which are becoming feral and beyond the ability of any inspector to do anything but feel irrelevant. But in the regulators’ defense, where would one get the money to redo an ad hoc trailer park with a spider web of illegal bare wires?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (X8xt3)

249 . But I 'corrected' them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I 'corrected' her.

Yep. It took a moment but I got the reference.

Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

And us Gen X folks are getting shit from the youngsters because we're not moving out of our homes as well. Saw that out in San Jose; friends bought a house in the mid 90s and there are complaints about people like them.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (99eI0)

250 Art nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)

251 245
My inheritance amounted to $750. I harbor no resentment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (HdYcL)

While I do think that my father is a bit of a hypocrite for letting it be known he's leaving me nothing (except his funeral expenses), since HIS father left him quite a lot, and also subsidized his entire life, I still acknowledge it as his right, and will never bitch at him about it.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (FpHTM)

252 VDH wrote that in 2010, based on his observations that immigrants were essentially living outside of the state's laws and various business, building regulations.
It's only gotten worse and more widespread (now in most big cities) in the last 15 years.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (X8xt3)

253 He's one. He should have been snatched last year.

There are others. Soros and his ilk should have been liquidated on the day after Trump assumed office the second time. Had the administration done that, a lot of the ensuing heartache would likely not have happened.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Singham lives in Shanghai and doesn't come back to the US for obvious reasons. We are not going to do a snatch job in Shanghai for obvious reasons. I think what the administration is doing is using Fincen to take down their networks for moving money after you start getting convictions by plea bargains. Have to do it that way because federal judges appointed by Dems and a few rancid GOPe types are thwarting every attempt to use the legal system to stomp on the left's violence industry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (E4rtv)

254 While I do think that my father is a bit of a hypocrite for letting it be known he's leaving me nothing (except his funeral expenses), since HIS father left him quite a lot, and also subsidized his entire life, I still acknowledge it as his right, and will never bitch at him about it.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (FpHTM)

You're a big spirit.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (t+TFX)

255 ...as a spiritual advisor to the hijackers while he was an imam at the nearby al-Ribat Mosque.

If Kermit were a Muzzie he'd go there...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (ynpvh)

256 If Kermit were a Muzzie he'd go there...

Never happen.

Posted by: Miss P. at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (vTZFs)

257 I have grout the same, where are the parades, where are the city and housing decorations?

We put out flags for Memorial Day in my neighborhood, but we always do

Posted by: Gonzotx at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (nGraA)

258 Why does everyone just assume that Trump is ignorant of the fact that you can't make a deal with commies nor muzzies? Or even doubt that he knows... something? I guess we all gotta make some noise.

Posted by: Mike Porter at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (I55Xh)

259 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

Deb Gesualdo, former president of Malden Education Association. Malden, MA demographics: relatively young, highly educated community, a large foreign-born population, and an urban-suburban mix of renters and homeowners. Median household income, $100,000+; median home value, $631,000+

Deb when running for vice president of Massachusetts's Teachers Association ("A diverse union of education workers"): In part, "My name is Deb Gesualdo, and I am a K-8 music educator in Malden. I began my career as an Education Support Professional, so my union perspective comes from work often undervalued, feminized and invisible.

For Matt Bach and me, labor justice and social justice are inseparable. Economic justice, racial justice, gender justice and LGBTQIA+ liberation are connected struggles. When working people organize across these differences, we build power to transform our workplaces, schools and communities." (He's a dilly in his own right.)

Teachers' associations/unions are ever more visibly coming out for "Social Justice Unionism" as seen most in the most

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

260 densely populated US states such as NJ, RI, MA, CT, MD, DE, NY, PA, and OH, and in the city of Chicago, IL of course.

Schools claim to have structurally upgraded in three main areas since COVID-19: digital infrastructure, personalized learning, and mental health support, but overall student academic performance has continued to lag, with national test scores in math and reading sitting below where they were a decade ago.

So we're not getting what we pay increasing higher taxes for? Oh, that's right, much goes to pensions and benefits. Got it.
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"This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago."

Ain't it the truth? Here's Philly, The Birthplace of America:

Running this year from June 19 to July 4, 2026, the massive, citywide festival showcases America’s birthplace and commemorates both Juneteenth and the Fourth of July as holidays that together create a more complete picture of freedom and liberty in our nation.

What?!! It seems that historically-focused celebrations and programs that tie directly back to the founding documents are quite few and very far between.

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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

261 Juneteenth is celebrated with a week-long series of events featuring parades, music festivals, etc., and even some "local culture" burlesque & drag.

And as if the weeks around Independence Day haven't been weird & confusing enough in Philly, added to the routine 16 days of 'celebration' will be something more: "After Wawa Welcome America festivities conclude, the One Philly Unity Concert for America on July Fourth celebrates in style with free performances on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway by some of music’s biggest names — Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, Will Smith and more — plus a dazzling fireworks display over the Philadelphia Museum of Art."

(Well, the dazzling fireworks display is nice but often the accompanying music is oddly off given the most historical day and vs. such displays in cities like Boston, MA.)

Philadelphia will also host 6 matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lincoln Financial Field (aka Philadelphia Stadium), including a marquee Round of 16 knockout game (FIFA World Cup Match 89), taking place on 4th of July.

Alas, it seems much more as the region celebrating the end of Independence as we've known it. 😟 All, imo.

Good day 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)

262 A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Kim personally called Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and that he was allowed in the facility to conduct his congressional oversight responsibilities. However, the spokesperson criticized Sherrill over the appearance at the detention center.

"Governor Sherrill’s visit to Delaney Hall is nothing more than a political stunt on Memorial Day when visitation is currently suspended due to riots outside the facility," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Yesterday, approximately 125 agitators surrounded Delaney Hall Detention Facility, many carrying anti-ICE signs and Antifa flags. They formed a human chain around entrances to the facility and set up barricades, blocking all entries and exits."

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (RHGPo)

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