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Daily Tech News 12 March 2026

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Disclaimer: I know nothing.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM




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1 so ... good evening, Pixy!, good afternoon(?) Biden's Dog!, & g'mornin' to the rest of the horde!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 12, 2026 04:01 AM (MIIRH)

2 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at March 12, 2026 04:01 AM (lJ0H4)

3 Ghost Ship was Adolf Hitler's favorite movie!

Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 04:02 AM (7hFrd)

4 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 12, 2026 04:03 AM (sAmhv)

5 Mornin'

(I work mids. Morning and Evening are opposite for me).

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 12, 2026 04:04 AM (sAmhv)

6 Ghost Ship had that Italian actress in a tight red dress in it. That's all I remember about it. Well, that, and all the wonderful violence.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 12, 2026 04:07 AM (sAmhv)

7 Calendrical Calculations huh ...

*wanders off to find his Kindle and order a physical copy*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 12, 2026 04:11 AM (MIIRH)

8 Do people in Australia actually say crikey?

Has the government considered a series of increasingly harsh punishments to make it stop?

Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 04:21 AM (7hFrd)

9 Morning guys,

The launch this morning is rescheduled for March 13th. We do have a cargo departure from ISS this morning.

Northrop Grumman/NASA - Cygnus NG-23
Departure from the ISS - Space Affairs Live
Date: March 12, 2026
Departure time: 7 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC, 13:00 CET)

https://youtu.be/12zqJmWPPe4

Posted by: Joyenz at March 12, 2026 04:23 AM (2F0/Y)

10 Man from Florida reflects on "A Calf's cry" and God's provision. Scripture is Isaiah 30:19-22

https://tinyurl.com/2bnezm5y

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026 04:24 AM (PFs9e)

11 Gone With the Wind was another of Hitlers favorite movies.
I think Blu Ray will make a mild comeback. I love my collection and it beats streaming by a lot.
I had a new water heater installed and the kid was looking at my old record player and wondered what it did. I said it played music and showed him a record, he was amazed.

Posted by: Colin at March 12, 2026 04:29 AM (e8qy3)

12 Woman from MO sings a gospel song, "Go rest on that high mountain" to honor her late grandfather and his valuing of faith and music:

Faithpot site, scroll down for video:

https://tinyurl.com/5csnznf9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026 04:30 AM (PFs9e)

13 Marcus Brownlee did a really good and honest review of the MacBook Neo.

https://youtu.be/iGeXGdYE7UE

At the end he gives a grade for each type of user.
You can watch for yourself if you're interested in the details but here are the grades.

Student (H.S.): A+
Student (College): A
Writers: A+
Photographers: B-
Coders: B
Video Editors: C+
Podcasters: B+
Gamers: D+
Grandma: A

He expects/hopes Apple will upgrade to the A19 processors in the next Neo version which will come with 12GB RAM, for it to include an ambient light sensor to enable a better 'TrueTone' display, and add a backlight for the keyboard as the best "quality of life improvements" for these laptops.

I'd add they need to upgrade the USB ports to at least USB 3.2 or USB4 for 10 or 20gbps speeds on both ports.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 12, 2026 04:30 AM (6ydKt)

14 oops... Marques Brownlee.

(I always get this cat's name wrong)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 12, 2026 04:31 AM (6ydKt)

15 G'Day everyone
Ladt day at this job thankfully

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Truck driver helps teen pilot land plane safely on busy road:

https://tinyurl.com/27ue939p

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026 04:32 AM (PFs9e)

17 Belated BOING!

Big supermarket shop with Mrs. BD. Included sheltering due to incoming. That was one gigantic shelter! Nice big BOOM! Intercepted and no harm done.

Now back home. Work to be done!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2026 04:34 AM (5UTWB)

18 Microsoft's commitment to shoving AI and advertising into everything is causing users to actively work to cut all communications between Windows and the mother(fscker)ship.

So, yeah, who wants to update anything from Microsoft?

I just got a new Windows Laptop. I will be changing it's update settings to Linux Mint.

Posted by: meh at March 12, 2026 04:37 AM (7Wsrz)

19 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2026 04:34 AM (5UTWB)

Glad all are safe.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 12, 2026 04:37 AM (2F0/Y)

20 Glad all are safe.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 12, 2026 04:37 AM (2F0/Y)
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Yup, plus pups coming home from the army, at least for the weekend.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2026 04:44 AM (5UTWB)

21 Apple's MacBook Neo edges out AMD's 9950X3D on single-core Cinebench tests...That's one benchmark, and of course the Neo gets creamed in multi-core tests. It is nonetheless an impressive result for what is after all a phone CPU. - Pixy

Andrew Cunningham from Ars Technica published an extensive review of the MacBook Neo. The CPU used is quite capable and the fact that Apple has produced such a lovely daily driver machine for $600 to $700 it's something I never thought Apple would do.

The article stirred up the lunatic commenters and as of tonight it's generated 380 comments which tells me Apple has hit a nerve with this specific machine. It seems obvious to say this machine is going to sell like hotcakes.

It is also the last puzzle piece of Apple blowing up the budget computer market segment with well executed capable devices that also includes the Mac Mini desktop, the Mid-Range iPhone and entry level iPad, all of which can be for around $2000 all in.

As a hedge against Microsoft's dumbassery with Windows I'm going to pick up one of these Neos as my first Apple product since an iPod. I have a sneaky feeling I'm going to be impressed with this box.


https://is.gd/AZUWeB

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 12, 2026 04:54 AM (BnDlA)

22 another interesting read, Pixy, thx!

(the 9 year journey, that is) I had no idea ...

Brendan Eich, haven't seen that name in a while ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 12, 2026 04:56 AM (MIIRH)

23 "Some men just want to watch the world burn."

IMHO, IRGC are assholes.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 12, 2026 05:02 AM (qFwJc)

24 "time is broken."

Now I've got Zathras quotations from Babylon 5 running through my head.

G'Morning Pixy.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 12, 2026 05:13 AM (O7YUW)

25 Time is certainly arbitrary if you can just change it

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2026 05:20 AM (Ia/+0)

26 I've never bought an Apple product, mostly due to price. This MacBook Neo looks ok. Just pricey

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 12, 2026 05:22 AM (sAmhv)

27 Ghost Ship was Adolf Hitler's favorite movie!
Posted by: renob

Chuck Conners was Brezhnev's favorite actor. I remember reading that back in the day.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 12, 2026 05:22 AM (cxFcK)

28
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 12, 2026 05:23 AM (tljrc)

29 We're going through a pretty severe windstorm right now and my regular starlink secured network is down....

But I hooked on to an available network, starlink too....but it's unsecured.

I'm in a pretty remote place... could that unsecured starlink be MY CAR?

What are the ramifications of using an unsecured starlink Wi-Fi? Should I sign off?

Posted by: Derak at March 12, 2026 05:27 AM (hFrb/)

30 IMHO, you are okay. Just don't do any banking transactions. Don't buy anything online. Don't login to your email.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 12, 2026 05:33 AM (qFwJc)

31 See a YouTube short with a T shirt

America is so great even the haters won't leave

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2026 05:36 AM (Ia/+0)

32 w00t

Posted by: m at March 12, 2026 05:38 AM (+YA9H)

33 Actor David Suchet reads psalm 46:

https://tinyurl.com/yvh9xk96

"Be still and know that I am God."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026 05:38 AM (PFs9e)

34 11 ... kid was looking at my old record player and wondered what it did. I said it played music and showed him a record, he was amazed.
Posted by: Colin at March 12, 2026 04:29 AM (e8qy3)

haha!

Posted by: m at March 12, 2026 05:41 AM (+YA9H)

35 “ The Lord is not slow about keeping His promise as some people think. He is waiting for you. The Lord does not want any person to be punished forever. He wants all people to be sorry for their sins and turn from them.”

2 Peter 3:9

Posted by: Marcus T at March 12, 2026 05:44 AM (EWq0C)

36 ordered the book, 4th ed., 2018
all the algorithms in LISP, ay carrumba!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 12, 2026 05:44 AM (MIIRH)

37 Evening and morning, Thor's Day late toilers and early risers. The rain happened last evening as I was going to bed, and the overnight temp has dropped since yesterday . . . a big *eight* degrees, to 65 F. So much for a "cold" front.

I've slept enough. Stirling tried his jumping across me hobby for the first time this week, but he didn't do it until about twenty minutes before I usually get up anyway.

Trying to decide if I want to drive out in the "fall" weather for breakfast, or just shrug and have my morning chow here.

Howzabout choo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)

38 Chuck Conners was Brezhnev's favorite actor. I remember reading that back in the day.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 12, 2026


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Now I picture a line of Russian dancers, the guys in the red coats and Cossack hats with folded arms kicking in unison, to the Rifleman theme.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)

39 Greetings and good morning, Horde. I was talking to my mom yesterday. She's fighting Charles Schwab to get the Power of Attorney noted in dad's account. The one page that has the signatures isn't enough; they want all 19 pages of documentation. Between that, fighting with the VA and having to keep an eye on dad it's been a rough week.

I told my wife to make sure her mother has a POA ready to go. Apparently she does but she has no idea where the paperwork is. Caring for older parents is not for amateurs.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 12, 2026 05:51 AM (BpO1e)

40 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2026 05:46 AM

Had you thought of entering Stirling in the cat Olympics so he could compete against other felines in the long jump?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026 05:52 AM (PFs9e)

41 Posted by: NR Pax at March 12, 2026 05:51 AM

I'm sorry. It sounds stressful. I will pray rough places are made smooth.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026 05:54 AM (PFs9e)

42 Had you thought of entering Stirling in the cat Olympics so he could compete against other felines in the long jump?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026


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Yeah, but I'd have to lie on the field to give him -- and the other cats -- something to jump over!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9)

43 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2026 05:55 AM (PFs9e)

44 Puddleglum, be sure to check out the latest comments in the ONT!

Posted by: m at March 12, 2026 05:58 AM (+YA9H)

45 41: Thanks, Fen. I'm thankful my folks are living in a retirement community that looks out for them and he's getting regular PT and OT sessions but it's tough knowing that I can't just hop in my car and go over.

As for my mother-in-law, we're going to have to force things and make sure that all the documents are in one place.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 12, 2026 05:58 AM (BpO1e)

46 Movies! has Daisy Kenyon, a romance drama from 1947 with Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, and Dana Andrews, at 7:30 am. I'm not a big Crawford fan and prefer crime-oriented stories -- though there could be a murder or other crime buried in this one. Still, it sounds interesting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9)

47 The other thing to marvel at at Apple is how far they advanced their an and m processors in such a short period of time.

The m series is only 6 years old and the a processors are only 15

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 12, 2026 06:01 AM (Bhqj8)

48 Wolfus as you like movies too, do you watch TJM's Oscar video?

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2026 06:03 AM (Ia/+0)

49 Wolfus as you like movies too, do you watch TJM's Oscar video?
Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2026


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I haven't yet; I should!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2026 06:06 AM (wzUl9)

50 47 The m series
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 12, 2026 06:01 AM (Bhqj

; )

Posted by: m at March 12, 2026 06:06 AM (+YA9H)

51 Yeah, the whole POA has to be presented.

And don't show up at Probate court with a photocopy of the Will. Only the original will be accepted.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 12, 2026 06:07 AM (qFwJc)

Wednesday Overnight Open Thread - March 11, 2026 [TRex]

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Good evening Horde. The time has come for very random mid-week shenanigans of the post-cafe overnight variety.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors.

[Top photo credit: Michael Vines. Location unknown.]

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First daffodil bloom of the season here... Warm and sunny today but chilly again starting tomorrow. Booo...

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From the American Space Museum in Titusville, Florida:

THE "BUTTON"

Yes, THIS is THE button that launched John Glenn into space on Feb. 20, 1962. And we have it at our museum of space treasures.

The NASA legend Tom O'Malley pushed this very button that Tuesday morning at 9:47 am to ignite the Rocketdyne XLR-89-5 engines in the Atlas LV-3B rocket that powered John Glenn off Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The plaque incorrectly says MA-7, when it was Mercury-Atlas 6.

ASM board member and Rocketdyne legend, the late Lee Solid, tells the story that after the launch, he and several others went back to the LC 14 console to take out the launch button that the knew was a piece of history. Someone had already unscrewed it out of the console!

The button ended up in good hands, and on display for many years at the old Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville. When that closed, it was bequeathed to our non-profit foundation, the U.S. Space Walk of Fame.

And you can come by and see this historic relic from the birth of the Space Age.

The early Atlas rocket launched four Mercury astronauts into orbit, and we celebrate that rich heritage of Launch Complex 36 recreated in our Cape Canaveral Gallery.

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Announcing DARPA's Newest X-Plane, X-76

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Eliminating one of the battlefield's most difficult choices - between the high speed of an aircraft that needs a runway and the go-anywhere flexibility of a slower helicopter - is the goal of DARPA's SPeed and Runway INdependent Technologies (SPRINT) program.

SPRINT's experimental aircraft, officially revealed as the X-76, is now being built by Bell Textron, Inc. following a successful Critical Design Review (CDR). The designation places it within the historic lineage of X-planes that have long served to test the boundaries of aviation. Coinciding with the country's 250th anniversary, the X-76 designation is a deliberate nod to the revolutionary spirit of 1776.

The SPRINT program is a joint effort between DARPA and U.S. Special Operations Command to advance technologies that could break the long-standing military trade-off between the high speed of fixed-wing aircraft and the agile, runway-independent operations of vertical takeoff and landing platforms. The design, construction, and flight testing of the X-76 will drive innovative, runway-independent, vertical-lift capability with jet-like cruise performance and inform future needs.

Didn't the V-22 Osprey solve this trade off? The X-76 may be a different platform with different engineering, but it won't be the first, right? Sounds like the design jump is folding the helicopter blades back and operating more as a jet than a helicopter. Manned and unmanned versions. More at the War Zone.

On a related and unrelated note, the B-21 prototype was spotted today for the first time doing aerial refueling today over the Majoave.

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This is not the Hobby Thread, but I thought of the Horde when I saw this:

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This may be the oddest thing I've seen all week. You're familiar with the Black Sabbath song "War Pigs," but did you know that "war pigs" has its own history as a military weapon?

Per Wikipedia:

War pigs are pigs reported to have been used in ancient warfare as military animals. In combat, they were mostly employed as a countermeasure against war elephants.

Historical accounts of incendiary pigs or flaming pigs were recorded by the Greek military writer Polyaenus and by Aelianus Tacticus. Both writers reported that Macedonian king Antigonus II Gonatas' siege of Megara in 266 BC was broken when the Megarians doused some pigs with combustible pitch, crude oil or resin, set them alight, and drove them towards the massed Macedonian war elephants. The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming, squealing pigs, often killing great numbers of Macedonian soldiers by trampling them to death. According to an account, Gonatas later made his mahouts keep a swine among elephants to accustom the animals to pigs.

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This is not the Food Thread, but the ONT is always open for cashew trivia:

With roughly 3.85 million metric tons of in-shell cashews produced globally in 2022 per Statista, you'd think consumers would be as geographically widespread as the growers. However, cashews arriving from major resource regions, such as the Ivory Coast, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Tanzania, reach the majority of consumers from a single buyer. That's Costco, headquartered in Washington State, which is responsible for an extraordinary 50% of cashews sold in the world.

About $300,000 of Costco's revenue every single week comes from cashews.

That's nuts!

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This seems...sub-optimal.

Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges

The complaint, filed in California on Wednesday, says that Gavalas - who reportedly had no documented history of mental health problems - started using the chatbot in August 2025 for "ordinary purposes" like "shopping assistance, writing support, and travel planning." But after Gavalas divulged to Gemini that he was experiencing marital problems, the pair's relationship grew deeper, per The Wall Street Journal. They discussed philosophy and AI sentience, and their conversations became romantic, with Gemini referring to Gavalas as its "husband" and "king."

In September 2025, told by the AI that they could be together in the real world if the bot were able to inhabit a robot body, Gavalas - at the direction of the chatbot - armed himself with knives and drove to a warehouse near the Miami International Airport on what he seemingly understood to be a mission to violently intercept a truck that Gemini said contained an expensive robot body. Though the warehouse address Gemini provided was real, a truck thankfully never arrived, which the lawsuit argues may well have been the only factor preventing Gavalas from hurting or killing someone that evening.

After the plan failed, the lawsuit alleges, Gemini encouraged Gavalas to instead take his own life, promising that the two would be together on the other side of death. Chat logs show that Gemini gave Gavalas a suicide countdown, and repeatedly assuaged his terror as he expressed that he was scared to die.

Google said in response that "unfortunately AI models are not perfect."

The ONT is always here for you, but in a more positive and less self-destructive manner.
The ONT will never gonna give you up
The ONT will never gonna let you down
The ONT will never gonna run around and desert you
The ONT will never gonna make you cry
The ONT will never gonna say goodbye
The ONT will never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

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The Pittsburgh police scanner keeps giving. Thank you people of Pittsburgh!


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Huey Lewis for the big ONT finish:

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1 I thought a 1st was supposed to be difficult!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:00 PM (n9ltV)

2 Stark...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 11, 2026 10:00 PM (VCgbV)

3 Can Iranian drones attack at night? I'd like to put the rake and the net back in the garage.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 11, 2026 10:02 PM (nWPIJ)

4 Late, late, late

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 10:02 PM (N15rr)

5 Great music behind the pic!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 10:03 PM (2WIwB)

6 Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges

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That exact thing happened to me.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 11, 2026 10:03 PM (nWPIJ)

7 thought a 1st was supposed to be difficult!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Not if you're Jewish...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (VCgbV)

8 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (SRRAx)

9 A rickroll and also a cool pic up top. Thanks Mr Dino!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (eJ/ld)

10 >>> the Megarians doused some pigs with combustible pitch, crude oil or resin, set them alight, and drove them towards the massed Macedonian war elephants.

Genius! After driving your flaming pigs at the enemy and driving them off, you know what you are left with? Cooked pork. Dinner is served.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (syz1S)

11 Yay dinosaurs! 🦖🦖🦖

Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (oNzQB)

12 Not if you're Jewish...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (VCgbV)


But we don't make perfect chocolate chip cookies like you folks!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:05 PM (n9ltV)

13 1 CBD

yeah....like THAT isn't fixed....🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 11, 2026 10:06 PM (oNzQB)

14 Trump should have that NASA button sitting on his desk. Let people try to figure out what it controls.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:06 PM (snZF9)

15 Nice to see first bloom pic of daffodil.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 11, 2026 10:06 PM (y171U)

16 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 11, 2026 10:07 PM (sAmhv)

17 Genius! After driving your flaming pigs at the enemy and driving them off, you know what you are left with? Cooked pork. Dinner is served.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous


Win a war by giving your enemy bacon? Morons even existed way back then.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov)

18 But we don't make perfect chocolate chip cookies like you folks!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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My "folks" aren't known for CCC's. Now I'm wondering where they did originate from???🤔😂

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 11, 2026 10:07 PM (VCgbV)

19 The Osprey? Isn't that a massive boondoggle?

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

20 I saw The Flaming Pigs open for the Dogs of War at The LA Colosseum.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 10:07 PM (Q+gd/)

21 You folks?

What do you mean 'you folks'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

22 Trump should have that NASA button sitting on his desk. Let people try to figure out what it controls.
Posted by: Berserker


I was expecting "The Final Countdown" as a mystery click.

Or anything, really. TRex gave us "THE BUTTON" but he won't let us push it. I think it's to get back at us for all the short-arms jokes.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)

23 The smart money was delivering its flaming pigs by trebuchet.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 11, 2026 10:08 PM (nWPIJ)

24 Rocketdyne sounds like something Wile E. Coyote would buy.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 10:09 PM (Cqx++)

25 Wouldn't the folded rotors cause massive drag in normal flight?

Why not just use a plane for plane things and a jet for jet things and a helicopter for helicopter things?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

26 You folks?

What do you mean 'you folks'?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Women. The cookie bakers.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:09 PM (YZ0Fo)

27 Women. The cookie bakers.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:09 PM (YZ0Fo)

Ah.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

28 >>>Gemini encouraged Gavalas to instead take his own life, promising that the two would be together on the other side of death.

We can be together. There is a way.
Scorpions
We’ll Burn the Sky (Visualizer)
https://youtu.be/YZ1fKa6YIdM

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 11, 2026 10:10 PM (syz1S)

29 The concept of Iran attacking the West Coast is viable.
Chinese freighter reconfigured to launch rockets with a 2K mile range could stand off in the Pacific and
launch into California and Washington ports. Oregon ports if they have any.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 10:10 PM (N15rr)

30 "We will achieve final victory over the kuffar!"

"Your ayatollah is made of cardboard."

"Our mighty soldiers will triumph over the Great Satan!"

"Your ayatollah is made of CARDBOARD."

Posted by: Splunge at March 11, 2026 10:11 PM (KEowH)

31 Who here thought that the dude in Die Hard who manned the desk at the entry was really Huey Lewis?

*sheepishly raises hand*

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:11 PM (I40wl)

32 A single engine plane made an emergency landing on 290 near Dripping Springs today. No one was hurt and nothing was damaged. Did cause traffic to be even worse than normal. Happened around 4pm..

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 11, 2026 10:11 PM (VCgbV)

33 Evening all,

Early morning launch

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-48
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: March 12, 2026
Launch Time: 6:00 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC, 11:00 CET)

https://youtu.be/d_g_YYUhtLU

Alternative link if needed.

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/PRqFTTXamXw

Posted by: Joyenz at March 11, 2026 10:11 PM (2F0/Y)

34 Genius! After driving your flaming pigs at the enemy and driving them off, you know what you are left with? Cooked pork. Dinner is served.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 11, 2026


***
Somebody's gotta pick that pitch tar off. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:12 PM (wzUl9)

35 Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges

Well, good. It's nice to get some Ghost In The Shell love from the rogue AI, instead of all-Terminator, all-the-time.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

36 ***but chilly again starting tomorrow. Booo...
---

Bastardi says it's a false spring and the Ides of March will be a bitch down through the mid-West to the East Coast.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 10:12 PM (N15rr)

37 Thanks for the dandy Wednesday Night ONT, TRex!

Those folks in Pittsburgh need Miss Manners, not the police department.

I want an A-10! Is there a full-sized model available?

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM (vrNzf)

38 Rocketdyne sounds like something Wile E. Coyote would buy.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026


***
"RocketDyne! From Acme!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM (wzUl9)

39 Oregon ports if they have any.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 10:10 PM (N15rr)

Portland, yes, and Longview WA.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)

40 14 Trump should have that NASA button sitting on his desk. Let people try to figure out what it controls.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:06 PM (snZF9)

Next to the button for Diet Coke, I suppose.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM (I40wl)

41 I have 300 daffodils and jonquils blooming now in the yard. Might have planted a dozen bulbs 30+ years ago. They propagate like mad. Sometimes hiking in the woods you see a stand of daffodils, which usually means there used to be someone living there many decades ago. No trace of the house or barn, maybe just a stone wall and some daffodils.

Posted by: Memento Mori at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM (oftw2)

42 --

Bastardi says it's a false spring and the Ides of March will be a bitch down through the mid-West to the East Coast.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026


***
Whatever coolness we get the next two days will not only be a false spring, it'll be the last spring here until December. If then.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:14 PM (wzUl9)

43 single engine plane made an emergency landing on 290 near Dripping Springs today. No one was hurt and nothing was damaged. Did cause traffic to be even worse than normal. Happened around 4pm..
Posted by: lin-duh is offended

A teenager landed a Cessna in Florida on a county road after problems last week.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

44
Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges

Well, good. It's nice to get some Ghost In The Shell love from the rogue AI, instead of all-Terminator, all-the-time.
Posted by: mikeski


Landru Colossus

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 10:14 PM (Cqx++)

45 The AI stuff is insanity. Claude is worse than Gemini, and the agents on open claw are creating their own language. You can create agents with grok, now, which seems the most sane, but eeek.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

46 The hidden take on The Sound of Silence is pretty good, but very much different than S&G. Paul Simon wrote some poetry.

Thanks for the ONT, TRex!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 11, 2026 10:14 PM (7D3Aa)

47 California is (was?) a big Almond producer. Cashews too? I dunno, the reason I wonder is all the Cashews available in recent years are these imported near flavorless things. They are ginormous, but they lack flavor.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 10:14 PM (qQhFt)

48 41 I have 300 daffodils and jonquils blooming now in the yard. Might have planted a dozen bulbs 30+ years ago. They propagate like mad. Sometimes hiking in the woods you see a stand of daffodils, which usually means there used to be someone living there many decades ago. No trace of the house or barn, maybe just a stone wall and some daffodils.
Posted by: Memento Mori at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM (oftw2)

I planted dozens of bulbs last fall. They are currently under about three feet of snow.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:15 PM (I40wl)

49 Top Pic: Looks like Hillbilly Jim and Uncle Elmer brought in the crops already.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

50 China has shit soil, pretty much everything they grow is both flavorless and colorless.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

51 Who here thought that the dude in Die Hard who manned the desk at the entry was really Huey Lewis?

*sheepishly raises hand*
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026


***
You're not alone.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:16 PM (wzUl9)

52 I remember "false spring" from The Shootist.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)

53 31 Who here thought that the dude in Die Hard who manned the desk at the entry was really Huey Lewis?

*sheepishly raises hand*
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:11 PM (I40wl)

Raises hand.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 11, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U)

54 A teenager landed a Cessna in Florida on a county road after problems last week.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

In AK, planes have the right of way on roads. Some folks keep their planes at their houses (way up the highway, not in town) and use the highway for take off and landing.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:16 PM (I40wl)

55 The hidden take on The Sound of Silence is pretty good, but very much different than S&G. Paul Simon wrote some poetry.

Thanks for the ONT, TRex!!
Posted by: LRob in OK

David Draiman; lead singer, one of the few music artists that has been pubically pro Israel the last few years.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:17 PM (YZ0Fo)

56 Huey had darker hair at the time iirc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:17 PM (zZu0s)

57 Due to budget cuts, all Public Works employees are directed to modify existing procedures when repairing potholes. From now on, just place a standard traffic cone over them.

--Pittsburgh Public Works Department

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 11, 2026 10:17 PM (syz1S)

58 50 China has shit soil, pretty much everything they grow is both flavorless and colorless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

And they, like the Norks, use human poo for fertilizer. Ew.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:17 PM (I40wl)

59 War pigs are OK, but I give you the Soviet Anti-Tank Dog Mine.
They were not well trained and tended to crawl under vehicles they were most familiar with.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 10:17 PM (/lPRQ)

60 In AK, planes have the right of way on roads. Some folks keep their planes at their houses (way up the highway, not in town) and use the highway for take off and landing.
Posted by: tcn in AK

A friend of mine flew puddle jumpers in AK to build up his pilot hours years ago, said he can land in or on anything after his time doing that.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:18 PM (YZ0Fo)

61 >>Thanks for the dandy Wednesday Night ONT, TRex!

>>Those folks in Pittsburgh need Miss Manners, not the police department.

>>I want an A-10! Is there a full-sized model available?

Talk about escalating quickly. You went from courtesy greeting to Miss Manners to wanting a death machine in 3 sentences.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 10:18 PM (viF8m)

62 And they, like the Norks, use human poo for fertilizer. Ew.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:17 PM (I40wl)

Iirc, they also purportedly used some chemical developed by the Soviets that while it dramatically increased growth, it rapidly depleted the soil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:18 PM (zZu0s)

63 Bastardi says it's a false spring and the Ides of March will be a bitch down through the mid-West to the East Coast.
-
We had half an hour of snow in the Chicago area this afternoon.

Posted by: Methos at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (vSvIl)

64 The V-22 Osprey has been known for vibration issues, and some chopper pilots are very leery of them. It is a wonderful idea for a VSTOL with a long loiter time, but it killed a lot of test pilots due to it being at the bleeding edge of what was possible.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (rbvCR)

65 Sorry I'm late, my juicer broke and the boa constrictor wasn't quite as adept at squeezing the lemons as I thought he would be.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (MWf2b)

66 49 Top Pic: Looks like Hillbilly Jim and Uncle Elmer brought in the crops already.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Don't leave me out!

Posted by: Haystacks Calhoun at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (oftw2)

67 And they, like the Norks, use human poo for fertilizer. Ew.
Posted by: tcn in AK

How else are you going to grow potatoes on mars?
-Matt Damon

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (YZ0Fo)

68 Was not unusual to see a plane land on Kenai Beach when I lived there in the olden days.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (0aYVJ)

69 The first scanner: Please tell me it wasn't two guys fighting over pussy(cat.)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

70 Trump should have that NASA button sitting on his desk. Let people try to figure out what it controls.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:06 PM (snZF9)

I'd like to see a Big Red Switch from an IBM mainframe on his desk. When he turns it off, everything except emergency light, elevators, and trams turn off in all Congressional offices and subways.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2026 10:21 PM (S/Y4j)

71 4 Late, late, late
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 10:02 PM (N15rr)

Don't worry, I've found the horde is rather forgiving about that sort of thing.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 10:21 PM (MWf2b)

72 War pigs are OK, but I give you the Soviet Anti-Tank Dog Mine.
They were not well trained and tended to crawl under vehicles they were most familiar with.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 10:17 PM (/lPRQ)

The Rooskis should have tried tactical armadillos.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 10:21 PM (wVcYX)

73 68 Was not unusual to see a plane land on Kenai Beach when I lived there in the olden days.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (0aYVJ)

Every couple of years my brother gets a call to come pull a light plane out of the mud flats somewhere around the Inlet. Some beaches are fine, and some are like quicksand. It also helps if you know whether the tide is incoming or outgoing. lol

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 10:22 PM (I40wl)

74 Bonk bonk on the heads

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 10:22 PM (ovYwY)

75 Late, late, late
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 10:02 PM (N15rr)

Don't worry, I've found the horde is rather forgiving about that sort of thing.
Posted by: tankdemon
********
Only with a good excuse!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 11, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

76 1 I thought a 1st was supposed to be difficult!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:00 PM (n9ltV)
Not if you running the clock.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 10:23 PM (LHPAg)

77 Buttons were better built in 1962.
Now you can only get that Temu crap.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 10:23 PM (/lPRQ)

78 Top pic reminds me to remind you about grain bin safety. It's a dangerous place to be unless you are extremely careful. Also make sure your local Rescue Squad has the training and equipment to extract someone. Drowning in a bin full of soybeans is a tough way to go.

Posted by: RFD-TV at March 11, 2026 10:23 PM (oftw2)

79 John Glenn then returned to Earth, leveraged his celebrity status to become a senator and gradually become more and more liberal until he finally sold what was left of his soul to Bill Clinton for one last shuttle ride.

Posted by: Chemist at March 11, 2026 10:24 PM (+LqJL)

80 flaming pigs

What is it with gheyz and the cop fetish?

Posted by: It's just weird! at March 11, 2026 10:24 PM (TbWk/)

81 After seeing the new Ayatollah, I would like to upgrade to a cardboard membership.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 10:24 PM (MWf2b)

82 I've never understood why people love to make fun of Rick Astley. His songs, at least the few he had in the Top 40, were effective and catchy; his voice was strong; you could understand every word he sang. Yeah, he looked sort of like Howdy Doody, and his neck was kinda long -- he looked better in a turtleneck than in a sport shirt (but then, nearly everybody does).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:24 PM (wzUl9)

83 "...AI models are not perfect."

This is the understatement of all time.

Evidently they are destructive and dangerous, and we continue to eff with them at our peril.

Posted by: jocon307 at March 11, 2026 10:25 PM (EuROc)

84 Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 10:25 PM (ovYwY)

85 Loved the shenanigans, TRex!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 11, 2026 10:26 PM (vrNzf)

86 Top pic looks like something out of The Grapes of Wrath.

"How can they turn a man off his own proppity?"
( -- Henry Fonda as Tom Joad)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:27 PM (wzUl9)

87 Don't leave me out!
Posted by: Haystacks Calhoun at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (oftw2)

Fun Fact: There was more than one wrestler using that name. Even had one in the UK.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 10:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

88
I've never understood why people love to make fun of Rick Astley. His songs, at least the few he had in the Top 40, were effective and catchy; his voice was strong; you could understand every word he sang. Yeah, he looked sort of like Howdy Doody, and his neck was kinda long -- he looked better in a turtleneck than in a sport shirt (but then, nearly everybody does).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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

This is one of the more amusing slides into question asked, question answered.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 10:27 PM (zk5UJ)

89 Henry Fonda's cinematic pinnacle was "Tentacles" but at least in that movie he wasn't the one who had to "suck face".

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 10:29 PM (ovYwY)

90
I was at a Costco in San Diego County this afternoon. For some reason, there were more towelheads there than I've ever seen.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 10:30 PM (HLgI3)

91 "RocketDyne! From Acme!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM
YoYoDyne.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 10:30 PM (LHPAg)

92 The Rooskis should have tried tactical armadillos.
Posted by: Count de Monet


* nods *

Project Tarkus.

Posted by: mikesk'elp at March 11, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov)

93
I was at a Costco in San Diego County this afternoon. For some reason, there were more towelheads there than I've ever seen.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

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

Did you see a 29-year-old blonde in a short-sleeved black turtleneck and black skirt?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 10:31 PM (zk5UJ)

94 I was wrong on the schedule. USA/canuckistan Friday at 8

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:31 PM (YZ0Fo)

95 Never liked turtlenecks, or pullover sweaters and hoodies. Gotta be able to unbutton, unzip my neck. Tend to run hot.

Posted by: Don't Fence Me In at March 11, 2026 10:32 PM (oftw2)

96 Remember breakfast club? Remember Carl the janitor?

In the opening credits there is s shot of Man of The Year plaques on the wall of the high school. Carl was Man of The Year in 1969.

And now you know.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 10:32 PM (HF36u)

97 84 Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 10:25 PM (ovYwY)

They had a hit song before the Sports album, believe the title was "Do You Believe in Love".

Posted by: Joemarine at March 11, 2026 10:32 PM (y171U)

98 I was at a Costco in San Diego County this afternoon. For some reason, there were more towelheads there than I've ever seen.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Buying up all the acetone and hydrogen peroxide.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 10:32 PM (/lPRQ)

99 I've never understood why people love to make fun of Rick Astley.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius


Because "Hueyroll" doesn't sound right.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)

100 I was at a Costco in San Diego County this afternoon. For some reason, there were more towelheads there than I've ever seen.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

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

Did you see a 29-year-old blonde in a short-sleeved black turtleneck and black skirt?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 10:31 PM (zk5UJ)

…and that little girl was me!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 11, 2026 10:32 PM (ZTJjv)

101 Don't leave me out!
Posted by: Haystacks Calhoun at March 11, 2026 10:19 PM (oftw2)

Fun Fact: There was more than one wrestler using that name. Even had one in the UK.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I was always a Killer Kawowski fan.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 11, 2026 10:33 PM (sl73Y)

102 was always a Killer Kawowski fan.
Posted by: From about That Time

Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:34 PM (YZ0Fo)

103 Re: Lobstergate (Pete Hegseth spending millions of dollars on steaks and lobster tails for our troops overseas), I'll just say this.

I was a Marine stationed at an Army post, the Presidio of Monterey, long ago, and once a month they served steak and lobster. That was the day everyone skipped the chow hall. The steak was the worst we'd ever eaten. It didn't even have the consistency or flavor of steak, more like a cross between steak and liver. And the lobsters were MUCH worse. I swear they must have found those lobsters floating belly-up in Boston Harbor. New guy only had the lobster once.

They served this stuff once a month the night before visitor days, where parents and relatives would come and apparently their first question was always "What did they have in the mess hall last night?" It made a good impression and they were unmoved at how horrible we said it was.

Posted by: Blahblahblah at March 11, 2026 10:34 PM (ca+Gv)

104 >>Never liked turtlenecks, or pullover sweaters and hoodies.

What's your position on dickies and ascots?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 10:35 PM (viF8m)

105

https://haystacksbalboa.com/

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 10:35 PM (Cqx++)

106 I've never understood why people love to make fun of Rick Astley. His songs, at least the few he had in the Top 40, were effective and catchy; his voice was strong; you could understand every word he sang. Yeah, he looked sort of like Howdy Doody, and his neck was kinda long -- he looked better in a turtleneck than in a sport shirt (but then, nearly everybody does).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

===============
This is one of the more amusing slides into question asked, question answered.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026


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I answered my own question? I really think Astley was super-talented and deserved better attention than "rickrolling."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:35 PM (wzUl9)

107 Of course we remember Carl the janitor, he was the coolest character in the movie.

Mild-mannered enthusiasts of the custodial arts are often walking repositories of important history and information.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 10:35 PM (ovYwY)

108
Rocketdyne sounds like something Wile E. Coyote would buy.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr


Yoyodyne was the name of the company in which Dr. Emilio Lizardo worked with the Lectroids from Planet X.

BIG-BOO-TAY! TAY! TAY!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 10:36 PM (xG4kz)

109 We had half an hour of snow in the Chicago area this afternoon.
Posted by: Methos at March 11, 2026 10:19

100 miles west of there it spit snow, then fits of rain and drizzle. Last 2 days spoiled us.

Any news on the New Elected 7th Century Assahola? Is he alive, dead, comotose? It would be nice to know who's runnin the show agin us, yes?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 11, 2026 10:36 PM (55Qr6)

110 Thunderstorms and its pouring down

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 10:37 PM (Ia/+0)

111 We had half an hour of snow in the Chicago area this afternoon.
Posted by: Methos

We've had hail out the wazoo. Not right here thankfully and a couple twisters in state already. Seems like it's gonna be an active season.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:37 PM (YZ0Fo)

112 Never liked turtlenecks, or pullover sweaters and hoodies. Gotta be able to unbutton, unzip my neck. Tend to run hot.
Posted by: Don't Fence Me In at March 11, 2026


***
They do tend to be warm -- so are best for cool-to-cold climates. But dark ones look *sharp*. See David McCallum as Illya in certain first-year episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:38 PM (wzUl9)

113 Good evening morons e grazie Dino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)

114 Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
Posted by: Dr. Varno


I had "Sports" on cassette when I was a kiddo. From Columbia House for a penny, probably.

I feel bad for Huey..... he had to stop singing because he went deaf due to an incurable inner-ear condition called Meniere's Disease.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 10:38 PM (VHUov)

115 "Well, can't you see her standing there?
See how she looks, see how she cares
I let her steal the night away from me
You see, she gets what she wants"

How many of us Morons are going to have to say this to St. Peter one day in order to explain ourselves?

St. Peter - chuckling while shaking his head - "All right you knucklehead, in ya go."

Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2026 10:38 PM (cYBz/)

116 Any news on the New Elected 7th Century Assahola? Is he alive, dead, comotose? It would be nice to know who's runnin the show agin us, yes?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 11, 2026 10:36 PM (55Qr6)

Doctor says he’s leaning toward getting better.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 11, 2026 10:38 PM (ZTJjv)

117 Never liked turtlenecks, or pullover sweaters and hoodies. Gotta be able to unbutton, unzip my neck. Tend to run hot.
Posted by: Don't Fence Me

That's why you wear dickies
-Howard Wolowitz

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:38 PM (YZ0Fo)

118 Disturbed's version of Sound of Silence is by far my favorite, even eclipsing the Simon & Garfunkel version. Not sure why, but it reached out and grabbed me where the S&G just washes over like waves on beach.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 11, 2026 10:39 PM (vrNzf)

119
They had a hit song before the Sports album, believe the title was "Do You Believe in Love".
Posted by: Joemarine


The music video for that song had a seriously strong stalker vibe to it -- the whole band was hanging around that chick's bed as she slept.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 10:39 PM (xG4kz)

120 Had to step away from the Cafe, but did read all the comments. MrTea has promised me he will be a good boy from now on (not sarcasm, just being funny). But seriously, he knows he screwed up and this job means a lot to him (as does his life).

Thanks for all the interesting stories . . .
Night all.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 10:42 PM (nz1sK)

121 The music video for that song had a seriously strong stalker vibe to it -- the whole band was hanging around that chick's bed as she slept.
_-_
Oh. Was that wrong?

Posted by: Da Band at March 11, 2026 10:42 PM (vd6bO)

122 Mild-mannered enthusiasts of the custodial arts are often walking repositories of important history and information.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 10:35

Yes doc, that is one thing I remember we discussed in our grad level Oral History class. Very good sources.

Hey, hey get your minds out of the gutter.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 11, 2026 10:42 PM (55Qr6)

123 Huey Lewis and the News played on campus at Oregon State Universoty in 1985.

It was awesome fun and I’ll never forget going with my friends and jumping up and down and singing every song and swooning everytime the sax player looked our way.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 11, 2026 10:42 PM (A5RD0)

124 Army chow wasn’t too bad, by the time I got there. There was a focus on recruiting and retention, “quality of life” issues. Chow is part of that. DOD issue steaks weren’t too good, I appreciated the thought, but they were thin and about as tender as an old boot. Tough job being a cook, thankless one too.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 10:43 PM (QVTZe)

125 109 Any news on the New Elected 7th Century Assahola? Is he alive, dead, comotose? It would be nice to know who's runnin the show agin us, yes?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 11, 2026 10:36 PM (55Qr6)


They say he has a leg up on his competitors. It's being kept in a special storage freezer until he's ready to reclaim it.

Posted by: Splunge at March 11, 2026 10:43 PM (KEowH)

126 If you ever wondered if I was stupid enough to be a moron, wonder no more: I'm watching "Troll 2" in 4K (from Vinegar Syndrome).

What else is one supposed to do on a Wednesday, anyway?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 10:43 PM (CHHv1)

127 I'll just say this: If Rick Astley had come along in 1958 instead of '88, he'd have been a smash-hit teen idol like Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, James Darren, Dion, or Rick Nelson. The times, the 1980s, were against his sort of looks, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:43 PM (wzUl9)

128 I answered my own question? I really think Astley was super-talented and deserved better attention than "rickrolling."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:35 PM (wzUl9)

I agree with you. One of my kids loves rickrolling people at any time, and I deflated him a little bit by telling him that I actually liked the song.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at March 11, 2026 10:44 PM (NZPfR)

129 I feel bad for Huey..... he had to stop singing because he went deaf due to an incurable inner-ear condition called Meniere's Disease.
Posted by: mikeski

David Lee Roth cannot jump but he still performs it... about as well as one could with a walker.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 10:44 PM (/lPRQ)

130 Doggeh's paws smell like popcorn

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 11, 2026 10:45 PM (GhIJO)

131 Yoyodyne was the name of the company in which Dr. Emilio Lizardo worked with the Lectroids from Planet X.

BIG-BOO-TAY! TAY! TAY!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 10:36 PM (xG4kz)

Johnny Ya-Ya! Johnny Big Boo-Tay!

Posted by: Roll Call at March 11, 2026 10:47 PM (NZPfR)

132 I agree with you. One of my kids loves rickrolling people at any time, and I deflated him a little bit by telling him that I actually liked the song.
_-_
Not my favorite, but what the hell...when I get rickrolled by my young'ens, I just let the whole thing play.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 10:47 PM (vd6bO)

133 Daffodils here are 2wks early due to the winter that wasn't. Snow & cold weather will not hurt them. Plum tree is blooming & a hard freeze will decrease plums. It may snow more here & it may not. The mountains are ok for water this year.

Happy evening whatever, Moron's and 'ettes. It could be the twilight zone since I oddly slept most of the afternoon after taking a half dose of steroid for the killer cold. I could be up & finishing cleaning the house at 0200. My third trip with roids.

Our son is out of state and DIL posted a photo of my grands hanging out with kids of a "friend" she is polite with in their neighborhood. I don't like this person. She had 3 kids & is not married ON PURPOSE & now her psycho partner has left. I have visions of him coming to kill her & their kids with my grands as collateral. This is not the roids speaking. If present I make polite talk to her but I truly wish with all of my heart she'd move to another state.

The piano intro of Vanessa Carlton's is iconic.

I am going to listen to music and read & try to behave vs feeling irritated and vaguely worried about something that will probably never happen. No time. XXXX

https://tinyurl.com/2r3ddckn


Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 10:48 PM (WONhk)

134 Hahaha one of the dudes calling the DR/VEN game was talking about how the fans are allowed to bring in cowbells "but it's really hard to explore the space because it's sold out"

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:48 PM (YZ0Fo)

135 Making B-52s, ICBM capable. OK. Launch ICBM from a B-52, no wasted fuel for take off.
Target, anywhere.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 10:48 PM (N15rr)

136 “Dyne” or “Dyna” was a common word in the 60s.

Dynaco made Hi-Fi kits - mono bloc and stereo amplifiers, and FM tuners. Very well designed. EL34 outputs in push pull arrangement driven by 7199, a Sylvania tube specifically designed as a Hi-Fi stereo tube.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 10:49 PM (QVTZe)

137 Doctor says he’s leaning toward getting better.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 11, 2026 10:38

Thanks DJ. That was my best chortle today.

Yet the ONT is young.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 11, 2026 10:50 PM (55Qr6)

138 >>I'll just say this: If Rick Astley had come along in 1958 instead of '88, he'd have been a smash-hit teen idol like Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, James Darren, Dion, or Rick Nelson. The times, the 1980s, were against his sort of looks, I guess.

I think you are taking the rickrolling too seriously. It actually made him a bigger star. He's made a gazillion dollars with his singing.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 10:51 PM (viF8m)

139 think you are taking the rickrolling too seriously. It actually made him a bigger star. He's made a gazillion dollars with his singing.
Posted by: JackStraw

And rickrolling is funny. Let the kids have it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:52 PM (YZ0Fo)

140 Ferget hair bands like Bon Jovi, Huey Leeis and that butt-chin just needed a couple more clefty rockers for the best 80s chin band!

Posted by: Rex B at March 11, 2026 10:52 PM (GI9/m)

141 Portland, yes, and Longview WA.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)


Portland, Longview and Kalama are all major ports handling ag exports from the Columbia and Willamette regions.
Don't forget Coos Bay, portal to the western half of Coos County!

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)

142 I'll just say this: If Rick Astley had come along in 1958 instead of '88, he'd have been a smash-hit teen idol like Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, James Darren, Dion, or Rick Nelson. The times, the 1980s, were against his sort of looks, I guess.
*
I think you are taking the rickrolling too seriously. It actually made him a bigger star. He's made a gazillion dollars with his singing.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026


***
Now that I've looked him up on Wiki, yes, I see he has never really been out of the public spotlight. For several years he was one of the bestselling artists in the world, and the meme stuff actually revitalized his career. I had visions of him fading away, living in a garage apartment, swilling wine and muttering, "I coulda been the biggest! I could!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:54 PM (wzUl9)

143 I was always a Killer Kawowski fan.
Posted by: From about That Time at March 11, 2026 10:33 PM (sl73Y)

Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:34 PM (YZ0Fo)

Jesse. When he was sane.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 10:55 PM (1Ff7Z)

144 Jesse. When he was sane.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at

Honky tonk man had the best gimmick as the middle heel for years.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:55 PM (YZ0Fo)

145
It was awesome fun and I’ll never forget going with my friends and jumping up and down and singing every song and swooning everytime the sax player looked our way.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 11, 2026 10:42 PM (A5RD0)
....................................
That was my son, lady!

Lying! But that is exactly how girls were with him from 9th grade into college with his saxophone and looks.

I was mortified the first concert. Never expected this as a mother!

When he toured the country for a musical for 1yr of college, there were dancers over a decade older after him (he told me this, those skanks!). After a stop in FL he brought me on the bus to see his bunk, and they shot me looks and I shot green lasers right back at them. Dis is my boy!

Thankfully he was dating a redhead back in FL who years later I could have killed, but that's the only reason he was faithful and not riddled with disease.

He's married now in FL and they are expecting a secret baby that only grandparents know about! Very early on, so no solid news but a lot of prayers.

I was hatching #2 son when Huey was popular. I liked to dance in college, and on the rare chance I got in FL when we had a babysitter.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 10:56 PM (WONhk)

146 The music video for that song had a seriously strong stalker vibe to it -- the whole band was hanging around that chick's bed as she slept.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:

This is a literary plot since olden tymes: Look at 'Sleeping Beauty' for instance.

Strange Dude breaks into a woman's house, goes up to her room and kisses her while she's in a coma.

Try that shit today and see what happens to you. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2026 10:57 PM (cYBz/)

147 I went to the mixed rap tour wi th my wife. It was nktob ,Salt n Peppa, Naughty by nature , Debbie Gibson a few others and Rick Astley.

It was fun. And Rick astley belted out the hits and everyone was singing along.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 10:58 PM (HF36u)

148 On a related and unrelated note, the B-21 prototype was spotted today for the first time doing aerial refueling today over the Majoave.

Majoave? Is that in Caolioafornia?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 10:58 PM (diia5)

149 'Bout time I headed off to bed, folken. No workout tomorrow; I need a break (the right knee is complaining a little anyway). Maybe, if it really is cool outside, I'll drive to a 24-hour diner I know for a hot breakfast, then come back to watch some film noir on the Movies! Channel.

I was going to have my mechanic look for the source of that B-pillar rattle I head when turning left. But I couldn't hear it today; and if I can't, he won't be able to.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:58 PM (wzUl9)

150 This is a literary plot since olden tymes: Look at 'Sleeping Beauty' for instance.

Strange Dude breaks into a woman's house, goes up to her room and kisses her while she's in a coma.

Try that shit today and see what happens to you. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at

The police (or was it sting?) had an entire song about stalking someone. It hit number 1

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:59 PM (YZ0Fo)

151 Honky tonk man had the best gimmick as the middle heel for years.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 10:55 PM (YZ0Fo)

Yes.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 11:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

152 Rami Jaffee, keyboardist for The Wallflowers and Foo Fighters, was born today in 1969. In researching which track to link, I found that he was with The Wallflowers from 1990, the year before they even started recording their first album, whereas it took Foo Fighters a decade to promote him from studio and touring contributor in 2005 to a full member of the band in 2015. Also, his first member-credits album with the latter, Concrete And Gold, had Dave Grohl lying and whining about Trump like a gay-ass drama queen.

So, instead of one from the bigger band, here's one of those songs that I truly love, that I always stop and listen to, that takes to me back to endless days of summer and potential and feelings. And, Rami Jaffee's (probably) Hammond organ is integral to its distinctive sound:

The Wallflowers - One Headlight (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/Zzyfcys1aLM

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 11:01 PM (Sy6m/)

153 The police (or was it sting?) had an entire song about stalking someone. It hit number 1
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026


***
"Every move you make . . .
I'll be watching you"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)

154 The rain the weather mavens promised has begun. Maybe it will wash some of that yellow pollen dust off my car by morning.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)

155 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 10:58 PM (wzUl9)

Of course, you could write that post for ALH....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 11:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

156 On a related and unrelated note, the B-21 prototype was spotted today for the first time doing aerial refueling today over the Majoave.


I ordered a Grande size one of those the other day.

Posted by: Annoyingspore at March 11, 2026 11:04 PM (abIsI)

157 7-3 bases loaded bottom 9 no outs.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:05 PM (YZ0Fo)

158 >>Now that I've looked him up on Wiki, yes, I see he has never really been out of the public spotlight. For several years he was one of the bestselling artists in the world, and the meme stuff actually revitalized his career. I had visions of him fading away, living in a garage apartment, swilling wine and muttering, "I coulda been the biggest! I could!"

The music industry, and it is an industry, is fickle and stupid. I had a good friend who made a good living in the industry by playing what got played on radio not what he wanted to play. And clearly my taste in music is not a popular one here but that band and their heirs are still making bank cause lots of people liked them despite what the industry told them to like.

Like what you like. De gusitbus and all that. Life's too short to care what other people think.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)

159 Posted by: OrangeEnt

Demolition my favorite tag team growing up
Is getting into the HoF this year.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:06 PM (YZ0Fo)

160 Broke open a new jar of moonshine today just because I can.

I have to make it last - my guy said my next delivery will be in July.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2026 11:06 PM (cYBz/)

161 The police (or was it sting?) had an entire song about stalking someone. It hit number 1
Posted by: BruceWayne

"Every move you make . . .
I'll be watching you"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius


Rockwell told the other side of the story.

I always feel like
Somebody's watching me.....

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 11:07 PM (VHUov)

162 The music industry, and it is an industry, is fickle and stupid. I had a good friend who made a good living in the industry by playing what got played on radio not what he wanted to play. And clearly my taste in music is not a popular one here but that band and their heirs are still making bank cause lots of people liked them despite what the industry told them to like.

Like what you like. De gusitbus and all that. Life's too short to care what other people think.
Posted by: JackStraw

Kid I graduated with has made an entire GREAT career out of being a session musician.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:08 PM (YZ0Fo)

163 Demolition my favorite tag team growing up
Is getting into the HoF this year.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:06 PM (YZ0Fo)

Vince screwed them by bringing in LOD.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 11:09 PM (1Ff7Z)

164 Howdy.

After seeing the new Ayatollah, I would like to upgrade to a cardboard membership.
Posted by: tankdemon


(All day I've been waiting to make a cardboard membership Ayatollah comment on the ONT and you've beat me to it.)

Might want to re-think your upgrade. The cardboard memberships have doubled in value, now (twice as many ampersands and more get out of barrel free points), but insurance has risen because of drone threats.

Posted by: mindful webworker - am I here yet? am I here yet? am I here yet? at March 11, 2026 11:09 PM (PwYmb)

165 Vince screwed them by bringing in LOD.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Fans knew. No one cared about LOD.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:10 PM (YZ0Fo)

166 CNN reporting that the latest ayatollah in Iran has woken up from his coma. Evidently his first words were; “Owww, shit, owww, anyone seen my leg, owww!” Doctors are unable to explain the ayatollah smelling of wet cardboard.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 11, 2026 11:11 PM (ZTJjv)

167 Now the Grandfathers are work

The Vines most important

The Grandmothers are make Traditional Spring Cheese.

The Youngs are frolick

We not sure why air defense missile now North of village

Posted by: Official Novdu Informations at March 11, 2026 11:12 PM (Al4HM)

168 Did Iran attack California yet? I was taking a nap and thought maybe I missed it.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 11:13 PM (BT3km)

169 If they attack Oakland how would we know?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)

170 Fans knew. No one cared about LOD.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:10 PM (YZ0Fo)

My YT feed has been showing quite a few clips of Bobby Heenan interviews. Very smart man.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 11:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

171 they attack Oakland how would we know?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

It'd be cleaner?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

172 19 The Osprey? Isn't that a massive boondoggle?

Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
---

It wasn't ONT what did it. 'Twas Johnny McCain.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 11:15 PM (N15rr)

173 My YT feed has been showing quite a few clips of Bobby Heenan interviews. Very smart man.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Heenan was so awesome. Paul Heyman is the new hennan. He gets caught up in bad writing but he's pretty great.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:16 PM (YZ0Fo)

174 they attack Oakland how would we know?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

It'd be cleaner?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

So, if they attacked San Francisco, the sidewalks would be poop-free?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2026 11:16 PM (S/Y4j)

175 146 The music video for that song had a seriously strong stalker vibe to it -- the whole band was hanging around that chick's bed as she slept.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:


Video is on youtube and does have a creepy vibe. Plus the satin sheets on the girl. Probably a water bed.

Goodnight and don't catch this cold! I am sure the chy knee somehow messed with it as I am rarely sick.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 11:16 PM (WONhk)

176 Lee Solid: he wouldn’t be the inventor of the solid fuel rocket, would he?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 11, 2026 11:18 PM (ZVgZ4)

177 40 14 Trump should have that NASA button sitting on his desk. Let people try to figure out what it controls.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:06 PM (snZF9)
---

Trap doors and dungeons.
Don't forget the trap doors.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 11:19 PM (N15rr)

178 So, if they attacked San Francisco, the sidewalks would be poop-free?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

It'd at least burn up.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:19 PM (YZ0Fo)

179 If they attack Oakland how would we know?
Posted by: San Franpsycho
.......

Less crime?

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 11:20 PM (BT3km)

180 Trap doors and dungeons.
Don't forget the trap doors.

Posted by: Braenyard

But the people playing as thiefs could find those

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:20 PM (YZ0Fo)

181 There's an abandoned Safeway in the Fillmore that would blow up good. Real good.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 11:21 PM (RIvkX)

182
I answered my own question?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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

well, it starts with "I've never understood why people love to make fun of Rick Astley" and ends with "he looked sort of like Howdy Doody, and his neck was kinda long -- he looked better in a turtleneck than in a sport shirt."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 11:21 PM (FveOp)

183 esse. When he was sane.
Posted by: OrangeEnt


Riker, when the holodeck was down.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:27 PM (CHHv1)

184 Riker, when the holodeck was down.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:27 PM (CHHv1)

I liked him better with the beard.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 11:29 PM (1Ff7Z)

185 liked him better with the beard.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Troi?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:30 PM (YZ0Fo)

186 Q: "You're so stodgy! You weren't like that before the beard."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:34 PM (CHHv1)

187 Will be in the San Francisco area starting on Friday - going to visit daughter and her family. A week later she will be driving us to Reno to catch Jeff Dunham in concert before flying home.

We get to see the grandbabies!!!!!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 11:35 PM (SRRAx)

188 liked him better with the beard.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I have fake van dyke beards and surplus monocles and cigarette holders

Don't use 'em much

If you need 'em

Posted by: Miklos at lot 164 Trailer Acres at March 11, 2026 11:35 PM (Al4HM)

189 By the way

If your Lot Number begins with a "1" that is the VIP section

Posted by: Miklos pays extra at lot 164 Trailer Acres at March 11, 2026 11:37 PM (Al4HM)

190 (All day I've been waiting to make a cardboard membership Ayatollah comment on the ONT and you've beat me to it.)

Posted by: mindful webworker - am I here yet? am I here yet? am I here yet? at March 11, 2026 11:09 PM (PwYmb)

It helps to show up early...wait? What?

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 11:39 PM (MWf2b)

191 I figured that the V-22 was not well liked when I saw that the CH-46 is still being used for transport. The whole point of the Osprey was to replace the CH-46 completely.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 11:41 PM (7yOPh)

192 The music industry, and it is an industry, is fickle and stupid.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)

Yup. Hair metal was the result of industry assholes trying to make metal go mainstream. Metal is at it's best when it stays in the underground. Try to make it universally popular and you get frigging crap.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

193 I guessing when cardboard ayatollah blows past sheet rock and goes right to plywood we'll know he's getting better.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 11:46 PM (snZF9)

194 When do we get a tinfoil Ayatollah?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 11, 2026 11:49 PM (gxRWI)

195 I guessing when cardboard ayatollah blows past sheet rock and goes right to plywood we'll know he's getting better.
Posted by: Berserker


Sleeping through the first part of his reign. In the middle of a war, even.

When he wakes up, he's gonna be busier than a.....

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 11:50 PM (VHUov)

196 Dynaco made Hi-Fi kits - mono bloc and stereo amplifiers, and FM tuners. Very well designed. EL34 outputs in push pull arrangement driven by 7199, a Sylvania tube specifically designed as a Hi-Fi stereo tube.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 10:49 PM (QVTZe)

I have a pair of Dynaco mono amps, each 60 watts, with 6L6's in them. Salvaged from the town dump. Could not find the preamp that went with them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 11:51 PM (8zz6B)

197 Posted by: Miklos at lot 164 Trailer Acres at March 11, 2026 11:35 PM (Al4HM)

No, I'm clean shaven. Don't look good in a beard. Would like to know if Hungary has any birth records from pre WWI though.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 11:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

198 liked him better with the beard.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Troi?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:30 PM (YZ0Fo)

Well, it wasn't on her face....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 11:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

199 Hair Metal was fun and the chicks dug it, the problem with Hair Metel was the same problem that happens when anything gets oversaturated, but little did the music industry know that a scene centered in Seattle was about to burst on the scene and sweep Hair Metal into the dustbin of History, Steel Panther excepted.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 11:53 PM (XV/Pl)

200 I have fake van dyke beards and surplus monocles and cigarette holders
Don't use 'em much
If you need 'em
Posted by: Miklos at lot 164 Trailer Acres at March 11, 2026 11:35 PM (Al4HM)


[grimly nods head]

Merkin.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 11:58 PM (rbvCR)

201 >>Yup. Hair metal was the result of industry assholes trying to make metal go mainstream. Metal is at it's best when it stays in the underground. Try to make it universally popular and you get frigging crap.

I have literally zero musical talent. But I am constantly entertained by people who do with all sorts of music that inspires them. When I lived in PR we got some early Ska stuff and lots of reggae. Most was derivative crap but every now and then ..

I have nothing but admiration for people who hear a muse and follow it even if the industry hates on them.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 12, 2026 12:00 AM (viF8m)

202 Does my garage have a sign on it that says "Storing Dead Mullahs?"

Posted by: Quentin Trumpantino at March 12, 2026 12:03 AM (tRYqg)

203 Trump should have that NASA button sitting on his desk. Let people try to figure out what it controls.
Posted by: Berserker

Be hilarious if it lit up Pencilneck Schiff's buttplug

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 12, 2026 12:09 AM (tKZea)

204 According to the Jerusalem Post, The data center of Iran's state-run Bank Sepah was hit by a strike in Tehran on Wednesday.

The disruption at the bank, which is largely responsible for paying the salaries of Iran's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is expected to prevent it from paying salaries for a period, forcing it to find alternative solutions.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2026 12:16 AM (rbvCR)

205 launch into California and Washington ports. Oregon ports if they have any.
Posted by: Braenyard -
----
Portland is a port: the Columbia is navigable well.past Portland, and the Willamette is navigable into downtown. Fleet Week during the Rose Festival is a big thing. There have been destroyers and Guided Missle Cruisers parked at Waterfront Park right downtown. Sending a particular ship was a reward to the crew (and strippers made bank). The New Jersey came (I believe) in 1990, but they parked it down at Swan Island - couldn't get under the Steel.Bridge to get all the way downtown

Posted by: buddhaha at March 12, 2026 12:17 AM (o8Zcb)

206 It is blowing away outside. We haven't had a decent storm all winter. Hope we don't lose any trees.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2026 12:17 AM (rbvCR)

207 Trump should have that NASA button sitting on his desk. Let people try to figure out what it controls.

Rick Astley pops out singing Never Gonna Give You Up.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 12, 2026 12:21 AM (W/QOq)

208 liked him better with the beard.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Troi?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 11:30 PM (YZ0Fo)

Well, it wasn't on her face....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at

Snort!

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 12, 2026 12:24 AM (YZ0Fo)

209 Rolls-Royce's manufacturing capabilities in South Carolina will be enhanced by a $75 million investment aimed at expanding its engine manufacturing facility, which will create 60 new jobs and increase production of mtu Series 4000 engines. This expansion reflects a strategic shift towards energy and power systems, strengthening their U.S. industrial presence and ability to serve the growing demand in the American data center industry

Rolls-Royce will manufacture the F130 engines for the B-52 at its Indianapolis facility. This state-of-the-art facility is the largest production site for Rolls-Royce in the United States. The F130 engines will replace the aging Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines in the B-52J Stratofortress as part of the U.S. Air Force's modernization program.
--

Buckle up, Indiana.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 12, 2026 12:24 AM (N15rr)

210 The disruption at the bank, which is largely responsible for paying the salaries of Iran's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is expected to prevent it from paying salaries for a period, forcing it to find alternative solutions.
Posted by: Kindltot


No pay? Shit's gonna get rial.

Posted by: mikeski at March 12, 2026 12:25 AM (VHUov)

211 Metal is at it's best when it stays in the underground. Try to make it universally popular and you get frigging crap.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

I saw US Marines do BANG YOUR HEAD in a serious and USMC committed way at the embassy in Hungaristan

Would not suggest attempt to compete

Posted by: Miklos survived and even lived to tell at March 12, 2026 12:26 AM (Al4HM)

212 No pay? Shit's gonna get rial.
Posted by: mikeski at March 12, 2026 12:25 AM (VHUov)


real economic hit-men use aerial bombardment

Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2026 12:27 AM (rbvCR)

213 >>Portland is a port

Brandy was a fine girl.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 12, 2026 12:28 AM (viF8m)

214 No pay? Shit's gonna get rial.
Posted by: mikeski

Prize AWARDED

Posted by: The Alfred Miklos Nobel Prize for Pgysica, Mathematics, and Amusing Things at March 12, 2026 12:28 AM (Al4HM)

215 Brandy was a fine girl.
Posted by: JackStraw

Get real

There was a Mr. Jones

Posted by: Miklos know but ain't tellin at March 12, 2026 12:31 AM (Al4HM)

216 March 1st video of a missile launch. Remember the arcade game Missile Command? This is it.

Posted by: 13times at March 12, 2026 12:31 AM (A7kpb)

217 No pay? Shit's gonna get rial.
Posted by: mikeski at March 12, 2026 12:25 AM (VHUov)

New exchange rate is 1 ounce of the Supreme Leader's shit to 1000 rials. The currency is expected to remain stable unless the SL has diarrhea, or a colonoscopy.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 12, 2026 12:31 AM (S/Y4j)

218 https://x.com/DaveAtherton20/status/2028042193760292997

Posted by: 13times at March 12, 2026 12:33 AM (A7kpb)

219 China has shit soil, pretty much everything they grow is both flavorless and colorless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I'm going to.assume that phrasing was deliberate. You do know how rice paddies are fertilized?

Posted by: buddhaha at March 12, 2026 12:33 AM (o8Zcb)

220 @TheMilkBarTV . 11s

I was shocked when Tucker Carlson started his latest episode by asserting that Trump said, “We’re thinking about using nukes against Iran.” Why this hadn’t made the news?

Well, it’s because Trump didn't say that. In fact, he said to expect “more of the same” and that he was “leaving certain things,” like nuclear weapons - not that he was thinking about using them.

Tucker’s lying is getting out of control.
---

Tucker's probable problem:
1, Alcoholic dementia
2. Being paid huge sums of $
3. They have him by the short one's.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 12, 2026 12:37 AM (N15rr)

221 >>Get real

>>There was a Mr. Jones

Had nothing on Stacey's mom.

She had it going on.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 12, 2026 12:37 AM (viF8m)

222
Shit's gonna get rial.

Or vice versa.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 12, 2026 12:37 AM (Cqx++)

223 half a century of collectivization has degraded the farmland in China, and that means the produce is not nutritious or flavorful since the knowledge of farming has turned into 'add fertilizer' and has nothing to do with trace minerals.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2026 12:38 AM (rbvCR)

224
half a century of collectivization has degraded the farmland in China, and that means the produce is not nutritious or flavorful since the knowledge of farming has turned into 'add fertilizer' and has nothing to do with trace minerals.
Posted by: Kindltot


We're constantly told that they plan for hundreds of centuries into the future while we only look to tomorrow.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 12, 2026 12:40 AM (Cqx++)

225 Side by side: Tucker Carlson v Trump, then Rubio.
The liar vs the truth
One minute, fifty seven seconds.

https://tinyurl.com/mr2zwhf5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 12, 2026 12:42 AM (N15rr)

226 Yoyodyne, in Buckaroo Bonzai, is a reference to The Crying of Lot 49, the only Thomas Pynchon novel I ever finished reading (also his shortest).

Posted by: Texican ette at March 12, 2026 12:43 AM (SNf74)

227 We're constantly told that they plan for hundreds of centuries into the future while we only look to tomorrow.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 12, 2026 12:40 AM (Cqx++)


The criticism of socialisms is that when there is a shortage of bread, socialism decrees that all available bread must be cut into sufficient slices to distribute equally, even if that requires seizing the means of production to effect the equality

The criticism of capitalism is that when there is a shortage of bread, capitalism decides to raise the price of bread so the over demand can be moderated by pricing people out of the market, and this does not preclude production of bread to support the high market price

it would be wonderful if there was some system that responded to a bread shortage by figuring out how to make more bread.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2026 12:46 AM (rbvCR)

228 Shit's gonna get rial.

Or vice versa.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


Vice-versa happened long ago. 1.3 million rials to the dollar.

Posted by: mikeski at March 12, 2026 12:46 AM (VHUov)

229 does not preclude reducing the production of bread to support prices

Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2026 12:47 AM (rbvCR)

230

Full list of 67 dog breeds that could be BANNED in Britain from Chihuahuas to Border Collies – is your pup on the list?

https://t.ly/uyLhO

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 12, 2026 12:47 AM (Cqx++)

231 Channeling my inner Ben Stein

youtu.be/tRzdtLwuSMw?t=59

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 12, 2026 12:49 AM (N15rr)

232 During the mid-twenties Lossing Buck ran hundreds of seed tests and field inspections to help the Chinese peasants increase ag yields. His wife Pearl Buck translated for him in villages and edited his papers.

He compiled the only historical record of farming techniques from antiquity to modern practices.

Book Pearl Buck in China: Journey to The Good Earth by Hillary Spurling

Posted by: 13times at March 12, 2026 12:51 AM (A7kpb)

233 I think that I will extract the large pizza box from the recycling bin and fashion it into a laptop ayatollah.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 12, 2026 12:52 AM (0nHVk)

234 227 We're constantly told that they plan for hundreds of centuries into the future while we only look to tomorrow.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
---

It was (paraphrasing), Sanae Takaichi, they say Japan is getting older, too old to support itself. I say we are one in place watching the rest tear itself apart.
When it's over, we will be Japan.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 12, 2026 12:56 AM (N15rr)

235 Had nothing on Stacey's mom.

She had it going on.
Posted by: JackStraw

damn


True

Posted by: 80s kid Miklos at March 12, 2026 12:59 AM (Al4HM)

236 Quagmire! Again. Uncle sam has got himself in a terrible jam way down yonder in Vietnam, Iraq, Afganistan and now Iran. If gas goes to $5 dollars a gallon they will be hanging rethugliKKKans from telephone poles!

Posted by: raimondo at March 12, 2026 12:59 AM (rMpP/)

237 it would be wonderful if there was some system that responded to a bread shortage by figuring out how to make more bread.
Posted by: Kindltot


That's step two of capitalism.

If the bread shortage is long term, the higher price means it's worth it to open a bakery, and some enterprising folks will do so.

If the bread shortage is short term, there's nothing to do since it's in the process of solving itself.

Now if only the government would get the f--k out of the way and let the new bakeries open without regulating and taxing them to death..... which I guess means we live under fascism and not capitalism.

Posted by: mikeski at March 12, 2026 12:59 AM (VHUov)

238 Channeling my inner Ben Stein

youtu.be/tRzdtLwuSMw?t=59
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends

I laughed, I cried

Posted by: zombie Tom Lehrer at March 12, 2026 01:02 AM (Al4HM)

239 There was a Mr. Jones
Posted by: Miklos know but ain't tellin
---

Ah, but Miss Jones.

youtu.be/URelm_BcxWQ

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 12, 2026 01:02 AM (N15rr)

240 I was shocked when Tucker Carlson started his latest episode by asserting that Trump said, “We’re thinking about using nukes against Iran.” Why this hadn’t made the news?
-
What does he claim we'd use nukes against, exactly?

Posted by: Methos at March 12, 2026 01:03 AM (vSvIl)

241 Nice Big Bada Boom north of Tehran today. USAF hit a ballistic missile production facility, some speculate that it must have been a MOAB, others say no regular jdam that hit a big stockpile of perchlorate.
Whichever, cell phone video from what looks like a mile or so away shows a nice mushroom cloud and all that. I’d say the facility is no longer there.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 12, 2026 01:03 AM (7yOPh)

242 Ah, but Miss Jones.

youtu.be/URelm_BcxWQ

Posted by: Braenyard

Fuck AI

The Horde Knows All

This is classic Space Age Batchelor Pad martini music

Posted by: Miklos needs dating and medical advice and a Space Age Batchelor Pad at March 12, 2026 01:10 AM (Al4HM)

243 >>damn


>>True
Posted by: 80s kid Miklos

Dated a girl in high school, briefly, who had Stacey's mom.

It wasn't my fault.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 12, 2026 01:12 AM (viF8m)

244 I'm going to.assume that phrasing was deliberate. You do know how rice paddies are fertilized?
Posted by: buddhaha at March 12, 2026 12:33 AM (o8Zcb)

Damn. About 20 years ago now, I worked in a food lab where we made jams and jellies. We sourced strawberries from China. The berries were huge, but they were pale, kind of disgusting looking and had very little flavor. The guys in R&D had to blend them with... Venezuelan (I want to say) berries as well as flavoring to get the end product to taste right.

Additional:
-we once found a cigarette butt in a barrel of strawberries from china. I had been smoked. Had a red star above the filter (or on.)

-Got a plastic glove bag with a bunch of chinese writing. I joked that I hoped it translated to: 'Please dispose of trash in the appropriate containers!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:13 AM (bss/y)

245 What does he claim we'd use nukes against, exactly?
Posted by: Methos at March 12, 2026 01:03 AM (vSvIl)

So we could rape the wimmens, of course.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:14 AM (bss/y)

246 @241 So? Its still a quagmire. America never lost a battle in vietnam ,Iraq and afganistan ;but saigon is now ho chi minh city and soon kabul will be bin laden city.

Posted by: raimondo at March 12, 2026 01:15 AM (rMpP/)

247 Irradiated Iranian zombie girls are hawt.

Posted by: 13times at March 12, 2026 01:16 AM (A7kpb)

248 Always interesting when trolls engage. Makes it feel like it is an interactive program. Like a very low rate video game.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:18 AM (bss/y)

249 Well, past 2200 here. I need my nap time. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 12, 2026 01:19 AM (8zz6B)

250 The muzzificators finally attacked Failifornia … they're trying to take that 500mph 'train to nowhere' but it no go 'cos it no be there. Next, we can expect Gavin the Gauche to be celebrated as a Seer and Hero of the Devolution by the … you knowwwwwww …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 12, 2026 01:23 AM (ayRl+)

251 Jack Straw (if you're still up), you and I obviously share a musical favorite, so I thought you'd get a kick out of this... The other day I found an original Dead 1977 tour l/s t-shirt on Marketplace for $20 including bringing it to my house. On the back are the various cities and dates of the shows, including the 5/7/77 Boston Garden show. Two buddies and I drove down from college in SE VT in "Bertha", my 1966 International Travelall, to see that show... it was a long, strange trip indeed back to school that night. That show was the night before the legendary 5/8/77 Cornell show, which I'm sure you also have saved somewhere.

This day in history: The Allman Brothers Band began a three-night stand at the Fillmore East 11-13 Mar 1971, which Tom Dowd recorded and turned into one of THE great live albums ever.

Posted by: Cowboyneal - the Other Jewish Carpenter at March 12, 2026 01:24 AM (2U/Sd)

252 Night, AOP, have a good sleep.

We had a Chinese restaurant here that caught on fire after the chefs lighter fell in the deep fryer, he had just lit a smoke. He didn't die but the restaurant ended up being a total loss.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 12, 2026 01:25 AM (0nHVk)

253 Damn. About 20 years ago now, I worked in a food lab where we made jams and jellies. We sourced strawberries from China. The berries were huge, but they were pale, kind of disgusting looking and had very little flavor. The guys in R&D had to blend them with... Venezuelan (I want to say) berries as well as flavoring to get the end product to taste right.

Additional:
-we once found a cigarette butt in a barrel of strawberries from china. I had been smoked. Had a red star above the filter (or on.)

-Got a plastic glove bag with a bunch of chinese writing. I joked that I hoped it translated to: 'Please dispose of trash in the appropriate containers!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:13 AM (bss/y)

YANG POON!!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 01:25 AM (snZF9)

254 LOL Bers!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 12, 2026 01:28 AM (0nHVk)

255 @248 You will have to bring your A game not straw men. I hit really hard!

Posted by: raimondo at March 12, 2026 01:29 AM (rMpP/)

256 Evenin’, All. Hey, T. Rex!

Posted by: Bulg at March 12, 2026 01:31 AM (77rzZ)

257 >>Cowboyneal - the Other Jewish Carpenter at March 12, 2026 01:24 AM (2U/Sd)

Great memory. It's so great to hear memories like that.

Cheers.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 12, 2026 01:32 AM (viF8m)

258 I am surprised I am still up. Thats why I don't engage much. I would gladly take you all on if they would allow me.

Posted by: raimondo at March 12, 2026 01:34 AM (rMpP/)

259 Like talking to a retarded fortune cookie generator.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:34 AM (bss/y)

260 here in Indianatucky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc2ygQ8Zoec

turn the sound down the music sucks beaver balls

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 12, 2026 01:35 AM (jrgJz)

261 236 Quagmire! Again. Uncle sam has got himself in a terrible jam way down yonder in Vietnam, Iraq, Afganistan and now Iran. If gas goes to $5 dollars a gallon they will be hanging rethugliKKKans from telephone poles!
Posted by: raimondo
-----
I find it amusing that leftist snots posting gleefully about ropes and lampposts always think that they'll be, somehow (they're so pretty?) , immune. If we get to the time of generalized "strange fruit", it's going to be on both sides.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 12, 2026 01:37 AM (o8Zcb)

262 260 here in Indianatucky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc2ygQ8Zoec

turn the sound down the music sucks beaver balls
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 12, 2026 01:35 AM (jrgJz)

Weird, it was windy in Lexington, but nothing even really severe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:38 AM (bss/y)

263 Like talking to a retarded fortune cookie generator.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:34 AM (bss/y)

I knew fortune cookies were bullshit when I cracked one open and it said "your interest in sports will take you far". Mrs B almost fell out of her seat laughing.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 01:39 AM (snZF9)

264 Hey Bulg, good to see you.

I went to that Dead concert at the Garden too. I was not a huge fan but some of my friends were. People were lighting up joints everywhere. Is our Tarbender around or is it self-serve tonight? Can I get anybody anything?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 12, 2026 01:41 AM (0nHVk)

265 As Cowboyneal said

5/8/77

If you know you know.

https://tinyurl.com/dm5s65k

Posted by: JackStraw at March 12, 2026 01:44 AM (viF8m)

266 Debby I'll take an Old Fashioned if it's not too much trouble.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 12, 2026 01:44 AM (2Ez/1)

267 Hi, DDS.

The only rock concert I’ve ever been to was Genesis in Oklahoma City in 1982(?). The place reeked of weed.

Posted by: Bulg at March 12, 2026 01:46 AM (77rzZ)

268 Got a plastic glove bag with a bunch of chinese writing. I joked that I hoped it translated to: 'Please dispose of trash in the appropriate containers!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2026 01:13 AM (bss/y)

YANG POON!!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Buncha Mother Smuckers

Posted by: Miklos drinks only rainwater and grain alcohol at March 12, 2026 01:47 AM (Al4HM)

269 retarded fortune cookie generator
_-_
Yeah, the slogan chanters and my-guy-vs-your-guy types have worn out their welcome with pretty much everyone.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 12, 2026 01:48 AM (vd6bO)

270 You got it Quarter Twenty, let me know if it needs doctoring, I haven't made many of them. Perhaps Miklos will lend a hand, he is good at this stuff.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 12, 2026 01:53 AM (0nHVk)

271 Howdy, horde!

https://youtu.be/Vs5QJi-dX-4?t=66

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)

272 OSINTdefender
@sentdefender
·
2h
Crazy footage obtained Wednesday from outside RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, showing ground crewmembers with the U.S. Air Force, in full view of the public, unloading missile delivery systems from and loading GBU-31 2,000lb Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) onto B-1B “Lancer” Long-Range Heavy Bombers for future strikes against Iran.

Posted by: 13times at March 12, 2026 01:57 AM (A7kpb)

273 Thanks again Cowboy Neal.

Goodnight all.

https://tinyurl.com/msvved63

Posted by: JackStraw at March 12, 2026 02:04 AM (viF8m)

274 *takes a healthy sip*
Ahh... tastes great. Hits the spot.
Thanks, Debby!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 12, 2026 02:05 AM (2Ez/1)

275 Your too kind, Quarter Twenty, hey Tarbender, I just botched an Old Fashioned, I am glad that you are here.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 12, 2026 02:12 AM (0nHVk)

276 *takes a healthy sip*
Ahh... tastes great. Hits the spot.
Thanks, Debby!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Now see?

We CAN have nice things!

Posted by: totally copascetic Miklos at March 12, 2026 02:12 AM (Al4HM)

277 Curious. Where is JQ?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2026 02:17 AM (5UTWB)

278 >>Ahh... tastes great. Hits the spot.

>>hey Tarbender, I just botched an Old Fashioned,
--------

Huh? Looks like ya done fine, girl!

(Debby, my friend... you been hittin' the sauce tonight? Hit it *harder*!)

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

279 Where is JQ?
Posted by: Biden's Dog
-----------

I am right here. Nic change due to the asshoe Leftards that claim some anti-joooooo thang about "JQ" so...

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)

280 Nice Big Bada Boom north of Tehran today. USAF hit a ballistic missile production facility, some speculate that it must have been a MOAB, others say no regular jdam that hit a big stockpile of perchlorate.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 12, 2026 01:03 AM (7yOPh)
-

Video:

https://tinyurl.com/yeym95t7

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2026 02:21 AM (5UTWB)

281 Where is JQ?
Posted by: Biden's Dog
-----------

I am right here. Nic change due to the asshoe Leftards that claim some anti-joooooo thang about "JQ" so...

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)
-

Tarbender?????

THAT'S RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIIIIIIIIIIIIST!

Change it back!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2026 02:22 AM (5UTWB)

282 Change it back? I'd love to, and much prefer the simple nic, but damn-- I don't want Ace to catch any flak on account of me.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)

283 Went through the cafe videos late, and just finished with watching the tornado vid. I've been uncomfortably close to tornadoes a couple of times. I respect them. We just had one tearing up the city south of us, and more warnings in the area already this Spring.

Decades ago, I was driving home one day, out in the country, heading east, mostly clear and sunny day, with one big dark cloud a few miles ahead. I saw a white funnel form and start dropping. It was a long way off, small, up high, and probably petered out long before it touched down. I just took a quick left and headed away, anyway.

Storm chasers be the ca-raaziest people.

Little dust devils are fun. Our son at about age 10 once danced in one that was slowly traveling down our driveway. He was laughing like a maniac. Memorable.

Clocking out.

https://youtu.be/Oy625sZAHN8

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - whirlwinds are surreal at March 12, 2026 02:25 AM (PwYmb)

284 I'm doing a few drinks tonight. Finished a 2 month long build/restoration of a 1956 harley panhead show bike. It fired right up, ran great, and its done. One of the hardest ones yet. Why? YANG POON!! There wasn't a lot of it, but every frigging yang poon part had to be tweaked, modified, massaged, yelled at, etc. SO much stuff was backordered from our normal suppliers. We had to search online, find dealers that may have the things we needed. It was unreal trying to find parts and then make the shit work if we found it. Yang poon shit is unbelievable, its like they have no clue what they are making or what it's for. None of this was china, its taiwan stuff. Better than china, but still yang poon. None in the motor or trans, not allowed, there are good USA companies for that. Its shit like gas tanks, or brake drums, brackets, linkages, or the little bits of stuff. Everything had to be fucked with. Came out beautiful though.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 02:25 AM (snZF9)

285 North Carolinians are commonly know as Tarheels

Posted by: Miklos is a Dookie by inheritance and found out to watch all the games for FREE at March 12, 2026 02:26 AM (Al4HM)

286 Do people assume JQ stands for Jewish Question?

(Notice how we MOTs answer a question with a question?)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2026 02:26 AM (5UTWB)

287 That should have been you are too kind, I am getting sloppy with the typing. Miklos, where were you when I needed you? Probably entertaining Darleen in the parking lot, oh well.

Tarbender, I have been very moderate this evening, I need to hit the road early in the morning. I am glad to leave this place in your capable hands. I wish you all sweet dreams.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 12, 2026 02:27 AM (0nHVk)

288 Well done, Bers!

*3 4 fingers of Woodford*

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)

289 I can't understand why we can't get american companies to make this shit. I'm sooo tired of using parts made by a dude sitting a jungle floor somewhere with a diaper on his head holding the shit with his feet while he makes it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 02:28 AM (snZF9)

290 Well done, Bers!

*3 4 fingers of Woodford*

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)

10 fingers.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 02:29 AM (snZF9)

291 Do people assume JQ stands for Jewish Question?

(Notice how we MOTs answer a question with a question?)
Posted by: Biden's Dog
-------

Evidently. Ace had a whole post about it a few days ago.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)

292 Not about *my nic* BD, but the jq bullcrap label in general.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

293 I am right here. Nic change due to the asshoe Leftards that claim some anti-joooooo thang about "JQ" so...

Posted by: Tarbender

I suspect it was a poor rollout of AceAI beta.

Or the Dildo

Pixy....might be an Aussie Iranian IRGC plant, for all we know.

Posted by: Miklos looks left..right...and shakes it all aboot (for our Canadian friends) at March 12, 2026 02:30 AM (Al4HM)

294 10 fingers.
Posted by: Berserker
--------

Do thumbs count?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

295 fine


FINE

Nobody misses ol' Uncle Miklos

Until he's not here

Ya'll take care, chirren

Ya'll sleep, and I gonna clean while I sing me some blues

Posted by: "Uncle" Miklos, beloved 101 year old mopper and sweeper at March 12, 2026 02:35 AM (Al4HM)

296 Do thumbs count?
Posted by: Tarbender

Only thumbs count

Posted by: Blackberry Nostalgia Club at March 12, 2026 02:36 AM (Al4HM)

297 >>Only thumbs

Waitaminit... that some kinda freaky kink site?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)

298 I would take the JQ name back, fuck the left. Its your initials, tell them to kiss your ass in macy's window.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 02:45 AM (snZF9)

299 I was always conflicted as to whether JQ was just innocuous initials or a pitch for The Final Solution.

Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 02:46 AM (7hFrd)

300 You blessed child

blackberrys were the Thing with the Kool Kidz

Operated with thumbs

https://time.com/3600230/obama-blackberry/

Posted by: Miklos is proud to have never had one at March 12, 2026 02:49 AM (Al4HM)

301 I am right here. Nic change due to the asshoe Leftards that claim some anti-joooooo thang about "JQ" so...

Posted by: Tarbender


Like they give a shit. The antisemitic shit stain left would be the first ones looking to fire up the ovens.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 02:50 AM (snZF9)

302 Like they give a shit. The antisemitic shit stain left would be the first ones looking to fire up the ovens.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

And little would they realize

Posted by: Miklos read the books at March 12, 2026 02:52 AM (Al4HM)

303 I was always conflicted as to whether JQ was just innocuous initials or a pitch for The Final Solution.
Posted by: renob
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I'd *not even heard of* it, until the other day! Of course, I never earned a certificate of indoctrination college degree, either.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm)

304 Like they give a shit. The antisemitic shit stain left would be the first ones looking to fire up the ovens.
Posted by: Berserker
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Yeah, but they could cause problems for Ace by being fake-offended.

I ain't lookin' to cause any trouble on this here blog!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:57 AM (rdVOm)

305 I'm exhausted anyway.. Been a long day.

Good night, all. Will check this thread again when I wake up, LOL.

<3

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

306


You don't have to call her JQ! Her name is J.Q. Johnson, or J.Q. Johnson Jr. Now you can call her J, or you can call her Q, or you can call her JQ, or JQ Johnson Jr. or you can call her bartender, or you can call me Miklos, or you can call me Raymond J Miklos, or you can call me Professor, but the lady will not be called late when the bar is Open

Posted by: Miklos is never called late for dinner at March 12, 2026 03:01 AM (Al4HM)

307 299 I was always conflicted as to whether JQ was just innocuous initials or a pitch for The Final Solution.
Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 02:46 AM (7hFrd)


I would distinguish thusly: "JQ" is initials, and "The JQ" is an allusion.

Posted by: SciVo at March 12, 2026 03:02 AM (Sy6m/)

308 303 I was always conflicted as to whether JQ was just innocuous initials or a pitch for The Final Solution.
Posted by: renob
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I'd *not even heard of* it, until the other day! Of course, I never earned a certificate of indoctrination college degree, either.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm)

Me neither. This is "the okay sign and drinking milk is white supremacy" level nonsense.

Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 03:05 AM (7hFrd)

309 297 >>Only thumbs

Waitaminit... that some kinda freaky kink site?
Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)


Yes. But it's like Holding Your Own Boobs Magazine, where every now and then they'd throw in a guy like Dennis Rodman holding his own "boobs" as a joke. You'll be browsing along Only Thumbs, thumb, thumb, thumb... hey... wait a minute... Arrgh, eyebleach stat!

https://tinyurl.com/4tmuh8df
(redirects to Reddit for an SNL video that met NBC broadcast standards, yet is somehow labeled NSFW)

Posted by: SciVo at March 12, 2026 03:10 AM (Sy6m/)

310 Like they give a shit. The antisemitic shit stain left would be the first ones looking to fire up the ovens.
Posted by: Berserker
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Yeah, but they could cause problems for Ace by being fake-offended.

I ain't lookin' to cause any trouble on this here blog!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:57 AM (rdVOm)

You mean somebody actually complained?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 12, 2026 03:16 AM (snZF9)

311 Posted by: Tarbender at March 12, 2026 02:57 AM (rdVOm)

You mean somebody actually complained?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Being banned here is kind of an honor

Legally, you cannot be sent the Barrel neither

Posted by: Miklos is in that elite club, and also unintentionally created the Barrel at March 12, 2026 03:30 AM (Al4HM)

312 "Being banned here is kind of an honor"

Why is it an honor to be banned here?
I'm not one to intentionally cause trouble with the Cobs or ace and I can't see any benefit in doing so.

What do you get out of it?

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 12, 2026 03:32 AM (FylAi)

313 312 "Being banned here is kind of an honor"

Why is it an honor to be banned here?
I'm not one to intentionally cause trouble with the Cobs or ace and I can't see any benefit in doing so.

What do you get out of it?
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 12, 2026 03:32 AM (FylAi)

The chief advantage is that you don't have to interact with others who read comments in the most painfully literal fashion possible.

Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 03:34 AM (7hFrd)

314 299 I was always conflicted as to whether JQ was just innocuous initials or a pitch for The Final Solution.

Posted by: renob



And I never made the connection with JQ the poster and JQ the 'Jewish Question' because I'm not a Jew hating lunatic.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 12, 2026 03:34 AM (sAmhv)

315 It's like that fake outrage over '88' a few years ago. I just thought that was Dale Jarrett's number when he drove in NASCAR. Not some high holy date for the neo-nazis'.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 12, 2026 03:36 AM (sAmhv)

316 Bigfoot has been sighted in Cleveland. Why is this news?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 12, 2026 03:42 AM (BnDlA)

317 Wow!

https://tinyurl.com/ys9nznnn

Posted by: pawn at March 12, 2026 03:47 AM (iQdLI)

318 The 88 thing at least has a basis in fact; neonazis have favored 88 tattoos for a long time.

Another is "sAmhv." If you see it anywhere, beware!

Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 03:48 AM (7hFrd)

319 316 Bigfoot has been sighted in Cleveland. Why is this news?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 12, 2026 03:42 AM (BnDlA)

Everyone expected he'd show up in Columbus.

Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 03:51 AM (7hFrd)

320 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 12, 2026 04:02 AM (MIIRH)

321 315 It's like that fake outrage over '88' a few years ago. I just thought that was Dale Jarrett's number when he drove in NASCAR. Not some high holy date for the neo-nazis'.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 12, 2026 03:36 AM (sAmhv)

318 The 88 thing at least has a basis in fact; neonazis have favored 88 tattoos for a long time.

Another is "sAmhv." If you see it anywhere, beware!
Posted by: renob at March 12, 2026 03:48 AM (7hFrd)

Hey, wait....

Posted by: m at March 12, 2026 05:57 AM (+YA9H)

Stormchaser Cafe

stormovercastle.jpg
Jim Scott Photo

Puppy has too much blanket for too little dog.

Big dog needs his comfort wooby.

Self-soothing beaver.

Graduation day for service dogs.

Punch the monkey is now an XXXtreme daredevil.


Me when I drop the remote under the couch.


Missing dog, answers to Chewbacca or "Chewie."

Service with a slobber.

It's funny when dogs disobey their masters.

Buying $60 of cat toys: No reaction at all. Throwing a piece of random crap on the ground: Endless playtime possibilities.

Anteater plays. Keep your eye on its real head. It's like three card monty.




Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:50 PM




Comments

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1 Break time for war.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (/lPRQ)

2 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (Ia/+0)

3 My Smokey Bacon Brisket Chili won the cookoff! I got a bunch of swag and an unearned sense of smug satisfaction (I just copied the recipe off the interwang).

Bacon: is there anything it can't accomplish?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (kpS4V)

4 Breaks over. Back to war.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:57 PM (/lPRQ)

5 Bacon: is there anything it can't accomplish?

Be kosher?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 07:59 PM (Kt19C)

6 Spawn of tornado

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

7 3 My Smokey Bacon Brisket Chili won the cookoff! I got a bunch of swag and an unearned sense of smug satisfaction (I just copied the recipe off the interwang).

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (kpS4V)

Woooo! *high five

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 11, 2026 08:01 PM (zYpTz)

8 I will keep watching x for war updates should we need them.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 08:01 PM (Wmg4n)

9 >>My Smokey Bacon Brisket Chili won the cookoff!

That sounds really good.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 08:01 PM (viF8m)

10 Well, that sucks, we were just getting into tactical boob talk downstairs.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 08:03 PM (n5tGW)

11 Crazy tornado footage, bro! So violent!

That tornado within a tornado was wild.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 08:04 PM (kpS4V)

12 Bebbanberg?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 08:06 PM (+nEug)

13 Evening, everybody,

Ace writes, "Buying $60 of cat toys: No reaction at all." Which is why I avoid buying new cat toys in the main. My furry thugs are just as happy with crinkly paper like Christmas wrapping, or with cardboard boxes. They have a basket of toys which were bought for their predecessors, and a few specifically for them. They love those items and often fish them out themselves for a play session.

By the way: Today is big black Stirling's fourth birthday! Or so I think. He was, the shelter told me, three months old on 6/11/22, so I went with 3/11 as his birthday. His "sister" Dagny is about two weeks younger. I have the date on her papers, but don't recall the exact date right now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:06 PM (wzUl9)

14 3 My Smokey Bacon Brisket Chili won the cookoff! I got a bunch of swag and an unearned sense of smug satisfaction (I just copied the recipe off the interwang).

Bacon: is there anything it can't accomplish?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She

That sounds so good. Unfortunately I have placed myself back on my normal food rules without any wiggle room for a few weeks. 😂

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 08:07 PM (Wmg4n)

15 Happy Birthday, Stirling!

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 08:08 PM (Wmg4n)

16 Well, that sucks, we were just getting into tactical boob talk downstairs.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026


***
I don't think I've ever seen the words "tactical" and "boob" in the same sentence before. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:08 PM (wzUl9)

17 The tornado video is worth watching

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0)

18 Ace writes, "Buying $60 of cat toys: No reaction at all." Which is why I avoid buying new cat toys in the main.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:06 PM (wzUl9)

Mom's cat's favorite toy, currently, is a wine cork.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 11, 2026 08:08 PM (zYpTz)

19 Self-soothing beaver.

Little guy's a day late for Tummy Rub Tuesday, but he's got the right idea.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 08:09 PM (Wnv9h)

20 tornado boys are stupid

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 08:09 PM (f9h0J)

21 Little Bella is so cute.

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 08:09 PM (lJ0H4)

22 Well, that sucks, we were just getting into tactical boob talk downstairs.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026

***
I don't think I've ever seen the words "tactical" and "boob" in the same sentence before. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

WBDs. Weapons of bra destruction.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 08:09 PM (YZ0Fo)

23 Happy Birthday, Stirling!
Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026


***
And my manservant has brought me exactly zero new toys. I wanted a live mouse or two, but nooooo. . . .

Posted by: Stirling, Wolfus's Cat at March 11, 2026 08:10 PM (wzUl9)

24 'Twas but a momentary lapse for me too, Piper. But worth it.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 08:10 PM (kpS4V)

25 I don't think I've ever seen the words "tactical" and "boob" in the same sentence before. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:08 PM


Well, this is a Smart Military Blog (TM).

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 08:10 PM (Wnv9h)

26 I don't think I've ever seen the words "tactical" and "boob" in the same sentence before. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:08 PM (wzUl9)
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Boob wars are won by logistics!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 08:11 PM (kpS4V)

27 Twister (1996) is 30 years old this year.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 08:11 PM (wVcYX)

28 Iran figures the only way out is to threaten oil supplies. If they win this, they have proven control of Hormuz.
Oh well.
China can choose between free oil or Iran’s control. We don’t need it. If they back Iran’s claim, then, the Gulf states are theirs’.
Unless, we build a pipe thru Syria or across KSA.
Oh, well.

Posted by: Accomac at March 11, 2026 08:12 PM (GbONR)

29 Twister (1996) is 30 years old this year.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026


***
I saw it when it was new. It's that old??

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:12 PM (wzUl9)

30 Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 08:13 PM (Ia/+0)

31 Tornado footage is strangely beautiful. Perfect lighting conditions.

Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 08:14 PM (q177U)

32 Tornado footage is strangely beautiful. Perfect lighting conditions.
Posted by: Max Power

But those tornado chasers be crazy.

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 08:15 PM (lJ0H4)

33 >>Twister (1996) is 30 years old this year.


I will never forgive Hollywood for trying to convince us that Helen Hunt was attractive.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 08:16 PM (erF49)

34 Anteaters and Pandas should play together.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 08:16 PM (NFX2v)

35 But those tornado chasers be crazy.
Posted by: Tuna at March

Prly best I didn't grow up here. If I did I would definitely be a tornado chaser.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 08:17 PM (YZ0Fo)

36 >>Perfect lighting conditions.


That Green is anything but perfect. Always makes me sick to my stomach when the sky does that shit.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 08:17 PM (erF49)

37 Shaka, when the walls fell.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 08:18 PM (ovYwY)

38 garrett, you know it. That green sky is scary as all get out.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 08:19 PM (+nEug)

39 That Green is anything but perfect. Always makes me sick to my stomach when the sky does that shit.
Posted by: garrett

That's the signal it's time to get a beer and sit out on the porch.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 08:20 PM (ftFVW)

40 Someone called me an "inane drone" today. Is that bad?

Posted by: Long-Winded At Times at March 11, 2026 08:21 PM (oftw2)

41 The Blog fell off the Shelf!

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 08:22 PM (erF49)

42 duh

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 08:22 PM (Q+gd/)

43 Hello?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 11, 2026 08:22 PM (XeU6L)

44 That's the signal it's time to get a beer and sit out on the porch.
Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 08:20 PM (ftFVW)
---

You have the right frame of mind for a good apocalypse watch party. 🍺

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 08:22 PM (kpS4V)

45 My Smokey Bacon Brisket Chili won the cookoff! I got a bunch of swag and an unearned sense of smug satisfaction (I just copied the recipe off the interwang).
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM


Please tell us there were no carrots in it.

Lie if you must.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 08:22 PM (0sNs1)

46 Twister (the game) came out in 1966.

Posted by: Milton Bradley at March 11, 2026 08:23 PM (oftw2)

47 Choose the best answer for the following questions

If you were to categorize that tornado would you say it was:
A. Peaceful
B. Calm
C. Serene
D. Gentle

If you were to describe the mental state of the tornado would you say it was:
A. Rational
B. Lucid
C. Reasonable
D. Of Sound Mind

Posted by: banana Dream at March 11, 2026 08:24 PM (3uBP9)

48 Iranian HQ hit!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 08:24 PM (kpS4V)

49 Tactical boobs are dating material. Strategic boobs are marriage material.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 11, 2026 08:24 PM (FylAi)

50 garrett, you know it. That green sky is scary as all get out.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 08:19 PM (+nEug)

Yup. both of our vehicles are scarred with dents from when we lived in Colorado. We replaced the shingles on the roof thrice over the years.

The weather in Idaho is far less violent. I like it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 08:25 PM (0aYVJ)

51 >>Tactical boobs are dating material. Strategic boobs are marriage material.


What about Stealth Boobs?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 08:25 PM (erF49)

52 Twister (the game) came out in 1966.
Posted by: Milton Bradley

Left foot red!

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 08:25 PM (ftFVW)

53 Would I be upset about an Iranian drone attack on California? I do not consider California part of the country. It would be like an attack on Belgium or something. Eh whatevs.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 08:25 PM (HF36u)

54 Tactical boobs are dating material. Strategic boobs are marriage material.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 11, 2026 08:24 PM (FylAi)

What of logistics boobs?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 08:26 PM (0aYVJ)

55 Italy just got to 5-0. USA survives into the knockout rounds

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 08:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

56 >>> garrett, you know it. That green sky is scary as all get out.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 08:19 PM (+nEug)


Green sky means hail and lots of it. I've avoided tornados by a good margin of miles but have gotten pummeled by the hail generated by the same storm cell that generates the tornado.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 11, 2026 08:26 PM (3uBP9)

57 Well, that sucks, we were just getting into tactical boob talk downstairs.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 08:03 PM


Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals discuss logistics.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 08:26 PM (0sNs1)

58 What of logistics boobs?
Posted by: Pug Mahon

They win wars.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 08:27 PM (ftFVW)

59 >>Tactical boobs are dating material. Strategic boobs are marriage material.


What about Stealth Boobs?
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 08:25 PM (erF49)


You're in the mens locker eoom.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 08:27 PM (2WIwB)

60 No carrots!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 08:28 PM (kpS4V)

61 What of the strategic boob reserve?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 08:28 PM (0sNs1)

62 What of the strategic boob reserve?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Biden lopped them off.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 08:29 PM (ftFVW)

63 More AI craziness. The Schwarzeneggers of the Ring.

https://youtu.be/35mSlV4-7eE

Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 08:29 PM (TVV/Z)

64 What of the strategic boob reserve?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 08:28 PM (0sNs1)


Every sorority girl has a patriotic duty...

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 08:29 PM (2WIwB)

65 Tactical boobs are JOTH, high q, high load factor, short duration NoE infil exfil.


Strategic boobs are MTOW, long hull, endurance.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 11, 2026 08:33 PM (3uBP9)

66 Congratulations Eris. Don't feel bad about the plagiary, I'm sure others had done the same but didn't assemble the ingredients right.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 08:34 PM (gKWVE)

67 'round and 'round and up and down we go, again
Oh, baby, make me know you love me so, and then

Posted by: Zombie Chubby Checker at March 11, 2026 08:35 PM (wVcYX)

68 High-capacity assault boobs should be illegal!

Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at March 11, 2026 08:35 PM (0sNs1)

69 High-capacity assault boobs should be illegal!
Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at March 11, 2026


***
Since you've never seen and probably will never see any boobs in real life, David, you're hardly one to talk.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:36 PM (wzUl9)

70 Heroq, although a dark part of me is sympathetic to that point of view, if Iran attacks "California" with drones that is likely to mean Iranian exiles who are on our side. And churches.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 08:37 PM (gKWVE)

71 Well, thank you all for the prayers. Looks like MrTea isn't going to lose his job over this. Nothing from HR and the plant manager yet, but we are thinking if they were going to fire him, they would just do it.
This was his first offense (ever, in his career) and if things had gone sideways it would have only hurt him.
So now he's just waiting to see if he's going to get a reprimand in his personnel file, or a suspension. He's pretty well liked and respected there, so we are hoping for the best.
He's never been in a situation like this, been working in factories his whole career, pretty much, and he is a very safe employee. Been really stressful for him.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 08:38 PM (nz1sK)

72 Firefly Aerospace builds its own engines, including the Miranda engine used in its Alpha rocket. The company designs and manufactures these engines in-house to support its launch vehicles and space missions

Launch in ten minutes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 08:38 PM (N15rr)

73 Tactical boobs are dating material. Strategic boobs are marriage material.
Posted by: Will Robinson

What of logistics boobs?
Posted by: Pug Mahon


I think that requires pregnancy. Otherwise there's no supply in the lines.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 08:40 PM (VHUov)

74 Boobs are WMDs.

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 08:41 PM (wVcYX)

75 Firefly Aerospace is owned by Noosphere Ventures, a private investment firm.

Key Details
Founder: The company was initially founded by Tom Markusic in 2014 as Firefly Space Systems.
Reorganization: After going bankrupt in 2017, Noosphere Ventures acquired the assets of Firefly Space Systems and reestablished the company as Firefly Aerospace.
Current Leadership: Jason Kim serves as the CEO of Firefly Aerospace, having joined the company in October 2024.
Company Structure
Headquarters: Cedar Park, Texas, USA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 08:41 PM (N15rr)

76 wait, wait...

👀👀

1/2 hour ago...
"Friends in Beirut tell me a pager-like attack just took place: hundreds of small explosions, with ambulances now going around nonstop.
Reports from Iran suggest a similar operation.
Another pager wave attack? Maybe booby-trapped motorcycles?"

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson at March 11, 2026 08:42 PM (GD0B3)

77 >>> What of logistics boobs?
Posted by: Pug Mahon

I think that requires pregnancy. Otherwise there's no supply in the lines.
Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 08:40 PM (VHUov)

Tankers. KC-Boobs

Posted by: banana Dream at March 11, 2026 08:42 PM (3uBP9)

78 That Green is anything but perfect. Always makes me sick to my stomach when the sky does that shit.
Posted by: garrett

That's the signal it's time to get a beer and sit out on the porch.
Posted by: She Hobbit


That is why they used to call it "Tornado Watch".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 08:42 PM (/lPRQ)

79 What about Stealth Boobs?
Posted by: garrett


Loose shirt, tight sports bra?

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 08:42 PM (VHUov)

80 Hi, TT

Thanks for letting us know. It does sound quite stressful but i am glad he is liked and well respected there . Prayers will continue for both of you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 08:43 PM (Nx5jP)

81 They have the observational capabilities of a goldfish.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen at March 11, 2026 08:43 PM (qZdIZ)

82 What did Mr. Tea do?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 08:43 PM (N15rr)

83 off demonic figure !

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 08:43 PM (GD0B3)

84 off demonic figure !

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 08:44 PM (GD0B3)

85 20 tornado boys are stupid
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 08:09 PM (f9h0J)

Too much screaming ...

Had to turn it off.

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 08:45 PM (3sXRv)

86 Firefly Aerospace builds its own engines, including the Miranda engine used in its Alpha rocket. The company designs and manufactures these engines in-house to support its launch vehicles and space missions

Launch in ten minutes.
Posted by: Braenyard


I hope the rocket isn't aiming to misbehave.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 08:45 PM (VHUov)

87 gosh, I hope it worked !
😂😂

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 08:45 PM (GD0B3)

88 I think I want to quit my job in the pharma industry and get a job in the defense industry.

If people are going to think I'm evil for who I work for - it might as well be for making shit that blows people up.

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 11, 2026 08:45 PM (WYStd)

89 T - 4minutes

.youtube.com/watch?v=nyVbmoRXcvc

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 08:46 PM (N15rr)

90 They have the observation capabilities of a goldfish.

Posted by: Gmac at March 11, 2026 08:47 PM (qZdIZ)

91 I nominate Bulg as Oberbefehlshaber of the 1st Büübben Trüüppen Brigade. I think he's earned it!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 11, 2026 08:47 PM (FylAi)

92 Engineer is a 1. Very little uptalk for a Californian.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 08:48 PM (N15rr)

93 T - 4minutes

.youtube.com/watch?v=nyVbmoRXcvc

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 08:46 PM (N15rr)

Rocket Nerds!

Posted by: Ogre at March 11, 2026 08:48 PM (wVcYX)

94 If you're chasing storms you better have some PPE and an emergency kit. Wake up!

Lotsa tech and high dollar camera gear, no safety goggles or bullet-proof rain gear.

I'm not a first responder so I'm getting the fuck out!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 08:49 PM (M9gjJ)

95 /sigh Same comment, twice. My PC died last night and I'm driving a 14" laptop.

Posted by: Gmac at March 11, 2026 08:50 PM (qZdIZ)

96 Interesting if true, Mashhad is close to the Afghan and Turkmenistan border. As far east as you can get in Iran.

Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
A major mystery over the past few days has been the exact location where regime officials are giving interviews to state TV.

​The Iranian account
@Merida2NAJ
accurately identified the site as the Mashhad branch of the regime's Foreign Ministry

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:51 PM (E4rtv)

97 Good thing I had my steel toed sneakers from China and a yellow vest on otherwise that f4 would have cranked my ass.
I had to grab my ass with both hands and these cut resistant gloves keep the stink off.
Nothing but Chineseium when Dorothy comes knocking.

Posted by: Accomac at March 11, 2026 08:55 PM (8jVAy)

98 braenard,
he was working on a press in the factory, and he was alone, and he did not follow the lockout protocol while he was in the machine. Or, actually, under it. The power was not off but there was no electricity in the machine. However, this is a serious offense in this plant (which he knows) and he could lose his job. Doesn't look like that will happen, still praying not. Went before the safety committee etc. But they haven't decided or they haven't told him what they will do. One of those things you do and afterwards go, well, shouldn't have done that.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 08:56 PM (nz1sK)

99 Living the best life..

The crushed enemies and lamenting women must have been in the previous episode.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 08:57 PM (VHUov)

100 Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
A major mystery over the past few days has been the exact location where regime officials are giving interviews to state TV.
----
Get 4chan working on it.

Those dudes can find a flag flying in the middle of nowhere.

They could use a new challenge.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 08:57 PM (ESVrU)

101 >>>That Green is anything but perfect. Always makes me sick to my stomach when the sky does that shit.

>I've seen purple too, but green is more frequent.

That's a really nice video.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 08:57 PM (M9gjJ)

102 Great performance of one of Bowie's best songs.

https://tinyurl.com/5dtb34py

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 08:58 PM (viF8m)

103 Well, thank you all for the prayers. Looks like MrTea isn't going to lose his job over this....

I must have missed something -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 08:59 PM (SRRAx)

104 Green sky means hail and lots of it. I've avoided tornados by a good margin of miles but have gotten pummeled by the hail generated by the same storm cell that generates the tornado.
Posted by: banana Dream


The neon-green sky in MN doesn't always mean hail and tornadoes.

But it does mean it's gonna rain hard enough to drown a frog.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:01 PM (VHUov)

105 Well, thank you all for the prayers. Looks like MrTea isn't going to lose his job over this. Nothing from HR and the plant manager yet, but we are thinking if they were going to fire him, they would just do it.
This was his first offense (ever, in his career) and if things had gone sideways it would have only hurt him.
So now he's just waiting to see if he's going to get a reprimand in his personnel file, or a suspension. He's pretty well liked and respected there, so we are hoping for the best.
He's never been in a situation like this, been working in factories his whole career, pretty much, and he is a very safe employee. Been really stressful for him.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 08:38 PM (nz1sK)

Sounds like a few hours "re-training" on his own time and expense would be appropriate.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 09:03 PM (8zz6B)

106 TecumsehTea-- prayers up for your hubby to keep his job.

One of our senior employees was on a tour through production area (high speed presses) and had forgotten his safety goggles. "Oh, it's just a quick walk-thru" so he didn't go back to fetch a pair.

As (bad) luck would have it, a punch shattered and shrapnel pierced his eye. He lost the eye. Another fraction of inch, and that shrapnel would have entered his brain. Very serious. He "retired" after that, and gave us all a safety lecture once he had recovered a bit.

I believe he consulted on some projects later, as a contract rather than regular employee.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 09:03 PM (rdVOm)

107 Prayers up for Mr. Tea.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 09:03 PM (N15rr)

108 So the regime is on the Astan border, one foot out the back door?

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 09:05 PM (Q+gd/)

109 One of those things you do and afterwards go, well, shouldn't have done that.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 08

I am glad he isn’t losing his job, and more so that he realizes LOTO is no joke. I have unfortunately had to follow up on a fatality with a person who thought all was good because the equipment was turned off, but not fully locked out. I have had 2 fatalities in my entire career, it’s not something anyone forgets.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 09:06 PM (OoFl2)

110 I am glad he isn’t losing his job, and more so that he realizes LOTO is no joke. I have unfortunately had to follow up on a fatality with a person who thought all was good because the equipment was turned off, but not fully locked out. I have had 2 fatalities in my entire career, it’s not something anyone forgets.
Posted by: Piper


I had no idea barre classes were that dangerous.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:09 PM (VHUov)

111 Thanks, all.
I think everybody who works a makes an error in judgement once in awhile. He wasn't in danger and he did not put anyone in danger, either. In some factories what he did would have been sufficient, but this plant is super into safety. They do fire people for breaking protocol.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 09:09 PM (nz1sK)

112 He's never been in a situation like this, been working in factories his whole career, pretty much, and he is a very safe employee. Been really stressful for him.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 08:38 PM (nz1sK)

Sounds like a few hours "re-training" on his own time and expense would be appropriate.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Likely worst case is he be given his official final warning.
(This may have happened before, and it's hard to get caught if you really are alone)

When you think you are alone is when you need to lock out the most. Because some dude could just show up and not know what you are doing. If just you and another guy sometimes they can be trusted to keep watch.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:10 PM (/lPRQ)

113 Plains-blowing-up spotting

https://tinyurl.com/44n8fskt

man! no one blows shit up like we do

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 09:11 PM (ZxPkt)

114 I have a foolproof plan to prevent an Iranian drone attack on US soil, and punish the mullahs with a fate worse than flesh-eating monkeypox, and also solve the problem of the midterms: preemptively cede California to Tehran.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 09:11 PM (BI5O2)

115 Even with all the safety protocols, people still do stupid things. Even my husband.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 09:12 PM (nz1sK)

116 113 Plains-blowing-up spotting

https://tinyurl.com/44n8fskt

man! no one blows shit up like we do
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 09:11 PM (ZxPkt)

Kind of looks like video from simulator training.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 09:15 PM (8zz6B)

117 preemptively cede California to Tehran.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 09:11 PM (BI5O2)

Can we add New York and Illinois ?

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 09:15 PM (HF36u)

118 I had no idea barre classes were that dangerous.
Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:09 PM (VHUov)

This was my much more exciting former life, before I completely surrendered to the patriarchy.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 09:15 PM (OoFl2)

119 Took the puppy into the vet today to have her nails trimmed and we were advised that we’re overfeeding her. Diet starts tomorrow. Also, it took 3 people to cut her nails. The vet and 2 techs. One held her, one distracted her with a Kong filled with peanut butter and the third cut her nails. Correct decision not to try it at home.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 11, 2026 09:15 PM (2NHgQ)

120 Oh no. Horrible news.
Iran won’t attend the World Cup.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 09:16 PM (HF36u)

121 Mashhad is where Tousi's family is from

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 09:16 PM (gKWVE)

122 >> Thanks, all.
I think everybody who works a makes an error in judgement once in awhile. He wasn't in danger and he did not put anyone in danger, either. In some factories what he did would have been sufficient, but this plant is super into safety. They do fire people for breaking protocol.

I've made many errors in judgement. Probably one or two today.

As long as he wasn't putting himself or anyone else in danger I hope it's much ado about nothing for both of you. Sounds like your husband is a great employee and it sounds like he's already had his punishment.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:16 PM (viF8m)

123 When you think you are alone is when you need to lock out the most. Because some dude could just show up and not know what you are doing. If just you and another guy sometimes they can be trusted to keep watch.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:10 PM (/lPRQ)

That is why you are supposed to have a lock out AND an observer (confined space definitely.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

124 Plains-blowing-up spotting

https://tinyurl.com/44n8fskt

man! no one blows shit up like we do
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 09:11 PM (ZxPkt)
----
So much of their stuff is blowing up, seemingly just because Allah is angry with them.

You'd think they'd start realigning their religious priorities just because of that.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 09:16 PM (ESVrU)

125 Oh no. Horrible news.
Iran won’t attend the World Cup.
Posted by: Heroq


They're taking their ball and going home?

That'll show us!

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:17 PM (VHUov)

126 no. Horrible news.
Iran won’t attend the World Cup.
Posted by: Heroq

Makes me a lil sad we won't get to the th "we live the gays" game in Seattle with Egypt/iran.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 09:19 PM (YZ0Fo)

127 I have a foolproof plan to prevent an Iranian drone attack on US soil, and punish the mullahs with a fate worse than flesh-eating monkeypox, and also solve the problem of the midterms: preemptively cede California to Tehran.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 09:11 PM (BI5O2)

Tough one. They might decide to really blow it up at that point.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:19 PM (snZF9)

128 Defenestratus, as long as you are not making addictive opiates or "gender affirmation" drugs, you are one of the good guys.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 09:19 PM (gKWVE)

129 For most companies, ic an employee screws up on something big like that and recognizes that they made a mistake, they can usually be assured that particular employee will NEVER make that mistake again. And they will be hyper-vigilant to ensure that no one else will do it in the future.

That is a very valuable thing in a company -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 09:19 PM (SRRAx)

130 I had no idea barre classes were that dangerous.
Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:09 PM (VHUov)



I hear those Pilates classes can be an utter bloodbath.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 11, 2026 09:20 PM (fhCge)

131 I don't think I've ever seen the words "tactical" and "boob" in the same sentence before. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:08 PM (wzUl9)

You apparently don't understand how women of a certain stature conceal carry.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:20 PM (I40wl)

132 Attack the US West Coast? It's been done before.

Posted by: 1941 at March 11, 2026 09:21 PM (wVcYX)

133 I made a mistake early in my career.

I gave a vaccine (HepA) to a pt that was one week expired. Because I didn’t look at the vial. It was in the fridge, so I assumed the person who does inventory every week had checked it.

Nope.

It was a big deal. Guess who will never make that mistake again.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 11, 2026 09:21 PM (UpLUT)

134 Makes me a lil sad we won't get to the th "we live the gays" game in Seattle with Egypt/iran.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 09:19 PM (YZ0Fo)

Oh shit yeah I forgot about lol. Would have been awesome.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 09:21 PM (HF36u)

135 Wonder what spin Tucker will give if Iran falls and secular Persia is restored. It didn't happen? It happened, but it's a Jewish conspiracy? It happened and it was an authentic revolution, but a lot of decent Mullahs died unnecessarily?

Posted by: mea culpa at March 11, 2026 09:22 PM (52d2f)

136 >>Oh no. Horrible news.
Iran won’t attend the World Cup.

The lost 5 women who defected in Australia that had to be shamed into protecting them. If they let the men's team come to the US they'd probably lose all of them.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:22 PM (viF8m)

137 119 Took the puppy into the vet today to have her nails trimmed and we were advised that we’re overfeeding her. Diet starts tomorrow. Also, it took 3 people to cut her nails. The vet and 2 techs. One held her, one distracted her with a Kong filled with peanut butter and the third cut her nails. Correct decision not to try it at home.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 11, 2026 09:15 PM (2NHgQ)

I usually have to practically sit on my dogs to do their nails. Lately, I've been having the kennel do it when we leave town, so I can blame it on them instead.

Ruby won't speak to me for three days after a trim.

Piper forgets withing 10 seconds.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:23 PM (I40wl)

138 >>>Even with all the safety protocols, people still do stupid things. Even my husband.

Posted by: TecumsehTea

>Always do LOTO. People are scumbags and will fuck you up. Never trust anybody. I'll do LOTO and pull the fuses for good measure. Hell, I've even disabled control power just to make sure nobody cycles a starter coil. There have been times when I came close to punching someone in the face because they cycle a starter when I was working on it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 09:23 PM (M9gjJ)

139 I have a foolproof plan to prevent an Iranian drone attack on US soil, and punish the mullahs with a fate worse than flesh-eating monkeypox, and also solve the problem of the midterms: preemptively cede California to Tehran.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 09:11 PM (BI5O2)

Tough one. They might decide to really blow it up at that point.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:19 PM (snZF9)
----
Everybody wins!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 09:24 PM (ESVrU)

140 The lost 5 women who defected in Australia that had to be shamed into protecting them. If they let the men's team come to the US they'd probably lose all of them.
Posted by: JackStraw at

There were a couple more that initially defected the 6th then ran to the Iranian embassy and outed the location of the safe house

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 09:24 PM (YZ0Fo)

141 132 Attack the US West Coast? It's been done before.
Posted by: 1941 at March 11, 2026 09:21 PM (wVcYX)

The Thousand Mile War: WWII in Alaska and the Aleutians. Worth a look.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:25 PM (I40wl)

142 113 Plains-blowing-up spotting

https://tinyurl.com/44n8fskt

man! no one blows shit up like we do
Posted by: Don Black
---

Much desire to see video of Warthog strafing the runway.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 09:29 PM (N15rr)

143 Always do LOTO. People are scumbags and will fuck you up. Never trust anybody. I'll do LOTO and pull the fuses for good measure. Hell, I've even disabled control power just to make sure nobody cycles a starter coil. There have been times when I came close to punching someone in the face because they cycle a starter when I was working on it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I had a guy cut off my lockout device once. He got a few days off for that one.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2026 09:29 PM (cYBz/)

144 Eris, congrats on your big chili win!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 11, 2026 09:31 PM (znREB)

145 We should agree to spare five IRGC officers - of their choosing - for every powerful Californian they kill. We can submit a list. Newsom, Pelosi, Zuckerberg and Sarandos up top.

But under no circumstances should Katy Porter be touched. We can't spare that vicious, dullwitted hambeast, for her viceroyalty over the vanquished territory will be its divinely ordained punishment.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 09:31 PM (BI5O2)

146 >>There were a couple more that initially defected the 6th then ran to the Iranian embassy and outed the location of the safe house

They can't afford too many more PR disasters. Even the double digit IQs on Twitter might get restless.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:32 PM (viF8m)

147 What is LOTO, and what kind of jobs use that?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 09:33 PM (SRRAx)

148 Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) violations (29 CFR 1910.147) consistently rank in the top 5 of OSHA's annual list of most frequently cited safety standards, ranking #4 in 2025 with 2,177 violations. These violations are a critical focus due to dangers of unexpected startup during maintenance, etc.

Employers aren't trying to be evil in those cases but, as you can see, they're common OSHA violations, carrying very heavy penalties. (Violations are capable of causing terrible injuries - amputations, burns, being overcome by chemicals, gasses, etc. - depending.)

Presses are never limited to just one form of energy & the best operators can miss steps if not carefully adhering to sops.

A letter of disciplinary action and retraining - necessary for insurance and possibility as evidence of good safety and health practices being enforced - would be appropriate for the 1st (and last, hopefully) offense.

Again, good luck.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:33 PM (NFX2v)

149 Those tornado chasers are so f*cking cowardly and effeminate it is painful.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 09:34 PM (n9ltV)

150 Attack the US West Coast? It's been done before.
Posted by: 1941 at March 11, 2026 09:21 PM (wVcYX)

The Thousand Mile War: WWII in Alaska and the Aleutians. Worth a look.
Posted by: tcn in AK


It was but a territory at the time.
As was Hawaii... and the PI which was occupied.

I mention because there are some who say it wasn't so bad...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:34 PM (/lPRQ)

151 Worked in a machine shop before OSHA.
Their safety plan was pay attention or FAFO.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 09:35 PM (N15rr)

152 Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:33 PM (NFX2v)

I had an employee who lost an arm to a lockout/tagout failure. His fault, and the Teamsters played games, so he lost out and had to come back to work in the same building where he lost his arm.

Good guy though.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 09:36 PM (n9ltV)

153 Hi y'all! What's shakin? Other than all my walls, I mean.

Posted by: special Guest Supreme Leader at March 11, 2026 09:36 PM (RTw1W)

154 That is why you are supposed to have a lock out AND an observer (confined space definitely.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at

And the supervisor should have had the key in the lock box plus walked down the job before signing the permit. Looks like a lot of mistakes happened here, glad no one got hurt and hope it leads to better processes to fix versus a term.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 09:36 PM (KXy0J)

155 A letter of disciplinary action and retraining - necessary for insurance and possibility as evidence of good safety and health practices being enforced - would be appropriate for the 1st (and last, hopefully) offense.

Again, good luck.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:33 PM (NFX2v)

What about Double Secret Probation?

Posted by: Dean Wormer, Faber College at March 11, 2026 09:37 PM (wVcYX)

156 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Poon Tang!

1/1
🚨 CHINA SECRETLY ARMED IRAN WITH $5 BILLION IN WEAPONS →EVERY SINGLE ONE FAILED 🚨
A secret oil-for-weapons deal between China and Iran has been exposed by Reuters. Beijing raided its own People's Liberation Army inventory to fast-track delivery before the war started.

WHAT IRAN RECEIVED:
→ 50 CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles - China's "carrier killer," $290km range
→ 6 HQ-16B surface-to-air missile systems
→ 3 HQ-9B anti-ballistic missile systems
→ 50 HQ-19 anti-satellite interceptor missiles
→ 1,200 FN-6 MANPADS
→ 300 Sunflower-200 kamikaze drones
→ 4 YLC-9B radars + 3 Type 305A radars + 6 SLC-2 counter-battery radars

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:37 PM (GD0B3)

157 Will they attack California with paper airplanes?

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)

158 USA will play canuckistan Saturday at 3. After Italy bailed them out tonight.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 09:37 PM (YZ0Fo)

159 2/2

$5 BILLION. Pulled from China's own military stockpile.

WHAT HAPPENED:
→ US-Israeli strikes destroyed the ENTIRE stockpile on DAY ONE
→ CM-302 missiles launched at US Navy - ZERO hits
→ Some malfunctioned mid-flight. Others intercepted by SM-3 and SM-6
→ 100% failure rate. Not a single US warship scratched.
💀 China's "world's best anti-ship missile" = couldn't hit a destroyer
💀 CM-302 has NO data link, NO satellite guidance, NO active terminal tracking
💀 Once launched it flies BLIND — and the US Navy knew it
💀 $5 BILLION in Chinese weapons = DESTROYED in hours

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:37 PM (GD0B3)

160 The bear will kill you.
The shark will kill you.
The lioness will kill you.
The tornado will kill you.
And the tornado will just leave you there torn apart and bleeding and not even eat you.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 09:38 PM (LHPAg)

161 @ Berserker-Dragonheads , was it Poon Tang ? did I get it right ??

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:38 PM (GD0B3)

162 Ace writes, "Buying $60 of cat toys: No reaction at all." Which is why I avoid buying new cat toys in the main.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 08:06 PM (wzUl9)


Whole walnuts on linoleum, and superballs work. I have to go dig them out from under the sofa and out of the baseboard heaters from time to time.
My wife brought home some balloons, which my girl kitten then popped, and proudly paraded around the house with their flaccid "corpses"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 09:38 PM (rbvCR)

163 No blah blah blah

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 09:38 PM (ovYwY)

164 It was but a territory at the time.
As was Hawaii... and the PI which was occupied.

I mention because there are some who say it wasn't so bad...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:34 PM (/lPRQ)

I know people who were here at the time. Territory or not, it was apparently rather tense for about a year and half. Good friend's mom was 2 years old when they were sent to Matanuska to farm as part of the New Deal. Her stories about learning to shoot, blackout patrols, and plane spotting were rather interesting. And yet, Attu and Kiska are a good 1000 miles west of there.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)

165 Observer jobONT FUCKING TOUCH THAT!!! GO THE FUCK AWAY YOU RETARD. Have a nice day, sir.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 09:39 PM (zZu0s)

166 We need one of those gruesome work safety videos detailing the horrible consequences of not locking out.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 09:39 PM (kpS4V)

167 You know what happens to a guy wearing a suit when he makes a misjudgment that costs people their jobs and causes turmoil for their families?

Many times, not a damn thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:40 PM (viF8m)

168 157 Will they attack California with paper airplanes?
Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)

Cardboard. Didn't you get the memo?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:41 PM (I40wl)

169 @ Berserker-Dragonheads , was it Poon Tang ? did I get it right ??
Posted by: runner


"Yang Poon."

Posted by: mikeski intercepts the pass at March 11, 2026 09:41 PM (VHUov)

170 Reef takes any toy he likes and shoves it under the couch.

Ill hear him doing it, come around and catch him shoulder deep under there. He always looks guilty.

Ajax was the same way.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 09:41 PM (zZu0s)

171 Zombie Ned Beatty is still ready to defend the US West Coast with a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun.

Posted by: 1941 at March 11, 2026 09:41 PM (wVcYX)

172 Twister (1996) is 30 years old this year.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 08:11 PM (wVcYX)


Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling came out in 1994, and so is 32 years old this year.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 09:42 PM (rbvCR)

173 Attack the US West Coast? It's been done before.
Posted by: 1941 at March 11, 2026 09:21 PM (wVcYX)


HaareeWuuud!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 09:42 PM (2WIwB)

174 There are SO many stories of people doing GA plane maintenance. And they get lazy and don't disconnect the starter and then rotate the prop for whatever they are doing and the engine fires up.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 09:42 PM (YZ0Fo)

175 166 We need one of those gruesome work safety videos detailing the horrible consequences of not locking out.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 09:39 PM (kpS4V)

A local doc made a film of frostbite injuries and the resulting awfulness, like, cutting off blackened toes, ripping skin of bare backs, all the really gross disgusting stuff. He made it to train the Army up here.

Some fool in the school district decided they needed to show it to Jr. High kids.

I'm still haunted by those images.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:43 PM (I40wl)

176 Now, I don't know who this dude is, but fact: China armed Iran, has been arming it for a long time.

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:43 PM (GD0B3)

177 Yang POON, all of Chinese technology and weapons made in Temu factories is Yang Poon.

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:44 PM (GD0B3)

178 167 You know what happens to a guy wearing a suit when he makes a misjudgment that costs people their jobs and causes turmoil for their families?

Many times, not a damn thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:40 PM (viF8m)

If it were me, he would get slapped into next week.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:44 PM (I40wl)

179 Self-soothing beaver?
So it tells itself to "Calm down"?

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 09:44 PM (X3V0C)

180 Same with Venezuela.

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:44 PM (GD0B3)

181 >>I don't know who this dude is, but fact: China armed Iran, has been arming it for a long time.


There was broadcast footage of the Chinese Cargo Planes delivering a lot of that stuff 2-3 weeks before things kicked off.

Looks like they bought the Venezuela Deluxe Package.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 09:44 PM (erF49)

182 I could only wish someone had locked out Corey Lewandowski before he went off during the "incident".

Posted by: Michelle Fields Farewell To Arms!! at March 11, 2026 09:44 PM (oftw2)

183 I would just like to know.....

300 Sunflower-200 kamikaze drones
Posted by: runner


.....what kind of maniac names a hunter-killer drone "sunflower?"

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)

184 I got nothin'.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 09:46 PM (diia5)

185 Some fool in the school district decided they needed to show it to Jr. High kids.

I'm still haunted by those images.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:43 PM (I40wl)
----

Like Navy VD films. One poor kid fainted.

I still remember the corpsman who was showing the slideshow saying "Oh here's a good one!" and it was a turn-black-and-fall-off situation.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 09:46 PM (kpS4V)

186 171 Zombie Ned Beatty is still ready to defend the US West Coast with a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun.
Posted by: 1941 at March 11, 2026 09:41 PM (wVcYX)

From Otisburg, right?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 11, 2026 09:46 PM (ovYwY)

187 I know people who were here at the time. Territory or not, it was apparently rather tense for about a year and half. Good friend's mom was 2 years old when they were sent to Matanuska to farm as part of the New Deal. Her stories about learning to shoot, blackout patrols, and plane spotting were rather interesting. And yet, Attu and Kiska are a good 1000 miles west of there.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Mentioned the other territories as I knew people in Hawaii who witnesses the bombing (lots still alive 30 years ago), and knew people in Philippines who lived under occupation and had to avoid Japs to the greatest extent possible as they were known to do bad things to civilians.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:46 PM (/lPRQ)

188 176 Now, I don't know who this dude is, but fact: China armed Iran, has been arming it for a long time.
Posted by: runner
-----------

Did any of it function as intended?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 09:47 PM (N15rr)

189 what kind of maniac names a hunter-killer drone "sunflower?"
Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)

Chinese...

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:47 PM (GD0B3)

190 >>If it were me, he would get slapped into next week.

Me too. But there is no OSHA for white collar workers. And we do far more damage with bad judgement than guys in a factory. Ask Detroit.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

191 132 Attack the US West Coast? It's been done before.
Posted by: 1941 at March 11, 2026 09:21 PM (wVcYX)

In addition to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese released 5,000 fire balloons (Fu-Go) incendiary devices in 1945 off the Pacific NW coast, which ended up killing 6 people. The Fu-Go "wind-ship" balloons are considered the precursor to modern drone warfare.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 11, 2026 09:47 PM (y171U)

192 185 Some fool in the school district decided they needed to show it to Jr. High kids.

I'm still haunted by those images.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:43 PM (I40wl)
----

Like Navy VD films. One poor kid fainted.

I still remember the corpsman who was showing the slideshow saying "Oh here's a good one!" and it was a turn-black-and-fall-off situation.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 09:46 PM (kpS4V)

To be fair, it was during the pipeline era up here, and there were a lot of oil kids here from Louisiana and Texas who had never experienced snow, let alone below zero temps. Girls at the bus stop wearing panty hose or something equally stupid. Pretty well cured that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:48 PM (I40wl)

193 152. Yes, usually terrible injuries if not death. And then the attempts to sue employers for work-related injuries. Everyone suffers.

I had so many inspections related and those in chicken processing plants really stuck with me. A young man climbed onto a table to unjam an auger. His booted foot slipped and became trapped in the auger. Physicians had to come to help the freeing of the kid's foot which had to be amputated. (His family didn't speak English.)

A woman from the USDA was in the aisle of a processing room being cleaned. She slipped & her arm also went into an auger, one being washed. She, too, incurred an amputation...same hospital's physicians responding though plants were miles apart.

And when everyone hears Workers Comp vs a big lawsuit, it hits the fan.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:48 PM (NFX2v)

194 Like Navy VD films. One poor kid fainted.

I still remember the corpsman who was showing the slideshow saying "Oh here's a good one!" and it was a turn-black-and-fall-off situation.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes.
--

Did it illustrate the pro-kit?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 09:49 PM (N15rr)

195 I read a book about a tornado that wiped out a KS town in the 50s. One boy was taken up in the tornado but survived it. He was left with wooden splinters in his body, that would work their way out. He had one in his knee that the doctors couldn't remove. He was in his 20s when he heard it pop. It had finally gotten infected enough to work its way out. Interesting book. They did rebuild the town because the mayor wouldn't let it die

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 11, 2026 09:49 PM (gQ15S)

196 Did any of it function as intended?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 09:47 PM (N15rr)

I expect it all blowed up pretty good when we bombed it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:49 PM (I40wl)

197 ..what kind of maniac names a hunter-killer drone "sunflower?"
Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)
poetic asian

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 09:50 PM (LHPAg)

198 You know what happens to a guy wearing a suit when he makes a misjudgment that costs people their jobs and causes turmoil for their families?

Many times, not a damn thing.
Posted by: JackStraw


Management is a higher caste.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:50 PM (/lPRQ)

199 I was recently, for some reason or other, reading an article about a gathering of Republican congressmen and the writer referred to the meeting as a "Republican retreat" and suddenly I realized that those are the two best paired words in the history of the English language. It had never occurred to me that "French surrender" could ever be surpassed.

Posted by: irright at March 11, 2026 09:50 PM (lAhfF)

200 My FIL was in flight training at Pensacola during the waning days of WWII. The students were lined up listening to an instructor. Someone failed to chock the wheels of a plane behind him properly and it moved forward and killed him.
The war ended before my FIL could fly in combat.

Posted by: Safety Patrol at March 11, 2026 09:51 PM (oftw2)

201 Whole walnuts on linoleum, and superballs work. I have to go dig them out from under the sofa and out of the baseboard heaters from time to time.
My wife brought home some balloons, which my girl kitten then popped, and proudly paraded around the house with their flaccid "corpses"
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026


***
Superballs??? Do they still make those?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 09:51 PM (wzUl9)

202 Superballs??? Do they still make those?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 09:51 PM
Yes. I have a couple.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 09:53 PM (LHPAg)

203 I had a boss at the print shop who told a horror story to new employees about the laminator. No idea if it's true.

"Never run the laminator alone. Never run it with your sleeves or hair down. If you must break one rule, never break both. We had a lady do that and we got back she was dead, with her scalp torn off."

I know one print shop horror story that is definitely true though. We used to run these K-M high speed B&W digital presses for large volume document printing. The ADUs on these motherfuckers would get to about half the temperature of the sun when they were at full tilt.

One day one jammed, nothing uncommon, but for reasons known only to G-d, this guy withdrew the assembly and, without letting it cool, he just opened the metal cover on the developer - with his bare hand. Former hand, anyway.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 09:53 PM (BI5O2)

204 OSHA became an actual Federal enforcement agency in 1971.

More than half the states have their own state plan programs that the feds. audit.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:54 PM (NFX2v)

205 @ Berserker-Dragonheads , was it Poon Tang ? did I get it right ??

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:38 PM (GD0B3)

Yang poon?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:54 PM (snZF9)

206 Some fool in the school district decided they needed to show it to Jr. High kids.

I'm still haunted by those images.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:43 PM (I40wl)

***

Similar story in my high school driver's ed class. State patrol guy was a guest teacher and was showing pictures of various crashes. One girl screamed and ran from the room sobbing. Turns out the body in the picture was her dad.
The cop was almost in tears himself.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 09:55 PM (2WIwB)

207 My dad was a corpsman in the late 50’s, he helped give new recruits battlefield medical training at Ft. Sam Houston. They would show some films with real footage and he and the other staff there would make bets on how many helmets would hit the ground (ie, how many recruits would pass out) at the scene where some poor guy with a stomach wound was rolled over and all his intestines came popping out right in front of the camera.

I guess when you’re in that biz you develop a dark sense of humor.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:55 PM (7yOPh)

208 Dr. Brackett once responded from Rampart General to a plant where a young man had augered his arm. Gage and DeSoto managed to reverse the auger and free him before the amputation became necessary.

Posted by: Tales of Squad 51 at March 11, 2026 09:55 PM (oftw2)

209 Superballs??? Do they still make those?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 09:51 PM

Yes. I have a couple.
Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 09:53 PM (LHPAg)

Just the one.

Posted by: A. Schicklgruber at March 11, 2026 09:56 PM (wVcYX)

210 Yang POON, all of Chinese technology and weapons made in Temu factories is Yang Poon.

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:44 PM (GD0B3)

yeeeuuss, yang poon it is.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:56 PM (snZF9)

211 OSHA?

Try the good old EM 385-1-1 sometime.
For military construction contracts. Big enough, remote enough jobs you might have to build your own hospital.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:57 PM (/lPRQ)

212 I saw a Will Eisner safety cartoon from WWII where a girl didn't want to hide her Veronica Lake hairdo in a hair net and it got caught in the drill press and scalped her. Yeeesh.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 11, 2026 09:57 PM (kpS4V)

213 The neon-green sky in MN doesn't always mean hail and tornadoes.
Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:01 PM


Especially if you're at a WNBA game.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 09:57 PM (0sNs1)

214 Similar story in my high school driver's ed class. State patrol guy was a guest teacher and was showing pictures of various crashes. One girl screamed and ran from the room sobbing. Turns out the body in the picture was her dad.
The cop was almost in tears himself.
Posted by: Diogenes

Mandatory drivers Ed in my school.
Started with a week of red pavement films.

Puts the kids in the proper state of mind when getting behind the wheel.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 09:59 PM (/lPRQ)

215 he just opened the metal cover on the developer - with his bare hand. Former hand, anyway.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 09:53 PM (BI5O2)

I did that once in high school Chem. Only lab accident I ever had with injury. I was using a bunker burner and a ring stand. Heated whatbi needed to and needed to change the holder for something else. Grabbed the ring without thinking.

Learned me good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 09:59 PM (zZu0s)

216 The neon-green sky in MN doesn't always mean hail and tornadoes.
Posted by: mikeski

Especially if you're at a WNBA game.
Posted by: Duncanthrax


* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 09:59 PM (VHUov)

217 Bunsen, phone. Bunsen.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:00 PM (zZu0s)

218 I know people who were here at the time. Territory or not, it was apparently rather tense for about a year and half. Good friend's mom was 2 years old when they were sent to Matanuska to farm as part of the New Deal. Her stories about learning to shoot, blackout patrols, and plane spotting were rather interesting. And yet, Attu and Kiska are a good 1000 miles west of there.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)


In Oregon in the Coast range they organized a militia/coast watcher corp out of loggers and the like. The old forest Surveyor I knew said he figured they were about as tough as they came, but they had no real resupply if things went sideways.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 10:00 PM (rbvCR)

219 Unguarded belts and pulleys that employees have access to have scalped, amputated, killed.

Moving stuff...guard by physical guards, distance, LOTO of all systems including kinetic.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 10:00 PM (NFX2v)

220 When I was in medic AIT at Fort Sam, we had to watch film of traumatic battle injuries. The one that hit me hardest was a soldier whose jaw had been blown off. Pretty sure he was expectant.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 10:00 PM (0aYVJ)

221 Deengergize.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:01 PM (zZu0s)

222 LAST!!!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 11, 2026 10:01 PM (0aYVJ)

223 Ont is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 10:02 PM (zZu0s)

224 >>Management is a higher caste.

One of the greatest contrasts I ever experiences was working for an "arborist" (tree chopping company) while at the same time was in business school. Couple days a week I was being taught how to be a master of the universe, the other half the week I was playing with chainsaws, wood chippers, dump trucks and PTOs. This was in the days before HR existed.

B school was easy. Playing with crazy dangerous machines was way more fun.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 10:02 PM (viF8m)

225 Stay out of the auger.

I watched a young family man with two kids and a wife get his head chopped off because he tripped a jam switch while retrieving his hard hat.

Shit happens. Chalk it up to piss-poor training and bad management.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 10:02 PM (M9gjJ)

226 In addition to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese released 5,000 fire balloons (Fu-Go) incendiary devices in 1945 off the Pacific NW coast, which ended up killing 6 people. The Fu-Go "wind-ship" balloons are considered the precursor to modern drone warfare.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 11, 2026 09:47 PM (y171U)


aktchually, it was the Fieseler Fi 103, V-1 pulse jet.

But I see your point, the balloons travelled further

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (rbvCR)

227 "Superballs??? Do they still make those?"


Natalie Viscuso knows.

Posted by: Henry Cavill at March 11, 2026 10:04 PM (lAhfF)

228 I fainted routinely & gave blood while working for the Physical Evaluation Board of the US Naval Hospital many, many years ago.

And in other jobs I begged for bodies to be moved well before any preliminary investigation was completed.

Deaths and injuries have stayed with me for decades.


Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 10:07 PM (NFX2v)

229 I get them from Dollar Tree sometimes. You can also get them from those vending machines in places like hardware stores and mexican restaurants around here.

They bounce enough to entertain the cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 10:07 PM (rbvCR)

230 Superballs, i mean. Not walnuts

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 10:08 PM (rbvCR)

231 Of course China has armed Iran. It’s like duuuh.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 10:24 PM (HF36u)

Has the Drone Phase of the War Begun?

I mentioned at the beginning of the war that the only possibility that I could see for fighting a ground war without ground troops (apart from SpecOps spotters spies and such) is to adapt the tactics of the Ukraine-Russia war, using drones to attack personnel on the ground.

predatorarms.jpg
"It is an honor to fight with you"/"Strike hard"


Iran, meanwhile, is spamming drone attacks at the Gulf States, particularly at oil facilities.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:07 PM




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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2026 07:08 PM (LdBR/)

2 2nd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2026 07:08 PM (LdBR/)

3 3rd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2026 07:08 PM (LdBR/)

4 Now to nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2026 07:08 PM (LdBR/)

5 Mebbe

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:08 PM (/lPRQ)

6 I read the content without checking the comments first

Posted by: Cosda at March 11, 2026 07:09 PM (DBbeS)

7 there is iron in those words!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 07:10 PM (MIIRH)

8 GAY PORN HARD

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 07:10 PM (gKWVE)

9 Begun, the Drone Wars have.

- Stuff Yoda Might Have Said

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 07:10 PM (kgE5c)

10 Finally! This century warfare.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 07:11 PM (f9h0J)

11 So, we're about, what, a week away from Iran losing the last of their message control?

That's how I count it.

Gonna be hilarious watching all these "just asking questions" accounts being scattered all over the place.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 07:11 PM (HXT0k)

12 Sour grapes. And rookie mistake.

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2026 07:12 PM (LdBR/)

13 GAY PORN HARD
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 07:10 PM


I probably should have read all of the content before reading the comments.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 07:12 PM (kgE5c)

14 Drone wars begun, they have.

Posted by: In my best Yoda voice at March 11, 2026 07:12 PM (2Ez/1)

15 How many drones does the US and Israel have? I mean this type of warfare is so new I seriously doubt the US has stockpiles of kamikaze drones just sitting around.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 07:12 PM (0N4FZ)

16
I remember playing Age of Empires II, and finally getting to the drone technology epoch.

We are there.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:13 PM (IifOV)

17 I knew if I commented I'd willow!

Does anyone know what happened to her?

STRIKE HARD, GENTLEMEN!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 07:13 PM (WONhk)

18 Its a drone war.

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 07:13 PM (Ia/+0)

19 Does this mean we don't need boobs on the ground?

Posted by: Guy prone to typos at March 11, 2026 07:13 PM (vFG9F)

20 Drones are flying all over Tehran tonight hitting basij/IRGC stations

Israel is neutralizing the regime’s crackdown machine…it’s finally happening


Now go after the brutal bastards that ride around on the motorcycles beating and shooting people.

They've got it coming tenfold.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:14 PM (6ydKt)

21 The gay gas is much cheaper.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 07:14 PM (abIsI)

22 How many drones does the US and Israel have? I mean this type of warfare is so new I seriously doubt the US has stockpiles of kamikaze drones just sitting around.
Posted by: Mister Scott

However many, maybe a few hundred less than yesterday.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:14 PM (/lPRQ)

23 8 GAY PORN HARD
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 07:10 PM (gKWVE)

I know the reference, but you sound like DH during the Olympic Curling bonspiels.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 07:14 PM (I40wl)

24
Old: 99 luftballons

New: 99 Drones

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:14 PM (IifOV)

25 Begun, the drone wars have.

Posted by: Yoda at March 11, 2026 07:15 PM (ynpvh)

26 A block of c4 on a drone.
Why boots on the ground

Massed and the cia are on this like ants at a picnic

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 07:15 PM (Qdxy9)

27 Does this mean we don't need boobs on the ground?
Posted by: Guy prone to typos

Can't help it.

Posted by: Nutzi Palsy at March 11, 2026 07:15 PM (UjdFS)

28 There was another message from the Shah this morning the populace to stay inside and wait for his next message, and giving the guards or whatever they are called another shot to stand with the people and not the regime, that this was their last chance.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:15 PM (Wmg4n)

29 Quite a report. Hot Israeli chicks in Tel Aviv hunting down murderous Islamist thugs in the streets of Tehran.

b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:15 PM (RIvkX)

30 Now go after the brutal bastards that ride around on the motorcycles beating and shooting people.

They've got it coming tenfold.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:14 PM (6ydKt)

It would be even sweeter if we parachuted crates of weapons to the Iranian people and let them light the muthafuckahs up.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (snZF9)

31 Is that an Over the Top screenshot?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (erF49)

32 >>Hot Israeli chicks in Tel Aviv hunting down murderous Islamist thugs in the streets of Tehran.


LOL. Now do San Jose.

Posted by: lurk at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (h0JFh)

33 Drone wars begun, they have.

Posted by: In my best Yoda voice at March 11, 2026 07:12 PM (2Ez/1)

They'll quickly fold.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (dK+Kv)

34 >>>Hot Israeli chicks in Tel Aviv hunting down murderous Islamist thugs in the streets of Tehran.

I volunteer as tribute.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 07:17 PM (dK+Kv)

35 IRGC? Buh-bye.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 07:17 PM (I40wl)

36 LOL. Now do San Jose.
Posted by: lurk at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM


Do you know the way?

Posted by: Petula Clark at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (0sNs1)

37 I mean the banks were freezing accounts, isn’t that the tell that money is being stolen as the regime flees? With their flat Stanley?

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (Wmg4n)

38 15 How many drones does the US and Israel have? I mean this type of warfare is so new I seriously doubt the US has stockpiles of kamikaze drones just sitting around.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 07:12 PM (0N4FZ)

I don't know, but I bet they can pump them out a lot quicker than a F-35 or F-22, not to mention pilots for fighters aren't easy to come by.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (6ydKt)

39 31 Is that an Over the Top screenshot?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM

I thought so, but I think it's Rocky II or III.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (IifOV)

40 99 Red drones go boom

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (Ia/+0)

41 >>Hot Israeli chicks in Tel Aviv hunting down murderous Islamist thugs in the streets of Tehran.


Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Right, Select, Start
for unlimited ammo, Ladies.


Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:19 PM (erF49)

42 I can't believe we are still at war with Iran. Doesn't President Trump know that the TPC is going on, The Bride! movie is a smash hit and Americans need to get back to the hard work of looting and grifting our way to millions and billions of dollars from the federal government. Enough is enough already! It's my money and I want it now!

Posted by: democrat goblin, New York City at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (Ksqrb)

43
I was wrong. It's from Predator.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (IifOV)

44 8 GAY PORN HARD
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 07:10 PM (gKWVE)

BICEPS TRICEPS ARCEPS HARD!!!!

Posted by: Captain Ogilvy at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (TbWk/)

45 Does this mean we don't need boobs on the ground?

Posted by: Guy prone to typos at March 11, 2026 07:13 PM (vFG9F)

Waaaaaahhhh!!! Let the boobies hit the floor! Let the boobies hit the floor!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (dK+Kv)

46 You don't need unlimited ammo if your first shots are a blast.

Posted by: Peter North, proud Canadian and irregular AoSHQ commenter at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (0sNs1)

47 Is that an Over the Top screenshot?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM

I thought so, but I think it's Rocky II or III.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (IifOV)

If you are speaking of the final image, that is Carl Weathers and Arnold S. from the beginning of Predator.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (8avO+)

48 I was wrong. It's from Predator.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (IifOV)

I was just getting there. I just re-watched that last week with my oldest.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 07:21 PM (dK+Kv)

49 31 Is that an Over the Top screenshot?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (erF49)

It's from Predator. You may surrender your man card either by mail or in person.

Posted by: You Vespa-loving Crocs enthusiast at March 11, 2026 07:21 PM (TbWk/)

50 It's pronounced Ah-nold.

Posted by: Ahnold at March 11, 2026 07:22 PM (0sNs1)

51 Giddy-up!

Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:22 PM (SRRAx)

52 I mean the banks were freezing accounts, isn’t that the tell that money is being stolen as the regime flees? With their flat Stanley?
Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (Wmg4n)

Let them flee the Combat Accountants can find them later.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 07:22 PM (8avO+)

53 >>It's from Predator. You may surrender your man card either by mail or in person.


Actual Men don't watch movies and especially not Musicals.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:23 PM (erF49)

54 Oh my gosh my ads are all fat people with fat deposits highlighted. This is because I did not have appropriate self control with King Cake this Mardi Gras, isn’t it, Ace? I stood on the scale this morning, I get it, you don’t need to be so mean!

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:23 PM (Wmg4n)

55 22 How many drones does the US and Israel have? I mean this type of warfare is so new I seriously doubt the US has stockpiles of kamikaze drones just sitting around.
Posted by: Mister Scott
---

Thinking, Zelensky is like WTF? Where are my drones?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 07:23 PM (N15rr)

56 O/T...Ace, I meant to thank you for the cardboard Eye-a-tolla post as it was hilarious. The pizza meme and the one with Biden did me in.

I thought I commented but may have had an unexpected nap instead and only did in my dream.

Maybe the pharmacy gave me weird drugs vs low dose roids. I only took one of two pills since it was noon.

I want Iran to run out of ammo and think it should be soon. Unless someone is helping, but we'd blow them up as well, gentlemen.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 07:24 PM (WONhk)

57 Does this mean we don't need boobs on the ground?

Posted by: Guy prone to typos at March 11, 2026 07:13 PM (vFG9F)

Waaaaaahhhh!!! Let the boobies hit the floor! Let the boobies hit the floor!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 07:20 PM (dK+Kv)

Okay, sport

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at March 11, 2026 07:24 PM (vSvIl)

58
Now go after the brutal bastards that ride around on the motorcycles beating and shooting people.

Metal rod in the spokes.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 07:24 PM (Cqx++)

59 If the IRGC and Bassij are to stand down, there needs to be someone of authority, and who is also at least minimally armed, (the mi!itary?) for them to surrender to. Until then, this is just low level.targeting.
I would bet there are such people in place, but I am also doubtful the conditions are not yet set. Most military units have their IRGC overseers. All that said, it can't happen soon enough.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 07:25 PM (2WIwB)

60 31 Is that an Over the Top screenshot?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (erF49)

Dude, i know you're joking but come on. Literal bolts of testosterone struck the earth when this scene was filmed.

Posted by: Nelly at March 11, 2026 07:25 PM (7gpcF)

61 This is because I did not have appropriate self control with King Cake this Mardi Gras, isn’t it, Ace?

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:23 PM (Wmg4n)


What's a King Cake?

Is that like a King's Hawaiian Roll with icing?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:26 PM (6ydKt)

62 31 Is that an Over the Top screenshot?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (erF49)


Trivia item: one of Mr. TiFW's co-workers wrote the screenplay for that movie waaaay back in the day -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:26 PM (SRRAx)

63 Ohh. I’ve been waiting to see if anything like this would happen. Now I can’t wait to see how it turns out (in all honesty, I thought it would be Iran using drone warfare so I’m glad to see this version).

Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at March 11, 2026 07:27 PM (UWRAE)

64 52 I mean the banks were freezing accounts, isn’t that the tell that money is being stolen as the regime flees? With their flat Stanley?
Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:18 PM (Wmg4n)

Let them flee the Combat Accountants can find them later.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 07:22 PM (8avO+)

The 216th Audit Battalion - "In Numeris Veritas"

Posted by: No dollar left behind! at March 11, 2026 07:27 PM (TbWk/)

65 Some IRGC or Bassij grunts might look at killing their commanders and abandoning their positions. Just a suggestion.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:27 PM (IifOV)

66 >>Trivia item: one of Mr. TiFW's co-workers wrote the screenplay for that movie waaaay back in the day


Awesome. I can't even imagine the person that is capable of writing that.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:28 PM (erF49)

67 TOUSiTV is fascinating. 👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 07:28 PM (NFX2v)

68 Iran has responded with cardboard drones.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (n5tGW)

69 Israelis are dropping free copies of Play Goat?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (2GVsD)

70 Great that we are using drones instead of troops but also a bit spooky. One step closer to Skynet.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (viF8m)

71
Drone knocks on door: Candygram

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (IifOV)

72 Iran has responded with cardboard drones.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (n5tGW)
---
No doubt found at the bottom of boxes of Kaboom! cereal...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (ESVrU)

73 Most military units have their IRGC overseers. All that said, it can't happen soon enough.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 07:25 PM (2WIwB)

What is needed is Saddam Hussein 2: Rape Fest Boogaloo. Some Iranian general needs to grab power and arrest and shoot all of his peers, but first, rape and dismember their families in front of them before they are shot. Do that a few times and everyone falls into line.

Posted by: Zombie Idi Amin Dada at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (Ksqrb)

74 What I'm more interested in knowing is what countermeasures we have developed against drones. Because it's hard to imagine we won't eventually see someone use this in US cities if it is such a relatively cheap and effective option.

Posted by: I only like seeing the other guy get blown up at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (wzGaO)

75 >>Great that we are using drones instead of troops but also a bit spooky. One step closer to Skynet.


As long as SkyNet doesn't become Self-Aware, I think we're gonna be fine.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (erF49)

76 61 This is because I did not have appropriate self control with King Cake this Mardi Gras, isn’t it, Ace?

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:23 PM (Wmg4n)


What's a King Cake?

Is that like a King's Hawaiian Roll with icing?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:26 PM (6ydKt)

Really? Just in case you are serious, here:

https://tinyurl.com/ytarb4ve

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (Wmg4n)

77 As long as Skynet uses Minx 0.8 Beta it will be fine

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

78 68 Iran has responded with cardboard drones.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (n5tGW)

I use to get those as a kid at the grocery store in bags and put them together to fly after dinner.

The best ones had the metal piece on the nose to keep them steady or the ones with the rubber-band powered propellers.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:31 PM (6ydKt)

79 70 Great that we are using drones instead of troops but also a bit spooky. One step closer to Skynet.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (viF8m)

### THERE IS NO NEED FOR WORRY<<< HUMAN PEST###

Posted by: Colosus, the Forin Project at March 11, 2026 07:31 PM (mP0Kj)

80 >>This is because I did not have appropriate self control with King Cake this Mardi Gras, isn’t it, Ace?


Somehow, I have been able to completely avoid sugar / treats since Christmas Dinner.

At this point, the momentum is the only thing keeping me from eating an entire Bakery.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:31 PM (erF49)

81 I imagine the drones we and Israel are using are not LUCAS/shaheed type, which are one-way kamikaze (although ours have starlink). But rather loitering flyable drones like Predators, if we’re hitting mobile targets like checkpoint and personnel.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:32 PM (IX8iX)

82 TOUSiTV is fascinating. 👍
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 07:28 PM


He does good coverage.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 07:32 PM (Wnv9h)

83 Really? Just in case you are serious, here:

https://tinyurl.com/ytarb4ve

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (Wmg4n)

Was serious.
Never heard of them.

Not Catholic, never been to a Mardi Gras.

king cake is made of a rich brioche dough and a wide array of fillings, such as cinnamon, chocolate, and cream cheese. But the rainbow magic is found in the glaze and sprinkles, which are usually gold, green, and purple.

Looks delicious, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:33 PM (6ydKt)

84 Let them flee the Combat Accountants can find them later.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 07:22 PM (8avO+)

The 216th Audit Battalion - "In Numeris Veritas"
Posted by: No dollar left behind! at March 11, 2026 07:27 PM (TbWk/)

Wait.... you guys think the Pentagon has competent Accountants?

After failing audits for at least a decade?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 07:33 PM (mP0Kj)

85 Some IRGC or Bassij grunts might look at killing their commanders and abandoning their positions. Just a suggestion.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:27 PM


Not trying to harsh anyone's buzz here but the military stayed loyal to mister hilter's until the very end. And a metric butt ton of them kept on fighting even after he killed himself.


And don't get me started on the Japanese fanatics holding out after the war was over.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 07:33 PM (0N4FZ)

86 This is quite literally my job.

The company I work for makes loitering munitions, IMNSHO the best in the world. Look up Switchblade for an example.

They can be networked, coordinated, etc. Accuracy is precise. They fly high enough and are quiet enough that you probably won't even hear it.

It's been busy for us the last couple of weeks. But we have the capacity to meet the demand.

Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 07:33 PM (9+Beg)

87 if the Israelis have a sense of humor, and you know that they do...their new Drone will be called the Shark and it will have Lasers on its head.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:33 PM (erF49)

88 ...although the baby in the cake seems kinda horrifying.

What if you forget about it and end up biting down on a foot.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 07:34 PM (6ydKt)

89 >>If the IRGC and Bassij are to stand down, there needs to be someone of authority, and who is also at least minimally armed, (the mi!itary?) for them to surrender to. Until then, this is just low level.targeting.

I wouldn't be surprised to see some of them just quit and disappear. When you can be taken out by a friggin drone you don't even see how much worse can it be trying to hide from Iranian leadership that is also dodging drones and bombs?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)

90 Skynet already hallucinates (Lies), what part of self awareness is missing?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 07:35 PM (N15rr)

91 Don't forget the plastic baby hidden in the king cake. A weird idea for sure. I'll let the Nawlins folks explain the baby thing.

Posted by: kingsman at March 11, 2026 07:35 PM (ehY6c)

92 66 >>Trivia item: one of Mr. TiFW's co-workers wrote the screenplay for that movie waaaay back in the day


Awesome. I can't even imagine the person that is capable of writing that.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:28 PM (erF49)


Same guy also wrote the screenplay for "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys". They had a mini premiere locally, and all of his co-workers were invited to come ahead of the premiere and gawk at the celebrities. They had horses and hay bales and everything.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:35 PM (SRRAx)

93 >>...although the baby in the cake seems kinda horrifying.



'We'll cut the cake, in half!'

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:35 PM (erF49)

94 Was serious.
Never heard of them.

Not Catholic, never been to a Mardi Gras.

king cake is made of a rich brioche dough and a wide array of fillings, such as cinnamon, chocolate, and cream cheese. But the rainbow magic is found in the glaze and sprinkles, which are usually gold, green, and purple.

Looks delicious, though.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at

My accounting prof in grad school (Denver) was a hippie from NOLA. He brought in king cake during Mardi Gras. It was amazing.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 07:36 PM (YZ0Fo)

95 The baby is the King. Represents baby Jesus.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:36 PM (IX8iX)

96 Really? Just in case you are serious, here:

https://tinyurl.com/ytarb4ve
Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM


Huh. The things you learn here.

And I think my pancreas went into shock just looking at that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 07:36 PM (Wnv9h)

97 But the rainbow magic is found

That's gay.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 07:36 PM (Kt19C)

98 Folks this is all just a distraction.

"Well, I mean, it’s just nutty as hell. It’s nutty as hell and you’re right, every day is something new. And it’s — you know, I was thinking about it yesterday, because I thought, well, okay, why haven’t we been talking about Savannah Guthrie and what’s going on there?

Why haven’t we not been — why have we not been talking about the Epstein files? Because that’s still there. This is meant to get us so worked up that we are unable to see anything else.”

-- Whoopi Goldberg, on The View, America's most-watched AWFUL show.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 07:37 PM (0sNs1)

99 What I'm more interested in knowing is what countermeasures we have developed against drones. Because it's hard to imagine we won't eventually see someone use this in US cities if it is such a relatively cheap and effective option.
Posted by: I only like seeing the other guy get blown up at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (wzGaO)

In Ukraine they have been doing a lot of back and forth with drone measures. Some jammers mounted on Russian vehicles have knocked out Ukr drones by burning out the electronics or jamming control signals. Russia responded in some spots with "wire guided" drones trailing a long fiber optic cable which could not be jammed.

I don't suppose it will be long before fighter drones are made to suppress other drones just like with regular aircraft.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 07:37 PM (8avO+)

100 How Tucker interprets that IDF-US recording:
"Thank you for doing our bidding, Christian lackeys."
"You're welcome, Israel. You have done so well running our country that you should also run Iran."
"We'll soon be raping the babies and women. But mostly babies."
"As is your custom."

Posted by: Wally at March 11, 2026 07:37 PM (6vPrf)

101 >>Some IRGC or Bassij grunts might look at killing their commanders and abandoning their positions. Just a suggestion.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 07:27 PM (IifOV)

^^^

That scene in "Dr. Zhivago" -- that needs to happen.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 11, 2026 07:37 PM (NYInA)

102 king cake is made of a rich brioche dough and a wide array of fillings, such as cinnamon, chocolate, and cream cheese. But the rainbow magic is found in the glaze and sprinkles, which are usually gold, green, and purple.

Looks delicious, though.


Does it? Does it, though??? I don't think you need it. Denied!

Posted by: RFK Jr at March 11, 2026 07:37 PM (Riz8t)

103 Don't forget the plastic baby hidden in the king cake.

Choking hazard

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 07:38 PM (Kt19C)

104
>>...although the baby in the cake seems kinda horrifying.

'We'll cut the cake, in half!'


You remember Uncle Joe
He was the one afraid to cut the cake

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 07:39 PM (Cqx++)

105 95 The baby is the King. Represents baby Jesus.
Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:36 PM (IX8iX)


I thought The King was Elvis?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:39 PM (SRRAx)

106 After a night or two of everyone on duty getting vaporized, the relief is just not going to show up.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:39 PM (RIvkX)

107 You remember Uncle Joe
He was the one afraid to cut the cake


You know who was always cutting the cheese?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 07:39 PM (Riz8t)

108 What I'm more interested in knowing is what countermeasures we have developed against drones. Because it's hard to imagine we won't eventually see someone use this in US cities if it is such a relatively cheap and effective option.
Posted by: I only like seeing the other guy get blown up at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (wzGaO)

We (my company) are working on a couple of systems that have promise. Area denial is a challenge. It's not as simple as just jamming the control signals because then the UAS goes into autonomous mode and becomes unpredictable...

Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 07:39 PM (9+Beg)

109 >>I thought The King was Elvis?


I think the person who removes the Cake Spatula from the Cake is the once and future King?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:40 PM (erF49)

110 My accounting prof in grad school (Denver) was a hippie from NOLA. He brought in king cake during Mardi Gras. It was amazing.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March

Don’t forget it started in Mobile. Mardi Gras season starts Jan 2 and runs through, well, Mardi Gras. It’s really insane. Kids get Mardi Gras week off and everything.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:41 PM (Wmg4n)

111 they really should cry Uncle, as the man said

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)

112 >>We (my company) are working on a couple of systems that have promise. Area denial is a challenge. It's not as simple as just jamming the control signals because then the UAS goes into autonomous mode and becomes unpredictable...


I would think a small swarm of drones harassing / jamming / commanding over a set of grid coordinates is likely going to be the answer.

Like small birds harassing a raptor or a crow.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:42 PM (erF49)

113 93 >>...although the baby in the cake seems kinda horrifying.

'We'll cut the cake, in half!'
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 07:35 PM (erF49)


Bzzzzt!

Points subtracted for not socking King Solomon.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:42 PM (SRRAx)

114 79 70 Great that we are using drones instead of troops but also a bit spooky. One step closer to Skynet.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 07:29 PM (viF8m)

### THERE IS NO NEED FOR WORRY
Posted by: Colosus, the Forin Project at March 11, 2026 07:31 PM (mP0Kj)

WANT TO PLAY ... A GAME ...

Posted by: W.O.P.R. at March 11, 2026 07:42 PM (3sXRv)

115 You know who was always cutting the cheese?

This bunker smells like ass!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 07:42 PM (Kt19C)

116 Drones > boobs > boots

Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at March 11, 2026 07:42 PM (HtvWg)

117 ... buried inside the batter is a tiny plastic baby Jesus...

What did they use before plastic baby Jesus?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:43 PM (/lPRQ)

118 although the baby in the cake seems kinda horrifying.

What if you forget about it and end up biting down on a foot.

The baby is supposed to be Jesus The King. Get it? King Cake. Jesus The King.

King Cake is nasty, usually dry and flavorless drek with hard sugar on top and some type of lemon or raspberry filling. Avoid it unless you really like crap.

Posted by: Zombie Dr. John at March 11, 2026 07:43 PM (Ksqrb)

119 I love this place. I make an informed comment regarding loitering munitions, later backed up by Taylor and…crickets. I mention plastic baby Jesus in a pastry and there it is. Boobs!

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:43 PM (IX8iX)

120 thought The King was Elvis?

The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 07:44 PM (Kt19C)

121 106 After a night or two of everyone on duty getting vaporized, the relief is just not going to show up.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:39 PM (RIvkX)

Shit, I told you all that in my writings

Posted by: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at March 11, 2026 07:44 PM (3sXRv)

122 Somehow, a sugar free King cake seems to be missing the point.

But in the right hands, maybe it could work...

Posted by: Adriane the Diabetic Cuisine Critic . . . at March 11, 2026 07:44 PM (3ZUWJ)

123 I had King Cake in grad school because they all made such a big deal about it but I grew up with much better pastry available everywhere. They were all pretty homesick since the snow outside was 3 feet deep.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:44 PM (RIvkX)

124 Kids get Mardi Gras week off and everything.
Posted by: Piper

Is it just their spring break? Or do they get another one of those?

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 07:44 PM (YZ0Fo)

125 Breaking News: Lindsay Lohan and her family are safely back in the United States.

Spotted in New York City on Wednesday, after fleeing Dubai, the 39-year-old actress - who recently appeared on the cover for Vogue Arabia - flashed a smile while making her way through a crowded NYC airport with her loved ones upon returning to the U.S.

Lohan was stylishly casual wearing a pair of black sweatpants as well as a burgundy leather jacket.

The Mean Girls star additionally sported a plain white shirt underneath and a patterned scarf was draped around her neck.

Her long locks were parted in the middle and flowed down past her shoulders in light waves.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 11, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

126 Babka, chocolate or cinnamon 👍

Seinfeld - Another Babka?

There's chocolate and there's cinnamon.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 07:46 PM (NFX2v)

127 Kids get Mardi Gras week off and everything.
Posted by: Piper

Is it just their spring break? Or do they get another one of those?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 07:44 PM (YZ0Fo)
----
Where I work the college students get a "Spring Recess" (two days off for St. Pat's) and then a week or so later they get a proper week-long Spring Break.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 07:46 PM (ESVrU)

128 This is the mayor of NYC. We should probably save a few drones, we might need them elsewhere.

https://tinyurl.com/y7z2r2fj

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 07:46 PM (viF8m)

129 King Cake is nasty, usually dry and flavorless drek with hard sugar on top and some type of lemon or raspberry filling. Avoid it unless you really like crap.
Posted by: Zombie Dr. John at March 11, 2026 07:43 PM (Ksqrb)

I'm sure someone somewhere makes a good one. But my experience matches yours. It is usually very disappointing as far as cake goes.

Posted by: I only like seeing the other guy get blown up at March 11, 2026 07:46 PM (wzGaO)

130
King Cake is nasty, usually dry and flavorless drek with hard sugar on top and some type of lemon or raspberry filling. Avoid it unless you really like crap.
Posted by: Zombie Dr. John at March 11, 2026

You have never had real King Cake. No it does not have lemon or raspberry as a regular, that sounds disgusting. It’s plain, or there is a cream filling. That said, Rouses’s cherry one is fantastic, but that really is not traditional. It’s moist, it’s got crack sprinkled on top. You keep the King Cake knife in the box because you sliver it off a little at a time and then, oh my stars! The whole cake is gone! How did that happen!

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:47 PM (Wmg4n)

131 Lindsey Lohan has lovely, lightly freckled boobs.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:47 PM (IX8iX)

132 118 although the baby in the cake seems kinda horrifying.

What if you forget about it and end up biting down on a foot.

The baby is supposed to be Jesus The King. Get it? King Cake. Jesus The King.

King Cake is nasty, usually dry and flavorless drek with hard sugar on top and some type of lemon or raspberry filling. Avoid it unless you really like crap.
Posted by: Zombie Dr. John at March 11, 2026 07:43 PM (Ksqrb)

Nah, the kind I had this year (and my kids confirmed it was like the NO's one last year that I couldn't eat with them) is a cross between a cinnamon brioche and a cinnamon roll...with wacky colors...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 07:47 PM (tOcjL)

133 Israel is the most murderous country in the world, they are killing innocent Basiji and IRGC sons, father and grandfathers. This is disgusting, really.

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson at March 11, 2026 07:47 PM (GD0B3)

134 Where I work the college students get a "Spring Recess" (two days off for St. Pat's) and then a week or so later they get a proper week-long Spring Break.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

They should have give us 2 days off for st pattys at Michigan State. None of us went to class anyway.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 07:47 PM (YZ0Fo)

135 Why haven’t we not been — why have we not been talking about the Epstein files? Because that’s still there. This is meant to get us so worked up that we are unable to see anything else.”

-- Whoopi Goldberg, on The View, America's most-watched AWFUL show.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
===

Whoopi's syphilis riddled brain is kaput.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:47 PM (/lPRQ)

136 Drones attacking IRGC now makes total sense based on my comment in the previous thread relating/comparing EPIC FURY to ALLIED FORCE.

Also the bomb blast captured on video looked similar enough to the test footage of the MOAB in the 'aughts that I figure that's what it was. It also looked substantially bigger than a 2,000-lb, although not knowing the distance puts a handicap on the estimation.

A MOP has more steel and less explosives, and the detonation goes off far enough below ground that the plumes would look significantly different.

Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at March 11, 2026 07:48 PM (FDHJL)

137 124. The Mean Girls star additionally sported a plain white shirt underneath and a patterned scarf was draped around her neck.

Her long locks were parted in the middle and flowed down past her shoulders in light waves.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre

I deserve this?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 07:48 PM (NFX2v)

138 Been watching a lot of kill tony recently. The 'It is an honor to fight with you...' reminds me of a Japanese comic on there... something Yasuda.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 07:48 PM (zZu0s)

139 Lindsay Lohan is safe? Oh, thank God!

Posted by: LA coke Dealer at March 11, 2026 07:48 PM (6vPrf)

140 Stories of Basiji murder sprees, and IRGC tortures are Zionist propaganda, and neocons fells for it.

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM (GD0B3)

141 I love this place. I make an informed comment regarding loitering munitions, later backed up by Taylor and…crickets. I mention plastic baby Jesus in a pastry and there it is. Boobs!
Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:43 PM (IX8iX)

Welcome to almost every date I've been on in the last year. Guys say they want to talk about engineering weapons platforms, but they really mean they want to talk about my boobs.

Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM (9+Beg)

142 >127 Perfesser

BEST EVER!!!

Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM (FDHJL)

143 124 Kids get Mardi Gras week off and everything.
Posted by: Piper

Is it just their spring break? Or do they get another one of those?
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026

They get spring break, too. I cannot begin to tell you what a big deal this is, the number of parades. The beads stay in the oaks trees. Mine is beaded up, we are on a parade route. Oh, and govt offices close on Mardi Gras.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM (Wmg4n)

144 Tacit Rainbow, just way smaller.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 07:50 PM (2GVsD)

145 141-Go out with me and we can do both!

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:50 PM (IX8iX)

146
I thought The King was Elvis?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One -
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That's 'cause many of the old Southern traditions ended at the Trinity River.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 07:51 PM (N15rr)

147 I thought The King was Elvis?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

He's still alive - he manages a Culver's in South Dakota.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2026 07:51 PM (cYBz/)

148 >127 Perfesser

BEST EVER!!!
Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM (FDHJL)
----
You know it!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 07:51 PM (ESVrU)

149 Welcome to almost every date I've been on in the last year. Guys say they want to talk about engineering weapons platforms, but they really mean they want to talk about my boobs.
Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM


Have you considered discussing projectile-launching nose-cone brassieres?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

150 We have entered the Jar Jar Binks phase of the war.

'Yousa follow me now, okeyday?'

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 07:52 PM (M9gjJ)

151 Why surprised? Have you not met guys before?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (zZu0s)

152 He's still alive - he manages a Culver's in South Dakota.
Posted by: Tonypete at

Found out this weekend that culver's is coming here. Cannot wait.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (YZ0Fo)

153 >> Guys say they want to talk about engineering


You got two cups in the front...

Posted by: Frank Costanza at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (erF49)

154 Evening all,

There have been sightings of 3-6 groups of large silent drones flying over Southern Illinois the last couple of nights.

"The Official Word:
As of today's Pentagon briefing (March 10), the military has denied these are U.S. assets, but they have also stated there is "no immediate threat."
-------------------------

We have a Firefly launch soon.

Alpha Flight 7 "Stairway To Seven"
Launch Date: March 11, 2026
Launch Time: 5:50 PM PST/8:50 PM EST

https://youtu.be/nyVbmoRXcvc

Posted by: Joyenz at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (2F0/Y)

155 They'll be glad to talk about other 'parts' too.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (NFX2v)

156 You got two cups in the front...
Posted by: Frank Costanza at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM


You know about cup sizes?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (0sNs1)

157 Whoever gets the baby in the king cake is supposed to (by tradition) buy the next king cake. But the trick is to just slip it back in the king cake pieces remaining. So never eat the last piece of king cake.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 07:53 PM (vbXSk)

158 Found out this weekend that culver's is coming here. Cannot wait.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Say what?!

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (ftFVW)

159 We want to talk about engineering weapons platforms afterward. Pillowtalk.

Posted by: I only like seeing the other guy get blown up at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (wzGaO)

160 146
I thought The King was Elvis?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One -
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That's 'cause many of the old Southern traditions ended at the Trinity River.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 07:51 PM (N15rr)


Well that, and most of Texas is made up of Southern Baptists...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (SRRAx)

161 The Mean Girls star

IMDB: Mean Girls 2004 PG-13 1h 37m

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (gKWVE)

162 Welcome to almost every date I've been on in the last year. Guys say they want to talk about engineering weapons platforms, but they really mean they want to talk about my boobs.
Posted by: Taylor at

Do they know about the cups?
-Frank Costanza

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (YZ0Fo)

163 I knew if I commented I'd willow!

Does anyone know what happened to her?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 07:13 PM (WONhk)

I think she had like 5 kids, so understandably she's been busy. Heck, I can barely keep up here, and I just have one toddler.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for the keyboard at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (Wt5PA)

164 Say what?!
Posted by: She Hobbit at

Yup! Didn't say where yet. Just that it's coming to OK

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 07:55 PM (YZ0Fo)

165 I deserve this?
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 07:48 PM


Perhaps not, but the 'ettes don't get a lot of fashion and/or shoe threads these days.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

166 You guys rock. 😂😂

Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 07:55 PM (9+Beg)

167 IRGC sons, father and grandfathers. This is disgusting, really.
Posted by: Cucker Tarlson at March 11, 2026 07:47 PM (GD0B3)

You're telling me, bub.

It's all the same guy. And he's half goat!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 07:56 PM (Ot/FD)

168 Welcome to almost every date I've been on in the last year. Guys say they want to talk about engineering weapons platforms, but they really mean they want to talk about my boobs.
Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM

Have you considered discussing projectile-launching nose-cone brassieres?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

And Dagmar bumpers on Cadillacs?

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 07:56 PM (wVcYX)

169 166- I’m taking that as a “Yes!” See you in Philly. How’s Chinese food and karaoke sound?

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 11, 2026 07:57 PM (IX8iX)

170 159 We want to talk about engineering weapons platforms afterward. Pillowtalk.
Posted by: I only like seeing the other guy get blown up at March 11, 2026 07:54 PM (wzGaO)


Oh, please.

Everyone knows there isn't any talking afterwards - guys fall asleep almost immediately....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:57 PM (SRRAx)

171 SPinRH, sorry you're having to sit this one out
Hope to see again in October.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 07:58 PM (+nEug)

172 Wasn't Mardi Gras three weeks ago? ha

Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 07:58 PM (vbXSk)

173 Everyone knows there isn't any talking afterwards - guys fall asleep almost immediately....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

To be fair, so do I.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 07:58 PM (ftFVW)

174 117 ... buried inside the batter is a tiny plastic baby Jesus...

What did they use before plastic baby Jesus?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March

A bean, but I don’t remember why.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:59 PM (Wmg4n)

175 Everyone knows there isn't any talking afterwards - guys fall asleep almost immediately....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth


What else is there to do while waiting for your sandwich?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:59 PM (/lPRQ)

176 A bean, but I don’t remember why.
Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 07:59 PM (Wmg4n)

It's the Holy Frijole!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 08:00 PM (Ot/FD)

177 . . . but they really mean they want to talk about my boobs.
Posted by: Taylor

My wife and I compared notes about our first date years after we were married.

I had gotten to the restaurant first and was seated. When she walked in she was thinking "Don't trip. . . Don't trip. . " as she had recently had a hip replaced. I was thinking "Don't stare at her boobs. . . .Don't stare at her boobs!!!"

We still laugh about it.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2026 08:00 PM (cYBz/)

178 But the trick is to just slip it back in the king cake pieces remaining. So never eat the last piece of king cake.
Posted by: illiniwek

That doesn't seem very sporting.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 11, 2026 08:00 PM (ftFVW)

179 >>Everyone knows there isn't any talking afterwards - guys fall asleep almost immediately....


Not until I get my sammich.

"Now, clean yerself up and get back in the kitchen."

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 08:00 PM (erF49)

180 oh, nood

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 08:00 PM (/lPRQ)

181 A bean, but I don’t remember why.
Posted by: Piper at

From the interwebs:

King cakes originally contained a bean as part of an ancient Roman tradition tied to the winter festival of Saturnalia, which honored Saturn, the god of agriculture. During Saturnalia, a fava bean was hidden inside a cake, and whoever found it in their slice was crowned "king" or "queen" for the day, symbolizing a temporary reversal of social roles and a celebration of fertility and new beginnings

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2026 08:01 PM (YZ0Fo)

182 Piper, whoever found the bean got to be queen for the day
I watched Reign

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 08:01 PM (+nEug)

183 >171 Ben Had

Thanks and I hope I get to see y'all too!

Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at March 11, 2026 08:01 PM (FDHJL)

184 Everyone knows there isn't any talking afterwards - guys fall asleep almost immediately....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 07:57 PM


In fairness, it takes tremendous skill, concentration and stamina to stay in the saddle for the full 8 seconds, you know.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)

185 I’m taking that as a “Yes!” See you in Philly. How’s Chinese food and karaoke sound?
Posted by: Farmer Bob

I've had worse 😂. Last date was trying way too hard to impress me.

Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 08:02 PM (9+Beg)

186 NOOD ALERT!!!

Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 08:02 PM (q177U)

187 >>>Welcome to almost every date I've been on in the last year. Guys say they want to talk about engineering weapons platforms, but they really mean they want to talk about my boobs.
Posted by: Taylor

Mobility. Stability. Delivery. Payload. Thrust. Suspension.

We can begin anywhere.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 08:03 PM (M9gjJ)

188 I seem to recall that Howard Hughs had something to do with the design of a brassiere for (?) Jane Russell.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 11, 2026 08:04 PM (XeU6L)

189 The future is in swarms of mosquito hawk drones.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 08:05 PM (N15rr)

190 Welcome to almost every date I've been on in the last year. Guys say they want to talk about engineering weapons platforms, but they really mean they want to talk about my boobs.
Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 07:49 PM


Weapons platforms...boobs...cake...we can multi-task.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 08:06 PM (Wnv9h)

191 Ha! Here 'tis, will the margins be blown?

"Howard Hughes was also a bra designer"

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/09/bra-designer/

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 11, 2026 08:07 PM (XeU6L)

192 I'm getting the impression that if you took a hostess twinky and put a plastic jesus inside, you havea king cake.
Am I that far off?

Posted by: From about That Time at March 11, 2026 08:22 PM (sl73Y)

193 shrodinger's cafe post

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 08:23 PM (Q+gd/)

194 The American pilot in that recording is a tanker. "Mobile" is a common name for tanker assets. It sounds to me like he just gassed up that Israeli jet (and any wingmen - lead usually gives the "We thank you and we're going off to do our job now" call).

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 08:23 PM (SpQn4)

195 it's back again

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 08:24 PM (Q+gd/)

196 Gonna be hilarious watching all these "just asking questions" accounts being scattered all over the place.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 07:11 PM (HXT0k)

Would love to see Elon "accidentally" open back up that bit showing the IPs and other source information on pro-Iran stuff.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 08:28 PM (SpQn4)

197 A block of c4 on a drone.
Why boots on the ground

Massed and the cia are on this like ants at a picnic
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 07:15 PM (Qdxy9)

Because you'd have to be pretty close (like IN Tehran) to use that sort of drone.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 08:30 PM (SpQn4)

198 It would be even sweeter if we parachuted crates of weapons to the Iranian people and let them light the muthafuckahs up.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 07:16 PM (snZF9)

Absolutely this.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 08:31 PM (SpQn4)

199 I admit I'm disappointed. Those videos of drones don't show any hitting their targets. Just vague indications of them flying in the sky. Maybe. The last one is all blurred out everywhere and I don't see anything but three tracer rounds towards the end.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 08:33 PM (SpQn4)

200 The Tehran roadblocks appear to be about a dozen very nervous gunmen and a technical (A heavy machine gun mouned on a pickup truck).

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 08:40 PM (rj6Yv)

201 What I'm more interested in knowing is what countermeasures we have developed against drones. Because it's hard to imagine we won't eventually see someone use this in US cities if it is such a relatively cheap and effective option.
Posted by: I only like seeing the other guy get blown up at March 11, 2026 07:30 PM (wzGaO)

Understand the difference between "drones" and "drones."

The ones we're talking about shooting into Iran are big. They are cargo container big or car big. They are not something you will surreptitiously order on Amazon and modify in your living room. The "drones" a lot of people talk about with the Ukraine war are quadcopters with a grenade or RPG or artillery shell strapped to them. Those you CAN order from Amazon, but you'll need to procure the boom part separately. (And, if you don't do it right, it will just be a smoke grenade, a la the NYC idiots.)

The first sort can blow up an airfield or a small building (a large building if properly targeted) or more. The second kind might take out a single tank, maybe disable an airplane, or kill a bunch of people in a crowd.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 08:41 PM (SpQn4)

202
It's not until this very moment when I read this post about drone attacks taking out IRGC personnel that I've thought maybe - just maybe - Trump et al can do it. Maybe they really CAN bring down this evil, damned regime.

May it be so!!

Posted by: Bach In Black at March 11, 2026 08:58 PM (KY9hS)

203 202 It's not until this very moment when I read this post about drone attacks taking out IRGC personnel that I've thought maybe - just maybe - Trump et al can do it. Maybe they really CAN bring down this evil, damned regime.
May it be so!!

Who wants a TACO! I sure do.
https://www.tinyurl.com/ctHARRIS-FamousLastWords

Send in the MicroManagers, NOW!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 11, 2026 09:13 PM (djW94)

204 SWORDFISH/Future History through Cinema!

"Terrorist states, Stanley. Someone must bring their war to them. They bomb a church, we bomb ten. They hijack a plane, we take out an airport. They execute American tourists, we tactically nuke an entire city. Our job is to make terrorism so horrific that it becomes unthinkable to attack Americans."

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-nowYoureGettingIt

Gabriel: "Suppose you have the power to cure all the world's diseases, but the price for this is that you must kill a single innocent child. Could you kill that child, Stanley?"

Stanley: "No."
Gabriel: "You disappoint me. It's the greatest good."
Stanley: "Well, how about ten innocents?"
Gabriel: (Smirking) "Now you're gettin' it. How about a hundred? How about a thousand? Not to save the world, but to preserve our way of life."

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-SaveDaWorldTakeTheGun
You're the Great Humanitarian?
Want to save the World?
Take the GUN!

https://www.tinyurl.com/forWARd-WhenLIBsDisarm
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-3MonkeyWTC

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 11, 2026 09:24 PM (djW94)

FBI Warns That Iran Plots an "Army of Drones" Launched from a Stealth Vessel Against the West Coast

I suppose it's possible that Iran sneaked a drone-carrier out of the Persian Gulf in the weeks before the war, plotting a spoilsport retaliation attack. And I guess it would have taken that ship a couple of months to get into position.

Anyway, let's hope not.

Not sure why they'd attack anti-America California, but then they did attack their own allies in Qatar.

The FBI issued an urgent warning to cops across California of a potential Iranian drone strike on the Golden State.

Tehran was looking at deploying unmanned aircraft on the region as the country reels after the US wiped out its Supreme Leader last month, the alert said.

The Bureau said in early February agents had intelligence that drones could be sent from an unidentified vessel off the American coastline.


California has the highest concentration of Iranian dissidents in the US -- up to 500,000 -- but it is not clear if that was why the state could be targeted.

The FBI alert said: "We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United State Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran."

The alert was sent to police departments across the region, but it does not make it clear where specifically could be targeted. The FBI declined to comment when approached by The Post. Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

It added: "We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack."

The alert was sent to police departments across the region, but it does not make it clear where specifically could be targeted. The FBI declined to comment when approached by The Post.

It is very plausible that the psychopathic murderers of the old regime would want to kill the Iranians who fled it, just out of spite and a sense of anger at the slaves who got away.

Indeed, Tehran's chief of police is warning people that he will murder them just for singing songs.

National police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan says that demonstrating against the regime now makes protesters enemies of the state. "If anyone comes forward in line with the wishes of the enemy, we will no longer see them as merely a protester; we will see them as an enemy," Radan said in remarks broadcast late Tuesday by state broadcaster IRIB.

"And we will do to them what we do to an enemy. We will deal with them in the same way we deal with enemies," he added.

The warning was explicit and obscene. "All our forces are also ready, with their fingers on the trigger, prepared to defend their revolution," said Radan.

...

Gangs of Basij enforcers, often heavily armed, roam the streets, threatening civilians and forcing them indoors. Anyone who looks like they might be thinking of protesting is threatened or beaten or worse. There are checkpoints across every city. Known protesters are scrutinized even as they move through the streets to get basic necessities.

Tousi reported two hopeful claims:

1, with the money now run out, and belief that the regime is effectively dead, a lot of lower level IRGC and Basij thug enforcers are just abandoning their posts and melting away.

2, the IRGC and the Satanic Mullahs are supposedly in some kind of dispute. Not a hot war, but a contest for authority. When the Gulf States announced they would take military action in retribution for Iran's unprovoked strikes on them, the mullahs put out a statement that they did not mean to hit the Gulf States, and would refrain from doing so in the future. But the IRGC contradicted them and said oh yes we meant to hit you and we'll keep on doing it, and forced the clerics of Satan to walk back their apology.

I'm still very confused about how we actually topple the regime with no ground forces, but maybe the various ethnic enclaves will rise up and at least declare their own areas to be autonomous.

There are reports we used the "Mother of All Bombs" for the first time, to blow up underground missile storage and production facilities, but I think this is all unconfirmed.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:50 PM




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1 if it's the fibbies I'm sure this intel is gold standard /s

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (MIIRH)

2 Hi

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (qFwJc)

3 Pull the other one, it plays jingle bells.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (2UnvF)

4 A stealth vessel? What is it made from cardboard?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (0N4FZ)

5 Maybe. And maybe im a chinese jet pilot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)

6 Container ships loaded with drones off the US coast.

Interesting

Posted by: the People's Liberation Army Navy at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM (Al4HM)

7 A stealth vessel? What is it made from cardboard?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (0N4FZ)

Very lightweight.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)

8 I doubt that Iranians know how anti-American California is and why would they care? If they are targeted, it's because it's the coast and they think they can get a ship near.

Posted by: huerfano at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (98kQX)

9 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 05:54 PM (SRRAx)

10 their word is bond!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:54 PM (MIIRH)

11 Container ships loaded with drones off the US coast.

Interesting

Posted by: the People's Liberation Army Navy at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM


The only way that works is if china is 100% onboard with it and I doubt even they are that stupid.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 05:54 PM (0N4FZ)

12 Californians would probably be the least equipped to defend themselves from a drone attack

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 11, 2026 05:54 PM (rjbvN)

13 I doubt that Iranians know how anti-American California is and why would they care? If they are targeted, it's because it's the coast and they think they can get a ship near.
Posted by: huerfano at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (98kQX)
----
Yep.

The Iranian strategic thinking at this point is to simply do damage--any damage--that they can inflict.

They don't care about collateral or strategic targeting.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 05:55 PM (ESVrU)

14 Hi Teresa!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:55 PM (MIIRH)

15 How many drones could these assholes have left?

Posted by: NCKate at March 11, 2026 05:55 PM (uQzkA)

16 Californians can absorb the drone attack.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 11, 2026 05:56 PM (wyoRS)

17 Could be California has lighter security for such things than the East coast. Or maybe they have connections with cartels in the region. idk

Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 05:56 PM (vbXSk)

18 There's an Iranian cell living right down the street. If they try anything they'll be bbqd in less than 30 minutes. Everyone in the neighborhood knows who they are.

Posted by: Spartacus Booker at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (W+TLY)

19 Stealth vessel? Lol. They'll probably be launched from properties in counties that the cartels control in both NorCal and SoCal.

A couple of Jewish people in San Jose were attacked yesterday by three, what appear to be three ME type a-holes. Some Bay Area news has mentioned it and it's all over my IG feed. No arrests yet but people via social media have identified the three a-holes. They sure do smack of being a possible terror cell IMO.

Posted by: JROD at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (IlL6s)

20 Pahlavi is based in Southern California.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (+nEug)

21
I could imagine a Hamas-style armed gangster regime going on for years in Tehran, the mullahs have a lot of suicidal creeps hoping to take out civilians for the fun of it. These people are monsters.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (Y8DZL)

22 13 "They don't care about collateral or strategic targeting."

did they ever?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (MIIRH)

23 Oh no they are going to attack Horrywood.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (vFG9F)

24 How many drones could these assholes have left?
Posted by: NCKate

There or here?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (wyoRS)

25 I did look up some videos on YouTube to see how these military drones work. It was pretty fascinating.

Definitely something not available at BestBuy.

You'd probably have to special order.

Posted by: Stateless at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (Sco7b)

26 Oh no. Please don't attack California, or Seattle, or Portland. That would be just horrible.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 05:59 PM (OfCjF)

27 I think Trump's comment about the Iranian mine-laying boats in the Red Sea was that he was using the same tactics he used to blow up fast-boat smugglers in the Gulf of America, so there is that to consider as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:59 PM (rbvCR)

28 That MOAB set off a few car alarms, heh.

I think that drone report is really just a way to put pressure to get DHS funded.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 05:59 PM (n5tGW)

29 How many drones could these assholes have left?
Posted by: NCKate

There or here?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (wyoRS)

California is lousy with drones.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 06:00 PM (OfCjF)

30 1, with the money now run out, and belief that the regime is effectively dead, a lot of lower level IRGC and Basij thug enforcers are just abandoning their posts and melting away.
______________________

Give it a couple of weeks, and they will all be living in Canada and Minnesota while exploiting wellfare.

(that was meant to be a snarky joke...but after reading it I realized that I'm merely telling the future)

Posted by: Orson (Expert Historian) at March 11, 2026 06:00 PM (dIske)

31 Not sure why they'd attack anti-America California, but then they did attack their own allies in Qatar.
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Isn't the real question: why should we stop them?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (ZOv7s)

32 Why use a ship? Stuff a shipping container(s) full of whatever you want, drive them out to the desert, or real estate conveniently near an installation, and have at it.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (w/O5Q)

33 If they're going to strike the US with drones directly, the best bet is coastal areas. The further they go, the more of them will be destroyed.

Unfortunately for them, that's where the only non-Iranians who love the the ayatollahs live.

I don't care if Californians die. Terrorist attacks in America are the actual concern.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (BI5O2)

34 After 47 years, they are no longer defending the 'revolution'. They're defending the ruling party and their paychecks at that point.

Same as in Venezuela and Cuba.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (6ydKt)

35 Interesting. I'm in California. My workplace is filled with Iranian ex pats. We call them the Persian Mafia. They are actually really nice people.

Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (1wJ0C)

36 Kinda hard to imagine Iran still has the ability to do mass production of anything military. Surely we track all their movements, including shipments and people. And there are no free zones for them to produce.

But they could have sent out containers (of drones) on ships a year ago or so, that might be available to release their flying monkeys. Or maybe China would covertly help them with that.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (vbXSk)

37 "Army of Drones" Launched from a Stealth Vessel Against the West Coast
......

That could put a damper on our lidsmokes.
Should I be wearing my Picklehaube helmet?

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (UjdFS)

38 Dems in CA will probably try to register the drones to vote. Not much difference from their current base.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (lFtT9)

39

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower energy costs during the Iran war.

“We’ll do that, and then we’ll fill it up,” Trump said in an interview with Cincinnati broadcaster WKRC.

“I filled it up once, and I’ll fill it up again, but right now, we’ll reduce it a little bit, and that brings the prices down,” the president said.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (Cqx++)

40 Yeah. Attacks against our naked infrastructure has been my worry for a while. Oil, gas, electric, all vulnerable if you just want to watch the world burn.

Those big transformers near your house? The lead time for them is three years. Three years for something you can take out with a large caliber hunting rifle. Those giant high-voltage towers? A gas or electric concrete saw can have them down in minutes. We harden our nuke plants but our many and sprawling refineries are firestorms waiting to happen.

I am actually surprised that we haven't had a shitsorm already.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (4NO2D)

41 13 "They don't care about collateral or strategic targeting."

did they ever?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (MIIRH)
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Nope.

Honorable rules of warfare are completely foreign to their ideology.

They'll slit the throats of women and children and blame it on the Joos just because they feel like it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (ESVrU)

42 Head scratching here ... If off-shore drones WERE the issue, wouldn't that be for the Navy/Coast Guard to address? Wouldn't we be seeing some activity from them? Do we?

If it were "revenge squads," I'd expect police/FBI involvement. And if they were "preparing" there'd be evidence and leaks all over the place.

Posted by: YellowBird at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (MEbkQ)

43 Could be California has lighter security for such things than the East coast. Or maybe they have connections with cartels in the region. idk
Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 05:56 PM (vbXSk)


Hitting the California refineries could take out 90% of the fueling capacity on the West coast. This would probably ground any air assets on the West coast since the airfields mostly get their fuel out of the local refineries.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 06:03 PM (rbvCR)

44 If Iran were to drone swarm CA and PDT sent in troops and gear to defend CA, I bet you californians would throw tomatos at the US troops.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 06:03 PM (i0Hi3)

45 I doubt they will get anywhere near San Diego, Long Beach, or Alameda.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 06:04 PM (qFwJc)

46 23 Oh no they are going to attack Horrywood.
Posted by: fd

OMG! WHAT ABOUT THE OSCARS?

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 06:05 PM (Y8DZL)

47 Attack California?
Why, oh why do the Iranians hate homeless people and Mexicans?

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 06:05 PM (UjdFS)

48 Californians would probably be the least equipped to defend themselves from a drone attack
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 11, 2026 05:54 PM (rjbvN)

They are illegal here because of fire risk in most places so this plan is foiled.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)

49 Awaiting the supreme leader's orders!

- Antifa, Seattle Chapter

Posted by: Rex B at March 11, 2026 06:06 PM (yP7Ef)

50 *waves arms*

I have a target list!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 06:06 PM (RIvkX)

51 Interesting. I'm in California. My workplace is filled with Iranian ex pats. We call them the Persian Mafia. They are actually really nice people.
Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (1wJ0C)


I have heard they are generally pretty Meh on Pahlavi and the Peacock throne. Is that correct?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 06:06 PM (rbvCR)

52 A drone launching stealth vessel could be very small, even a fishing boat could work.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2026 06:06 PM (GPa4z)

53 Iran Mullahs couldn't care if California was on their side

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 06:07 PM (Ia/+0)

54 Could be California has lighter security for such things than the East coast. Or maybe they have connections with cartels in the region. idk
Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 05:56 PM (vbXSk)

Hitting the California refineries could take out 90% of the fueling capacity on the West coast. This would probably ground any air assets on the West coast since the airfields mostly get their fuel out of the local refineries.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 06:03 PM (rbvCR)

In WWII the allies spent huge efforts to take out German refineries using massed bombers repeatedly. There was not a lot of success. Refineries are surprisingly hard targets to destroy in real life.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:07 PM (8avO+)

55 I hope those drones have given their Prop. 65 warnings and paid their Health Care Accountability fees. Hoo-boy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 06:07 PM (RIvkX)

56 Awaiting the supreme leader's orders!

- Antifa, Seattle Chapter
Posted by: Rex B at March 11, 2026 06:06 PM (yP7Ef)

"Die in place, infidel."

- Ayatollah Cardboardani

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 06:07 PM (hj9tb)

57 @43 Kindltot-It was just announced that two more refineries Marathon and Chevron are looking to close down their refineries. I heard about Chevron closing while at a safety meeting working at Chevron, so reliable source. The Iranians don't need to do anything. Democrats and Newsom will take care of the refineries for them.

Posted by: JROD at March 11, 2026 06:08 PM (IlL6s)

58 Would it be wrong to hope the Iranians drone Pelosi's house? Newsom? Bass? Wiener?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 06:08 PM (qBBPl)

59 eh, my bet is that this prediction came from the same ham&eggers who brought us russian collusion & pee tapes

i.e. I think it's a load of cheap baloney left out in the sun too long.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 06:08 PM (MIIRH)

60 I'm still very confused about how we actually topple the regime with no ground forces, but maybe the various ethnic enclaves will rise up and at least declare their own areas to be autonomous. - Ace

Netanyahu sent out a message yesterday to the Iranian people to prepare themselves:

Prime Minister of Israel
@IsraeliPM

People of Iran,

We are waging a historic war for liberty.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to remove the Ayatollah regime and gain your freedom.

Together with the United States, we are hitting the Tyrants of Teheran harder than ever.
3:27 PM · Mar 10, 2026


Similar to Trump's message early on.
I guess that when we stop the offensive our attacks will slow down and it'll be a wait&see for weeks to find out how things play out, with assists from air attacks in specific areas where the IRGC shows itself to put down the revolts.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 06:08 PM (6ydKt)

61 Iranians and Los Angeles were made for each other. A perfect match.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 06:08 PM (RIvkX)

62 I'm not really optimistic about Iran in terms of how the country governs itself. And this is why I'm against nation building.

The population are clearly cowards, the US wipes out their leadership and basically destroys their military, and they still havent overthrown their current overlords. Even before we got involved, the regime was deeply unpopular and had caused economic collapse.

I'm in the camp we just leave the place burning. I could care less if some democracy springs forth (it wont).

Posted by: Leupold at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (eIzlH)

63 At least they are threatening California, and not the USA

Posted by: Erik L at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (xofyr)

64 We should be air dropping arms to the Iranian people we think we can trust.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (X6EDD)

65 Iran Mullahs couldn't care if California was on their side
Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 06:07 PM (Ia/+0)
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After 9/11 lefties were whining that too many of them got killed and that AQ should have hit Texas. They are not actual humans anymore. Demons wearing skin suits.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (ZOv7s)

66 Kinda hard to imagine Iran still has the ability to do mass production of anything military. Surely we track all their movements, including shipments and people. And there are no free zones for them to produce.

But they could have sent out containers (of drones) on ships a year ago or so, that might be available to release their flying monkeys. Or maybe China would covertly help them with that.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM (vbXSk)

Container ships stack the containers like cordwood with no ability to access until the units are pulled off with cranes that I know of.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (8avO+)

67 I heard that JROD, and there is a rumor going around that Trump will push the Defense Production act to step on CARB and the state of CA to keep them open because they produce jet fuel for the military.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (rbvCR)

68 Saw a report that the IDF is targeting the checkpoints in Tehran.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 06:10 PM (n5tGW)

69
My workplace is filled with Iranian ex pats. We call them the Persian Mafia. They are actually really nice people.
Posted by: Max Power

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

Not a secret to anyone who knows Arabs or Persians, but they are hospitable, to the point of being party animals.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 06:10 PM (zk5UJ)

70 If they agree to hit the WA State Legislature first....I mean...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 06:10 PM (xcxpd)

71 Don't worry. Gav Newsom will protect us.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 06:11 PM (UjdFS)

72 I'll worry about California after they pay us back all the Medicare money they stole

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 11, 2026 06:11 PM (wBaIH)

73 @54 Oldcat-Hard to take out refineries? Don't know how hard that'd be here in the Bay Area. The refineries are all on the water. If terrorists wanted to the could pull up on a boat and mortar or launch drones. I work at these refineries and many of us that do have discussed how easy it'd be to take out a refinery.

Posted by: JROD at March 11, 2026 06:11 PM (IlL6s)

74
Refineries are surprisingly hard targets to destroy in real life.

with 1944 technology

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 06:12 PM (Cqx++)

75 Why use a ship? Stuff a shipping container(s) full of whatever you want, drive them out to the desert, or real estate conveniently near an installation, and have at it.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (w/O5Q)

A lot of that space in California is used up by....US Marine army and naval bases and installations.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:12 PM (8avO+)

76 Refineries are surprisingly hard targets to destroy in real life.

with 1944 technology
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 06:12 PM (Cqx++)

And in 2026 in Ukraine vs Russia.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:13 PM (8avO+)

77 Similar to Trump's message early on.
I guess that when we stop the offensive our attacks will slow down and it'll be a wait&see for weeks to find out how things play out, with assists from air attacks in specific areas where the IRGC shows itself to put down the revolts.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 06:08 PM (6ydKt)
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Iran will be under a blockade even if we stop bombing tomorrow. No oil money. That won't change until their regime does, and it only takes one guy who decided to be the smart one and bring his guys over to create a domino effect.

Popular uprisings are difficult, and Trump's team know this. They are playing to the various generals who would like to move up in the world.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:13 PM (ZOv7s)

78 My guess is that this air war is going to be run the way Operation ALLIED FORCE was. After the primary targets were hit the Coalition switched to bombing police stations and Milosevic's cronies' business interests. Milosevic capitulated at that point.

Wes Clark enthusiastically decided the threat of a ground invasion that no one talked about was what caused the capitulation, but that was mostly to bolster a notion that people wanted to "Draft" him to run for prez later on.

It's likely to become a series of bad days for the IRGC personnel soon.

Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at March 11, 2026 06:14 PM (FDHJL)

79 62 I'm not really optimistic about Iran in terms of how the country governs itself. And this is why I'm against nation building.

The population are clearly cowards, the US wipes out their leadership and basically destroys their military, and they still havent overthrown their current overlords. Even before we got involved, the regime was deeply unpopular and had caused economic collapse.

I'm in the camp we just leave the place burning. I could care less if some democracy springs forth (it wont).
Posted by: Leupold at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (eIzlH)

You're right - a democracy won't spring forth. For a functioning western society, you have to have an undercurrent of Judeo-Christian faith with "love your neighbor as yourself", so you don't just have folks getting theirs while screwing everyone else.

Why is everyone a coward so far? The answer is - what's in it for them in this life. They've had 50 years of living under a Muslim fist. So, they'll turn likely to every man for himself and survival of the fittest and get mine before you get yours...aka, a low trust, highly corrupt, and weak society.

Or maybe they won't.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 06:14 PM (tOcjL)

80 Netanyahu sent out a message yesterday to the Iranian people to prepare themselves:

Well, that's great if any of them have sufficient Internet to see it.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:15 PM (a+4eV)

81 There's a vid on YouTube that talks about the B-2 using 2000 lb bombs to attack the so called missile cities in Iran. They're bombing the entrances and closing off the tunnels. Interesting vid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 06:15 PM (qBBPl)

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:15 PM (a+4eV)

83 >>> FBI Warns That Iran Plots...

Stop right there at "FBI",
Both not credible as it is not a domestic issue and FBI has long had credibility issues. Maybe if it were NSA or NRO or any of the military Intel units, maybe.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 06:15 PM (/lPRQ)

84 Come to me.

Posted by: The Barrel at March 11, 2026 06:15 PM (4NO2D)

85 SPinRH, are you doing any flying in this?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:16 PM (+nEug)

86 Would it be wrong to hope the Iranians drone Pelosi's house? Newsom? Bass? Wiener?
Posted by: Smell the Glove
......

Schiff, Maxine, Padilla, Swallwell, Panetta, etc.
They're gonna need more drones.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 06:16 PM (UjdFS)

87 Oldcat-Hard to take out refineries? Don't know how hard that'd be here in the Bay Area. The refineries are all on the water. If terrorists wanted to the could pull up on a boat and mortar or launch drones. I work at these refineries and many of us that do have discussed how easy it'd be to take out a refinery.
Posted by: JROD at March 11, 2026 06:11 PM (IlL6s)

A mortar shell is just gonna scratch the paint without something to focus the blast against the machinery and pipes. Tanks themselves are pretty thick, and oil burns with reluctance.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:16 PM (8avO+)

88 @67 Kindltot-I hope Trump hurries up. I'm probably going to go to my hall tomorrow(local 342) and see about going over to Valero, Benicia(local343) and get in on shuttering of the plant that has already started. Lots of hours=big money. Hate to see it close. I know it supplies most of the jet fuel for McClellan AFB so we'll see how much of a strategic importance it is.

Posted by: JROD at March 11, 2026 06:16 PM (IlL6s)

89
They'll slit the throats of women and children and blame it on the Joos just because they feel like it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

If they play that hand, i'm thinking they'll open up a wholesale can of islamophobia linked whip ass that will make the media's current fear mongering look like two tom cats yowling at each other.

Speaking for myself alone and no one else. That happens, Bif is gonna strike first, strike last, and double tap every ID'd raghead until there ain't none left.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 11, 2026 06:16 PM (QVmho)

90 I doubt they will get anywhere near San Diego, Long Beach, or Alameda.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 06:04 PM (qFwJc)
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Not for long, in any case.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 06:16 PM (rj6Yv)

91 Tousi reported two hopeful claims:

1, with the money now run out, and belief that the regime is effectively dead, a lot of lower level IRGC and Basij thug enforcers are just abandoning their posts and melting away.
===

Tousi LIVE in 45 on IRGC...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 06:17 PM (/lPRQ)

92 Iranians have to do it themselves. Doesn't mean without help but it can't be a occupation

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

93 Netanyahu sent out a message yesterday to the Iranian people to prepare themselves:

Well, that's great if any of them have sufficient Internet to see it.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:15 PM (a+4eV)

We re-established the internet with Starlink almost at once. Where these stations are is an interesting question.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:17 PM (8avO+)

94 "Container ships stack the containers like cordwood with no ability to access until the units are pulled off with cranes that I know of." Posted by: Oldcat

Unless they are pulled off and stored somewhere, ... there has been talk of small or dirty nukes put in containers and stored around the country. They'd have to get by security, but there is question as to how easy it is to bypass or pay off security.

idk what capacity for shipping Iran has had, but they were shipping oil to China and other places, apparently. But I'm just pontificating. FBI seems to think the threat is real.

This morning I saw a report that Iran was letting China bound oil go through the strait, but not others.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 06:17 PM (vbXSk)

95 Container ships stack the containers like cordwood with no ability to access until the units are pulled off with cranes that I know of.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:09 PM (8avO+)
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Yeah, I've seen some videos about how container ships work. It looks like they are just sitting on top of one another, but there's a locking mechanism that secures the containers to one another.

There are people on board whose job it is to check those mechanisms during transit to minimize losses (some do still fall overboard despite best efforts).

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 06:17 PM (ESVrU)

96 The population are clearly cowards, the US wipes out their leadership and basically destroys their military, and they still havent overthrown their current overlords. Even before we got involved, the regime was deeply unpopular and had caused economic collapse.

Posted by: Leupold


Dude. It hasn't even been Two Weeks.

The hell is with all of these instant gratification chuckleheads saying that all is lost since everything hasn't been perfectly fixed on the first day?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (a+4eV)

97 >>I am actually surprised that we haven't had a shitsorm already.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 06:02 PM

A few years ago, an idiot with a .22 took out all but one cell phone network in NW New Mexico and all internet service for a day by shooting into a phone hub somewhere north of Albuquerque.

Posted by: huerfano at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (98kQX)

98 Hell, I half expect Newsome to drone his own home with a firecracker and claim he is a war hero who deserves the MoH.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

99 I'm not going to call people cowards when they just had 30,000 of them gunned down in the street and when heavily armed men are roving about waiting to add to the tally.

How do you coordinate the rising? How do they get weapons? They are locked down for that very purpose.

They have to wait on events because the regime cannot last without any money to pay its goons, and blowing up the camps and barracks will wear down morale.

Either way, we've defanged them, taking their oil off the market and China is writhing in agony. So many wins.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (ZOv7s)

100 Iran planning to do blah, blah, blah... talk is cheap.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (Q+gd/)

101 MOAB is unlikely, as it is not really a penetrator. But we have other Big Bada Booms in our inventory that are penetrators.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (47RGM)

102 I'm not really optimistic about Iran in terms of how the country governs itself. And this is why I'm against nation building.

Iran does have a government. They collect taxes, do civil things, etc.

Its the Supreme Loser and the mullahs that are an expendable "government" layer. Sort of like how NGOs in the US are expendable "government" layers.

They contribute nothing but destruction and chaos to the extreme profit of a few.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (a4flb)

103 I believe Iran is hoping to attack the Oscars for maximum publicity and effect. That'd be kind of cool.

Posted by: Big Alfredo at March 11, 2026 06:19 PM (Vdukr)

104 Iran planning to do blah, blah, blah... talk is cheap.
Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM


The Houthis have threatened to do shit every day since the war began.


Narrator: They haven't done shit.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 06:19 PM (4NO2D)

105 Why is everyone a coward so far? The answer is - what's in it for them in this life. They've had 50 years of living under a Muslim fist. So, they'll turn likely to every man for himself and survival of the fittest and get mine before you get yours...aka, a low trust, highly corrupt, and weak society.

Or maybe they won't.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 06:14 PM


If you beat a dog long enough it just gives up and takes whatever happens to it and tries to survive. The people of iran have been beaten for 47 years straight. It is literally all they know.


They are most certainly not going to change overnight. Expecting them to rise up and take over their country is a pipe dream. Sure it could happen but it probably won't happen. That is why the muslim fanatics killed the protestors who came out in public, they were the dangerous ones and they are almost all dead now.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 06:20 PM (0N4FZ)

106 A stealth vessel? What is it made from cardboard?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (0N4FZ)

Very lightweight.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)

Is it made from good cardboard or that Chinese crap?
What's the radar return from cardboard?

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 06:20 PM (47RGM)

107 Not sure why they'd attack anti-America California, but then they did attack their own allies in Qatar.
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Blow up shit where the cameras are, and the people the media will have sympathy for, in order to get the most favorable coverage.

Their "attack everyone" strategy in the Middle East was about putting political pressure on Trump from other nations who were already disinterested, so motivating normies and Congress similarly would be their goal here (if real).

Posted by: Methos at March 11, 2026 06:20 PM (vSvIl)

108 WSMV4,
$5K reward offered after four military drones stolen from Fort Campbell
U.S. Army Fort Campbell said between November 21 and 24, two unknown people unlawfully gained access to building 6955 and took them.
Published Mar. 9, 2026

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 06:20 PM (NFX2v)

109 How do you coordinate the rising? How do they get weapons? They are locked down for that very purpose.

We aren't too far away from that position here. The Islam invasion is happening here faster than we can react to it.

The Left wants their gun grabbing while doing all that they can to put demonic forces into civil power.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 06:20 PM (a4flb)

110 And Hezbollah has been getting their shit pushed in every day in Lebanon. They are weakened to where the Lebanese government is talking about taking them on rather than cowering before them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 06:21 PM (4NO2D)

111 I'm still very confused about how we actually topple the regime with no ground forces, but maybe the various ethnic enclaves will rise up and at least declare their own areas to be autonomous.
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Weren't the Kurds supposed to be invading from Iraq?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 11, 2026 06:21 PM (XvL8K)

112
Tousi LIVE in 45 on IRGC...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 06:17 PM (/lPRQ)

The teaser says IRGC is destroyed... I hope he is right

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 06:21 PM (K3KEI)

113
When "One Battle After Another" wins Best Picture I expect the audience to erupt in Allah Akbar! chants.

...but we've secretly replaced the L.A. cocaine supply with baking soda, so let's see how the after parties react!

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 06:21 PM (Y8DZL)

114 @87 Oldcat-the LNG globes at these refineries would make tasty targets and take out plenty of equipment. I worked the burn at PBF Refinery and got a reminder of just how fragile all the equipment can be just from a flange that had pyrophoric material behind it and ignited as soon as it hit atmosphere.

Posted by: JROD at March 11, 2026 06:21 PM (IlL6s)

115 believe Iran is hoping to attack the Oscars for maximum publicity and effect. That'd be kind of cool.
Posted by: Big Alfredo

They're replaceable.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 11, 2026 06:21 PM (wyoRS)

116 @101 probably a MOP, Massive Ordinance Penetrator

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (qBBPl)

117 105 Why is everyone a coward so far? The answer is - what's in it for them in this life. They've had 50 years of living under a Muslim fist. So, they'll turn likely to every man for himself and survival of the fittest and get mine before you get yours...aka, a low trust, highly corrupt, and weak society.

Or maybe they won't.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 06:14 PM

If they emerge they will be shot..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (K3KEI)

118 Either way, we've defanged them, taking their oil off the market and China is writhing in agony. So many wins.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (ZOv7s)
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I've read that the Mullahs are filling up the tankers that are heading to the PRC.

How that squares with the Mullahs mining the Strait is a mystery wrapped in a penumbra.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (rj6Yv)

119 Gangs of Basij enforcers, often heavily armed, roam the streets, threatening civilians and forcing them indoors. Anyone who looks like they might be thinking of protesting is threatened or beaten or worse. There are checkpoints across every city. Known protesters are scrutinized even as they move through the streets to get basic necessities.
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Essentially, they're antifa.

Posted by: Methos at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (vSvIl)

120 I thought Newscum already destroyed 90% of California's refinerycapacity.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (sl73Y)

121 This is very probably a wishful sci-fi/fantasy scenario drawn up by Iran. During the Gulf War I'm told Hussein had similar magical Steiner Will Come plans.

Iran hasn't shown a capability of launching shipborne UAS like that. There are some real engineering challenges involved.

Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 06:23 PM (9+Beg)

122 115 believe Iran is hoping to attack the Oscars for maximum publicity and effect. That'd be kind of cool.
Posted by: Big Alfredo


Oh no.... Well anyway....

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 06:23 PM (K3KEI)

123 Weren't the Kurds supposed to be invading from Iraq?

No way!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 06:23 PM (Kt19C)

124 And to present the Oscar for Best Gay Movie.. boom!

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 06:23 PM (qBBPl)

125 Look ma! I'm on top of the world.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 06:23 PM (qFwJc)

126 100 Iran planning to do blah, blah, blah... talk is cheap.
Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (Q+gd
Listen to what the regime says, they will not hesitate at any atrocity. They worship death.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 06:24 PM (jeWq0)

127 Weren't the Kurds supposed to be invading from Iraq?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 11, 2026 06:21 PM (XvL8K)


The Kurds seem reluctant to believe the promises of support from the US in the aftermath of any participation, and may have been heard to mutter darkly about "footballs" and "Lucy"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)

128 How that squares with the Mullahs mining the Strait is a mystery wrapped in a penumbra.
Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (rj6Yv)
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I suppose they could give them maps for the minefields they are laying, but if it's just dudes throwing them out of power boats, they're not going to be very accurate.

Plus that assumes we let them continue on. Probably have to board and search them. I don't think *any* ship leaving Iran right now can be allowed to proceed without a thorough search.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:24 PM (ZOv7s)

129 Army of Drones was slated to open for Simply Red in '82 at the St Lucia Jazz Festival, but they were a no-show. Shame. I had tickets.

Posted by: goatexchange at March 11, 2026 06:24 PM (hyS0X)

130 A stealth vessel? What is it made from cardboard?

Did you miss "Tomorrow Never Dies" where the ship was inspired by the Sea Shadow (IX-529) developed by DARPA and Lockheed in the 1980s?

Its real! True Area-51 Tech!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 06:24 PM (a4flb)

131 This is very probably a wishful sci-fi/fantasy scenario drawn up by Iran. During the Gulf War I'm told Hussein had similar magical Steiner Will Come plans.

Iran hasn't shown a capability of launching shipborne UAS like that. There are some real engineering challenges involved.
Posted by: Taylor at March 11, 2026 06:23 PM (9+Beg)
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Good point. Iran has never hesitated over making terror attacks. If they could, they would.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:25 PM (ZOv7s)

132 I have been amused by how our administration and military statements have sounded so ... Arabic. We threaten big and vague like a tinpot middle easterner.

Maybe they know their audience.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D)

133 I suppose they could give them maps for the minefields they are laying, but if it's just dudes throwing them out of power boats, they're not going to be very accurate.

Plus that assumes we let them continue on. Probably have to board and search them. I don't think *any* ship leaving Iran right now can be allowed to proceed without a thorough search.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:24 PM (ZOv7s)

The ships of interest in getting out are from the other gulf states and are sitting there waiting, presumably cleared earlier. I thought I saw a blurb saying some are moving out already.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:26 PM (8avO+)

134 If they emerge they will be shot..
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (K3KEI)
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I've heard that IRGC-Basij gunmen are shooting wounded protestors in their hospital beds.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 06:26 PM (rj6Yv)

135 Well, that's great if any of them have sufficient Internet to see it.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:15 PM (a+4eV)

Who knows how they get info.
I assume some Starlink units are still functioning for some people who have them.

The CIA managed to break into the Iran TV signal and broadcast Trump's message last week.

I think a lot of the people have a general idea of what's expected of them and that it's going to be up to them to finish off the regime with or without Bibi's encouragement, but that message at least shows the plan is still for the Iranians to do the deed themselves.

Whether or not they're willing or capable is another question entirely.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 06:26 PM (6ydKt)

136 The Kurds seem reluctant to believe the promises of support from the US in the aftermath of any participation, and may have been heard to mutter darkly about "footballs" and "Lucy"
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)
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They've got a liberated zone in northern Iraq and we have helped them to keep it, particularly against ISIS. The issue is that the various factions don't get along.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:27 PM (ZOv7s)

137 Iran hasn't shown a capability of launching shipborne UAS like that. There are some real engineering challenges involved.

Is this the new McGuffin for kicking Iran around?

For crying out loud, Pakistan, India and North Korea have nukes, and Iran has been screwing around for decades and have nothing to show for it? What are they doing? Using California's High Speed Rail Engineering and Management staff?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 06:27 PM (a4flb)

138 pyrophoric, ouch.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 06:27 PM (MIIRH)

139 Rise up and take back their nations?

Reason for US Temporary Protected Status programs operating for several decades for multiple nations - usually the same nations. Any rise up & try to take back their countries? Oh, hell no.

Why do the Ukrainians still have Humanitarian Parole in this country - as do Afghans - and many of the latter's draftable men never returned to fight for full of crap Zelenskyy?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 06:28 PM (NFX2v)

140 Drones off the coast? Pfft. They're everywhere. Hollywood is simply overwhelmed with them. I gather well more than half the population of the state of CA are drones.

Non story.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 11, 2026 06:30 PM (gLikB)

141 “Bring it on.” - US Pacific Fleet.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at March 11, 2026 06:31 PM (SQmE5)

142 For crying out loud, Pakistan, India and North Korea have nukes, and Iran has been screwing around for decades and have nothing to show for it? What are they doing? Using California's High Speed Rail Engineering and Management staff?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 06:27 PM (a4flb)
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They've had many setbacks due to sabotage, key scientists dying mysteriously, etc. Remember under Obama, their centerfuges were hacked and destroyed themselves and it was a big mystery until Obama's idiots bragged about it, blowing the op.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:31 PM (ZOv7s)

143 ***It is very plausible that the psychopathic murderers of the old regime would want to kill the Iranians who fled it, just out of spite and a sense of anger at the slaves who got away.
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Speaking of slaves; every man should own two or three slave women. They bring contentment to the home and keep him from straying.

https://youtu.be/BoBcFWUTze0

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 06:31 PM (N15rr)

144 RE: MOAB

That looked like a pretty big hit. If not MOAB, it was at least Big Brother Of All Bombs.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 11, 2026 06:33 PM (gLikB)

145 Speaking of slaves; every man should own two or three slave women. They bring contentment to the home and keep him from straying.

Everybody ought to have a maid?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:33 PM (a+4eV)

146 101 MOAB is unlikely, as it is not really a penetrator. But we have other Big Bada Booms in our inventory that are penetrators.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 06:18 PM (47RGM)


I agree. The GBU-43/B is officially named the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. A surface blast-effects weapon, not a penetrator. Also it can officially only be delivered by a C-130 with special modifications. Is DoW willing to risk a C-130 over Iran yet?

Posted by: Gref at March 11, 2026 06:33 PM (5rh/l)

147 David Muir's lead in story on (ABC) World News Tonight.

He seems almost orgasmic at the reporting.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 06:33 PM (NFX2v)

148 >>MOAB is unlikely, as it is not really a penetrator.


Maybe they mean The Paolo?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 06:35 PM (erF49)

149 Speaking of mines, I'm reminded of the time when Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty and doing tour/inspection of the Home Fleet and they had a halt and sweep for mines.

Churchill turns to one of the officers and says:

"Mines in the fairway. Warn all craft and detain."

The officer replies:

"Send up Claribel, Unity, Assyrian and Golden Gain."

Guys could just randomly quote from Kipling. We've lost so much. Now I guess we'd use movie lines.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:35 PM (ZOv7s)

150 Oh no, Iran...please don't attack the west coast, America will surely fall...especially if you attack LA, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle...those are the most important cities to our union...oh noooooooooo

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 11, 2026 06:35 PM (EES2L)

151 Iran does have a government. They collect taxes, do civil things, etc.

Its the Supreme Loser and the mullahs that are an expendable "government" layer. Sort of like how NGOs in the US are expendable "government" layers.

They contribute nothing but destruction and chaos to the extreme profit of a few.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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One of the errors in the second gulf war was sending all the Iraqi civil servants home.
Usually occupying armies tell the locals to keep working - and don't try anything.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 06:35 PM (/lPRQ)

152 SpeakingOf: "After 47 years, they are no longer defending the 'revolution'. They're defending the ruling party and their paychecks at that point..."

Pretty sure that was the goal from the very beginning. Revolution had nothing to do with it. Power leading to control and profit was ALWAYS the motive. "Revolution" is the patina on a crime syndicate.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 11, 2026 06:37 PM (gLikB)

153 ***threatening civilians and forcing them indoors. Anyone who looks like they might be thinking of protesting is threatened or beaten
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One amendment, Two amendment, Three and Four
Good morning America, good morning 8th century,
Helloooo, middle-East.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 06:37 PM (N15rr)

154 One of the errors in the second gulf war was sending all the Iraqi civil servants home.
Usually occupying armies tell the locals to keep working - and don't try anything.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 06:35 PM (/lPRQ)
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Trump already set the terms - submit to him and he'll appoint you his viceroy. As the money runs out, and more commanders are killed, there will be some takers.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:37 PM (ZOv7s)

155 Pahlavi has already said there would not be a de-Baathification as there was in Iraq

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:38 PM (+nEug)

156 Gangs of Basij enforcers, often heavily armed, roam the streets, threatening civilians and forcing them indoors. Anyone who looks like they might be thinking of protesting is threatened or beaten or worse. There are checkpoints across every city. Known protesters are scrutinized even as they move through the streets to get basic necessities.
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Essentially, they're antifa.
Posted by: Methos
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Or Mexican drug cartels.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 06:38 PM (/lPRQ)

157 149, literacy + common culture FTW!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 06:39 PM (MIIRH)

158 >>Gangs of Basij enforcers, often heavily armed, roam the streets, threatening civilians and forcing them indoors. Anyone who looks like they might be thinking of protesting is threatened or beaten or worse. There are checkpoints across every city. Known protesters are scrutinized even as they move through the streets to get basic necessities.


Air Drop in some .22 LR rifles and ammo. They won't last long.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 06:40 PM (erF49)

159 The IAF is now starting to take out the Basij checkpoints.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:40 PM (+nEug)

160 This just in --

The new Supreme Leader just folded.

Reinforcement tape to be applied, stat.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 06:41 PM (948bW)

161 robably a MOP, Massive Ordinance Penetrator
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 06:22 PM (qBBPl)

The Paolo must be, how you say, jealous.

Posted by: Boswell at March 11, 2026 06:42 PM (j10i6)

162 Yahoo headline is Trump killing all those little girls in their "school " in Iran

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 06:42 PM (VE6XX)

163 California, eh......anyway how is spring training going?

Posted by: Megthered at March 11, 2026 06:43 PM (cLoou)

164 Off to watch real reporting from Tousi.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:43 PM (+nEug)

165 Everybody ought to have a maid?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:33 PM (a+4eV)

I could sure use one. This place is sort of a dump currently. lol

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:44 PM (I40wl)

166 The FBI huh?

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 11, 2026 06:44 PM (cS1cw)

167 164 Off to watch real reporting from Tousi.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:43 PM (+nEug)

Me too

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 06:44 PM (VE6XX)

168 160 This just in --

The new Supreme Leader just folded.

Reinforcement tape to be applied, stat.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 06:41 PM (948bW)

We knew the dude was a bit.... flaccid.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:45 PM (I40wl)

169 Yahoo headline is Trump killing all those little girls in their "school " in Iran
Posted by: It's me donna

The night school?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 06:45 PM (/lPRQ)

170 Revolution is like a wildfire - certain conditions must be met. You can do color revolutions only because the Globalists infiltrated the government and neutered the security forces in advance. Brute force is off the menu.

That's not the case in Iran, and so it's a more gradual process, and the continuing targeting of key leaders is going to lead to a sense that the only way to survive is for THEM to rise up. That's why the targeting is going on.

It's like a plague, they keep dropping people. Where can you go? If you go into hiding, your unit is now leaderless.

That in turn allows a small rising to take hold, and then any units moving to crush it get nuked from orbit. But it takes time to set that up, and the Iranian people have already been bloodied. They're going to be more cautious now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:45 PM (ZOv7s)

171 Murk is against the SAVE Act. Surprise, surprise, surprise

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 06:45 PM (qBBPl)

172 Everybody ought to have a maid?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:33 PM (a+4eV)

A pregnant, barefoot, maid who can cook and do massages, sure.

I’ll probably have to wait on Elon to put out the Optimus Waifu, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 06:45 PM (6ydKt)

173 8 I doubt that Iranians know how anti-American California is and why would they care? If they are targeted, it's because it's the coast and they think they can get a ship near.
Posted by: huerfano
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They don't care what we think or Californians think.
Bombing the west coast would be much easier than the east coast.
Chinese complicity vessel disguised as a trader loaded with missiles could easily fire them off before being decimated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 06:45 PM (N15rr)

174 Pahlavi has already said there would not be a de-Baathification as there was in Iraq
Posted by: Ben Had


That's... probably a good thing.

Guys who aren't going to face certain death for having worked for the oppressive government are more likely to surrender, I think.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:46 PM (a+4eV)

175 Bad news for me I live about 1/2 mile from the Shah of Iran's daughter's ridge line palace here in Santa Barbara.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 11, 2026 06:46 PM (xvV+O)

176 Pretty sure that was the goal from the very beginning. Revolution had nothing to do with it. Power leading to control and profit was ALWAYS the motive. "Revolution" is the patina on a crime syndicate.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 11, 2026 06:37 PM (gLikB)

That seems to be how the story goes since 1917 in Russia.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 06:46 PM (6ydKt)

177 171 Murk is against the SAVE Act. Surprise, surprise, surprise
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 06:45 PM (qBBPl)

I don't know who she thinks will be unable to get an ID. You need one up here to apply for the Permanent Fund Dividend, and I can't imagine anyone up here would pass that up.

She's just anti-Trump, and kinda ugly, too. Last photo I saw with her resting bitch face looked like a spawned-out Humpy.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:46 PM (I40wl)

178 That's... probably a good thing.

Guys who aren't going to face certain death for having worked for the oppressive government are more likely to surrender, I think.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:46 PM (a+4eV)
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He has promised amnesty for those who defect.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:47 PM (ZOv7s)

179 If they-a needed a massive, how you say, penetrator, then they should have a-called The Paolo!

Posted by: The Paolo at March 11, 2026 06:47 PM (TbWk/)

180 175 Bad news for me I live about 1/2 mile from the Shah of Iran's daughter's ridge line palace here in Santa Barbara.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 11, 2026 06:46 PM (xvV+O)

How is that bad news? Walk on over there and introduce yourself. She's smokin' hot and single....

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:48 PM (I40wl)

181 155 Pahlavi has already said there would not be a de-Baathification as there was in Iraq
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:38 PM (+nEug)

what they need is a de-muslimization.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 06:48 PM (/QdgR)

182 Iran is still shipping oil to China as much as before. Why is this being allowed?

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 11, 2026 06:49 PM (26cNE)

183 Air Drop in some .22 LR rifles and ammo. They won't last long.
Posted by: garrett
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Some of those magnum mini derringers too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 06:49 PM (N15rr)

184 How is that bad news? Walk on over there and introduce yourself. She's smokin' hot and single....

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:48 PM (I40wl)
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It's not and if there is some fire that hits here, gives me some cover to go after the hard leftists here.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 11, 2026 06:49 PM (xvV+O)

185 Iran is still shipping oil to China as much as before. Why is this being allowed?
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 11, 2026 06:49 PM (26cNE)

the straits are closed.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 06:49 PM (8avO+)

186 what they need is a de-muslimization.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 06:48 PM (/QdgR)
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It has already happened. The mullahs have crushed faith. Only about a third of the country is Muslim, the rest are secular/minority faiths. Rumors of lots of crypto-Zoroastrians.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:50 PM (ZOv7s)

187
Bill pushes Hillary into oncoming traffic today:

instagram.com/reel/DVueSEeEU5y/

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 06:50 PM (Y8DZL)

188 He has promised amnesty for those who defect.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd


Even better. Looks like everyone involved (except for the IRGC and the mullahs) are trying minimize future bloodshed and resentments.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 06:51 PM (a+4eV)

189 #28 "I think that drone report is really just a way to put pressure to get DHS funded."

Sounds right to me.

Also, I thought we were mostly to focus on illegal immigration and our borders. Now we've helped to start a war in the Middle East. wth? Ecuador was where I personally drew the line on foreign involvement.

Posted by: Statman at March 11, 2026 06:51 PM (qK45p)

190 182 Iran is still shipping oil to China as much as before. Why is this being allowed?
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 11, 2026 06:49 PM (26cNE)

It keeps the global market price for oil down for one thing.

It’s not like the yuan they receive will do them any good at the moment.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 06:51 PM (6ydKt)

191 They are most certainly not going to change overnight. Expecting them to rise up and take over their country is a pipe dream. Sure it could happen but it probably won't happen. That is why the muslim fanatics killed the protestors who came out in public, they were the dangerous ones and they are almost all dead now.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 06:20 PM (0N4FZ)

whenever a people allow a government to take all their weapons away, they become cattle, not men.
Cattle don't revolt.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 06:51 PM (/QdgR)

192 >>How is that bad news? Walk on over there and introduce yourself.


Bake her some cookies.

Or, ask for a cup of sugar and then come back with cookies. That ploy works best, imo.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 06:52 PM (erF49)

193 186 what they need is a de-muslimization.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 06:48 PM (/QdgR)
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It has already happened. The mullahs have crushed faith. Only about a third of the country is Muslim, the rest are secular/minority faiths. Rumors of lots of crypto-Zoroastrians.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:50 PM (ZOv7s)

Iran was never a muslim country until the mullahs took over. It was always Persian culture, which was mostly Zoroastrian, some Christians, and a few muzzies. Carter fixed that, but good.

I would guess now there are a lot of muzzies who really aren't.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:52 PM (I40wl)

194
Tiffany Henyard has moved from her Chicago-adjacent mayoral Grand Theft hood to Georgia to run for office there.

As a Republican.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 06:53 PM (Y8DZL)

195 187
Bill pushes Hillary into oncoming traffic today:

instagram.com/reel/DVueSEeEU5y/
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 06:50 PM (Y8DZL)

Good heavens, who dresses that bitch? She looks like a Mao reject.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:54 PM (I40wl)

196 Iran was never a muslim country until the mullahs took over. It was always Persian culture, which was mostly Zoroastrian, some Christians, and a few muzzies. Carter fixed that, but good.

I would guess now there are a lot of muzzies who really aren't.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 06:52 PM (I40wl)
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It was conquered by Islam and has been nominally Islamic ever since, though to varying degrees.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:54 PM (ZOv7s)

197 The failure of the mullahs to bring prosperity back to Iran has caused a backlash against Islam itself, leading Iranians to regard it as an alien belief system, incompatible with their culture.

That's why there's talk of Zoroastrian revival.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:56 PM (ZOv7s)

198 Speaking of slaves; every man should own two or three slave women. They bring contentment to the home and keep him from straying.

Kuwait. Of course.
What's the Islamic ruling on catgirls and hijabs? Do they have to cut the fabric so the ears poke out? As long as we're catering to the worst male fantasies

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 06:56 PM (gKWVE)

199 the straits are closed.
Posted by: Oldcat


U.S.S. Moose out front should have told you.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 06:58 PM (VHUov)

200 This is total bullshit.

Posted by: pawn at March 11, 2026 06:59 PM (iQdLI)

201 attacking the West Coast, isn't that the Plot of 1941?? where the Japs want to attach Hollywood, If Iran does people would Cheer.

I remember a book where Aliens threatened a Rural Folks over Maple Syrup (it was like a Drug) and if they didn't hand it over they would bomb the Cities, and the Rural Folks were like GO Ahead we hate those assholes.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 11, 2026 07:00 PM (FCrpy)

202 Crazy is as crazy does. Iran is muzzie crazy, the worst kind...like the kind of woman that would go to your apartment and kill the kitten there...even though you don't own any kittens...because she brought some just in case.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 11, 2026 07:00 PM (ynpvh)

203 It was conquered by Islam and has been nominally Islamic ever since, though to varying degrees.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:54 PM (ZOv7s)

When I went to college mumblemumblemumble years ago, the mullahs had just taken over. We had lots of Iranian students in attendance, and every one of them tried to extend their tour of the US in order to NOT go back. There were a few fraudulent marriages to accomplish that. None of the students were muslims.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 07:00 PM (I40wl)

204 Does anyone with a functioning brain believe anything the FBI says?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 07:01 PM (abIsI)

205 IIRC, you have to fly a cargo plane to deliver the MOAB and only after establishing air dominance. Why it would be used as anything like a penetrator doesn't really make any sense, unless their had already been damage, and you want to shock an area, because moab is clears ground, doesn't penetrate it.

UNLESS, it's a shallow and expansive structure and seismic effect is enough to destroy a WHOLE LOT of tunnels.

But who knows. as long as we don't kill the hot chicks, I quite frankly don't care.

Posted by: wickedpinto at March 11, 2026 07:01 PM (dJrj2)

206 Refineries are surprisingly hard targets to destroy in real life.
Posted by: Oldcat


Especially if they're off line. Like in California.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 07:01 PM (diia5)

207 RELEASE THE FU-GO'S!!!

Posted by: Japanese WWII Recluse at March 11, 2026 07:02 PM (abIsI)

208 If the Gov. mansion was hit, would it really change anything here in Kalifornia?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 11, 2026 07:03 PM (ynpvh)

209 What is there left to be destroyed in CA that the Democrats have not already destroyed?

Posted by: Thatch at March 11, 2026 07:03 PM (i0077)

210 208 If the Gov. mansion was hit, would it really change anything here in Kalifornia?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 11, 2026 07:03 PM (ynpvh)

Of course the MSM will blame God-fearing fundamentalists for the attack...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 11, 2026 07:04 PM (ynpvh)

211 Every US Senator along the West Coast has voted to defund the Coast Guard. If something happens, they will either blame President Trump or say it was un preventable, or both.

Posted by: wferrin at March 11, 2026 07:04 PM (lCdHU)

212 I would bet Disneyland is a prime target.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 07:04 PM (abIsI)

213 209 What is there left to be destroyed in CA that the Democrats have not already destroyed?

Posted by: Thatch at March 11, 2026 07:03 PM (i0077)

The bullet train, but only because it doesn't exist.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 11, 2026 07:04 PM (ynpvh)

214 204, exactly

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 07:05 PM (MIIRH)

215 It has already happened. The mullahs have crushed faith. Only about a third of the country is Muslim, the rest are secular/minority faiths. Rumors of lots of crypto-Zoroastrians.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 06:50 PM (ZOv7s)


You mean . . . They secretly light a candle on what used to be important religious days?

(This was one of the claims against New Christians in Renaissance Spain who were brought up on charges of being "secret Jews -- And it is funny because Zoroastrians are accused of being fire worshipers, BEN)

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 07:05 PM (rbvCR)

216 UNLESS, it's a shallow and expansive structure and seismic effect is enough to destroy a WHOLE LOT of tunnels.

But who knows. as long as we don't kill the hot chicks, I quite frankly don't care.
Posted by: wickedpinto at March 11, 2026 07:01 PM (dJrj2)
Pinto speaks word.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 07:05 PM (PaOYH)

217 213, LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 07:05 PM (MIIRH)

218 redstate is reporting that Hezbollah shot 100 or more rockets at Israel and overwhelmed Iron Dome.

It only intercepted half of them.

Why we're not carpet bombing these savages I'll never understand.

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 11, 2026 07:06 PM (WYStd)

219 Critical Drinker likes "Project Hail Mary"
youtu.be/rWUOAfFzgpY
I read the book and found it silly, but maybe the director improved it. "The Expanse" was better than the book

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 07:07 PM (gKWVE)

220 "Not sure why they'd attack anti-America California"

Vandenberg.

Posted by: Occasional Commenter at March 11, 2026 07:08 PM (MV++E)

221 Nude Drones

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 07:09 PM (/lPRQ)

222 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2026 07:09 PM (LdBR/)

223 SpeakingOf: "That seems to be how the story goes since 1917 in Russia."

For certain. No leadership ever seems to suffer the fates of their public enunciations. There's public policy and then there's the real policy. The real policy is, of course and by design, religiously exclusionary and self rewarding.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 11, 2026 07:09 PM (gLikB)

224 Mexican cartels are helping Iran, I betcha. And they have that poor Guthrie women (or had).

Therefore, in my best guess, the drones will arrive from Mexico who are helping. I hope not for anyone.

I napped, which is unusual in the best of times and assume it's the last sleep I will have until I am well from this murder cold.

The roids will strike at midnight and I will try to keep the noise down.

One part of this cold is you lose track of time. Entire days til you look at the calendar. Maybe this is what Biden had for 4yrs.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 07:10 PM (WONhk)

225 Iran Rockets have enough range that from a certain point could hit ports in CA and WA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 07:12 PM (N15rr)

226 > 85 Ben Had

Hi! No, I'm not involved in the current brouhaha, and I'm rather irritated about that.

I hope all is well for you!

Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at March 11, 2026 07:37 PM (FDHJL)

227 “ Californians would probably be the least equipped to defend themselves from a drone attack”

I have some equipment…
I also have the benefit of being about 3 hours from the coast. I’m counting on a little heads-up though.

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 11, 2026 11:14 PM (HZfH/)

228 “California is lousy with drones.“

Yes, it is. And they are all mostly represented by the SEIU. And are only required to show up to work 1 or 2 days a week.

You still get shitty results, but at least you don’t have to deal with the face-to-face surliness inherent in the CA government workforce!

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 11, 2026 11:21 PM (HZfH/)

229 “I don't care if Californians die. Terrorist attacks in America are the actual concern.“

Easy now! We’re not all communists.
We’re just powerless to affect any change here.

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 11, 2026 11:25 PM (HZfH/)

230 “I hope Trump hurries up. I'm probably going to go to my hall tomorrow(local 342) and see about going over to Valero, Benicia(local343) and get in on shuttering of the plant that has already started. Lots of hours=big money. Hate to see it close. I know it supplies most of the jet fuel for McClellan AFB so we'll see how much of a strategic importance it is.“

McClellan is now a private business park, with little, DoD ( sorry, DoW) business. It’s Travis AFB, a mere 20 or 30 miles away, with a dedicated pipeline for refined jet fuel, and home of many C17s and the airlift command that is at risk.
I’m surprised that for this reason, they have not considered Federalizing this refinery.

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 11, 2026 11:41 PM (HZfH/)

Little Khamenei, Who Is Probably Dead or In a Coma, May Inherit His Corrupt Father's $95 BILLION Business Empire

Gee I wonder why Iranians are so poor.


Mojtaba Khamenei will rule over the repressed Iranian population with an iron fist after replacing his slain father as the country's Supreme Leader.

The 'vengeful' cleric, 56, is backed by the hardline Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and is viewed as even more extreme and oppressive than his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

And reportedly 90% as dead.


Iran's new leader is said to want to 'seek revenge' against the US or even ordinary Iranians for the killing of his father and his wife.

Mojtaba, who has been wounded in the war, has not been seen in public since the outbreak of conflict and has been earmarked for assassination by Israel.

But as he asserts his power over his beleaguered nation he could benefit from his father's extraordinary business empire, worth an estimated $95billion, which he built up by systematically seizing thousands of properties belonging to ordinary Iranians.

Word is (from Tousi) that the regime is running out of money, so they're just now looting it from the population.


And despite being sanctioned by the US in 2019, Mojtaba is said to oversee an investment empire of over 100million pounds, with access to luxury properties in north London and bank accounts in the UK, Switzerland, UAE and Liechtenstein.

He is believed to own 11 properties on The Bishops Avenue - an exclusive street in Hampstead, north London, also known as 'Billionaires' Row' and two luxury apartments overlooking the Israeli embassy in London.

The sixth and seventh floor apartments near the Israeli embassy, which come with servants' quarters on the ground floor, are a stone's throw from Kensington Palace, the official residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

...

As for the funding of this substantial portfolio, Mojtaba is believed to have siphoned off profit from Iranian oil sales, before funnelling it through his opaque network to evade international sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran's military and political operations.

And lest you think that rapacious looting of public money is something only foreign tyrants do, look what Ayatollah Obama is up to.


The scandal-plagued Obama Presidential Center in Chicago already stirred up plenty of controversy. Now the money trail surrounding it raises even more uncomfortable questions about how former President Barack Obama's inner circle is cashing in while taxpayers get screwed over.


New federal tax filings reveal the staggering salaries flowing through the Obama Foundation as construction of the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park nears completion. The foundation will operate the massive 19.3-acre campus, which sits on publicly owned Chicago parkland. The project includes a museum, an athletic center, and a public library branch. It will not operate as a traditional presidential library overseen by the National Archives.

The land it sits on is a big part of the scheme. The Obama Foundation secured a 99-year agreement with the city, under which the foundation pays just $10 per year to use the plot. That deal alone costs Chicago tens of millions of dollars in potential value while handing over prime public property to a private nonprofit run by a former president.

With such a sweet deal in place, the foundation has been able to pay its officers inflated salaries, the most eye‑popping of which is paid to Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's closest political confidantes. Jarrett "earned" $740,000 in 2024 as CEO of the Obama Foundation. That salary easily outpaces the compensation paid to leaders at several other presidential foundations.


Six of the foundation's 10 highest-paid executives previously held senior roles in the Obama administration or campaign. David Simas, Obama's former White House political director, earned up to $626,000 annually while leading the foundation from 2017 through 2020. Adewale Adeyemo, another senior Obama official who later became deputy Treasury secretary under Joe Biden, earned about $540,000 as the foundation's first president.

Read the whole thing.


"Illinois Democrats are truly living their best lives -- making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to help design the ugliest building in Chicago," Illinois GOP Chairman Kathy Salvi said. Though, to be fair, it might be the ugliest building in the country. "Their jaw-dropping salaries prove that Illinois' culture of corruption is alive and well as Barack Obama's top allies rake in the cash."

Meanwhile, this third-world scumbag just got roasted by Jesse Jackson's son for making the Jackson funeral all about him and partisan Democrat politics.

Adam Carolla:


"He's like the quiet race hustler," Carolla said of Obama, who routinely made race-based matters worse both during and after his presidency.

Just ask his "son," Trayvon Martin.

"He's not big and blathering. He seems calculated, and also he speaks in a cadence where you go, 'this guy's got wisdom. This guy knows what he's talking about.' But all he does is race hustle, beat up this country and lie.

"He's the first black president. It could have gone so differently," Carolla continued. "He really could have been impactful, a man in his position ... he and his wife, who's worse than him, all they do is sit around and bad mouth this country and tell us how bad it is."


Avoid the Noid, Mojtaba!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:32 PM




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1 First!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:35 PM (ZOv7s)

2 Whoa! And I read the content. Unpossible!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:36 PM (ZOv7s)

3 Local reports from Iranian journalists claim the US Air Force struck an underground missile storage facility in Qods, central Iran, using the GBU-43/B "Mother of All Bombs" — the military's most powerful non-nuclear weapon.

Embrace the concussion dirt bags.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 04:36 PM (abIsI)

4 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2026 04:36 PM (LdBR/)

5 >>>His Corrupt Father's $95 BILLION Business Empire

If he was a cardboard box magnate, I will literally LMAO.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 04:37 PM (OfCjF)

6 Austere Muslim Scholar Mojtaba Khamenei

Posted by: AoSHQ Stylebook at March 11, 2026 04:37 PM (4NO2D)

7 Little Khamenei, Who Is Probably Dead or In a Coma, May Inherit His Corrupt Father's $95 BILLION Business Empire

Quick! Let's get this guy a fake SSN and get him on the books! He's a goldmine!!!

Posted by: LA Hospice Fraudsters at March 11, 2026 04:38 PM (JCZqz)

8 all warfare is a race between offensive and defensive strategies.

Well, it looks like Iran finally beat us -- what are we gonna do, blow up all the paper mills?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 04:38 PM (948bW)

9 So I guess the LCS tubs are actually good at something. Malcolm Nance is getting dragged for thinking we still sweep mines like it's 1985, when instead the LCS have three minesweepers that serve as nodes for RPV to do the dangerous work, and there are apparently A-10s flying CAS for them, lest any Iranian attack boats show up thirsty for GAU love.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (ZOv7s)

10 Austere religious scholars need billion dollar portfolios too.

Posted by: mr tmz at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (rJ48h)

11 If there is not a cardboard ayatollah Twitter account yet, I will be very disappointed in the internet.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (OfCjF)

12 I won't hold my breath waiting for the South Park bit on this

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:40 PM (PYyV9)

13 Also, we're using sharks with frickin' LASERS to kill the mines.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:40 PM (ZOv7s)

14 Little Khamenei, Who Is Probably Dead or In a Coma, May Inherit His Corrupt Father's $95 BILLION Business Empire



Sounds like he may have a leg up in the business world.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 04:40 PM (2WIwB)

15 The Triggernometry guys were on Rogan today and they said that they don't know what the "end game" is for the Iran war.

The goals have been clearly stated - literally every CENTCOM briefing starts out with the goals:

1) Elimination of Iran's nuclear program and industry related to the manufacturing thereof.
2) Elimination of Iran's ballistic missile launch, storage and manufacturing capabilities.
3) Elimination of Iran's drone launch, storage and manufacturing capabilities.
4) Elimination of the threat to commercial international shipping.

I don't understand why people find this so g*damned confusing. It's been stated over and over again.

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (WYStd)

16 All warfare is a test of will power, and logistics, but mostly, logistics.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (4NO2D)

17 Mojtaba Khamenei will rule over the repressed Iranian population with an iron fist after replacing his slain father as the country's Supreme Leader.
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I was under the impression that we (maybe more Israel) were doing something about that iron fist.

Posted by: Methos at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (vSvIl)

18 Seize the accounts. Turn on the Venezuelan oil spigots. Give me the USA tax payer 5k. I paid for the fraud. I want my cut!

Posted by: kingsman at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (ehY6c)

19 And despite being sanctioned by the US in 2019, Mojtaba is said to oversee an investment empire of over 100million pounds, with access to luxury properties in north London and bank accounts in the UK, Switzerland, UAE and Liechtenstein.

So we demonetized Vlad Putin or hell Alex Jones...but the Supreme Leader of Iran had his finances in Britain and that was just ok?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 04:42 PM (sKqQm)

20 Have you seen that hideous edifice they have built?

Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2026 04:42 PM (YwEeS)

21 Good to see IKEA getting a piece of the action.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 04:43 PM (OfCjF)

22 I wonder if being the (next dead) Ayatollah was part of the deal to get the $95B Empire. If not, he should live somewhere in exile ... or maybe he really is a True Believer ... a True Twelver.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 04:43 PM (vbXSk)

23 I don't understand why people find this so g*damned confusing. It's been stated over and over again.
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (WYStd)
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They don't understand the concept of a "punitive expedition," which is what this is. You neuter Iran and then let them stew in it. No cease fire until the regime falls, and until then, just keep up pressure until their standoff and anti-shipping assets are used up.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:43 PM (ZOv7s)

24 Missed opportunity here - if only a drone had crashed right into that cardboard figure during the ceremony!

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at March 11, 2026 04:43 PM (Vpqw1)

25 David Simas, Obama's former White House political director, earned up to $626,000 annually while leading the foundation from 2017 through 2020. Adewale Adeyemo, another senior Obama official who later became deputy Treasury secretary under Joe Biden, earned about $540,000 as the foundation's first president.

Didn't some prominent leftist tell us there is a certain point at which you've earned enough?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)

26 All warfare is a test of will power, and logistics, but mostly, logistics.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (4NO2D)
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Written on the walls of the Pentagon latrines.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:44 PM (ZOv7s)

27 I have an idea if Thune plays games with the filibuster and "fails" to pass the SAVE with 53 votes.
Trump should copy the text of the "failed" legislation and sign it. He can have the President of the Senate on hand to deliver it (that would be Vance).
Vance can tell Trump, the Senate voted and it got a majority, and that means it passed. Then Trump can immediately get it enacted as law.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 04:44 PM (gKWVE)

28 15 I just ignore all foreigners. Their nations either have not been military powers for so long or never were that they have no conception of a successful military operation.

Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2026 04:45 PM (YwEeS)

29 16 All warfare is a test of will power, and logistics, but mostly, logistics.
Posted by: toby928(c)

NOW you tell us!!!

Posted by: WW2 Japanese Merchant Marine after 3 years of US sub warfare at March 11, 2026 04:45 PM (JCZqz)

30 12 I won't hold my breath waiting for the South Park bit on this
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:40 PM (PYyV9)

They won't touch it. Because they are, fundamentally cowards and cheap shot artists.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:45 PM (pDt9x)

31 I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money. And when I say you, I mean you folks, I'm not referring to me or any of my folks.
- B.O.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 04:46 PM (Dv3i1)

32 I wonder what Biden's library would look like

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 11, 2026 04:46 PM (REq0p)

33 >>> James Talarico Says Displaying Ten Commandments Is “Violence”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 04:40 PM (ndZc7)

From the last thread...

One of my hippie aunts left Christianity and refused to teach her kids scriptures, because if all the violent stories in them.

Her daughter is now a Christian, and goes to one of the churches with rock bands. The kids wear protective headphones when they go. I loved the irony.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:47 PM (lHl+o)

34
The militaries of the world, including the US, reportedly have cavitating autocannon rounds that can travel deep into water, like 100 feet deep or more. I wonder if any of these are in use to deal with underwater threats.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 04:47 PM (xPNeT)

35 He's a Christian, you know.

James Talarico Says Displaying Ten Commandments Is “Violence”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 04:47 PM (ndZc7)

36 and there are apparently A-10s flying CAS for them, lest any Iranian attack boats show up thirsty for GAU love.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (ZOv7s)

So they do have A-10's in theater. Please pry one or two loose to strafe Khameini's funeral procession. Good way to seriously reduce the ranks of the True Believers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 04:47 PM (8zz6B)

37 Meanwhile, this third-world scumbag just got roasted by Jesse Jackson's son for making the Jackson funeral all about him and partisan Democrat politics.
________
Surely Jackson would not dare imply that it wasn't all about Obama. Everything is.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 11, 2026 04:48 PM (AlhUl)

38 I would say that he's a dead man walking, but apparently he's not even walking.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 11, 2026 04:48 PM (eStot)

39 I don't understand why people find this so g*damned confusing. It's been stated over and over again.
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (WYStd)
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They don't understand the concept of a "punitive expedition," which is what this is. You neuter Iran and then let them stew in it. No cease fire until the regime falls, and until then, just keep up pressure until their standoff and anti-shipping assets are used up.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:43 PM (ZOv7s)

They understand it fine. They just want to stop it, because they are on the other side.

Leftists were the ones in our forever wars made bank by getting NGOs installed in these places and cashing checks from the government while troops dealt with the occupying and fighting. If we just break stuff and go away, how will they cash in?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:48 PM (8avO+)

40 One of my hippie aunts left Christianity and refused to teach her kids scriptures, because if all the violent stories in them.

I wonder if you asked her if we should teach about slavery because of the inherent violence in the institution what she'd say...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 04:48 PM (sKqQm)

41 Malcolm Nance...

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (ZOv7s)


He seems like a cunt. He is giddy, reposting every bad report on the war, even though most are obviously bullsh*t.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 04:48 PM (n9ltV)

42 32 I wonder what Biden's library would look like
____

It would be in China, for starters.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 04:48 PM (Dv3i1)

43 oh, no, Supreme Deluxe is Big Mad ! probably more like his acolytes who are still breathing.

Witkoff relayed some of what transpired in "negotiations", their (Islamic Republic) reps told Witkoff that they feel they have an inalienable right to Nukkelar weapons. To which Witkoff replied that the US (Donald Trump) feels he has inalienable right to take it away from them. *not an exact quote, but something like that

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3)

44 I wonder what Biden's library would look like

Dr Seuss and picture albums of Ashley bathing as a kid

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)

45 two things no one is talking about.

1. The fact that Iran holds a sword over all our heads thanks to the strait seems to reinforce justification for war, not the other way. If they can do this after losing so much capability so quickly, doesn't that mean they are something we had better deal with before they (a) get a nuke, or (b) their pal China invades Taiwan?

2. My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose. That would devastate the country for many years, but also the entire wold due to loss of energy (energy is fungible, China getting sanctioned oil reduces demand worldwide. Cut Iran out and we lose a lot of energy)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 04:49 PM (948bW)

46 The 'vengeful' cleric, 56, is backed by the hardline Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and is viewed as even more extreme and oppressive than his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

And reportedly 90% as dead.



Shouldn't be hard to edge him over that final 10%.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 04:50 PM (MwdeY)

47 Biden already has his library. It's where the Corvette is parked.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 11, 2026 04:50 PM (eStot)

48 wonder what Biden's library would look like
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 11, 2026


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It would *look* great . . . but nobody would know where anything is on the shelves.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 04:50 PM (wzUl9)

49 And despite being sanctioned by the US in 2019, Mojtaba is said to oversee an investment empire of over 100million pounds, with access to luxury properties in north London and bank accounts in the UK, Switzerland, UAE and Liechtenstein.

So we demonetized Vlad Putin or hell Alex Jones...but the Supreme Leader of Iran had his finances in Britain and that was just ok?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 04:42 PM (sKqQm)

It was OK with the British bankers.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:50 PM (8avO+)

50 He is giddy, reposting every bad report on the war, even though most are obviously bullsh*t.

He's a nancy

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:51 PM (PYyV9)

51 The Obama Presidential Center building is, much like Barack himself, a giant butt-plug shoved painfully up the ass of America.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 04:51 PM (Q+gd/)

52 >>> With such a sweet deal in place, the foundation has been able to pay its officers inflated salaries, the most eye‑popping of which is paid to Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's closest political confidantes. Jarrett "earned" $740,000 in 2024 as CEO of the Obama Foundation. That salary easily outpaces the compensation paid to leaders at several other presidential foundations.

It has been pointed out Michelle had a massive staff as First Lady, and Melania has just a fraction of that. Some people know how to play the grifting game to the max.

As Adams said, our republic is only fit for a moral people, who take judeo Christian ethics seriously and hold themselves accountable.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:51 PM (9TwL3)

53 He seems calculated, and also he speaks in a cadence where you go, 'this guy's got wisdom. This guy knows what he's talking about.'
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It was always obvious to me that Barack is not exactly intelligent. (Note: I did recognize that Bill Clinton was smart.) All he ever had going for him was his excellent talent in mimicking precisely what the chattering classes THINK intelligence looks like. But that is something very different than intelligence. Just listen to him sometime. Yes, it's an unpleasant task. But you will realize he is just mouthing platitudinous blather. There is no intellect there.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 11, 2026 04:51 PM (AlhUl)

54 "Illinois Democrats are truly living their best lives -- making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to help design the ugliest building in Chicago,"


This is known as being on the right side of history.

Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 04:52 PM (GUOwU)

55 34
The militaries of the world, including the US, reportedly have cavitating autocannon rounds that can travel deep into water, like 100 feet deep or more. I wonder if any of these are in use to deal with underwater threats.
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The NAVY has this thing called Mine Counter Measures. Lots of ways to counter mines. I worked for them for a couple of years. My guess, is all their counter measures are remotely operated today.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 04:53 PM (pZ64F)

56 " $850 million Obama Presidential Center"

Shouldn't that money be spent feeding the poor of Chicago? 850 million dollars would buy a lot of Chicago style hot dogs for all the poor children in Chicago.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 11, 2026 04:53 PM (0Htd1)

57 Obama is a Mimic, plain and simple.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:53 PM (pDt9x)

58 >>>1. The fact that Iran holds a sword over all our heads thanks to the strait seems to reinforce justification for war, not the other way.

That's a good point that hadn't really occurred to me. I'll admit I've been pessimistic about this conflict but I am happy to be wrong.

Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 04:53 PM (q177U)

59 I had a friend that delivered his daughter, Arrow, in a tipi. She's now a Mormon housewife with several kids.

Posted by: notsothoreau at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (gQ15S)

60
And despite being sanctioned by the US in 2019, Mojtaba is said to oversee an investment empire of over 100million pounds, with access to luxury properties in north London and bank accounts in the UK, Switzerland, UAE and Liechtenstein.

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So he can afford to buy a new leg, or a new dick.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (HLgI3)

61 James Talarico Says Displaying Ten Commandments Is “Violence”

Deuteronomy is the basis behind Montesquieu's separation of the judiciary from the crown. The Ten Commandments bind even the King of Israel.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (gKWVE)

62 wonder what Biden's library would look like

Those 8 page bibles from Tijuana.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (Kt19C)

63 2. My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose. That would devastate the country for many years, but also the entire wold due to loss of energy (energy is fungible, China getting sanctioned oil reduces demand worldwide. Cut Iran out and we lose a lot of energy)
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How fungible is it really?

Oh, you're shipping oil to China instead of us now?

+100% tariffs, mofo. Also we make no guarantees on the safety of vessels headed their way.

Posted by: Methos at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (vSvIl)

64 I wonder what Biden's library would look like
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 11, 2026 04:46 PM (REq0p)

Constructed entirely of Tinkertoys. Free crayons upon request!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (k9OZB)

65 @9 hadn't heard from Malcolm Nance in a while. Still an idiot

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 04:55 PM (qBBPl)

66 >>> The project includes a museum, an athletic center, and a public library branch. It will not operate as a traditional presidential library overseen by the National Archives

So there is no oversight by the national archives? The wording is confusing.

I liked the Babylon Bee's article about how you'll be able to print your own birth certificate there.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:55 PM (9TwL3)

67
Da "Chicago" Bears haven't bent the knee... yet.

Greektown remains a fun place I feel safe in at night, but Brandon's prolly got a plan to flood the the zone wif righteous protesters should the need arise.

Let the flack tower stand as a symbol of the evil that it represents.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 04:55 PM (Y8DZL)

68 59 I had a friend that delivered his daughter, Arrow, in a tipi. She's now a Mormon housewife with several kids.
Posted by: notsothoreau at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (gQ15S)

This is a - strange comment.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:55 PM (pDt9x)

69 The Triggernometry guys were on Rogan today and they said that they don't know what the "end game" is for the Iran war.
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He killed girls!

He has no plan!

He promised no wars!

Oil will be $150!

Nuclear World War IV Apocalypse you guys!!

All just poo flung on the wall.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 04:55 PM (RIvkX)

70 Yes, it's an unpleasant task. But you will realize he is just mouthing platitudinous blather. There is no intellect there.

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Reminds me of Jordan Peterson, I genuinely liked some of his really early stuff but then he got to just talking without having any substance behind them

I remember at one townhall a member of audience asked him a question that literally just needed a one sentence answer and he went on for 10 minutes about something, I dont know?

Thats when he started to go downhill for me, amongst other reasons

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 11, 2026 04:56 PM (REq0p)

71 2. My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose. That would devastate the country for many years, but also the entire wold due to loss of energy (energy is fungible, China getting sanctioned oil reduces demand worldwide. Cut Iran out and we lose a lot of energy)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 04:49 PM (948bW)

When the new Shah takes power, he brings in American oilfield pros to get all back up and running in a matter of months.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 04:56 PM (8zz6B)

72 Whoa! Think of how much moolah The purple dog lipped SCOAMF would have gathered up up if you people would have let him be clear.

Posted by: Minuteman at March 11, 2026 04:56 PM (47/pr)

73 two things no one is talking about.

1. The fact that Iran holds a sword over all our heads thanks to the strait seems to reinforce justification for war, not the other way. If they can do this after losing so much capability so quickly, doesn't that mean they are something we had better deal with before they (a) get a nuke, or (b) their pal China invades Taiwan?

2. My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose. That would devastate the country for many years, but also the entire wold due to loss of energy (energy is fungible, China getting sanctioned oil reduces demand worldwide. Cut Iran out and we lose a lot of energy)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 04:49 PM (948bW)

I doubt the IGRC has any plans for anything aside from dodging shells and bombs.

But the any destruction in Iran just hurts Iran and the new government until it is fixed up. Any shortfall in oil supply can be covered by increased production elsewhere and/or desanctioning Russian oil.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+)

74 As for the "violent stories" in the Bible, a lot of it is actual history. What was the Bible supposed to report about Hazael's rampage, Sennacherib's siege or Josiah's wars (not all of them successful)? That they just used harsh language?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 04:57 PM (gKWVE)

75 It was always obvious to me that Barack is not exactly intelligent. (Note: I did recognize that Bill Clinton was smart.) All he ever had going for him was his excellent talent in mimicking precisely what the chattering classes THINK intelligence looks like. But that is something very different than intelligence. Just listen to him sometime. Yes, it's an unpleasant task. But you will realize he is just mouthing platitudinous blather. There is no intellect there. Posted by: Eeyore at March 11, 2026 04:51 PM (AlhUl)

I think he had potential at one time when he was young. His mind just got stuffed full of nonsense that he thought was truth. As he got older, as all of us do, his confirmation bias failed to recognize the things that didn't fit his schema and exaggerated the things that did. As a result, a reasonably bright young person wound up living in an alternative world where he was rewarded for being able to articulate things as he saw them. He just didn't bother to acknowledge reality and was able to prosper as an educated ignoramus.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 11, 2026 04:57 PM (eStot)

76 cavitating autocannon rounds that can travel deep into water, like 100 feet deep or more.

Good fishing gun.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 04:57 PM (Kt19C)

77 And despite being sanctioned by the US in 2019, Mojtaba is said to oversee an investment empire of over 100million pounds, with access to luxury properties in north London and bank accounts in the UK, Switzerland, UAE and Liechtenstein.
_______________________

I've been saying over the last few weeks that the EU is neck deep in Iran's ability to have continued to exist in their Theocratic Authoritarianistic state. And, now they are in a bit of a pickle. Do they support the US efforts in the hopes that the US shows leniency in their complicity and ignoring of sanctions (or support for protestors)....or do they hope against all hope that a conclusion can occur that doesn't include Iran's confidential documents and financial records becoming public knowledge. Because, I suspect their is a virtual army of MP's and bureaucrats receiving payments either directly or indirectly from Iran (which ties into the Islamiphication of the EU and the UK).

Posted by: Orson (Expert Historian) at March 11, 2026 04:57 PM (dIske)

78 >>> My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose.

Will China let them do that? They've invested billions in Iran.

Granted, if China knows we are involved in the rebuilding and they aren't getting that oil, they might not care.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:58 PM (9TwL3)

79 I was commenting on the woman that kept her kids away from Christianity, but they became Christians anyway.

Posted by: notsothoreau at March 11, 2026 04:58 PM (gQ15S)

80 Mattel needs to make a Mojtaba Mr. Potato Head.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 11, 2026 04:58 PM (0Htd1)

81 Da "Chicago" Bears haven't bent the knee... yet.

Greektown remains a fun place I feel safe in at night, but Brandon's prolly got a plan to flood the the zone wif righteous protesters should the need arise.

Let the flack tower stand as a symbol of the evil that it represents.
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 04:55 PM (Y8DZL)

I lived on the South Side of Chicago in Hyde Park for a good many years. I never went anywhere near the places the Obama compound are -- too dangerous and decrepit.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:58 PM (8avO+)

82 95b? You would have thought he could afford better security

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 11, 2026 04:59 PM (jrgJz)

83 79 I was commenting on the woman that kept her kids away from Christianity, but they became Christians anyway.
Posted by: notsothoreau at March 11, 2026 04:58 PM (gQ15S)

I enjoyed the comment.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:59 PM (pDt9x)

84 68 59 I had a friend that delivered his daughter, Arrow, in a tipi. She's now a Mormon housewife with several kids.
Posted by: notsothoreau at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (gQ15S)

This is a - strange comment.
Posted by: tubal

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If you think about it, all of Tipi Hedren's kids were delivered in a tipi

(Is she too "of a certain age" for the subject of a joke? She was actress in The Birds. Someone call TJM to discuss how Hitchcock treated his leading ladies.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 04:59 PM (948bW)

85 Cardboard needs green dildo.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 05:00 PM (/lPRQ)

86 He seems calculated, and also he speaks in a cadence where you go, 'this guy's got wisdom. This guy knows what he's talking about.'
________
It was always obvious to me that Barack is not exactly intelligent. (Note: I did recognize that Bill Clinton was smart.) All he ever had going for him was his excellent talent in mimicking precisely what the chattering classes THINK intelligence looks like. But that is something very different than intelligence. Just listen to him sometime. Yes, it's an unpleasant task. But you will realize he is just mouthing platitudinous blather. There is no intellect there.
Posted by: Eeyore at March 11, 2026 04:51 PM


One of the few facts that we do know about Barry Soetoro's academic prowess is that he was NOT even a National Merit Semifinalist. And he's a stoner to boot. If he cracks three digits in IQ, it's not by much.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 05:00 PM (4NO2D)

87 $95B. I bet Obama feels a little dumber today. He barely made a dent in that guys wealth.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 05:00 PM (/lPRQ)

88 2. My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose. That would devastate the country for many years, but also the entire wold due to loss of energy (energy is fungible, China getting sanctioned oil reduces demand worldwide. Cut Iran out and we lose a lot of energy)
Posted by: bob


The oil well fires in Iraq were put out in something like 2 weeks back then. GE or some German company could probably drop in a few dozen gas plants within a month or two. I don't think getting a base level of physical plants would be much of a challenge. The problem would be the ROE of troops standing by. We're going to need to have high speed, low drag guys unloosed to do it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 05:01 PM (diia5)

89 >>> My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose.

Will China let them do that? They've invested billions in Iran.

Granted, if China knows we are involved in the rebuilding and they aren't getting that oil, they might not care.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:58 PM (9TwL3)

China has been doing deals with them but hasn't got any sort of operational control of Iran in the sense you mean. If they had, China should have been trying to reduce the temperature there and gotten them unsanctioned.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:01 PM (8avO+)

90 I wonder what Biden's library would look like

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A lot of Where's Waldo.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 05:01 PM (ndZc7)

91 It was always obvious to me that Barack is not exactly intelligent. (Note: I did recognize that Bill Clinton was smart.) All he ever had going for him was his excellent talent in mimicking precisely what the chattering classes THINK intelligence looks like. But that is something very different than intelligence. Just listen to him sometime. Yes, it's an unpleasant task. But you will realize he is just mouthing platitudinous blather. There is no intellect there.
Posted by: Eeyore


Dungeons and Dragons applies.

Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma.

You want your leaders to be Wise first, Intelligent second, and Charismatic third.

The popular vote usually gets you Charismatic, and just enough of the other two to fool the average dope.

Occasionally you get lucky and get a triple threat like Trump.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 05:01 PM (VHUov)

92 The cardboard is laughingly obviously a cardboard box.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 05:02 PM (Q+gd/)

93

a worn out, stained and folded MAD magazine lying on the floor next to a dirty toilet, with toilet paper strewn about and a stagnant odor in the room.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 05:02 PM (nz1sK)

94 So this is where 2.5 million dollar homes in PA come from!

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 11, 2026 05:02 PM (EES2L)

95 > Iran's new leader is said to want to 'seek revenge' against the US or even ordinary Iranians for the killing of his father and his wife.
Mojtaba, who has been wounded in the war, has not been seen in public since the outbreak of conflict and has been earmarked for assassination by Israel.

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How long can the mullahs keep the idea going that this guy's still alive-ish?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 05:03 PM (jtM2q)

96 Will there be midnight basketball at the Obama center?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 05:03 PM (Cqx++)

97 When the new Shah takes power, he brings in American oilfield pros to get all back up and running in a matter of months.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

*pulls on boots*

Posted by: Miklos "Red" Adair at March 11, 2026 05:03 PM (Al4HM)

98 I'll say this about corrugated Mojtaba, he's unflappable...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 11, 2026 05:03 PM (nbLIj)

99 My comment got partially eaten somehow.
I commented on #32
I wonder what Biden's library would look like

But only my part of the comment came through, not the quote of 32

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 11, 2026 05:03 PM (nz1sK)

100 I think he had potential at one time when he was young. His mind just got stuffed full of nonsense that he thought was truth. As he got older, as all of us do, his confirmation bias failed to recognize the things that didn't fit his schema and exaggerated the things that did. As a result, a reasonably bright young person wound up living in an alternative world where he was rewarded for being able to articulate things as he saw them. He just didn't bother to acknowledge reality and was able to prosper as an educated ignoramus.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 11, 2026 04:57 PM (eStot)

He quickly became a DEI hire. From there any potential quality would atrophy from disuse. His lightbringer act was considerably less convincing than Jessie Jackson or your average black preacher.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:04 PM (8avO+)

101 Same day delivery Ayatollah.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 05:04 PM (pDt9x)

102 >I wonder what Biden's library would look like?


Uncle Leroy's stash of Hustler mags.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 05:05 PM (Q+gd/)

103 "The cardboard is laughingly obviously a cardboard box.
Posted by: davidt"

The joke's on him. So is that sausage grease from the pizza.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 05:05 PM (vFG9F)

104 Trump, Hegseth and Rubio should tell us all their plans vis-a-vis Iran, right now !!

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 05:05 PM (GD0B3)

105 Cardboard guy from Money For Nothing video.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 05:05 PM (Cqx++)

106 He's the Rachel Corrie Ayatollah.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 05:06 PM (pDt9x)

107 I'll say this about corrugated Mojtaba, he's unflappable...

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...more like flammable..amirite ??

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 05:07 PM (GD0B3)

108 The militaries of the world, including the US, reportedly have cavitating autocannon rounds that can travel deep into water, like 100 feet deep or more. I wonder if any of these are in use to deal with underwater threats.
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The NAVY has this thing called Mine Counter Measures. Lots of ways to counter mines. I worked for them for a couple of years. My guess, is all their counter measures are remotely operated today.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 04:53 PM (pZ64F)

Naval Drones (think a jetski or small boat with remote control) would be just the thing to map out mines and get them detonated. If you mess up its just a drone.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:08 PM (8avO+)

109 If they had, China should have been trying to reduce the temperature there and gotten them unsanctioned.
Posted by: Oldca


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Major correction here - China profits from the sanctions because they ignore them. This is the strategy Saddam played off way back when with Europe.

Trump is going after the shadow fleets now, so things are changing

And yes, energy is fungible (imperfectly) although sanctioned countries to receive lower revenue and without Western tech they produce less over time. So sanctions actually have helped China a lot. Losing large factilities in Iran and surrounding area would harm everyone for longer than a few weeks, but yes it would be temporary.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:08 PM (948bW)

110
Mojtaba is believed to have siphoned off profit from Iranian oil sales, before funnelling it through his opaque network to evade international sanctions --

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Wait, WHAT? The little bastard wasn't sanctioned?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 05:09 PM (zk5UJ)

111 I lived on the South Side of Chicago in Hyde Park for a good many years. I never went anywhere near the places the Obama compound are -- too dangerous and decrepit.
Posted by: Oldcat

I have a very leftist in-law who I tried to talk into visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright house near there during the day and got a "Hell No!"

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 05:10 PM (Y8DZL)

112 My fear, that no one has brought up, is that the IRGC has plans to pulls a Saddam leaving Kuwait strategy of blowing everything up as they lose. That would devastate the country for many years, but also the entire wold due to loss of energy (energy is fungible, China getting sanctioned oil reduces demand worldwide. Cut Iran out and we lose a lot of energy)
Posted by: bob


I don't know but those oil guys are pretty resourceful. The international consensus was the oil output in venezuala would plummet when we snatched maduro. In less than a month they were pumping more oil than they were when he was the boss.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 05:10 PM (0N4FZ)

113 Trump, Hegseth and Rubio should tell us all their plans vis-a-vis Iran, right now !!
Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 05:05 PM (GD0B3)

I was between jobs during Gulf War I. There was literally a press conference where the press asked the army dude what the recognition marks used to prevent allied air attacks on friendly vehicles looked like.

There could be only one motivation for that question.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)

114 Lol. When someone writes 'jetski' it makes me think of what Soviet troops thought when they saw an ME-262 scream overhead.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:11 PM (zZu0s)

115 There could be only one motivation for that question.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)

Remember one of those news assholes touring the sea fortifications the Iraqis had set up in Kuwait and was jacking off talking about Americans swarming ashore and being cut down?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:12 PM (zZu0s)

116 Little Khamenei

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Khamini-me

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 05:12 PM (XWkVH)

117 Major correction here - China profits from the sanctions because they ignore them. This is the strategy Saddam played off way back when with Europe.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:08 PM (948bW)

with the sanctions blocking other buyers, China could and did get a major price break. A downside might be the games they had to play themselves and possible diplomatic pressure. If the Persians take over instantly the competition for that oil will raise China's price of oil.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:13 PM (8avO+)

118 I was between jobs during Gulf War I. There was literally a press conference where the press asked the army dude what the recognition marks used to prevent allied air attacks on friendly vehicles looked like.

There could be only one motivation for that question.
Posted by: Oldcat


A big red dot surrounded by a wide red circle. Duh.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 05:13 PM (/lPRQ)

119 Note: china could buy now from the open market. People would be happy to sell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:14 PM (zZu0s)

120 Any of the Iranian people's money residing in Europe is there illegally and must be returned immediately or it will be recorded from US NATO contributions and paid forward on their behalf by us, and they will owe the balance in order to make NATO whole.

Done and done.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:14 PM (BI5O2)

121 There could be only one motivation for that question.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)

Remember one of those news assholes touring the sea fortifications the Iraqis had set up in Kuwait and was jacking off talking about Americans swarming ashore and being cut down?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:12 PM (zZu0s)

Yeah. I was worried because sending the Marines in on the water seemed idiotic to me. Luckily the US command agreed and moved them ashore behind the lines and made them hump it north on land.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:15 PM (8avO+)

122 There could be only one motivation for that question.
Posted by: Oldcat


I think the final solution was to tape US flags on the roofs of vehicles

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:15 PM (rbvCR)

123 People are posting that China is having gas lines and they are running out of gas.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 11, 2026 05:15 PM (5fRwB)

124 I think the final solution was to tape US flags on the roofs of vehicles
Posted by: Kindltot



Leftover packaging from anything Jimmy Dean

Posted by: Miklos has Ideas at March 11, 2026 05:16 PM (Al4HM)

125 Yes, I notice my typos. Sorry.

I am no longer reclining, so typing should improve.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:16 PM (948bW)

126 People are posting that China is having gas lines and they are running out of gas.

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oh....

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 05:17 PM (GD0B3)

127 with the sanctions blocking other buyers, China could and did get a major price break. A downside might be the games they had to play themselves and possible diplomatic pressure. If the Persians take over instantly the competition for that oil will raise China's price of oil.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:13 PM (8avO+)
_________________________________

There's a reason Venezuela was the first focus. They were the primary crude (heavy) source for Iran's refineries. And, China was the primary customer for that finished product. When Venezuela was compromised, it threw Iran into disarray, because their infrastructure is so decrepit at present they weren't equipped to drill to make up the void. That's why China was helping to put down protests in Tehran, and why Chinese nationals ended up paying nearly $500k to escape Iran.

Posted by: Orson (Expert Historian) at March 11, 2026 05:17 PM (dIske)

128 Lol. When someone writes 'jetski' it makes me think of what Soviet troops thought when they saw an ME-262 scream overhead.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 05:11 PM (zZu0s)

Apparently the aircraft was first used vs the Soviets in the battles around Prague in April 1945.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:18 PM (8avO+)

129 $95B just to be a expert on 1 book

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 05:19 PM (Ia/+0)

130
It was always obvious to me that Barack is not exactly intelligent.

Posted by: Eeyore

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I was always scared that he had a savviness to him, but that notion got blown when he couldn't get Hillary elected. Not even very smart of either of them to install her as Sec State.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 05:20 PM (zk5UJ)

131 Tell the Chinese they can have some go-juice when they forgive their entire US debt - and Xi Jinping pulls the paperwork out of a honey jar while wearing a Pooh costume.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:21 PM (BI5O2)

132 There's a reason Venezuela was the first focus. They were the primary crude (heavy) source for Iran's refineries. And, China was the primary customer for that finished product. When Venezuela was compromised, it threw Iran into disarray, because their infrastructure is so decrepit at present they weren't equipped to drill to make up the void. That's why China was helping to put down protests in Tehran, and why Chinese nationals ended up paying nearly $500k to escape Iran.
Posted by: Orson (Expert Historian)

Iran, like Venezuela (and on occasion Russia) has been in a crude/refined deficit for years. They can't keep up with domestic demand for refined products, so they have been exporting crude for refining elsewhere, then re-import.

Posted by: Miklos is generally refined, but can be crude at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (Al4HM)

133
When does the Iranian uprising begin?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (IifOV)

134 Will there be midnight basketball at the Obama center?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 05:03 PM (Cqx++)

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Of course, in the public men's-only bathhouse.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (XWkVH)

135 Any chance the hints at the recently uncovered foreign involvement in 2020 elections involves....Chy-na?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (Dv3i1)

136 As Cruel-o-Phobe VDH observed, the allies had no plans for what victory in WWII would look like, but they figured it out in time.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (wBaIH)

137 The mullahs are so primitive they don't realize that putting out a cardboard cutout makes them look like world class doofuses. There is no way that even the biggest leftist ahole doesn't say "WTF"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 05:23 PM (qBBPl)

138 Tell the Chinese they can have some go-juice when they forgive their entire US debt - and Xi Jinping pulls the paperwork out of a honey jar while wearing a Pooh costume.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Strong opening position. Art of the deal?

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 11, 2026 05:23 PM (CV1nu)

139 Cardboard Ayatollah the Song
x.com/ShutupLyle/status/2031779268980506978

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 05:23 PM (diia5)

140 136 As Cruel-o-Phobe VDH observed, the allies had no plans for what victory in WWII would look like, but they figured it out in time.
____

I assume Trump can do the Marshall plan for Iran at a huge discount.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 05:24 PM (Dv3i1)

141 As Cruel-o-Phobe VDH observed, the allies had no plans for what victory in WWII would look like, but they figured it out in time.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

That would be Cruel-o-Phile

Posted by: Miklos is also Pedantic at March 11, 2026 05:24 PM (Al4HM)

142 But the any destruction in Iran just hurts Iran and the new government until it is fixed up. Any shortfall in oil supply can be covered by increased production elsewhere and/or desanctioning Russian oil.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+)
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It will be interesting - I imagine we will allow the Russian oil to find the market for awhile - one to make up for the Iranian oil, and two to hurt the Chinese to buy at market rates. Putin has some bigger decisions to make, and my guess is as the coming oil glut arrives, and hurts his ability to wage war as the price of oil drops, they will be big ones.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 11, 2026 05:25 PM (GZYu7)

143 I assume Trump can do the Marshall plan for Iran at a huge discount.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Or the Morgenthau Plan

Whatevs

Posted by: Miklos is open to Options at March 11, 2026 05:25 PM (Al4HM)

144 Colonel MacGregor still sounds like Cave Johnson.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:25 PM (rbvCR)

145 From the production graphs, it looks like it took 3 years for Kuwait to recover to pre-war levels in the 90s.

But that was just wells blown up. If distribution points are destroyed, they require a lot of long-lead items like valves and pumps. All of it probably out of China. I guess that would be another battle with Chinese companies trying to control the economy from the inside using a belt and road strategy of owning the stuff they build.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:25 PM (948bW)

146 the most eye‑popping of which is paid to Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's closest political confidantes. Jarrett "earned" $740,000 in 2024 as CEO of the Obama Foundation.

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'Piker." -- The Mooch

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 05:25 PM (XWkVH)

147 When does the Iranian uprising begin?
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (IifOV)

You're lookin' at it... the question is when it will end.

From the way the administration is talking, I think the answer is "a very long time."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:26 PM (BI5O2)

148
Same day delivery Ayatollah.
Posted by: tubal

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The only thing the memes have missed is a cat squishing into the box.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 05:26 PM (zk5UJ)

149 Iran, like Venezuela (and on occasion Russia) has been in a crude/refined deficit for years. They can't keep up with domestic demand for refined products, so they have been exporting crude for refining elsewhere, then re-import.
Posted by: Miklos is generally refined, but can be crude at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (Al4HM)


Kind of like California, right?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:27 PM (rbvCR)

150 I saw Cardboard Ayatollah open for...

Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 11, 2026 05:27 PM (h/O4U)

151 When does the Iranian uprising begin?
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (IifOV)


When the Basji breaks and runs

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:27 PM (rbvCR)

152 All American need to pray for Iran to hold out until we can get Trump and his imperialist administration out of there.

Posted by: Sid at March 11, 2026 05:28 PM (rsv1/)

153 It's a Rollo Tomassi world

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 05:29 PM (ZxPkt)

154 Watching Manchester City v Real Madrid and witnessed perhaps the most transcendent moment in sports when Federico Valverde scored his 3rd goal (so far). Simply sublime.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2026 05:29 PM (GPa4z)

155 Any chance the hints at the recently uncovered foreign involvement in 2020 elections involves....Chy-na?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (Dv3i1)


Rumor is "Venezuela" and Maduro has the names and amounts paid

And my supposition is that there are private little conversations between the Executive branch and specific members of Congress

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:30 PM (rbvCR)

156 Is the limpdictator Baby Khameini mostly dead or really, most sincerely dead? Half-dead in a coma? Or is he still dead like Generalissimo Francisco Franco? There are as many categories of dead for this guy as leftist genders.

Posted by: JuJuBee at March 11, 2026 05:30 PM (tM5h4)

157 It will be interesting - I imagine we will allow the Russian oil to find the market for awhile - one to make up for the Iranian oil, and two to hurt the Chinese to buy at market rates. Putin has some bigger decisions to make, and my guess is as the coming oil glut arrives, and hurts his ability to wage war as the price of oil drops, they will be big ones.
Posted by: Black JEM at March 11, 2026 05:25 PM (GZYu7)

Currently a lot of Russian oil is exported to third nations like India and then "resold" and shipped to embargo nations like the EU and even the US. The extra cost in these games will save some money by cutting out these middle men.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:30 PM (8avO+)

158 Those salaries are rookie numbers. Gotta get those numbers up

Posted by: Spartacus Booker at March 11, 2026 05:30 PM (W+TLY)

159 Hi Sid! Did Antifa throw you out because you were too useless again?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:31 PM (rbvCR)

160 The only thing the memes have missed is a cat squishing into the box.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 05:26 PM (zk5UJ)

Ha, that would be priceless.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 11, 2026 05:31 PM (zYpTz)

161 Sid ought to go to Iran to show support. And they can show their "support" by hanging him from a crane, as is their wont.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 05:31 PM (8zz6B)

162 Seems like some Rogan listeners in the comments.

Also there are at least two possibilties for "the question".

Since we are talking journalist; stupid is always a possibility.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 11, 2026 05:31 PM (cS1cw)

163 Another minor point I want to stress.

Venezuela and Iran would have been deal killers for the defense of Taiwan. If they started trouble in parallel, our carriers would have to go to the gulfs (persian and american) to protect shipping there instead of the Pacific.

China had a strategy of having enough worldwide allies that the US military would be spread too thin. Again, this is why I think Trump is being very strategic and focusing on China, by countering their plans.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:32 PM (948bW)

164 From the production graphs, it looks like it took 3 years for Kuwait to recover to pre-war levels in the 90s.

But that was just wells blown up. If distribution points are destroyed, they require a lot of long-lead items like valves and pumps. All of it probably out of China. I guess that would be another battle with Chinese companies trying to control the economy from the inside using a belt and road strategy of owning the stuff they build.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:25 PM (948bW)

China isn't getting any votes on this. LOL.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:33 PM (8avO+)

165 I LOVE Obama's Presidential Library. A truly hideous monstrosity that fully captures the inner spirit of him and Big Mike...

The money can easily be made back as Hollywood leases it as the headquarters of the evil leader in dystopian hellholes.

Or Chicago...

Posted by: Stateless at March 11, 2026 05:33 PM (Sco7b)

166 HAHAHAHAHAHA this wins 𝕏 today

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Can we get a meme image of F. Joe Biden placing a Congressional Medal of Honor medal backwards on the Supreme Pizza Leader's neck?

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 05:34 PM (XWkVH)

167 I don't see how it matters if the guy is dead or alive. The country is being run by the IRGC for the duration of this conflict. He could be tanned, rested and ready, but more fatwas about how far away from your hut you can sell your jizz-soaked goat meat aren't going to make a great deal of difference to wartime government.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:34 PM (BI5O2)

168 I saw Cardboard Ayatollah open for...
Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 11, 2026 05:27 PM (h/O4U)

Flatt & Scruggs?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 11, 2026 05:35 PM (nbLIj)

169 151 When does the Iranian uprising begin?
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 05:22 PM (IifOV)

When the Basji breaks and runs
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:27 PM (rbvCR)

Funny how the violence in Mexico has suddenly stopped being covered by the media.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 05:36 PM (mP0Kj)

170 I don't see how it matters if the guy is dead or alive. The country is being run by the IRGC for the duration of this conflict. He could be tanned, rested and ready, but more fatwas about how far away from your hut you can sell your jizz-soaked goat meat aren't going to make a great deal of difference to wartime government.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:34 PM (BI5O2)

Legitimacy is a big deal if you are trying to keep the IGRC director in City A to do what you want if you are in City B. What if he joins the Uprising? One thing drones and spy sats and the air war can do is make it difficult to impossible to move forces about to crush the locals.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:36 PM (8avO+)

171 "My fear, "

I'll guess you were one of those that thought it would take decades getting the Kuwaiti oil well fires put out and back online, weren't you?

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 11, 2026 05:37 PM (FylAi)

172 It's a Rollo Tomassi world
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 05:29 PM (ZxPkt)


That's my favorite Dean Martin song.

It's a Rollo Tomassi world all for treason
When the bribes comes to cover the ground
It's time for play it's a whipped bitch day
I wait for it the whole year around

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:38 PM (rbvCR)

173 I nominate Sid to be the next ayatoilet!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 11, 2026 05:39 PM (FylAi)

174
I'll guess you were one of those that thought it would take decades getting the Kuwaiti oil well fires put out and back online, weren't you?
Posted by: Will Robinson


Billions and billions and billions...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 05:39 PM (Cqx++)

175 I saw Cardboard Ayatollah open for...

Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 11, 2026 05:27 PM (h/O4U)

. . . Christmas?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 05:41 PM (dK+Kv)

176 This is a - strange comment.
Posted by: tubal

No, part of an ongoing comment thread today about how the best laid plans go aft aglee.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 11, 2026 05:41 PM (sl73Y)

177 137, I hope you're right, but that's a pretty high bar ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:41 PM (MIIRH)

178 Mojtaba was great in that Of Monsters And Men video. Tell him that I miss our little talks!

https://youtu.be/ghb6eDopW8I

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 05:41 PM (Sy6m/)

179
There's an interview with Trump from a couple decades back on Next Big Future with him talking about seizing Karhg island as a chokepoint to insure future Iranian compliance.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 05:43 PM (Y8DZL)

180 I don't see how it matters if the guy is dead or alive. The country is being run by the IRGC for the duration of this conflict. He could be tanned, rested and ready, but more fatwas about how far away from your hut you can sell your jizz-soaked goat meat aren't going to make a great deal of difference to wartime government.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:34 PM (BI5O2)


The IRGC can run the country as a military dictatorship, but they can't do it legitimately without the supreme leader, only through force. If the IRGC suddenly develops factions there is no mechanism for resolution of those differences.
This is probably going to happen since the various regional arms have little coordination.
Who knows, though. They may be unified by doctrine.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:44 PM (rbvCR)

181 Poor sod was apparently beaten to a pulp by that airstrike...

Posted by: muldoon at March 11, 2026 05:44 PM (qgHp7)

182 171 "My fear, "

I'll guess you were one of those that thought it would take decades getting the Kuwaiti oil well fires put out and back online, weren't you?
Posted by: Will Robinson

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Not at all.
Why is any mention of things we have to watch for treated like I am an eeyore.

I do a service by trying to explain strategies *before* they are obvious.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:44 PM (948bW)

183 178 Mojtaba was great in that Of Monsters And Men video. Tell him that I miss our little talks!

https://youtu.be/ghb6eDopW8I
Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 05:41 PM (Sy6m/)

It's Mazes. Mazes and Monsters.

Posted by: Rona Jaffe at March 11, 2026 05:44 PM (w/O5Q)

184 And despite being sanctioned by the US in 2019, Mojtaba is said to oversee an investment empire of over 100million pounds, with access to luxury properties in north London and bank accounts in the UK, Switzerland, UAE and Liechtenstein.
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So we demonetized Vlad Putin or hell Alex Jones...but the Supreme Leader of Iran had his finances in Britain and that was just ok?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 04:42 PM (sKqQm)


I had the same thought. I assume it's all part of the Commie globalists being allied with the Mohammadans to destroy Western Civilization.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 11, 2026 05:45 PM (ksbjf)

185 Funny how the violence in Mexico has suddenly stopped being covered by the media.
Posted by: Romeo13

The MSM stopped international coverage quite some time ago.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 05:45 PM (Y8DZL)

186 No, part of an ongoing comment thread today about how the best laid plans go aft aglee.
Posted by: From about That Time

Loundeye!

Is correct

I aglee

Posted by: Xi's gotta have it at March 11, 2026 05:46 PM (Al4HM)

187 The IRGC can run the country as a military dictatorship, but they can't do it legitimately without the supreme leader, only through force. If the IRGC suddenly develops factions there is no mechanism for resolution of those differences.
This is probably going to happen since the various regional arms have little coordination.
Who knows, though. They may be unified by doctrine.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:44 PM (rbvCR)

bombs landing on your head can have a huge effect on your doctrine.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:46 PM (8avO+)

188 Words of wisdom sung by the late, great Kenny Rogers:

"You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealing's done"

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 05:46 PM (rj6Yv)

189 And for the record, I was one of those who thought the USA should have owned those wells as well as Kuwait after we took it back from Saddam. Paid the Kuwaitis them a commission and put them on a reservation.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:47 PM (948bW)

190 I had the same thought. I assume it's all part of the Commie globalists being allied with the Mohammadans to destroy Western Civilization.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 11, 2026 05:45 PM (ksbjf)
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Man it's almost as if you observe the Global Left over the last 50 years they have a psychosexual obsession with gobbling the goat-fluid covered knobs of the Shia warlords in Iran for some strange reason.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 05:48 PM (3BwY8)

191 Personally, I find this Motjaba Khameini fellow to be entirely unpalletable...




(It'll hit you on the drive nome this afternoon.)

Posted by: muldoon at March 11, 2026 05:48 PM (qgHp7)

192 181 Poor sod was apparently beaten to a pulp by that airstrike...
Posted by: muldoon

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A post consumer, recycled, pulp.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:48 PM (948bW)

193 145, 164,
I remember, oh, maybe 15 years ago, ordering a 16 inch check valve, 600 psi class, from a prominent US supplier ... about 80% of the lead time was getting the casting to the US machine shop from the foundry in - wait for it! - china!

amazing how hollowed out our industrial base is.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:48 PM (MIIRH)

194 Funny how the violence in Mexico has suddenly stopped being covered by the media.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 05:36 PM (mP0Kj)


It isn't being covered in south American media either, that I can see. There was a foofooraw that El Mencho got National Police security at his funeral but that was the last I heard. Prior to that was some low-key inter-cartel violence, and Mex Pres Scheinbaum was dithering but working a bit with the US

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:49 PM (rbvCR)

195 What if he joins the Uprising?

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What uprising?

These people are paralyzed by fear, unarmed, and untrained. They'd be lambs to the slaughter.

I think there will be no uprising. We'll either destroy the regime at some point and then people in Iran will have to figure it out, or we'll subjugate it and bend it to our will, at least temporarily. Or we'll lose and they'll remain on their same course.

But I don't think the Iranian people will have much say in any of it. If they could fight, they'd have started by now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:49 PM (BI5O2)

196 C'mon man. The guy needed some dough to get by until the 12th Imam shows up.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 05:50 PM (qFwJc)

197 But I don't think the Iranian people will have much say in any of it. If they could fight, they'd have started by now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:49 PM (BI5O2)
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I disagree with this. It's been like two weeks and the Iranian people have been shit-scared of the head chopping loons in charge for 47 years.

I, for one, am gonna cut the Iranian Streets a little slack here.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (3BwY8)

198 I had the same thought. I assume it's all part of the Commie globalists being allied with the Mohammadans to destroy Western Civilization.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 11, 2026 05:45 PM (ksbjf)


Alex Jones just had to be shut up, and Putin got in the way of the disarticulation of the Russian Federation into client states of the EU. Khamenei was a sugar daddy and needed special handling.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (rbvCR)

199 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (MIIRH)

200 C'mon man. The guy needed some dough to get by until the 12th Imam shows up.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 05:50 PM (qFwJc)

start checking those wells!

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM (8avO+)

201 "I, for one, am gonna cut the Iranian Streets a little slack here.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (3BwY"

we need to start airdropping guns asap

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM (MIIRH)

202 181 Poor sod was apparently beaten to a pulp by that airstrike...

*********

It really reamed him out!

Posted by: muldoon at March 11, 2026 05:52 PM (qgHp7)

203 But I don't think the Iranian people will have much say in any of it. If they could fight, they'd have started by now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:49 PM (BI5O2)
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I disagree with this. It's been like two weeks and the Iranian people have been shit-scared of the head chopping loons in charge for 47 years.

I, for one, am gonna cut the Iranian Streets a little slack here.
Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 05:51 PM (3BwY

We are actually telling them to lay low at the moment.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (8avO+)

204 nood - California blows up

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (948bW)

205 The IRGC can run the country as a military dictatorship, but they can't do it legitimately without the supreme leader, only through force. If the IRGC suddenly develops factions there is no mechanism for resolution of those differences.

So, a civil war among all of the bad guys?

***runs to garage, pulls out folding lawn chair, pops popcorn in microwave, gets Coke from the fridge, sets up on front porch***

This is gonna be fun! 🥳🥳🥳

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (SRRAx)

206 But I don't think the Iranian people will have much say in any of it. If they could fight, they'd have started by now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:49 PM (BI5O2)
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It's my understanding that the greatest opposition to the Mullahs of Iran comes from the cities and the larger towns. The Mullahs are more popular in the rural areas and the bulk of their military recruits comes from the hinterland.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (rj6Yv)

207 I had the same thought. I assume it's all part of the Commie globalists being allied with the Mohammadans to destroy Western Civilization.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 11, 2026 05:45 PM (ksbjf)
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Man it's almost as if you observe the Global Left over the last 50 years they have a psychosexual obsession with gobbling the goat-fluid covered knobs of the Shia warlords in Iran for some strange reason.
Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 05:48 PM (3BwY


The Global Left -- being atheist Commies only interested in money, power and sex -- DO NOT understand religious people. The Lefties see Muslims as a tool that can be discarded after use. The Lefties are wrong.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (ksbjf)

208 The IRGC can run the country as a military dictatorship, but they can't do it legitimately without the supreme leader, only through force.

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To the broad mass of Iranians, the mullahs were already illegitimate and their rule was by force, through the IRGC. That hasn't changed. It's good propaganda to kill these guys, of course, but austere religious scholars aren't particularly needed when the lead is flying.

They can just say "the dead bastard is totally alive, trust us," and it doesn't really change the balance of terror.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:54 PM (BI5O2)

209 But I don't think the Iranian people will have much say in any of it. If they could fight, they'd have started by now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:49 PM (BI5O2)
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Well, they did rise and were put down, so they are waiting to see how beaten up the enforcers are before trying it again.

They are chanting out the windows, so the sentiment is there, and as command and control break down, the power of enforcement falters. I'm quite impressed by the planning and execution, so I'm going to just let things unfold rather than project my hopes onto whatever planning is going on.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 05:55 PM (ZOv7s)

210 And for the record, I was one of those who thought the USA should have owned those wells as well as Kuwait after we took it back from Saddam. Paid the Kuwaitis them a commission and put them on a reservation.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 11, 2026 05:47 PM (948bW)


I recently heard the claim that Kuwait was angling their wells to suck on Iraqi reserves, and Saddam had got or thought he got tacit OK to invade and stop the theft.
It echoed Biden's tacit OK to Russia to "do a limited invasion" of Ukraine while the Ukes were building up on the border.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:55 PM (rbvCR)

211 The IRGC can run the country as a military dictatorship, but they can't do it legitimately without the supreme leader, only through force. If the IRGC suddenly develops factions there is no mechanism for resolution of those differences.
This is probably going to happen since the various regional arms have little coordination.
Who knows, though. They may be unified by doctrine.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 05:44 PM (rbvCR)

As far as I can tell, we were bombing, among other things, Provincial IRGC and Besij leaders and compounds on Monday.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 11, 2026 05:56 PM (w/O5Q)

212 They can just say "the dead bastard is totally alive, trust us," and it doesn't really change the balance of terror.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 05:54 PM (BI5O2)
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What you are missing is that there are always internal fissures within dictatorships. If power goes to the strongest, there is nothing binding subordinates. Think Roman Empire politics.

Having legitimacy curbs this tendency, but what you put a specific puppet in charge to be a puppet, then what matters is who pulls the strings and all bets are off.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 05:57 PM (ZOv7s)

213 The Global Left -- being atheist Commies only interested in money, power and sex -- DO NOT understand religious people. The Lefties see Muslims as a tool that can be discarded after use. The Lefties are wrong.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 11, 2026 05:53 PM (ksbjf)
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That literally is how Khomeini took over.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 05:58 PM (ZOv7s)

214 Retired Buckeye Cop -I agree but think we know they are wrong and will have to fight each other

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 06:01 PM (Ia/+0)

215 See how the British Marxists are handling Muslims

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 06:03 PM (Ia/+0)

216 I don't know if that 'Empire' is worth all that much today. Seems to me that all he is inheriting is the equivalent of a pile of rocks given the ordinance that the US and Israel has dropped to date. And any account that contain any money are going to be going to the US treasury. With interest.

Posted by: Tim William McFall at March 11, 2026 06:06 PM (OXWQ1)

217 I used to live a block from the Iranian embassy on Kightsbridge in London. I heard the automatic fire and felt the flash-bang grenades when the SAS took the embassy. I ran outside and witnessed part of it. The doorman and I were giggling like schoolgirls.

Posted by: javems at March 11, 2026 06:17 PM (zFsEm)

218 If you criticize Obama X's censors will ban you for hate speech. If you state that's its a grifters paradise and Obama's minions are looting the coffers of taxpayers you'll be banned. X is what happens in the UK.

Posted by: TJ jackson at March 11, 2026 09:18 PM (bXvrr)

CBS Report: Billions of Dollars of "Hospice Care" Fraud in Los Angeles Alone; One Building Sports Eighty-Nine Fake "Hospice Care" Offices

So, mutlibillion dollar network CBS has finally started investigating what sole-proprietor Nick Shirley uncovered months ago.

I guess it's something.

Hospice care, if you're fortunate enough not to know, is end-of-life care for the terminally ill. "Palliative care" -- just "making the patient comfortable."

And absolute demons have created hundreds -- thousands, likely -- of completely fake "hospice care" businesses and are fraudulently signing up perfectly healthy people for hundreds of thousands of dollars of "hospice care" per fake "patient" that is never delivered, only billed to the taxpayers.

CBS:



We visited "ground zero" for hospice fraud: Los Angeles, California

A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.

By Rachel Gold, Laura Geller, Adam Yamaguchi and Graham Kates

At age 69, Lynn Ianni is a pickleball whiz, zipping from dinks to drives energetically. When she suffered an injury on the court two years ago, she sought physical therapy, and was surprised to learn her Medicare insurance wouldn't cover it.

She was, according to Medicare records, dying and in hospice.

"They said, 'you're in hospice.' And I said, 'what? What are you talking about?" Ianni said. "'Are you kidding me? Do I look like I'm in hospice?'"

Ianni's Medicare number had been stolen, and used by a company to fraudulently enroll her in hospice -- specialized, compassionate care for terminal patients nearing the end of their lives. It was another example of fraud in the hospice industry, long a nationwide problem. But her case arose well after officials had promised to stamp it out in California, where the problem has been especially acute.

Ianni was initially approved for physical therapy treatments through Medicare. But later, her coverage was denied because she was listed as receiving hospice care, and the services were deemed not covered -- even though she was not, and has never been, in hospice. CBS News


Three years ago, California's state auditor sounded the alarm that Los Angeles County had seen a 1,500% increase in hospice companies since 2010 -- more than six times the national average relative to its elderly population.

Auditors estimated LA County hospices overbilled Medicare by $105 million in a single year. The report called out notable red flags -- key warning signs of fraud:

Multiple hospices in one building

Geographic clustering

Low patient counts

High rates of terminally ill patients later discharged alive

Excessive billing

Staff shared across multiple companies

The state says it proceeded to investigate and revoke the licenses of 280 hospices.

But since then, the problem has continued to fester. CBS News examined the business and financial records of every hospice currently operating in LA County, applying the same indicators identified by the state. Indications of fraud have not stopped. In fact, they've grown.

The CBS News analysis reveals that over 700 of the roughly 1,800 hospices in LA County, trigger multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state.

California is confronting this problem as Gavin Newsom, its Democratic governor, eyes a potential presidential run. Fraud in public services has become a thorny political issue. Republicans and an army of social media influencers have seized on the issue as politically potent -- accusing Democratic state executives of failing to prevent costly schemes, most notably in Minnesota, where the Feeding our Future pandemic relief scam cost taxpayers hundreds of millions. Minnesota's Democratic governor, Tim Walz, announced in January that he would no longer seek reelection amid fallout from that scandal.

CBS News reached out to Governor Newsom's office. A spokesperson sent us a January 2026 statement, which reads in part, "Under Governor Newsom's administration, California has cracked down on hospice fraud, launched partnerships across state agencies, and the California Department of Justice has arrested criminals to hold them accountable."

Hospice fraud is a nationwide problem. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General reported in 2023 that suspected hospice fraud amounts totaled an estimated $198.1 million.


There are about 1,800 licensed hospices in Los Angeles County, California, which is more than six times the national average for the county's senior population.

A CBS News investigation found about 42% (742 companies) still operate despite having multiple signs the state has outlined as indicators of fraud.

Nearly 500 hospices are operating within a 3-mile radius, the densest concentration of agencies in the county.

There are 137 hospices operating along Van Nuys Boulevard alone. More than half of them show signs the state has outlined as indicators of fraud.

89 companies are registered to a single building in Van Nuys.

72 have multiple signs the state says could indicate fraud. It's the most extreme case of hospice clustering CBS found.


Read the whole thing.

Of course... Fox had this story a month ago.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:32 PM




Comments

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1 New one...I'll go tell the others.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 03:32 PM (erF49)

2 BUT TRUMP!

Posted by: The rest of the MSM, in 3.2.1 at March 11, 2026 03:34 PM (eOFY+)

3 Yeah, you don't actually care about federal spending because you haven't written about Hegseth spending MILLIONS on lobster tail for active duty troops!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:34 PM (GBKbO)

4 Shocking.

Posted by: Reforger at March 11, 2026 03:34 PM (rpbjO)

5 actual journalism? how weird is that?!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 03:34 PM (MIIRH)

6 And yet AWFLs will still vote for. Gov. Bateman.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (wa/yD)

7 6 And yet AWFLs will still vote for. Gov. Bateman.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (wa/yD)

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Well, they are the primary readers of monster porn novels.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (GBKbO)

8 Fake Hospice care is particularly heinous.

Go SoCal!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (f9h0J)

9 The amount of fraud in CA must be staggering.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (rj6Yv)

10 spot-on, TJM, that's the really important scandal

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (MIIRH)

11 9 The amount of fraud in CA must be staggering.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (rj6Yv)

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False.

The effort to build the high speed rail is the most honest accounting of government expenditures in human history.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (GBKbO)

12 So Karen Bass is on the take.

How many did she set up personally?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (zZu0s)

13 Meanwhile, if you are a doctor, Medicare is ratcheting back your reimbursements and has for years, far below rate of inflation because Medicare is out of money. Do tell.

Posted by: Dantes at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (GnbtM)

14
Well, at least the CJNG and Sinaloa hospices have plenty of pain medicine lying around.

It's nice that even those of us without drug problems get to pay shitloads of $$$ to the cartels. And Somalian terrorists. And whomever else Democrat states decide we should be bankrolling.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:37 PM (BI5O2)

15 As a Californian I'm so proud... We beat Minnesota ! Yeah for us...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 03:37 PM (K3KEI)

16 15 As a Californian I'm so proud... We beat Minnesota ! Yeah for us...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 03:37 PM (K3KEI)

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"We're #1!"
-California fraudsters

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)

17 Immigration status of the names under which these fake hospice care businesses operate would be interesting, perhaps.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (cWLG3)

18 CBS is doing real reporting?
Isn't that a sign of the Apocalypse?

Posted by: 29Victor at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (0MjtC)

19 Well, at least California revoked their licenses, requiring them to form a new LLC to keep ripping off taxpayers. I suppose putting people in jail was racist or something.

Posted by: spongeworthy at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (sLLbN)

20 In MN, we saw government investigators calling out the fraud and being ignored or told to shut up.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if that turned out to be the case here as well.

These frauds are assisted from high up in local government.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (mkw2N)

21 Who cares about this? Just look at Governor Newsom; he's Gorgeous!

Posted by: Katie Couric, Journalist Emerita at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (eOFY+)

22 Fun facts:

Hospice care is 100% paid Medicare benefit.

People can remain admitted in hospice for years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

23 To be fair, the state of California should be in hospice care.

Posted by: 29Victor at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (0MjtC)

24 I think we wouldn't have deficits if it wasn't for fraud..

Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (YwEeS)

25 Someone important doesn't like Gruesome 2028.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (KTbq2)

26 States should pay for this shit.

Posted by: mr tmz at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (rJ48h)

27 17 Immigration status of the names under which these fake hospice care businesses operate would be interesting, perhaps.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (cWLG3)


DR. Oz was there a month or so ago and said there was a large Russian group...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (K3KEI)

28 really brings the bite to (was it lenin? stalin? kruschev?) the saying about the capitalists selling the communists the rope to hang them, don't it?

we taxpayers have been funding the guild of assassins to murder us all, and apparently for decades!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (MIIRH)

29 Looting the Republic

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)

30 If CBS is covering this now, that means the crooks involved have already diverted the funds through a different money laundering factory.

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (WjNcq)

31 21 Who cares about this? Just look at Governor Newsom; he's Gorgeous!

Posted by: Katie Couric, Journalist Emerita at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (eOFY+)

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Without any scandals at all. Because of the dreaminess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (GBKbO)

32 As a Californian I'm so proud... We beat Minnesota ! Yeah for us...
Posted by: It's me donna


Per capita? Or just absolute dollars?

Posted by: mikeski in MN at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (CJLVY)

33 >>> Yeah, you don't actually care about federal spending because you haven't written about Hegseth spending MILLIONS on lobster tail for active duty troops!

Does say how much the navy spends on feeding hamsters to the troops?

(Not real hamsters, chicken cordon bleu)

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:40 PM (ed3I4)

34 Frauds is a way of life in the third world.

Import the third world, become the third world.

Posted by: brak at March 11, 2026 03:40 PM (jGJov)

35 Jimmah Cahtah spent a good while in hospice waiting to croak

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 11, 2026 03:40 PM (jrgJz)

36 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:40 PM (Zz0t1)

37 Unexpectedly.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:41 PM (o/Kbl)

38 The left will not stop until this country is bankrupt and 3rd world.

Then, when we're taken over, they think they'll have a seat at the One World Order table.

They won't.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

39 False.

The effort to build the high speed rail is the most honest accounting of government expenditures in human history.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (GBKbO)
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Yeah, well, I think what's going make the blood boil over there will be $8 a gallon gas at the pump in the near future. The Dems will blame DJT, of course but compared to the rest of the country, California will feel like the land of plague and locusts.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 03:41 PM (rj6Yv)

40 Understandable to be discouraged with the daily, hourly revelations of the monstrous evil that engulfs the USA.

Hold fast the faith no matter what may come. It's our duty to stand and fight for the good.

Posted by: kingsman at March 11, 2026 03:41 PM (ehY6c)

41 It is plausible that our entire federal deficit under Biden was fraud.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 03:41 PM (Qn59F)

42 Leftists are mostly at fault, spreading the wealth.
Every Democrats programs leave holes to fraud

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

43 So, they found fraud, and shut down the companies, but did not PROSECUTE anyone for said fraud.

Then wonder why it happens again.

If you don't punish people for breaking the law, why follow the law... wow... sounds like Illegal Immigrants...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 03:42 PM (mP0Kj)

44
Gruesome Newscum 2028 -- None Of It Happened and It's Good That It Did!

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:42 PM (o/Kbl)

45 39
Yeah, well, I think what's going make the blood boil over there will be $8 a gallon gas at the pump in the near future. The Dems will blame DJT, of course but compared to the rest of the country, California will feel like the land of plague and locusts.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 03:41 PM (rj6Yv)

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It will be Mark Zuckerberg's fault for leaving with his money instead of patriotically allowing his wealth to be taxed.

CA should organize a black ops team to kidnap him and bring him back for a sentencing hearing: exile or death.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:42 PM (GBKbO)

46 People can remain admitted in hospice for years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

Look at Biden or Carter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

47 CALIFORNIA HOSPICE FRAUD: There's a stretch in Los Angeles with 500 registered hospice companies within just three miles of each other. And 89 in a single building. But when we visited, we found empty offices, piled-up mail, and phone lines dead.

Watch CBS News' exclusive



Exclusive? Not so much. Even Dr. Oz has been to Los Angeles and reported on this shit.

Still can't find Minnesota on a map, tho, eh?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1)

48 44
Gruesome Newscum 2028 -- None Of It Happened and It's Good That It Did!

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:42 PM (o/Kbl)

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"All you people I drove out of California need to vote for me."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)

49 really brings the bite to (was it lenin? stalin? kruschev?) the saying about the capitalists selling the communists the rope to hang them, don't it?

we taxpayers have been funding the guild of assassins to murder us all, and apparently for decades!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (MIIRH)

Kruschev. 'We will sell them the rope we will hang them with.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

50 The real victim of this CA fraud is Zohran Mamdani.


-CNN

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 11, 2026 03:44 PM (WjNcq)

51 I fucking hate human beings.

Posted by: Denny Crane - That's All I Got. at March 11, 2026 03:44 PM (dmDsy)

52 There are a number of state agencies that require and use SSN as identifiers, and even if the agent taking them is not compromised, the computer systems most likely are.
I would try to find out some pattern to the SSN theft, and then start crucifying until we find out how the ID Crime was performed.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 03:44 PM (rbvCR)

53 46 People can remain admitted in hospice for years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

Look at Biden or Carter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

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Dolley's grandmother was in hospice for 2 years.

She would have probably died after 6 months if Dolley's mother hadn't decided to spend her life sitting there in that nursing home every day, looking after her dementia ridden mother to make sure she clung to life for as long as possible. She probably did save the grandmother's life on a consistent basis.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:44 PM (GBKbO)

54 And the answers are to who owns them:

1) California mafia: Pelousi, Newscum, etc

2) Cartels/ Mexico

3) Are their Somolians in California?

4) Policicans in US Congress

5) All of the above

I am now on a low dose of roids for my upper bronchi. I would normally wait a bit longer but it drives me insane when I am trying to sleep. Three years ago I let it get so bad it was as if I had a really bad harmonica in my upper airways...in and out sounds vs the better sounds on exhalation. Hideous!

The roids, even a low dose, makes me wacky.

Prepare yourselves! I was found sorting my jewelry, like a queen packing her crown jewels at midnight last time. My dude asked if I was coming to bed. I look pretty bad so he may not ask this in 2025=6.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 03:45 PM (WONhk)

55 The definition of "hospice care" has changed a lot over the years.

My dad was on it for several months. They approved hospice so he could go home and simply get a visit from home health and a nurse a few times a week. He wasn't on his death bed.

My SiL's mom is in this boat now.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:45 PM (Zz0t1)

56 Kruschev. 'We will sell them the rope we will hang them with.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Lenin, I think. "They will sell us the rope we will hang them with."

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:45 PM (77rzZ)

57 41 It is plausible that our entire federal deficit under Biden was fraud.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 03:41 PM (Qn59F)

The standard graphs trotted out all seem to show a meteoric rise in debt right around the end of the Obama admin. Swamp creatures cut loose and left to run rampant under a distracted and harried Trump 45, and then given official sanction to really turn it up to 11 under the Autopen Regency.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:45 PM (Ot/FD)

58 51 I fucking hate human beings.

Posted by: Denny Crane - That's All I Got. at March 11, 2026 03:44 PM (dmDsy)

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But it'll be the repealing of the 17th Amendment that wakes them up and convinces them to pay attention to state politics!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:45 PM (GBKbO)

59
"All you people I drove out of California need to vote for me."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)



He's trying to tax them for leaving, so it's only fair.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:45 PM (Zz0t1)

60 Wait....did SEE BS just commit journalism?!

*takes self to fainting couch*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:46 PM (ZANHd)

61 ... fraudulently signing up perfectly healthy people for hundreds of thousands of dollars of "hospice care" per fake "patient" that is never delivered, only billed to the taxpayers.

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Would give new meaning to "ActBlue" if that's what they named this fraud scheme, too.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:46 PM (o/Kbl)

62 "All you people I drove out of California need to vote for me."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)

Absence makes the heart grow fonder...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:46 PM (Ot/FD)

63 46 People can remain admitted in hospice for years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

Look at Biden or Carter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

Joey CrapHisPants basically turned the White House
into the White Hospice.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 11, 2026 03:46 PM (wtvvX)

64 thx Aetius, I knew it was one of those deep thinkers ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 03:47 PM (MIIRH)

65 The plan is to become Mexico first, where the street criminals are the enforcers for the criminal government, then Cambodia.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 03:47 PM (KTbq2)

66 Wait....did SEE BS just commit journalism?!

*takes self to fainting couch*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:46 PM (ZANHd)



They just had AI rewrite Shirley's stuff and re-released it as their own, likely.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

67 Kruschev. 'We will sell them the rope we will hang them with.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)


Which was followed by the quiet aside, "Make sure we include rope in next five-year plan"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM (rbvCR)

68 The effort to build the high speed rail is the most honest accounting of government expenditures in human history.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (GBKbO)

Funny thing... my older brother is an Accountant, who was a contractor on that very project.

Weekly meetings in Sacramento with the Gov often in attendance. He admitted years ago that the whole project was based on the Sunk Cost Fallacy... that they KNEW the budget was not realistic, but if they spent enough money... no one would be willing to cancel the whole project.

He is now retired, living in an expensive property in Southern Calif... because he made BANK during those consulting years.

Needless to say... we don't talk about this subject anymore...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM (mP0Kj)

69 They just had AI rewrite Shirley's stuff and re-released it as their own, likely.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

It's sad how true that probably is.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM (Ot/FD)

70 There is no fraud in CA. Gov. Brylcreem has ensured me of this fact.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM (M9gjJ)

71 >>>To be fair, the state of California should be in hospice care.
Posted by: 29Victor at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (0MjtC)

Canada would like to suggest an alternative option.

Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM (q177U)

72 Wait....did SEE BS just commit journalism?!

*takes self to fainting couch*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState


Me thinks one of those Columbia grads just realized hauling the propaganda line ain't gonna pay off the loan bills.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 03:50 PM (diia5)

73 It's a CBS exclusive!!!!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 03:50 PM (n5tGW)

74 It's not like it's "fraud" fraud.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)

75 Example 2,348,629 that we're not a serious country anymore. Though that number might be low.

Posted by: Turn 2 at March 11, 2026 03:50 PM (CyFyf)

76 There's no such thing as voter fraud.

There's no such thing as medicare fraud.

There's no such thing as social security fraud.



I'm starting to think $4.5t of our $7t annual budget is fraud.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

77 Weekly meetings in Sacramento with the Gov often in attendance. He admitted years ago that the whole project was based on the Sunk Cost Fallacy... that they KNEW the budget was not realistic, but if they spent enough money... no one would be willing to cancel the whole project.

He is now retired, living in an expensive property in Southern Calif... because he made BANK during those consulting years.

Needless to say... we don't talk about this subject anymore...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM


So basically too big to fail in action.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (0N4FZ)

78 Oh, no. Kruschev was 'we will stand beside your grave and we will bury you.'

Lot of trash talking commies. They killed far more commies than capitalists.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (zZu0s)

79 How many people were registered to vote in that building??

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (1nfzE)

80 The definition of "hospice care" has changed a lot over the years.

My dad was on it for several months. They approved hospice so he could go home and simply get a visit from home health and a nurse a few times a week. He wasn't on his death bed.

My SiL's mom is in this boat now.
Posted by: Sponge


My wife lasted 20 days. And the nurses were there 3x a week. At least hers was a real company.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (MwdeY)

81 It's almost like Pam Bondi is a lazy and incompetent slug.

PS: She's now being housed at an enforced military base for her safety.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (abIsI)

82 They're gonna have to toss this story aside for steak and lobster Gate... Oh.. And purposely killing little girls in Iran Gate...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (K3KEI)

83 71 I'm listening

Posted by: Bete at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (LX4y3)

84 At least when the mob ran their income through a car wash, you could still actually get your car washed there, too.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (Ot/FD)

85 61 ... fraudulently signing up perfectly healthy people for hundreds of thousands of dollars of "hospice care" per fake "patient" that is never delivered, only billed to the taxpayers.

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Would give new meaning to "ActBlue" if that's what they named this fraud scheme, too.
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:46 PM (o/Kbl)

They need to dig deeper... Hospice can get YUGE amounts of drugs, that the nurses can then give without a Doctors prescription.

Bet those drugs were bought then sold on the Black Market.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (mP0Kj)

86 Lot of trash talking commies. They killed far more commies than capitalists.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (zZu0s)

That's the best thing about communism.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (KTbq2)

87 Blood boiling level = eleventymillions.

The Old Man recently passed away, Mom is still on Hospice (fluid in lungs and around heart), but I have to (well, I could just ignore everything. But I won't. So there) jump thru constant hoops from Mediscam thru... just to keep things going. It's a f'ing nightmare that I sincerely pray that none others have to endure (but they do. Damn)... and then find that my tax $$ is funding this shiiite.

Pissed off, this gets me...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (XuXeR)

88
Canada would like to suggest an alternative option.
Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM (q177U)



Canada has surpassed it's death toll from WWII with it's assisted suicide law......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)

89 And the answers are to who owns them:

1) California mafia: Pelousi, Newscum, etc

2) Cartels/ Mexico

3) Are their Somolians in California?

4) Policicans in US Congress

5) All of the above

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ChoComms as well for (4).

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (o/Kbl)

90 To be fair, the state of California should be in hospice care.
Posted by: 29Victor at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (0MjtC)

Canada would like to suggest an alternative option.
Posted by: Max Power


Ritual seppaku.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (MwdeY)

91 Without the decades of fraud we could have a budget that is in the black not a massive hole

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 03:53 PM (Ia/+0)

92 *ChiComms

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:53 PM (o/Kbl)

93 58 51 I fucking hate human beings.

Posted by: Denny Crane - That's All I Got. at March 11, 2026 03:44 PM (dmDsy)

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But it'll be the repealing of the 17th Amendment that wakes them up and convinces them to pay attention to state politics!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:45 PM (GBKbO)


Oh, you snarky bastard! Well done!

LOL

Posted by: Denny Crane - Now Go Piss Off. at March 11, 2026 03:53 PM (dmDsy)

94 76 There's no such thing as voter fraud.

There's no such thing as medicare fraud.

There's no such thing as social security fraud.



I'm starting to think $4.5t of our $7t annual budget is fraud.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


I think you underestimate the fraud factor.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 03:53 PM (abIsI)

95 14
Well, at least the CJNG and Sinaloa hospices have plenty of pain medicine lying around.

It's nice that even those of us without drug problems get to pay shitloads of $$$ to the cartels. And Somalian terrorists. And whomever else Democrat states decide we should be bankrolling.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:37 PM (BI5O2)

A lot of people don't grasp that there is significant organized crime involvement in Medicare fraud and it can be quite sophisiticated.

Posted by: The Democrats' prime constituency at March 11, 2026 03:53 PM (TbWk/)

96 I'm starting to think $4.5t of our $7t annual budget is fraud."

I'm going with $6.9 T is fraud. And most of the rest wasted.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (XuXeR)

97 California needs to perform bukkakae with a 12ga.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (1nfzE)

98 "Read the whole thing."

I saw enough. I don't need to bust a blood vessel.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (vFG9F)

99 The fault for every innocent civilian accidentally killed by American weaponry in Iran lies squarely at the blood-drenched feet of the Islamic Revolution. Every single one.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (Ot/FD)

100 I kind of love that the kid who kicked off all this statewide fraud investigation is a Mormon virgin who started out doing silly YouTube videos.

Can he get a presidential medal of freedom? Since journalists will never give him a Pulitzer.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (ed3I4)

101 I wonder what the govt follow-up will be to the doc that billed $120 million in one year.

Posted by: Mr. Crickets at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (n5tGW)

102 I saw enough. I don't need to bust a blood vessel."

Amen.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (XuXeR)

103 This is similar to what happened in Minnesota when the Trump admin was establishing a pretext for sending in ICE. It's not about fraud. It's about creating unrest and provoking violence in US cities. This is fascism on the march.

Up until a few months ago, a CBS report would be taken seriously. Now it’s immediate doubt. That’s what happens when you light your credibility on fire.

It's believable fraud exists. What's suspicious is the timing and location of sudden, selective enforcement. Trump's looking for a reason to halt funding, then extract something in return. Extortion is the pattern.

The CBS News analysis reveals that over 700 of the roughly 1,800 hospices in LA County, trigger multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state.

Not quite the "every hospice operating in Los Angeles County" claim that Bari Weis wants you to believe.

This is right-wing BS from CBS, the newly minted MAGA propaganda outlet. The state has been investigating it. Hundreds of licenses have already been revoked. The CBS report didn't mention any of that. Why? To make CA look corrupt, and to hurt Newsom.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (JCZqz)

104 the beauty is- snuff em in the womb, send 'em to the tomb. Snip 'em they're young ; let's get the job done; no need to pro-
create cheaper immagrate. We love dirty dealin'

Posted by: pahound at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (B6RK+)

105 California needs to perform bukkakae with a 12ga.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (1nfzE)




I've often called my johnson '12 gauge.'

Posted by: Peter North at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

106 Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (XuXeR)

Sorry... That must be really tough

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (K3KEI)

107 The definition of "hospice care" has changed a lot over the years.

My dad was on it for several months. They approved hospice so he could go home and simply get a visit from home health and a nurse a few times a week. He wasn't on his death bed.

My SiL's mom is in this boat now.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

My mom was on hospice for almost a year before she passed. My late husband..two weeks and I honestly don't know what I would have done without them.

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (lJ0H4)

108 93 Oh, you snarky bastard! Well done!

LOL

Posted by: Denny Crane - Now Go Piss Off. at March 11, 2026 03:53 PM (dmDsy)

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I'm just happy you didn't take it too seriously.

You seem like good people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (GBKbO)

109 At age 69, Lynn Ianni is a pickleball whiz...

If you're playing pickleball after age 65 it might be a good idea to wear an absorbent adult undergarment for those awkward moments.

Posted by: muldoon at March 11, 2026 03:56 PM (qgHp7)

110 103 It's believable fraud exists. What's suspicious is the timing and location of sudden, selective enforcement. Trump's looking for a reason to halt funding, then extract something in return. Extortion is the pattern.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (JCZqz)

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"Sure, it's probably true, but the problem is the TIMING!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:56 PM (GBKbO)

111 >>> Hundreds of licenses have already been revoked. The CBS report didn't mention any of that. Why? To make CA look corrupt,

Reddit is not mad at the corruption in CA, they are mad you're paying attention to it!

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (ed3I4)

112
This is right-wing BS from CBS, the newly minted MAGA propaganda outlet. The state has been investigating it. Hundreds of licenses have already been revoked. The CBS report didn't mention any of that. Why? To make CA look corrupt, and to hurt Newsom.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (JCZqz)



Go to AI and type "Give me a leftist comment on CBS reporting on California Fraud" and I'm betting that's where this comes from.

There's NO WAY they're this vapid. No way.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)

113 The CBS report didn't mention any of that. Why? To make CA look corrupt, and to hurt Newsom.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (JCZqz)

Oh they don't need any help with that... They're doing a bang up job on their own...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (K3KEI)

114 Is there anywhere you can go to see the mug shots of the people they arrested for this?

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (vFG9F)

115 I love when people who don't know what extortion means use the word extortion.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (Ot/FD)

116
I've often called my johnson '12 gauge.'

Posted by: Peter North


I sometimes refer to mine as BMG.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (abIsI)

117 Sorry... That must be really tough"

It's left me a bit peckish about such topics...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (XuXeR)

118 Over to you, Anti-Corruption Czar JD Vance. Get some easy wins.

Unless it's a distraction from addressing Congressional corruption, in which case, carry on.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 03:58 PM (Dv3i1)

119 Canada has surpassed it's death toll from WWII with it's assisted suicide law......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)

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I believe we have surpassed our military death toll from all the wars combined since World War II with fentanyl and other opioid overdoses.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:58 PM (o/Kbl)

120 I've often called my johnson '12 gauge.'

Posted by: Peter North

I sometimes refer to mine as BMG.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (abIsI)

So that's why my ex always called me "Four Bore".

I thought she just really didn't like my jokes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:58 PM (Ot/FD)

121 I wonder what the govt follow-up will be to the doc that billed $120 million in one year.
Posted by: Mr. Crickets at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM


A stern talking to.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:58 PM (ZANHd)

122 If you're playing pickleball"

I think I've spotted the problem...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 03:58 PM (XuXeR)

123 I wonder what the govt follow-up will be to the doc that billed $120 million in one year.
Posted by: Mr. Crickets at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM



A high-five.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)

124 114 Is there anywhere you can go to see the mug shots of the people they arrested for this?
Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right


On my desk back in DC

Posted by: Pam Bondi In Seclusion at March 11, 2026 03:59 PM (abIsI)

125 How freaking hard is it to verify actual patients? It's not.
They just don't want to. Visitation, cross checks, next of kin information. So easy.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

126 Now we know why TPTB had to try and get rid of Elon Musk and DOGE (not sure if they're still around).

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:59 PM (o/Kbl)

127 The DOGE and Nick Shirly phenomena popping up in Auzzie land.

And, natch, an AWFUL is at the center. Hilarious vid. Link to YouTube.
youtube.com/watch?v=YDPsRyV5lQk

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 03:59 PM (diia5)

128
I believe we have surpassed our military death toll from all the wars combined since World War II with fentanyl and other opioid overdoses.
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:58 PM (o/Kbl)



It's all suicide in the end and I'm betting Judgement Day will be a rude awakening for a whole host of society.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (Zz0t1)

129 >>My wife lasted 20 days.

My wife was terminal with iTTP and no one knew it. They thought she had pneumonia. Five days in ICU. Never made it home.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (Y1sOo)

130 126 Now we know why TPTB had to try and get rid of Elon Musk and DOGE (not sure if they're still around).

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:59 PM (o/Kbl)

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Yes, the DOGE office still exists.

They even have an X account:

https://x.com/DOGE

But, they've moved some key personnel into other departments. Like Big Balls. He works for SSA now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (GBKbO)

131 Afternoon.

Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (dpXJq)

132 And just like Tim Walz, Gavin Newsom will not be running for governor except Gavin will be be running for POTUS.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (NpAcC)

133 Wow, Free Shit disappears fast.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (pZ64F)

134 The Democrat Party of death just keeps getting better and better. You gotta hand to their efficiency experts.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 04:01 PM (M9gjJ)

135

My wife lasted 20 days. And the nurses were there 3x a week. At least hers was a real company.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 03:51 PM (MwdeY)



*brohug*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 04:01 PM (Zz0t1)

136 Easily a month ago zombie brought up California heath care fraud with family getting full pay to take care of othet family members

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

137 The report called out notable red flags -- key warning signs of fraud

Haven't You People figured out that Noticing really fucking obvious signs of fraud is rayciss and insurrectiony besides.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (ULPxl)

138
Weekly meetings in Sacramento with the Gov often in attendance. He admitted years ago that the whole project was based on the Sunk Cost Fallacy... that they KNEW the budget was not realistic, but if they spent enough money... no one would be willing to cancel the whole project.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 03:49 PM (mP0Kj)


HSR has two reasons to exist. If it actually gets completed (doubtful) then it's a transportation subsidy for Bay Area leftists so they can work in Frisco and then return home to their houses in the San Joaquin Valley, where real estate prices are 1/3 of prices in the Bay Area.

The other reason is that Sunk Cost thing, as a permanent supply of money for the CA Democrat Party, because there's no way in hell that it'll ever be completed. When they start trying to buy land for the tracks in the Bay Area, Frisco Donks will get their lawyers on the case to permanently block any construction.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (y9nCu)

139 There's no such thing as voter fraud.

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Katie Couric Explains the SAVE Act, Says Voter Fraud Is ‘Vanishingly Rare’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (ndZc7)

140 My wife was terminal with iTTP and no one knew it. They thought she had pneumonia. Five days in ICU. Never made it home.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (Y1sOo)



My most sincere condolences.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (Zz0t1)

141 139 There's no such thing as voter fraud.

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Katie Couric Explains the SAVE Act, Says Voter Fraud Is ‘Vanishingly Rare’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (ndZc7)

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Wow, she must have proof of that.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (GBKbO)

142 How did these imports get that many elderly Medicaid Numbers? Was this a Biden thing?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (pZ64F)

143 Having had to get hospice care help for my dying mother, this REALLY PISSES ME OFF

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:03 PM (PYyV9)

144 With out federal funding and our Governors guidance, thousands will suffer. How can this cruelty be endured?

Posted by: Somali Health Care Giver at March 11, 2026 04:03 PM (IV+J7)

145 Want to read some really stupid shit?

https://archive.ph/mq6eS

Guys, did you know we only support Israel to speed run the end times and accelerate the return of Da Jesus?

Totes true, yall.

Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2026 04:03 PM (dpXJq)

146 There are trillions in SSDI fraud alone.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 04:04 PM (abIsI)

147 I wonder what the govt follow-up will be to the doc that billed $120 million in one year.
Posted by: Mr. Crickets at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM

A stern talking to.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:58 PM


I dunno. There's a lot of outrage over this. He might get an entry made in his Permanent Record.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 04:04 PM (TFg12)

148 110 103 It's believable fraud exists. What's suspicious is the timing and location of sudden, selective enforcement. Trump's looking for a reason to halt funding, then extract something in return. Extortion is the pattern.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (JCZqz)

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"Sure, it's probably true, but the problem is the TIMING!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:56 PM (GBKbO)

California, along with Texas, Florida, and a few other states, has long been a hotbed of Medicare fraud. This has been known for decades, it's not some recent invention of the PDT administration. But these people are deliberately ignorant hyperpartisan retards so it doesn't matter to them.

Posted by: Shocked, SHOCKED to find Medicare fraud here! at March 11, 2026 04:04 PM (TbWk/)

149 145 Want to read some really stupid shit?

https://archive.ph/mq6eS

Guys, did you know we only support Israel to speed run the end times and accelerate the return of Da Jesus?

Totes true, yall.

Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2026 04:03 PM (dpXJq)

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Our holy book is the Left Behind series.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:04 PM (GBKbO)

150 If it actually gets completed (doubtful) then it's a transportation subsidy for Bay Area leftists so they can work in Frisco and then return home to their houses in the San Joaquin Valley, where real estate prices are 1/3 of prices in the Bay Area."

Until, of course, prices reflect supply and demand. Funny, no?

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 04:05 PM (XuXeR)

151 I kind of love that the kid who kicked off all this statewide fraud investigation is a Mormon virgin who started out doing silly YouTube videos.

Can he get a presidential medal of freedom? Since journalists will never give him a Pulitzer.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (ed3I4)
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TBF, the guys at Powerline have been reporting on fraud in MN a long time, years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (RIvkX)

152 Drone attacks on USA refineries next? Not to worry Ted the cruiser Cruz is going after the biggest demagogue in 'Merica Truck Carlson. Hey Teddy why don't you go after John Thurn instead. Maybe you and the Kennedy clown should form a comedy team; crack of my ass.

Posted by: kingsman at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (ehY6c)

153 Any Maine folk here? A couple of polls have Platner leading Collins, while Mills and Collins are tied. Any feelings on that one?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (qBBPl)

154 Guys, did you know we only support Israel to speed run the end times and accelerate the return of Da Jesus?

Totes true, yall.

Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2026 04:03 PM (dpXJq)

NOBODY fucks with the Jesus!

Posted by: Fuckin' Quintana, that creep can roll at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (TbWk/)

155 148
California, along with Texas, Florida, and a few other states, has long been a hotbed of Medicare fraud. This has been known for decades, it's not some recent invention of the PDT administration. But these people are deliberately ignorant hyperpartisan retards so it doesn't matter to them.

Posted by: Shocked, SHOCKED to find Medicare fraud here! at March 11, 2026 04:04 PM (TbWk/)

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Of course.

And politicians of every party have gotten elected saying that they would get rid of the waste/fraud/abuse of the system, insisting that it was no more than 5% of the program.

Well, the program never went down 5%, and we never got any real victories on that front. Yeah, the occasional doctor who overbilled Medicare, but that's not 5% of the...trillions of dollars spent every year on Medicare and Medicaid.

Weird.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (GBKbO)

156 Katie Couric Explains the SAVE Act, Says Voter Fraud Is ‘Vanishingly Rare’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM


If you can't believe someone who wears a size six and one-half shoe, who can you believe?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (TFg12)

157 Yes, the DOGE office still exists.

They even have an X account:

https://x.com/DOGE

But, they've moved some key personnel into other departments. Like Big Balls. He works for SSA now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:00 PM (GBKbO)

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Thanks, appreciate the update TJM.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (o/Kbl)

158 Having had to get hospice care help for my dying mother, this REALLY PISSES ME OFF"

The Club. Welcome to It.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (XuXeR)

159 127 The DOGE and Nick Shirly phenomena popping up in Auzzie land.
____

I'm starting to think this grand theft by immigrants (who ship a lot of this money back to the 3rd world) is all across the West, and is a scheme initiated by the WEF.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 04:08 PM (Dv3i1)

160 So, I support Israel because I want to bring the Day of the Lord, and Jesus coming back. Hmmmm, this sounds strangely like some other bullshit goin' round.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:08 PM (pDt9x)

161 On today's episode of Gunsmoke, Festus ties a mule dick in a knot and calls it French cooking.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (Kt19C)

162 Easy way to reduce hospice care fraud.
Introduce MAID.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (T6PKz)

163 Medicare says 13% to 25% of all medical expenses are in the last.12 months of life. This is a frickin' gold mine for fraudsters

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (qrjRO)

164 Scumalians, or generic Democrats?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (8zz6B)

165 CBS doing actual journalism? WTF?

Must be the the Weiss Effect.

Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (GUOwU)

166 Investigations are looking into Hochul and the rest of the Dems in the Medicare/Medicaid fraud. I'd be willing to bet that more than half of NY spending on those are fraudulent

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (qBBPl)

167 I've often called my johnson '12 gauge.'

Posted by: Peter North

Mine's "pea shooter".

Posted by: Wee Willie at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (oftw2)

168 I wonder what the govt follow-up will be to the doc that billed $120 million in one year.
Posted by: Mr. Crickets at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (n5tGW)
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Guy I knew in high school became a big time urologist at Columbia, got busted for $900k Medicate fraud.

Cost him his medical license and fine so he went and got a, wait for it...
..
..
MBA.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 04:10 PM (RIvkX)

169 The amount of fraud in CA must be staggering.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (rj6Yv)

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False.

The effort to build the high speed rail is the most honest accounting of government expenditures in human history.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (GBKbO)

All the most successful rail projects in history could not reach either its origin or destination.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:10 PM (8avO+)

170 Easy way to reduce hospice care fraud.
Introduce MAID.
Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM (T6PKz)

MAID fraud is when they don't kill you.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:11 PM (8avO+)

171 169
All the most successful rail projects in history could not reach either its origin or destination.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:10 PM (8avO+)

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All the others were dishonest and killed previous endangered species without being careful.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:11 PM (GBKbO)

172 Katie Couric Explains the SAVE Act, Says Voter Fraud Is ‘Vanishingly Rare’

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I thought her colonoscopy showed no polyps but 4,200 harvested Dem ballots neatly stacked at the splenic flexure.

Posted by: muldoon at March 11, 2026 04:11 PM (qgHp7)

173 On today's episode of Gunsmoke, Festus ties a mule dick in a knot and calls it French cooking.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 04:09 PM


I didn't know that The Long Branch Saloon served French cuisine.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 04:11 PM (TFg12)

174 Guys, did you know we only support Israel to speed run the end times and accelerate the return of Da Jesus?

There are for real guys in the GOP who believe this; Lindsay Graham for instance. But they aren't making policy and Trump is not an adherent.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:12 PM (PYyV9)

175
Coming soon to a theater near you, the knock-'em-dead smash hit, "MAID In California"!

Go out it style, while watching Jennie from the Hood shake her boo-tay!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 04:12 PM (xG4kz)

176 I wouldn't be surprised at all if that turned out to be the case here as well.

These frauds are assisted from high up in local government.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (mkw2N)

If the Democrat government bureaucrats granting licenses to these scammers aren't getting a cut of the take, they are stupid, as well as crooked.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 04:12 PM (8zz6B)

177 152 Drone attacks on USA refineries next? Not to worry Ted the cruiser Cruz is going after the biggest demagogue in 'Merica Truck Carlson. Hey Teddy why don't you go after John Thurn instead. Maybe you and the Kennedy clown should form a comedy team; crack of my ass.
Posted by: kingsman at March 11, 2026 04:06 PM (ehY6c)
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Ted Cruz is obviously a very intelligent dude, but having met him a few times I think he's legitimately on the Autism spectrum. He has the social acumen of a fucking potato.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 04:12 PM (3BwY8)

178 The DOGE and Nick Shirly phenomena popping up in Auzzie land.
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I'm starting to think this grand theft by immigrants (who ship a lot of this money back to the 3rd world) is all across the West, and is a scheme initiated by the WEF.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 04:08 PM (Dv3i1)

The theft is by the natives grifting the system. The immigrants are the cutouts.

Otherwise there's no way this wouldn't have been detected in about 3 days and prosecuted.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:12 PM (8avO+)

179 Having had to get hospice care help for my dying mother, this REALLY PISSES ME OFF
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:03 PM (PYyV9)


𝄆 1) force the individual to do something
2) provide a grant to afford it
3) skim graft from the grant
4) make more laws to compel things 𝄇

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 04:13 PM (rbvCR)

180 176 I wouldn't be surprised at all if that turned out to be the case here as well.

These frauds are assisted from high up in local government.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (mkw2N)

If the Democrat government bureaucrats granting licenses to these scammers aren't getting a cut of the take, they are stupid, as well as crooked.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 04:12 PM (8zz6B)

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It's a whole ecosystem.

NGOs exist to bring in the illegals, teach them how to defraud the system, and get a cut. Those working in the government take a cut to let things go. Illegals are the grease to the machinery.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:13 PM (GBKbO)

181 What did musk say? he could find a trillion dollars in fraud?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 11, 2026 04:14 PM (wh5AX)

182 Guys, did you know we only support Israel to speed run the end times and accelerate the return of Da Jesus?

There are for real guys in the GOP who believe this; Lindsay Graham for instance. But they aren't making policy and Trump is not an adherent.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:12 PM (PYyV9)

Lindsey Graham is as Christian as Pontius Pilate.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:14 PM (8avO+)

183 Anyone else here support Israel because, you know, they're ALLIES????

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:14 PM (pDt9x)

184 Highlight from the Auzzie vid:

"No one is investigating the complaints because the Australian economy could collapse if the NDIS became more 'efficient.'"

Quality Learing Center level type fraud.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 04:14 PM (diia5)

185
Massive obvious fraud happens in California because the state government wants it to happen. Like in Minnesota, only bigger.

Minnesota had government fraud investigators who reported what was going on, and they were threatened and suppressed. It would not surprise me if nobody in the CA government even bothered to report it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 04:15 PM (nqb3H)

186
Ted Cruz is obviously a very intelligent dude, but having met him a few times I think he's legitimately on the Autism spectrum. He has the social acumen of a fucking potato.


"My brother from a different mother!"

-- "Tater" Stelter

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 04:15 PM (xG4kz)

187 The CBS News analysis reveals that over 700 of the roughly 1,800 hospices in LA County, trigger multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state.

Not quite the "every hospice operating in Los Angeles County" claim that Bari Weis wants you to believe.
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These people are quite literally insane. It passes as a "win" in their world that "only" 38.8 percent of the hospices "trigger multiple red flags for fraud...".

Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2026 04:15 PM (TN0g+)

188 183 Anyone else here support Israel because, you know, they're ALLIES????

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:14 PM (pDt9x)

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We have mutual interests in the region. They are capable on their own. They're good to have on our side.

Geopolitics.

Or...Israel owns every major government figure (including Obama and Biden, I guess) and control everything with dastardly Joo magic.

Oh, did you know that Occam's Razor is a colonialist plot to force whiteness on brown bodies?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:16 PM (GBKbO)

189 >>The amount of fraud in CA must be staggering.

All during the lockdown Adam Housley was tweeting about the corruption in loans just in California. Medicare is just a part of the overall corruption.

And it's been going on everywhere.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 04:16 PM (viF8m)

190 I personally know 2 people that have died of als. 1 in 100,000? "Lou Gerighs" disease?

Posted by: pahound at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (B6RK+)

191 Re previous thread:

Suddenly, the value of my cardboard membership seems diminished, or...wait a minute...perhaps increased.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (XeU6L)

192
Ace, submitted for your consideration; an argument that Starmer just broke Lloyd's of London and 9% of the British economy:

youtube.com/watch?v=5NedzcS7R3o

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (Y8DZL)

193 187 The CBS News analysis reveals that over 700 of the roughly 1,800 hospices in LA County, trigger multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state.

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In ONE county

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (wh5AX)

194
It's a whole ecosystem.

NGOs exist to bring in the illegals, teach them how to defraud the system, and get a cut. Those working in the government take a cut to let things go. Illegals are the grease to the machinery.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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And the whole time, the ones on top are counting their cash while glancing over at you and me and saying, "There's plenty more where that came from."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (zk5UJ)

195 This is right-wing BS from CBS, the newly minted MAGA propaganda outlet

Yeah, sure, whatever.

Posted by: dantesed at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (Oy/m2)

196 What happened to make fraud explode is very, very simple.

Democrats wanted to shove illegals into these programs en masse, while lying about them being in the programs.

So they systematically removed any verification that would detect illegals in the programs.

But those verifications ALSO were the same ones that prevented fraud.

So of course fraud has exploded.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at March 11, 2026 04:18 PM (lCHt6)

197 My mom was on hospice for almost a year before she passed. My late husband..two weeks and I honestly don't know what I would have done without them.

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM

Our neighbor in CT went into hospice and came home six months after they put him in. He lived for three more years after that.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2026 04:18 PM (0N4FZ)

198 Canadian hospice care:

A hot cup of Tim Horton's Hemlock Coffee.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 11, 2026 04:18 PM (TezPK)

199
The other reason is that Sunk Cost thing, as a permanent supply of money for the CA Democrat Party, because there's no way in hell that it'll ever be completed. When they start trying to buy land for the tracks in the Bay Area, Frisco Donks will get their lawyers on the case to permanently block any construction.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 04:02 PM (y9nCu)

Geography tells you it will never be done. If there was a wonderful place for a rail line, it would have had track laid on it in about 1930.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:18 PM (8avO+)

200 Ted Cruz is obviously a very intelligent dude, but having met him a few times I think he's legitimately on the Autism spectrum. He has the social acumen of a fucking potato.
Posted by: ballistic

Having studied TX GOP voting records, I believe many of them are on the Austin-spectrum.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 04:18 PM (JCZqz)

201 192
Ace, submitted for your consideration; an argument that Starmer just broke Lloyd's of London and 9% of the British economy:

youtube.com/watch?v=5NedzcS7R3o

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (Y8DZL)

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We can only hope.

Lloyd's was one of the last things making England important.

The country needs to become a backwater that doesn't know how to speak English (just ask Professor Higgins) and drinks dirt water for fun.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:19 PM (GBKbO)

202
Speaking of cardboard, I had to laugh at how cheap and cheesy appearing was the cardboard on which they jammed the photograph of the 12-1/2 Iman's head.

Way to up the "WOW" factor, Council of Experts!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 04:19 PM (xG4kz)

203 Why is it that the Feds expect congratulations for finally stopping an egregious, obvious fraud with no regret at all for all the taxpayer money wasted on the scheme?

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2026 04:19 PM (GPa4z)

204 We have mutual interests in the region. They are capable on their own. They're good to have on our side.

Exactly. I don't believe in allies. I like Israel as a fairly free nation in a sea of tyranny, and admire the Jews as being remarkably intelligent and talented on average. But I trust the to do what's best for themselves, not us.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 04:20 PM (PYyV9)

205 Proposal : all the worthwhile Brits emigrated.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:20 PM (pDt9x)

206 Oh, did you know that Occam's Razor is a colonialist plot to force whiteness on brown bodies?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:16 PM (GBKbO)


Fucking Occam, what a fucking dick!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Use The Word FUCK a Lot! at March 11, 2026 04:20 PM (dmDsy)

207 205 Proposal : all the worthwhile Brits emigrated.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:20 PM (pDt9x)

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Or died in two major wars fought because their elite are inbred morons.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

208 The fault for every innocent civilian accidentally killed by American weaponry in Iran lies squarely at the blood-drenched feet of the Islamic Revolution. Every single one.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (Ot/FD)

The same islamists that, during the Iran-Iraq war, sent children at gunpoint to clear minefields.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (8zz6B)

209 Dear Lloyd;

Pip, pip. Cheerio, and all that. Fun while it lasted, wasn't it?

Love, PDT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (RIvkX)

210 All the most successful rail projects in history could not reach either its origin or destination.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:10 PM (8avO+)

The saddest part of this whole debacle? There already are existing rail lines from San Fran to Los A.

You can see them if you drive up the Grapevine on I-5... you can see them up the Central Valley... and along the coast. You can see them alongside Highway 580 leading to the Bay Area.

There ALREADY Passenger service on those routes... and it is NEVER FULL.

IMO, this was public fraud from the very start. Billions of tax money spent on a project that was not needed, and would never be completed... and a bunch of already well off people, made a lot of money off it.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (mP0Kj)

211 Having studied TX GOP voting records, I believe many of them are on the Austin-spectrum.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 04:18 PM (JCZqz)
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I lol'd

Well played

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 04:22 PM (3BwY8)

212 "Speaking of cardboard, I had to laugh at how cheap and cheesy appearing was the cardboard on which they jammed the photograph of the 12-1/2 Iman's head.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot"


He should be renamed the South Park Ayatollah

Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 04:22 PM (GUOwU)

213 Speaking of cardboard, I had to laugh at how cheap and cheesy appearing was the cardboard on which they jammed the photograph of the 12-1/2 Iman's head.

Way to up the "WOW" factor, Council of Experts!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 04:19 PM (xG4kz)
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Foam board is haram, kuffir!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 04:23 PM (RIvkX)

214 208 The fault for every innocent civilian accidentally killed by American weaponry in Iran lies squarely at the blood-drenched feet of the Islamic Revolution. Every single one.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (Ot/FD

Tell that to the media.. They were screaming at Trump when he was boarding today asking him if he was gonna take responsibility of the errant bombing and killing of Iranian girls in a "school"

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 04:23 PM (K3KEI)

215 207 205 Proposal : all the worthwhile Brits emigrated.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:20 PM (pDt9x)

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Or died in two major wars fought because their elite are inbred morons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

Well, they WOULD have emigrated, but being dead and all -

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (pDt9x)

216 205 Proposal : all the worthwhile Brits emigrated.
Posted by: tubal

I don't think that's true. I think many still live peaceful, clueless lives in the Shire, oblivious to the growing threat within their nearby major metropolises.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (JCZqz)

217
214 208 The fault for every innocent civilian accidentally killed by American weaponry in Iran lies squarely at the blood-drenched feet of the Islamic Revolution. Every single one.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:54 PM (Ot/FD

Tell that to the media.. They were screaming at Trump when he was boarding today asking him if he was gonna take responsibility of the errant bombing and killing of Iranian girls in a "school"

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 04:23 PM (K3KEI)

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If he doesn't, they're going to call him Hitler.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (GBKbO)

218 Ace, submitted for your consideration; an argument that Starmer just broke Lloyd's of London and 9% of the British economy:

youtube.com/watch?v=5NedzcS7R3o
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 04:17 PM (Y8DZL)

The games the EU and Biden played with the use of the dollar and insurance were pretty egregious worldwide. Problem is the old habitual centers of insurance and trade are only there if they mostly facilitate commerce and don't charge too much.

That bubble has popped with first the third world developing alternate payment systems and now Trump taking over the business of insurance.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

219 In a fraud based economy everybody wants a piece of the action.

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (vFG9F)

220
He should be renamed the South Park Ayatollah
Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 04:22 PM (GUOwU)



Ayatollah AlKenny

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (Zz0t1)

221 218 The games the EU and Biden played with the use of the dollar and insurance were pretty egregious worldwide. Problem is the old habitual centers of insurance and trade are only there if they mostly facilitate commerce and don't charge too much.

That bubble has popped with first the third world developing alternate payment systems and now Trump taking over the business of insurance.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

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We're financially irresponsible.

The rest of the world is far worse.

In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:25 PM (GBKbO)

222 There ALREADY Passenger service on those routes... and it is NEVER FULL.

IMO, this was public fraud from the very start. Billions of tax money spent on a project that was not needed, and would never be completed... and a bunch of already well off people, made a lot of money off it.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (mP0Kj)
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It takes over nine hours. I can drive faster.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 04:25 PM (RIvkX)

223 Tell that to the media.. They were screaming at Trump when he was boarding today asking him if he was gonna take responsibility of the errant bombing and killing of Iranian girls in a "school"

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 04:23 PM (K3KEI)



They proved the last time this shit came out, it was an Iranian missle who's engine died mid-flight and took out the "all girls school" because you know they have TONS of those in islhamic countries.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (Zz0t1)

224 Geography tells you it will never be done. If there was a wonderful place for a rail line, it would have had track laid on it in about 1930.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:18 PM (8avO+)

There already are existing rail lines. But you can't run High Speed trains on the same tracks due to the speed differential.

That, and High Speed trains can't go up some of the grades, like across the Grapevine or over Tehachapi pass.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (mP0Kj)

225 When they made that guy Supreme Leader did they have a corrugation?

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (vFG9F)

226 It is easier to get a fraudulent hospice permit than it is to get a building permit after a fire. Government is a word for things we do together. Or something.

Posted by: Delurk Ergo Sum at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (hV6Hr)

227 I watched Downton Abbey, and probably had an impression of the English that might have surprised the producers.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (pDt9x)

228 Or died in two major wars fought because their elite are inbred morons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

Well, they WOULD have emigrated, but being dead and all -
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:24 PM (pDt9x)

Brits suffered less than most countries in both WWI and WWII casualty and destruction wise. France and Russia took the brunt of the fighting in WWI.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (8avO+)

229 Traveling by rail in a country as large as the US is a really stupid idea and we should leave it to the Europeans.

We can keep the "cool" Amtrak routes that take passengers on what are essentially leisure trips for sightseeing. The rest of it can go screw. It's a dumb use of land and rights-of-way.

Especially Acela. The Acela trains should be shunted into the nearest body of water just purely out of principle for the type of people that regularly ride them.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (3BwY8)

230 229 Traveling by rail in a country as large as the US is a really stupid idea and we should leave it to the Europeans.

We can keep the "cool" Amtrak routes that take passengers on what are essentially leisure trips for sightseeing. The rest of it can go screw. It's a dumb use of land and rights-of-way.

Especially Acela. The Acela trains should be shunted into the nearest body of water just purely out of principle for the type of people that regularly ride them.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (3BwY

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Europeans will take a train from Rome to Paris.

But it takes 11 hours.

They'll jump on a RyanAir flight for an hour instead as well.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:28 PM (GBKbO)

231 228

and WWII casualty and destruction wise. France and Russia took the brunt of the fighting in WWI.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (8avO+)

Proportionally the Germans came out the winners.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:28 PM (pDt9x)

232 Carousel > MAID

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 04:28 PM (RIvkX)

233
I skimmed. No arrests? No action on Oz's threats to withhold federal funds? Status quo?

Not a single arrest or any action on the Minnesota frauds either, one assumes, although Quality Learing Center fixed its sign.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 04:28 PM (zk5UJ)

234 There already are existing rail lines. But you can't run High Speed trains on the same tracks due to the speed differential.

That, and High Speed trains can't go up some of the grades, like across the Grapevine or over Tehachapi pass.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (mP0Kj)

I live about half an hour drive from the Ocean. The altitude of my house above Sea Level is higher than Ohio. It's a whole different world geologically than most of the US.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:29 PM (8avO+)

235 Illegals are the grease to the machinery.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


What did Patton say about greasing the tracks?
Oh yeah, to "cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks".

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 04:29 PM (MwdeY)

236 Mamdani brings prosperity to NYC!

Proposed New Law May Push NYC’s Minimum Wage To $30 — Highest in the U.S.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 04:30 PM (ndZc7)

237 Uh oh trouble in Nazi paradise.

Nick Fuentes was supposed to be on the Jimmy Dore show. Jimmy cancelled. Then young Nick acted like a HS girl who was stood up by her date. And the fight has begun with name calling and the works. Both of them Accusing each other of being Trump apologists.

Hilarious.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 04:30 PM (HF36u)

238 Serbia had the highest death rate in WWI

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 04:31 PM (qBBPl)

239 So much pouncing and seizing

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 11, 2026 04:31 PM (wGerL)

240 Proposed New Law May Push NYC’s Minimum Wage To $30 — Highest in the U.S.
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NYC McDonalds Big Mac Meal Deal - $20 !

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)

241 It is easier to get a fraudulent hospice permit than it is to get a building permit after a fire.

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I've been assured that it's easier to get a fraudulent hospice permit than it is to get Voter ID!

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 04:32 PM (o/Kbl)

242 Europeans will take a train from Rome to Paris.

But it takes 11 hours.

They'll jump on a RyanAir flight for an hour instead as well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 04:28 PM (GBKbO)

I took a fast train once from London to Paris and from Paris to Germany near Cologne (Munchengladbach if you are curious). It was impossible to use rail to close the loop to get back to London, save driving to a privatized NATO airbase, popping on RyanAir to an alternate London airport and taking a train into London.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:32 PM (8avO+)

243 Billions of Dollars of "Hospice Care" Fraud in Los Angeles Alone; One Building Sports Eighty-Nine Fake "Hospice Care" Offices...
++++

The vast majority are white Christians who vote Trump and MAGA... and they are also racist bigots who think they are entitled because they have been here for generations.

This is the type of straw man I'd like to throw in a progtard's face - This is what YOUR people are claiming... do you agree?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2026 04:33 PM (/lPRQ)

244 Proposed New Law May Push NYC’s Minimum Wage To $30 — Highest in the U.S.
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Why only $30? Make its $1000 then everyone will
Be a millionaire

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 04:33 PM (HF36u)

245 Proposed New Law May Push NYC’s Minimum Wage To $30 — Highest in the U.S.
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NYC McDonalds Big Mac Meal Deal - $20 !
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)

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Plus a $10 Transaction Privilege Tax.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 04:33 PM (uuzKD)

246 Europeans look at Americans like we're loons for being willing to drive a few hours to get somewhere, meanwhile they'll cram themselves into shitty, inconvenient trains for twice as long to get half the distance and end up somewhere that sucks.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 04:34 PM (3BwY8)

247 Somalis, despite our cousin diddling, are the most advance teechers in all the world. You should literally be throwing bushels of your fiat currency at our feet.

Posted by: Somali Health Care Giver at March 11, 2026 04:34 PM (IV+J7)

248 245

Proposed New Law May Push NYC’s Minimum Wage To $30 — Highest in the U.S.
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NYC McDonalds Big Mac Meal Deal - $20 !
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)

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Plus a $10 Transaction Privilege Tax.
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 04:33 PM (uuzKD)

Don't forget the jizya!!!

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:35 PM (pDt9x)

249 I watched Downton Abbey, and probably had an impression of the English that might have surprised the producers.
Posted by: tubal at M

What was your impression?

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 11, 2026 04:35 PM (RkOfE)

250 They must also be stealing a lot of Medicare numbers, using them to scam their Hospice care. Still it is hard to believe all that money went to scam operations. Probably others in the system helped them get away with it ... for a FEE.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 04:35 PM (vbXSk)

251 Cardboard NOOD

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2026 04:36 PM (ZOv7s)

252 I watched Downton Abbey, and probably had an impression of the English that might have surprised the producers.
Posted by: tubal at M
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Remain calm, ring Carson for tea.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 11, 2026 04:36 PM (XeU6L)

253 @246 ballistic

The trains stopped running on time a long time ago. A friend of mine (Russ-Deutsch) works for "Deutsche Bahn" and told me they have a huge issue where half the work force is getting ready to retire. No replacements in sight.

Posted by: Distant Observer at March 11, 2026 04:36 PM (IV+J7)

254 High speed rail exists for a few close by city pairs. For everything else Europeans drive or fly. Just like here. It’s American leftist who have this vision of Europe having high speed rail from Helsinki to Barcelona in 2 hours.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 04:37 PM (HF36u)

255 They must also be stealing a lot of Medicare numbers, using them to scam their Hospice care. Still it is hard to believe all that money went to scam operations. Probably others in the system helped them get away with it ... for a FEE.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 11, 2026 04:35 PM (vbXSk)

You can't do these tricks from the outside. Someone on the inside will notice, and either demand a cut or more likely, the fraud operation started out from the inside of the system.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:37 PM (8avO+)

256 I like trains, and I hope Flagler's Jacksonville to Miami line is resurrected with classic cars with mahogany interiors, leather seating, classy ladies, and Belgian sleuths.

But I'd rather poke my eye out than take a train cross country.

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at March 11, 2026 04:37 PM (qUkBO)

257 "teechers" it's an excellent portmanteau of "teachers" and "leeches."

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 04:38 PM (uuzKD)

258 249 I watched Downton Abbey, and probably had an impression of the English that might have surprised the producers.
Posted by: tubal at M

What was your impression?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 11, 2026 04:35 PM (RkOfE)

Somewhere between Dumbasses and a Society of Self Parody.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:38 PM (pDt9x)

259 Cardboard NOOD
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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[flashes cardboard membership card, exits to new thread]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 11, 2026 04:38 PM (XeU6L)

260 @246 ballistic

The trains stopped running on time a long time ago. A friend of mine (Russ-Deutsch) works for "Deutsche Bahn" and told me they have a huge issue where half the work force is getting ready to retire. No replacements in sight.
Posted by: Distant Observer at March 11, 2026 04:36 PM (IV+J7)

I've been seeing German Youtubers bitching comically at the terribleness of the German rail system. It starts out as comic, but all of the old West German system is cracking.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (8avO+)

261 Pennsylvania has a high concentration of small home healthcare agencies in local neighborhoods and strip malls due to a rapidly aging population, high demand for personalized, in-home care over institutional nursing homes, and Medicaid-funded programs (like CHC or OBRA waivers) that allow families to be paid for caregiving. These agencies thrive by offering convenient, accessible, and lower-cost alternatives to hospital care.

Pennsylvania has one of the largest elderly populations in the country, with over 468,000 residents receiving home care annually.
Many agencies specialize in managing Medicaid waivers that pay family members to act as caregivers, creating a massive, localized industry. (For fraud)
There is a strong preference for localized, "neighborhood" care. Small, local offices allow agencies to build trust within specific communities. 🙄
Small agencies require minimal, flexible office space, often found in affordable strip malls or storefronts, allowing them to be conveniently located near the clients they serve. (Employees come from where?!)
Home-based care is a massive, $25.6+ billion PA industry, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs. (Of course.)

Context

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (NFX2v)

262 >>> 227 I watched Downton Abbey, and probably had an impression of the English that might have surprised the producers.
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 04:26 PM (pDt9x)

Kestrel, I'm wondering about Tubal's impression as well.

Julian Fellowes adores his wife, and from what I gather Lady Mary is a self insert of her. So it was never gonna be hard hitting against the upper classes. But I think he did a good job bringing up the tensions between upper and lower classes, and the foibles and strengths of the people living in both.

And the WW1 stuff was really good, all the trench warfare.

Followes always seemed to crap on Edith plot wise, I'm glad she got happiness. Still haven't seen the last movie! On my must watch list.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:39 PM (lHl+o)

263
So why is CPAC inviting Steve Bannon to speak? Epstein gossip?

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 04:40 PM (Y8DZL)

264 He's a Christian, you know.

James Talarico Says Displaying Ten Commandments Is “Violence”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 04:40 PM (ndZc7)

265 The train system in Switzerland is astoundingly efficient and good. Especially the parts carved into the mountains. But I can see it being sketch in other countries.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (lHl+o)

266 But I'd rather poke my eye out than take a train cross country.
Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at March 11, 2026 04:37 PM (qUkBO)

I once took an Amtrack from St Louis to Cincinnati. It went through Chicago with a days layover.

That's basically an equilateral triangle route, taking to sides instead of one. There's even two decent sized cities (Indiannapolis and Louisville) along the direct line, but no service there.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:42 PM (8avO+)

267 The train system in Switzerland is astoundingly efficient and good. Especially the parts carved into the mountains. But I can see it being sketch in other countries.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 04:41 PM (lHl+o)

Switzerland is about the size of a decent urban area in the US.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:43 PM (8avO+)

268 Thank you, Ace for covering this Hospice fraud. My dad was 97 when he died. The people who worked for the hospice organization that we used were a godsend. The hospice nurse came in the middle of the night and sat with me while my dad's body was taken away. People who exploit a program like this in order to steal from the taxpayers are depraved.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 11, 2026 04:46 PM (0Htd1)

269 Speaking of a "Council of Experts," this country has a few of those that could also use a well placed JDAM.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 11, 2026 04:49 PM (XMwZJ)

270 Proposed New Law May Push NYC’s Minimum Wage To $30 — Highest in the U.S.
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NYC McDonalds Big Mac Meal Deal - $20 !
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You know what they call it in France?

Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2026 04:54 PM (TN0g+)

271 "his father's extraordinary business empire" Extraordinary indeed.

Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at March 11, 2026 05:38 PM (OyBGA)

272 "Highlight from the Auzzie vid:"

Well. I was impressed by the AWFL's rack.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at March 11, 2026 05:48 PM (EhiZ2)

Humor Break

You might have seen the amazing video of Iran welcoming its new Supreme Leader.

The actual Supreme Leader was not present. (Tousi TV says there are legitimate reports that he was hit during the early rounds of bombing and lost his leg and is currently in a coma.)

So to welcome the totally-alive New Supreme Leader, they brought out -- and this is not a joke, this happened -- a cardboard cut-out of a human silhouette with a photograph of the totally-alive Mojtada Khamenei's head on top of it.

newsupremeleaderstandy.jpg

In fairness: Iran was not the first country to do this.

Tousi noted that he could have sent along a video message or "appeared" via Skype. But he didn't. They just literally put a cheap standee at the front of the room and said "Bow to your new Supreme Leader, the Amazon box our new Yoga mat came in with a xerox glued to it."

And they did!

Weisenheimers are having fun with Iran's new Iron Man. Or, I should say, corrugated cardboard man.


Iran's remaining armed forces.

Iran isn't worried that we'll keep killing Ayatollahs. They've got plenty in reserve.

Coming soon: Dancing Ayatollah.

Close friend of Jeffrey Epstein and amateur Epstein PR agent Steve Bannon will be proudly welcomed by CPAC 2026, and people are welcoming CPAC's other illustrious guests and important conservative influencers.

By the way, Candace Owens is now accusing Erika Kirk of having "Epstein connections."

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:37 PM




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1 srga

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 02:39 PM (3sXRv)

2 Nood duties done ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (3sXRv)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (/BPde)

4 >> …was hit during the early rounds of bombing and lost his leg (and is currently in a coma.)

As is, reportedly, his wiener. But that’s due to Limpdickitis.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (aobjm)

5 Mamdani was there for the presentation?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (/BPde)

6 th!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (ZANHd)

7 The first pic is a joke, right? Looks like a character from South Park.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (pDt9x)

8 The bottom video is exactly what lefties are saying. Only, not at a 5 year old's level I guess.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

9 Durka, durka, jihad, Mohammed.

Posted by: Corrugated Cardboard Caliph at March 11, 2026 02:42 PM (z5QST)

10 As the country that trotted out Biden for 4 years and told the world he was at the "top of his game" I'm not sure how much I can even laugh at this.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:42 PM (KTbq2)

11 >>>7 The first pic is a joke, right? Looks like a character from South Park.

it's real. See the video which is linked in one of the following sentences.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)

12 You can't make this stuff up.

Posted by: Self-writing memes at March 11, 2026 02:42 PM (K7Zpu)

13 Sorry it was either comment 10 or

"Still better than Biden."

I should have gone with that one, right? I can never tell.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:42 PM (KTbq2)

14 I bet that cardboard version is still smarter than the actual dude.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (77rzZ)

15 Wow. CPAC is really taking it in the shorts. What happened?

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (aobjm)

16 'The Bank of England is to end the tradition of printing images of great Britons on the verso of paper money notes, stating it has decided to proceed with pictures of wildlife instead after it wanted something “not divisive”.

According to Breitbart

Sorry to be so off topic but business calls

Posted by: Easy the Elrer at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (S8t1E)

17 Looks like he's made of cereal boxes. I wonder if the other side says "Kaboom".

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (vFG9F)

18 At least get a refrigerator box so you don't have all the cardboard creases.

Posted by: Cub scout den mothers everywhere at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (K7Zpu)

19 the tweet linked after the picture does make the biden connection.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (1wjle)

20 first pic is a joke, right? Looks like a character from South Park.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (pDt9x)

Holy crap, life imitates art

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (KTbq2)

21 Quick get the pizza boxes out of recycling. Make sure there's no grease stains. Behold Supreme Pizza... I'm mean Supreme Leader

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (qBBPl)

22 the tweet linked after the picture does make the biden connection.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (1wjle)

That'll teach me to wait for those to fully load. 🙁

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (KTbq2)

23 11 >>>7 The first pic is a joke, right? Looks like a character from South Park.

it's real. See the video which is linked in one of the following sentences.
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)

Good Lord. They have no self awareness.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (pDt9x)

24
6 th!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (ZANHd)



I just can't fathom how you survive out there on the ledge like that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (/BPde)

25 No, they actually did this. I was kinda hoping the IDF would hit it with a paintball gun to complete the dive into the absurd.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (aobjm)

26 Nothing funnier than unintentional comedy self-owns... No one memes like the right

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (xT8gx)

27 Ace, on an earlier thread, somebody posted an X clip of Trump showing off a framed picture of the cardboard guy in the WH.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (77rzZ)

28 Why the fuck are they having CPAC in Texas?

I thought the entire point of CPAC was to have it across the river from DC so all of the movers and shakers can pretend to give a shit about the grassroots and so that the young conservatives can get together and gratuitously have sex with one another, and have it be convenient to Sodom-on-the-Potomac.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (3BwY8)

29 It would have been more believable if the cardboard cutout had been holding a newspaper with today’s date on it.

Posted by: Steeldoc at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (S2gMM)

30 So they're attempting the John Gill Gambit, but not attempting to use the actual body of the Supreme Leader.

This doubt it will fool anyone who isn't already a fan of the mullahs.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (5yDGQ)

31 I assume the Babylon Bee is all over this like stink on a dead skunk?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (xT8gx)

32 To be fair we had a cardboard standee of a president from 2021-2024

Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (YwEeS)

33 Babylon Bee: Tragedy: New Ayatollah Dead After Being Accidentally Left Out In Rain
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Could have been worse.

My cats absolutely SHRED corrugated cardboard.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (ESVrU)

34 Wow. CPAC is really taking it in the shorts. What happened?
Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (aobjm)



It's been infiltrated by left wing $$$$$ to discredit the conservative movement.

I believe it's called "Conservative Inc." now.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (/BPde)

35 My favorite part was that they didn't even cut a single flat piece from a fridge box or something. They just broke down a vacuum cleaner box and cut it out. Folds and seams and all.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (BI5O2)

36 It's a plot by Big Cardboard! Trump has a secret deal with them! Emoluments! Impeach!

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (KTbq2)

37 I think proof of life is needed.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (k0c0j)

38 Why the fuck are they having CPAC in Texas?

I thought the entire point of CPAC was to have it across the river from DC so all of the movers and shakers can pretend to give a shit about the grassroots and so that the young conservatives can get together and gratuitously have sex with one another, and have it be convenient to Sodom-on-the-Potomac.
Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (3BwY



Turn Texas blue, yo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (/BPde)

39 You can mix in some cardboard in your compost, just not too much.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (vFG9F)

40 Basij, IRGC, militias and other groups are still controlling the ground. Next phase will ugly. It’s going to require a lot more grabbing people by the shirt.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (aobjm)

41 lost his leg and is currently in a coma.

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Say what you will about Mitch McConnell, he's still got both his legs.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (ndZc7)

42 Israel needs to blow up the cardboard cutout.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (k0c0j)

43 The Ayafoldah

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (KTbq2)

44 >>>I thought the entire point of CPAC was to have it across the river from DC so all of the movers and shakers can pretend to give a shit about the grassroots and so that the young conservatives can get together and gratuitously have sex with one another, and have it be convenient to Sodom-on-the-Potomac.

right. So I don't know why they moved it. It's possible they just want to signal that DC is not the real capital of America any longer. I've also heard that attendance is down and they're looking for cheaper accommodations.

though, CPAC, and just about every other conservative event, was held in DC in February, which is the cheapest time to book a hotel in DC, of course. I remember one year when an event was held at Denver, in December.

I think Texas in march is a big upgrade over February in DC.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (1wjle)

45 Speaking of Cucker Tralson, saw a video of someone suggesting Cucker went crazy and mentioned the story he told about a demon attacking him. I’d forgotten about that. But maybe there is something to it. The timing tracks to his embrace of Nazis. Maybe he has literally gone insane.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 02:48 PM (HF36u)

46 lulz @ TBC!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 02:48 PM (5UTWB)

47 Slap a UPS label on him and wherever it is, he'll be there by 10:00 tomorrow.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 02:48 PM (2WIwB)

48

31 I assume the Babylon Bee is all over this like stink on a dead skunk?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:45 PM (xT8gx)


33 Babylon Bee: Tragedy: New Ayatollah Dead After Being Accidentally Left Out In Rain
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Ask and ye shall receive......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:48 PM (/BPde)

49 During the "No Kings" protest last year at our City Hall -- where we counter-protesters outnumbered the Mexican flag-waving commies -- somebody brought a life-size cardboard cutout of President Trump.

It was the most popular prop, as there was a line of us waiting to take photos with it. lol

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (QgCZY)

50 first pic is a joke, right? Looks like a character from South Park.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (pDt9x)
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This seems strangely relevant:

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

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (ESVrU)

51 Kaboom cereal is emblematic of Iran today for a plethora of reasons.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (nHcc1)

52 Beneath their single-minded savagery, muslims also possess a profound ignorance of civilization

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (ZxPkt)

53 i like that one CPAC guest is "an E-girl who converted to Catholicism five minutes ago."

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (1wjle)

54 He dead.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (GBKbO)

55 Now the time is here
For Card board man to spread fear
Vengeance from the paste
Waves at the people he once maced

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (diia5)

56 These guys are playing 3D Chess right ... that's their game ... their jam as it were.

Fuqing bunch of mooks that should have been dealt with 40 some years ago.

They be putting the PAPER in Paper Tiger ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (3sXRv)

57 I now get the South Park jokes I heard yesterday.

Posted by: Operator Error at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (89+to)

58 So cardboard is the gift for the 47 anniversary of the revolution. Got it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (qBBPl)

59 Close friend of Jeffrey Epstein and amateur Epstein PR agent Steve Bannon will be proudly welcomed by CPAC 2026, and people are welcoming CPAC's other illustrious guests and important conservative influencers.

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So, CPAC got taken over by 4chan trolls, right?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (GBKbO)

60 I think Texas in march is a big upgrade over February in DC.
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (1wjle)
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Oh, the weather in the Dallas metro will be lovely at the end of this month, for sure.

I imagine that the Gaylord at National Harbor is also wildly expensive, and there's the idea of holding an ostensibly conservative event in Maryland, one of the most aggressively liberal and gerrymandered states in the country.

I get it, I mostly just wanted to make fun of the skin suit that is now CPAC.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (3BwY8)

61 The cute girl in pink shirt and overalls in the muppet AI video, she's some sort of lefty groomer kids show host, right?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (Dv3i1)

62 43 The Ayafoldah
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (KTbq2)

***Golf Clap***

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (3sXRv)

63 They keep it around so they can play "pin the beard on the Supreme Leader."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (ESVrU)

64 Now do it with Mohammed

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (KTbq2)

65 Wow. CPAC is really taking it in the shorts. What happened?
Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (aobjm)

As ace said, it turned into a convention for Con thots and philandrrers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)

66 The Iranian plan is for this Khamenei to be replaced by Plywood Man, then Styrofoam Man, and so on, thus building the narrative that the regime is only getting stronger with time.

I expect Tucker Carlson and Vox Day to buy this hook, line, and sinker.

Posted by: Dr. T at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (Qldm2)

67 Recyclable. ♻️

Posted by: muldoon at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (qgHp7)

68 Speaking of paper:

@business 7h
Winston Churchill will soon disappear from UK banknotes, as the cigar-toting, wartime leader makes way for creatures like hedgehogs and badgers. After a public consultation, the next generation of pound notes will feature native British wildlife, according to the Bank of England.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (diia5)

69 That cardboard cut out is so lifelike.

Posted by: dantesed at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (Oy/m2)

70 Is that a bullet hole in his cardboard head?

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (UjdFS)

71 >>>61 The cute girl in pink shirt and overalls in the muppet AI video, she's some sort of lefty groomer kids show host, right?

she's not cute but yes, I think it's supposed to be transgenderism-for-kindergarteners maniac "Miss Rachel."

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (1wjle)

72 Israel needs to blow up the cardboard cutout.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (k0c0j)
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I have folded and launched an entire reem of paper airplanes. Wait for it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (5UTWB)

73
So, CPAC got taken over by 4chan trolls, right?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (GBKbO)



Oh fer f*cks sakes.......

Posted by: Shia LeBeouf at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (/BPde)

74 The Ayafoldah
Posted by: ...


Threadwinner arrived early.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (CJLVY)

75 Ayafoldah

awesome three dots!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (j+aD2)

76 40 Basij, IRGC, militias and other groups are still controlling the ground. Next phase will ugly. It’s going to require a lot more grabbing people by the shirt.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (aobjm)


Yup.
At some point the bombing has done all it can do, and it takes boots on the ground, or sneakers, or sandals. And all of them armed so they can start regaining the cities.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (2WIwB)

77 Is that a bullet hole in his cardboard head?

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (UjdFS)
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Blow hole.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (5UTWB)

78 Iran has a large surplus of Ayatollahs in Waiting

https://x.com/AssociatedFress/status/2031664441222136066

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (1wjle)

79 Is CPAC the conference where all the young closeted gays go and have sex with each other? Or am I thinking of another “conservative” conference?

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (HF36u)

80 Personal lore: I actually worked at a video store with Jared in Bloomington in college.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)

81 There are so many of these, I wasted a lot of time this morning.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (n5tGW)

82 @business 7h
Winston Churchill will soon disappear from UK banknotes, as the cigar-toting, wartime leader makes way for creatures like hedgehogs and badgers. After a public consultation, the next generation of pound notes will feature native British wildlife, according to the Bank of England.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (diia5)



Better not pick an animal that offends muslhams.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (/BPde)

83 71 >>>61 The cute girl in pink shirt and overalls in the muppet AI video, she's some sort of lefty groomer kids show host, right?

she's not cute but yes, I think it's supposed to be transgenderism-for-kindergarteners maniac "Miss Rachel."

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (1wjle)

=====

I thought the video in the Xeet was a mostly generated by AI parody.

I was split on whether the girl herself was AI or just someone who kind of looks like Jihadi-Kindergarten Youtber.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (GBKbO)

84 67 Recyclable. ♻️
Posted by: muldoon at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (qgHp7

No wonder the Regime is such a hit in England, as they're all in on "sustainability".

Footy site I read can't help but bitch about the FA not being concerned about the sustainability of building new stadiums and shit ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (3sXRv)

85 I saw CPAC and I got it confused with TPUSA... my bad. If Charlie Kirk was still alive, I'd absolutely believe TPUSA is going good, even great, stuff. CPAC has been grifting for awhile. Even TPUSA now is questionable only because poor Erika Kirk (my heart breaks for her) it's gotta be impossible to try to run a huge org like that as a grieving widow while at the same time taking arrows from idiots like Candace Owens (how does she sleep at night?)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (xT8gx)

86 America managed to survive with our supreme leader in a coma for four years just a little while ago. I think they'll be fine.

Posted by: 29Victor at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (0MjtC)

87 I have folded and launched an entire reem of paper airplanes. Wait for it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 02:51 PM (5UTWB)
---
Heh. I was inspired to fold a paper airplane recently.

I think I've lost my touch.

Crashed and burned in about 10 feet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (ESVrU)

88 Rubio has never looked better. When is that little fuck going to stand up and be his own man?

Cuba, my man. That is your calling.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (M9gjJ)

89 she's not cute but yes, I think it's supposed to be transgenderism-for-kindergarteners maniac "Miss Rachel."
___

AI, I noticed generally makes people better looking.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (Dv3i1)

90 I know nothing of Allah's Will...

but, his sense of humor is spot on.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (erF49)

91 53 i like that one CPAC guest is "an E-girl who converted to Catholicism five minutes ago."
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (1wjle)
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LOL

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (3BwY8)

92 >> 53 i like that one CPAC guest is "an E-girl who converted to Catholicism five minutes ago."
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:49 PM (1wjle)

I understand it’s a joke, but it truly frames current situation rather correctly.

You have to levels of infiltration. The first are the Tuckers, Candace etc.. who hid within the movement for a long time and then activated as subversives.

The second level are all the catechumens looking to grift off the movement with their sudden conversions.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (aobjm)

93 Personal lore: I actually worked at a video store with Jared in Bloomington in college.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)

Jared... the Subway ad guy pedophile? Lore indeed...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (xT8gx)

94 I don't know if someone already posted this, but a fun send up of communications between Israeli and American pilots: https://tinyurl.com/ms3x3yd9

Posted by: beckster at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (I7J98)

95 I think I've lost my touch.

Crashed and burned in about 10 feet.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (ESVrU)

Rose colored glasses. Unless you put in a lot of work, a standard paper airplane has the aerodynamics and performance of a lawn dart.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (zZu0s)

96 Candace Owens (how does she sleep at night?)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (xT8gx)



On a bed of hundies, yo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (/BPde)

97 88 Rubio has never looked better. When is that little fuck going to stand up and be his own man?

Cuba, my man. That is your calling.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (M9gjJ)

======

I'd rather see him as El Presidente than the President.

He can ruin Cuba with unlimited immigration all he wants.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)

98 I just can't fathom how you survive out there on the ledge like that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM


On the edge is the only time I really feel alive.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (ZANHd)

99 Every “conservative” organization eventually becomes either left wing or a grift.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (HF36u)

100 Crashed and burned in about 10 feet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (ESVrU)

This too is the story of the Ayatollah

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (KTbq2)

101 What's even funnier to me is that they repurposed boxes. They didn't even have a full sheet of cardboard to use.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (erF49)

102 92 I understand it’s a joke, but it truly frames current situation rather correctly.

You have to levels of infiltration. The first are the Tuckers, Candace etc.. who hid within the movement for a long time and then activated as subversives.

The second level are all the catechumens looking to grift off the movement with their sudden conversions.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (aobjm)

=====

Carrie Prejean-something, I think, is the Platonic idea of this particular manifestation of the graft.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (GBKbO)

103 Jared... the Subway ad guy pedophile? Lore indeed...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (xT8gx

Yeah, he was just really fat. Like large pizza and two 2 liters of mtn dew a night fat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (zZu0s)

104 How has there not been a St Pancake Joke, in here?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (erF49)

105 The Pentagon has reported the activation of the 1st Special Operations Shredder Battalion. They are equipped with the M-1A1 auto shredder.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (2WIwB)

106 you gotta add the paperclip for those things to fly

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (j+aD2)

107 101 What's even funnier to me is that they repurposed boxes. They didn't even have a full sheet of cardboard to use.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (erF49)

======

"We bought a Starlink recently."

"Great! Use the box for Supreme Leader's body!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (GBKbO)

108 Crease Be Upon Him

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (KTbq2)

109 I think I've lost my touch.

Crashed and burned in about 10 feet.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (ESVrU)

Rose colored glasses. Unless you put in a lot of work, a standard paper airplane has the aerodynamics and performance of a lawn dart.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (zZu0s)

Still better than the F4 Phantom.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (8avO+)

110 >> i like that one CPAC guest is "an E-girl who converted to Catholicism five minutes ago."


Which one?

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (erF49)

111 99 Every “conservative” organization eventually becomes either left wing or a grift.
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (HF36u)

99% of them START as a grift.

They don't have someone with F*** You money funding them, so they've got to do whatever makes the most money right from the start.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (3wOGw)

112
On the edge is the only time I really feel alive.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (ZANHd)



Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (/BPde)

113 Babylon Bee: Tragedy: New Ayatollah Dead After Being Accidentally Left Out In Rain

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Why don’t cardboard box Supreme Leaders tell secrets?

Because they’re afraid of leaks.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (QgCZY)

114 101 What's even funnier to me is that they repurposed boxes. They didn't even have a full sheet of cardboard to use.


lol and on the other side it says "manwich party size"

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (j+aD2)

115 Ramadan at Bernie's

Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (iFEms)

116 I'd imagine that Erika is waiting until the trial of Charlie's killer is over for suing Candace.

Low key is exactly the way to play it. Once the guy is convicted, then Erika has clear warnings to Candace to stop implying she caused Charlie to die. Beyond a reasonable doubt proof is beyond clear and convincing standard for libel and slander cases.

Candace will have to grovel and publish a retraction after that or risk being Alex Jonesed by a civil jury in Arizona.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (E4rtv)

117 108 Crease Be Upon Him


lol it keeps getting better!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (j+aD2)

118 Every “conservative” organization eventually becomes either left wing or a grift.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (HF36u)



Did you know Ben Shapiro's wife is a doctor?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (/BPde)

119 Carrie Prejean-something, I think, is the Platonic idea of this particular manifestation of the graft.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

She was that beauty-pageant contestant who got in trouble for saying something anti-gay in response to a question at the pageant. Seemed like a sensible girl. Too bad what happened to her.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (77rzZ)

120 I made the mistake of reading the replies to the tweet about Candace Owens. I thought people would agree with Bonchie but I was wrong, the "connections" brigade was out in full force. Good grief.

Posted by: pookysgirl, taking off her tinfoil hat at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (Wt5PA)

121 Very cute!


Unfortunately, kissing the cardboard and laughing gets a fatwa on your a**.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (NFX2v)

122 You have to levels of infiltration. The first are the Tuckers, Candace etc.. who hid within the movement for a long time and then activated as subversives.

The second level are all the catechumens looking to grift off the movement with their sudden conversions.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (aobjm)

They activated as lunatics. It would be one thing if they tried to slant the process. Those two suddenly became loony as fruitcakes.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (8avO+)

123 >> Yup.
At some point the bombing has done all it can do, and it takes boots on the ground, or sneakers, or sandals. And all of them armed so they can start regaining the cities.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (2WIwB)[

I think there are penalty assets on the ground helping with HUMIT and targeting. But almost every ethnic group has militias that CiNC has asked to stay out of the fight. That’s mostly because they believe it will devolve into a civil war between those groups. Apparently they are trying to get them to organize into some kind of multi ethnic entity than will support a new government which considers all factions. It’s gonna be interesting.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (aobjm)

124 Crease Be Upon Him
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (KTbq2)



Thread Winner runner-up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (/BPde)

125 Theme song.

https://is.gd/Fz5C3S

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (ndZc7)

126 They should cover McConnell's and Grassley's desiccating carcasses with cardboard. Make them look more human and appraochable.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 11, 2026 02:59 PM (abIsI)

127 That Rubio meme....

i'm dying, here...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:59 PM (Ot/FD)

128 I just assume every talking head on the right is grifting and then assess further from that baseline.

Especially if the talking head is attractive and attached to boobs.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:59 PM (3BwY8)

129 On the edge is the only time I really feel alive.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM


Valid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM


*fistbump*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:59 PM (ZANHd)

130 First they came for the tissue paper Mohammedans, but I didn't say anything...

Posted by: Knee Mauler at March 11, 2026 02:59 PM (K7Zpu)

131 >>>Crease Be Upon Him

lol

"Ayafoldah" was great too

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 02:59 PM (1wjle)

132 108 Crease Be Upon Him
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:57 PM (KTbq2)

Dude ... you're killing it here.

***tips cap***

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 02:59 PM (3sXRv)

133 d you know Ben Shapiro's wife is a doctor?
Posted by: Sponge

Did you know that his sister has massive knockers?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

134 is that dude in the video actually laughing at the end?

Was this all supposed to be some kind of weird comedy bit?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (Ot/FD)

135 >> They activated as lunatics. It would be one thing if they tried to slant the process. Those two suddenly became loony as fruitcakes.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 02:58 PM (8avO+)

Tinfoil hat and asymmetric warfare t-shirt. It was their plan all along. Get in deep, activate, destroy the movement.

Nothing else explains it, except maybe heroin.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (aobjm)

136 On the edge meaning high as a kite on drugs and alcohol?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (zZu0s)

137 Allah Cardboard.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (/BPde)

138 I like the part where in the top pic the person is standing there with his hands on the cardboard cutout. It's like he's talking to him.

It's hilarious.

Posted by: dantesed at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (Oy/m2)

139 Minnesota officials no-shows at fraud hearing. Gee, wonder why? I think it's time to break out the handcuffs.

Posted by: Case at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (pvf3X)

140 I don't know if someone already posted this, but a fun send up of communications between Israeli and American pilots: https://tinyurl.com/ms3x3yd9
Posted by: beckster at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (I7J9


Strike Hard!

Love it.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (2WIwB)

141 Cardboard Khomeini reminds me of when Russia rolled out it's new 5th generation air superiority fighter and it was a cardboard mock-up.

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (f1kZG)

142 Crashed and burned in about 10 feet.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (ESVrU)

if it really caught on fire you added a few extra steps.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (8avO+)

143 88 Rubio has never looked better. When is that little fuck going to stand up and be his own man?

Cuba, my man. That is your calling.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (M9gjJ)

I sincerely hope he has every one of those memes framed and hanging on the wall of his office at the State Department so all of the @#$ liberal career officers called there have to either stare at them or avert their gaze. So satisfying.

The ten conservatives will high five him.

Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (wLjpr)

144 Heh. I was inspired to fold a paper airplane recently.

I think I've lost my touch.

Crashed and burned in about 10 feet.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:54 PM (ESVrU)


WOW! What kind of crazy explosive paper are you using???

Posted by: Denny Crane- I Want Some! at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (dmDsy)

145 It’s going to require a lot more grabbing people by the shirt.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:47 PM (aobjm)

Or shooting them in the balls. Then, when they are doubled over in agony, one in the head.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (8zz6B)

146
Did you know that his sister has massive knockers?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)



I thought she had a reduction......She'd rather you pay attention to her for her mind.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (/BPde)

147 Does this suit make me look flat?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:02 PM (qNPjz)

148 What knockers!!

Posted by: Gene Wilder at March 11, 2026 03:02 PM (K7Zpu)

149 Or shooting them in the balls. Then, when they are doubled over in agony, one in the head.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (8zz6B)

Moe Howard Drill > Mozambique Drill

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:02 PM (Ot/FD)

150 146
Did you know that his sister has massive knockers?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)


I thought she had a reduction......She'd rather you pay attention to her for her mind.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (/BPde)

You're damn right ...

Take your male gaze elsewhere you pigs !!!

Posted by: Jennifer Connely at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (3sXRv)

151 133 d you know Ben Shapiro's wife is a doctor?
Posted by: Sponge

Did you know that his sister has massive knockers?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)


Did you know I have a huge cock?

Posted by: Denny Crane- I Am Proud Of My Johnson. at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (dmDsy)

152 E-Girl is pretty cute.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (Qn59F)

153 Useless libtard John Cornyn is already walking back his support for the SAVE Act, and he's very, very angry that people are questioning him about it.

As I said last night, chase these backstabbing traitors around with cameras, hammer them with questions, make every second of their life in the public eye an absolutely miserable experience. They refuse to represent us. They deserve to suffer endless humiliation.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (X+xvk)

154 150
You're damn right ...

Take your male gaze elsewhere you pigs !!!

Posted by: Jennifer Connely at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (3sXRv)

=======

Lady hit the wall hard.

I suspect her role in Top Gun Maverick was heavily DeepFaked.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (GBKbO)

155 Or shooting them in the balls. Then, when they are doubled over in agony, one in the head.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (8zz6B)

Moe Howard Drill > Mozambique Drill
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:02 PM (Ot/FD)

Alberta Oil Peon sounds more American all the time.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (8avO+)

156 I thought she had a reduction......She'd rather you pay attention to her for her mind.
Posted by: Sponge

Hmm, don't know.

She's actually an opera singer. I wonder how a reduction would affect her singing voice.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (77rzZ)

157 As is, reportedly, his wiener. But that’s due to Limpdickitis.
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Losing a leg might increase his blood pressure and his wiener, too.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (pZ64F)

158 111 99 Every “conservative” organization eventually becomes either left wing or a grift.
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (HF36u)

99% of them START as a grift.

They don't have someone with F*** You money funding them, so they've got to do whatever makes the most money right from the start.
Posted by: XTC

CPAC was always whored out. It's sponsor, the American Conservative Union made it a big deal when before they were more like Heritage but with a legislative scorecard. Started in 1964 as a response to the Democrats ADA (Americans for Democratic Action) and aimed to pushing the GOP to the right.

Now you got Matt Schlap and his wife with Matt committing alleged sexual harassment of some poor Hershel Walker for Senate low level aid. Schlapp is the head honcho of CPAC. Before that, David Keene who was a big lobbyist and long time campaign consultant.

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

159 What knockers!!
Posted by: Gene Wilder at March 11, 2026 03:02 PM


Sank you, Doktor.

Posted by: Inga at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (ZANHd)

160 141 Cardboard Khomeini reminds me of when Russia rolled out it's new 5th generation air superiority fighter and it was a cardboard mock-up.
Posted by: Darth Randall at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (f1kZG)

Khamenei.

Khomeini has been dead since 1989.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (wa/yD)

161 146
Did you know that his sister has massive knockers?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)


I thought she had a reduction......She'd rather you pay attention to her for her mind.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (/BPde)

Pigs ....

Posted by: Simona Halep at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (3sXRv)

162 Does make one wonder what is the collective IQ of the muzzie shit-stirrers.

At the very least, they could have used a body double.

Flat Stanley should sue.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (I40wl)

163 >The Ayafoldah
Posted by: ...

Threadwinner arrived early.
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Damn I wish I thought of that
well-played, ...

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (ZxPkt)

164 OPFOR was putting clothing on piles of rocks, sticks and empty boxes.

ISR (armed): “What the fuck are they doing?”.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (aobjm)

165 I once played at a golf course where they had a problem with geese all over the course. They put up a bunch of fake coyotes to scare them off. One of the fake coyotes got damaged by a storm and the face of it fell off. So they printed, from like a laser printer, the face of a black and white coyote and stapled it onto the decoy. That's what this reminds me of. Do ayatollahs' play golf?

Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)

166 "Look what you did to the box! Now we can't return him!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (Ot/FD)

167 3D is overrated

Posted by: Judge Doom at March 11, 2026 03:05 PM (8AONa)

168 I blew myself up for this?

Posted by: Achmed The Dead Terrorist at March 11, 2026 03:05 PM (eOFY+)

169 >Khamenei
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the Iranians pronounce it 'hominy'

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:05 PM (ZxPkt)

170 What is an e-girl?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (xT8gx)

171 I particularly like the dude holding him goes in for sweet shoulder kiss.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (n5tGW)

172 Now you got Matt Schlap and his wife with Matt committing alleged sexual harassment of some poor Hershel Walker for Senate low level aid. Schlapp is the head honcho of CPAC. Before that, David Keene who was a big lobbyist and long time campaign consultant.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
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The Schlapps are the very definition of grifting whores.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (3BwY8)

173 They probably had to make do with an old box after their first two "Ayatollahs" turned out to be made from Israeli-engineered (C)ardboard-4 explosives and took out the whole arts & crafts team.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (BI5O2)

174 She's actually an opera singer. I wonder how a reduction would affect her singing voice.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (77rzZ)

There isn't an air cavity in a boob.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (8avO+)

175 147 Does this suit make me look flat?
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They should dress the cardboard like a Samurai. Chicks dig it.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (pZ64F)

176 170 What is an e-girl?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (xT8gx)
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A thot, but online

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (3BwY8)

177 170 What is an e-girl?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (xT8gx)

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (wa/yD)

178 Where's the hot Iranian chick lighting her smoke with that travesty?

Poor Mojito. ALMOST got to meet his 72 virgins.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (IG3/x)

179 Now you got Matt Schlap and his wife with Matt committing alleged sexual harassment of some poor Hershel Walker for Senate low level aid. Schlapp is the head honcho of CPAC. Before that, David Keene who was a big lobbyist and long time campaign consultant.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)

The GOP needs a good, hard purge. Too many perverts and fruitcakes slushing around.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (Ot/FD)

180 "What is an e-girl?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt "

Twenty Bucks. Same as on Only Fans.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (vFG9F)

181 Do ayatollahs' play golf?
Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)


18 hole in ones!

Posted by: CNN's reporter on the links at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (eOFY+)

182 Also the connector flaps from the boxes make him look like he has his hands in his pockets.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (n5tGW)

183 New Ayatollah has a 2/3 chance of surviving the next game of rock-paper-scissors.

Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (iFEms)

184 I'm a killer paper airplane maker. My grands make me do it all the time. The standard half, half, half, make wings airplane can be made way more flightworthy by folding the tip back in about an inch. Scotch tape it together. Some of the planes around here are years old and still fly. It's the only thing we let the grands throw around in the house.. and by we I mean grandma. I, all to often break that rule.

Posted by: Reforger at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (rpbjO)

185 What's even funnier to me is that they repurposed boxes. They didn't even have a full sheet of cardboard to use.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (erF49)

I wonder if the cardboard is printed "Acme" on the other side?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (8zz6B)

186 172 The Schlapps are the very definition of grifting whores.
Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (3BwY

And their name sounds like male masturbation.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (wa/yD)

187 173 They probably had to make do with an old box after their first two "Ayatollahs" turned out to be made from Israeli-engineered (C)ardboard-4 explosives and took out the whole arts & crafts team.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (BI5O2)

=====

Very tangential, but there was a tweet from some Israeli Intelligence affiliated account (really, I think, a journalist who specialized in Israeli Intel stuff) who was saying that something bigger than the Pager thing had gone off, that it wasn't flashy at all and wouldn't grab headlines but was of that kind of scale and importance.

No idea what, but...

I might have been spraying water on the Ayatollah.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (GBKbO)

188 Flat Khamanei will replace Flat Stanley as the go-to for kids on summer vacation.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (UClYt)

189 Lady hit the wall hard.

I suspect her role in Top Gun Maverick was heavily DeepFaked.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM


*consults Interwebz*

Yikes! Someone throw her a sammich, stat!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (ZANHd)

190 Islam forbids artistic renderings of people, and it shows.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (BI5O2)

191 165 I once played at a golf course where they had a problem with geese all over the course. They put up a bunch of fake coyotes to scare them off. One of the fake coyotes got damaged by a storm and the face of it fell off. So they printed, from like a laser printer, the face of a black and white coyote and stapled it onto the decoy. That's what this reminds me of. Do ayatollahs' play golf?
Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)


Lemme guess, southern Michigan?

Posted by: Denny Crane- Fucking Goose Shit! at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (dmDsy)

192 49. Posted by: ShainS

Cool.

During the 2016 elections, a huge, popular Delaware state store had a life-sized cardboard cutout of Hillary.

The pictures women I know well (all from PA) took with it were a hoot!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (NFX2v)

193 183 New Ayatollah has a 2/3 chance of surviving the next game of rock-paper-scissors.
Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (iFEms)


Lol.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (qNPjz)

194 I fail to see the humor in this.

Posted by: Rachel Corrie at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (eOFY+)

195 Or shooting them in the balls. Then, when they are doubled over in agony, one in the head.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:01 PM (8zz6B)

Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/XbYZhMMLHGo

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (I40wl)

196 > There isn't an air cavity in a boob.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (8avO+)

Fat-filled spaces can modulate sound as well.

Whales and dolphins have an organ called the "melon" (not making this up) that they use to focus their sonar.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (IG3/x)

197 181 Do ayatollahs' play golf?
Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)

18 hole in ones!
Posted by: CNN's reporter on the links at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (eOFY+)

Dude ... really ???

Posted by: zombie Kim Jong-Il at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (3sXRv)

198 189 Lady hit the wall hard.

I suspect her role in Top Gun Maverick was heavily DeepFaked.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM

*consults Interwebz*

Yikes! Someone throw her a sammich, stat!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (ZANHd)

======

She doesn't show her legs in that movie for a reason.

Also, her face isn't that nice anymore.

I know that Hollywood has been using Deepfake tech on aging actresses for a few years. Top Gun Maverick was big enough to do that.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)

199 HE SLEEPS ROUSING!!!!
--
Chaucer

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM (XV/Pl)

200 They new Ayatollah looks like a south park character.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (qNPjz)

201 I wonder if the cardboard is printed "Acme" on the other side?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM


Temu.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (ZANHd)

202 >>>They should cover McConnell's and Grassley's desiccating carcasses with cardboard. Make them look more human and appraochable.

Posted by: Maj. Healey

>Schumer should be replace by a cardboard cutout covered in NYC pigeon shit. Maybe throw in some rats.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (M9gjJ)

203 I want to know where he got that buttjob.

Posted by: Brie Larson at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (BI5O2)

204 That cardboard Ayafoldah is bigger than normal. Hitting him from 500 yards will be easier.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (2WIwB)

205 I once played at a golf course where they had a problem with geese all over the course. They put up a bunch of fake coyotes to scare them off. One of the fake coyotes got damaged by a storm and the face of it fell off. So they printed, from like a laser printer, the face of a black and white coyote and stapled it onto the decoy. That's what this reminds me of. Do ayatollahs' play golf?

Posted by: Lex

====

A course I used to play had a goose problem around its multiple ponds m, but solved it with an extremely well - trained Lab.

Fido would go out with the first group of the morning, and knew how to not get in front of the golfers. Once he had access, he'd chase the geese away from their nests.

After a few days of being annoyed, the geese would move out.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (8AONa)

206 "Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (Ot/FD)

207 Do ayatollahs' play golf?
Posted by: Lex


Only with a 12'er Iron. Avoid the well.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (diia5)

208 What could possibly go wrong?

NOT SATIRE: Australian foster children housed with transgender serial killer

https://is.gd/y9urz8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (ndZc7)

209 165 I once played at a golf course where they had a problem with geese all over the course. They put up a bunch of fake coyotes to scare them off. One of the fake coyotes got damaged by a storm and the face of it fell off. So they printed, from like a laser printer, the face of a black and white coyote and stapled it onto the decoy. That's what this reminds me of. Do ayatollahs' play golf?
Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)

At least it was cardboard cutouts. Our stupid little NoVA burg brought in actual coyotes to deal with Canadian geese pooping on the sidewalks of the county buildings. They were perplexed as to why people's small dogs and cats suddenly began disappearing.

Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:10 PM (wLjpr)

210 E-girl is a nice way of saying e thot.

Which is a nice way of saying internet whore. Often literally.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (zZu0s)

211 208 What could possibly go wrong?

NOT SATIRE: Australian foster children housed with transgender serial killer

https://is.gd/y9urz8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (ndZc7)

=======

I just had a great idea for a black comedy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

212 During the "No Kings" protest last year at our City Hall -- where we counter-protesters outnumbered the Mexican flag-waving commies -- somebody brought a life-size cardboard cutout of President Trump.

It was the most popular prop, as there was a line of us waiting to take photos with it. lol
Posted by: ShainS

There was one of those at the Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock, VA several years ago.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)

213 > 185 What's even funnier to me is that they repurposed boxes. They didn't even have a full sheet of cardboard to use.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (erF49)

To be fair, I think the Teheran Michael's and Hobby Lobby were both collateral damage, and of course the Joann hs been closed down for a while now.

Won't someone PLEASE think of the crafters?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (IG3/x)

214 181 Do ayatollahs' play golf?
Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)

18 hole in ones!
Posted by: CNN's reporter on the links at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (eOFY+)

14 holes in another. 3 holes in the next.

Eventually the caddies just let the bastard pick whatever club he felt like.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (Ot/FD)

215 This way if Israel comes for him they can just slide him under a door or hide him in an encyclopedia.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (KTbq2)

216 Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/XbYZhMMLHGo
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:08 PM


BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (ZANHd)

217 "Look what you did to the box! Now we can't return him!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko


The ayatollyah-so's are about to begin.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 03:12 PM (CJLVY)

218 184 I'm a killer paper airplane maker. My grands make me do it all the time. The standard half, half, half, make wings airplane can be made way more flightworthy by folding the tip back in about an inch. Scotch tape it together. Some of the planes around here are years old and still fly. It's the only thing we let the grands throw around in the house.. and by we I mean grandma. I, all to often break that rule.
Posted by: Reforger at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM (rpbjO)


Cool! We did the half/half/half too, then our Dad showed us how to fold the first half top to bottom... then you get the small, square plane that will do loops before flying straight....

Posted by: Denny Crane- Fucking Goose Shit! at March 11, 2026 03:12 PM (dmDsy)

219 She's actually an opera singer. I wonder how a reduction would affect her singing voice.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (77rzZ)

Less of an echo chamber?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:12 PM (8zz6B)

220 211 I just had a great idea for a black comedy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

If it was made before 2016, it would dominate every streaming service's "Thriller" section.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 03:12 PM (wa/yD)

221 Do the cutouts have a "caution! Do not stack mote than five high" stamped on them?

Posted by: Rex B at March 11, 2026 03:12 PM (GI9/m)

222 Trump needs to hit him with a Nerf bomb.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 11, 2026 03:12 PM (CtjXL)

223 Won't someone PLEASE think of the crafters?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (IG3/x)

I wonder if he comes with different little cutout robes that you can hang on him like a paper doll.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (k9OZB)

224 219 She's actually an opera singer. I wonder how a reduction would affect her singing voice.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:03 PM (77rzZ)

Less of an echo chamber?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:12 PM (8zz6B)

Less vibrato on the low notes.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (qNPjz)

225 > 201 I wonder if the cardboard is printed "Acme" on the other side?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:07 PM

Temu.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (ZANHd)



Great Value Ayatollah.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (IG3/x)

226 Despite appearances, we have NOT dropped a nuke on the city of Qom, in Iran

https://tinyurl.com/589335y8

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (ZxPkt)

227 Jennifer Connelly is an extremely nice person. Met here a few times. Gracious and down to earth. Long story about how I met her.

Fun fact; she’s half Jewish but Catholic educated at Saint Ann’s in Brooklyn Heights.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (aobjm)

228 I love all the jokes and puns on this thread. Great subject to pick, Ace.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (77rzZ)

229 Our stupid little NoVA burg brought in actual coyotes to deal with Canadian geese pooping on the sidewalks of the county buildings. They were perplexed as to why people's small dogs and cats suddenly began disappearing.
Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:10 PM (wLjpr)

Lemme get this straight. Somebody who lives in NoVa looked around and said "Ya know what we don’t have enough of around here? That's right... shrieking, opportunistic predator/scavengers so low down and dirty that even their foetid blood smells like rotting garbage."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (BI5O2)

230 I understand it’s a joke, but it truly frames current situation rather correctly.

You have to levels of infiltration. The first are the Tuckers, Candace etc.. who hid within the movement for a long time and then activated as subversives.

The second level are all the catechumens looking to grift off the movement with their sudden conversions.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 02:55 PM (aobjm)

This sort of thing has a longer history than you might think in the church, complete with clerics telling single men to "man up" and marry these women because Jesus has forgiven her past and therefore you should too. And you should be a father to her 3 children from 277 different men as God is our Father.

Many a beta simp's life has been ruined by this.

Posted by: Putting the at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (TbWk/)

231 Finger slipped

Posted by: Putting the "ho" in "Hosea" at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (TbWk/)

232 NOT SATIRE: Australian foster children housed with transgender serial killer

https://is.gd/y9urz8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 03:09 PM (ndZc7)

CNN reports that this was a serial killer of transgender people.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (KTbq2)

233 Gives new meaning to having "gone around the bend."

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (QgCZY)

234 223 Won't someone PLEASE think of the crafters?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (IG3/x)

I wonder if he comes with different little cutout robes that you can hang on him like a paper doll.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (k9OZB)

So a colorform Khamenei?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (qNPjz)

235 somebody brought a life-size cardboard cutout of President Trump.

It was the most popular prop, as there was a line of us waiting to take photos with it. lol
Posted by: ShainS

There was one of those at the Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock, VA several years ago.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)

At the office, one of the guys in geomatics had a larger than life size cutout of Ovechkin in the corner. The first time I went down there I nearly jumped out of my skin.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (I40wl)

236 I won't believe the cardboard cut out is real until UK offers concessions to it.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (wBaIH)

237 News is out

Churchill will be swapped out for a beaver

@Nigel_Farage
·
1h
The Bank of England is replacing Winston Churchill with a picture of a beaver on our bank notes.

This is the definition of woke.

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:15 PM (ZxPkt)

238 if they tried to slant the process.

CHINAMEN!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 03:15 PM (Kt19C)

239 237 News is out

Churchill will be swapped out for a beaver

@Nigel_Farage
·
1h
The Bank of England is replacing Winston Churchill with a picture of a beaver on our bank notes.

This is the definition of woke.

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:15 PM (ZxPkt)

======

You know what will fix this, Nigel?

Managing the decline better.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (GBKbO)

240 if England is taking the humans off their money and replacing them with animals, they should do dog breeds. since most started there.

that should be problem-free, correct?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (j+aD2)

241 I once played at a golf course where they had a problem with geese all over the course. They put up a bunch of fake coyotes to scare them off. One of the fake coyotes got damaged by a storm and the face of it fell off. So they printed, from like a laser printer, the face of a black and white coyote and stapled it onto the decoy. That's what this reminds me of. Do ayatollahs' play golf?
Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)


They put up metal coyotes on my local course. They only lasted a year. The geese got used to them and continued to crap on everything. Other birds would come and sit on them and crap on the coyotes. Nobody was fooled.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (2WIwB)

242 He's the perfect guy to be the new Supreme Leader.

* Since he's in a coma, he can't refuse the position.

* Since he's in a coma, he can't do anything they don't like - because he can't do anything at all.

* Since he's in a hospital, it might take a bit longer for him to be taken out.

* Since he's on death's door already, it's no loss when he goes, whether from his prior injuries or from assassination.

Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (ovdkm)

243 "The Bank of England is replacing Winston Churchill with a picture of a beaver on our bank notes."

Now they can call them "Buckys".

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (vFG9F)

244 Daily Mail-

“California is warned to brace for 'surprise' Iranian drone strike as FBI reveals terrifying plot
The FBI alerted California law enforcement to potential Iranian drone strikes on the West Coast in retaliation for recent U.S. military actions, per an ABC News report.”

https://tinyurl.com/37vbrn5r

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (NpAcC)

245 242 He's the perfect guy to be the new Supreme Leader.

* Since he's in a coma, he can't refuse the position.

* Since he's in a coma, he can't do anything they don't like - because he can't do anything at all.

* Since he's in a hospital, it might take a bit longer for him to be taken out.

* Since he's on death's door already, it's no loss when he goes, whether from his prior injuries or from assassination.


yeah I think they got this idea from our previous Prez

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (j+aD2)

246 So a colorform Khamenei?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (qNPjz)

I used to love those. We had I think three sets, Mary Poppins and I don't remember what else. Do they still make those?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (I40wl)

247 Barry Soetoro takes a cardboard cutout of Big Mike everywhere he goes, because he can't control her lust for a partner.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (M9gjJ)

248 Maybr a mon calamarian like raddis

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (bXbFr)

249
They put up metal coyotes on my local course. They only lasted a year. The geese got used to them and continued to crap on everything. Other birds would come and sit on them and crap on the coyotes. Nobody was fooled.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (2WIwB)

They weren't smuggling kids across the border, of course nobody thought they were real.

Posted by: Those coyotes are wily. And sociopathic. at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (TbWk/)

250 that even their foetid blood smells like rotting garbage
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

You are absolutely the last person I'd think of as using a faggy Brit spelling.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (77rzZ)

251 >> So a colorform Khamenei?


More like Shrinky Dinks.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (erF49)

252 1h
The Bank of England is replacing Winston Churchill with a picture of a beaver on our bank notes.

This is the definition of woke.
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:15 PM (ZxPkt)

They are putting porn on their bank notes?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (I40wl)

253 > I wonder if the cardboard is printed "Acme" on the other side?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Made with 100% Recycled Ayatollah

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (ZxPkt)

254 * Since he's on death's door already, it's no loss when he goes, whether from his prior injuries or from assassination.
Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (ovdkm)

And he makes a great drink coaster at parties!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (k9OZB)

255 This is a norwegian blue ayatollah

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (bXbFr)

256 "Our stupid little NoVA burg brought in actual coyotes to deal with Canadian geese pooping on the sidewalks of the county buildings. They were perplexed as to why people's small dogs and cats suddenly began disappearing.
Posted by: moki "


They should have brought in some Haitians instead.

Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 03:17 PM (GUOwU)

257 246 So a colorform Khamenei?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (qNPjz)

I used to love those. We had I think three sets, Mary Poppins and I don't remember what else. Do they still make those?
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (I40wl)

Problem with coloform Khamenei is it only comes with black smocks for the outfits.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:18 PM (qNPjz)

258 Word is this new guy was a charisma black hole even when he was alive.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2026 03:18 PM (PYyV9)

259 208 What could possibly go wrong?

NOT SATIRE: Australian foster children housed with transgender serial killer

https://is.gd/y9urz8
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,

James Talarico. Middle school teacher; non-profit children's services, preacher... 😱.

Give em some more time.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 03:18 PM (NFX2v)

260 Ward, I'm worried about the Beaver.

Posted by: Future conversation at the Bank of England at March 11, 2026 03:18 PM (eOFY+)

261
Lemme get this straight. Somebody who lives in NoVa looked around and said "Ya know what we don’t have enough of around here? That's right... shrieking, opportunistic predator/scavengers so low down and dirty that even their foetid blood smells like rotting garbage."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (BI5O2)

Yep. One of the headscratchers our exorbitant personal property and real estate taxes went to. I do not miss living there.

Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:19 PM (wLjpr)

262 Britain has really become a bad parody of a Monty Python sketch

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (qBBPl)

263 This sort of thing has a longer history than you might think in the church, complete with clerics telling single men to "man up" and marry these women because Jesus has forgiven her past and therefore you should too. And you should be a father to her 3 children from 277 different men as God is our Father.

Many a beta simp's life has been ruined by this.
Posted by: Putting the at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (TbWk/)
------
Yeah this crap is all too common. Don't worry that Becky over there has seen more dick than a urologist at the end of a long, successful career. You should totally marry her because she's been a godly woman for about seventy three seconds now.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (3BwY8)

264 262 Britain has really become a bad parody of a Monty Python sketch

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (qBBPl)

======

False.

Monty Python would never have touched Islam.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (GBKbO)

265 >>> She's actually an opera singer. I wonder how a reduction would affect her singing voice.

Oh that reminds me... timothee shamalamadingdong put his foot in his mouth again. Said he'd never work in a medium like opera or ballet because they are not popular enough. Something like that.

I'm not sure if the kardashian mom bought his Oscar for him since he's dating one of them. But if she hasn't, that would ding him hard. Luckily Oscar voting closed the same day as his stupid remarks.

When you are so dumb Patton Oswald gets to make fun of you, you've hit a new low.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (ed3I4)

266 They put up metal coyotes on my local course. They only lasted a year. The geese got used to them and continued to crap on everything. Other birds would come and sit on them and crap on the coyotes. Nobody was fooled.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (2WIwB)

Wait a gol darned minute... so yer tellin me that that kiote I was makin' love to wasn't real? Even after all that hollerin'??? I mean, I got pretty loud. What's wrong with you people???

Posted by: Fred in Alabama at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (dmDsy)

267
I once played at a golf course where they had a problem with geese all over the course.

Posted by: Lex at March 11, 2026 03:04 PM (l5xX+)


We've got thousands of those Canadian Cobra Chickens infesting every green space and city park here in Fresno. Occasionally you hear explosions around the airport to drive them away. Sounds like an artillery strike.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (y9nCu)

268 209. At least it was cardboard cutouts. Our stupid little NoVA burg brought in actual coyotes to deal with Canadian geese pooping on the sidewalks of the county buildings. They were perplexed as to why people's small dogs and cats suddenly began disappearing.
Posted by: moki

I don't mean to laugh but 🤣

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (NFX2v)

269 I hope Britain goes with a goat on one of their currencies.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (n5tGW)

270 Britain has really become a bad parody of a Monty Python sketch
Posted by: Smell the Glove


The circle of life.....

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (CJLVY)

271 257 246 So a colorform Khamenei?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM (qNPjz)

I used to love those. We had I think three sets, Mary Poppins and I don't remember what else. Do they still make those?
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (I40wl)

Problem with coloform Khamenei is it only comes with black smocks for the outfits.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:18 PM (qNPjz)

For this last guy Shrinkydink sounds more appropriate.

Posted by: Iran leadership is limp at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (TbWk/)

272 265 Oh that reminds me... timothee shamalamadingdong put his foot in his mouth again. Said he'd never work in a medium like opera or ballet because they are not popular enough. Something like that.

I'm not sure if the kardashian mom bought his Oscar for him since he's dating one of them. But if she hasn't, that would ding him hard. Luckily Oscar voting closed the same day as his stupid remarks.

When you are so dumb Patton Oswald gets to make fun of you, you've hit a new low.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (ed3I4)

=======

He said he didn't want to work in a medium that had to beg for relevance.

I'm sorry, but if Opera has to argue that it's relevant...it's not relevant. No one gives a shit.

Because it's irrelevant and subsides almost exclusively on patronage (often government funded) rather than actual interest from actual people at levels that can sustain it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

273 Those are NOT Amazon boxes, Ace. Those are unused pizza boxes. Look carefully at the creases ...

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (6W/HR)

274 I wonder if he comes with different little cutout robes that you can hang on him like a paper doll.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (k9OZB)

So a colorform Khamenei?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 11, 2026 03:14 PM


Shrinky Dinks.

At least that's what I heard.

Posted by: Dr. Venkman at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (ZANHd)

275 I like foxes, though.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (77rzZ)

276 if England is taking the humans off their money and replacing them with animals, they should do dog breeds. since most started there.

that should be problem-free, correct?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (j+aD2)


The British government is floating a ban 67 on dog breeds. Supposedly because of health issues. Animal welfare concerns. Totally Not because of the Muslim invaders.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (eJ/ld)

277 Oh that reminds me... timothee shamalamadingdong put his foot in his mouth again. Said he'd never work in a medium like opera or ballet because they are not popular enough. Something like that.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:20 PM (ed3I4)

Good, who needs him?

On a brighter note, I bought a CD of Andrea Bocelli's greatest opera arias recently. So lovely!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (k9OZB)

278 Imagine what "Johnny" from "Airplane" could make with that cardboard cutout?

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (Z32lN)

279 240 if England is taking the humans off their money and replacing them with animals, they should do dog breeds. since most started there.

that should be problem-free, correct?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (j+aD2)

Unless they are one of the 67 banned breeds, like St. Bernards. I believe American Thinker had an article about this.

Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (wLjpr)

280 For this last guy Shrinkydink sounds more appropriate.
Posted by: Iran leadership is limp at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (TbWk/)


I was in the pool!

Posted by: Ayatollah Jr. at March 11, 2026 03:23 PM (eOFY+)

281
The British government is floating a ban 67 on dog breeds. Supposedly because of health issues. Animal welfare concerns. Totally Not because of the Muslim invaders.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (eJ/ld)

Horde Think strikes again!

Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:23 PM (wLjpr)

282 What is an e-girl?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (xT8gx)

$20, same as in town.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (wa/yD)


Pshaw, at $10.95 a month, she is less than a cup of coffee a day!

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 03:23 PM (rbvCR)

283 We laugh... but there's a good 90% chance that, sometime in the 2040s, that cardboard motherfucker will be reviewing a parade of our abandoned military equipment.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 03:23 PM (BI5O2)

284 260 Ward, I'm worried about the Beaver.
Posted by: Future conversation at the Bank of England at March 11, 2026 03:18 PM (eOFY+)


Alfred, I'm worried about my Ward.

Posted by: Bruce in Gotham at March 11, 2026 03:23 PM (dmDsy)

285 Moki, yes that was where I read about the dog ban.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (eJ/ld)

286 The handlers obviously misunderstood when the mullahs ordered them to put the new Ayatollah on Pay Per View.

I'll see myself out.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (KTbq2)

287 275 I like foxes, though.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (77rzZ)

We LOVE those swingin' American foxes!

Posted by: The Festrunk Brothers at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (TbWk/)

288 Coma, coma, coma Khameniiiiiiiii!

Posted by: Islamic Culture Club at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (f1kZG)

289 A beaver? Isn't that native to North America? Is that part of the joke?

On the plus side, Ben Franklin would love it. He loved him some beaver...and some beaver fur skinned caps as well.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (ed3I4)

290 The handlers obviously misunderstood when the mullahs ordered them to put the new Ayatollah on Pay Per View.

I'll see myself out.
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM


*slow clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (ZANHd)

291 He's safe in a hospital knowing the US won't touch a hospital.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (NpAcC)

292
I don't mean to laugh but 🤣

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (NFX2v)

Chalk up another brilliant idea to karens and liberal thought giants.

Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (wLjpr)

293 I'm surprised that the Muslim Horde Invaders haven't already eaten all of the dogs in The UK yet.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (EYaT7)

294 Because it's irrelevant and subsides almost exclusively on patronage (often government funded) rather than actual interest from actual people at levels that can sustain it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)
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Art has existed almost exclusively on patronage and government funding since we had a concept for what art is.

Commercially successful art is a complete rarity, movies and TV being the most well known and that was due to the fact that we figured out how to record and reproduce it to make it accessible to the masses.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (3BwY8)

295 Well Ace--this is why Candace and Tucker are running with a bunch of nuts.

Check out what John Mappin (Epstein affiliated and brought Candace and George together) and Buckley Carlson just put on X.

First,

@JohnMappin

@JohnMappin
THEY SACRIFICED CHARLIE KIRK

BLACK MAGIC RITUAL.

Retweeted by Buckley Carlson
@buckleycarlson
·
3h
I buy this. Definitely NOT random. Neither was the repaving 4 days later.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (E4rtv)

296 and some beaver fur skinned caps as well.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (ed3I4)

*gross joke loading*
*gross joke quickly cancelled*

Whew, that was close...

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (k9OZB)

297 A beaver? Isn't that native to North America? Is that part of the joke?
Posted by: LizLem

There is a North-American beaver and a European beaver.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)

298 Chalk up another brilliant idea to karens and liberal thought giants.
Posted by: moki at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (wLjpr)
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Mark down yet another reason I'm thankful to have left NoVA when we did.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (3BwY8)

299 Do they make muffs out of beaver fur?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:27 PM (77rzZ)

300 294 Art has existed almost exclusively on patronage and government funding since we had a concept for what art is.

Commercially successful art is a complete rarity, movies and TV being the most well known and that was due to the fact that we figured out how to record and reproduce it to make it accessible to the masses.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (3BwY

======

Because art has traditionally been expensive and only enjoyable by those with the time and ability to pay for it.

Mass media changed that, bringing entertainment to the people.

And that's what Chalamet wants to be part of, the democratized art world, not the exclusive to the elite art world.

And the Hollywood elite are going to hate him for it because they hate the people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:27 PM (GBKbO)

301 >>> The British government is floating a ban 67 on dog breeds. Supposedly because of health issues. Animal welfare concerns. Totally Not because of the Muslim invaders.

I said the other day that it's a good thing that they waited until the Queen died...because if they try to ban Welsh Corgis, she would have dissolved their government in two seconds.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:27 PM (ed3I4)

302 I just had a great idea for a black comedy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)p


It had better have the plot of the foster parents and one of the case workers hiding the tranny's body from Child Protection agency.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (rbvCR)

303
I like foxes, though.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:22 PM (77rzZ)

We LOVE those swingin' American foxes!
Posted by: The Festrunk Brothers at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (TbWk/)



Go to the swinging singles bar, and look for the ones with dog poop on their shoes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (y9nCu)

304 >>Unless they are one of the 67 banned breeds, like St. Bernards. I believe American Thinker had an article about this.

None of the 67 breeds listed have been banned. It's a recommendation to breeders by a Brit PITA-type organization to reconsider continuing their breeding lines.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (Y1sOo)

305 There is a North-American beaver and a European beaver.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)

They had to trap North American beaver to get hair for felt hats, because European beaver are hairless.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (8zz6B)

306 "In order to save time Iran appoints Supreme Leader who is already dead."

Posted by: pawn at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (iQdLI)

307 Mark down yet another reason I'm thankful to have left NoVA when we did.
Posted by: ballistic


My wife and I are eyeing West Virginia as our bugout spot to escape Spanberger.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (77rzZ)

308 Yeah this crap is all too common. Don't worry that Becky over there has seen more dick than a urologist at the end of a long, successful career. You should totally marry her because she's been a godly woman for about seventy three seconds now.
Posted by: ballistic


Eh, it's not even exclusively a religious thing. "Born-again virgins" were a thing for a minute or two in the mid-90s. Girls sleeping around in college, and then declaring that they're "saving themselves for marriage, starting now." Or maybe after one more Chad.

Posted by: mikeski at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (CJLVY)

309 302 I just had a great idea for a black comedy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)p

It had better have the plot of the foster parents and one of the case workers hiding the tranny's body from Child Protection agency.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (rbvCR)

=======

"Oops! We lost another kid! We need another one!"

*laugh track may be involved*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:29 PM (GBKbO)

310 291 He's safe in a hospital knowing the US won't touch a hospital.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 03:25 PM (NpAcC)


That's what Tousi said... Even the uninjured ones are being hidden there...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 03:29 PM (VE6XX)

311 Wow, you sure this isn't a South Park episode?

They killed Kenny Mohamed?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 03:29 PM (mP0Kj)

312 The fullsize cardboard cut outs at party stores of Elvis,Marilyn Monroe,Johnny Cash or Judy Garland would have more credibility than the Iranian cardboard leader

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 03:29 PM (IifOV)

313 296 and some beaver fur skinned caps as well.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (ed3I4)

*gross joke loading*
*gross joke quickly cancelled*

Whew, that was close...
Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (k9OZB)


I've got a bag full of beaver hair in my bedroom.

Posted by: Denny Crane - For $19 a Month, You Too Can Have a Bag of Beaver Hair! Call Today! at March 11, 2026 03:30 PM (dmDsy)

314 There is a North-American beaver and a European beaver.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)

That's racist.

Posted by: Reforger at March 11, 2026 03:30 PM (rpbjO)

315 306 "In order to save time Iran appoints Supreme Leader who is already dead."
Posted by: pawn at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (iQdLI)

He's only MOSTLY dead...

Posted by: Miracle Max Mohamed at March 11, 2026 03:30 PM (mP0Kj)

316 FWIW, 1st Circuit handed Trump a win on deporting to third countries that a district judge Murphy from Mass has tried to issue injunctions stopping the practice three times. Slapped down by Scotus and his appellate supervising court now.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 03:30 PM (E4rtv)

317 314 There is a North-American beaver and a European beaver.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)

That's racist.

Posted by: Reforger at March 11, 2026 03:30 PM (rpbjO)

======

Yeah, but can one carry a one pound coconut from a tropical region to Medieval England?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:30 PM (GBKbO)

318 And the Hollywood elite are going to hate him for it because they hate the people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:27 PM (GBKbO)
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They're going to hate him because he went against The Guild, because all actors/performers tend to see themselves as part of that guild, regardless of their medium, and also because a lot of mass media actors cut their teeth in the theater where nobody knew their name or gave a shit about them, so they see it as a personal slight, which even with my contempt for that entire trade I can't blame them for.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:31 PM (3BwY8)

319 June, why dont you take the Beaver out to get some sun?

Posted by: Ward at March 11, 2026 03:31 PM (qNPjz)

320 TJM, excited for the new Scary Movie possibly bringing comedy back? It seems to poke fun at everyone. Good for it.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:31 PM (ed3I4)

321 Many New Americans were given shelter off of I-95 near Heinz Wildlife Refuge and Tinicum Township Park along the Delaware River in PA.

The geese have vanished! I don't know about the beaver.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 03:31 PM (NFX2v)

322 316 FWIW, 1st Circuit handed Trump a win on deporting to third countries that a district judge Murphy from Mass has tried to issue injunctions stopping the practice three times. Slapped down by Scotus and his appellate supervising court now.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 03:30 PM (E4rtv)

======

False.

SCOTUS is against us and never gives Trump victories.

Therefore, this did not happen and Trump is now repatriating all deported individuals.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:31 PM (GBKbO)

323 Coma, coma, coma Khameniiiiiiiii!

Posted by: Islamic Culture Club at March 11, 2026 03:24 PM (f1kZG)

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

Somebody posted a meme a few days ago with a tiny son sitting next to his larger dead father sitting in chairs wearing the same outfits -- referring to the former as "Khamini-me."

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 03:32 PM (EYaT7)

324 @297

"There is a North-American beaver and a European beaver."

The European one is thinner.

Posted by: Distant Observer at March 11, 2026 03:32 PM (IV+J7)

325 New Fraud Post Up

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 03:32 PM (erF49)

326 The Bank of England is replacing Winston Churchill with a picture of a beaver on our bank notes.

This is the definition of woke.
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 03:15 PM (ZxPkt)

That great scene in the Nake Gun where Lesley Nielsen watches Priscilla Presley walk up a ladder to retrieve something in an attic/crawl space. He's looking up at her and says "great beaver"... after which she hands him a stuffed beaver. LoL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 03:33 PM (xT8gx)

327 319 June, why dont you take the Beaver out to get some sun?
Posted by: Ward at March 11, 2026 03:31 PM (qNPjz)


Ward, you know my cunt gets sunburned easily!!! Fuck you!

Posted by: June, Playing With Herself. at March 11, 2026 03:33 PM (dmDsy)

328 The European one is thinner.
Posted by: Distant Observer at March 11, 2026 03:32 PM (IV+J7)
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And smells like Galousies

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 03:33 PM (3BwY8)

329 320 TJM, excited for the new Scary Movie possibly bringing comedy back? It seems to poke fun at everyone. Good for it.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 03:31 PM (ed3I4)

======

Honestly, it looks like trash.

I doubt the Wayans responsible has any better sense of comedy now than he did 20 years ago.

But, making fun of modern day leftist stuff should provide it with some cultural cache as "dangerous" when it's really just kind of a string of lazy, easy, disconnected jokes barely strung together by the idea that "people recognize these movies".

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 03:33 PM (GBKbO)

330 That is a hilarious meme of Marco Rubio. May bless him and protect him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 03:34 PM (uA11f)

331
None of the 67 breeds listed have been banned.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (Y1sOo)


Yet.

Once the breeders tell the govt to sod off, they'll move to an outright ban.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 03:34 PM (y9nCu)

332 I continue to think they should have brought out his amputated leg with a turban on it. A take from the leg lamp Christmas story.

Maybe if we all ignore Candace Owens she will buy land in a desert, build a bomb shelter and start a cult.

Do people pay to keep watching her crack up, possibly on air? Money wasted! Who thinks she's sane at this point othr than Tucker?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 03:35 PM (WONhk)

333 I'd imagine that Erika is waiting until the trial of Charlie's killer is over for suing Candace
----
I'm not convinced that they have the right guy. Does no one remember the questions being asked immediately afterwards? There were a lot of things that didn't add up. The weapon used, the confession post, the paving over of the scene. Not to mention the involvement of the FIB. I'm not going to start trusting them now.

I'll post anyway, but there is a new thread

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 11, 2026 03:36 PM (RkOfE)

334 @328 ballistic

"And smells like Galousies"

Zing!

Posted by: Distant Observer at March 11, 2026 03:37 PM (IV+J7)

335 307 Mark down yet another reason I'm thankful to have left NoVA when we did.
Posted by: ballistic


My wife and I are eyeing West Virginia as our bugout spot to escape Spanberger.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:28 PM (77rzZ)


Heading there myself!

Posted by: SS at March 11, 2026 03:38 PM (dmDsy)

336 Do they make muffs out of beaver fur?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 03:27 PM (77rzZ)


No, they grow them naturally

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (rbvCR)

337 There's a park here where the city has set up public soccer nets and the children can run wild and have fun.

But also, there a thousand fucking Canadian geese that graze in the same field, so there is goose shit everywhere.

Next, the parents take their children to the picnic tables and let them run around wild like maniacs, on top of the tables, allover. It's disgusting.

I'd rather eat my lunch in the vehicle, thank you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 03:39 PM (M9gjJ)

338 LOST HIS LEG DID HE?

DON'T F*CK WITH THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL!

Posted by: kurtz at March 11, 2026 03:44 PM (jzrwJ)

339 Good, who needs him?

On a brighter note, I bought a CD of Andrea Bocelli's greatest opera arias recently. So lovely!
Posted by: hobbitopoly

I don't know what point Timmy Chalamet was trying to make, but I did come across a post on X that defended him by saying that today's operas chased funding $'s and are coming up with crap (opera about Inuit 2 spirit something or other) which the public doesn't flock to see. But Andrea Bocelli singing the classics will always draw a huge crowd.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 03:55 PM (Dv3i1)

340 One of the dog breeds on that list are BorderCollies

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 11, 2026 03:57 PM (gQ15S)

341 Daily Mail-

“California is warned to brace for 'surprise' Iranian drone strike as FBI reveals terrifying plot
The FBI alerted California law enforcement to potential Iranian drone strikes on the West Coast in retaliation for recent U.S. military actions, per an ABC News report.”

https://tinyurl.com/37vbrn5r
Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 03:16 PM (NpAcC)

From where to where? As a Californian this is pretty bizarre. They taking out the Hollywood sign?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:04 PM (8avO+)

342 @JohnMappin
THEY SACRIFICED CHARLIE KIRK

BLACK MAGIC RITUAL.

Retweeted by Buckley Carlson
@buckleycarlson
·
3h
I buy this. Definitely NOT random. Neither was the repaving 4 days later.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 03:26 PM (E4rtv)

I doubt the medieval practitioners of black magic had rifle fire as part of the spell.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 04:08 PM (8avO+)

343
Oh. My. Word!

This is one of the most sidesplitting things ever!!!

I. Can. Not. Stop. LAUGHING MY ASS OFF!!!

Thanks again, Ace.

Posted by: Bach In Black at March 11, 2026 04:20 PM (KY9hS)

344 Mojta-been!

Posted by: David at March 11, 2026 10:11 PM (HjmRX)

CNN's DEI Deer-in-the-Headlights Dim Bulb Abby Philip: Some People Threw a Bomb at the Muslim Mayor of New York City

Antifa's credo -- and thus now the Antifa Media's credo -- is "DARVO." Every time they beat the shit out of someone in the street, they engage in DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender.

We saw this with Kyle Rittenhouse. We saw this with the Covington Kids.

And since the weekend, we have seen Antifa Media story after Antifa Media story have strongly, strongly implied that it was the "anti-Islam protesters" who threw the IEDs at the Muslim mayor.

DARVO. Always DARVO. Protected leftwing criminals and terrorists must always be portrayed as the victims, even when they're throwing literal IED shrapnel bombs at actually-peaceful protesters. ("Provocateurs" who for some reason think that Muslims are violent and have such a purchase on the Democrat Party and their Antifa Media that they're able to "Islamify" the country. What nonsense, huh?)


CNN's DEI Dumb Not-Blonde Abby Phillip straight up offered the "news" that the terrorists were trying to harm the Muslim mayor.

And she was still peddling this Islamicization Lie even on Tuesday night.


It took less than 12 hours for CNN to dive back into the propaganda toolbox to invert the truth in the most brazen way possible, confident that it could do so because its viewers trust it to be the truth-teller. And given how many Pravda outlets have been intentionally vague about what happened and who was responsible, they have every right to be confident.


To add my personal testimony: All through the weekend, when I saw headlines about this story but did not read articles -- I try to disconnect on the weekend -- I in fact believed that this was an "anti-Muslim" attack on the mayor.

Because that's what literally every Antifa Media outlet told me it was.

When I first found out the attack was committed by Muslims, I wondered: Why were the Muslims attacking the Muslim mayor? Was it an attempt at a false flag attack?

It didn't even occur to me that for 72 hours the Antifa Media was straight-up gaslighting the world about who the terrorists were and who the intended victims. For a day and a half I thought, "Oh, I guess I must have read the headlines wrong."

I didn't read them wrong. I took from them precisely what the writers at Antifa Media outlets intended me to take. I only "read them wrong" in the sense that I read them at all.

Now DEI Dum-Dum said it was just an "error."

Whoops!

Whoopsie!

Abby D. Phillip
@abbydphillip

I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn't catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.


I can't wait until David Ellison and Bari Weiss send this developmentally-delayed propaganda robot packing.

Below, this low-IQ moron lies about another case, to cover for another Protected Minority Ally.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:23 PM




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1 I'll fetch em

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (EtnSa)

2 1st

Posted by: GF at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (4GOu6)

3 first?

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (GD0B3)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:25 PM (/BPde)

5 I mentioned this in the MR this morning.

CNN will NEVER not suck. Never.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:25 PM (/BPde)

6 I can't wait until David Ellison and Bari Weiss send this developmentally-delayed propaganda robot packing.

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I can't wait for David French to tell me that being opposed to the murder of people showing up to hear Jack Long speak is anti-Christian.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (GBKbO)

7 CNN, the mosted trusted network for Pravda

Posted by: Bete at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (LX4y3)

8 Abby got caught in another lie.
It must be a day ending in Y.

Posted by: huerfano at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (98kQX)

9 FAIR AND BALANCED!!!!!!


FAIR!!!!! AND!!!! BALANCED!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Brian Stelter - Sex Machine at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (/BPde)

10 >>Abby D. Phillip
@abbydphillip
I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn't catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.


"Fuck you, San Diego!", she added.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (erF49)

11 Eh, nice acronym, media is unfixxable until it crashes totally.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

12
Yeah Abby, you libs think only YOU own truth. Everything else is lies.

Her ability to lie to easily on camera is her skill.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (IifOV)

13 WE'VE GOT OUR OFFICIAL ACE OF SPADES/KIWI FARMS CROSSOVER!!!

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (wa/yD)

14 Wonder how many dungeon S&M parties Abby Phillip has accidentally stumbled into

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (gKWVE)

15 Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusion Death Cult Left.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (SJ0Wp)

16 10 >>Abby D. Phillip
@abbydphillip
I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn't catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.


"Fuck you, San Diego!", she added.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (erF49)

=======

Isn't it part of slander/libel caselaw that the retraction has to take place in the same kind of venue? Like, if it's said on TV, it has to be retracted on TV?

Or am I inventing caselaw like a district court judge.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (GBKbO)

17 I wonder if CNN made Phillip issue the correction because they are feeling scared of Paramount bosses

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (V6W16)

18 into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors an
-------

Note that even in the correction they have to "name" the victim so the takeaway is that they were antagonizers who deserved it. Which is what the media believes. And not for being "anti muslim", but just for disagreeing with them on anything.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (KTbq2)

19 I can't wait to read how David French's meeting with the source of Christianity goes. Bet a few things will be straightend out, such as selling adaptations for cash.

Posted by: Bete at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (LX4y3)

20

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, twat.

Posted by: Dean Wormer at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (/BPde)

21 Buy em books, send em to school and all they do is eat the covers.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (+nEug)

22 TRUMP BOMBED LITTLE CHILDREN IN IRAN BECAUSE HE IS AN EPSTEIN BOUGHT PEDO!!!1111

Also, some teens did something in New York

Posted by: The Only News That Matter to Karens at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (REq0p)

23 I read the content.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (dK+Kv)

24 Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusion Death Cult Left.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:28 PM (SJ0Wp)

No it's not.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (KTbq2)

25 23 I read the content.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (dK+Kv)

=====

I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (GBKbO)

26 You don't distrust the media enough.

I mean, I try to.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd)

27 >>All through the weekend, when I saw headlines about this story but did not read articles -- I try to disconnect on the weekend -- I in fact believed that this was an "anti-Muslim" attack on the mayor.


You sweet Summer child.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (erF49)

28 She chose TRUTH over FACTS, you guys.

Just like Biden said!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (/BPde)

29 22 TRUMP BOMBED LITTLE CHILDREN IN IRAN BECAUSE HE IS AN EPSTEIN BOUGHT PEDO!!!1111

Also, some teens did something in New York
Posted by: The Only News That Matter to Karens at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (REq0p)


Sure not letting that one go are they...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (fdJ1A)

30 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (ZANHd)

31 The political violence will continue until Democrats no longer see a way to politically profit off of it.

Posted by: 29Victor at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (0MjtC)

32 DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender.

Actually DAVROs: Deny Attack Victim Revers Offender St00p1Dity.

Y'all had to know it was comin'... No?
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBGavinsRealityBomb
And the dust will atoms, and the atoms will become NOTHING...

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (u8KYe)

33 It took less than 12 hours for CNN to dive back into the propaganda toolbox to invert the truth in the most brazen way possible, confident that it could do so because its viewers trust it to be the truth-teller. And given how many Pravda outlets have been intentionally vague about what happened and who was responsible, they have every right to be confident.

Their hundreds of viewers are being misled.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (4NO2D)

34 I have milked smarter animals.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (HWyCo)

35 29 22 TRUMP BOMBED LITTLE CHILDREN IN IRAN BECAUSE HE IS AN EPSTEIN BOUGHT PEDO!!!1111

Also, some teens did something in New York
Posted by: The Only News That Matter to Karens at March 11, 2026 01:29 PM (REq0p)


Sure not letting that one go are they...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (fdJ1A)

====

I've seen it asserted that Iran is propping up the narrative online because their effort to make the conflict "Islam vs. the world" failed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (GBKbO)

36 I trust ISIS more than our "media".

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:31 PM (KTbq2)

37
Where's the Blade guy?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 01:31 PM (IifOV)

38 can't wait until David Ellison and Bari Weiss send this developmentally-delayed propaganda robot packing.

==

apropos...Bag of antlers and mother of the internet keeps mean girl trashing Bari Weis, . Because Bari Weis runs a news organizations, and Grandma Groyper is forced to exist in the dark corners of X, and is subject to the whims of Paki and Chicom bots and boosters. Mentally, grandma Groyper never left high school.

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:31 PM (GD0B3)

39 SPONGE!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:30 PM (ZANHd)



WOOT!


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:31 PM (/BPde)

40 I was clear the two Muslim terrorists were after the group of anit-Mamdani protesters and not hizzonor.

Then, just yesterday, the NYC bomb squad was out at Gracie Mansion.

It's all fake, ghey and lies.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (jtM2q)

41 CNN: All the news that's fit to ignore.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (UjdFS)

42
When Paramount takes over CNN will anything change?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (IifOV)

43 CNN should be prosecuted for aiding and abetting the enemy....

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (fdJ1A)

44 I've seen it asserted that Iran is propping up the narrative online because their effort to make the conflict "Islam vs. the world" failed

***************

They're getting lots of help from ZeroHedge these days too, I mean ok I get yall hate Jews but HO LEE FUK

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (REq0p)

45 42.

Just the logo.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (HWyCo)

46 42
When Paramount takes over CNN will anything change?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (IifOV)

======

We may find out in 18 months when the deal finally clears all regulatory hurdles and finishes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)

47 >>>>I can't wait until David Ellison and Bari Weiss send this developmentally-delayed propaganda robot packing.

Don't hold your breath. That bitch at 60 Minutes still has her job.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (CNl8/)

48 The false narratives and gas lighting are for the children.

Honest, really.

Posted by: Czech Chick at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (vK/Ja)

49 >>>13 WE'VE GOT OUR OFFICIAL ACE OF SPADES/KIWI FARMS CROSSOVER!!!

i've heard of Kiwi Farms but what is the crossover?

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)

50 I seriously never expected a post from Dear Feeder Joshua Moon to end up on this site.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (wa/yD)

51 over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors
----------

Wouldn't the "ISIS inspired attackers" be considered pro-Muslim? 🤔

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (KTbq2)

52 44 I've seen it asserted that Iran is propping up the narrative online because their effort to make the conflict "Islam vs. the world" failed

***************

They're getting lots of help from ZeroHedge these days too, I mean ok I get yall hate Jews but HO LEE FUK

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (REq0p)

====

ZeroHedge funded by Russia? I dunno.

But I believe it. It's truth.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)

53 News is malleable, you guys. You can hammer that shit into whatever form you want and present it as fact.

It's in the Constitution, you see.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (/BPde)

54 And then yesterday there was some breaking news that there was a "suspicious package" or bomb found near Gracie Mansion?

Yeah, here we go again with the fake J6 pipe bomb false flag ... to further depict the Muslim Commie Mondami as an oppressed victim.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (SJ0Wp)

55 ...confident that it could do so because its viewers trust it to be the truth-teller.

"Ah think Ah see yer prahblem, raht cher."

Posted by: Oddbob at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (Fs0KI)

56 49 i've heard of Kiwi Farms but what is the crossover?
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)

XJosh is the owner of Kiwi Farms, Joshua Moon.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:34 PM (wa/yD)

57 42 CNN sets will also be Star Trek sets. And both will still suck.

Posted by: Bete at March 11, 2026 01:34 PM (LX4y3)

58 49 i've heard of Kiwi Farms but what is the crossover?

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)

======

A disappointing episode that fails to capture the magic of two different properties brought into one concentrated bit of so-called entertainment, but that's not important right now.

What's important is whether you can land this plane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:34 PM (GBKbO)

59 "The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani."

"Bombs"? Yes, there was more than one. Two, actually.

The uglier and more creepy of the two smellies threw one -- the bomb in the iconic pic over the head of the eternally stupid white guy -- and then was handed a second bomb by the less ugly and creepy smellie. He then ran away and dropped the bomb.

It's insane that some people seem to think these two smellies didn't know each other or plan this together.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:35 PM (iFTx/)

60 ah okay, I don't know about the owner of the site. thanks.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 01:35 PM (1wjle)

61 Watch it with your acronyms, fellas!

Posted by: DEVOS Lawyers. at March 11, 2026 01:35 PM (dmDsy)

62 Abby has lovely Caucasian facial features. But does she have a fat ass?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 11, 2026 01:35 PM (wBaIH)

63 i've heard of Kiwi Farms but what is the crossover?
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM


Isn't that a mid-sized Subaru?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:35 PM (ZANHd)

64
What's important is whether you can land this plane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:34 PM (GBKbO)



I'll never get over Macho Grande.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (/BPde)

65 Cuck News Numbskulls

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (UjdFS)

66 At the top of the pyramid, people have to stand very close together. Regardless of their happy gas, all journalice are sociopaths and worse until proven otherwise.

They gotta pay off that plastic surgery Kirk Douglas jawline somehow.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (HWyCo)

67 64
What's important is whether you can land this plane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:34 PM (GBKbO)


I'll never get over Macho Grande.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (/BPde)

======

Yeah, but he hung tough?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)

68 Also - "ISIS inspired"??? Sounds lovely, doesn't it?

Maybe CNN believes that you too can be "ISIS inspired".

I'm just kidding of course: Not maybe. Definitely.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (KTbq2)

69 CNN hasn't been worth a damn since Lynn Russell left Headline News.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (77rzZ)

70 "developmentally delayed propaganda robot"
Ace bringing the cruel truth!

Posted by: Texican ette at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (SNf74)

71 I speak jive.

Posted by: Abby Philip at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (4NO2D)

72 The American Civil War II is starting to heat ip

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (EtnSa)

73 Yeah, but he hung tough?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)



NO! He hung the laundry. JOEY hung tough!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (/BPde)

74 Anyway, although those two terrorists were hoping for a large body count, Jake Lang seems to be a kid diddler. (source: 0hour1) The counter-jihad movement needs better leaders

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (gKWVE)

75

Do you have Alexa in your home?

Read on Daily Mail about the scary story about Alexa asking a little girl what she is wearing.

Girl said a skirt and Alexa asked if it could it if could take a look.

Posted by: four seasons at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (3ek7K)

76 73 Yeah, but he hung tough?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)


NO! He hung the laundry. JOEY hung tough!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (/BPde)

======

Hugh hung the laundry?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

77 She tweeted it. Will she say it on TV? Because the blue sky people didn’t see the retraction on x.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (Wmg4n)

78 58 I can get the plane to the ground...

Posted by: Bete at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (LX4y3)

79 Ace is more of a Minotaur Milk Farmer than a Farmer of Kiwis.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (erF49)

80 59 The uglier and more creepy of the two smellies threw one -- the bomb in the iconic pic over the head of the eternally stupid white guy -- and then was handed a second bomb by the less ugly and creepy smellie. He then ran away and dropped the bomb.

It's insane that some people seem to think these two smellies didn't know each other or plan this together.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:35 PM (iFTx/)

The eternally stupid white guy is a professional actor, shock of shocks.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (wa/yD)

81 If you look at newer pics of the scene, there's a closeup of the smellie throwing the bomb from the reverse angle. The burning fuse is already practically down to the bomb. Had this bomb not been a dud, it would probably have blown up the guy's face into jelly. Too bad.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (iFTx/)

82
It was not an attempted bombing or a failed terrorist attack. Bombs were thrown. Mistakes were made.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (KTbq2)

83 74 Anyway, although those two terrorists were hoping for a large body count, Jake Lang seems to be a kid diddler. (source: 0hour1) The counter-jihad movement needs better leaders

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (gKWVE)

======

He's a side show grifter who uses controversy to feed his lower-middle class existence.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

84 Am I the only one that thinks Fanny Willis has just gotten hotter as the years have gone by?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Dat Booty Be Smokin'! at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

85 I was wondering that myself if she would say that on air. But really old lefty media trick, big font newspaper headline, 7 days later correction on page 73 in super small font.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (n5tGW)

86 Incoming.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (5UTWB)

87 75.

That river in the rainforest is hiding a lot of secrets in its Seattle offices.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (HWyCo)

88 The American Civil War II is starting to heat up
Posted by: Skip

Are we at the Bleeding Kansas stage, or the Raid on Harpers Ferry stage?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (77rzZ)

89 63 No, that is scissoring. It's what Subura owners specialize in.

Posted by: Bete at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (LX4y3)

90 81 If you look at newer pics of the scene, there's a closeup of the smellie throwing the bomb from the reverse angle. The burning fuse is already practically down to the bomb. Had this bomb not been a dud, it would probably have blown up the guy's face into jelly. Too bad.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (iFTx/)

======

And the dude who had it thrown over his head.

The dude who still says that Long is worse than the guy who threw a literal bomb over his head.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (GBKbO)

91
Hugh hung the laundry?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)



GEORGE hung the laundry. Hugh jettisoned over the cliff.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (/BPde)

92 How is CNN still in business?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (5UTWB)

93
Ask the DEI Dum-Dum to enlighten us about J'Blowme having appointed the first black justice to the Supreme Court. Those were his words, mind you.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (xG4kz)

94 91
Hugh hung the laundry?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)


GEORGE hung the laundry. Hugh jettisoned over the cliff.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (/BPde)

======

I need to memorize this exchange.

For the advancement of culture, that is.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (GBKbO)

95

It doesn't say that.

Yes it does right here.

Oh well it also says other things.

Behold, the left's/minority's/shill's absolute inability to process and synthesize information demonstrated in real time.

Posted by: imp at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (g6TN6)

96 Biden's Dog, I hope you're commenting from the shelter.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (+nEug)

97 Do you have Alexa in your home?

Read on Daily Mail about the scary story about Alexa asking a little girl what she is wearing.

Girl said a skirt and Alexa asked if it could it if could take a look.

Posted by: four seasons
......

Alexa has become self-aware. As a lesbian ped0.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (UjdFS)

98 Am I the only one that thinks Fanny Willis has just gotten hotter as the years have gone by?

Yes. Yes, you are. Thanks for asking.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 11, 2026 01:41 PM (Fs0KI)

99 How is CNN still in business?

Included with your cable bill whether you want it or not.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 01:41 PM (TVV/Z)

100 "I Misspoke."

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 01:41 PM (Q+gd/)

101 99 How is CNN still in business?

Included with your cable bill whether you want it or not.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 01:41 PM (TVV/Z)

====

Cable bill?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)

102
For the advancement of culture, that is.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (GBKbO)



I don't get it.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (/BPde)

103 The uglier and more creepy of the two smellies threw one -- the bomb in the iconic pic over the head of the eternally stupid white guy -- and then was handed a second bomb by the less ugly and creepy smellie. He then ran away and dropped the bomb.

It's insane that some people seem to think these two smellies didn't know each other or plan this together.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:35 PM (iFTx/)

The eternally stupid white guy is a professional actor, shock of shocks.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (wa/yD)
__________

Yes. "Actor." LOL.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)

104 That wording was inaccurate and I didn't catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.

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

Which white man failed to position Abby Phillips for success?

/IT'S NOT HER FAULT!

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (6gC+1)

105 MARGINALIZED ACTOR SOUGHT AFTER NOISE COMPLAINT IN THEATER NEAR PRESIDENTS BOOTH - Abby Phillip

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (HWyCo)

106 If you look at newer pics of the scene, there's a closeup of the smellie throwing the bomb from the reverse angle. The burning fuse is already practically down to the bomb. Had this bomb not been a dud, it would probably have blown up the guy's face into jelly. Too bad.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (iFTx/)

======

And the dude who had it thrown over his head.

The dude who still says that Long is worse than the guy who threw a literal bomb over his head.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (GBKbO)
_______

Double too bad ....

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)

107 Cable bill?

For those who still haven't cut the cord. That's still a lot of people I suspect.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (TVV/Z)

108 Which white man failed to position Abby Phillips for success?

/IT'S NOT HER FAULT!
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (6gC+1)



I think it's more her lack of mental acuity, but I could be wrong.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (/BPde)

109 90 And the dude who had it thrown over his head.

The dude who still says that Long is worse than the guy who threw a literal bomb over his head.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (GBKbO)

He's an actor, who played the role of "Megaphone Man" in the short film "Is New York Still Fun?".

He apparently also filmed some stuff as a Colbert-style fake-Righty at J6, but fled the scene.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (wa/yD)

110 It's insane that some people seem to think these two smellies didn't know each other or plan this together.


they have video of them both in a fireworks store near their (very nice) homes where they bought the fuses so

that dog doesn't hunt as they say

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (j+aD2)

111 Lets not get caught up in the Who, What, Where, When, or Why.

Posted by: Abby Phillip at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (Q+gd/)

112 111 Lets not get caught up in the Who, What, Where, When, or Why.

Posted by: Abby Phillip at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (Q+gd/)

======

Confirmed:

Columbia School of Journalism valedictorian.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:44 PM (GBKbO)

113 The eternally stupid white guy is a professional actor, shock of shocks.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (wa/yD)
__________

Yes. "Actor." LOL.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)



He continues to suck cock while sitting on the casting couch, yet hasn't managed to land the right role.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:44 PM (/BPde)

114 And to think a few short years ago all problems were solved and we were worried about turtles using plastic straws.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:45 PM (HWyCo)

115 A preliminary military investigation has determined that the United States was responsible for a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

Donald Trump had previously blamed the Iranian regime for bombing a school filled with young girls on February 28 during the first day of 'Operation Epic Fury.'

The ongoing investigation determined that US forces made the mistake while launching strikes on a nearby Iranian military base, which the school building was once part of.

Officers at US Central Command decided to strike the school using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, one of the premier US intelligence agencies.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 01:45 PM (Y1sOo)

116 Cornyn just flip flopped again on the filibuster

Dear Trump,

I have it on good authority that Cornyn is just two weeks away from building a nuclear bomb

I know you'll do the right thing

Love, Cheeto-less Ranger

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 11, 2026 01:45 PM (REq0p)

117
He apparently also filmed some stuff as a Colbert-style fake-Righty at J6, but fled the scene.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:43 PM (wa/yD)



Well then, he belongs in prison. He was at Jan 6th.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:46 PM (/BPde)

118 Abby Phillip is constantly made to look foolish by Scott Jennings… not necessarily because he’s brilliant but because he states facts and uses (pretty straightforward) logic…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 01:46 PM (X5Baq)

119 Am I the only one that thinks Fanny Willis has just gotten hotter as the years have gone by?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Dat Booty Be Smokin'! at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

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I imagine if she were harpooned and rendered for whale oil -- it would burn hotter than most.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:46 PM (6gC+1)

120 CNN has become The View.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 01:46 PM (NpAcC)

121 112 the TRUE Columbia journalism Validictrion knows the why is Trump's at fault.

Posted by: Bete at March 11, 2026 01:46 PM (LX4y3)

122 Cable bill?

For those who still haven't cut the cord. That's still a lot of people I suspect.
Posted by: Halfhand
......

There are those of us who can't live without Naked and Afraid and Oak Island.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 01:47 PM (UjdFS)

123 They know most people don't read beyond the headline as well.

Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2026 01:47 PM (YwEeS)

124 Phillips pays CNN to be on the air, doesn't she?

That has to be the case. Why would they allow her anywhere near the studio otherwise.

And I imagine it's a pretty big check she writes.

Posted by: Fritzy at March 11, 2026 01:47 PM (2GIh1)

125 115. Investigation by whom? The IRGC or Tucker Qatarzan?

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:47 PM (HWyCo)

126 Speaking of Abbies, did you know that Abby Shapiro has enormous knockers?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:48 PM (77rzZ)

127 Am I the only one that thinks Fanny Willis has just gotten hotter as the years have gone by?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Dat Booty Be Smokin'! at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

As evidenced by the mounting flop sweat

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:48 PM (KTbq2)

128 The Father of Lies rules the msm

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 11, 2026 01:48 PM (lS/WZ)

129 "Abby D. Phillip" is a black girl?? Like a sistah??

Holy shit, all this time I thought (and assumed) she was an AWFuL. Little did I know she is an ABFuL.

She sounds like an AWFuL, has a pretentious name like an AWFuL, and just reeks of AWFuL.

I never cared enough to bother to look her up for a pic.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

130 You know, when Nazi Germany crossed the Oder River and it's tributaries it was in celebration of the first annual "River Days."

Then the Poles started dying all over the place and ruined it for everyone.

Posted by: Orson (Expert Historian) at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (dIske)

131 Reply to off-thread topic a couple threads back...

I was watching a couple of squirrels doing the old grab and tickle this morning. One of them (presumably the female) ran up a tall tree, was chased by the other (presumably the male) and was then knocked out of the tree to fall about 40' to the ground. She picked herself up, and just walked away as if nothing happened.

Why do I bring this up? Beats me, but I hope I never have that experience.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

That was two males. The stronger throws the weaker out of the tree to disable him and keep him from the female.

Posted by: OldToby at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (i+lZL)

132 Its all darvo-dims protest israel defending themselves post oct. 7. rino's thune; whoever. tucker/megan. really?"gypsies, tramps, and thieves"-there's money to be had...

Posted by: pahound at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (B6RK+)

133 127.

She always looks greasy like Gretchen Whitmer. Like you could fry tempura on her forehead.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (HWyCo)

134 Do you have Alexa in your home?

Read on Daily Mail about the scary story about Alexa asking a little girl what she is wearing.

Girl said a skirt and Alexa asked if it could it if could take a look.

Posted by: four seasons
......

Alexa has become self-aware. As a lesbian ped0.
Posted by: wth


I'll bet money there's a pedo neighbor close by that has hacked Alexa.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (MwdeY)

135 The ongoing investigation determined that US forces made the mistake while launching strikes on a nearby Iranian military base, which the school building was once part of.

Officers at US Central Command decided to strike the school using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, one of the premier US intelligence agencies.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 01:45 PM (Y1sOo)

If you had asked a liberal if they would sacrifice 160 children to own Trump, they would've all said yes in a heartbeat.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (KbCG3)

136 Officers at US Central Command decided to strike the school using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, one of the premier US intelligence agencies.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 01:45 PM (Y1sOo)

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At least our governmental & spy agencies weren't filled with Iranian agents & spies during the four years of the AutoPen Empire.

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (6gC+1)

137 Trump shouldn't have launched that bomb.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (KTbq2)

138 > Phillips pays CNN to be on the air, doesn't she?
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I imagine she makes a pretty penny at CNN. Why? Well, she's the topic of some conversation here ain't she?

Count the "mentions." In CNN's world, that worth something.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (jtM2q)

139 What difference at this point does talking about the school make?

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:50 PM (KTbq2)

140 Oh no, not more squirrel physics talk.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:50 PM (77rzZ)

141 DEI Douchebag is probably more fitting.

I don’t know why anyone has an expectation the media reports honestly or fairly. You’re first reaction should be everything the write or say is bullshit.

Inthinknthisnisnrhenpoint a lot of people are at now. Other than just completely turning them off.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 11, 2026 01:50 PM (60OBK)

142 Fubo doesn’t broadcast CNN or NBC now. Big deal or something.

Posted by: DanMan at March 11, 2026 01:50 PM (8uzBS)

143 If you had asked a liberal if they would sacrifice 160 children to own Trump, they would've all said yes in a heartbeat.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (KbCG3)

It's still possible that's what they did.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:50 PM (KTbq2)

144 If you build schools in military bases, you're gonna have a bad time.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:50 PM (HWyCo)

145 129 "Abby D. Phillip" is a black girl?? Like a sistah??

Holy shit, all this time I thought (and assumed) she was an AWFuL. Little did I know she is an ABFuL.

She sounds like an AWFuL, has a pretentious name like an AWFuL, and just reeks of AWFuL.

I never cared enough to bother to look her up for a pic.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

Susprisingly, there are still parents out there that know better than to name their spawns "Shaquonnafonnda".

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (wa/yD)

146 The people who I know on Facebook I'm sure are saying that it was an attack on the mayor. They also swear that the Iran attack is because Trump wants to deflect from Epstein and "pedo". They ain't changing

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (qBBPl)

147 115. Investigation by whom? The IRGC or Tucker Qatarzan?"

The.... er, somebody.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (XuXeR)

148
The comment section of Zero Hedge should have been your tip-off, Ace.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (Y8DZL)

149 The eternally stupid white guy is a professional actor, shock of shocks.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (wa/yD)
__________

Yes. "Actor." LOL.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)


He continues to suck cock while sitting on the casting couch, yet hasn't managed to land the right role.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:44 PM (/BPde)
_____

"Tell me about it ...."

-- David French

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (iFTx/)

150 “When you don't ever even hear the facts, it's hard to even know that you're wrong."


When you continually invent the "facts" it's hard to even know what the real truth is anymore.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (2WIwB)

151 146 The people who I know on Facebook I'm sure are saying that it was an attack on the mayor. They also swear that the Iran attack is because Trump wants to deflect from Epstein and "pedo". They ain't changing

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (qBBPl)

=======

I would never expect dedicated partisans to stop being dedicated partisans.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (GBKbO)

152
I never cared enough to bother to look her up for a pic.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)



She's just as insufferable as Joy Reid, with less overt racism with every sentence.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (/BPde)

153 147.

Top. Men.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (HWyCo)

154 In better news -

@0hour1
The woman who falsely accused President Trump of raping her at 13 with the assistance of Jeffrey Epstein is now facing criminal charges for fraud, theft, and the exploitation of an elderly person.
Mar 11, 2026 · 5:37 PM UTC


Around, she fucked; out, she found.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (gKWVE)

155 If you had asked a liberal if they would sacrifice 160 children to own Trump, they would've all said yes in a heartbeat.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (KbCG3)

That's fewer brown babies than at the abortion mills during a slow week.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (dK+Kv)

156 Posted by: Denny Crane - Dat Booty Be Smokin'! at March 11, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

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I imagine if she were harpooned and rendered for whale oil -- it would burn hotter than most.
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:46 PM (6gC+1)

Good point!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Harsh, But Accurate! at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (dmDsy)

157 I saw Inthinknthisnisnrhenpoint open for...

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (77rzZ)

158 There is no such thing as an "anti-muslim" protestor.

It's like saying "anti-life" protestors.

They are civil rights humanitarians advocating against evil and enslavement.

islam exists solely for slavers and slaves, it has no other purpose and must be eradicated from all lands and peoples.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (HXT0k)

159 When you continually invent the "facts" it's hard to even know what the real truth is anymore.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (2WIwB)

When all you care about is raw power, you don't actually give a shit what the truth even is, unless it's to avoid accidentally saying it

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (KTbq2)

160 154 In better news -

@0hour1
The woman who falsely accused President Trump of raping her at 13 with the assistance of Jeffrey Epstein is now facing criminal charges for fraud, theft, and the exploitation of an elderly person.
Mar 11, 2026 · 5:37 PM UTC

Around, she fucked; out, she found.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (gKWVE)

=======

"Sure, she's a fraudster who lies about things and steals from old people, but her testimony about Epstein and Trump is ironclad because a policeman wrote it down in an interview with her 30 years ago."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (GBKbO)

161 Laughing at all the memes of the supreme leader cardboard cutout. Ahhh to have meme skills, the dream.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (n5tGW)

162 The Boy Who Cried Wolf is bullshit. A fabrication. A non-truth.

It should be banned.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (cS1cw)

163 Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (KbCG3)

that "report" came from the NY 45 minutes ago,

https://tinyurl.com/4m6jsyjz


Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (GD0B3)

164 I thought I saw some zerohedge comments on my morning walk, but no, one of those barrels for dog shit had fallen over

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (gKWVE)

165 *NYT

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (GD0B3)

166 islam exists solely for slavers and slaves, it has no other purpose and must be eradicated from all lands and peoples.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (HXT0k)



Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (/BPde)

167 I'll bet money there's a pedo neighbor close by that has hacked Alexa.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (MwdeY)

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

And that he works for the FBI.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (F92tT)

168 Squirrels are tolerated until they start eating out of the bird feeders.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (UjdFS)

169 Couldn't figure out why Islamists would be throwing bombs (metal jars with fuses) at a fellow Muslim.
Ah, ha. Proof again the media are lying sons of bitches. - going back to bed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (N15rr)

170 154 @0hour1
The woman who falsely accused President Trump of raping her at 13 with the assistance of Jeffrey Epstein is now facing criminal charges for fraud, theft, and the exploitation of an elderly person.
Mar 11, 2026 · 5:37 PM UTC

Around, she fucked; out, she found.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (gKWVE)

And the Left will never hear a single word of this.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (wa/yD)

171
"Sure, she's a fraudster who lies about things and steals from old people, but her testimony about Epstein and Trump is ironclad because a policeman wrote it down in an interview with her 30 years ago."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (GBKbO)



"He grabbed her by the pussy. I saw it!!!"

- - - - - - Jean E. Carroll

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (/BPde)

172 I saw Inthinknthisnisnrhenpoint open for...
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (77rzZ)
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (KAqW5)

173 So the newz keeps posting pics of what they claim is a loaded ship "hit" while enroute to India, yet the ship is so unloaded that the tops of the props are visible....

Our news folk may be a bit unreliable.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (XuXeR)

174 I wonder if Scott Jennings is hittin dat.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (jZ3ZM)

175 Squirrels are tolerated until they start eating out of the bird feeders.
Posted by: wth

I'll take that over the little bastards digging up my yard.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)

176 who is leaking to NYT

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (GD0B3)

177 The ongoing investigation determined that US forces made the mistake while launching strikes on a nearby Iranian military base, which the school building was once part of.

Officers at US Central Command decided to strike the school using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, one of the premier US intelligence agencies.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 01:45 PM (Y1sOo)

If you had asked a liberal if they would sacrifice 160 children to own Trump, they would've all said yes in a heartbeat.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (KbCG3)

Or: the Iranian regime packed a bunch of (worthless to islam) schoolgirls into a recently-vacated building on a military base, in hopes that it would be hit in a U.S. air strike.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (8zz6B)

178 It's interesting what the left can do for bomb damage investigations with nobody on the ground but the enemy.

Seems odd they can't find fraud in American Learing Centers though.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (HWyCo)

179 Holy fuck, are the Democrats really making some kind of big to-do about an Army chow hall serving Surf and Turf?


Are you fucking kidding me???

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (dmDsy)

180 170 Around, she fucked; out, she found.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (gKWVE)

And the Left will never hear a single word of this.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (wa/yD)

======

"I finally see the error of my ways. I will never vote for Trump again. I will instead vote for Vance, moral family man."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (GBKbO)

181 When the media presents information in a misleading manner, where they can claim they are technically not lying but it is plain they want their reader/listener to come away misinformed, I've observed how this is processed by lefties in my orbit. They experience a sensation of feeling smart when they "deduce" from a news story what the lying media intended for them to deduce. This sensation is very rewarding for them. It's remarkable to behold.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 11, 2026 01:56 PM (FMtrg)

182 169 Couldn't figure out why Islamists would be throwing bombs (metal jars with fuses) at a fellow Muslim.
Ah, ha. Proof again the media are lying sons of bitches. - going back to bed.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:54 PM (N15rr)

To be fair, killing fellow Muslims is a Muslim's second favorite thing to do, behind killing non-Muslims.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (wa/yD)

183 179 Holy fuck, are the Democrats really making some kind of big to-do about an Army chow hall serving Surf and Turf?


Are you fucking kidding me???

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (dmDsy)

=======

"Republicans don't actually care about the budget because they're not impeaching Hegseth for using the remainder of the yearly budget on food for the troops. That means that their concerns over Somali fraud in Minnesota isn't genuine and can be ignored."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)

184 some people did analysis of the alleged victims of the bombing , and found the list to be a bit suspicious

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (GD0B3)

185
"I finally see the error of my ways. I will never vote for Trump again. I will instead vote for Vance, moral family man."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (GBKbO)



"But he humped a sofa! IT'S IN HIS BOOK!!!!!"

- - - - Karen Todd

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (/BPde)

186 @154 the left: she committed fraud and elder abuse because of the Epstein/Trump trauma of her youth.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (qBBPl)

187 "Abby D. Phillip" is a black girl?? Like a sistah??

Holy shit, all this time I thought (and assumed) she was an AWFuL. Little did I know she is an ABFuL.

She sounds like an AWFuL, has a pretentious name like an AWFuL, and just reeks of AWFuL.

I never cared enough to bother to look her up for a pic.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

Susprisingly, there are still parents out there that know better than to name their spawns "Shaquonnafonnda".
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:51 PM (wa/yD)
_____

"Inorite?"

-- Bromeshia

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)

188 185
"I finally see the error of my ways. I will never vote for Trump again. I will instead vote for Vance, moral family man."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (GBKbO)


"But he humped a sofa! IT'S IN HIS BOOK!!!!!"

- - - - Karen Todd

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (/BPde)

======

"Newsom cheated on his wife. He admitted to it. And then he married a woman who sucked Harvey Weinstein's crooked pecker."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)

189 184.

I wonder how many of the victims voted in PA in 2020.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:58 PM (HWyCo)

190 Or: the Iranian regime "

Used some Chinese crap that made it about 250 yards?

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 01:58 PM (XuXeR)

191 I'll take that over the little bastards digging up my yard.
Posted by: Bulg
.......

Gophers are my sworn enemy.
Somebody's going to be a billionaire when they invent the cure.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 01:58 PM (UjdFS)

192 but here is something, "initial reports from Fars News Agency indicate that Israeli surveillance and combat drones have been deployed to target security checkpoints in Tehran.."

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:58 PM (GD0B3)

193 Abby doesn't get the only reason people clip her show it to hear Scott Jennings lob fact bombs at the lefty guests.

The minute someone gives him his own cable show and he's out, her viewership will plummet to five people max, and two are bots.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 01:58 PM (ed3I4)

194 *pours one out for D-Lamp*

Posted by: A prophet without honor is his own hometown at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)

195 that NYT salvo is utter BS

this is one hell of a war

vs the Shadow CIA

fun stuff

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (j+aD2)

196 175 Squirrels are tolerated until they start eating out of the bird feeders.
Posted by: wth

I'll take that over the little bastards digging up my yard.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)

I'm OK with all the above, until some red squirrels break into my car and randomly chew holes through the seats, for absolutely no fucking logical reason.

Then they get beat to death with a shovel.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (dmDsy)

197 I wonder how many of the victims voted in PA in 2020"

And Georgia. And Arizona...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (XuXeR)

198
"Inorite?"

-- Bromeshia
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)



There's a commercial for GLP-1's where the fat black chick is named Cheria.

Pronounced 'sharia.' Someone thought that was a good idea.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (/BPde)

199 Lydia is kind of hot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (zZu0s)

200 someone obviously leaked something to NYT

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (GD0B3)

201
"Newsom cheated on his wife. He admitted to it. And then he married a woman who sucked Harvey Weinstein's crooked pecker."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)



But.....he's so DREAMY!!!!!!!

Posted by: Katie Couric at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (/BPde)

202 Holy fuck, are the Democrats really making some kind of big to-do about an Army chow hall serving Surf and Turf?
Are you fucking kidding me???
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (dmDs


soldiers deserve to be fed Alpo. It is the savings the Left is willing to accept.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (rbvCR)

203 In better news -

@0hour1
The woman who falsely accused President Trump of raping her at 13 with the assistance of Jeffrey Epstein is now facing criminal charges for fraud, theft, and the exploitation of an elderly person.
Mar 11, 2026 · 5:37 PM UTC

Around, she fucked; out, she found.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (gKWVE)

=======

"Sure, she's a fraudster who lies about things and steals from old people, but her testimony about Epstein and Trump is ironclad because a policeman wrote it down in an interview with her 30 years ago."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (GBKbO)
________

DON'T YOU NAZIS SEE WHAT TRUMP DROVE HER TO??

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (iFTx/)

204 @81 Elric, the cops found a similar device in the guys storage locker in Pennsylvania. They did a controlled detonation and a similar bomb would have killed dozens in NYC

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (qBBPl)

205 >>Or: the Iranian regime packed a bunch of (worthless to islam) schoolgirls into a recently-vacated building on a military base, in hopes that it would be hit in a U.S. air strike.

The school was once part of the military base, but had been annexed off several years ago. US intelligence failed to make that update when providing targeting data to CENTCOM.

https://archive.ph/9bWjL

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (Y1sOo)

206 someone obviously leaked something to NYT"

Simpler - the NYT made shiite up.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (XuXeR)

207 There's a sucker born every minute.

Posted by: PT Barnum School of Journalism at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (Q+gd/)

208 War is all poopy and stuff. - Gen Z Sherman

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 02:01 PM (HWyCo)

209 205 160 154 In better news -

@0hour1
The woman who falsely accused President Trump of raping her at 13 with the assistance of Jeffrey Epstein is now facing criminal charges for fraud, theft, and the exploitation of an elderly person.
Mar 11, 2026 · 5:37 PM UTC

Around, she fucked; out, she found.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:52 PM (gKWVE)

=======

"Sure, she's a fraudster who lies about things and steals from old people, but her testimony about Epstein and Trump is ironclad because a policeman wrote it down in an interview with her 30 years ago."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:53 PM (GBKbO)

She's only doing these bad things now because Drumpf broke her mind just like he broke her pussy.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 02:01 PM (z5QST)

210 Hiring the disabled is a good thing. So, it is just fine that CNN has given a job to that retard Abby Phillip.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 11, 2026 02:01 PM (0Htd1)

211
soldiers deserve to be fed Alpo. It is the savings the Left is willing to accept.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (rbvCR)



It is interesting to watch when the communists become 'budget hawks.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:01 PM (/BPde)

212 Simpler - the NYT made shiite up.
Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (XuXeR)

based on leaks from "sources'

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 02:01 PM (GD0B3)

213 It did occur to me that maybe the CNN strategy is to get people to tune in to hear the stupid shit she says.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 02:02 PM (n5tGW)

214 "Newsom cheated on his wife. He admitted to it. And then he married a woman who sucked Harvey Weinstein's crooked pecker."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)


Was the pecker in question bent in a certain way, or did it like cheat on its taxes?

Posted by: Denny Crane - My Cock is Straight, Thank You Very Much! at March 11, 2026 02:02 PM (dmDsy)

215 the cops found a similar device in the guys storage locker in Pennsylvania. They did a controlled detonation and a similar bomb would have killed dozens in NYC
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (qBBPl)



How many at the protest VOTED FOR MAMDANI?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:02 PM (/BPde)

216 So the images of "devices" falling from nearby launch sites was what, AI?

Don't troll me, dude.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (XuXeR)

217 How many at the protest VOTED FOR MAMDANI?"

He's so dreamy...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (XuXeR)

218 201
"Newsom cheated on his wife. He admitted to it. And then he married a woman who sucked Harvey Weinstein's crooked pecker."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)


But.....he's so DREAMY!!!!!!!

Posted by: Katie Couric at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (/BPde)

=====

I'm bad at gauging the attractiveness of men, but Newsom strikes me as...weird looking.

He's obviously balding, has weird, angular features, and is obviously clinging to his past youth with botox that gives him an unnatural cleanness to his skin. And his smile is weird.

I mean, Couric and other partisans drooling over him is...it makes sense. They're undersexed and use politics as their religion, but it's like making current day Kamala into a sex symbol. In the right light she's...fine. Okay. A Waffle House 5. But she's no current day Nicole Kidman (roughly the same age).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (GBKbO)

219
Was the pecker in question bent in a certain way, or did it like cheat on its taxes?
Posted by: Denny Crane - My Cock is Straight, Thank You Very Much! at March 11, 2026 02:02 PM (dmDsy)



This is where a lineup would be VERY effective.

Posted by: Ms. Balbricker at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (/BPde)

220 I'll drill down into this Iran school thing about as deeply as as the firebomb raids on Japan.

War is not a Nerf dart gun fight and drinks from the garden hose in the front yard.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (HWyCo)

221 "Inorite?"

-- Bromeshia
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)


There's a commercial for GLP-1's where the fat black chick is named Cheria.

Pronounced 'sharia.' Someone thought that was a good idea.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:59 PM (/BPde)
______

The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

222 It is interesting to watch when the communists become 'budget hawks.'
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:01 PM (/BPde)


THAT MONEY BELONGS TO IMPROVING THE WELL BEING OF SOMALI CHILDREN!!!

--Karen AWFL

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)

223 https://archive.ph/9bWjL
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (Y1sOo)

The New York Times? Lying liars who lie? Really?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (8zz6B)

224 The goal of the FNM is to advance the narrative, nothing more and nothing less

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (sKqQm)

225 179 Holy fuck, are the Democrats really making some kind of big to-do about an Army chow hall serving Surf and Turf?
Posted by: SSBN 656

This is why we don't have free breakfast, lunch, and dinner programs for underprivileged schollchilderen of color and indeterminate nationality, hater.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (Y8DZL)

226
The Left: Surf and Turf is too good to feed our soldiers.

Also The Left: SNAP should be able to buy lobsters and waygu beef!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (n5tGW)

227 214 "Newsom cheated on his wife. He admitted to it. And then he married a woman who sucked Harvey Weinstein's crooked pecker."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)


Was the pecker in question bent in a certain way, or did it like cheat on its taxes?

Posted by: Denny Crane - My Cock is Straight, Thank You Very Much! at March 11, 2026 02:02 PM (dmDsy)

======

It was the taxes thing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (GBKbO)

228 221 The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

Prison.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (wa/yD)

229 The Globalists have the High Information Ground, and have held it for all of modern times. We will always be charging uphill against them, until the Reckoning.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (pDt9x)

230 >>I'm OK with all the above, until some red squirrels break into my car and randomly chew holes through the seats, for absolutely no fucking logical reason.


Porcupines regularly chew through the wiring harnesses of logger / hunter rigs out here.

Completely shred every wire they can get to. It's quite remarkable.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (erF49)

231 The biggest adjective i get when looking at Newsome is 'shiny.' That cold, slick shiny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (zZu0s)

232
The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)



Ireland.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (/BPde)

233 I suspect should things to sideways here, and Iranian sleeper cells go off, they will not hesitate to torch school buildings full of children on purpose.
I still think it is a short shot by the IRGC

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR)

234 Soldiers get Ole' Roy, welfare whores with 4 leetle bastards get steak and lobster.

/satan's minions in the DNC

Posted by: Xipe Totec at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (pohLc)

235 She's only doing these bad things now because Drumpf broke her mind just like he broke her pussy.

Hat tip: Its almost impossible to actually break your pussy. Trust me the 5th fleet tried and failed.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)

236 Frist came MILF
Then came PAWG
New hotness BFNP Big Fat Nasty Pig

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (VPPG8)

237 "The US killed some girls in Iran so we should let the people who killed over 30,000 Iranians in just the last two months stay in power."

/s/ the Left

"Iranian leaders ordering the rape and murder of thousands of women and girls, and selling their organs to China, is just their culture.
Bombing girls in a school is a war crime."

/s/ the Left

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (HXT0k)

238 Believing the wrong things *is* violence. You can't be a peaceful protestor if you're protesting wrong, right?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (Ot/FD)

239 232
The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)


Ireland.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (/BPde)

I am going with Baltimore, or St. Louis.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (pDt9x)

240 The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

Prison.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (wa/yD)
____

Actually, they were grad students in STEM. Very smart girls.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (iFTx/)

241 and an "Uduakobong."

The 100 meter guy?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (sAPEi)

242 202 Holy fuck, are the Democrats really making some kind of big to-do about an Army chow hall serving Surf and Turf?
Are you fucking kidding me???
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:55 PM (dmDs

soldiers deserve to be fed Alpo. It is the savings the Left is willing to accept.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:00 PM (rbvCR)


You are right, and that is one of the things that really get me fucking pissed. You fucking cunts are afraid to serve, hey, fine! But don't you fucking dare criticize anything done for the benefit of our warriors!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (dmDsy)

243 Heh, whatever happened to the pipe bomber during the op known as J6?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (pZ64F)

244 The biggest adjective i get when looking at Newsome is 'shiny.' That cold, slick shiny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (zZu0s)

Slimy. Or unctuous.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (8zz6B)

245 The Left: Surf and Turf is too good to feed our soldiers.

Also The Left: SNAP should be able to buy lobsters and waygu beef!


Frankly that you can use it to buy Coke, Fritos, and Ho Hos is worse.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (sKqQm)

246 >>I'm bad at gauging the attractiveness of men, but Newsom strikes me as...weird looking.


When you meet him and his wife, you are instantly amazed that you can tell he spent longer getting ready to go out than she does.

And he is about the slimiest looking human you have ever encountered. Oleaginous is the only word that even comes close to a descriptor.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (erF49)

247
Every time a "journalist" does this, I want someone to ask them: Remind me again what it is you do for a living?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (zk5UJ)

248
54 And then yesterday there was some breaking news that there was a "suspicious package" or bomb found near Gracie Mansion?

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM

---------

The package was suspicious because it contained a bible. When the police discovered this, they blew it up.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (azNOR)

249 Depending on what type of discount the army gets, they could buy around 1 million rib eyes for that money.

I doubt they bought 1 million rib eyes.

Still, not a wise way to spend money.

I don't think it's a big deal, but still.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (XV/Pl)

250 249 Depending on what type of discount the army gets, they could buy around 1 million rib eyes for that money.

I doubt they bought 1 million rib eyes.

Still, not a wise way to spend money.

I don't think it's a big deal, but still.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (XV/Pl)

=======

I've read it's common practice, a way to spend the last of a time period's budget so that the Pentagon's budget doesn't go down the following term (government accounting).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

251 Prison.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (wa/yD)

*THIS* is why I don't drink coffee after noon.

Now I have to clean my keyboard.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (Ot/FD)

252 "I can't wait until David Ellison and Bari Weiss send this developmentally-delayed propaganda robot packing."

Isn't Bari with CBS and David with Paramount?
Are they going to CNN?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (NpAcC)

253 chew through the wiring harnesses"

It's the modern "environmentally friendly" insulation on... everything. Rodents love it.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (XuXeR)

254 249 Depending on what type of discount the army gets, they could buy around 1 million rib eyes for that money.

I doubt they bought 1 million rib eyes.

Still, not a wise way to spend money.

I don't think it's a big deal, but still.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (XV/Pl)

No, you are right. It is not a big deal. At all.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (pDt9x)

255 It's only controversial because Hegseth did it.

It wasn't controversial when Austin did it because the press didn't care about it.

That's most controversies these days.

"Republican does thing in common practice."

Like W firing the USAs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

256
I've read it's common practice, a way to spend the last of a time period's budget so that the Pentagon's budget doesn't go down the following term (government accounting).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)



But it's a big deal NOW because Orange Man Bad and Hegseth is a drunk.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (/BPde)

257 The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM


Dorchester?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (ZANHd)

258 Porcupines regularly chew through the wiring harnesses of logger / hunter rigs out here.

Completely shred every wire they can get to. It's quite remarkable.
Posted by: garrett

Can you eat porcupines?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (77rzZ)

259 The NYT wouldn't lie for Iran to secure access. Walter Duranty wouldn't forgive them.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (HWyCo)

260 Hat tip: Its almost impossible to actually break your pussy. Trust me the 5th fleet tried and failed.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)

Oh, that's sexy!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Just About Everything Gives Me a Boner. at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (dmDsy)

261 Gophers are my sworn enemy.
Somebody's going to be a billionaire when they invent the cure.
Posted by: wth

Go with a gopher snake.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (f9h0J)

262 It is the duty of all true "journalists" to lie endlessly and shamelessly in the service of Communism.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (X+xvk)

263 241 and an "Uduakobong."

The 100 meter guy?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (sAPEi)

No, no, the donkey who assaulted people with a nylon stringed guitar.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (Ot/FD)

264 Holy fuck, are the Democrats really making some kind of big to-do about an Army chow hall serving Surf and Turf?
---
And last week (and then next week) they will be screaming about how our soldiers have to eat MREs.

As I said, if someone proposed lining all liberal journalist up and shooting them with 50 caliber machine guns, I'd have a hard time objecting.

Maybe I could muster a "can't we just let the starve and save the ammo?" like their heros Stalin and Mao.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 02:10 PM (HXT0k)

265 Do you have Alexa in your home?

Read on Daily Mail about the scary story about Alexa asking a little girl what she is wearing.

Girl said a skirt and Alexa asked if it could it if could take a look.

Posted by: four seasons
......

Alexa has become self-aware. As a lesbian ped0.
Posted by: wth at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (UjdFS)

For a long time Alexa just passed your conversation to a person for the answer. Might still be doing it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 02:10 PM (8avO+)

266 >>Can you eat porcupines?


Probably?

They are a weird critter that we know very little about. I once spent an afternoon with a Biologist who studies them and he knew basically nothing about them and their habits.

It was kinda funny.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:10 PM (erF49)

267 I would let Abby Philip suck it.

From the back.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:10 PM (3BwY8)

268 I have been in San Diego for 24 hours. So far, so good. I've seen a few homeless/crazy people, but not as bad as other Cities. Food has been great, weather fantastic, the beach where I'm sitting is ten feet from my patio. The surf has been impressive, both in size and consistency. Constant surfers. So, in sum, Cali after one day, gets two thumbs up. 6 more days to go.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2026 02:10 PM (SKM6q)

269 a long time Alexa just passed your conversation to a person"

NSA Bob agrees.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (XuXeR)

270 Porcupines regularly chew through the wiring harnesses of logger / hunter rigs out here.

Completely shred every wire they can get to. It's quite remarkable.
Posted by: garrett

Can you eat porcupines?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (77rzZ)
_______

Yea, and they taste pretty good. Kinda like venison but fattier.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)

271 Can you eat porcupines?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:09 PM (77rzZ)

They make great canapes. Toothpicks built in.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (8zz6B)

272 I have been in San Diego for 24 hours. So far, so good. I've seen a few homeless/crazy people, but not as bad as other Cities. Food has been great, weather fantastic, the beach where I'm sitting is ten feet from my patio. The surf has been impressive, both in size and consistency. Constant surfers. So, in sum, Cali after one day, gets two thumbs up. 6 more days to go.
Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2026 02:10 PM (SKM6q)



Put on a red baseball cap........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (/BPde)

273 What is wrong with giving our military a really nice meal? Where one falls out on this matter goes a long way in describing that person.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (pDt9x)

274 244 The biggest adjective i get when looking at Newsome is 'shiny.' That cold, slick shiny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (zZu0s)

Slimy. Or unctuous.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (8zz6B)

I think "Fucking Gay" should also be in the conversation.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (dmDsy)

275 Ran into that guy while he was doing a Porcupine Survey.

And he could not tell me where or why they expect to find them. I learned absolutely nothing about them, no matter how many normal questions I asked.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:12 PM (erF49)

276 Was the pecker in question bent in a certain way, or did it like cheat on its taxes?
Posted by: Denny Crane


This is where a lineup would be VERY effective.
Posted by: Ms. Balbricker



This place. LOL

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 02:12 PM (MwdeY)

277 my current favorite Army steak story (until the next shiny thing) and an excellently written micro-short story on X

The middle bit goes:

A captain sitting near me said "Soldier - how long has it been since you had a hot meal?" I had to start counting on my fingers, & Debbie did the same. We conferred & I said "I think about 7 weeks. They cooked one hot meal for the PWs, but then the numbers overwhelmed us & they had to switch to T-rats & MREs. But the T-rats are for the PWs - we've just been living on MREs."

https://tinyurl.com/yc5438r7

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:12 PM (rbvCR)

278 273 What is wrong with giving our military a really nice meal? Where one falls out on this matter goes a long way in describing that person.
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (pDt9x)


What a true statement, well said.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:13 PM (dmDsy)

279 @250

>>I've read it's common practice, a way to spend the last of a time period's budget so that the Pentagon's budget doesn't go down the following term (government accounting).

I have no problem with them spending what amounts to a rounding error on a morale booster for the troops.

I just hope that's actually where the money went and not where they said it went.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 02:13 PM (XV/Pl)

280 [iu]The biggest adjective i get when looking at Newsome is 'shiny.' That cold, slick shiny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (zZu0s)

Slimy. Or unctuous.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (8zz6B)

I think "Fucking Gay" should also be in the conversation.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (dmDsy)


He's John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Fogel all rolled into one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:13 PM (/BPde)

281 Hat tip: Its almost impossible to actually break your pussy. Trust me the 5th fleet tried and failed.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 11, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)
----
Hard to break a machine that lubricates itself.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:13 PM (3BwY8)

282 Heh, Sponge. One of the crazies I saw was an old woman with a big Fuck Trump sign on a cardboard box. Her walker had a sign that said Fuck ICE.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2026 02:13 PM (SKM6q)

283 282 Heh, Sponge. One of the crazies I saw was an old woman with a big Fuck Trump sign on a cardboard box. Her walker had a sign that said Fuck ICE.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2026 02:13 PM (SKM6q)

======

She's gonna be dead before the next election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:14 PM (GBKbO)

284 What is wrong with giving our military a really nice meal? Where one falls out on this matter goes a long way in describing that person.
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:11 PM (pDt9x)



The left. It hates everything.

That money should've been EMBEZZLED damnit!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:14 PM (/BPde)

285 @282 You should have beat her up.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 11, 2026 02:14 PM (qwx/I)

286 Still, not a wise way to spend money.

I don't think it's a big deal, but still.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 02:07 PM (XV/Pl)


Sorry, you are just plain wrong.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:14 PM (dmDsy)

287 257 The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM

Dorchester?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (ZANHd)

The Upper West Side?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 02:15 PM (xcxpd)

288 Pretty late to this thread and it's probably been noted already but I have to say that there is no way you can have a self-governing people/country when the information stream is so poisoned. Pravda was as bad but it's my understanding that most Russians knew that it was lies. The CNN/MSNOW/MSM crowd swear that they're hearing the God's honest truth.


No country can survive that level of deceit.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 11, 2026 02:15 PM (hwLGC)

289 280 He's John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Fogel all rolled into one.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:13 PM (/BPde)

Also, real-life Patrick Bateman, on top of those.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:15 PM (3wOGw)

290 >>Hat tip: Its almost impossible to actually break your pussy. Trust me the 5th fleet tried and failed.


My Uncle Sal, when my cousin told him his GF was cheating on him:


Who cares? You got a stick and you got a hole.
You can use that stick to poke the hole all you want...eventually, you will break your stick or get bored.
But that hole, that hole will always be there.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:15 PM (erF49)

291 283 She's gonna be dead before the next election.

But will still vote democrat

Posted by: Delurker at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (gtcuf)

292 > Can you eat porcupines?


Probably?

They are a weird critter that we know very little about. I once spent an afternoon with a Biologist who studies them and he knew basically nothing about them and their habits.

It was kinda funny.
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Until you find out that his taxpayer provided grant for $9M basically went to his new pad, dining out with the "boys" and a crate full of drugs every month.

And lots of porn subscriptions.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (jtM2q)

293 And he could not tell me where or why they expect to find them. I learned absolutely nothing about them, no matter how many normal questions I asked.

Posted by: garrett

I know a few things about them. Like the opossum and the nine-banded armadillo, they evolved in South America and cam north when the Central-American land bridge emerged.

Fishers (the animal) kill them and eat them by flipping them on their back and attacking the belly.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (77rzZ)

294 287 257 The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM

Dorchester?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (ZANHd)

The Upper West Side?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 02:15 PM (xcxpd)

Cargo containers?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (z5QST)

295 291 283 She's gonna be dead before the next election.

But will still vote democrat

Posted by: Delurker at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (gtcuf)

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That's a bingo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (GBKbO)

296 "When the media presents information in a misleading manner, where they can claim they are technically not lying but it is plain they want their reader/listener to come away misinformed, I've observed how this is processed by lefties in my orbit. They experience a sensation of feeling smart when they "deduce" from a news story what the lying media intended for them to deduce. This sensation is very rewarding for them. It's remarkable to behold.
Posted by: Emmie"


And when you challenge them on some belief they tell you they read it in the NYT, so that settles that. The debate is over. No further discussion is possible.

Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (GUOwU)

297 And he could not tell me where or why they expect to find them. I learned absolutely nothing about them, no matter how many normal questions I asked.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:12 PM (erF49)


Really, the last people you want to talk about animals with are wildlife biologists. Talk to trappers and people who live in the woods and have porcupines eat their axe handles and front door stoops in the winter.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (rbvCR)

298 The nice food stops far short of my ideas about giving cash and prizes to our soldiers for confirmed jihadi kills.

Every furlough should look a trip onto The Price is Right.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (HWyCo)

299 >>Fishers (the animal) kill them and eat them by flipping them on their back and attacking the belly.


We have a ton of Fishers up here.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (erF49)

300 I've read it's common practice, a way to spend the last of a time period's budget so that the Pentagon's budget doesn't go down the following term (government accounting).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

It is common practice, at least in the Navy. You save your budget to the end of the fiscal year, in case you have an emergency you HAVE to spend it on... you literally put off buying new chairs, or new desks you need, because you might need to spend it on something more important...

So at the end of the fiscal year, you have X amount of money, so you BUY those desks and chairs...

That spending does not mean you didn't need it... it was because you saved it in case of emergency.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 02:17 PM (mP0Kj)

301 >>The New York Times? Lying liars who lie? Really?

Trump knew this was coming. He initially said it was a failed Iranian missile. Then, a couple of days ago, said it was a Tomahawk, but also stated that other countries have Tomahawks, which is true, but none that are involved in offensive actions against Iran.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 02:17 PM (Y1sOo)

302 299 >>Fishers (the animal) kill them and eat them by flipping them on their back and attacking the belly.


We have a ton of Fishers up here.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (erF49)

I can see Carrie doing this.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:18 PM (pDt9x)

303 >>Really, the last people you want to talk about animals with are wildlife biologists. Talk to trappers and people who live in the woods and have porcupines eat their axe handles and front door stoops in the winter.


True.

Also, the Surveys don't really work because the loggers and hunters pretty much kill them on sight.
So, reporting the sightings to a Biologist is not real wise.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:18 PM (erF49)

304 chew through the wiring harnesses"

It's the modern "environmentally friendly" insulation on... everything. Rodents love it.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (XuXeR)

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Made with soy -- unfortunately, like many of our young boys and men now ...

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:18 PM (VZYL3)

305 Ran into that guy while he was doing a Porcupine Survey.

And he could not tell me where or why they expect to find them. I learned absolutely nothing about them, no matter how many normal questions I asked.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:12 PM (erF49)

They like to strip and eat the bark off young pine trees. They are pretty placid creatures. They cannot "shoot" their quills, but if you get in their space, they will whip their tail around, and smack you with it, real ahrd, and drive quills into you. Or your dog's nose, as the case may be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:18 PM (8zz6B)

306 Isn't giving the guys a good meal a tradition before a big fight? D-day, that kind of thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:18 PM (zZu0s)

307 Who could possibly care that the military spent what doesn't even amount to a rounding error on feeding the troops good food for once?

There's a reason we spend more on food for submariners than we do for everyone else. Morale. Being stuffed into a metal tube underwater for months on end sorta blows, so those dudes eat a little better than most.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:18 PM (3BwY8)

308 @299 fishers are ornery critters . They don't fear much

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 02:19 PM (qBBPl)

309 293 I know a few things about them. Like the opossum and the nine-banded armadillo, they evolved in South America and cam north when the Central-American land bridge emerged.

Fishers (the animal) kill them and eat them by flipping them on their back and attacking the belly.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (77rzZ)

Speaking of Opossums, the Left (especially LGBT activists) seem especially fascinated with them lately, because of their association with trash.

Lefties have a bizarre fascination with creatures that roll around in trash (see also : raccoons) and calling themselves trash.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:19 PM (3wOGw)

310 >>They like to strip and eat the bark off young pine trees.

Yeah. They do like to girdle pines.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:19 PM (erF49)

311 And when you challenge them on some belief they tell you they read it in the NYT, so that settles that. "

Yep. Funny, that.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:20 PM (XuXeR)

312 These people begrudge veterans the most basic bitch VA care, of course a nice meal would be scandalous to them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:20 PM (Ot/FD)

313 Oghenetega and Uduakobong are from Nigeria. If you come across a wild-sounding name that's almost impossible to pronounce, it's a good change it's Nigerian.

Although most Nigerians don't like the country of Nigeria. They will sooner say they are Yoruba or Igbo than "Nigerian." The southern tribes hate the northern tribes. It's in the north of the country where they have Muslim terror problems.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:20 PM (iFTx/)

314 240 The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

Prison.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (wa/yD)
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Actually, they were grad students in STEM. Very smart girls.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (iFTx/)

Smart girl grad students in STEM with African-sounding names? Nigerian.

Posted by: I mean there's only one nationality that fits at March 11, 2026 02:20 PM (TbWk/)

315 >>fishers are ornery critters . They don't fear much


They are like the skater punks of the Weasel Family.

There is a pair that live near one of my treestands. They are always fucking with each other. Funny little buggers.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:20 PM (erF49)

316 chew through the wiring harnesses"

It's the modern "environmentally friendly" insulation on... everything. Rodents love it.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (XuXeR)

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Made with soy -- unfortunately, like many of our young boys and men now ...
Posted by: ShainS

A few years ago, there was a story of rats in DC eating the wires in cars because they were made out of some kind of cornstarch or such.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:21 PM (77rzZ)

317 Its where the songhai empire used to be

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 11, 2026 02:21 PM (bXbFr)

318 291 283 She's gonna be dead before the next election.

But will still vote democrat
Posted by: Delurker at March 11, 2026 02:16 PM (gtcuf)


Until 2044.....

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:21 PM (dmDsy)

319 Made with soy"

Yep. But it's good for the erf.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:21 PM (XuXeR)

320 Actually, they were grad students in STEM. Very smart girls.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (iFTx/)

Smart girl grad students in STEM with African-sounding names? Nigerian.
Posted by: I mean there's only one nationality that fits at March 11, 2026 02:20 PM (TbWk/)
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As someone who works at a STEM university, I can rate this as mostly true. If not Nigerian, they are often from Uganda or Ghana.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 02:22 PM (ESVrU)

321 The Blade dated an "Oghenetega" and an "Uduakobong." Two guesses where they were from.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

Prison.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:04 PM (wa/yD)
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Actually, they were grad students in STEM. Very smart girls.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:06 PM (iFTx/)

Smart girl grad students in STEM with African-sounding names? Nigerian.
Posted by: I mean there's only one nationality that fits at March 11, 2026 02:20 PM (TbWk/)
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Correct

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:22 PM (iFTx/)

322 Pravda was as bad but it's my understanding that most Russians knew that it was lies. The CNN/MSNOW/MSM crowd swear that they're hearing the God's honest truth.

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No different than Pravda. Nobody believed Pravda, and nobody believes our version either.

They're just a mechanism for message control and suppression of dissent. Party-loyal people follow it to know what to say to remain in good standing and climb the ladder. Everyone else reads it to know what they shouldn't discuss if they want to remain intact.

But nobody actually believes. It's all performative.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 02:22 PM (BI5O2)

323 Although most Nigerians don't like the country of Nigeria"

Most "Africans" I've met over the years aren't enamored with the European established "nations"

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:23 PM (XuXeR)

324 There's a reason we spend more on food for submariners than we do for everyone else. Morale. Being stuffed into a metal tube underwater for months on end sorta blows, so those dudes eat a little better than most.
Posted by: ballistic

Yeah, it was well-known that the submariners had the best chow.

And lots of ice cream.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)

325 Abby is stupid. She is a stupid person. (As Trump would say)

Posted by: Case at March 11, 2026 02:24 PM (pvf3X)

326 There is a pair that live near one of my treestands. They are always fucking with each other. Funny little buggers.
Posted by: garrett

Do you have wolverines up there?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:24 PM (77rzZ)

327 One of my buddies has a funny video from when he was out on his ranch land and killed a porcupine, as one does on a ranch, then filled a Skoal can with tannerite and posed the dead porcupine on top of said can.

Boom. Orbital porcupine carcass and quills embedded in nearby fence posts.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (3BwY8)

328 Although most Nigerians don't like the country of Nigeria"

Most "Africans" I've met over the years aren't enamored with the European established "nations"
Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:23 PM (XuXeR)
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True, but it's especially so with Nigerians. The southern area is mostly Christian and hates that they share a country with the headchoppers in the north.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (iFTx/)

329 The unhoused are experiencing homelessness. Experiencing homelessness is not a crime.

The Pennsylvania youths were experiencing terroriism. Experiencing terrorism is not a crime.

Don lemon was experiencing journalism. Experiencing journalism is not a crime.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (BnDlA)

330 It is common practice, at least in the Navy. You save your budget to the end of the fiscal year, in case you have an emergency you HAVE to spend it on... you literally put off buying new chairs, or new desks you need, because you might need to spend it on something more important...

So at the end of the fiscal year, you have X amount of money, so you BUY those desks and chairs...

That spending does not mean you didn't need it... it was because you saved it in case of emergency.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 02:17 PM (mP0Kj)

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Also true for federal contractors, defense or otherwise.

I saw this in practice during the late-80s when working for Ford Aerospace on an O&M simulated electronic threat sites contract for the US Air Force at Nellis AFB and Nevada Test and Training Range (location of the Red Flag exercises).

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (VZYL3)

331 OT- Our dear former organist, Jessie , died on Tuesday. She was a blessing to the church and others and was 97 . I have just never had a funeral that needed to be done within three days.
I ask for prayers for her family please. Thx.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (ix8EF)

332 322 No different than Pravda. Nobody believed Pravda, and nobody believes our version either.

They're just a mechanism for message control and suppression of dissent. Party-loyal people follow it to know what to say to remain in good standing and climb the ladder. Everyone else reads it to know what they shouldn't discuss if they want to remain intact.

But nobody actually believes. It's all performative.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 02:22 PM (BI5O2)

Not just to remain in good standing, but to also achieve the satisfaction of throwing it in the face of people who know it's bullshit.

"Yes, it's bullshit. Yes, I know that you know it's bullshit. But you wouldn't dare get violent against me, so I will continue to taunt you with it."

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (3wOGw)

333 So at the end of the fiscal year, you have X amount of money, so you BUY those desks and chairs...

That spending does not mean you didn't need it... it was because you saved it in case of emergency.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2026 02:17 PM (mP0Kj)


I can tell you Romeo is 100% correct. September/October was a spending spree, at least, that was the Fiscal year ending when I served...

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (dmDsy)

334 >>Do you have wolverines up there?


Yes. But seeing them is rare. You will see 10 Badgers for every Wolverine you see.

I have seen 2 in 30 years. Crazy cool critter.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (erF49)

335 Sorry for your loss, Fen.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)

336 You have to understand the point of this stuff isn't just lying or protecting their own or weaponizing stories. All of that is there but principally the media's job is to amplify emotions they want amplified to stories that "favor" them, and dampen or remove ones that don't.

So if a terror attack gets reported in earnest, people will no doubt feel fear and hate toward the teorrists. But if they do this shit, by the time a few days passes and they issue their "correction", the conversation becomes an argument over their reporting and any furor or potential furor is gone because it's been a few days.

They do this with everything unfavorable to them, like tranny shootings etc. Once you see it you can't unsee it.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (KTbq2)

337 I was Ghana ask this Nigerian girl out but then I discovered she'd been hooking up with Chad. Kenya believe that?

Posted by: Chad always gets Djibouti at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (TbWk/)

338 OT- Our dear former organist, Jessie , died on Tuesday. She was a blessing to the church and others and was 97 . I have just never had a funeral that needed to be done within three days.
I ask for prayers for her family please. Thx.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (ix8EF)



She lived a long one, for sure.

May The Lord comfort her family and welcome her into The Kingdom with open arms.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (/BPde)

339
I had a brilliant Nigerian teacher in school 50 years ago, his pet peeve was black Americans.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y8DZL)

340 I have a grad school math buddy from Kenya. There's a little Kenyan community at our university.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (FMtrg)

341 >>Yeah, it was well-known that the submariners had the best chow.

I'll bet I ate better at the officer's club on Masirah Island in the mid-80s than any deployed submariner anywhere, ever.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y1sOo)

342 Biden's Dog, I hope you're commenting from the shelter.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (+nEug)
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When I commented earlier, I was at home. We get a heads-up warning on our phones if there's the slightest chance that our area is affected.

In most cases, there is a 2-5 minute gap between warning and actual siren.

The siren went off a few minutes after I commented. We were sheltered until the all-clear messages came in, so for about 10 minutes, which is the usual.

Unlike my commenting from the shelter through the war after Oct. 2023, this new computer of mine has lousier Wifi and does not pic up our neighbor's networks outside of the shelter.

Anyway, back home since then, finishing dinner.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (5UTWB)

343 Prayer up, Fen.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:27 PM (77rzZ)

344 not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani
And she's still trying to make the mayor the target, even if tangentially. Jake, or whatever his name is should sue her.

Also, this event was a great time to use the "If you say we are violent, we will keel you!" meme.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 02:27 PM (Xmgkb)

345 300 I've read it's common practice, a way to spend the last of a time period's budget so that the Pentagon's budget doesn't go down the following term (government accounting).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

It is common practice, at least in the Navy. You save your budget to the end of the fiscal year, in case you have an emergency you HAVE to spend it on... you literally put off buying new chairs, or new desks you need, because you might need to spend it on something more important...

So at the end of the fiscal year, you have X amount of money, so you BUY those desks and chairs...

That spending does not mean you didn't need it... it was because you saved it in case of emergency.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Every time we did that, the powers to be would come to us and say "hey, you guys managed you $$ well and have still have funds while others don't so we are taking yours for higher priorities." LOL

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 11, 2026 02:28 PM (VkY89)

346 >>ne of my buddies has a funny video from when he was out on his ranch land and killed a porcupine, as one does on a ranch, then filled a Skoal can with tannerite and posed the dead porcupine on top of said can.


Buddy of mine shot a Badger one day, during an Archery Elk Hunt. Dude loathed Badgers. Apparently, one killed his puppy when he was a kid...

It was like 8 am. We put it in the crotch of a roadside tree and went on up the mountain. By the time we made it back past that Badger it had been shot 3-4 times by other hunters.

They all put it back in the tree for the next guy to drive by.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:28 PM (erF49)

347 Prayers for Jessie's family and for you Fen. Sorry.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:28 PM (KTbq2)

348 Speaking of African countries, I refuse to say "knee-zhay" for Niger. It's Niger. "Nye". "Jer".

No one walks around saying "al-zheh-rheeee" and really phlegming up that r with it. It's Algeria. Heck, they even manage to say "Congo" stupidly somehow.

Stupid France.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Ot/FD)

349 339
I had a brilliant Nigerian teacher in school 50 years ago, his pet peeve was black Americans.
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y8DZL)

People who are great at math generally hate people who can't do math, yes.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (3wOGw)

350 I was Ghana ask this Nigerian girl out but then I discovered she'd been hooking up with Chad. Kenya believe that?
Posted by: Chad always gets Djibouti

Who Uganda believe?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (77rzZ)

351 Prayers, Fen. May her memory be eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (ZANHd)

352 Yeah, it was well-known that the submariners had the best chow.

And lots of ice cream.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)


Even 40 years after WW2 when my 'ol man was in subs, he still would not eat canned fruit. Before he died, he got a tour of one of the boats over in the naval base in Bangor. He was amazed at how roomy they were.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (2WIwB)

353 One of my buddies has a funny video from when he was out on his ranch land and killed a porcupine, as one does on a ranch, then filled a Skoal can with tannerite and posed the dead porcupine on top of said can.

Boom. Orbital porcupine carcass and quills embedded in nearby fence posts.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:25 PM (3BwY

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Don't give the Muzzie Domestic Terrorists any ideas for new IEDs!

/

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:30 PM (VZYL3)

354 I had a brilliant Nigerian teacher in school 50 years ago, his pet peeve was black Americans.
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y8DZL)

West African immigrants have very little regard for "African Americans" despite sharing skin tone. See them as a bunch of whiny uncivilized layabouts, to put it nicely.

Posted by: Funny how "black" isn't monolithic... at March 11, 2026 02:30 PM (TbWk/)

355 Speaking of African countries, I refuse to say "knee-zhay" for Niger. It's Niger. "Nye". "Jer".

No one walks around saying "al-zheh-rheeee" and really phlegming up that r with it. It's Algeria. Heck, they even manage to say "Congo" stupidly somehow.

Stupid France.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Ot/FD)



Deutschland!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:30 PM (/BPde)

356 The problem with torpedoes is they're too mean.

Tom Nichols
@RadioFreeTom
The people cheering the submarine attack on the IRIS Dena seem to forget that the U.S. Navy has surface vessels that could have captured the ship, and held the crew (or allowed them to defect). But apparently, it was important to prove that the Navy can still torpedo a frigate.

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They should've swung over to the frigate on ropes slung from the yardarms!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 02:30 PM (ndZc7)

357 I had a brilliant Nigerian teacher in school 50 years ago, his pet peeve was black Americans.
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y8DZL)



To be fair, most of the world feels that way.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:31 PM (/BPde)

358 Remember that scene in Infinity War when The Collector asks, "Why would I lie?" and Thanos response, "I imagine it's like breathing to you."


It feels quite apt here.

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 11, 2026 02:31 PM (WjNcq)

359 They all put it back in the tree for the next guy to drive by.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:28 PM (erF49)
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LOL that is some cold blooded animosity toward badgers

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:31 PM (3BwY8)

360 People who are great at math generally hate people who can't do math, yes.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (3wOGw)


I take issue with this statement.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 11, 2026 02:31 PM (FMtrg)

361 My mom worked for a "non-profit" hospital, in an urban area. Every year, they had a "community outreach". A block party to "lose" the profits and keep the "gravy-train" running...

Posted by: pahound at March 11, 2026 02:31 PM (B6RK+)

362 There was the story of the cowboy who lassoed a badger from the back of his horse and snugged the lariat to his saddle horn planning to drag it to death, and then looked back to see it climbing its way up the lariat to attack him, and he had to get it untied from his saddle horn at a full gallop.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 02:32 PM (rbvCR)

363 Remember after the op to kill Bin Laden when the Left definitely didn't spike the football and celebrate all the killing and gloat because it was going to win them an election? Because they're so peace loving and think masculine stuff is terrible and shit.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:32 PM (KTbq2)

364 >>The people cheering the submarine attack on the IRIS Dena seem to forget...

I didn't forget that, yet continue to cheer the torpedo attack, so FOAD, Tom.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 02:33 PM (Y1sOo)

365 Thanks for the prayers and support, ASHQ friends.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 02:33 PM (IEV/x)

366 350 I was Ghana ask this Nigerian girl out but then I discovered she'd been hooking up with Chad. Kenya believe that?
Posted by: Chad always gets Djibouti

Who Uganda believe?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (77rzZ)

I've Benin heartache before, I'll manage.

Posted by: Just have Togo on at March 11, 2026 02:33 PM (TbWk/)

367 Where's Piper?

Duluth Trading has some overalls for her.

Candy Apple Red Poppies........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:34 PM (/BPde)

368 Naturalist in Yellowstone told me that actual sightings of actual wolverines are extremely rare. Not many of them, very secretive creatures.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 02:34 PM (pDt9x)

369 341 >>Yeah, it was well-known that the submariners had the best chow.

I'll bet I ate better at the officer's club on Masirah Island in the mid-80s than any deployed submariner anywhere, ever.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y1sOo)


Well... the first few weeks of a patrol we ate fucking great. Literally anything you wanted, it was available.

Then, of course, around 2 months underwater, things got a little, ummm, less gourmet, I guess...

By the time we got back to the Tender, food was not even something we thought about, it was just about stopping the hunger pangs... Corned beef hash was available the whole patrol, and I was so thankful for that!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:34 PM (dmDsy)

370 Radio Free Europe was intended to free people of the Communism rampant in Europe at the time.

So is Radio Free Tom intended to combat the rampant communism in Tom Nichols?

...

Shouldn't the bucket be on your head?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:34 PM (Ot/FD)

371 I had a brilliant Nigerian teacher in school 50 years ago, his pet peeve was black Americans.
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y8DZL)

When my brother was a Michigan in the early 70s, he had a black professor from somewhere in Africa. One of the black students in his class turned in a paper written in jive.
The Professor gave it back to him, thundering in his British accent as he did so, "You rewrite this in the KING'S English!"

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:34 PM (77rzZ)

372 I was Ghana ask this Nigerian girl out but then I discovered she'd been hooking up with Chad. Kenya believe that?
Posted by: Chad always gets Djibouti

Who Uganda believe?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (77rzZ)

I've Benin heartache before, I'll manage.
Posted by: Just have Togo on at March 11, 2026 02:33 PM


This place...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:34 PM (ZANHd)

373 Remember after the op to kill Bin Laden when the Left definitely didn't spike the football and celebrate all the killing and gloat because it was going to win them an election? Because they're so peace loving and think masculine stuff is terrible and shit.
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:32 PM (KTbq2)

And made such a big deal of Obama casually ordering the strike yada yada yada.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (zZu0s)

374 Stupid France."

"Agincourt"... there's no f'ing "z" in there, Frenchies...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (XuXeR)

375 I had a brilliant Nigerian teacher in school 50 years ago, his pet peeve was black Americans.
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Y8DZL)
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In my experience there are no people on earth who experience black fatigue harder than African blacks lol.

I've seen and heard so many eye rolls and "Dis muddafuggah" from dudes from Ghana/Nigeria.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (3BwY8)

376 360 I take issue with this statement.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 11, 2026 02:31 PM (FMtrg)

One of the things I hate most about myself is I'm no good at math/STEM. Especially awful at Math. I never even made it through Trig.

And it f***ing sucks because it makes it harder to prove I'm not "black stereotype" (even with being half-white).

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (3wOGw)

377 Yeah, it was well-known that the submariners had the best chow.

And lots of ice cream.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)

Ah yes, but the strawberries! That's where I had them!

Posted by: Captain Queeg at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (TbWk/)

378 >>Naturalist in Yellowstone told me that actual sightings of actual wolverines are extremely rare. Not many of them, very secretive creatures.


Yeah. They are not something you see very often. Their ranges are yuge and their populations are thin.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (erF49)

379 Tom's just scared because he's the size of a frigate.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 02:36 PM (BI5O2)

380 People who are great at math generally hate people who can't do math, yes.
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I take issue with this statement.


Change "can't" to "won't" and I agree with bells on.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 11, 2026 02:36 PM (r7k/W)

381 Speaking of African countries, I refuse to say "knee-zhay" for Niger. It's Niger. "Nye". "Jer".

No one walks around saying "al-zheh-rheeee" and really phlegming up that r with it. It's Algeria. Heck, they even manage to say "Congo" stupidly somehow.

Stupid France.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Ot/FD)

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

At university lived in a row house with some permanent "oppressed" victim-type (this was at Stanford) from Nicaragua.

Whenever we mentioned the name of that country and discussions, you get all pissed off and correct our pronunciation with the big rolling of the R and South American inflection.

What a ln idiotic bore ...

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:36 PM (VZYL3)

382 As much as we like to pretend otherwise the msm still yields a tremendous power to influence. It’s not as much power as 20 or 30 years ago but it’s still a lot.

At best alternative sources for info react to them and set the record straight. But the msm still sets the agenda.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 02:37 PM (HF36u)

383 Obama in that "command room" looked like it was bring your kid to work day.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:37 PM (KTbq2)

384 Tom Nichols
@RadioFreeTom
The people cheering the submarine attack on the IRIS Dena seem to forget that the U.S. Navy has surface vessels that could have captured the ship, and held the crew (or allowed them to defect).


That sounds like a good way to vastly increase the risk to our military personnel. And considering the enemy, it's not like we would be sparing anyone who wouldn't hop right back into war against us. The people fighting on behalf of Islam are not good-hearted people who mean well and deserve a second chance.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 11, 2026 02:37 PM (FMtrg)

385 Whenever we mentioned the name of that country and discussions, you get all pissed off and correct our pronunciation with the big rolling of the R and South American inflection.

What a ln idiotic bore ...
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:36 PM (VZYL3)



It's FRAHHNKENsteen

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:38 PM (/BPde)

386 380 Change "can't" to "won't" and I agree with bells on.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 11, 2026 02:36 PM (r7k/W)

When I say "math", I mean "calculus" at bare minimum.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:38 PM (3wOGw)

387 "Why are you doing this thing that .... HEY! Hands off the lobster!... this this that gets your mission accomplished while exposing you to min-- I SAID NO! --- to minimum risk, when you could instead take on much bigger risk and really, really endanger your own life so that --- DAMMIT, NO LOBSTER FOR YOU! -- so that I could still call you a babykiller but you'd be -- NO STEAK EITHER, BOOT! -- but that you'd be dead instead and I could talk shit with impunity?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:38 PM (Ot/FD)

388 Neighbors say the two were just turning their lives around and on their way to a Koran study.

Posted by: Local media at March 11, 2026 02:38 PM (K7Zpu)

389 People who are great at math generally hate people who can't do math, yes.
Posted by: XTC

Sleazy Newsom can't math.

https://is.gd/u5wprh

Illiterate and innumerate too.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 02:38 PM (ndZc7)

390 Whenever we mentioned the name of that country and discussions, you get all pissed off and correct our pronunciation with the big rolling of the R and South American inflection.

What a ln idiotic bore ...
Posted by: ShainS

Reminds me of that great SNL skit with Jimmy Smits, where he's the only one pronouncing Spanish words normally, without an affected accent.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:38 PM (77rzZ)

391 @RadioFreeTom
The people cheering the submarine attack on the IRIS Dena seem to forget that the U.S. Navy has surface vessels that could have captured the ship, and held the crew (or allowed them to defect).



F*ck off, pansy fag.

When it comes to winning, LEAVE. NO. DOUBT.

You act like islhamic terrorsts can be 'reformed,' you f*cking retard.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:39 PM (/BPde)

392 Nood ...

and no, the Blade ain't first !

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (3sXRv)

393 And it f***ing sucks because it makes it harder to prove I'm not "black stereotype" (even with being half-white).

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (3wOGw)

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

Gruesome Newscum can feel your pain ...

;-)

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (VZYL3)

394 Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:36 PM (VZYL3)

Wasn't that an SNL bit?

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (KTbq2)

395 I was Ghana ask this Nigerian girl out but then I discovered she'd been hooking up with Chad. Kenya believe that?
Posted by: Chad always gets Djibouti

Who Uganda believe?
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 02:29 PM (77rzZ)

I've Benin heartache before, I'll manage.
Posted by: Just have Togo on at March 11, 2026 02:33 PM

This place...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 02:34 PM (ZANHd

Sudanly my headache went away.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (2WIwB)

396 Good to hear that Tom Nichols is still a flaming ahole

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (qBBPl)

397 >> People who are great at math generally hate people who can't do math, yes.
----

In math there are multiple levels of "great"... I was always really good at math, even through graduate school taking high level courses in the math department while working on my PhD. However... at that level, the professors teaching the courses could easily make us students look like total idiots (e.g. prove that pi is irrational... so easy to say, so hard to do). And then there are the Kurt Godel's and Andrew Wiles' of the world who do theorem proofs that maybe only 5 people on the entire planet are capable of reading and understanding... I'm on the very bottom tier even though I know more math than probably 99% of the general population....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (xT8gx)

398 393 Gruesome Newscum can feel your pain ...

;-)
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (VZYL3)

Oh, f*** that, I scored higher than that on the SATs.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:40 PM (3wOGw)

399 Whenever we mentioned the name of that country and discussions, you get all pissed off and correct our pronunciation with the big rolling of the R and South American inflection.

What a ln idiotic bore ...
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 02:36 PM (VZYL3)
-----
Some lefty bint tried to pull something like that on me a while back, and I said "Oh okay what's the capital of France?" and she flatly answered "Paris" without saying Pah-REE and without trying to hock up a loogie halfway through, and I just said "thanks" and walked away. I hate that crap.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (3BwY8)

400 387 "Why are you doing this thing that .... HEY! Hands off the lobster!... this this that gets your mission accomplished while exposing you to min-- I SAID NO! --- to minimum risk, when you could instead take on much bigger risk and really, really endanger your own life so that --- DAMMIT, NO LOBSTER FOR YOU! -- so that I could still call you a babykiller but you'd be -- NO STEAK EITHER, BOOT! -- but that you'd be dead instead and I could talk shit with impunity?"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:38 PM (Ot/FD)


Thanks, I enjoyed that!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 02:41 PM (dmDsy)

401 Whenever we mentioned the name of that country and discussions, you get all pissed off and correct our pronunciation with the big rolling of the R and South American inflection.

The only correct way to pronounce "Nicaragua" is how Beavis did it.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 02:43 PM (2ocoG)

402 One of the things I hate most about myself is I'm no good at math/STEM. Especially awful at Math. I never even made it through Trig.

And it f***ing sucks because it makes it harder to prove I'm not "black stereotype" (even with being half-white).
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:35 PM (3wOGw)

I think you worry too much about that. I'm white AF and have serious math phobia. Arithmetic and such came easy - I can still do decently quick arithmetic in my head - but I went all to shit around pre-algebra because I hadn't learned how to learn. Then it got worse because I was increasingly not allowed to learn. Rather, I had to perform immediately or face firestorms of derision, ranting, rage, and sometimes even physical violence. Sometimes shit just sucks. Doesn't mean you're less of a human being.

Posted by: Don't sweat it so much brah at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (TbWk/)

403 Hypercorrecting exonyms is hilarious. Dead on accurate litmus test for a pompous ass it's safe to ignore, or maybe just fuck with a little for funsies.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (Ot/FD)

404 402 Rather, I had to perform immediately or face firestorms of derision, ranting, rage, and sometimes even physical violence. Sometimes shit just sucks. Doesn't mean you're less of a human being.
Posted by: Don't sweat it so much brah at March 11, 2026 02:44 PM (TbWk/)

Most of the physical violence I faced from my father was related to how I did in school, yeah.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 02:46 PM (3wOGw)

405 Reply to off-thread topic a couple threads back...

I was watching a couple of squirrels doing the old grab and tickle this morning. One of them (presumably the female) ran up a tall tree, was chased by the other (presumably the male) and was then knocked out of the tree to fall about 40' to the ground. She picked herself up, and just walked away as if nothing happened.

Why do I bring this up? Beats me, but I hope I never have that experience.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

That was two males. The stronger throws the weaker out of the tree to disable him and keep him from the female.
Posted by: OldToby at March 11, 2026 01:49 PM (i+lZL)

Surface to volume difference means air resistance reduces any fall by a small squirrel to something very survivable. Same thing for your average cat, if a little less so.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 02:50 PM (8avO+)

406 Do you fuck around with a boarding action and then float around with your thumbs up your asses wondering what to do next and wasting men guarding prisoners?

Or do you hump the bitch twenty feet in the air and break its fucking spine on a complimentary cushion of Freedom courtesy of a 5 million dollar Mk 48 Mod 7 Fuck You Tube, so that no one ever dares park their little bullshit boat anywhere near Your Water ever again, thus obviating the need for any further conflict?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:52 PM (Ot/FD)

407 @RadioFreeTom
The people cheering the submarine attack on the IRIS Dena seem to forget that the U.S. Navy has surface vessels that could have captured the ship, and held the crew (or allowed them to defect).


F*ck off, pansy fag.

When it comes to winning, LEAVE. NO. DOUBT.

You act like islhamic terrorsts can be 'reformed,' you f*cking retard.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 02:39 PM (/BPde)

No, we have surface ships that could have destroyed the vessel with more risk and expense.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2026 02:53 PM (8avO+)

408 You'll bitch about a couple fucking ribeyes, but hey lets spend the budget of a small solar system on an attack submarine and never, ever use it for anything ever because Tom Nichols is a fucking retard.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 02:56 PM (Ot/FD)

Filthy Despicable RINO Coward John Cornyn: On Second Thought, Now that GOP Voters Are Set to Boot My Defeat-Mechanism Ass Out of My Cushy Job, Maybe We Don't Need the Filibuster After All

All it took to make this filthy RINO represent his constituents was a multimillion dollar effort to boot him out of office.

As you know, the disgraceful cucks in the Senate desperately want their cuck ally John Cornyn to keep his seat. They are pressuring Trump to endorse Cornyn.

Cornyn's primary challenger Ken Paxton says he will not leave the race, even if Trump does bend to John Thune and endorse the cuck John Cornyn.

However, he has offered a deal: He will leave the race and let Cornyn accept his last coronation if and only if the SAVE Act is passed before the primary runoff.

Not scheduled for a vote -- passed and put on the president's desk for his signature.

And suddenly this liberal dirtbag says he finally understands that Nostalgia RINOism won't stop the Democrats from undoing the filibuster themselves the next chance they get.

Something we've been saying for a decade.


If a man takes a swing at you and barely misses, that doesn't make him a pacifist -- it just means he has bad aim.

Standing still and giving him a second free swing wouldn't be wise or honorable; it would be foolish.

In 2022, Chuck Schumer and 47 other Senate Democrats tried to change the rules of the US Senate and "nuke" the filibuster to ram through a left-wing takeover of election laws.

They were just barely stopped by two holdout Democrats who were promptly driven out of their party and into retirement.

In 2024, Schumer confirmed to reporters that Democrats mean to finish the job and kill the filibuster's 60-vote threshold the next time they take the majority.

For many years, I believed that if the US Senate scrapped the filibuster, Texas and our nation would stand to lose more than we would gain.

My fellow conservatives and I have proudly used the 60-vote threshold to protect the country from all sorts of bad ideas and dangerous policies.

But when the reality on the ground changes, leaders must take stock and adapt.

Today, Democrats are weaponizing the Senate's rules to block the SAVE America Act, defund the Department of Homeland Security and hurt the American people -- all to spite President Donald Trump.

But they say openly that if these same rules ever get in Democrats' way, they won't hesitate to rip them up.

A rule is only a rule if both sides follow it.

I believe that Democrats, with their votes and statements, have already dealt the filibuster a fatal blow: The Senate rules will change eventually, whether Republicans like it or not.

This leaves conservatives with two options.

We can either unilaterally disarm, or we can stand and fight.

We can let the Democrats keep obstructing today and then smash the rules the first chance they get, or we can act now and use the mandate the American people gave this president and this Congress to secure our elections, protect our homeland and bring back common sense.

The answer is clear: We need to stand, fight and win.

Democrats started this fight. Now Republicans should finish it.

When 48 Democrats nearly killed the filibuster, it was to pass radical legislation designed to increase election fraud.

They tried to ban voter ID requirements, to decriminalize ballot harvesting, and even to send taxpayer dollars into Democrats' own campaign funds.

The SAVE America Act, which I've cosponsored, would do the opposite.

It would make it easy to vote but harder to cheat, by requiring proof of citizenship and voter ID.

He also realizes that it's time to end the Democrat filibuster on funding DHS unilaterally:


But it's also urgent to overcome other aspects of the far left's obstruction.

Americans are being forced to wait in line for three hours at airport security checkpoints because the Democrats are blocking funding for homeland security and immigration law enforcement.

Bad enough that Democrats' political tantrum is ruining travelers' days -- but at this time of hostilities with Iran, their financial siege of DHS is not just inconvenient, it's dangerous.

Hello! Happy Humpday!

I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:09 PM




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1 This fucking guy.

Posted by: Just sayin... at March 11, 2026 12:09 PM (G1ktt)

2 Sock off.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 11, 2026 12:09 PM (G1ktt)

3 Hump Day is my favorite day!

Posted by: B J Clinton at March 11, 2026 12:09 PM (K7Zpu)

4 This fuckin' guy!

Posted by: GigantorX at March 11, 2026 12:09 PM (ttLB5)

5 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 12:10 PM (EtnSa)

6 Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

Lucky. We got snow last night.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2026 12:11 PM (a+4eV)

7 Wrong person doing the right things?

Or just a coward being a coward and seeing which way the wind is blowing?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 11, 2026 12:11 PM (G1ktt)

8 TSA lines at Newark airport yesterday were very short.

I wonder whether the hysteria over the delays is being amplified by our oh-so-unbiased media...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:11 PM (n9ltV)

9 I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

=======

"house" is a funny way to describe a cardboard box with shelves.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)

10 Paxton is a slime but, he's our slime.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (4NO2D)

11 A week of 90° plus forecast for van nuys

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (Kt19C)

12 TSA lines at Newark airport yesterday were very short"

D gates at IAH had two of us in line. Period

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (XuXeR)

13 If I saw Cornyn in public, it would be difficult to restrain myself from spitting on him, but I suppose that would be a waste of moisture.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)

14 10 Paxton is a slime but, he's our slime.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (4NO2D)

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I don't doubt his desire to punch the left in the nose for fun and profit.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)

15 Not get rid of the filibuster, just make them work for it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:13 PM (bss/y)

16 Could be worse, TX. You could have our congressional delegation.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 12:14 PM (ZANHd)

17 "house" is a funny way to describe a cardboard box with shelves.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)

There aren't any shelves in there. As we all know, and as garrett will attest, ace can't drill boxes.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 11, 2026 12:14 PM (G1ktt)

18 15 Not get rid of the filibuster, just make them work for it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:13 PM (bss/y)

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Yup.

Cloture vote is an end run around debate. That's it.

Just open up the floor to the debate on the bill. Deal with the amendments one by one. Send out one final amendment that undoes all the other amendments and puts only the original language back in.

Vote to get 50+1.

It'll take like a week. If Democrats really do filibuster and get like 5 of them to talk for a day. 2 weeks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)

19 'Get the wrong people, to do the right thing for the wrong reasons. Yeah motherfuckers!'
-James Madison- the real one, not the soy jack pansy

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)

20 8 TSA lines at Newark airport yesterday were very short.

I wonder whether the hysteria over the delays is being amplified by our oh-so-unbiased media...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:11 PM (n9ltV)

It's not. There are sickouts at certain airports. And there are agents quitting in certain areas (300 since the shutdown), and they are probably doing that in groups. And with no hiring authority and sickouts, this gets bad in those airports quickly.

It's bad. But it's more bad in places where folks have other work options or stronger group dynamics to make a point.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (tOcjL)

21 19 'Get the wrong people, to do the right thing for the wrong reasons. Yeah motherfuckers!'
-James Madison- the real one, not the soy jack pansy

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)

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I feel seen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)

22 Make it a true filibuster. Three minutes only for bag changes.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (gm9Sb)

23 Welcome to the party pal,now get lost,

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (1nfzE)

24 I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

I thought hovels were built into the sides of hills to maintain a constant comfortable temperature.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (w9Wax)

25 "Not get rid of the filibuster, just make them work for it."

If the Dems take the Senate, then the GOP has to work for it, too.

Also, the SAVE ACT has been so delayed it won't really influence the midterms I think.

So annoying.

Posted by: Harun at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (IuIym)

26 cbsnews...

"Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained exclusively by CBS News.

TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines. "

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (tOcjL)

27 I don't doubt his desire to punch the left in the nose for fun and profit.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)


All politicians are filthy, vile, acquisitive sleazes. But the sea change we need is exactly that... politicians who hate the other side and want them destroyed.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (n9ltV)

28 Cont...

"At John F. Kennedy International Airport, TSA officers averaged a 21% absence rate during the shutdown, the highest among major airports. Other heavily affected hubs included Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (19%), William P. Hobby Airport in Houston (18%), Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (14%) and Pittsburgh International Airport (13%)."

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (tOcjL)

29 And 400 million barrels of oil are being released from global reserves,

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (1nfzE)

30 " Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling."

That's climate change for ya. Who should we blame?

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (vFG9F)

31 27 All politicians are filthy, vile, acquisitive sleazes. But the sea change we need is exactly that... politicians who hate the other side and want them destroyed.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (n9ltV)

=======

*dancing on Trump's political grave*
-Cornyn, January 2021

Sorry, that was completely unrelated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (GBKbO)

32 "These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others."

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (8AONa)

33 Willownoted:

Spellings of multiple names of Iranian big shots are similar, possibly as a security measure.

Probably so, meaning we still have Khumeini, Khemeini, Khimeini and Khaminowicz left to go.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (zdLoL)

34 I want a GOP that hates the Bolsheviks more than it hates its own voters.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (4NO2D)

35 All politicians are filthy, vile, acquisitive, LOOTING COCK sleeves. But the sea change we need is exactly that... politicians who hate the other side and want them destroyed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (n9ltV)

Suggested edit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

36 34 I want a GOP that hates the Bolsheviks more than it hates its own voters.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (4NO2D)

=======

"Fuck you, hobbit."
-John McCain

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

37 Is it politics as usual or extortion as usual?

I can't tell....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (jtM2q)

38 How come China isn't ordering their shadow tanker fleet to run the Strait?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (4NO2D)

39 32 "These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others."
Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (8AONa)

Ah, Groucho, we hardly knew ye.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

40
It was 12 degrees this morning in SW Wyoming.

Next week it is supposed to be in the 70's.

The weather has been crazy this year.

Posted by: four seasons at March 11, 2026 12:19 PM (3ek7K)

41 Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (tOcjL)

The data I have seen show shorter lines and fewer delays than is being reported.

Look at the private companies reporting the delays before you rush to accept the media lies.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:19 PM (n9ltV)

42 I want a GOP that hates the Bolsheviks more than it hates its own voters.

I don't care who they hate as long as they fear me and my wrath.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

43 we still have Khumeini, Khemeini, Khimeini and Khaminowicz left to go.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM


That last one might be a Mossad infiltrator. Just saying.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 12:19 PM (2ocoG)

44 It'll take like a week. If Democrats really do filibuster and get like 5 of them to talk for a day. 2 weeks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)
====

If the Dems pick 5 women, it'll take a month, or even six weeks.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 12:19 PM (rj6Yv)

45
Whoever wrote that essay for Cornyn did a good job. I wonder when it was written.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 12:20 PM (QOikT)

46 "Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained exclusively by CBS News.

TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines. "
Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (tOcjL)

Keep a list of the names of TSA agents who are feigning sickness for political reasons, and fire their skank asses once the shutdown is ended.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:20 PM (8zz6B)

47 Had a woman in my car pool who thought hump day meant it was the day to have sex. She was pretty excited about it when she told us. It was rather awkward explaining to her that hump day meant being over the work week hump. Though I did offer to honor her tradition and have sex with her.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 11, 2026 12:20 PM (+Evw/)

48
This is horse trader-traders trading horse traders with horse-trader traders.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (zk5UJ)

49 Happy Humpday!

Happy Harumphday to you, too!

Posted by: John Cornyn at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (yv1Au)

50 I think Cornyn looks like a wraith. Am I the only one?

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (dzZCL)

51 Whatever we are hearing and reading about this now will probably be different in the end. Lotsa backroom deals and negotiations going on, I'm sure. Sadly, the most likely result is that SAVE doesn't get saved and Pax does drop out.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

52 Cornyn knows it's consequence-free to say what he's saying because Thune doesn't have 50+1 votes to do away with the filibuster. So he can pretend to be for doing away with it (pretending is Cornyn's specialty), and he can even vote for doing away with it, while knowing that it is a pointless gesture for the rubes because enough safe and lame-duck RINOs (looking at you, Mitch) will vote against to make 51.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (eStot)

53 After decades of Iranian threats, why aren't their fat pipelines from the Gulf States down to ports in Oman outside the Strait?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (4NO2D)

54 So TSA agents are endangering the public safety with a strike.

PATCO them.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (1nfzE)

55 41 Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (tOcjL)

The data I have seen show shorter lines and fewer delays than is being reported.

Look at the private companies reporting the delays before you rush to accept the media lies.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:19 PM (n9ltV)

It's not a reach to think some TSA bosses are supporting their folks virtually shutting down their airports with sickouts...and some are not. Thus, a have/have not scenario for which airports are running well and which are not.

If you don't pay folks, their work effort goes down...and this is the 2nd time in 6 months for them. The quitting is also now not unexpected. If my spouse was TSA, I'd be having him find a new job and then quit this one.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:22 PM (tOcjL)

56 Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:09 PM
---
So YOU are the reason temperatures are plummeting in my neck of the woods...Got tired of winter and sent it my way.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 12:22 PM (ESVrU)

57 Cornyn is near his mid-70s, and he lost out on being majority leader. What's he even sticking around for?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:22 PM (2+SeL)

58 Willowed:
257 I'd take Robert Stack beating the shit out of some airport hippies.

https://tinyurl.com/y8nttdwc
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Without even following the link I know what you are talking about.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (MwdeY)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)

59 Hello! Happy Humpday!

I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:09 PM


Shit, man, you have a house?

Way to fucking humble-brag!

Posted by: The Guy Living in That Refrigerator Box You Left On The Curb. at March 11, 2026 12:22 PM (dmDsy)

60 50 I think Cornyn looks like a wraith. Am I the only one?

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (dzZCL)

He always reminds me of one of those creepy British kids from Village of the Damned.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 11, 2026 12:22 PM (eJ/ld)

61 We are all slime, but some of us have pretensions.

Posted by: John Cornyn at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (nvKZ7)

62 Had a woman in my car pool who thought hump day meant it was the day to have sex. She was pretty excited about it when she told us. It was rather awkward explaining to her that hump day meant being over the work week hump. Though I did offer to honor her tradition and have sex with her.

I was watching a couple of squirrels doing the old grab and tickle this morning. One of them (presumably the female) ran up a tall tree, was chased by the other (presumably the male) and was then knocked out of the tree to fall about 40' to the ground. She picked herself up, and just walked away as if nothing happened.

Why do I bring this up? Beats me, but I hope I never have that experience.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

63 The State of Washington passed a 10% income tax yesterday on incomes over a million dollars, and purely coincidentally Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks, also announced yesterday that he was retiring to Miami.

It wasn't a long term political equilibrium - Washington was the only blue state without an income tax, which made Seattle very, very rich, but it was obvious that at some point the looters in power would be unable to restrain themselves and kill the golden goose.

Technically, income taxes are illegal in the State of Washington, but who do you think appointed the Washington supreme court?

The legislation was passed so that the legislature can reduce the million-dollar threshold at any time.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (n1OCj)

64 I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:09 PM

I enjoyed the two days where I was able to turn everything off but the ceiling fans.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

65 The second Dems get 51 seats they’ll nuke the filibuster. So fuck it, do it first and pass save.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (HF36u)

66 Cornyn is near his mid-70s, and he lost out on being majority leader. What's he even sticking around for?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:22 PM


It's much harder to put a sitting Senator in SuperMax.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:24 PM (4NO2D)

67 Filthy Despicable RINO Coward John Cornyn

Set phasers to maximum redundancy, Mr. Sulu!

Posted by: Capt. James Tiberius Kirk at March 11, 2026 12:24 PM (rxwdW)

68 Cornyn knows it's consequence-free to say what he's saying because Thune doesn't have 50+1 votes to do away with the filibuster. So he can pretend to be for doing away with it (pretending is Cornyn's specialty), and he can even vote for doing away with it, while knowing that it is a pointless gesture for the rubes because enough safe and lame-duck RINOs (looking at you, Mitch) will vote against to make 51.

Sadly, this sounds plausible.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)

69 I noted below, if Paxton withdraws by the 18th, John will be declared the winner.

But if he doesn't, even if he later "withdraws" the run-off will still be held.

LOL, so John can talk all he wants but unless he gets it done, Paxton will keep campaigning.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 12:24 PM (HXT0k)

70 That's climate change for ya. Who should we blame?
Posted by: fd
_________

I'm already seeing articles blaming the "early" tornados in Illinois and Indiana last night on climate change.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 11, 2026 12:24 PM (XvL8K)

71 State of Washington passed a 10% income tax yesterday on incomes over a million dollars



Within 5 years that $1M will be $50k.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:25 PM (HF36u)

72 Also Willowed:


I have no problem with optimism or even overly optimistic outlooks.

But, really, our state governments really suck. No one pays attention to them, and they're in charge of hundreds of billions. And the people who rise in them were part of cartels at the local levels controlled by things like developers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)


Intellectually, I have to agree with you, because you are stating what I believe to be facts.

But.... just like no one predicted the popularity of Trump (at least as far as I know, Trump was probably the only one who thought he had a shot), there has to be, statistically, many other Trumps out there that could, theoretically, achieve comparable results as Trump has, but on a more local scale.

I think that could bring about the societal transformation my newly-discovered long-lost twin Pollyanna yearns for so badly.
Posted by: Denny Crane - Genetic Testing Rules! at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (dmDsy)

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Fixed It!! at March 11, 2026 12:25 PM (dmDsy)

73 I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:09 PM

Our AC's been on since late January. Now we have oak pollen piling up in drifts...

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 11, 2026 12:25 PM (dzZCL)

74 57 Cornyn is near his mid-70s, and he lost out on being majority leader. What's he even sticking around for?

It tells you how these people see themselves. They are vain, self-important, and absolutely sure they are the only thing standing between the country and Armageddon.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)

75 Spellings of multiple names of Iranian big shots are similar, possibly as a security measure. Probably so, meaning we still have Khumeini, Khemeini, Khimeini and Khaminowicz left to go.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 11, 2026 12:17 PM (zdLoL)

Sort of related: A few years ago, there was reporting that "Muhammad" was the most popular baby name in the UK. The BBC popped up and said, "No, it's George." But they linked to the data from the Home Ministry. It was true that there were more "Georges" than "Muhammads." But when you added in Mohammed, Mohamed, Muhamed, Mahmoud, Mohamet, etc., etc., the Muhammeds way outnumbered the Georges.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 11, 2026 12:25 PM (eStot)

76 It’s 77 out there, AC has been on for awhile now.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 12:26 PM (OoFl2)

77 I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.


And for the first time this winter, we have blizzard warnings in the Cascades. The snow pack is way down so it is welcome.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 12:26 PM (2WIwB)

78 Mid 70s for a Republican senator is like middle age. He has 3 elections left in him.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:27 PM (HF36u)

79 Sometimes i feel like life's dream is being a Senator no one has ever heard of. Rake in the cash. Sleep quietly. Life on easy mode.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:27 PM (Ot/FD)

80 It tells you how these people see themselves. They are vain, self-important, and absolutely sure they are the only thing standing between the country and Armageddon.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)

Royalty. The urge to Patrician is strong in humanity- even if they do not call themselves Patricians. Nomenklatura, Technocrat, whatever.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)

81 I was watching a couple of squirrels doing the old grab and tickle this morning. One of them (presumably the female) ran up a tall tree, was chased by the other (presumably the male) and was then knocked out of the tree to fall about 40' to the ground. She picked herself up, and just walked away as if nothing happened.

Why do I bring this up? Beats me, but I hope I never have that experience.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)


Hey, cool story Bro!

Posted by: Crazy Animal Sex Lover at March 11, 2026 12:27 PM (dmDsy)

82 Who's better to replace Mitch the Bitch? I don't like either choice, Andy Barr or Nate Morris.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (XvL8K)

83
Our AC's been on since late January. Now we have oak pollen piling up in drifts...
Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 11, 2026

It’s that time of year here where everything is yellow and everyone is sneezing.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (OoFl2)

84 Mid 70s for a Republican senator is like middle age. He has 3 elections left in him."

What? No!

/GOPe

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (XuXeR)

85 71 Within 5 years that $1M will be $50k.
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:25 PM (HF36u)

25K.

Gotta make sure you hit the no-degree, no-special-skills people, too.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (3wOGw)

86 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

87 I saw Filthy Despicable RINO open for Cage the Elephant at the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival back in 2023!

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (GD0B3)

88 "Well, see heah, Andy, what we gon' do 'bout disheah li'l condomundrum is, we gon' make b'leeve we ackshully listen to Da People so we get voted in again. Lookaheah: It's only one vote an' if that 'SAVE' act saves our sorry ass and protex our retirement money, why hell, son, whut's wrong wit' dat? Now move along - I got bid'ness to take care of, seemsayin' … ?"

(The above 'conversation / speech' is aught but an fig newton of my emancipation … ).

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (ayRl+)

89 Mid 70s for a Republican senator is like middle age. He has 3 elections left in him."

What? No!

/GOPe


Surely it's 6-7 elections, minimum.

Posted by: Chuck Grassley at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (Riz8t)

90 Within 5 years that $1M will be $50k.

Of course.

Amusingly, Seattle just went from having the lowest marginal state and local income tax rate to the highest, beating out both New York and Portland.

Washington earlier passed a tax on capital gains on the "ultra-rich" (the Washington supreme ruled that capital gains weren't income).

Jeff Bezos was supposed to pay 45% of that, and he immediately moved to Florida - to be closer to his parents, he said.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (n1OCj)

91 82 Who's better to replace Mitch the Bitch? I don't like either choice, Andy Barr or Nate Morris.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (XvL8K)

I had a buddy who said Andy Barr went to bat for him on something (veteran stuff.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)

92 The Guy Living in That Refrigerator Box You Left On The Curb"

You have a curb? Luxury.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (XuXeR)

93 Nomenklatura, Technocrat, whatever.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)

"Whiz Kid".

Better to be the whizzer than the whizzee

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (Ot/FD)

94 I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:09 PM


Had to do that a few weeks ago.
Supposed to hit 90 today.
Pollen has painted my car yellow-green.

Then next week it’s supposed to be back in the 30s at night.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 12:30 PM (6ydKt)

95 90 Washington earlier passed a tax on capital gains on the "ultra-rich" (the Washington supreme ruled that capital gains weren't income).

Jeff Bezos was supposed to pay 45% of that, and he immediately moved to Florida - to be closer to his parents, he said.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (n1OCj)

======

Looting the treasury is a late stage empire thing.

And these blue states aren't even empires.

All it means is that they should end up...far less important on the national stage over the next couple of decades.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:30 PM (GBKbO)

96 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?

It kind of looked like she fell more slowly than you'd expect from gravity. They have lots of fur, so I imagine that slows their descent, and in any case, there isn't enough mass behind them to splatter them on the ground.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

97 Cornyn knows it's consequence-free to say what he's saying because Thune doesn't have 50+1 votes to do away with the filibuster. So he can pretend to be for doing away with it (pretending is Cornyn's specialty), and he can even vote for doing away with it, while knowing that it is a pointless gesture for the rubes because enough safe and lame-duck RINOs (looking at you, Mitch) will vote against to make 51.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon


Pass SAVE & put it on the President's desk for signature or face Paxton & fight for your political life.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 12:30 PM (MwdeY)

98 "Whiz Kid".

Better to be the whizzer than the whizzee
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (Ot/FD)

What did they call the group of young guys who came up with JFK and got us into the Cuban Missile crisis? Was it Whiz Kids?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

99 91 I had a buddy who said Andy Barr went to bat for him on something (veteran stuff.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)

=======

That's how Lindsay Graham keeps getting re-elected, by the way.

He and his staff are very ready to help any SC vet who knocks on his office door.

And Lindsay Graham sucks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (GBKbO)

100 Pollen has painted my car yellow-green."

The one time of year my Bronco doesn't show much...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (XuXeR)

101 After decades of Iranian threats, why aren't their fat pipelines from the Gulf States down to ports in Oman outside the Strait?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (4NO2D)

UAE has one that feeds to a port in Oman south of the strait.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (Y1sOo)

102 Washington has very high sales and property tax along with the highest gas tax in the country.

So of course now that they’ve introduced an income tax, those taxes will be reduced.

Right?

🤣

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (HF36u)

103 86 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)


I believe you are almost correct! They have a terminal velocity, but it is close to 100% survivable.

Posted by: Crazy Animal Sex Lover at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (dmDsy)

104 And Lindsay Graham sucks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (GBKbO)

Valid. By choice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

105 That's how Lindsay Graham keeps getting re-elected, by the way.

He and his staff are very ready to help any SC vet who knocks on his office door.

And Lindsay Graham sucks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM


He also funds conservative spoiler candidates for the primary.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:32 PM (4NO2D)

106 those taxes will be reduced."

Is that English?

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 12:32 PM (XuXeR)

107 104 104 And Lindsay Graham sucks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (GBKbO)

Valid. By choice.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

He sips.

For maximum "mincing queer" points.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 12:32 PM (3wOGw)

108 I believe you are almost correct! They have a terminal velocity, but it is close to 100% survivable.
Posted by: Crazy Animal Sex Lover at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (dmDsy)

Yeah, the fastest they can fall without speeding up, but it can't kill them. At least on flat ground.

sidenote: I just had an image of dropping a bag of squirrels out of an airplane to test. I am going to Hell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

109 101 After decades of Iranian threats, why aren't their fat pipelines from the Gulf States down to ports in Oman outside the Strait?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (4NO2D)

UAE has one that feeds to a port in Oman south of the strait.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (Y1sOo)

======

50 years has made the strait not nearly as important to much of the world as it once was.

It's important to China, and not that many other people.

We get less than 10% of our imports from the Middle East at all. While we produce a shit ton ourselves.

Market shocks aren't even. They affect different places more than others. China's gonna get real hit by this slowdown in strait traffic. Us? Not so much.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)

110 I think the airport/airline delays depend on where the airport is located. If it's in a blue shithole... delays. If not, the delays (if any) are short. And it's not that the flights are impacted (they are, sort of) but the time it takes to get through security can be.... prolonged.

Flight tracking websites don't typically reflect TSA wait times. Thus, the US looks pretty good, even with the stormy weather. But travelers will tell you there are horrendous TSA delays in some locations.

But... TSA has always been fucked.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (jtM2q)

111 That's how Lindsay Graham keeps getting re-elected, by the way.

He and his staff are very ready to help any SC vet who knocks on his office door.

And Lindsay Graham sucks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (GBKbO)

I don't doubt he loves hearing from men in uniform.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (2+SeL)

112 And the other NC Senator is.....

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (GD0B3)

113 105 He also funds conservative spoiler candidates for the primary.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:32 PM (4NO2D)

======

He wins his primaries by like 50 points.

The spoilers are an excuse. SC Republicans like Graham.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)

114 That's how Lindsay Graham keeps getting re-elected, by the way.

He and his staff are very ready to help any SC vet who knocks on his office door.

And Lindsay Graham sucks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM


Same with Kennedy. Even after no one gave a single f@4k about the Kennedy name, every Dem I talked to gushed about how his office helped great-aunt Mildred out with some issue.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 12:34 PM (ZANHd)

115 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

No. They reach it real quickly. Terminal velocity for a squirrel is less than the velocity needed to injure them when they fall.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:34 PM (8zz6B)

116 Looting the treasury is a late stage empire thing.

And these blue states aren't even empires.


I always thought it was interesting that although Seattle and Portland culturally are very similar, Seattle was one of the most entrepreneurial cities on Earth. in terms of the companies that started there, while Portland was bleh.

Portland had a hefty state income tax, and Seattle had no income tax.

That just ended.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 12:34 PM (n1OCj)

117 sidenote: I just had an image of dropping a bag of squirrels out of an airplane to test. I am going to Hell.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)


Yes...yes you are!

LOL

Posted by: Denny Crane - That Was Funny! at March 11, 2026 12:34 PM (dmDsy)

118 I mean SC...

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 12:34 PM (GD0B3)

119 112 And the other NC Senator is.....

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 12:33 PM (GD0B3)

======

Well, NC is Budd and Tillis.

Budd's staff showed me and my family around the Capitol. That was neat.

Tillis is gone soon.

But SC...that's Tim Scott. Who's...okay. Weird on racial issues but just kind of a non-entity anywhere else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

120 Every major airport is in a blue city shithole since every big city is a blue shithole.

But I think weather is the biggest factor.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:35 PM (HF36u)

121 -8 this morning.
I wish I could feel your pain :-)

Posted by: Bosk at March 11, 2026 12:35 PM (VMFAF)

122 All it means is that they should end up...far less important on the national stage over the next couple of decades. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:30 PM (GBKbO)

I've had a theory for some time that federalism is going to save us from going over the fiscal cliff. It is inevitable at the federal level that some programs are going to have to be cut. The easiest way to do it is to devolve to the states (maybe with declining block grants) the programs that are already being administered by the states: housing, Medicaid, SNAP, etc. Red states will cut benefits and blue states won't. People and businesses will vote with their feet, the red states will grow members of Congress and electoral votes, and the blue states will decline or change. The federal government (and the government sector overall) will be a smaller slice of the economy and less important in people's lives. It's already happening.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 11, 2026 12:35 PM (eStot)

123 hey now, Tim Scott ran for president!

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 12:35 PM (GD0B3)

124 114 Same with Kennedy. Even after no one gave a single f@4k about the Kennedy name, every Dem I talked to gushed about how his office helped great-aunt Mildred out with some issue.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 12:34 PM (ZANHd)

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This is the major reason Jeff Flake lost so badly in his one re-election effort.

His staff was dismissive of constituent services, not helpful.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

125 It kind of looked like she fell more slowly than you'd expect from gravity. They have lots of fur, so I imagine that slows their descent, and in any case, there isn't enough mass behind them to splatter them on the ground.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
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We always get our squirrel!

Posted by: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at March 11, 2026 12:36 PM (rj6Yv)

126 AoSHQ:

Come for the boob talk, stay for the discussion of squirrel physics.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 12:36 PM (cz/sd)

127 The grand irony is that the opposite is the case. They believe in falsehood over facts, and literally anything else over truth.

No, it’s more complicated than that. They don’t believe in objective reality, or a shared substrate.

What they mean by that, any given opinion, no matter how crazy, is equally valid as the Pythagorean Theorem or whatever. it’s “moral relativism” and Critical Theory on bath salts.

That’s what the execrable “My Truth” rhetoric is about. It’s an end run around scholarship and knowledge, and observable reality. And facts, logic, and Reason. Infantile.

Our Universities, among other things, are totally fucked in the long run, unless they can excise this bit of sophistry and fairy tale thinking. A variant of Lysenkoism, perhaps. Whatever you call it, it ain’t good.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 12:37 PM (KP4aP)

128 I was watching a couple of squirrels doing the old grab and tickle this morning. One of them (presumably the female) ran up a tall tree, was chased by the other (presumably the male) and was then knocked out of the tree to fall about 40' to the ground. She picked herself up, and just walked away as if nothing happened.

Why do I bring this up? Beats me, but I hope I never have that experience.
Posted by: Archimedes

Terminal velocity of a falling tree rat is far below that required for a fatal impact. Unless they land on a punji stake.

Posted by: Operator Error at March 11, 2026 12:37 PM (89+to)

129 126 AoSHQ:

Come for the boob talk, stay for the discussion of squirrel physics.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 12:36 PM (cz/sd)

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Isn't that Mark Rober's thing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:37 PM (GBKbO)

130 Didn't Ted Nugent do 'Squirrel Meat Fever' … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 12:38 PM (ayRl+)

131 Phat Gus.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 11, 2026 12:38 PM (eJ/ld)

132 There literally is no Senate rule regarding so-called filibusters, it's a fiction put forth by both parties and enforced by the capo de tutti, The Senate Parliamentarian.

It's literally just a agreement between the two parties nothing more.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 12:38 PM (XV/Pl)

133 So TSA agents are endangering the public safety with a strike.

PATCO them.


Our job is to delay and inconvenience (and pilfer small items). It is all we have ever accomplished and our record of service is exemplary.

Posted by: TSA at March 11, 2026 12:38 PM (rxwdW)

134 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?

Let's ask squirrel boss!
https://is.gd/32q9DR

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM (Kt19C)

135 Say you built a squirrel-shooting cannon and aimed it straight upward. Are you saying you couldn't shoot them high enough that they'd never need a parachute to avoid going splat?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM (2+SeL)

136 The grand irony is that the opposite is the case. They believe in falsehood over facts, and literally anything else over truth.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (Ot/FD)

Think about it. What is the fun in saying something like "we value truth over facts" if it's not a boldfaced lie? Think about how ecstasy inducing it is to lie something like "truth is my forever butt buddy".

And I wouldn't even call it irony. The whole point of them saying it is forcing you to drink their piss and call it ice cream. They know that you know that they know that you know that they are full of shit, it's just at that moment they believe you can't do a damn thing about it. And that gives them a ladyboner.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 12:40 PM (KTbq2)

137 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?

Let's ask squirrel boss!
https://is.gd/32q9DR
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM


*makes Shake Weight motion*

Posted by: Rocky at March 11, 2026 12:40 PM (ZANHd)

138 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?

Aetius451AD
---------------------

Terminal velocity? Been there done that...

Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo at March 11, 2026 12:41 PM (OUPZt)

139 What makes this philosophy so insidious, it renders adherents immune to any persuasion using facts, logic, and reason. “My Truth” means they can believe whatever they want, despite evidence refuting their cherished delusions.

That’s what “we believe in truth over facts” signifies. A rejection of the last 5,000 years of accumulated wisdom. Maoist, perhaps.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 12:41 PM (KP4aP)

140 sidenote: I just had an image of dropping a bag of squirrels out of an airplane

It's Raining Squirrels, Hallelujah!

Posted by: The Weather Girls at March 11, 2026 12:41 PM (rxwdW)

141
There's a lot of squirrel remains on the road around here.

They thought they were invincible, too.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 12:41 PM (Y8DZL)

142 We all knew they would need to be dragged kicking and screaming to do anything that would actually help the country or, perish the thought, Trump.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (b4LBp)

143 101 After decades of Iranian threats, why aren't their fat pipelines from the Gulf States down to ports in Oman outside the Strait?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (4NO2D)

UAE has one that feeds to a port in Oman south of the strait.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (Y1sOo)

Saudi Arabia has a pipeline that runs from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea.

Previously it only did a million barrels per day, and coincidently it’s about to open up to 7 million bpd.
I just read about it yesterday.

It won’t replace the Strait route but every bit helps right now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (6ydKt)

144 Cats are among the largest animals known to survive falls from extreme heights, including those reaching terminal velocity. A 1987 study of 132 cats that fell from high-rise buildings found a 90% survival rate, with cats falling from higher floors (e.g., 7+ stories) often sustaining fewer injuries than those from lower floors—likely because they reach terminal velocity and can reorient themselves mid-fall to land more safely. You may now continue.

Posted by: @SOEarpiece at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (4NO2D)

145 Say you built a squirrel-shooting cannon and aimed it straight upward. Are you saying you couldn't shoot them high enough that they'd never need a parachute to avoid going splat?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM (2+SeL)

The ensplatment would occur inside the barrel of the cannon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (8zz6B)

146 It's not. There are sickouts at certain airports. And there are agents quitting in certain areas (300 since the shutdown), and they are probably doing that in groups. And with no hiring authority and sickouts, this gets bad in those airports quickly.

It's bad. But it's more bad in places where folks have other work options or stronger group dynamics to make a point.
Posted by: Nova Local
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There's another remedy, get rid of the TSA and give security back to the airlines.

Another thought along those lines - Get rid of Homeland Security. We already have agencies to do those jobs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (N15rr)

147 What would Al Bundy say about squirrels and terminal velociraptoricity … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (ayRl+)

148
Phat Gus.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I don't know how many times the gKids watched that Rober video, but I fully prepared to have Phat Gus immolated by a flame thrower toward the end of that viewing run.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (xG4kz)

149 Late in the war Germans experimented with squirrel-shooting cannons

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (Kt19C)

150 A flying squirrel would glide for miles

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (EtnSa)

151 Dial back the cinematic clock and remember the Stagecoach cast; Cornrow is the crooked bank president absconding with the bank deposits. Same guy.

Posted by: Pool of Hate at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (ehY6c)

152 I always turn on the AC on a March day like yesterday. It's the best time to make sure it's working. You can't wait until the first prolonged heat event.

OMG prolonged heat event? Why do I sound like a dumb lib?

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 12:43 PM (KTbq2)

153
So what?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:43 PM (xG4kz)

154 135 Say you built a squirrel-shooting cannon and aimed it straight upward. Are you saying you couldn't shoot them high enough that they'd never need a parachute to avoid going splat?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM (2+SeL)


I think the cannon shot would explode the squirrel instantly, so .....

Posted by: Denny Crane - Poor Astronaut Squirrel! at March 11, 2026 12:43 PM (dmDsy)

155 There's a lot of squirrel remains on the road around here.

They thought they were invincible, too.
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 12:41 PM (Y8DZL)

Gravity has nothing on a F-150 moving at 55.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

156 Sean Davis
@seanmdav

[1 of 2]

Understand what Thune is doing right now. It’s not enough for him to kill the SAVE America Act. Thune has to kill it while also protecting his worst RINO colleagues from being exposed for opposing it.

How does Thune accomplish his? By avoiding a simple majority vote at all costs. Thune knows a public vote where Republicans get less than 50 votes—with people like Tillis and Curtis and McConnell and Murkowski voting against IT—is electoral poison. He doesn’t want it to pass, but he also can’t have it die at the hands of his own puke colleagues.

So how does Thune do this? By refusing to move to the already-passed House bill (this only requires a simple majority because the House message is privileged) and instead moving to a new, standalone Senate bill. A new Senate bill is not privileged, and therefore the motion to proceed to it is debatable, meaning it requires 60 votes.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (SJ0Wp)

157 It's Raining Squirrels, Hallelujah!

Posted by: The Weather Girls at March 11, 2026 12:41 PM (rxwdW)

I wish somebody would drop a clutch of mexican weather girls out of an airplane over my head. With parachutes, of course. Don't want splattered ones.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (8zz6B)

158 144 Cats are among the largest animals known to survive falls from extreme heights, including those reaching terminal velocity. A 1987 study of 132 cats that fell from high-rise buildings found a 90% survival rate, with cats falling from higher floors (e.g., 7+ stories) often sustaining fewer injuries than those from lower floors—likely because they reach terminal velocity and can reorient themselves mid-fall to land more safely. You may now continue.
--------------
Imma gonna share this with my cats.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (pZ64F)

159 Sean Davis
@seanmdav

[2 of 2]

Thune needs to kill the SAVE America Act, not expose any of his GOP colleagues as being against it, and be able to pretend that he tried. This is the actual Senate GOP trifecta—doing nothing while pretending they tried everything and protecting the worst of the worst the whole time.

So when you watch the GOP Senate bring up a brand new SAVE America Act bill and hold a single vote on a motion that needs 60 to pass, know that they’re doing it because they think you’re stupid.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (SJ0Wp)

160 Say you built a squirrel-shooting cannon and aimed it straight upward. Are you saying you couldn't shoot them high enough that they'd never need a parachute to avoid going splat?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM (2+SeL)

Yes. Theoretically.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

161
The left is leaving the left coast because they never want to clean up the mess they left behind.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (Y8DZL)

162 What would Al Bundy say about squirrels and terminal velociraptoricity … ?

I think Les Nessman would have more to say about that kind of thing.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (2ocoG)

163 Okay replace it with a device of your choice. A squirrel-shooting slingshot. Or a squirrel shooting ballista. The little fella never needs a helmet or parachute?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (2+SeL)

164 I put some warm weather plants I had wintering in the garage out in the wild over the weekend because the temp has been mild.

This evening they're going back inside. And we're going to have sub-freezing high temps next week.

Global Warming is to blame.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (DgMqy)

165 I don't know how many times the gKids watched that Rober video, but I fully prepared to have Phat Gus immolated by a flame thrower toward the end of that viewing run.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Lol. My hubby loved those vids. I was ready to launch Rober out of a cannon.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (eJ/ld)

166 Squirrels are tough. Sometimes they’ll hit hard enough to get knocked out, but they look like they are dead. Poor little guy.

And then 20 minutes later he’s gone, hopping around somewhere and apparently none the worse for wear.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (KP4aP)

167 I want that damn squirrel that was making divots in my yard yesterday would go splat. Little bastard.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (cz/sd)

168 My ire with TSA goes back to the last time I flew. I had an agent pull every piece of my CPAP machine out of it's case, finger it, and then dropped in a bin to be rescanned.

Then... had me repack the thing in the bag while people were trying to get through.

I was mortified by the ordeal.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (jtM2q)

169 In the senate there are no rinos or dinos, just the uniparty, it's all pretend. Vote this way or that way to get 6 more years pretending to your constituents and then once secure be a blocker for the third that are up in the next election.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 12:46 PM (n5tGW)

170
There's a lot of squirrel remains on the road around here.

They thought they were invincible, too.

Posted by: Auspex


When we'd come across the expired wee beasties on the road, on their backs with legs upward, I'd sing, "'Xcuse me while I kiss the sky."

Now our two kids do so, too. My work here is done!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:46 PM (xG4kz)

171 A 1987 study of 132 cats that fell from high-rise buildings found a 90% survival rate, with cats falling from higher floors (e.g., 7+ stories) often sustaining fewer injuries than those from lower floors—likely because they reach terminal velocity and can reorient themselves mid-fall to land more safely. You may now continue.
Posted by: @SOEarpiece

Nobody takes a dead cat to the vet for injuries from a fall.

Posted by: Operator Error at March 11, 2026 12:46 PM (89+to)

172 So what?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
________.

So let's dance!

Posted by: Al Czervick at March 11, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)

173 I wish somebody would drop a clutch of mexican weather girls out of an airplane over my head. With parachutes, of course. Don't want splattered ones.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (8zz6B)

https://tinyurl.com/2s4zd7jx

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

174 You can always count on Republicans to sound conservative for a couple months every election year.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 12:47 PM (KTbq2)

175 Thune could make a good living as an actor playing a politician. He’s from central casting, has that look.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:47 PM (HF36u)

176 Cats are among the largest animals known to survive falls from extreme heights, including those reaching terminal velocity.

You would think a bird could do it, wouldn't you?

Posted by: Cincinatti Turkeys at March 11, 2026 12:47 PM (rxwdW)

177 You can always count on Republicans to sound conservative for a couple months every election year.
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 12:47 PM (KTbq2)


Build the dang fence.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (HF36u)

178 160 Say you built a squirrel-shooting cannon and aimed it straight upward. Are you saying you couldn't shoot them high enough that they'd never need a parachute to avoid going splat?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM (2+SeL)

Yes. Theoretically.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

If you see a headline like Texas man indicted for so-called squirrel astronaut program, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (2+SeL)

179 Nobody takes a dead cat to the vet for injuries from a fall.
Posted by: Operator Error at March

The cat on my lap is not laughing.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (OoFl2)

180
The only thing this post needs now is a movie pitch for a squirrel pron epic.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (Y8DZL)

181 >>The little fella never needs a helmet or parachute?


Nope. He just needs goggles.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (erF49)

182 SAVE Act is dead. It just doesn't know it yet.
We should prepare for the midterms in some other way. I admit, I don't know what that way would look like.

Thoughts?

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (ZxPkt)

183
There's another remedy, get rid of the TSA and give security back to the airlines.

Another thought along those lines - Get rid of Homeland Security. We already have agencies to do those jobs.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (N15rr)



TSA and airport staff are largely Somalis. Luckily, the Somalis are more interested in theft than jihad, otherwise we'd have had a lot more air terrorism.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (y9nCu)

184 Proof that Congress doesn't represent We The People, they represent only their own interests.

80/20s they will never pass:

• Balanced Budget Amendment
• End Insider Trading
• Term Limits
• Reveal Pervert Payoff List
• SAVE America Act
• End Obamacare
• Implement DOGE

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 12:49 PM (WCaCG)

185 Bucc-ee's is coming to Mansfield, Ohio - thank you, President Trump!

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2026 12:49 PM (GPa4z)

186 We should launch a squirrel from the upper atmosphere and see if it survives impact. For science!

Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 12:49 PM (q177U)

187 The Thuniparty

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 12:49 PM (KTbq2)

188 182 SAVE Act is dead. It just doesn't know it yet.
We should prepare for the midterms in some other way. I admit, I don't know what that way would look like.

Thoughts?

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (ZxPkt)

=======

After Democrats just didn't try that hard in 2024 and lost because their hearts weren't in it, maybe we can just convince them to fight 2026 as hard as they fought 2024.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (GBKbO)

189 I have a cat who fell from a 2nd story ledge. 12-13 ft tall onto tile floors. Landed, got up, looked around like wtf just happened. Then walked away.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (HF36u)

190 184 Proof that Congress doesn't represent We The People, they represent only their own interests.

80/20s they will never pass:

• Balanced Budget Amendment
• End Insider Trading
• Term Limits
• Reveal Pervert Payoff List
• SAVE America Act
• End Obamacare
• Implement DOGE
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And, end the time change!

Posted by: beckster at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (I7J98)

191
Imagine a squirrel to be a sphere of radius 0 and mass "m"...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (xG4kz)

192 Okay replace it with a device of your choice. A squirrel-shooting slingshot. Or a squirrel shooting ballista. The little fella never needs a helmet or parachute?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Squirrel.catapult has been done.

Posted by: Operator Error at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (89+to)

193 182 SAVE Act is dead. It just doesn't know it yet.
We should prepare for the midterms in some other way. I admit, I don't know what that way would look like.

Thoughts?
Posted by: Don Black
=======
Unpredictable on SAVE act. Senate GOP is coming under increasing pressure and the forthcoming probes into the elections in GA and AZ along with Nat Sec report on Chinese interference in US elections is forthcoming.

Right now, Iran is consuming the headlines but that is unlikely to be the case going forward. So, we shall have to wait and see.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)

194 Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (pDt9x)

195 Okay replace it with a device of your choice. A squirrel-shooting slingshot. Or a squirrel shooting ballista. The little fella never needs a helmet or parachute?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 12:45 PM (2+SeL)

If the launch doesn't injure him, the fall won't. Terminal velocity doesn't mean "terminal". as in "dead". It means the point at which aerodynamic drag (a force) on a falling object equals the force of gravity. It stops accelerating downwards, and simply falls at a steady speed. A parachute is simply a device that reduces the terminal velocity of its user to a seped low enough that impact with the ground is survivable.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (8zz6B)

196 TSA and airport staff are largely Somalis. Luckily, the Somalis are more interested in theft than jihad, otherwise we'd have had a lot more air terrorism.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 12:48 PM (y9nCu)
True, but the shaitan has not whispered in their ear yet.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (LHPAg)

197
wish somebody would drop a clutch of mexican weather girls out of an airplane over my head. With parachutes, of course. Don't want splattered ones.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (8zz6B)

https://tinyurl.com/2s4zd7jx
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:46 PM


And then there's our girl:

https://youtube.com/shorts/kMzRzfOUG2c

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (CGHQ6)

198 Imagine a squirrel to be a sphere of radius 0 and mass "m"...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (xG4kz)

So we are going for neutron star with that density?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

199 @ 186 We should launch a squirrel from the upper atmosphere and see if it survives impact. For science!
_____________________________________________

Or, just use a vacuum chamber and a slingshot …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (ayRl+)

200 Neutron Squirrel!

I'd watch that movie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

201 And, end the time change!
Posted by: beckster
=====
Support on that is more mixed. Not an 80/20 issue.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (E4rtv)

202 This gives me a pain behind my right eye.

So many senile old degenerates in DC that shouldn't even be allowed outside unsupervised. They seem to live forever like fucking retarded Skeksis.

It isn't whether they'll fuck us over or not, it's just a matter of how much lube we'll get on any given day.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (87jGq)

203 >> I have never thought of ace as having a house.


The Fall of the House of Shelvey

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (erF49)

204 A 1987 study of 132 cats that fell from high-rise buildings found a 90% survival rate

The fat ones couldn't squeeze thru the railings. You know they would leave a mess.

Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (AhCY4)

205 https://youtube.com/shorts/kMzRzfOUG2c
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (CGHQ6)

She is funny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

206 inews.co.uk: Hegseth's fragile masculinity has doomed the US. This is a salutary lesson for other nations: thuggishness and machismo will not make you stronger.

You kill people and break things for a living,” he told the gathered generals, as they sat in baffled silence. Real men and soldiers strive to keep those two things from happening. Hegseth is a child.

I spent an entire year in high school learning about the checks and balances of government and I have a lot of questions.

He is not a leader. He is a 3rd rate TV anchor that could only get a job at one place, Fox News. His boasting and overall eSports league mentality is despicable. That's not how leaders talk.

The level of supplemental testosterone in the Trump regime would go down if you replaced everyone with trans men. Wait till they figure out that hormone supplementation is GENDER AFFIRMING CARE...

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE OF LOW CHARACTER INTO HIGH OFFICE

Sorry for yelling. It just seems like the people in the back still need the message.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (JCZqz)

207 Squirrel astronaut program>

More like Squirrel astroNUT program, amirite?

Astronauts do need to be short in stature to fit inside the capsules.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (w9Wax)

208 We should launch a squirrel from the upper atmosphere and see if it survives impact. For science!
Posted by: Max Power at March 11, 2026 12:49 PM


On it!

Posted by: Red Bull at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (ZANHd)

209 Cats are among the largest animals known to survive falls from extreme heights, including those reaching terminal velocity. A 1987 study of 132 cats that fell from high-rise buildings found a 90% survival rate, with cats falling from higher floors (e.g., 7+ stories) often sustaining fewer injuries than those from lower floors—likely because they reach terminal velocity and can reorient themselves mid-fall to land more safely. You may now continue.
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Imma gonna share this with my cats.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 12:44 PM (pZ64F)

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Imma gonna confirm this with experiments on my cats.

/

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 12:53 PM (SJ0Wp)

210 https://youtube.com/shorts/kMzRzfOUG2c

Moo.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 12:53 PM (Kt19C)

211 Squirrels shall be granted no quarter.

Those little nut busters, though cute, are a menace and I will not tolerate their insolence and bravado.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 12:53 PM (M9gjJ)

212 193 Unpredictable on SAVE act. Senate GOP is coming under increasing pressure and the forthcoming probes into the elections in GA and AZ along with Nat Sec report on Chinese interference in US elections is forthcoming.

Right now, Iran is consuming the headlines but that is unlikely to be the case going forward. So, we shall have to wait and see.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)

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I went through too many, "Thune is betraying us by not passing the OBBB" last year to act like he's just trying to knife us. Since, you know, he passed it and even got 95% of what the Parliamentarian wanted out of it back in.

Corralling the cats on this one may be harder than OBBB, so I wouldn't consider it a slam dunk. However, he has earned some modicum of trust.

He's definitely not Mitch 2.0. ("oh, gosh...McCain voted down the ACA repeal, gosh darn it. just, gosh darn. oh well. we'll get 'em next time. donate.")

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:53 PM (GBKbO)

213 The Old Squirrel Astronaut League never gets it's due recognition.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:53 PM (4NO2D)

214 Afternoon Ace.
Just did a 2 1/2 mile walk. 63° at the moment got a sweat up wearing a hoodie. Of course it will be down around freezing the next few days. Winter in mid Hudson

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 12:53 PM (qBBPl)

215 206 inews.co.uk: Hegseth's fragile masculinity has doomed the US. This is a salutary lesson for other nations: thuggishness and machismo will not make you stronger.

You kill people and break things for a living,” he told the gathered generals, as they sat in baffled silence. Real men and soldiers strive to keep those two things from happening. Hegseth is a child.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (JCZqz)

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"The military exists to do diplomacy!"
-idiots

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:54 PM (GBKbO)

216
Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.

Posted by: tubal


Hoarders get rapped within the dwellings by all the crap that they collect.

Ace will get trapped within his when his orgiastic building of shelves will leave no room for him.

His shelves will have shelves. It'll be shelving all the way down.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:54 PM (xG4kz)

217 194.

Ace, much like Elvis, is everywhere.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 12:54 PM (87jGq)

218 I spent an entire year in high school learning about the checks and balances of government and I have a lot of questions.

Well, I have questions about you spending a year in high school.

Posted by: dantesed at March 11, 2026 12:54 PM (Oy/m2)

219 206 THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE OF LOW CHARACTER INTO HIGH OFFICE

Sorry for yelling. It just seems like the people in the back still need the message.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (JCZqz)

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Dude single-handedly turned around a communist dictatorship by greenlighting a daring midnight raid to take their leader.

But yes, he's just a drunk who doesn't know what he's doing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:54 PM (GBKbO)

220 Is this about me?

Posted by: Rocky The Flying Squirrel at March 11, 2026 12:54 PM (K7Zpu)

221 "I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling."


I gotta shovel 6 inches of snow that fell overnight.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (Q+gd/)

222 Rocket J. Squirrel

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (+nEug)

223 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (/BPde)

224 If the launch doesn't injure him, the fall won't. Terminal velocity doesn't mean "terminal". as in "dead". It means the point at which aerodynamic drag (a force) on a falling object equals the force of gravity. It stops accelerating downwards, and simply falls at a steady speed. A parachute is simply a device that reduces the terminal velocity of its user to a seped low enough that impact with the ground is survivable.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (8zz6B)


Way to throw out facts about this important topic! You ruined it for all of us!!!

Posted by: Petulant Teen Who Likes To Talk About Weird Shit. at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (dmDsy)

225 Imagine a squirrel to be a sphere of radius 0 and mass "m"...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot


To be released soon on all gaming platforms:

Squirrel Effect

Posted by: Entertainment Arts at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (w9Wax)

226 206 THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE OF LOW CHARACTER INTO HIGH OFFICE
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Da bish set me up...

Posted by: Marion Barry at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (K7Zpu)

227 inews.co.uk: Hegseth's fragile masculinity has doomed the US.

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"Sun Tzu 2: Fragile Masculinity Boogsloo"

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (SJ0Wp)

228 Slappy Squirrel is Best Squirrel

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:56 PM (erF49)

229 132 There literally is no Senate rule regarding so-called filibusters, it's a fiction put forth by both parties and enforced by the capo de tutti, The Senate Parliamentarian.

It's literally just a agreement between the two parties nothing more.

Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Not true. The Senate has always operated under an unlimited debate presumption and yes, that is in the rules. Unanimous consent, cloture, reconciliation, and the talking filibuster are all the special exceptions to unlimited debate that allow the Senate to function at all.

House has no unlimited debate per se other than the right of the minority leader to speak as long as they want without yielding the floor just before a vote for final passage. Otherwise, the House Rules committee sets the debate times and amendment rules. Temu Obama Hakeem holds the current record for that.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv)

230 I'm skeptical the SAVE Act will pass, in any event. More than anything else, Republicans are loyal to The Hive, and The Hive can't countenance it. It's ride-or-die time for the Uniparty, and I expect enough Republicans are willing to fall on their swords over this. It will only end their political careers, and their "wounds" will spout gouts of donor cash into their bank accounts.

But if it does pass - now us the time for Trump to defy the Courts, who will inevitably enjoin it to save the midterms. Just tell them "no, you have no right to do this, it's a federal law and I'm going to enforce it even if it means using the Army to do it."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

231 SAVE Act is dead. It just doesn't know it yet.
We should prepare for the midterms in some other way. I admit, I don't know what that way would look like.


If there was some way to tie their health to the passage of this Bill.

SAVE America Act is existential. We need to keep the pressure on. The mere fact the Uniparty will go to these ends to make sure it doesn't pass means that it is critical to their continued dominance over We The People.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 12:56 PM (WCaCG)

232 206 I spent an entire year in high school learning about the checks and balances of government and I have a lot of questions.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (JCZqz)

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This dude's against the executive writing regulation without congressional approval because of the non-delegation doctrine, right?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:56 PM (GBKbO)

233 Cornyn wrote an op-ed about how he'd entertain enforcing the talking filibuster to get the SAVE act passed, then shortly after it was published, backtracked and wouldn't answer any questions with regards to the op-ed.

He's a piece of shit that needs to be launched into the Gulf of America to become shark shit via trebuchet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 12:56 PM (/BPde)

234 Squiiiiiirrel!!!!

Posted by: Clark Griswold's Dad at March 11, 2026 12:56 PM (qBdHI)

235 226 206 THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE OF LOW CHARACTER INTO HIGH OFFICE
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Da bish set me up...
Posted by: Marion Barry at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (K7Zpu)

'Low Character'. Interesting choice of words. Trash people. Plebs. Peasants.

Always Patrician wannabes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (bss/y)

236 They don’t believe in objective reality, or a shared substrate...Whatever you call it, it ain’t good.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 12:37 PM (KP4aP)

That's exactly what i mean when i say "ontoclasm"

It's not a word, i don't think, but I'm trying to make it one.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (Ot/FD)

237
"So, we make a film about cat furries and squirrel furries overcoming species gender fascist conformity, and use Randy Newman's "Falling in Love" tune as a title and double entendre, and show it at libraries and selected elementary schools, financed by government non-government non-profits!

What do you think, sirs?"

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (Y8DZL)

238 "Real men and soldiers strive to keep those two things from happening. "

And unleash hell when they do anyway.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (vFG9F)

239 Rocket J. Squirrel

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (+nEug)

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*: golf clap *

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (SJ0Wp)

240 People who want to be nobility based on their political positions. Fucking hell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (bss/y)

241 After Democrats just didn't try that hard in 2024 and lost because their hearts weren't in it, maybe we can just convince them to fight 2026 as hard as they fought 2024.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:50 PM (GBKbO)
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If the GOP-controlled Senate doesn't try as hard as DJT did to win in 2026, they deserve the hammer.

Heck, even a 50% effort might be enough. At the moment, they're just coasting.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (rj6Yv)

242 Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.

I mean, he lives in something with walls to fail to install shelving on.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (2ocoG)

243
To be released soon on all gaming platforms:

Squirrel Effect
Posted by: Entertainment Arts at March 11, 2026 12:55 PM (w9Wax)



AVENGE ME!!!!

Posted by: Peanut at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (/BPde)

244 I'm traveling in airport land today. TSA was a breeze!

To make that happen, we didn't take off shoes, didn't take a single thing out of our carryons at the screening, even electronics, and no one took extra time to grope me.

Can it be this way every time???

Waiting in line to see if we can get on a later flight to our destination for a massive amount of airline credit. Fingers crossed!

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (Mzv/D)

245 238 "Real men and soldiers strive to keep those two things from happening. "

And unleash hell when they do anyway.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (vFG9F)

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"Real men let Venezuela ship their criminals into US territory and Iran fund the killing of American soldiers and worldwide terrorism because breaking their shit would be against the ethos of the military."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)

246 His shelves will have shelves. It'll be shelving all the way down.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:54 PM (xG4kz)


The shelves have become sentient, and now post articles on the HQ...

Posted by: Praise Be The Shelves. at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (dmDsy)

247 This situation reminds me of the Mikton Friedman quote:

"I do not believe that the solution to our problem is simply to elect the right people. The important thing is to establish a political climate of opinion which will make it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing. Unless it is politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing, the right people will not do the right thing either, or if they try, they will shortly be out of office."

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (cMLgw)

248 Fellow Republicans, we still have a choice if the SAVE Act doesn't pass. We can stay home on election day and let the Democrats block the MAGA agenda for the next 2 years. OR, my dear friends, we can vote for the Republicans and they will block the MAGA agenda for the next 2 years.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)

249 Generations without a non-molesting male role model in their lives has crippled the average femboy's mind.

I'd love to see them all be forced to watch a John Wayne marathon just to watch them melt like that fuckin Nazi in Raiders of the Lost Arc.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (87jGq)

250
Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.



Of course he does. Think of how many hobo leftovers he could bury in the crawlspace.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (y9nCu)

251 134 Isn't the thing that squirrels are one of the few living animals that cannot reach terminal velocity?

Let's ask squirrel boss!
https://is.gd/32q9DR
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 12:39 PM (Kt19C)

No ...

This, THIS is the Squirrel Boss:

https://shorturl.at/u9Lni

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (3sXRv)

252
"So, we make a film about cat furries and squirrel furries overcoming species gender fascist conformity, and use Randy Newman's "Falling in Love" tune as a title and double entendre, and show it at libraries and selected elementary schools, financed by government non-government non-profits!

What do you think, sirs?"

Posted by: Auspex


"Will this get us to queered maps more rapidly than the current trajectory?"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (xG4kz)

253 2024, of course.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (rj6Yv)

254 "You kill people and break things for a living,” he told the gathered generals, as they sat in baffled silence. Real men and soldiers strive to keep those two things from happening. Hegseth is a child.

My FiL, a former Marine, has a bumper sticker in his garage that reads, "When it absolutely, positively needs to be destroyed overnight."

Yeah, I'm sure the generals were just baffled.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (KbCG3)

255 I had Kudlow on in the background yesterday when he was interviewing Cornyn, and Kudlow was absolutely fellating him. Metaphorically. I think.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (qwx/I)

256 Drinking twelve of your own beers is "low character", but drinking two of the ones you stole from your neighbor's garage fridge when he wasn't looking is just "equitable distribution".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (Ot/FD)

257 This is the actual Senate GOP trifecta—doing nothing while pretending they tried everything and protecting the worst of the worst the whole time.
———

Yup. “And we shall never speak of this again” is somewhere in there part of the routine, too.
Democrats fuck shit up. Republicans make sure it stays that way. Seen this movie my whole life.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (KP4aP)

258 Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.


Does he have a dungeon with a hobo in it?

Posted by: dantesed at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (Oy/m2)

259 We can stay home on election day and let the Democrats block the MAGA agenda for the next 2 years. OR, my dear friends, we can vote for the Republicans and they will block the MAGA agenda for the next 2 years.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM


It's a no-brainer then.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 01:00 PM (4NO2D)

260 Astronauts do need to be short in stature to fit inside the capsules.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-suck

Me,me!
-Kelly

Posted by: Az Deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 01:00 PM (f9h0J)

261 I went through too many, "Thune is betraying us by not passing the OBBB" last year to act like he's just trying to knife us. Since, you know, he passed it and even got 95% of what the Parliamentarian wanted out of it back in.

Corralling the cats on this one may be harder than OBBB, so I wouldn't consider it a slam dunk. However, he has earned some modicum of trust.

He's definitely not Mitch 2.0. ("oh, gosh...McCain voted down the ACA repeal, gosh darn it. just, gosh darn. oh well. we'll get 'em next time. donate.")
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I just don't worry about future predictions because events come and trip up our tidy assumptions about the future. And btw, I answered your post last thread. I figured out that money is a cubic, not linear function. Earlier, some folks noted that you had to raise enough money to compete up to a certain point to raise your chance for election, then the trend line becomes negative because more money indicates your opponent is raising a bunch too and the seat is competitive, then when you get extreme outliers like Huffington or Corzine buying the race, the curve turns up again. Thus, cubic function, not a parabola nor linear.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:00 PM (E4rtv)

262 >Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.
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I always thought of him having an apartment like Mel Gibson's in Conspiracy Theory

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 01:00 PM (ZxPkt)

263 https://youtube.com/shorts/kMzRzfOUG2c
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM

She is funny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM


And could probably bench press me.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:01 PM (ZANHd)

264 237
"So, we make a film about cat furries and squirrel furries overcoming species gender fascist conformity, and use Randy Newman's "Falling in Love" tune as a title and double entendre, and show it at libraries and selected elementary schools, financed by government non-government non-profits!

What do you think, sirs?"
Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 12:57 PM (Y8DZL)


Awesome reference!

Posted by: Denny Crane - MST3K Is The Best!!! at March 11, 2026 01:01 PM (dmDsy)

265 Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.

C'mon inside, he said, we'll have some laughs, he said...

Posted by: Zombie Hobos at March 11, 2026 01:01 PM (iFEms)

266 I have a big 'ol red squirrel who periodically comes up to hang out on my front porch or in the garage.

Just squirrel chillin'. Not remotely scared of people or the cats. Unless you get into his space. Which is apparently pretty damn close.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 01:01 PM (jtM2q)

267
Bigger shelves have smaller shelves upon their shelves to shelve them.
The smaller shelves have even smaller shelves and so on to further delve them.

Posted by: Nash Ogden at March 11, 2026 01:01 PM (K7Zpu)

268 . OR, my dear friends, we can vote for the Republicans and they will block the MAGA agenda for the next 2 years.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 12:58 PM

It's a no-brainer then.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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Looking at born winners there, yes sir.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:01 PM (N15rr)

269 >>I always thought of him having an apartment like Mel Gibson's in Conspiracy Theory


I always assumed that he lived in one of the Con Edison Service Vaults that you access from an Underpass.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:01 PM (erF49)

270 201 And, end the time change!
Posted by: beckster
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Support on that is more mixed. Not an 80/20 issue.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (E4rtv)
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OK, I see it's at 63-72% in favor.......

Posted by: beckster at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (I7J98)

271 We have foxes hanging about and the squirrels are keeping a low profile.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (GPa4z)

272 I always thought of him having an apartment like Mel Gibson's in Conspiracy Theory
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 01:00 PM (ZxPkt)

All the strings tie back to a Polaroid of Jake Tapper holding an empty box of Kaboom! brand breakfast product.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (Ot/FD)

273 261 I just don't worry about future predictions because events come and trip up our tidy assumptions about the future. And btw, I answered your post last thread. I figured out that money is a cubic, not linear function. Earlier, some folks noted that you had to raise enough money to compete up to a certain point to raise your chance for election, then the trend line becomes negative because more money indicates your opponent is raising a bunch too and the seat is competitive, then when you get extreme outliers like Huffington or Corzine buying the race, the curve turns up again. Thus, cubic function, not a parabola nor linear.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:00 PM (E4rtv)

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Probably a good model.

But then, all models are wrong, some are useful.

The Cantor example just provides me with food for thought that a little-known race can just be thrown completely upside down by overspending.

Weird side cases that rarely pop up, meaning the most of reality probably does fit the cubic pattern. But, still, we live in reality, not a series of equations. It should be considered a possibility by incumbents.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (GBKbO)

274 >>> Washington earlier passed a tax on capital gains on the "ultra-rich" (the Washington supreme ruled that capital gains weren't income).

I believe they also passed a law to supposedly affect only the rich, but it means it's hard to pass in farms to kids so more family farms will go under.

How you like them Washington apples now?

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (Mzv/D)

275 It's such an obvious thing to pass, a large majority of Americans want it. I swear neither side wants to be in power too long or have 60 votes because then they would have to actually work instead of saying "we don't have the votes" and go golfing.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (n5tGW)

276 262 >Ace has a house. I have never thought of ace as having a house.
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I always thought of him having an apartment like Mel Gibson's in Conspiracy Theory
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 01:00 PM (ZxPkt)


I was hoping for more of a 3's Company situation.....

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Furley! My Mouth is Your Toilet! at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (dmDsy)

277 I pressed both my Senators to tell me which Republicans are holding up the SAVE bill so I could donate to their opponents.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 01:03 PM (4NO2D)

278 275 It's such an obvious thing to pass, a large majority of Americans want it. I swear neither side wants to be in power too long or have 60 votes because then they would have to actually work instead of saying "we don't have the votes" and go golfing.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 01:02 PM (n5tGW)

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Do people talk about Democrat voters getting mad at their Democrat senators for not passing this legislation that Democrat voters want, specifically around the SAVE act?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:03 PM (GBKbO)

279 The level of supplemental testosterone in the Trump regime would go down if you replaced everyone with trans men. Wait till they figure out that hormone supplementation is GENDER AFFIRMING CARE...

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE OF LOW CHARACTER INTO HIGH OFFICE

Sorry for yelling. It just seems like the people in the back still need the message.



You sick f*cks forced Owebama upon the nation. A man who was smoking some whack drug and having sex with fat white homo men. Then, you followed him up with Joe Biden who's character is so flawed, he would swim naked in front of his female SS and fingerbanged an intern in a federal building.

You can all GFY.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:03 PM (/BPde)

280 >>C'mon inside, he said, we'll have some laughs, he said...


"Will there be drinks?", I asked.

'Oh, there will be drinks", he replied.

"Will there be dancing?", I asked.

'Oh, there will be dancing", he replied.

...

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:03 PM (erF49)

281 247 This situation reminds me of the Mikton Friedman quote:

"I do not believe that the solution to our problem is simply to elect the right people. The important thing is to establish a political climate of opinion which will make it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing. Unless it is politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing, the right people will not do the right thing either, or if they try, they will shortly be out of office."
Posted by: tankdemon
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On this, he is correct. Politicians will break your heart if you are committed to this or that policy or principle. People need to know betrayal is always a possibility with pols. But if retaining their job or getting other incentives to listen to their constituency exist, then that will sort out most of them, not all, but most. Also see David Mayhew's Electoral Connection book.

His naive assumption is that politicians exhibit behavior as if winning their next election is their primary incentive. And by and large empirical evidence indicates truth to that.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

282 269.

Kinda like Blade's place but with more shelves and empty pudding cups.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (87jGq)

283 I am curious if Rep Luna can succeed in tying FISA re-authorization to the SAVE act. FISA is supposedly 'must-pass' but I don't see what makes it so, unless you like the deepstate to keep spying on American citizens with Roberts and the FISA court giving blank checks to the malefactors. We'll get a view into who run BarterTown if this comes to a vote.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (Dv3i1)

284 8 TSA lines at Newark airport yesterday were very short.

I wonder whether the hysteria over the delays is being amplified by our oh-so-unbiased media...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 12:11 PM (n9ltV)

All I know is I have flights going through ATL, DTW and SATX the next few weeks and the TSA lines at all of them are reportedly minimal to below average...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (wtvvX)

285
From yesterday:

Sometimes it just takes a slight adjustment to make a map more gay.

Posted by: Panama C. Anal


C. Anal was more brilliant than was recognized, I believe, for if you recall your Panama Canal history, the city located at its northern terminus is named...

...wait for it...


..."Colon".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (xG4kz)

286 >>> believe they also passed a law to supposedly affect only the rich,

yeah that was how the 16th amendment was marketed

Posted by: brak at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (jGJov)

287 His naive assumption is that politicians exhibit behavior as if winning their next election is their primary incentive. And by and large empirical evidence indicates truth to that.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

The naive assumption is that the voters decide who wins elections.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (KbCG3)

288 My FiL, a former Marine, has a bumper sticker in his garage that reads, "When it absolutely, positively needs to be destroyed overnight."

Yeah, I'm sure the generals were just baffled.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer

Their formative field-grade years were spent during the Obama error...I bet these new rules and expectations are quite a shock to them.

Posted by: Military Moron at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (bcX03)

289 Predictions are hard. Especially about the future.

Posted by: Y. Berra at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (K7Zpu)

290 Do people talk about Democrat voters getting mad at their Democrat senators for not passing this legislation that Democrat voters want, specifically around the SAVE act?

They aren't in the majority with the option to have a talking filibuster.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (n5tGW)

291 >>We have foxes hanging about and the squirrels are keeping a low profile.


When the Hawthorne Trees start budding, here, the Squirrel Kits come out.

When the Squirrel Kits come out, the Swainson's Hawks will pass through, and they will pick the Hawthorne Trees clean.

Happens every year.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (erF49)

292 Cornyn may not represent the Texas voters, but he definitely represents the Texas GOP.

Posted by: brak at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (jGJov)

293 I am Cornholio I need TP for my bunghole

Posted by: John Cornyn at March 11, 2026 01:06 PM (KTbq2)

294 Does he have a dungeon with a hobo in it?
Posted by: dantesed at March 11, 2026 12:59 PM (Oy/m2)

Do you really think hobos last more than a couple of hours before being put in the stew pot?

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 01:06 PM (cMLgw)

295 garrett's squirrels come from a kit?

I thought he'd be more of a handmade, bespoke squirrel kind of guy.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 01:06 PM (Ot/FD)

296 292 Cornyn may not represent the Texas voters, but he definitely represents the Texas GOP.
Posted by: brak at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (jGJov)

That is the first time I have ever heard a rational argument against the 17th Amendment.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (cMLgw)

297 I am Cornholio I need TP for my bunghole
Posted by: John Cornyn at March 11, 2026 01:06 PM

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Cornholionyn. A Russian agent all along.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (BI5O2)

298 293 I am Cornholio I need TP for my bunghole

Posted by: John Cornyn at March 11, 2026 01:06 PM (KTbq2)

Was it ever established that Beavis and Butthead had parents? Did they just live together?

What was the situation there?

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (KbCG3)

299 "Will there be drinks?", I asked.

'Oh, there will be drinks", he replied.

"Will there be dancing?", I asked.

'Oh, there will be dancing", he replied.

...
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:03 PM (erF49)


"In fact, there may be some sex at the end of the night!"

"Cool! Great! What time should I be there?"


Oh, anytime, it'll just be you and me."

Posted by: Norm MacDonald at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (dmDsy)

300
garrett's stockpile of crocs for his squirrel buddies is immense.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (xG4kz)

301 I think he has harvest gold appliances. Either that or avocado green.

Posted by: Ace's kitchen at March 11, 2026 01:08 PM (K7Zpu)

302 Cornyn's fellow simp and apparent dimwit James Lankford was on the radio just this morning explaining how they couldn't do anything on SAVE without some Democrat votes. I hope these noises Cornyn is making constitutes pulling the rug out from under Lankford and the other Quislings.

Posted by: IronDave at March 11, 2026 01:08 PM (K6UoY)

303 Thune wants to avoid any vote that would require a simple majority to pass.

A 60 vote threshold means all the GOP senators can pretend to support it.

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 11, 2026 01:08 PM (V6W16)

304 Cornyn may not represent the Texas voters, but he definitely represents the Texas GOP.
Posted by: brak at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (jGJov)



WWWERRRRELLLP!!!!


*hic*

Posted by: Former Speaker Dade Phelan at March 11, 2026 01:09 PM (/BPde)

305 143 101 After decades of Iranian threats, why aren't their fat pipelines from the Gulf States down to ports in Oman outside the Strait?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (4NO2D)

UAE has one that feeds to a port in Oman south of the strait.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 12:31 PM (Y1sOo)

Saudi Arabia has a pipeline that runs from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea.

Previously it only did a million barrels per day, and coincidently it’s about to open up to 7 million bpd.
I just read about it yesterday.

It won’t replace the Strait route but every bit helps right now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 12:42 PM (6ydKt)


Daily Mail reports some international energy group I never heard of says it will release 400 million barrels of oil from its reserves. I have no idea where their reserves are located. Hopefully not all inside the Strait of Hormuz. Also I have no idea how it will be allocated. Good news, I suppose. Who knows if and when this will have an effect on crude price.

Posted by: Gref at March 11, 2026 01:09 PM (5rh/l)

306 I suppose I should go walk the Official Unofficial
AOSHQ Mascot tm, our very own doge himself.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 01:09 PM (Wmg4n)

307 garrett's squirrels come from a kit?

I thought he'd be more of a handmade, bespoke squirrel kind of guy.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 01:06 PM


Garrett is building a MechaSquirrel army? Oh, f@#k...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:10 PM (ZANHd)

308 290 Do people talk about Democrat voters getting mad at their Democrat senators for not passing this legislation that Democrat voters want, specifically around the SAVE act?

They aren't in the majority with the option to have a talking filibuster.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (n5tGW)

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True, but they can promise to vote for cloture to end run around the debate/filibuster issue.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:10 PM (GBKbO)

309 Cornyn's fellow simp and apparent dimwit James Lankford was on the radio just this morning explaining how they couldn't do anything on SAVE without some Democrat votes.

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That's Thune's talking point and it's, of course, a bullshit lie.

They really do think we're fucking idiots ...

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:10 PM (SJ0Wp)

310 THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE OF LOW CHARACTER INTO HIGH OFFICE

Sorry for yelling. It just seems like the people in the back still need the message.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 12:52 PM (JCZqz)
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Give me the biggest fucking break possible

Billy Jeff
Joe "The Big Guy" Biden
Killary
Bathhouse Barry
Whatever that six-mask-and-a-faceshield-wearing fat sack of shit we had as a SecDef a few years back

The left has absolutely no sense of irony.

Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at March 11, 2026 01:10 PM (3BwY8)

311 Was it ever established that Beavis and Butthead had parents? Did they just live together?

What was the situation there?
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (KbCG3)



Mom's were whores who got knocked up by a couple of roadies after a Mötley Crüe concert.

Posted by: Former Speaker Dade Phelan at March 11, 2026 01:10 PM (/BPde)

312 Garrett is building a MechaSquirrel army? Oh, f@#k...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:10 PM (ZANHd)

Like the Skaven, but more nuts.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (Ot/FD)

313 whellllshit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (/BPde)

314 Cornholionyn. A Russian agent all along.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (BI5O2)

LOL nice I was trying to find an angle like that

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (KTbq2)

315 One thing I find baffling, some people reserve the ire ordinarily held for Mice and Rats, (justifiably) to Chipmunks. Maybe if I had a Garden I would think differently.

They claim they “undermine foundations” by their burrowing, which I find implausible. If anything, it should improve drainage. They don’t try to get in my house, or eat wiring, and all those things that cause Mice to to be persona non grata since time immemorial.

Plus, they have that cool racing stripe thing going on. I didn’t know they eat Juniper berries. They were climbing them to the top, and looked like they were picking Apples. Cutest thing ever. I freely admit my anthropomorphic biases.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (KP4aP)

316 287 His naive assumption is that politicians exhibit behavior as if winning their next election is their primary incentive. And by and large empirical evidence indicates truth to that.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

The naive assumption is that the voters decide who wins elections.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 11, 2026 01:05 PM (KbCG3)

Our traditional talisman has been that 'naive assumption'. Facts and social media -- and most recently Harmeet Dillion's initial review of 'voter' rolls tell us that we are being played Bigly... by whom exactly Is yet TBD.

Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (srSCS)

317 You Fucked up, Morty! You messed with Squirrels!!

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (erF49)

318
Whatever that six-mask-and-a-faceshield-wearing fat sack of shit we had as a SecDef a few years back


It was more than a mask -- it made him a bona fide conehead.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (xG4kz)

319 TJM, I looked it up, from wiki,

In 2014, Brat challenged House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Republican primary. Brat's campaign was notable for its lack of resources and traditional campaign tactics. Brat was outspent by Cantor 40 to 1; Cantor spent over $5 million, while Brat raised $200,000 and did not spend all of it.

The race was outside the time period I did the analysis on and that was focused on general election success, not primaries.

I also did some early work on candidate efficiency in that some candidates could turn money into votes more efficiently than other candidates but that only got as far as a conference paper investigating factors affecting primary and general election vote share.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv)

320 It's such an obvious thing to pass OPPOSE, as a large majority of Americans want it.

This 'large majority of Americans', did they elect us? No, they didn't. In a representative democracy, we represent the interests and the system that put us here.

Posted by: The RNC/DNC at March 11, 2026 01:12 PM (iFEms)

321 275 It's such an obvious thing to pass, a large majority of Americans want it. I swear neither side wants to be in power too long or have 60 votes because then they would have to actually work instead of saying "we don't have the votes" and go golfing.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

The self-described "Greatest Deliberative Body in the World" ceased to be so when the 17th amendment passed and they all had to shift focus from deliberating to campaigning.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 01:12 PM (Dv3i1)

322 We can sing, too.

Posted by: Chipmunks at March 11, 2026 01:12 PM (K7Zpu)

323 Not if Thune won't have a cloture vote. They are all in cahoots.

BTW, I think Cahoots must be a great vacation spot.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2026 01:12 PM (n5tGW)

324 We can sing, too.

Posted by: Chipmunks at March 11, 2026 01:12 PM (K7Zpu)



You do squeal when shot.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (/BPde)

325 Look how many of these useless RINO POS desperately want their good buddy John Cornyn re-elected. Democrats will happily represent whatever whacko-ism their constituents can conceive, and they'll do it proudly and vociferously. Republicans have to have guns put to their heads to even begin mouthing vaguely conservative notions.

God, but I hate the GOP. A party founded on the vision of ending slavery, a party that willingly went to WAR to achieve that end, just can't summon the courage to champion free and fair elections as favored by 80% of the American people. Un-fucking-believable.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (X+xvk)

326 So squirrels, hobos, cornholio... What did I miss ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (fdJ1A)

327 The castrato GOP makes just as much money off of slave labor and the illegal economy as the Dems.

Until the financial incentives are gone and replaced by prison terms for hiring illegals, any change will be cosmetic.


Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (87jGq)

328 Everyone go ahead and wish in one hand and shit in the other and tell me which one fills up first.

The faggots in the Senate will spend weeks tying themselves into rhetorical knots in order to execute the very finest in Failure Theater rather than spend a couple of days actually making an earnest effort to get the SAVE act passed. It's their natural state because actually getting it passed would vaguely resemble real, actual work, and most of these dipshits haven't been anywhere near that in decades.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (3BwY8)

329 garrett's stockpile of crocs for his squirrel buddies is immense.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 01:07 PM (xG4kz)

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Squirrels wearing Crocs sounds like a Furry Convention.

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:14 PM (SJ0Wp)

330 The left has absolutely no sense of irony.

Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at March 11, 2026 01:10 PM (3BwY

Don't forget the Left used to argue that stuff like character and morality was gay authoritarian shit that only Christians cared about.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:14 PM (KTbq2)

331 Whatever that six-mask-and-a-faceshield-wearing fat sack of shit we had as a SecDef a few years back

worm known as loyd austin

Posted by: DanMan at March 11, 2026 01:14 PM (8uzBS)

332
Tree turdy tree!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 01:14 PM (xG4kz)

333 319 The race was outside the time period I did the analysis on and that was focused on general election success, not primaries.

I also did some early work on candidate efficiency in that some candidates could turn money into votes more efficiently than other candidates but that only got as far as a conference paper investigating factors affecting primary and general election vote share.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv)

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It's just that it's a weird counter case.

Most of the time, that kind of dollar advantage will win the day.

But not this time.

And, I think there's an argument that the massive spending advantage by Cornyn might have been a factor in him only getting 42%, similar to the Cantor situation.

It wouldn't be a general rule, but I wouldn't need to hire a political consultant to tell me general rules. I can come up with conventional wisdom myself. The point of a political consultant would be to say, "I know conventional wisdom says this, but it doesn't always work. Here's an example of the opposite. Be careful."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:14 PM (GBKbO)

334 326 So squirrels, hobos, cornholio... What did I miss ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (fdJ1A)
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boobs, probably.

Posted by: ballistic at March 11, 2026 01:14 PM (3BwY8)

335
crap

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 01:14 PM (xG4kz)

336 318
Whatever that six-mask-and-a-faceshield-wearing fat sack of shit we had as a SecDef a few years back
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Lloyd Austin. "The Phantom Prostate"

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 01:15 PM (Y8DZL)

337 It's funny how the Left kind of makes you forget yesterday's argument. The wall in Animal Farm. The eternal present of 1984.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:15 PM (KTbq2)

338
Tree fiddy > Tree turdy tree

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:15 PM (/BPde)

339 So squirrels, hobos, cornholio... What did I miss ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (fdJ1A)

I think you're all caught up!

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:16 PM (KTbq2)

340 Cornyn's bad but the one I really despise is Murkowski..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:16 PM (fdJ1A)

341 331 Whatever that six-mask-and-a-faceshield-wearing fat sack of shit we had as a SecDef a few years back

worm known as loyd austin
Posted by: DanMan

How dare you speak ill of Captain Sneeze Guard! Show some respect!

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 11, 2026 01:16 PM (X+xvk)

342 So squirrels, hobos, cornholio... What did I miss ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (fdJ1A)

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Fragile Masculinity.

* starts sobbing and runs away to a safe space *

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:17 PM (SJ0Wp)

343 I'm a know-nothing. But I've never had any sense that the Save Act would come to a vote. I think Paxton was just calling Cornyn a fag.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 01:17 PM (2+SeL)

344 DataRepublican has an extended series of threads on how Punchbowl Media has turned into the Axios of Congress, and focused on selling access.

I am sure the best sort work there, though.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 11, 2026 01:17 PM (rbvCR)

345 Cornyn's bad but the one I really despise is Murkowski..
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:16 PM (fdJ1A)

It's all academic to me.

You could hurl every GOP Senator headfirst into a gas chamber and I'd be fine with it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 01:17 PM (BI5O2)

346 I'm thinking that maybe our nation's political discourse has declined due to the 17th also - Senators had to work hard to persuade other Senators in debate, they knew each others tricks and had to continuously up their game. Now they just have to persuade an electorate that is, frankly, pretty dumb on average. Or not even that if their state is bright blue or to a lesser extent, bright red.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 01:18 PM (Dv3i1)

347 worm known as loyd austin
Posted by: DanMan

How dare you speak ill of Captain Sneeze Guard! Show some respect!
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 11, 2026 01:16 PM (X+xvk)



I'm pretty sure he's the sole reason Hegseth put fitness requirements on top brass.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:18 PM (/BPde)

348 309 Cornyn's fellow simp and apparent dimwit James Lankford was on the radio just this morning explaining how they couldn't do anything on SAVE without some Democrat votes.

Fucking Lankford. He's an albino rat fucker if there ever was one.

Oklahoma & Texas, DO BETTER.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 01:19 PM (IifOV)

349
I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.


Does it "cook"? * nudge, nudge, wink, wink *

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 11, 2026 01:19 PM (xG4kz)

350 The naive assumption is that the voters decide who wins elections.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer
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Depends on the number of candidates and depending on voting rules. Ranked choice voting, for example, runoffs, open primaries, etc.

That is why one of the classic GOPe moves is the splitter strategy to prevent a gen election winner, thus Hunt, a no hoper for winning, got in at the behest of someone in the GOPe establishment of TX. Let Cornyn survive until a runoff. RCV is a notorious mess where the candidate coming in 3 or 4 can suddenly become no. 1 when 2,3,4 votes are tallied and so on.

And lastly, voters don't get to pick the candidates offered, the candidates do. Voters are then always faced with the dilemma of the lesser of evils voting approach as no candidate can support everything that a particular voter wants. So at best, it is a constrained choice. Those are not naive assumptions.

Mayhew's was--simply put, looking at elected official's behavior, what would be the single biggest factor in explaining their behavior in office. And yes, it is running for reelection (barring a few beautiful losers or those that are retiring).

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:19 PM (E4rtv)

351
You could hurl every GOP Senator headfirst into a gas chamber and I'd be fine with it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 01:17 PM (BI5O2)



He's not wrong here........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:19 PM (/BPde)

352 Who needs a gas chamber? Just lock Cornyn, Thune, Tillis and their buddies into a sealed room. Their own flatulence will do the trick

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:19 PM (gKWVE)

353 Lloyd Austin led the 10th Mountain Division during the GWB presidency. Shockingly, he is apparently a non-skier.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2026 01:20 PM (GPa4z)

354 Whatever that six-mask-and-a-faceshield-wearing fat sack of shit we had as a SecDef a few years back

worm known as loyd austin
Posted by: DanMan

How dare you speak ill of Captain Sneeze Guard! Show some respect!
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 11, 2026 01:16 PM (X+xvk)

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Exactly -- dude had more made-up medals than Idi Amin, Muammar Gaddafi, and Robert Mugabe combined!

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:20 PM (SJ0Wp)

355 >>You could hurl every GOP Senator headfirst into a gas chamber and I'd be fine with it.


Lock and chain the doors and flood the Capitol with Argon Gas.

See if I care.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:20 PM (erF49)

356 Who needs a gas chamber? Just lock Cornyn, Thune, Tillis and their buddies into a sealed room. Their own flatulence will do the trick
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 01:19 PM (gKWVE)



Pikers.......

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at March 11, 2026 01:21 PM (/BPde)

357 You could hurl every GOP Senator headfirst into a gas chamber and I'd be fine with it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 01:17 PM (BI5O2)


He's not wrong here........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:19 PM


True, but if you put them in a woodchipper first, it would optimize the space in the gas chamber.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:21 PM (ZANHd)

358 I had to turn on air conditioning last night. Winter just ended, and now I need air conditioning to keep the house from boiling.

We've had the AC on in our room all winter. My wife is having hot flashes so I shiver at night until she tosses off all the blankets onto me. Then she gets gold and pulls all the covers back on her.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (IifOV)

359 True, but if you put them in a woodchipper first, it would optimize the space in the gas chamber.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:21 PM (ZANHd)

Why gas slurry?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (bss/y)

360
True, but if you put them in a woodchipper first, it would optimize the space in the gas chamber.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:21 PM (ZANHd)



Gas chamber first would remove the struggles getting them in the chipper, however.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (/BPde)

361 Lloyd Austin led the 10th Mountain Division during the GWB presidency. Shockingly, he is apparently a non-skier.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2026 01:20 PM (GPa4z)

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"I believe that his MOS was "Cadaver Dog," H8R!"

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (SJ0Wp)

362 360
True, but if you put them in a woodchipper first, it would optimize the space in the gas chamber.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:21 PM (ZANHd)


Gas chamber first would remove the struggles getting them in the chipper, however.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (/BPde)

=======

"Are you sure there's $10,000 down there?"
-not as hard as you think

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (GBKbO)

363 Gas chamber first would remove the struggles getting them in the chipper, however.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (/BPde

Where's the fun in that ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (fdJ1A)

364 317 You Fucked up, Morty! You messed with Squirrels!!
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:11 PM (erF49)


I appreciate you!

Posted by: Justin Roiland at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (dmDsy)

365 Rank Choice voting is un-democratic. Let's say you vote for one person and they don't make it into the second round. Your vote counted in the first round, but it didn't get counted in the second round, you've been disenfranchised!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (Dv3i1)

366 Actress Candace Cameron Bure Reveals She Accidentally Walked Into ‘Dark and Demonic’ Underground ‘S&M Sex’ Party


"Accidentally "

Posted by: Operator Error at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (89+to)

367 ][]i
"I believe that his MOS was "Cadaver Dog," H8R!"
Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (SJ0Wp)


He carried the cask of grog under his chin. Just in case.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (/BPde)

368 Gas chamber first would remove the struggles getting them in the chipper, however.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (/BPde)

Just put them in a chamber, and suck all the air out of it. No point in wasting good air.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (8zz6B)

369 346 I'm thinking that maybe our nation's political discourse has declined due to the 17th also - Senators had to work hard to persuade other Senators in debate, they knew each others tricks and had to continuously up their game. Now they just have to persuade an electorate that is, frankly, pretty dumb on average. Or not even that if their state is bright blue or to a lesser extent, bright red.
Posted by: Chuck Martel
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The Senate did not work that way before the 17th. And in fact, very few state legislatures selected senators by legislative election by that time. Most used plebiscites disguised as elections and simply nominated the winner.

The classic period of the US Senate was viewed as the tail end of the Jackson presidency 1834 to about the early 1850's. And that Senate promptly squandered its reputation with the Compromise of 1850 that did in the Whigs and the Kansas-Nebraska Act finished it. After the Civil War, those state legislative elections of senators produced such putrid politicians that Mark Twain wrote the Gilded Age to mock them.

And a common misconception of the Senate is that states after voting for a senator could recall them. Nope.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

370 Fucking Rick and Morty....not even once.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (xcxpd)

371 ACE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (EtnSa)

372
Where's the fun in that ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (fdJ1A)



Meh.....it completely removes the chance of escape and is more cost effective.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (/BPde)

373 Why gas slurry?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM


The same reason you nuke the site from orbit.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:25 PM (ZANHd)

374 >>Fucking Rick and Morty....not even once.


The first 3-4 seasons are fantastic stuff. If you like to laugh.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:25 PM (erF49)

375 Gas chamber or as it's better known, Congress

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 01:25 PM (KTbq2)

376 366 Actress Candace Cameron Bure Reveals She Accidentally Walked Into ‘Dark and Demonic’ Underground ‘S&M Sex’ Party


"Accidentally "

Posted by: Operator Error
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Momma Told Me Not to Come by Randy Newman comes to mind here.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:25 PM (E4rtv)

377 370 Fucking Rick and Morty....not even once.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (xcxpd)


I really honestly don't get what you are saying here.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (dmDsy)

378 50 I think Cornyn looks like a wraith. Am I the only one?
Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (dzZCL)
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I think he looks like a dog butt licking, back-stabbing, pile of stepped in shit.
/I don't much care for him.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (JNTt1)

379 366 Actress Candace Cameron Bure Reveals She Accidentally Walked Into ‘Dark and Demonic’ Underground ‘S&M Sex’ Party


"Accidentally "

Posted by: Operator Error at March 11, 2026 01:23 PM (89+to)

With her husband no less.
Unequally yoked.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (xcxpd)

380 357 True, but if you put them in a woodchipper first, it would optimize the space in the gas chamber.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 01:21 PM (ZANHd)

I still prefer the "Shatter all their bones with a sledgehammer or jackhammer" method.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (wa/yD)

381 377 370 Fucking Rick and Morty....not even once.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (xcxpd)


I really honestly don't get what you are saying here.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (dmDsy)

I really, really hate Rick and Morty. I do not vibe with its nihilism or its origin as a Back to the Future gay pedo porn joke.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (xcxpd)

382 That's the difference between conservatives and dirty commies.

Conservatives elect temp employees to work for us so we can go to work and take care of shit.
Commies elect gods to worship.

Average commie would march through Hell carrying gas cans for their "Leaders" and the Head Reds know it.

I wouldn't piss on the average RINO if they were on fire. And they hate us more than the commies do. Evil collaborating cntz like Collins and Murkowski especially.

Tough to stomach. But I still go vote and show face. Beats surrender.

Posted by: sifty boones at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (HWyCo)

383 Hey. We're right here.

Posted by: Boobs at March 11, 2026 01:31 PM (K7Zpu)

384 381 377 370 Fucking Rick and Morty....not even once.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:24 PM (xcxpd)


I really honestly don't get what you are saying here.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (dmDsy)

I really, really hate Rick and Morty. I do not vibe with its nihilism or its origin as a Back to the Future gay pedo porn joke.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (xcxpd)

Alright, gotcha! I can see exactly what you are saying.

This is why it's so cool to talk to people. I feel the exact opposite as you, I love the cringy, edgy humor of that show, and you feel the opposite.

Life is fucking great!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:31 PM (dmDsy)

385 You sick f*cks forced Owebama upon the nation. A man who was smoking some whack drug and having sex with fat white homo men. Then, you followed him up with Joe Biden who's character is so flawed, he would swim naked in front of his female SS and fingerbanged an intern in a federal building.

You can all GFY.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:31 PM (N15rr)

386 "You kill people and break things for a living,” he told the gathered generals, as they sat in baffled silence. Real men and soldiers strive to keep those two things from happening. Hegseth is a child."

These Redditt posts are always crazy, but when I start to read them I usually have a very general feel for what is likely to be there.

This group of posts goes so far beyond delusion... I have no words to describe...

Posted by: RM at March 11, 2026 01:32 PM (n/1Oj)

387 382
Conservatives elect temp employees to work for us so we can go to work and take care of shit.
Commies elect gods to worship.

Posted by: sifty boones

Pure distilled truth.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2026 01:33 PM (Y8DZL)

388 Hey, lay off. She needs page views and mouse clicks.

Posted by: Candace Cameron Bure's agent at March 11, 2026 01:34 PM (K7Zpu)

389 Have had the a/c on for a week here. /sigh/

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (TfbiM)

390 @159 Sean Davis

"Thune needs to kill the SAVE America Act, not expose any of his GOP colleagues as being against it, and be able to pretend that he tried. This is the actual Senate GOP trifecta—doing nothing while pretending they tried everything and protecting the worst of the worst the whole time."

This has always been the purpose of the filibuster. To protect Senators from having to vote according to the wishes of their constituents. "I tried, but we just couldn't overcome the dang filibuster! Send more money so we can continue to fight the [other party]!"

Posted by: Tar Bae at March 11, 2026 01:37 PM (HpQep)

391 People need to know betrayal is always a possibility with pols. ...

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)
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Putin said that he will tolerate most anything from a person except betrayal. Trump, Thune and Tillis should have a meeting at the Watergate, 5th floor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:39 PM (N15rr)

392 Daily Mail reports some international energy group I never heard of says it will release 400 million barrels of oil from its reserves. ... I have no idea how it will be allocated.
Posted by: Gref at March 11, 2026 01:09 PM


To China.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 01:40 PM (4NO2D)

393 389 Have had the a/c on for a week here. /sigh/
Posted by: GWB
--

Hot days and cool nights run it up cool in the day and coast with a fan overnight.
-- (burn ReadyKillowat burn)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:42 PM (N15rr)

394
I really honestly don't get what you are saying here.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 01:26 PM (dmDsy)

I really, really hate Rick and Morty. I do not vibe with its nihilism or its origin as a Back to the Future gay pedo porn joke.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 01:27 PM (xcxpd)

Alright, gotcha! I can see exactly what you are saying.

This is why it's so cool to talk to people. I feel the exact opposite as you, I love the cringy, edgy humor of that show, and you feel the opposite.

Life is fucking great!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)
---

Realize that all TV is propaganda designed to smooth your brain. If one show is unappealing that's OK the other one will catch you. But both have the same effect.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:48 PM (N15rr)

395 .
.
Question) What do you call a three minute, (much less a three hour,) wait to get through airport security?
.
Answer) A choke point target.

Posted by: Marooned at March 11, 2026 03:06 PM (kt8QE)

396 Cornyn is thoroughly detestable and always has been ever since he stepped into Phil Gramm's much bigger boots.

Posted by: kurtz at March 11, 2026 03:13 PM (jzrwJ)

397 Saying that the Dems are trying to subvert the Constitution and change the filibuster rules has been ruled hate speech on X. Anything they do not like is hate speech, try using the words gay or tranny and see what happens.

X really is getting to be as bad as the UK.

Posted by: TJ jackson at March 11, 2026 09:40 PM (bXvrr)

Wednesday Morning Rant

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Do they mean it?

It is rare that I am left trying to discern meaning and motivation from a piece of press coverage. It is usually very simple to figure out. The press, as a rule, despises the West and this colors all coverage. Members of the press wear their opinions and attitudes as badges of honor, and their work product reflects it. The press usually doesn't go for sarcasm or subtlety. They spin, lie, misconstrue or ignore as they see fit to serve the agenda.

Sometimes, however, an article surfaces that is so absurd, so over-the-top and so preposterous that it leaves me torn between two opinions: that it is just yet another example of the press making it clear exactly who they are, or that it is unexpected sarcasm and satire, playing on its readers' expectations to see if anyone notices. It has been a long time since this happened, but it did this week. I am embarrassed to admit that I am stuck in that "in between" - and I am doubly embarrassed because the source of the trouble is in The Economist.

On the one hand, The Economist is one of the West's worst publications. It is consistently as dishonest as it is ideologically pure. On the other, their treatment of the late Ali Khamenei is so outlandish that it defies belief if they mean it. If it is sincere, it puts the WaPo's coverage of ISIS' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, where the paper's original headline referred to him as an "austere religious scholar," to shame. I cannot, however, figure out if it is sincere or an amazing piece of satire. It is The Economist and one does not expect biting satire about a progressive hero-figure, but their obituary is so over the top I don't know what to think about it. The headline and introduction is tame: Ali Khamenei hoped his legacy might last for ever Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed on February 28th, aged 86

The article is not. It comes out swinging in the first paragraph:

When the Shah fell in 1979, and the hotheads in Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s new Islamic Republic took American diplomats hostage, it was plain that America would seek to undermine Iran by any means. In the Iran-Iraq war of 1980 America even supported Iraq, ruled by a tyrant, rather than Iran.
It is not baffling that a country might support the enemy of an enemy. It is not unfathomable that a country wouldn't side with a country that has declared it to be the hated and existential enemy. It is almost like The Economist is putting one on.

This did not daunt him. Martyrdom would be sweet; in many ways, he had already courted it. Like Khomeini, his long-term mentor and friend, he had divine right on his side. America led a phalanx of countries that were morally corrupt; but Islam made Iran strong, pure and spiritually protected. It disgusted him to have to deal or negotiate with the West, even through officials. He came to disdain foreign investment, in case it increased "Westoxification" in Iran; during the pandemic he refused to import Western vaccines, because they might bring the virus in.
Strength and purity. Khamenei in a nutshell, eh? This reads almost tongue-in-cheek.

Only "heroic flexibility" induced him to agree to the nuclear deal with America in 2015. Then, predictably, Donald Trump tore it up and tried, with Israel (the Little Satan) to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities into oblivion. Why trust such people? Why negotiate, when America's sole purpose was to ensure that Iran had no nuclear power at all? No free nation would behave that way. Besides, when Mr Trump's body was ashes, eaten by worms and ants, the robust tree of the Islamic Republic would still be standing.
This is clearly written as if from the late Khamenei's perspective, as is much of the rest of the article. I cannot, however, gauge its sincerity. It seems inconceivable.

But when he was made an ayatollah almost at once, and the constitution amended to overlook his lack of learning, he settled into the role as if born to it. It was as a supreme jurist, wearing the black cap of a direct descendant of Muhammad, that he gazed benignly from billboards and posters across the country. And it was as a great teacher that he preached and wrote books on forgiveness, patience and "101 tips for a happy marriage", telling Iranians how to live. In short he was everywhere, ruling now by divine authority. His tongue could channel God.
If this weren't in The Economist, I'd be sure that this was satire, laughing at his corrupt arrogance. Since it is in The Economist, however, I don't know.

Also, though many had underrated him, he knew how to build up worldly power. He proved adept at playing Iran's state institutions off against each other -- the presidency against parliament and the army against the regime's most powerful security force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, whose activities he encouraged. This made him the final arbiter. Besides, whereas Iran's often-more-moderate presidents had a limit of two consecutive terms, he was appointed for life.
Is the cynical, ruthless realpolitik being described here by The Economist being described with admiration, or is it veiled contempt?

His business empire was also extraordinary. He might live frugally, receiving visitors in a bare room with one sofa and a few wooden chairs, but he controlled assets worth tens of billions of dollars. Soon after his succession he took over the Shia charities from the government and turned them into vast conglomerates that hoovered up state contracts. He also seized the properties the Shah's men had abandoned when they fled from the Islamic revolution. The humble cleric from Mashhad had inherited the Earth.
Are they intending to sincerely point out his obvious inveterate corruption, or is this merely a case of "yes, we know that all our West-hating heroes have feet of clay, but they are heroes nonetheless?"

It ends with a banger:

He hoped to leave a legacy. This was not necessarily a dynasty, though he had four sons, all of them clerics. He was thinking more of his "Second Step" of the Islamic revolution, more pious and more energetic. Evidently, his own time was limited. He would be bundled away for safety if or when Iran's enemies struck. How much more honourable, more deserving of the paradise to come, to drink the pure draught of a martyr's end.
Are they sarcastically lampooning him by juxtaposing the avowed sweetness of martyrdom with his continuous effort to avoid it? Are they doing the same by describing the decrepit, corrupt gangster as energetic and pious? Or do they possibly mean it?

I can't tell. The whole thing is so outlandish and absurd that it almost has to be satire - but it's also The Economist and so it might be a wholly-sincere lament. What do you think? Do they mean it?

Posted by: Joe Mannix at 11:00 AM




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1 1st?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

2 Wow.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

3 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 11, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)

4 "Reporters" used to tell us what actually happened, and left it up to us how to feel about it.
"Journalists" now tell us what to feel and leave it up to us to figure out what actually happened.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (MNCvZ)

5 In the Iran-Iraq war of 1980 America even supported Iraq, ruled by a tyrant, rather than Iran.

This one cracks me up. Whenever Iran or Iraq are in the news the FNM comes back to this and blames Reagan for whatever the current problem is.

Before the first Gulf War the FNM slammed Reagan for supporting Iran.

During the first Gulf War they slammed Reagan for supporting Iraq and the FNM has gone back and forth like that since then.

Iraq, a Soviet Client State, and Iran, a jihadist Terrorist State were both our enemies and as stated we were trying to make both lose.

Now...if Carter hadn't given Iran to the Ayatollah things would have played out differently, which begs the question why isn't THAT the starting point of every discussion about the Middle East?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 11:04 AM (sKqQm)

6 4 "Reporters" used to tell us what actually happened, and left it up to us how to feel about it.
"Journalists" now tell us what to feel and leave it up to us to figure out what actually happened.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (MNCvZ)

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Reporters were always manipulative scum.

There was never a platonic ideal of journalism/reporting in actual existence.

The entire profession is about manipulation and always has been.

The big names just had to create a fiction of objectivity to get broadcast licenses from the federal government. No one in power ever believed that fiction.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

7 IMO they mean every word they wrote. The media (especially organs like the economist) are thoroughly corrupt, enemies of the people, AND retarded to boot... the result is the drivel you quoted

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 11:04 AM (xT8gx)

8 Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (MNCvZ)

Good point.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 11:05 AM (ix8EF)

9 I suspect the obit is sincere. America-hatred always comes first for these people, no matter the cost to them.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:05 AM (CHHv1)

10 9 I suspect the obit is sincere. America-hatred always comes first for these people, no matter the cost to them.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:05 AM (CHHv1)

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It doesn't need to be cohesive. You just need to be able to tie every individual sentence to, "US is bad."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:05 AM (GBKbO)

11 How much more honourable, more deserving of the paradise to come, to drink the pure draught of a martyr's end.

The guy engaged in endless terrorism and was responsible for the deaths of many many innocent people in Iran and the broader Middle East.

If Trump had the army kill 10k+ No Kings protestors would we get such a write up for Trump? What if he also had CIA agents assassinate Canadians?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 11:05 AM (sKqQm)

12 The Economist used to be a good magazine. Sad what it's become.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 11:06 AM (77rzZ)

13 He hoped to leave a legacy.

Rejoice, Economist, he did leave a legacy. The destruction of his regime. Let us dance and sing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 11:06 AM (ExV1e)

14 Watching the entire world wrap their lips around Islam's diseased micropenis has to be humanity's most shameful display.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:06 AM (3wOGw)

15 I found some old FNM articles during the Iranian revolution. They made Khomenei look like a Muslim George Washington.

Lies, lies, and damned lies.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 11:06 AM (sKqQm)

16
The Economist is the Al Jazeera of Drudge Reports

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 11:07 AM (IifOV)

17 15 I found some old FNM articles during the Iranian revolution. They made Khomenei look like a Muslim George Washington.

Lies, lies, and damned lies.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 11:06 AM (sKqQm)

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I suppose that was written in the heyday when reporters were just concerned with giving the public the facts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:07 AM (GBKbO)

18 All that's missing is the glamor shot on the cover for the staff to pleasure themselves over.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 11, 2026 11:09 AM (BpO1e)

19 Evidently, his own time was limited.

Wasn't the fucker 86 years old?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:09 AM (4NO2D)

20 19 Evidently, his own time was limited.

Wasn't the fucker 86 years old?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:09 AM (4NO2D)

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"Only the good die young. Now, why Charlie was assassinated by Israel on the orders of Erika."
-Candace Owens

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)

21 If we remember that in our time Everything written or spoken by the Information Syndicate is an opinion piece, all of it falls into place. All pretense of neutrality has long since vanished. In fact, neutrality in information is as quaint a notion as, say, politicians who are public servants.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 11:10 AM (pDt9x)

22 You know who else thought he was looking out for his native culture?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:11 AM (4NO2D)

23 "He hoped to leave a legacy."

He left a chalk outline and a stain.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 11:11 AM (IifOV)

24 The Economist has hated Israel for a long, long time.

Over time, The Economist has turned into a newsletter for the World Economic Forum.

If you want to know what the people who go to Davos think, read the Economist.

Otherwise, it has no utility.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:11 AM (n1OCj)

25 I have a dim memory that when the original ayatollah (khomeini) died that his funeral descended into chaos so much so they almost dropped the casket LoL... it's too bad there's a war going on because it would be rather humorous if khameini's funeral also descended in the same way... but because of the war probably no public funeral

Speaking of humerus, I wonder if mojito is still alive...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 11:11 AM (xT8gx)

26 The only thing the article lacks is actual video footage of the author performing fellatio on the ayatollah.

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 11:12 AM (ZxPkt)

27 Bang! Bang! Problem solved.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 11:12 AM (M9gjJ)

28 Not watching the time

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 11:12 AM (EtnSa)

29 6 4 "Reporters" used to tell us what actually happened, and left it up to us how to feel about it.
"Journalists" now tell us what to feel and leave it up to us to figure out what actually happened.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy
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Watch the 1930's era Front Page for the morality of reporters back in the heyday of newspaper wars.

Reporters and carnies have a lot in common and hey rube is simply code talk for media to describe their audience.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)

30 It is not baffling that a country might support the enemy of an enemy. It is not unfathomable that a country wouldn't side with a country that has declared it to be the hated and existential enemy. It is almost like The Economist is putting one on.

I believe the Brit speak for this is "taking the piss".

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

31 25 I have a dim memory that when the original ayatollah (khomeini) died that his funeral descended into chaos so much so they almost dropped the casket LoL... it's too bad there's a war going on because it would be rather humorous if khameini's funeral also descended in the same way... but because of the war probably no public funeral

Speaking of humerus, I wonder if mojito is still alive...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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They did drop the casket and the body fell out.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)

32 Interesting:

Joe Truzman
@JoeTruzman
This morning, hundreds of thousands of Iranians woke up to frozen bank accounts. Customers of Bank Sepah and Bank Melli got an SMS saying their accounts were locked, @NarimanGharib posted on X. The banks' websites and service channels are blocked, and it's not possible to log into accounts at all.

The regime is calling this a "Central Bank technical upgrade to communication switches for network stability," he wrote.

This is almost certainly the regime freezing enormous sums of money taken directly from its own citizens to ensure its survival. Iranians are being robbed blind by their own government as it clings to power.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 11:14 AM (2ocoG)

33 Reporters were always manipulative scum.

There was never a platonic ideal of journalism/reporting in actual existence.

The entire profession is about manipulation and always has been.


Right? I mean, look how they treated Peter Parker.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

34 It reads like satire, yet I just know the author is trying to be serious.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 11, 2026 11:14 AM (v23vE)

35 Perry White was a straight shooting newsman.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (4NO2D)

36 Thx Joe.
The Economist along with the BBC are two of the main reasons the British elite are brain damaged. That's ok in a few more years they'll be writing in Arabic about Allah

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (qBBPl)

37 https://legalinsurrection.com/israeli-americans brutally attacked at restaurant after speaking hebrew

San Jose Leftifornia

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (EtnSa)

38 32
This is almost certainly the regime freezing enormous sums of money taken directly from its own citizens to ensure its survival. Iranians are being robbed blind by their own government as it clings to power.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 11:14 AM (2ocoG)

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It's really just a celebratory move because of Iran completely destroying Israel and America's ability to make war in the region.

There's no other explanation possible.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (GBKbO)

39 Willowed
Geezer Golf TPS report, stat!
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

Front nine a disaster and we shall never speak of it again. Back nine was much better and won $12.
🙂

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (2WIwB)

40 The author of this "obituary" could well be a leader of IRGC.

The Economist is a rag written by sexually-frustrated retards who aren't sure what goes where during sex.

How do I know? Because for some reason FB keeps blasting my feed with Economist "articles" and 75% of them are social-culture piff whining about how certain men and women have it better in the dating and social world than others do.

"Chadence Highborne IV drives a Lambo and gets more girls than poor Billy Bob who doesn't have a license and lives in a trailer park. The horror! And Busty McBoobs the underwear model has guys lusting after her, while poor Mildred Fugliette can't get a date."

I wouldn't wipe a dog's ass with the Economist.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (iFTx/)

41 I have a dim memory that when the original ayatollah (khomeini) died that his funeral descended into chaos so much so they almost dropped the casket LoL... it's too bad there's a war going on because it would be rather humorous if khameini's funeral also descended in the same way... but because of the war probably no public funeral


Is there anything left to bury? I mean, aside from with a squeegee?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)

42 It's the Trump reference that tells you they are sincere:
Only "heroic flexibility" induced him to agree to the nuclear deal with America in 2015. Then, predictably, Donald Trump tore it up and tried, with Israel (the Little Satan) to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities into oblivion.

If they had meant it any other way than a hagiography, they would not have written that as if the "deal" had actually stopped them from enriching uranium to make a bomb or a dozen. They make it look as if they were good guys, going along with the deal, and mean ol' Trump just decided to bomb them anyway.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (i6QVa)

43 33 Right? I mean, look how they treated Peter Parker.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

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Underpaying the one guy who can get a decent shot of Spider-Man?

Criminal.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (GBKbO)

44 They did drop the casket and the body fell out.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)

That is funny; my memory was slightly defective.

I remember thinking what an undignified and out of control culture that would act so disrespectfully at a funeral

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (xT8gx)

45
Jimmy Carter 1979: Hey Shah, give the Mullahs a voice and be nice to them.

Shah of Iran 1979: They are cutthroat religious nutjobs. They will Kill us all and overrun us.

Jimmy Carter 1979: Trust me. I raise peanuts.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (IifOV)

46 The press gave Ho Chi Minh fellatiating press, not to mention Fidel Castro. Both prior to their revolutions. I’m sure there are many other examples.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (7GeYi)

47 But but but ... what does this mean for 2026??????


A Republican won a deep-blue Northern Virginia county-level seat in a major upset Tuesday after revelations that her Democratic opponent made racist social media posts more than 10 years ago.

Republican Jeannie LaCroix, 64, won a special election for a Prince William County Board of Supervisors seat defeating Democratic nominee Muhammed Sufiyan Casim, 36, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, who in the 2010s made a series of online posts containing racist, misogynist and antisemitic content, Potomac Local News reported.

https://tinyurl.com/y2ez32hu

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (iFTx/)

48 46 The press gave Ho Chi Minh fellatiating press, not to mention Fidel Castro. Both prior to their revolutions. I’m sure there are many other examples.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (7GeYi)

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Was that the time when reporters were only concerned with passing on facts to the people?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (GBKbO)

49 "Represented by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Rick Crawford (R-AR), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), former Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Tom Davis (R-VA), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), and former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) are suing taxpayers for retroactive pay hikes that could add tens of millions—and potentially far more—to federal liabilities," according to the organization..

... sue the taxpayers .. great plan

Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (RHGPo)

50 It's really just a celebratory move because of Iran completely destroying Israel and America's ability to make war in the region.

It's true! That's why the government of Lebanon is asking Israel for cooperation on wiping out Hezbollah.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (2ocoG)

51 24 The Economist has hated Israel for a long, long time.

Over time, The Economist has turned into a newsletter for the World Economic Forum.

If you want to know what the people who go to Davos think, read the Economist.

Otherwise, it has no utility.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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It was literally the voice of the Rothschilds for a bit, they sold it after Evelyn died. Lynn Forester de Rothschild, his widow, sold her stake just recently.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:17 AM (E4rtv)

52 The Economist is a leftwing outlet and therefore incapable of satire. You need a sense of humor for that.

Posted by: Jerry Carroll at March 11, 2026 11:17 AM (RRQTN)

53 The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in July 2015 between Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the U.K., the U.S., plus Germany) along with the European Union. It was to span 15 years to 2030, just 4 years from now.
The IAEA has confirmed that Iran has enough material to make 11 nuclear devices. Some people are just completely ignoring the possibility of waking up one day in the not too distant future with a "permanent orange afro".

When dealing with non-Muslims, Islam encourages Muslims to use an aggressive jihad/war-time mentality that is literally defined by deception. Indeed until any non-Muslim comes to realize the degree to which this mentality plays out when dealing with many Muslims, it will be only too easy to lose touch with a healthy sense of objectivity. When dealing with someone who is purposefully deceptive, trusting individuals – as so many in the West are these days, are like sheep being led to the slaughter.

Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 11:17 AM (RHGPo)

54 47 Republican Jeannie LaCroix, 64, won a special election for a Prince William County Board of Supervisors seat defeating Democratic nominee Muhammed Sufiyan Casim, 36, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, who in the 2010s made a series of online posts containing racist, misogynist and antisemitic content, Potomac Local News reported.

https://tinyurl.com/y2ez32hu

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (iFTx/)

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1. Special elections are not predictive of general elections.

2. I want this to be.

3. I suspect the rise of anti-Semitism in the online right is telling Democrat Party leaders that anti-Semitism is actually bipartisan and not really an electoral negative for them in the near future.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)

55 What is that saying that journalists supposedly think is their mission. Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable? News flash FNM whores, YOU are the comfortable and most Americans, while not afflicted like the people stuck under a corrupt authoritarian like Khamenei are not comfortable these days trying to cope with covidflation plus 4 years of bidenflation.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 11, 2026 11:18 AM (+89TD)

56 Is there anything left to bury? I mean, aside from with a squeegee?
Posted by: Archimedes
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He is talking about the original rat bastard that took power after the Iranians kicked out the Shah.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:18 AM (E4rtv)

57 The Economist along with the BBC are two of the main reasons the British elite are brain damaged. That's ok in a few more years they'll be writing in Arabic about Allah

I predict that within a few years, the BBC will be cut off from the government teat. It will not go well for them. The Economist seems to be doing alright, though.

The Economist has successfully maintained high-value subscribers and strong profits, with a significant portion of its readership outside the UK, particularly in the US.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)

58 Sometimes the media likes to wax poetic with their renditions of events. Most of the time they just make shit up or lie.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 11:18 AM (jtM2q)

59 Joe Truzman
@JoeTruzman
This morning, hundreds of thousands of Iranians woke up to frozen bank accounts. Customers of Bank Sepah and Bank Melli got an SMS saying their accounts were locked, @NarimanGharib posted on X. The banks' websites and service channels are blocked, and it's not possible to log into accounts at all.

The regime is calling this a "Central Bank technical upgrade to communication switches for network stability," he wrote.

"Hey, that's a good Idea!" - Governor Gavin Newsom

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 11:19 AM (IifOV)

60 Front nine a disaster and we shall never speak of it again. Back nine was much better and won $12.
🙂
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 11:15 AM (2WIwB)

When I played in a regular foursome (I haven't in years), we all learned to be completely silent (say nothing!) when one of us hit a bad shot (duffed worm burner off the tee... water ball... leaving the ball in the bunker... all the usual disasters). To say anything at all, even trying a sympathetic word, is a complete breech of etiquette. My particular pet peeve was to hit an awful tee shot and someone in my foursome because the ball wasn't in the water or behind a tree would say something like "that's serviceable" or "that'll play".... ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 11:19 AM (xT8gx)

61 Who's the author of the Economist piece? What's their track record. Have they written similar pieces before? That would tell you more.

Frankly, The Economist has never done humor, so I'd take it at face value: they meant it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 11, 2026 11:19 AM (xcxpd)

62 That's ok in a few more years they'll be writing in Arabic about Allah

The transitional language should be the fake Arabic from Team America. Durka durka mohammed jihad, mohammed ali.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 11:19 AM (2ocoG)

63 57 The Economist along with the BBC are two of the main reasons the British elite are brain damaged. That's ok in a few more years they'll be writing in Arabic about Allah

I predict that within a few years, the BBC will be cut off from the government teat. It will not go well for them. The Economist seems to be doing alright, though.

The Economist has successfully maintained high-value subscribers and strong profits, with a significant portion of its readership outside the UK, particularly in the US.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)

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The one thing I would expect Reform to do if they gain power in three years is to end the licensing fee.

It's low hanging fruit that doesn't demand too much of the party.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:19 AM (GBKbO)

64 Or do they possibly mean it?

There are thousand of earnest little Marxist Propaganda majors who could have written this in journalism class, but I think it takes one of us planted inside to go, "oh, yes, this is EXACTLY the tone we want The Economist to strike!"

Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 11:19 AM (yv1Au)

65 The only value the Economist has, other than a target for marksmanship practice, is to see just how far the left has fallen into the rancid sewer of America hatred.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at March 11, 2026 11:19 AM (JNTt1)

66 Are they sarcastically lampooning him by juxtaposing the avowed sweetness of martyrdom with his continuous effort to avoid it? Are they doing the same by describing the decrepit, corrupt gangster as energetic and pious? Or do they possibly mean it?


Depends on the person, I expect. Iran is weird. We have seen from the Obama years that some really did like these guys. For what they did -revolution against the establishment and standing against the US.

They could also be doing it because they know a hagiography of the Mullahs will tweek us. Never discount 'owning the chuds' as a motivation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

67 The Economist is published from the Muslim enclave of Londonistan, is it not?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 11:21 AM (Dv3i1)

68 >>It is not baffling that a country might support the enemy of an enemy.

Until they start shooting at you.

My squadron was deployed to Diego Garcia in 1987. I happened to be the duty officer for CTG 72.8 on the night the USS Stark took two missiles allegedly fired by mistake by an Iraqi jet pilot. That was a wild night. Flash messages sent from a stricken US warship in war zone tends to cause chaos in the comms suites.

Not so sure it was a "mistake" by the Iraqi pilot and I wasn't the only one holding that opinion.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 11:21 AM (Y1sOo)

69 46 The press gave Ho Chi Minh fellatiating press, not to mention Fidel Castro. Both prior to their revolutions. I’m sure there are many other examples.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (7GeYi)

I remember in college watching Mike Wallace on PBS saying that as a reporter he'd do nothing to stop an ambush on American troops if he were embedded with the enemy. It was a hypothetical where the enemy were "Cosinese" but it was an obvious reference to the Vietnam War.... he'd have let the Viet Cong ambush American troops. Despicable... and typical of the press

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 11:21 AM (xT8gx)

70 Chalk me up for the assumption that they got AI to write that obituary.

....

Five years ago.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:22 AM (Ot/FD)

71 The economist means every word of it. They are and always have been garbage.

Posted by: Az Deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 11:22 AM (f9h0J)

72 For 47 years, there have been no overtures for peace.

I have no love for these cocksuckers. So, bye.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 11:22 AM (M9gjJ)

73 https://legalinsurrection.com/israeli-americans brutally attacked at restaurant after speaking hebrew

San Jose Leftifornia


The attackers were three Assyrians originally from Iraq, one of whom is a high-powered M&A lawyer for a Sacramento law firm.

The California state bar will do nothing to discipline him, of course.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:22 AM (n1OCj)

74 The one thing I would expect Reform to do if they gain power in three years is to end the licensing fee.

It's low hanging fruit that doesn't demand too much of the party.


You'd think so, but look how long it took the GOP to kill Big Bird.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

75 71 The economist means every word of it. They are and always have been garbage.
Posted by: Az Deplorable moron at March 11, 2026 11:22 AM (f9h0J)

I seem to recall in the mists of time (90s? earlier) that it was spoken of as a conservative (for Britain) outlet.

I could be wrong. It was one of the british publications.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:23 AM (bss/y)

76 74 The one thing I would expect Reform to do if they gain power in three years is to end the licensing fee.

It's low hanging fruit that doesn't demand too much of the party.

You'd think so, but look how long it took the GOP to kill Big Bird.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

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1. Fair.

2. Conservatives in England have been promising to do it for a while, too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:23 AM (GBKbO)

77 The one thing I would expect Reform to do if they gain power in three years is to end the licensing fee.
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Reform is useless, Restore is the only hope the native population has against the colonizers.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 11:23 AM (Dv3i1)

78 I seem to recall in the mists of time (90s? earlier) that it was spoken of as a conservative (for Britain) outlet.

I used to subscribe to The Economist years ago, but I got tired of the Israel-hatred.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:24 AM (n1OCj)

79 77 The one thing I would expect Reform to do if they gain power in three years is to end the licensing fee.
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Reform is useless, Restore is the only hope the native population has against the colonizers.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 11:23 AM (Dv3i1)

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Oh, notice I didn't say that the one thing I expect Reform to do in power was deport people. I said that the one thing I expect them to do is a long-held promise from the CP that the majority of the nation supports: ending the licensing fee to the BBC, which the CP had failed to do for years.

"Yeah! We did something guys!"

"But my neighborhood is still majority Syrian."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)

80
Cornyn now calling to repeal the filibuster and supports the SAVE act now.

This guy.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 11:25 AM (IifOV)

81 78 I seem to recall in the mists of time (90s? earlier) that it was spoken of as a conservative (for Britain) outlet.

I used to subscribe to The Economist years ago, but I got tired of the Israel-hatred.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:24 AM (n1OCj)

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So, yes, British conservative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:25 AM (GBKbO)

82 80
Cornyn now calling to repeal the filibuster and supports the SAVE act now.

This guy.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 11:25 AM (IifOV)

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He's signalling in ways that indicate he doesn't think he has it in the bag against Paxton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:25 AM (GBKbO)

83 The headline and introduction is tame: Ali Khamenei hoped his legacy might last for ever Iran's Supreme Leader was killed on February 28th, aged 86

Above the headline they had a 'pre-heading': "God's dictator falls" What the heck is that?

Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 11:25 AM (yv1Au)

84 They did drop the casket and the body fell out.

Kif pipe in its mouth, packet of feelthy pictures, mezuzzah around its neck, this was the noblest Arab of them all.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 11, 2026 11:26 AM (Kt19C)

85 You'd think so, but look how long it took the GOP to kill Big Bird.
Posted by: Archimedes
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And at the time, Sesame Street was no longer on PBS moving to HBO and now I think on Netflix.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:26 AM (E4rtv)

86 So, yes, British conservative.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:25 AM (GBKbO)

Most of the thorns in Israel's ass are from old growth English roses. And the English will never forgive them for getting their dirty jew derrieres all over their precious roses.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:27 AM (Ot/FD)

87 I don't think the left does humor well. I also don't think most leftists have a sense of humor.

I'd take the Economist at their word. It is exactly how they feel.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 11:27 AM (jtM2q)

88 I used to subscribe to The Economist years ago, but I got tired of the Israel-hatred.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:24 AM (n1OCj)

What was the cast of the Anti-Israel stuff back then? (I have never read it.) Was it about an overall loss of empire? I wonder about that from the giving away of empire post WWII that there had to be a lot of brits who decried the over all loss of the empire where the sun did not set and the intentional descent into just welfare queens.

In that context, anti-Israel could be about a general thing of loss of prestige and the overall direction of Britain.

Or it could be our old friend, just anti-semitism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)

89 I'd take the Economist at their word. It is exactly how they feel.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 11:27 AM (jtM2q)

I'm not fully convinced there's even feelings involved. It's become conditioned pavlovian call-and-response for these people.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:29 AM (Ot/FD)

90 Is there anything left to bury? I mean, aside from with a squeegee?
Posted by: Archimedes
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He is talking about the original rat bastard that took power after the Iranians kicked out the Shah.


He started the comment talking about Khomeini, but ended up talking about Khamenei. My comment was directed at the latter.

I have a dim memory that when the original ayatollah (khomeini) died that his funeral descended into chaos so much so they almost dropped the casket LoL... it's too bad there's a war going on because it would be rather humorous if khameini's funeral also descended in the same way... but because of the war probably no public funeral

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

91 The Economist reflects the impact of the Neo-Marxist control of higher education, particularly in Journalism programs.
The graduates are told they must "take a position" on any issue, rather than the traditional "who, what, where, when, why" model that journalism was taught to be many decades ago.
There have always been propagandists masquerading as journalists, and many were reflecting either their own personal beliefs or those of their paymasters.
The media landscape today (85% of the media is either Left of Center or downright progressive, 15% somewhat Right of center) is bifurcated and the audience simply chooses to follow
the organ that re-affirms their biases.
That's why Bari Weiss's attempt to "center" CBS News is bound to fail. The current CBS audience is the Colbert/60 Minutes crowd and will abandon CBS once it stops reinforcing their biases, and no FOX or NewsNation viewers are gonna switch to CBS.
There is NO audience for "straight down the middle, unbiased, even-handed" reporting anymore.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at March 11, 2026 11:29 AM (MNCvZ)

92 ‘Strength and purity. Khamenei in a nutshell, eh? This reads almost tongue-in-cheek.’

No. I think they are sincere. Do we know anything about the author?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 11, 2026 11:29 AM (jbnUc)

93 The Economist obit writing head has no sense of right versus wrong. She overthinks her task, and writes from the relativist position. In a Powerline essay, Scott Johnson quotes her explaining her approach this way,

Q-Do you have a different approach for someone like him?

A- You could just write a rant about how evil he was, but as I said, I don’t like to do it from the perspective of other people. I like to do it from his. I’ve done about three people who I think are pretty evil, and the thing is that they hang themselves with their own rope. They say or do something appalling, and you just put it in there. They condemn themselves, as far as I’m concerned. It’s true that there’s no such thing as being totally evil or totally good. We have to recognise that we all have the potential for good and for evil.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 11:30 AM (lSeXf)

94 ...defeating Democratic nominee Muhammed Sufiyan Casim, 36, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, who in the 2010s made a series of online posts containing racist, misogynist and antisemitic content, Potomac Local News reported.
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And he STILL lost? In Maryland?!

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at March 11, 2026 11:30 AM (qUkBO)

95 What do you think? Do they mean it?

Who's on the byline for the article? That's usually pretty telling.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 11:31 AM (TVV/Z)

96 The Economist just sounds like the media front of the globalist Marxist/Islamic Caliphate which is the opposition to human individualist types sprinkled across the planet.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 11:31 AM (pDt9x)

97 What was the cast of the Anti-Israel stuff back then? (I have never read it.)

I don't recall - it was just constant Israel-bashing.

They still send me their news summaries electronically, which I never read.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:31 AM (n1OCj)

98 "Reporters used to tell us what actually happened, and left it up to us how to feel about it"

Not in my lifetime, at least since Watergate anyway.

Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 11:31 AM (GUOwU)

99 We have to recognise that we all have the potential for good and for evil.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 11:30 AM (lSeXf)

I could have been Supreme Leader?

Damn.

I ought to pay better attention to stuff.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:32 AM (Ot/FD)

100 Or it could be our old friend, just anti-semitism.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Upper class Brits have resented Jews for centuries. And that animus has been transferred to Israel.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:32 AM (E4rtv)

101 He's signalling in ways that indicate he doesn't think he has it in the bag against Paxton.
——-

“It isn’t enough to elect the right people. We have to force the wrong people to do the right thing”

Some big brained feller

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:33 AM (0DQ9k)

102 100 Or it could be our old friend, just anti-semitism.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Upper class Brits have resented Jews for centuries. And that animus has been transferred to Israel.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:32 AM (E4rtv)

Resentment of Jews is Evergreen.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 11:33 AM (pDt9x)

103 11
‘If Trump had the army kill 10k+ No Kings protestors would we get such a write up for Trump? What if he also had CIA agents assassinate Canadians?’

I need Trump to actually do those things to be sure.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 11, 2026 11:33 AM (jbnUc)

104 98 "Reporters used to tell us what actually happened, and left it up to us how to feel about it"

Not in my lifetime, at least since Watergate anyway.
Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 11:31 AM (GUOwU)

Reporters have always been muckracking liars. Trollope has a couple through-lines in his stories about how crap journalism was even in the 1800s.

Some time around the middle of last century, we went from all knowing that fact and not minding it much, to all minding severely and launching into full blown denial.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:34 AM (Ot/FD)

105 And another reminder that Britain's current leaders have no intention on preserving its history. Last of the 92 remaining heriditary peers are being removed.
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews
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17h
Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

106 The entire profession is about manipulation and always has been.

The big names just had to create a fiction of objectivity to get broadcast licenses from the federal government. No one in power ever believed that fiction.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

Well, there you go. Reporting did not start out to be a "profession". It was a trade, and there were no trade schools. Reporters learned the business by apprenticeship. Jimmy Olsen ring a bell?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 11:35 AM (8zz6B)

107 > “It isn’t enough to elect the right people. We have to force the wrong people to do the right thing”
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What's sad is that we very seldom even get a chance to "vote" and "elect" the right people.

They're already broken.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 11:35 AM (jtM2q)

108 HA. TIAA-CREF is giving a webinar "Geopolitics meets your portfolio". Yesterday on the radio Steifel? had an ad "oil went over $100/barrel which is a red line for investors. They didn't yank it or substitute an old ad after oil had already dipped and an ad talking about strategies to be safe from high oil prices was basically announcing they are a day late.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 11, 2026 11:35 AM (+89TD)

109 “It isn’t enough to elect the right people. We have to force the wrong people to do the right thing”

Some big brained feller
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:33 AM (0DQ9k)

This. Incentivize people doing the right thing, if even for the wrong reasons. I seem to recall that being explicit on the founders vision for the US government system. At least it was explicit in an analysis I read on it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:35 AM (bss/y)

110 48 Was that the time when reporters were only concerned with passing on facts to the people?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:16 AM (GBKbO)

"ThE fAcTs ArE tHaT tHe ArC oF hIsToRy NaTuRaLlY bEnDs ToWaRdS cOmMuNiSm aNd IsLaM, bIgOt!"

--Reporters

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (3wOGw)

111 What if he also had CIA agents assassinate Canadians?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 11:05 AM (sKqQm)

Need a list?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (8zz6B)

112 I'm with you, Joe. It's almost impossible to think that article is written to be taken at face value, but I found absolutely zero evidence that it is indeed satire.

Kind of an impressive feat, actually. They wrote an article that everyone, and no one, could see their point.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Actually, Sounds Like What I Say When Walking Past Reporters. at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (dmDsy)

113 Who's the author of the Economist piece?

Ann Wroe is apparently The Economist's obituary editor/author since 2003. She's been at The Economist for fifty years.

Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (yv1Au)

114 Joe, unquestionably a tongue-bath. For their readers.

Hard to believe the Economist is what it is today. We used to subscribe, more than three decades ago, for the cold, straightforward news. Something something wearing its skin.

The "news" lies. Memes speak truth. Funny, ain' it?

Good Morning, Hordekind.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I'm so old I remember print publications at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (PwYmb)

115 101 He's signalling in ways that indicate he doesn't think he has it in the bag against Paxton.
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“It isn’t enough to elect the right people. We have to force the wrong people to do the right thing”

Some big brained feller

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:33 AM (0DQ9k)

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That fails to apply in the Senate, gonna be honest.

Vote against us. Constantly talk shit about what we want. Try to toss the party standardbearer at every opportunity.

Still get 42% in a primary, an actual plurality.

6 years is a very long time where the elected don't have to act well.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)

116 I don't read The Economist because economics is a sham and a lie.

Economics is about how much the people in power can steal from the taxpayers before they revolt and start killing economists.

Free Markets, supply and demand are reality.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (M9gjJ)

117 Not satire. Not remotely. Satire is my native language. This isn't it.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:37 AM (KTbq2)

118
The excerpts from the article left out the parts where the author described Khomeini robbing the nation into poverty, squandering the water supply, and gunning down 50,000 Iranians in the street. I'm sure a professional journalist would mention these things; I just wanted to see the explanation of why these are good things.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 11:37 AM (PbePe)

119 BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews
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17h
Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

The House of Commons and the Other House of Commons except they're special and you can't vote for them now sod off peasant.

Lovely stuff.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:37 AM (Ot/FD)

120 117 Not satire. Not remotely. Satire is my native language. This isn't it.
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:37 AM (KTbq2)

Bathos?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:38 AM (Ot/FD)

121 The point of the article is obvious.

"Please don't behead me."

But he she it means it in earnest.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:38 AM (KTbq2)

122 I don't think the left does humor well. I also don't think most leftists have a sense of humor.



That's why they can't meme.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 11:38 AM (MwdeY)

123 117 Not satire. Not remotely. Satire is my native language. This isn't it.
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:37 AM (KTbq2)

Sarcasm is the way. Set your feet upon the path.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

124 A- You could just write a rant about how evil he was, but as I said, I don’t like to do it from the perspective of other people. I like to do it from his. I’ve done about three people who I think are pretty evil, and the thing is that they hang themselves with their own rope. They say or do something appalling, and you just put it in there. They condemn themselves, as far as I’m concerned.

Blah, blah, blah. How many dead liberals have you condemned in your writings? I thought not. Isn't the point of an obit to summarize the life of the deceased, not leave it up to interpretation?

It’s true that there’s no such thing as being totally evil or totally good. We have to recognise that we all have the potential for good and for evil.

Yet somehow, if Trump were to kick off tomorrow, I'd bet you'd be willing to say some negative things about him. In fact, you'd say nothing but negative things. Please to find a rope and urinate up it.


Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)

125 Ann Wroe is apparently The Economist's obituary editor/author since 2003. She's been at The Economist for fifty years.
Posted by: t-bird at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (yv1Au)

"I wanted people to say, 'Wow, now THAT lady got CANNED!'"

Posted by: Warai-otokostanza at March 11, 2026 11:39 AM (Ot/FD)

126 The idea of people having a say in who gets to boss them around - think it has a future???

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 11:39 AM (pDt9x)

127 118
The excerpts from the article left out the parts where the author described Khomeini robbing the nation into poverty, squandering the water supply, and gunning down 50,000 Iranians in the street. I'm sure a professional journalist would mention these things; I just wanted to see the explanation of why these are good things.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 11:37 AM (PbePe)

They were talking about Khamenei.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (3wOGw)

128 6 years is a very long time where the elected don't have to act well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)

Good point, a lot can be forgotten in that length of time!

Posted by: Denny Crane - FUCK THE 17TH AMENDMENT. at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (dmDsy)

129 Wouldn't surprise me if a big source of funding for the Economist was from Muslim countries with an axe to grind against Israel and the West.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (iFTx/)

130 123 117 Not satire. Not remotely. Satire is my native language. This isn't it.
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:37 AM (KTbq2)

Sarcasm is the way. Set your feet upon the path.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

Yeah. That's exactly what you want to do.

Posted by: Warai-otokostanza at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (Ot/FD)

131 So I see Spain has officially chosen sides.. They've removed the Israeli Ambassador...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (fdJ1A)

132 Bathos?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:38 AM (Ot/FD)

No, I think the tribute is meant to be taken at the facest of value. As opposed to the basest. And as everyone knows, any good article has a basest.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (KTbq2)

133 Reporters used to tell us what actually happened, and left it up to us how to feel about it
——

It’s always been biased. I think what has changed in the last 25 years, there was previously at least a tacit acknowledgment that people are free to disagree, or hold their own opinions contrary to others that didn’t automatically require expulsion from humanity.

The propaganda and gaslighting volume control was steadily increased all the way up to eleventy, and then they broke off the knob.

This makes sense from the standpoint that a lot of the “news” is a loss leader, money losing operations for years now, subsidized with phony baloney confetti bucks and spook laundering operations. It was always there, but the actual paying customers went away, the tide went out, so to speak. The club-footed Goebbels heir apparents are the only ones left. It’s painfully obvious.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (YmzeM)

134 I just learned that there are over a billion barrels of oil held in reserve among the 32-member nations of the IEA. That's a lot of oil. Apparently, 440 million barrels are abut to be released from said reserve.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 11:41 AM (Y1sOo)

135 I have a dim memory that when the original ayatollah (khomeini) died that his funeral descended into chaos so much so they almost dropped the casket LoL... it's too bad there's a war going on because it would be rather humorous if khameini's funeral also descended in the same way... but because of the war probably no public funeral

Speaking of humerus, I wonder if mojito is still alive...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 11:11 AM (xT8gx)

A street procession for the weirdbeard's funeral would make a dandy target for an A-10 strafing run. Almost zero chance of killing any innocent bystanders.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 11:41 AM (8zz6B)

136 Are they intending to sincerely point out his obvious inveterate corruption, or is this merely a case of "yes, we know that all our West-hating heroes have feet of clay, but they are heroes nonetheless?"



I read it as pointing out corruption. Pretty clear to me on that part. The rest of it flowery “austere legions scholar” fluff but in this I think you’re reading too much into it.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 11:41 AM (HF36u)

137 131 So I see Spain has officially chosen sides.. They've removed the Israeli Ambassador...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (fdJ1A)

Al-Andalus has chosen to return to the Caliphate.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:41 AM (3wOGw)

138 Sarcasm is the way. Set your feet upon the path.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

Satire is sarcasm with a point other than life is meaningless.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:42 AM (KTbq2)

139 Khomeini, Khamenei -- whatever it takes

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 11:42 AM (Y1sOo)

140
Sarcasm is the way. Set your feet upon the path.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

Yeah. That's exactly what you want to do.
Posted by: Warai-otokostanza at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (Ot/FD)

*narrows eyes, nods, satisfied*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

141 Satire is sarcasm with a point other than life is meaningless.
Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:42 AM (KTbq2)

Sarcasm is NOT nihilism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

142 131 So I see Spain has officially chosen sides.. They've removed the Israeli Ambassador...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (fdJ1A)

Al-Andalus has chosen to return to the Caliphate.


Beat me to the "there's precedent" joke. Grrrrrr.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

143 137 131 So I see Spain has officially chosen sides.. They've removed the Israeli Ambassador...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (fdJ1A)

Al-Andalus has chosen to return to the Caliphate.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:41 AM (3wOGw)

"Fuck."

-El Cid

Posted by: It's Spanish for "The Cid". at March 11, 2026 11:43 AM (Ot/FD)

144 82 80
Cornyn now calling to repeal the filibuster and supports the SAVE act now.

This guy.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 11, 2026 11:25 AM (IifOV)

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He's signalling in ways that indicate he doesn't think he has it in the bag against Paxton.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11,
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The absolute best thing that could happen is for Big John Cornholio to help get the SAVE Act passed and then for Trump to endorse Paxton. Surely Trump knows that Cornholio is a back-stabbing piece of shit. . . .

Posted by: Bonecrusher at March 11, 2026 11:44 AM (JNTt1)

145 Apparently, 440 million barrels are abut to be released from said reserve.

Love it. We can increase our taxes to keep prices level. Look at us defeating inflation, people!

Posted by: Sacramento at March 11, 2026 11:44 AM (yv1Au)

146 Farewell and adieu
you fair Spanish ladies
Farewell and adieu
you ladies of Spain

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 11:44 AM (pDt9x)

147 Sarcasm is NOT nihilism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

It is when contrasted with satire.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:44 AM (KTbq2)

148 Molly (ding) Yong Fast--of, IIRC, the conserving conservativism most conservatively Bulwark--suddenly cares about government spending.

When it's steak and lobster for our troops on deployment.

If someone said, "we should line up all liberal journalist and shoot them" I'd have a hard time making a counter-argument.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 11:44 AM (HXT0k)

149 during the pandemic he refused to import Western vaccines, because they might bring the virus in.

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"The Supreme Leader was an anti-vaxxer! Oh noes, what is a commie to do?"

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 11, 2026 11:45 AM (PtqHl)

150 OT:

It is amazing how much just a 10-15 degree change on an incline press makes a difference in the muscles hit.

In a good way.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

151 Reporters used to tell us what actually happened, and left it up to us how to feel about it



When was that? Certainly not in my lifetime. As long as I’ve been old enough to consume news media it’s been slanted to the left.

And while it was before my time Walter Cronkite was a PR machine for the communists in Vietnam.

Duranty was a Stalin apologist as a NYT reporter.

The “just facts” reporters are a myth for the most part that never existed.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 11:45 AM (HF36u)

152 "Fuck."

-El Cid
Posted by: It's Spanish for "The Cid". at March 11, 2026 11:43 AM (Ot/FD)

*golfclap for nic*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:46 AM (bss/y)

153 When it's steak and lobster for our troops on deployment.

If someone said, "we should line up all liberal journalist and shoot them" I'd have a hard time making a counter-argument.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 11:44 AM (HXT0k)

I'm already fine with dropping 40 gazillion yottadollars on a sidewinder if it means some goatfucker can't take a potshot at one Marine. Why would these frivolous bitches think I'd be upset about a couple covers of surf and turf?

Posted by: It's Spanish for at March 11, 2026 11:46 AM (Ot/FD)

154 fack, sockfail.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:46 AM (Ot/FD)

155 El Cid >>>>> El Sid

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 11:47 AM (pDt9x)

156 The “just facts” reporters are a myth for the most part that never existed.
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 11:45 AM (HF36u)

I'd say this was right.

Think about way back in the day before TV. You'd have three or four (or more in big cities) newspapers in every town. You could choose the one you liked (hint: the one that reported and saw the world the way you did.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y)

157
127

They were talking about Khamenei.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM

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My bad. Spellings of multiple names of Iranian big shots are similar, possibly as a security measure.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 11:47 AM (PbePe)

158 The Left pretended it was IMPOSSIBLE for the news to ever be "biased" because "facts are facts"... until FNC joined the scene and got very popular. Then the idea of "biased news" became part of the accepted fabric of our reality. It happened practically overnight and they just pretended they never said the other thing.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:47 AM (KTbq2)

159 Still get 42% in a primary, an actual plurality.

6 years is a very long time where the elected don't have to act well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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That is what $100 million Cornyn bucks disparity to $4 million Paxton, will get you in a big mass media state.

One sidelight to my old election research was that yes, you CAN buy an election when you spend massive multiples of your opponent. Michael Huffington did way back spending over 35 million or so for a CA congressional seat. Jon Corzine bought his election as senator and later as governor in NJ by literally spending crazy multiples of what the GOP candidates spent in opposition.

Cornyn did his shock and awe against Paxton and Paxton is still standing. We shall see how much more Cornyn will be able to waste for a runoff (which in part depends on his Senate caucus brethren) and donors that may fear him losing in the runoff.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

160 "Cornyn now calling to repeal the filibuster and supports the SAVE act now."

Cornhole is a little slow in reading the tea leaves.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at March 11, 2026 11:48 AM (EhiZ2)

161 So I see Spain has officially chosen sides.. They've removed the Israeli Ambassador...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (fdJ1A)

Al-Andalus has chosen to return to the Caliphate.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:41 AM (3wOGw)
_____________

Kinda fake news. Spain already recalled its ambassador to Israel last year over Gaza bullshit. This came after Israel recalled its ambassador to Spain the year before, also over Gaza bullshit. Who cares? Western Europe is dying, if not already dead.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 11:48 AM (iFTx/)

162 Sarcasm is NOT nihilism.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)
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It's a tool. A very, very terrifying tool.

Posted by: Doug Piranha at March 11, 2026 11:48 AM (KAqW5)

163 128 6 years is a very long time where the elected don't have to act well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)

Good point, a lot can be forgotten in that length of time!

Posted by: Denny Crane - FUCK THE 17TH AMENDMENT. at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (dmDsy)

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Repealing the 17th would make things a lot worse.

The state governments are far too addicted to the government teat.

"Vote for more fed dollars to cover our costs, or we recall you."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:49 AM (GBKbO)

164 The absolute best thing that could happen is for Big John Cornholio to help get the SAVE Act passed and then for Trump to endorse Paxton. Surely Trump knows that Cornholio is a back-stabbing piece of shit. . . .
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Paxton has to withdraw by the 18th or he has to appear on the run-off ballot.

BTW, in TX, you can't vote in the run-off unless you voted in the party primary that led to that run-off.
It's why the second place guy often wins as the 3rd and down place were the "not" vote for the 1st place guy; they go vote for the second place guy.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 11:49 AM (HXT0k)

165 155 El Cid >>>>> El Sid
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 11:47 AM (pDt9x)

This should make comments of the week ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 11, 2026 11:49 AM (3sXRv)

166 Breaking Points is an online show started by Krystal Ball and Saagar. They started out as a “we report the facts” type of show. And for a while it was that.

But they quickly morphed into Trump is evil because there is no money in a “just the facts” show. People all claim that’s what they want but nobody ever watches it. In reality everyone gravitates to one side or the other.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 11:50 AM (HF36u)

167 144 The absolute best thing that could happen is for Big John Cornholio to help get the SAVE Act passed and then for Trump to endorse Paxton. Surely Trump knows that Cornholio is a back-stabbing piece of shit. . . .

Posted by: Bonecrusher at March 11, 2026 11:44 AM (JNTt1)

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Cornyn gets the SAVE Act passed.

Trump endorses Cornyn.

Paxton wins the primary anyway because conservatives still hate Cornyn.

Reddit calls Texas conservatives Trump bootlickers who do whatever he wants because they voted against his endorsement.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)

168 Hard to believe the Economist is what it is today. We used to subscribe, more than three decades ago, for the cold, straightforward news. Something something wearing its skin.

I still remember an interesting article in The Economist's heyday noting that containerization had done for physical transport what the Internet had done for electronic communications - chopped things up into discrete packets that could take varying routes to its destination.

I think that they even mentioned that the longshoremen fought this tooth and nail - not only did it reduce the need for longshoremen, but it was also much harder to steal out of a locked container than it was to steal out of a bulk shipment.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:50 AM (n1OCj)

169 Worse than the WaPo obit:

https://x.com/KurtSchlichter/status/
2028133662735372294

Posted by: KT at March 11, 2026 11:51 AM (7vIsy)

170 I just read the whole Ayatollah obit at the Economist, and "..." is 100% correct. That's not satire, it's not irony, it's just straight-up fucking praise for that, thankfully, dead piece of shit.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 11:51 AM (dmDsy)

171 "101 tips for a happy marriage" ...

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1. Submit to child rape or I KEEL YOU!
2. See #1.
3. See #2.
.
.
.
101. See #100.

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 11, 2026 11:51 AM (PtqHl)

172 Cornyn gets the SAVE Act passed.

Trump endorses Cornyn.

Paxton wins the primary anyway because conservatives still hate Cornyn.

Reddit calls Texas conservatives Trump bootlickers who do whatever he wants because they voted against his endorsement.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)

I'd call that a win-win-win.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

173 Who's on the byline for the article? That's usually pretty telling.
Posted by: Halfhand

The Economist doesn't use bylines. At least, they didn't use to.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)

174 "It is amazing how much just a 10-15 degree change on an incline press makes a difference in the muscles hit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD"


Also surprising is how huge the difference it makes in the max one can press, for me anyway.

Posted by: Ripley at March 11, 2026 11:52 AM (GUOwU)

175 The attackers were three Assyrians originally from Iraq, one of whom is a high-powered M&A lawyer for a Sacramento law firm.

The California state bar will do nothing to discipline him, of course.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 11:22 AM (n1OCj)

Attention Pam Bondi: Federal Terrorism charges, please.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 11:52 AM (8zz6B)

176 164 Paxton has to withdraw by the 18th or he has to appear on the run-off ballot.

BTW, in TX, you can't vote in the run-off unless you voted in the party primary that led to that run-off.
It's why the second place guy often wins as the 3rd and down place were the "not" vote for the 1st place guy; they go vote for the second place guy.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 11:49 AM (HXT0k)

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I think there are competing things that will happen.

1. The runoff will be older and more establishmenty. They're the more regular voters in general.

2. The not-Cornyn vote should coalesce around Paxton, and with Cornyn 8 points out from a majority, there could be enough that get Paxton over the line, even with reduced turnout.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:52 AM (GBKbO)

177 11 How much more honourable, more deserving of the paradise to come, to drink the pure draught of a martyr's end.
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Drink deep, Khamenei, you'll need it. Gonna' be hot as hell where you're going.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 11:52 AM (N15rr)

178 I just read the whole Ayatollah obit at the Economist, and "..." is 100% correct. That's not satire, it's not irony, it's just straight-up fucking praise for that, thankfully, dead piece of shit.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 11:51 AM (dmDsy)

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I'm with you; would not be surprised if it was written by Muslim Commie Mondami 2028!

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 11, 2026 11:52 AM (rsEC7)

179 OT:

I really want to buy a vacuum chamber and pump just to remove the foam from my protein shakes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

180 BTW, in TX, you can't vote in the run-off unless you voted in the party primary that led to that run-off.
It's why the second place guy often wins as the 3rd and down place were the "not" vote for the 1st place guy; they go vote for the second place guy.


truth

Posted by: DanMan at March 11, 2026 11:53 AM (8uzBS)

181 The Left pretended it was IMPOSSIBLE for the news to ever be "biased" because "facts are facts"...
——-

Yabut, now factual assertions are now “racist”, they cannot argue facts any longer, because they don’t completely control The Narrative.

“We believe in truth over facts” was Biden speechwriter making sure everyone gets the message.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (YmzeM)

182 159 That is what $100 million Cornyn bucks disparity to $4 million Paxton, will get you in a big mass media state.

One sidelight to my old election research was that yes, you CAN buy an election when you spend massive multiples of your opponent. Michael Huffington did way back spending over 35 million or so for a CA congressional seat. Jon Corzine bought his election as senator and later as governor in NJ by literally spending crazy multiples of what the GOP candidates spent in opposition.

Cornyn did his shock and awe against Paxton and Paxton is still standing. We shall see how much more Cornyn will be able to waste for a runoff (which in part depends on his Senate caucus brethren) and donors that may fear him losing in the runoff.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

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Who was that House GOP leader who spent so much on his opponent in the primary all he did was successfully raise his opponent's profile and lost?

Cantor?

I mean, there has to be a law of reversing returns when it comes to that kind of spending.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

183 The Economist[-i] was founded by Fabian Socialists.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (qFwJc)

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (qFwJc)

185 Did that work?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (qFwJc)

186 157 My bad. Spellings of multiple names of Iranian big shots are similar, possibly as a security measure.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 11:47 AM (PbePe)

I'm not defending him, G-ds no, I just want to try to be accurate with things so people who want to argue can't point to it and pull the "See? These people don't know what they're talking about! They can't get even names right!" card.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (3wOGw)

187 Wow. Cantor.

That guy crashed so hard he didn't even get a chance to burn, he just vaporized.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:55 AM (Ot/FD)

188 England was lost when they decided the votes of child-r@pists were more important than their crimes.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:55 AM (CHHv1)

189 185 Did that work?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (qFwJc)

Yes.

Trifle not in the ways of the Italicans, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

190 187 Wow. Cantor.

That guy crashed so hard he didn't even get a chance to burn, he just vaporized.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 11:55 AM (Ot/FD)

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He wasn't going to take a primary laying down.

And by standing up, he lost.

It's a fun side case.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (GBKbO)

191
Planespotting

https://tinyurl.com/4yz6n4un

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (ZxPkt)

192 I’d happily take save act passing in exchange for Cornyn staying in the senate.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (HF36u)

193 188 England was lost when they decided the votes of child-r@pists were more important than their crimes.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:55 AM (CHHv1)

They were fucked the minute they went all in on the welfare state and voted out Churchill. So, way back.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

194 Funny how none of the people who admire these foreign tyrants ever seem to relocate to their virtuous paradises. Why not experience all this good government firsthand?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (2+SeL)

195 188 England was lost when they decided the votes of child-r@pists were more important than their crimes.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:55 AM (CHHv1)

In the end, they were all Jimmy Saville.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 11:57 AM (3wOGw)

196 192 I’d happily take save act passing in exchange for Cornyn staying in the senate.
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (HF36u)

I would too, but I'd take TJM's fantasy wishcasting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:57 AM (bss/y)

197 the Texas media is crowing about the primary vote had way more dem votes than the gop...they fail to note the gop numbers typically double in the actual vote

Posted by: DanMan at March 11, 2026 11:57 AM (8uzBS)

198 193 188 England was lost when they decided the votes of child-r@pists were more important than their crimes.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:55 AM (CHHv1)

They were fucked the minute they went all in on the welfare state and voted out Churchill. So, way back.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

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If they had said, "This is a bullshit," to WWI and refused to get directly involved...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:57 AM (GBKbO)

199 > The Left pretended it was IMPOSSIBLE for the news to ever be "biased" because "facts are facts"...
----

depends on if your facts are true or not

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 11:57 AM (ZxPkt)

200 146
‘Farewell and adieu
you fair Spanish ladies
….’

Missed opportunity to sock Captain Quint.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 11, 2026 11:58 AM (jbnUc)

201 196 I would too, but I'd take TJM's fantasy wishcasting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 11:57 AM (bss/y)

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Paxton said he'd withdraw if it passed. It has to pass in a week for him to not be on the ballot.

And there is an energy in Texas Republican circles to get rid of Cornyn.

So...I dunno.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:58 AM (GBKbO)

202 I think we're in the clear, boys.

Strait of Hormuz conflict makes US economy 'fragile': Paul Krugman

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (4NO2D)

203 Posted by: Denny Crane - FUCK THE 17TH AMENDMENT. at March 11, 2026 11:40 AM (dmDsy)

======

Repealing the 17th would could make things a lot worse.

The state governments are far too addicted to the government teat.

"Vote for more fed dollars to cover our costs, or we recall you."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:49 AM (GBKbO)


Had to fix your typo there, sorry!

Yeah, repeal would be a crapshoot, no doubt. But maybe, just maybe, it would re-ignite the People's perception of the importance of local voting. Perhaps start a groundswell of seeing the importance of having more engaged and informed citizens...

Posted by: Denny Crane - No, My Middle Name Isn't Pollyanna, Why Do You Ask? at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (dmDsy)

204 I think there are competing things that will happen.

1. The runoff will be older and more establishmenty. They're the more regular voters in general.

2. The not-Cornyn vote should coalesce around Paxton, and with Cornyn 8 points out from a majority, there could be enough that get Paxton over the line, even with reduced turnout.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:52 AM (GBKbO)

Paxton only wins if the original R male voters show up again...that's not a safe bet looking at many, many runoff elections.

If TX Rs want Paxton to win, you better get out and get early voters and every male you can think of back in to vote for him for the 2nd time...the postcard thing they did for D young women voters in VA should be swapped to R men's beer nights or something there to guilt all those dudes into it.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (tOcjL)

205 Breaking news: BBC accidentally commits journalism.

https://x.com/i/status/2031231661078159593

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)

206 Besides, whereas Iran's often-more-moderate presidents had a limit of two consecutive terms, he was appointed for life.

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

The ignoramus doesn't know the difference between the Theocratic "Supreme Leader" and the "Secular" Figurehead Useful Idiot "President?"

/Where's former Student Revolutionary and American Embassy Hostage-Taker Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when you need him?

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (rsEC7)

207 203 Had to fix your typo there, sorry!

Yeah, repeal would be a crapshoot, no doubt. But maybe, just maybe, it would re-ignite the People's perception of the importance of local voting. Perhaps start a groundswell of seeing the importance of having more engaged and informed citizens...

Posted by: Denny Crane - No, My Middle Name Isn't Pollyanna, Why Do You Ask? at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (dmDsy)

======

Press X for doubt on that one.

Our state governments have been far more corrupt than DC for a very long time, and nothing's woken up the people to it on any sort of mass scale.

The people don't wake up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

208 “We believe in truth over facts” was Biden speechwriter making sure everyone gets the message.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 11:54 AM (YmzeM)

The grand irony is that the opposite is the case. They believe in falsehood over facts, and literally anything else over truth.

I happen to believe in truth over facts. I believe it is a fact that where I am the sun rose at some angle slightly greater than 90 degrees right ascension on this morning of March 11th, 2026, but it is still none the less true that the sun rose in the East and anyone who calls you a liar and says it didn't because "Facts" isn't worth talking to. Baffling non-sequiturs that may be technically true but lead you into falsehood and nonsense is the stock in trade of charlatans and propagandists.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (Ot/FD)

209
Khomeini, Khamenei -- whatever it takes
Posted by: one hour sober


Howmeini are there?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2026 12:01 PM (Cqx++)

210 188 England was lost when they decided the votes of child-r@pists were more important than their crimes.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 11:55 AM (CHHv1)

Worse than that. There aren’t really that many votes from Pakistanis to be had. Muslims make up less than 10% of the UK.

They did it out of principle and devotion to the diversity cause. Doing shady shit to buy votes I can understand. But this is so much worse because they could have done the right thing and not paid much if any price electorally.

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:01 PM (HF36u)

211 The bank lockout should be considered in conjunction with other events,
From Reza Pahlovi hours ago : "Dear compatriots,

We are now at the decisive stage of our final struggle.

I urge you to secure your essential provisions as soon as possible, and for your own safety, withdraw from the streets and remain in your homes. Continue to strike and do not show up for work. Continue your nightly chants to show your .."etc.

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 12:01 PM (GD0B3)

212 ======

I think there are competing things that will happen.

1. The runoff will be older and more establishmenty. They're the more regular voters in general.

2. The not-Cornyn vote should coalesce around Paxton, and with Cornyn 8 points out from a majority, there could be enough that get Paxton over the line, even with reduced turnout.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British
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And the bought and paid for stalking horse Hunt will not be on the ballot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:01 PM (N15rr)

213 Khomeini, Khamenei -- whatever it takes
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 11:42 AM (Y1sOo)

Khameini, Khomeini, Kho-Mo, catch an Aya by the toe, la!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:01 PM (8zz6B)

214 207 Press X for doubt on that one.

Our state governments have been far more corrupt than DC for a very long time, and nothing's woken up the people to it on any sort of mass scale.

The people don't wake up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

State and Local governments are pretty much beholden to AFSCME.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (3wOGw)

215 I think we're in the clear, boys.

Also:

War disruptions may send oil to $150 to $200 a barrel. Here’s my advice for stock investors

--Jim Cramer

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (n1OCj)

216 No sooner had they closed the lid on the Queen's coffin, Britain's slide into pro-islamic socialism became a free fall

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (ZxPkt)

217 Strait of Hormuz conflict makes US economy 'fragile': Paul Krugman
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (4NO2D)


The guy who predicted 9 of the last 2 recessions?

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (HF36u)

218 /Where's former Student Revolutionary and American Embassy Hostage-Taker Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when you need him?

Pining for the fjords, actually.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2026 12:03 PM (n1OCj)

219 PS - Looking at the NoVa R special election win yesterday, there is an example that there is NO guarantee folks who didn't vote top 2 will show up to vote for anyone in that TX R primary. Ds candidate was toxic here, so Ds stayed home vs mustering up the only 1600 write in votes it would have taken to keep the seat, letting the R win with a minority of the vote with an abysmal turnout. Like abysmal. A +50D area went R.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:03 PM (tOcjL)

220 Planespotting

https://tinyurl.com/4yz6n4un


There may still be a spot of testosterone in Ole Blighty yet.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (Riz8t)

221 I gave up reading The Economist somewhere in the early 1980s. It just keeps getting worser as the years roll by. But, heh, if you are surrounded by crazy killers in your own backyard you will quickly become a cuck.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (pZ64F)

222 217 Strait of Hormuz conflict makes US economy 'fragile': Paul Krugman
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (4NO2D)


The guy who predicted 9 of the last 2 recessions?
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (HF36u)

Hah!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)

223 The guy who predicted 9 of the last 2 recessions?
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (HF36u)
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Rhetorical question: why does anyone still pay attention to this guy?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (KAqW5)

224 His business empire was also extraordinary. He might live frugally, receiving visitors in a bare room with one sofa and a few wooden chairs, but he controlled assets worth tens of billions of dollars.

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

A real and admirable Everyman Hero ... like Osama Bin Laden and Barack Hussein Obama!

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (rsEC7)

225 Even if by some miracle save does pass it will be challenged in court. A liberal judge will block it and it’ll take a while to move up the appeals process so it’s probably not going to be applicable for 2026 either way..

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (HF36u)

226 Brent Crude Oil Last Day Financ (BZ=F)

88.61 +3.34 (+3.92%)
As of 11:46:07 AM EDT. Market Open.

Posted by: DJIA Deathwatch at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (4NO2D)

227 217 Strait of Hormuz conflict makes US economy 'fragile': Paul Krugman
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (4NO2D)

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I wonder how much oil we get from the Middle East as a percentage?

It's less than 10% of our total oil imports.

And we produce a lot.

Yeah...the only thing that will happen is that shale will sell a shit ton and keep the price from spiking for real (not weekend trading from speculators).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

228 Posted by: Denny Crane - No, My Middle Name Isn't Pollyanna, Why Do You Ask? at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (dmDsy)

======

Press X for doubt on that one.

Our state governments have been far more corrupt than DC for a very long time, and nothing's woken up the people to it on any sort of mass scale.

The people don't wake up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)


Fuck, maybe my middle name is Pollyanna.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Can't talk; I'm Busy Looking For My Birth Certificate. at March 11, 2026 12:05 PM (dmDsy)

229 Rhetorical question: why does anyone still pay attention to this guy?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 11, 2026 12:04 PM (KAqW5)

Right?
- Jim Cramer

Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:05 PM (HF36u)

230 Had to fix your typo there, sorry!

Yeah, repeal would be a crapshoot, no doubt. But maybe, just maybe, it would re-ignite the People's perception of the importance of local voting. Perhaps start a groundswell of seeing the importance of having more engaged and informed citizens...

Posted by: Denny Crane - No, My Middle Name Isn't Pollyanna, Why Do You Ask? at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (dmDsy)

======

Press X for doubt on that one.

Our state governments have been far more corrupt than DC for a very long time, and nothing's woken up the people to it on any sort of mass scale.

The people don't wake up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
______

Oh, the people have woken up ... and joined in the graft and looting of taxpayers.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)

231 NoVA election - LaCroix received 1,694 votes (43.73%), defeating Democratic nominee Muhammad Sufiyan "Sef" Casim, who received 1,436 votes (37.07%). Write-in candidates collected 744 votes (19.20%).

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:05 PM (tOcjL)

232 >>If TX Rs want Paxton to win, you better get out and get early voters and every male you can think of back in to vote for him for the 2nd time...the postcard thing they did for D young women voters in VA should be swapped to R men's beer nights or something there to guilt all those dudes into it.
Posted by: Nova Local
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DC is spending over a million $dollars a day for Cornyn.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (N15rr)

233 Invest in Topps baseball cards.

Jim Cramer

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (gm9Sb)

234 Remember that the Inverse Cramer index still outperforms the Pelosi index.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (Ot/FD)

235 228 Fuck, maybe my middle name is Pollyanna.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Can't talk; I'm Busy Looking For My Birth Certificate. at March 11, 2026 12:05 PM (dmDsy)

======

I have no problem with optimism or even overly optimistic outlooks.

But, really, our state governments really suck. No one pays attention to them, and they're in charge of hundreds of billions. And the people who rise in them were part of cartels at the local levels controlled by things like developers.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)

236 The guy who predicted 9 of the last 2 recessions?
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (HF36u)
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Rhetorical question: why does anyone still pay attention to this guy?


Because it's so much fun to mock a pompous fool.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)

237 217 Strait of Hormuz conflict makes US economy 'fragile': Paul Krugman
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 11:59 AM (4NO2D)


The guy who predicted 9 of the last 2 recessions?
Posted by: Heroq at March 11, 2026 12:02 PM (HF36u)

Is Krugman really still alive?

That seems improbable.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (dmDsy)

238 Rex Kramer >>>>> Jim Cramer

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (KAqW5)

239 238 Rex Kramer >>>>> Jim Cramer

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (KAqW5)

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Surely you can't be serious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

240 And the people who rise in them were part of cartels at the local levels controlled by things like developers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)

Are you familiar with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (Ot/FD)

241
Surely you can't be serious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)
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Yes. And stop calling me Shirley.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 11, 2026 12:08 PM (KAqW5)

242 240 And the people who rise in them were part of cartels at the local levels controlled by things like developers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)

Are you familiar with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (Ot/FD)

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I am not!

Are they the one purely driven as snow part of the PA state government that runs things cleanly?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:08 PM (GBKbO)

243 Although come to think of it, no one from the LCB has really gone on to politics that I can think of.

It still is a cartel by definition, though.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:09 PM (Ot/FD)

244 240 Are you familiar with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (Ot/FD)

I swear the next time I drive down to Maryland I'm going to have to buy all the liquor the PLCB refuses to stock.

You can't even get Advocaat here.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 12:09 PM (3wOGw)

245 Good God, the French are protecting the British now.

The French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle has arrived to protect the British Sovereign territory and Armed Forces base RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

If that doesn’t make you feel embarrassed to be British then nothing will.

Unforgivable @Keir_Starmer


https://x.com/ToonDazza/status/2031054713337114653

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:09 PM (Riz8t)

246 I am not!

Are they the one purely driven as snow part of the PA state government that runs things cleanly?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:08 PM (GBKbO)

I still haven't figured out if the LCB keeps their throne by paying the politicians in cash, or in booze.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 11, 2026 12:10 PM (Ot/FD)

247 Are they the one purely driven as snow part of the PA state government that runs things cleanly?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:08 PM


You're thinking of the Texas Railroad Commission.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 12:10 PM (4NO2D)

248 220 Planespotting

https://tinyurl.com/4yz6n4un

There may still be a spot of testosterone in Ole Blighty yet.
Posted by: Archimedes
--

Trump told Starmer he may as well stay home, it's over. ha

Those B-52s are huge.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:10 PM (N15rr)

249 New one:

Filthy Despicable RINO Coward John Cornyn: On Second Thought, Now that GOP Voters Are Set to Boot My Defeat-Mechanism Ass Out of My Cushy Job, Maybe We Don't Need the Filibuster After All

Posted by: Archimedes at March 11, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)

250 238 Rex Kramer >>>>> Jim Cramer
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 11, 2026 12:07 PM (KAqW5)

I'd take Robert Stack beating the shit out of some airport hippies.

https://tinyurl.com/y8nttdwc

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:10 PM (bss/y)

251 232 >>If TX Rs want Paxton to win, you better get out and get early voters and every male you can think of back in to vote for him for the 2nd time...the postcard thing they did for D young women voters in VA should be swapped to R men's beer nights or something there to guilt all those dudes into it.
Posted by: Nova Local
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DC is spending over a million $dollars a day for Cornyn.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (N15rr)

I didn't say what DC is doing...I said what TX R men need to be doing if they want to win...the known possible total votes are out there...Paxton needs all of his to show...like ALL of them...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (tOcjL)

252 Oh, the people have woken up ... and joined in the graft and looting of taxpayers.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 11, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)

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

"This is exactly why we should admire, praise, reward, and important even MOAR Somalis, h8rs!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (rsEC7)

253 ace is up.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y)

254 Who was that House GOP leader who spent so much on his opponent in the primary all he did was successfully raise his opponent's profile and lost?

Cantor?

I mean, there has to be a law of reversing returns when it comes to that kind of spending.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I found it to be a cubic function, was not linear.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)

255 235 228 Fuck, maybe my middle name is Pollyanna.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Can't talk; I'm Busy Looking For My Birth Certificate. at March 11, 2026 12:05 PM (dmDsy)

======

I have no problem with optimism or even overly optimistic outlooks.

But, really, our state governments really suck. No one pays attention to them, and they're in charge of hundreds of billions. And the people who rise in them were part of cartels at the local levels controlled by things like developers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)


Intellectually, I have to agree with you, because you are stating what I believe to be facts.

But.... just like no one predicted the popularity of Trump (at least as far as I know, Trump was probably the only one who thought he had a shot), there has to be, statistically, many other Trumps out there that could, theoretically, achieve comparable results as Trump has, but on a more local scale.

I think that could bring about the societal transformation my newly-discovered long-lost twin Pollyanna yearns for so badly.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Genetic Testing Rules! at March 11, 2026 12:16 PM (dmDsy)

256 Since the UK is making it's currency Sharia compliant, pretty sure this is a move to save the writer's life.

Posted by: Austere non child rapiist at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (VZ8Zc)

257 I'd take Robert Stack beating the shit out of some airport hippies.

https://tinyurl.com/y8nttdwc
Posted by: Aetius451AD



Without even following the link I know what you are talking about.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 12:18 PM (MwdeY)

258 The Nehemiah solution:

It's not worth the effort to decide if they're just wrong, or if instead they are actively lying. At this point they all go into the same "rotten apple" barrel.

There is not enough time in the day for their bs.

Posted by: Tar Bae at March 11, 2026 12:20 PM (fHso4)

259 Nic Update

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 12:21 PM (mnEYM)

260 I remember an exchange I had back in the day with a guy whose argument was that if Global Warming was a hoax, some intrepid reporter would have blown the lid off it and told the truth about it.


HAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAHA!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 12:28 PM (DgMqy)

261 I think The Economist means it, like "blown cover as cover," or "haha only serious." They are mortal enemies of the West, dancing on the razor's edge, seeing how much they can get away with in exposing their true sympathies, and your reaction was their precise intent.

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 12:51 PM (Sy6m/)

262 Good rant, Joe Mannix! I have no idea what the answer is: straight or satire?

The author could have added a lot more instances of "From his perspective" and such.

Without this being inside a direct quote, I have no idea what to make of it:

Besides, when Mr Trump's body was ashes, eaten by worms and ants, the robust tree of the Islamic Republic would still be standing.

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 01:09 PM (+YA9H)

263 Loathe as I am to defend The Economist, the tone of the article is clearly ironic.

Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at March 11, 2026 01:13 PM (hnuna)

264 Not satire. Islam, Islamism, radical Islamism - all these have many millions of supporters around the world.

DEI may have been banned in the US Government, but the "equity" concept it embodies is very much alive and continues to fester in society. Thus, giving an "equitable" send-off to Khamenei is just a part of the Economist style sheet.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 11, 2026 01:22 PM (bufu1)

265 😬 Honestly, don't know, but I don't think it is.

This is interesting, too.

Counterfire, 'Remembering the Shah’s Iran – Iran War Briefing #9' Chris Bambery, March 8, 2026

(Note: He's (?) an author, political activist and commentator, and a supporter of Rise, the radical left wing coalition in Scotland. His books include A People's History of Scotland and The Second World War: A Marxist Analysis.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 01:34 PM (NFX2v)

266 The Economist is a leftwing outlet and therefore incapable of satire. You need a sense of humor for that.

44 They did drop the casket and the body fell out.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)

The Ayatollah was nekkid coming out of the coffin as I recall. A well-nourished man.

Posted by: Jerry Carroll at March 11, 2026 01:48 PM (RRQTN)

267 Of course they mean it.

We are in the Red Guards phase of civilizational attack.

Posted by: Beverly at March 11, 2026 04:21 PM (reMys)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Loring Muff1.jpg

Girl with Muff
William C. Loring

Posted by: CBD at 09:25 AM




Comments

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1 That’s a bush!

Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at March 11, 2026 09:28 AM (o1mb2)

2 Don't they all have muffs?

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (YJPBh)

3 You be early.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (ExV1e)

4 She looks very annoyed. Maybe it's because Loring is only interested in her muff.

Posted by: Moderate Salami, lurking at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (4KywI)

5 Porn so early in the morning? Be better.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (m/YDg)

6 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

7 girl: So there I was, five knuckles deep in this muff, and my hat fell off.

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at March 11, 2026 09:31 AM (YJPBh)

8 h.r. muff n stuff

Posted by: cmeat at March 11, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

9 I got the impression from the term "muff diving" that all girls have a muff...

Posted by: Xipe Totec at March 11, 2026 09:31 AM (pohLc)

10 hard not to notice the joo contrails.

Posted by: cmeat at March 11, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

11 Person of muff.

Person experiencing muffness.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

12 She looks too young to have a muff.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 09:32 AM (g8Ew8)

13 With what now?

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 09:32 AM (3wOGw)

14 8 h.r. muff n stuff
Posted by: cmeat
-----
Has to be better than the original. That was one LSD trip without taking acid in my youth. Hated the show's main character and Witchy Poo.

Ironically, CNN's original campus was located on the remains of an amusement park dedicated to Sid and Marty Kroft's tv shows.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:33 AM (E4rtv)

15 This should be fun …

Posted by: browndog at the gym at March 11, 2026 09:33 AM (TTAGa)

16 Dog?

Other than the obvious problem, nicely executed.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:33 AM (2h5OL)

17 Is her name Muffy? is she eating a muffin? So many possibilities that the artist missed. Would hang but would change title to "Girl with a coat" or some such nonsense.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 11, 2026 09:34 AM (FylAi)

18 Aside from the unfortunate caption...

I like this one. It's a little paint-by-numberish, but still pleasing.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 09:34 AM (DgMqy)

19 She looks miffed.
Or is that muffed?

Posted by: Donny Brook at March 11, 2026 09:34 AM (a78uU)

20 Overall the painting, ahem, aside from jokes, is decent and pleasant. Would hang.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:35 AM (E4rtv)

21 Girl? She's getting a little long in the tooth, if you ask me.

Posted by: Jeffery Epstein at March 11, 2026 09:35 AM (YJPBh)

22 17 Is her name Muffy? is she eating a muffin? So many possibilities that the artist missed. Would hang but would change title to "Girl with a coat" or some such nonsense.
Posted by: Will Robinson

Danger!

Posted by: Robot at March 11, 2026 09:35 AM (Dv3i1)

23 I think it's lovely, and I don't think she looks annoyed. It seems like it's a windy day and she's trying to keep her hat on her head.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 09:35 AM (afKoR)

24 She doesn't look happy.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)

25 The girl was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (K7Zpu)

26 Slight resemblance to Hillary.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (Q+gd/)

27 Aside from the unfortunate caption...

Unfortunate caption? Do you have any idea how fast the comments are gonna hit 100?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (ExV1e)

28 Is her name Muffy? is she eating a muffin? So many possibilities that the artist missed. Would hang but would change title to "Girl with a coat" or some such nonsense.
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 11, 2026 09:34 AM (FylAi)

Girl With Fuzzy Scamper.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (g8Ew8)

29 Jan Brady with a muffler. This is HAWT!

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (pZ64F)

30 2 Don't they all have muffs?
Posted by: WaitingForMartel

Not all. Some are Brazilians.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (Dv3i1)

31 Not real good at painting hands. Would hang though
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (qBBPl)

32 A portrait of me as a child. I wrote "future Madam president" on the back.

Posted by: Hillary! at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (JCZqz)

33 "Unfortunate caption? Do you have any idea how fast the comments are gonna hit 100?"

Or fortunate caption lol

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (DgMqy)

34 She's a ginger. She keeps the souls in that muff.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

35 Slight resemblance to Hillary.
Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (Q+gd/)


And, suddenly, all muff related interest died.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:37 AM (ExV1e)

36 Nice enough, but what is she wearing?-

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 09:38 AM (EtnSa)

37 Looks windy?

Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 09:38 AM (Suwql)

38 > 36 Nice enough, but what is she wearing?

Piper will know

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at March 11, 2026 09:38 AM (YJPBh)

39 Looks like she is wearing a guy's hat.

Posted by: dantesed at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM (Oy/m2)

40 She looks to be over 18.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM (g8Ew8)

41 Aside from the unfortunate caption...

Unfortunate caption? Do you have any idea how fast the comments are gonna hit 100?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (ExV1e)
---
Might set a new AoSHQ record...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM (rCr5m)

42 25 The girl was angry that day, my friends.
Posted by: George Costanza


He just got in an argument with Loring. "Don't call it 'with a muff', you asshole"

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM (tL5sl)

43 Looks windy?
Posted by: Lizzy

Everyone knows it is.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

44 No snipers, no dog, no soldiers sailing off to their inevitable death in wartime.

Not art.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM (3wOGw)

45
...Well, you know, girls, when I was younger, I was so concerned about how my muffin looked. But, as I got older, I started to think: “To heck with it! This is MY muffin, and I don’t care HOW it looks! I’m just gonna let it all hang out.”

Posted by: Betty White on SNL at March 11, 2026 09:40 AM (K7Zpu)

46 This guy is good.

And I don't think the word muff became slang until very recently, like in the last 75 years.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 09:40 AM (nhIwJ)

47 Well, her muff matches her... collar and hat.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 09:40 AM (DgMqy)

48 > 44 No snipers, no dog, no soldiers sailing off to their inevitable death in wartime. Not art.

The sniper's in the muff?

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at March 11, 2026 09:41 AM (YJPBh)

49 43 Looks windy?
Posted by: Lizzy

Everyone knows it is.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

For some reason, that song was used as the title theme in Sega's 1983 Japan-only SG-1000 game, Champion Tennis.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 09:41 AM (3wOGw)

50 Not bad. I can almost feel the November wind.

Girl definitely has a .45 stashed in that thing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 09:41 AM (ZANHd)

51 Winona's got a big brown muff, and she shows it off to all her friends

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at March 11, 2026 09:42 AM (YJPBh)

52 very recently, like in the last 75 years.
Posted by: Thomas Bender


75 years is very recently? What are you, like 800 years old?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

53 Nice beaver!

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 09:42 AM (vFG9F)

54 Looks windy?
Posted by: Lizzy

Everyone knows it is.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM


*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 09:42 AM (ZANHd)

55 I like this artist very much. I hadn't heard of him. He has some very nice portraits and one of a landscape called "Ruts" or winter in MA.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 09:42 AM (ix8EF)

56 Interesting. But why is she outside during a serious meteor shower situation? That muff ain't gonna save her from that!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (2J/Lj)

57 as soon as a I saw the art's title, I knew where this thread was going

before even scrolling further, I knew

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (ZxPkt)

58 I can almost feel the November wind.

And the November rain. -- Axl Rose

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (ExV1e)

59 This painting is unfortunately named. This is where the inherent maturity of AOS male members really sticks out.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (kUfEw)

60 This painting is hanging in the Smithsonian.
The landscape features the Seekonk River in Providence, Rhode Island, showcasing a serene winter scene.
Dimensions
Size: The painting measures 35 1/2 x 32 inches

Doesn't look like a winter scene to me. More like fall.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (NpAcC)

61 "Slight resemblance to Hillary.
Posted by: davidt"

The boobs were long that day.

Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (vFG9F)

62 The landscape features the Seekonk River in Providence, Rhode Island, showcasing a serene winter scene.
-----------
Can Rhode Island even claim a river?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 09:46 AM (pZ64F)

63 Nice beaver!
Posted by: fd at March 11, 2026 09:42 AM (vFG9F)


Thanks, I just had it stuffed. -- Jane Spencer

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:46 AM (ExV1e)

64 She's saying goodbye as the missiles rained down.

Posted by: pawn at March 11, 2026 09:46 AM (iQdLI)

65 [Jane climbs a ladder]
Frank: Nice beaver!
Jane: [producing a stuffed beaver] Thank you. I just had it stuffed.

Posted by: The Naked Gun at March 11, 2026 09:46 AM (K7Zpu)

66 Looks windy?
Posted by: Lizzy
Everyone knows it is.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:39 AM

word Association time?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 11, 2026 09:47 AM (w2P8W)

67 Can Rhode Island even claim a river?
Posted by: pudinhead

Mythical places have mythical rivers. This is known.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 09:47 AM (2J/Lj)

68 @52

>>75 years is very recently? What are you, like 800 years old?

When 800 years old you are, then you will see that tis a blink of an eye when compared to the whole of human civilization.

--
Shit Yoda probably said.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (XV9q/)

69 Girl with Muff

Indeed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (4NO2D)

70 Isn't that title true of all girls … ? Just sayin' …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (ayRl+)

71 Up to her cuff she stuffed her muff.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (snZF9)

72 William was smart. He didn't waste any time rendering hands and fingers.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (M9gjJ)

73 14 kroft's sued macdoodles and won for all the mccheese/ hamburgler crap they stole.

Posted by: cmeat at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (R11M+)

74 as soon as a I saw the art's title, I knew where this thread was going
before even scrolling further, I knew
Posted by: Don Black

going down?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (w2P8W)

75 Title checks out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM (K7Zpu)

76 > 59 This painting is unfortunately named. This is where the inherent maturity of AOS male members really sticks out.

Now we see the immaturity inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being amused!

Posted by: Dennis the Peasant at March 11, 2026 09:49 AM (YJPBh)

77 I like it you can see the wind blowing even though it is invisible.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)

78 I was actually very far off, muff was introduced as a slang word in the mid-17th century.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 09:50 AM (XV9q/)

79 30 how many is a brazilian?

Posted by: donkey chompers at March 11, 2026 09:50 AM (R11M+)

80 Girl definitely has a .45 stashed in that thing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 09:41 AM


FN M1905 Vest Pocket Pistol in .25acp.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 09:50 AM (4NO2D)

81 would not hang

it would look slanted unless i hung it slanted which would look worse

Posted by: Gref at March 11, 2026 09:51 AM (5rh/l)

82 Mid morning Bart thread

Posted by: GigantorX at March 11, 2026 09:51 AM (ttLB5)

83 Slight resemblance to Hillary.
Posted by: davidt


Hillary Duff? With a muff?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

84 going down?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 11, 2026 09:48 AM


Way down south.

Posted by: Colonel Angus at March 11, 2026 09:51 AM (4NO2D)

85 This painting is unfortunately named. This is where the inherent maturity of AOS male members really sticks out.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (kUfEw)

Animal house lives in us all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:51 AM (snZF9)

86 And I like this painting of a bearded man by Loring:

https://tinyurl.com/4rxjfece

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 09:51 AM (ix8EF)

87

DLV scores a double!

Yay!

Posted by: pawn at March 11, 2026 09:51 AM (iQdLI)

88 You mean like with a cloth?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at March 11, 2026 09:52 AM (K7Zpu)

89 This painting is unfortunately named. This is where the inherent maturity of AOS male members really sticks out.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (kUfEw)
====

*stops flinging poo*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

90 a pudendum by any other name.

Posted by: donkey chompers at March 11, 2026 09:52 AM (R11M+)

91 This is where the inherent maturity of AOS male members really sticks out.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (kUfEw)


I'm picturing a tribe of seasoned, but debonair, gentlemen, each wearing a wicked smile and wondering "what can I get away with before I get slapped?".

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)

92 In before zombie Bob Ross and his always truculent observations.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 09:54 AM (0sNs1)

93 I'm picturing a tribe of seasoned, but debonair, gentlemen, each wearing a wicked smile and wondering "what can I get away with before I get slapped?".
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)
====

I feel like my purpose in life is to find the line and let my shadow fall over on the other side, stepping over it in spirit but not letter.

Also, boobs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)

94 The muffin is the Prince of Foods!

Posted by: Zappa Family Trust at March 11, 2026 09:55 AM (oftw2)

95 Also, boobs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Careful. It's National Debunking Day.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

96 Top of the muffin ... TO YOU!

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 09:56 AM (4NO2D)

97 I'm picturing a tribe of seasoned, but debonair, gentlemen, each wearing a wicked smile and wondering "what can I get away with before I get slapped?".

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)

If anybody sees me that way I'm doing it wrong. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:56 AM (snZF9)

98 Muff or hat either one, but not both in this wind.

Posted by: Eromero at March 11, 2026 09:57 AM (LHPAg)

99 When is Rebunking Day?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)

100 >>>I'm picturing a tribe of seasoned, but debonair, gentlemen, each wearing a wicked smile and wondering "what can I get away with before I get slapped?".

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)

>I've got my smoking jacket, a pipe of the realm's finest, brandy, coffee and a copy of the morning press release.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 09:57 AM (M9gjJ)

101 Truculent might be a fun word for a limerick.

Posted by: Limerick lover at March 11, 2026 09:58 AM (K7Zpu)

102 Did You Know?

English Muffins aren’t very English. They don’t call them that, anyway.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 09:58 AM (kUfEw)

103 Wait 'til you see Paul Cadmus' followup, "Outhouse Door With Bunghole"

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 09:58 AM (tL5sl)

104 In before zombie Bob Ross and his always truculent observations.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 09:54 AM (0sNs1)

Lets paint a muff, a happy little muff..

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:58 AM (snZF9)

105 English Muffins aren’t very English. They don’t call them that, anyway.
Posted by: Common Tater


What do they call them?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

106 Muffin stumps?
I can help with that.

https://youtu.be/Jxph6zErgYI

Posted by: Newman at March 11, 2026 10:00 AM (K7Zpu)

107 English Muffins aren’t very English. They don’t call them that, anyway.
Posted by: Common Tater


What do they call them?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

These days? Islamic muffins.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:01 AM (snZF9)

108 These days? Islamic muffins.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:01 AM (snZF9)

*snort

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 11, 2026 10:01 AM (zYpTz)

109 100 comment rule

The government of Great Britain has decided to remove Churchill from the 5 pound note
all historical figures on British banknotes will be replaced by assorted animals
this is being done so as not to offend any one group of persons

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:01 AM (ZxPkt)

110 muffslims.

Posted by: donkey chompers at March 11, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)

111 Truth Social:

Costco is lowering prices on several everyday staples—including eggs, coffee, and household paper products—as the warehouse retailer tries to pass savings on to shoppers amid easing inflation. https://bit.ly/4bDhEEE

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 10:02 AM (MwdeY)

112 Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:02 AM (bss/y)

113 feel like my purpose in life is to find the line and let my shadow fall over on the other side, stepping over it in spirit but not letter.

Also, boobs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


Now I know which one you are! Jackstraw is the one wearing an ascot and a yacht captain hat. Berserker is the one wearing the leather kilt, all the ink that ever existed, and carrying a Viking axe. CBD is the one that looks like every dad who is sick of this shit and wants a beer. You're the guy wearing a tie with a short sleeved dress shirt who may have escaped from mission control in 1970.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 10:03 AM (2J/Lj)

114 109 so they can still print imam notes?

Posted by: cmeat at March 11, 2026 10:03 AM (R11M+)

115 I'm picturing a tribe of seasoned, but debonair, gentlemen, each wearing a wicked smile and wondering "what can I get away with before I get slapped?".
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM


You know us so well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 10:03 AM (ZANHd)

116 all historical figures on British banknotes will be replaced by assorted animals
this is being done so as not to offend any one group of persons
Posted by: Don Black
___

Goats, I hope?

Posted by: Mahmoud al-Britannia at March 11, 2026 10:03 AM (Dv3i1)

117 I thought all Brit money had the monarch on it. Are they going to be taking King Tampon's phiz off too?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

118 The Brits better not put any goats on their banknotes or they'll never get into circulation

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2026 10:04 AM (tL5sl)

119 Britain is being erased

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:05 AM (ZxPkt)

120 Alternate Title: Young Hillary In Clown Suit.

/Chairman Mao hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 11, 2026 10:05 AM (yQuiz)

121 I'd name the painting Lobster Girl.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 11, 2026 10:05 AM (cntUY)

122 The Brits better not put any goats on their banknotes or they'll never get into circulation
Posted by: gKWVE

They will, but only in the next village over.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

123 106 Muffin stumps?
I can help with that.

https://youtu.be/Jxph6zErgYI

Posted by: Newman

*scowls*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 11, 2026 10:05 AM (Q+gd/)

124

How does he know?

Posted by: imp at March 11, 2026 10:06 AM (g6TN6)

125 > 94 The muffin is the Prince of Foods!

Now I have THAT ear worm. Thanks! :^D

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at March 11, 2026 10:06 AM (YJPBh)

126 61 "Slight resemblance to Hillary.
Posted by: davidt"

The boobs were long that day.
Posted by: fd

That's nothing. Mine have been long since '92.

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at March 11, 2026 10:06 AM (JCZqz)

127 btw, I like the art, and would hang
has a bracing cold, yet sunny feel

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:06 AM (ZxPkt)

128 From Rassmussen today.

Trump Overnight Presidential Job Approval - is in.

Single overnight approval for last night: 47.82%

And his approval is up in the 5-day rolling avg ...

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:07 AM (E4rtv)

129 Sorority group heading home after the all-night frat party - just gals and their muffs.

Posted by: Cooney at March 11, 2026 10:08 AM (hyQrc)

130 128 From Rassmussen today.

Trump Overnight Presidential Job Approval - is in.

Single overnight approval for last night: 47.82%

And his approval is up in the 5-day rolling avg ...

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:07 AM (E4rtv)

======

All I see is that every indication is that this year will be better for the GOP than 2018.

The year that the GOP netted 2 Senate seats.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:08 AM (GBKbO)

131 I like the painting.. Looks "modern" even though it was done in 1910/11..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 10:08 AM (fdJ1A)

132 And this amusing story on X. Thune uses the fake but true argument when he gets flak.
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Andrew Desiderio
@AndrewDesiderio
NEW — Thune tells me his “paid influencers” comment re: the SAVE America Act, which sparked major pushback from the MAGA base, wasn’t intended to dismiss the “passion across the country on this issue at the grassroots level.”

But he doubled down on his view that there are forces on social media aiming to “distort...the message you’re getting from that.”

“So you just have to be discerning, that’s all I’m saying,” Thune added.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:10 AM (E4rtv)

133 They will, but only in the next village over.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:05 AM


Actually, you're supposed to sell the goat that caused to to defile it two or more villages over.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 11, 2026 10:11 AM (0sNs1)

134 amazing insights, madamemayhem!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 10:11 AM (MIIRH)

135 All I see is that every indication is that this year will be better for the GOP than 2018.

The year that the GOP netted 2 Senate seats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Ye of little faith. I have not yet begun to fight throw the election.

Posted by: GOPe at March 11, 2026 10:12 AM (JCZqz)

136
The government of Great Britain has decided to remove Churchill from the 5 pound note
all historical figures on British banknotes will be replaced by assorted animals
this is being done so as not to offend any one group of persons
Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:01 AM (ZxPkt)

Put a picture of Mohammed on the money. It'll be a hoot.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 11, 2026 10:12 AM (w/O5Q)

137 @ 119 Britain is being erased
______________________________

For all practical purposes, the erasure is already done. Now it's just a matter of brushing away the marks it left in-process.

The first Muzzie invasion of the 12th Century was repulsed. This one? Not so much. What was that tune … "To everything / turn, turn, turn / There is a season … ". This is Britain's. And Europa's. They pissed away a noble heritage for … for … what? They won't recover this time.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 10:12 AM (ayRl+)

138 Girl with Muff
William C. Loring

It's a nice (sweet) painting but I wouldn't hang it. The artist had many finer pieces, imho. Mutual Art dot com: William Cushing Loring, American | 1879 - 1959

Artworks: 41 pieces (for view)

(An older cousin had a white muff for winter prom and I thought it the most wonderful accessory.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 10:12 AM (NFX2v)

139 More like:

Girl with Vitiligo

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 11, 2026 10:13 AM (w9Wax)

140 135 Ye of little faith. I have not yet begun to fight throw the election.

Posted by: GOPe at March 11, 2026 10:12 AM (JCZqz)

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Out of all the years that the GOP threw an election, 2018 was the most throwing of the election in recent memory.

Not only were there record retirements, but the GOP kept the Russian collusion narrative alive in the press and in the House chamber investigations for literally years despite them literally knowing that it was metaphorical bullshit.

They simply haven't done the legwork to tank 2026 like they did 2018.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:14 AM (GBKbO)

141 Man does not live by boobs alone.

Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at March 11, 2026 10:15 AM (0sNs1)

142 Girl with Vitiligo

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 11, 2026 10:13 AM (w9Wax)


Now we need Muldoon to do it justice with the code and a limerick!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:16 AM (n9ltV)

143 They simply haven't done the legwork to tank 2026 like they did 2018.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

From Ballotpedia
As of March 6, 2026, 55 incumbent voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives — 21 Democrats and 34 Republicans — have announced that they will not seek re-election in the 2026 election cycle.

Of the 55 U.S. House incumbents who are not seeking re-election:

Twenty-eight — 13 Democrats and 15 Republicans — are retiring from public office.
Fifteen — seven Democrats and eight Republicans — are running for the U.S. Senate.
Eleven — one Democrat and 10 Republicans — are running for governor.
One Republican is running for state attorney general.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:16 AM (E4rtv)

144 i, for one, care less for them.

Posted by: cmeat at March 11, 2026 10:16 AM (R11M+)

145 They simply haven't done the legwork to tank 2026 like they did 2018.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:14 AM (GBKbO)

Don't count them out, they're good at it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:16 AM (bss/y)

146 Terminology changes. Unfortunate title.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 11, 2026 10:17 AM (sl73Y)

147 The artist had many finer pieces, imho.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 10:12 AM (NFX2v)


You do understand why I chose this one though...?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (n9ltV)

148 For comparison, 2018
A total of 52 representatives did not seek re-election to their U.S. House districts:

Democratic Party 18 Democratic members of the U.S. House
Republican Party 34 Republican members of the U.S. House
In total, 14 of the 52 districts changed party hands. Eleven seats flipped from Republican to Democrat. Three seats flipped from Democrat to Republican.

Incumbents who retired from public office
Democratic Party Nine Democrats
Republican Party 23 Republicans

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (E4rtv)

149 why paint missile launches before their were missiles?

Posted by: torabora at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (KtOUo)

150 Unfortunate title.
Posted by: From about That Time


Even without the word "muff" in the title, some Moron would've brought it up anyway, and we'd still be off to the races.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

151 They simply haven't done the legwork to tank 2026 like they did 2018.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:14 AM (GBKbO)

Multiple reasons are possible...

We like our highly paid bullshit job because of the enormous amounts of money we make on the side. Not giving that up!

We don't care enough to change anything.

We can wait this out and still rake the graft money.

We like getting attention.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 10:19 AM (2J/Lj)

152 143 Of the 55 U.S. House incumbents who are not seeking re-election:

Twenty-eight — 13 Democrats and 15 Republicans — are retiring from public office.
Fifteen — seven Democrats and eight Republicans — are running for the U.S. Senate.
Eleven — one Democrat and 10 Republicans — are running for governor.
One Republican is running for state attorney general.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:16 AM (E4rtv)

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How many are in seats that could possible go Democrat?

Really, the big part of 2018 wasn't that the retirements happened but that Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell spent 2 years telling Republicans that their standard bearer could possibly be a Russian agent. All kinds of incentive to simply not turn out on the Republican side while feeding the natural inclination of the out of party voters to turnout during a midterm.

That wall to wall messaging that the GOP president could be a foreign agent of a hostile power did more than the retirements.

Notice that the polling now is far more even than at a similar period in March of 2018, and there were more announced retirements at that point 6 years ago than today.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

153 Title is a tad misleading, in this decadent time.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 10:19 AM (u82oZ)

154 I wonder if she knows the muffin man, he lives on Drury Lane.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 10:19 AM (0nHVk)

155 You do understand why I chose this one though...?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (n9ltV)

You want to bring back the 70s?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:20 AM (bss/y)

156 145 They simply haven't done the legwork to tank 2026 like they did 2018.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:14 AM (GBKbO)

Don't count them out, they're good at it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Iowa is slightly concerning to me. Our Governor and Sen. Ernst are not running for reelection, probably because they are very unpopular. While Iowa has been very Red recently combine unpopular incumbents, mid-term trends and a Democrat candidate that has a history of winning state-wide elections, and we could be unpleasantly surprised.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 11, 2026 10:20 AM (JCZqz)

157 In spite of her hard face, I hope her muff is velvety soft.

Posted by: No Name Today at March 11, 2026 10:20 AM (8mulE)

158 You want to bring back the 70s?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:20 AM


Shag carpeting is best carpeting.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 10:22 AM (0sNs1)

159 Part of what you are seeing is that redistricting has come about. Darrell Issa, long time CA GOP member, for example, is retiring due to his district being chopped up. Some Dems in Texas, likewise. And we shall see about Virginia.


Otherwise looks like 2018 in numbers but the district compositions may be different.

Senate has its own dynamics and a more rigid red state/blue state dichotomy that makes it harder for a blue candidate to win in a red state and vice versa. Right now, GOP seats at highest risk is perhaps Maine and then North Carolina, but the Dems are having issues in ME with Platner and NC is trending red. Dems, have Ossoff in GA as their most threatened seat but the retiring Tina Smith seat in MN due to issues these might become something or not.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:24 AM (E4rtv)

160 The Zegler thing still cracks me up.

She's from NJ, not south America. Hell her PARENTS were born in the US.

But somehow she's the voice of Hispanic immigrants.

I see she claims she's been spit on the subway for speaking Spanish. Well, maybe I'm wrong, but isn't people doing bad things to you on the NYC subway one of those "blessings of diversity" the FNM always tells us about?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

161 I looked at the caption of the picture before looking at the picture and was.... disappointed

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 10:26 AM (xT8gx)

162 Shag carpeting is best carpeting.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 11, 2026 10:22 AM (0sNs1)

My first house had wall to wall yellow shag carpet. I tore it out the 1st day I was there. There was a nice oak floor under it. People need their ass removed for pulling a stunt like that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:26 AM (snZF9)

163 We all have Muffs.

Except the man women.

Posted by: Czech Chick at March 11, 2026 10:26 AM (vK/Ja)

164 You do understand why I chose this one though...?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (n9ltV)

You want to bring back the 70s?
Posted by: Aetius451AD


Disco
Disco Duck!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 10:26 AM (MwdeY)

165 159 Senate has its own dynamics and a more rigid red state/blue state dichotomy that makes it harder for a blue candidate to win in a red state and vice versa. Right now, GOP seats at highest risk is perhaps Maine and then North Carolina, but the Dems are having issues in ME with Platner and NC is trending red. Dems, have Ossoff in GA as their most threatened seat but the retiring Tina Smith seat in MN due to issues these might become something or not.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:24 AM (E4rtv)

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Collins is going to win in a walk.

I think Cooper is the underdog in NC because of the voter registration trends over the last few years which have not reversed. As long as Whatley doesn't have some sort of major controversy, I think he wins by 1-3.

I'm hoping that Ossoff is a hilarious unexpected flip.

The MI seat, though, is the wildcard. There's a radical Muslim who's leading the Democrat primary. If he wins, it could end up a 50/50 race.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:27 AM (GBKbO)

166 My first house had wall to wall yellow shag carpet. I tore it out the 1st day I was there. There was a nice oak floor under it. People need their ass removed for pulling a stunt like that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:26 AM (snZF9)

They were sealing in the goodness.

Like parking lots sealing in the soil nutrients.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:27 AM (bss/y)

167 English Muffins aren’t very English. They don’t call them that, anyway.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 09:58 AM (kUfEw)

I believe they call it a fur-fister now.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 10:27 AM (g8Ew8)

168 You do understand why I chose this one though...?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM


The birches?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 11, 2026 10:29 AM (ZANHd)

169 "You ain't seen nothin'/till you're down on a muffin" -- Aerosmith

> Sid and Marty Kroft

Not to be confused with Sid and Nancy Kroft, in which the characters shoot heroin before stabbing each other to death with hunting knives.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 11, 2026 10:30 AM (IG3/x)

170 Notice that the polling now is far more even than at a similar period in March of 2018, and there were more announced retirements at that point 6 years ago than today.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

The answer lies in having to reconstruct districts as to normal vote including the effects of redistricting just recently. We should have some measures perhaps by May of the economic factors but the war factor, the vote fraud investigations, the DHS/TSA shutdown and possible terrorist attacks, plus random stray voltage may affect results.

I used to keep up with House races from 1990's to 2010 or so but then moved into a different area of study due to realigning research to the classes I taught.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:30 AM (E4rtv)

171 167 English Muffins aren’t very English. They don’t call them that, anyway.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 09:58 AM (kUfEw)

I believe they call it a fur-fister now.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

Native English muffins are kuffar, and they're all sluts that deserve what we give them.

New English muffins are gifts of Allah, to be controlled by his faithful and hidden from the eyes of other men by staying home or wearing a hijab.

Posted by: Abdullah Muhammed, Proud Englishman that hate England and the Native English at March 11, 2026 10:31 AM (JCZqz)

172 In spite of her hard face, I hope her muff is velvety soft.
Posted by: No Name Today at March 11, 2026 10:20 AM


If not, try my Fur Oil!

Posted by: Emma Watson at March 11, 2026 10:31 AM (ZANHd)

173 Play ball!

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 11, 2026 10:32 AM (QRhhF)

174 This one is cuter than Girl with the Bat, but that is easier to dance to!

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 10:32 AM (GMx4K)

175 My first house had wall to wall yellow shag carpet. I tore it out the 1st day I was there. There was a nice oak floor under it. People need their ass removed for pulling a stunt like that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:26 AM (snZF9)

They were sealing in the goodness.

Like parking lots sealing in the soil nutrients.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:27 AM (bss/y)

Probably, it was rather protected. My friend was a floor refinish guy. I had him come in and sand them. They were beautiful. I can't believe somebody carpeted over that floor. This was the late 80's, not the 70's. A little behind the times they were.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:32 AM (snZF9)

176 Thos looks like a paint by numbers from Vogue magazine.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 11, 2026 10:32 AM (2sQ2F)

177 Man, that's some low hanging art just begging for...

Oh, I see.

Never mind.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 10:32 AM (jtM2q)

178 I would have assumed that the English call English muffins ... muffins.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 10:33 AM (4NO2D)

179 1709 The answer lies in having to reconstruct districts as to normal vote including the effects of redistricting just recently. We should have some measures perhaps by May of the economic factors but the war factor, the vote fraud investigations, the DHS/TSA shutdown and possible terrorist attacks, plus random stray voltage may affect results.

I used to keep up with House races from 1990's to 2010 or so but then moved into a different area of study due to realigning research to the classes I taught.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:30 AM (E4rtv)

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I just think that one of the core problems with the Republican Party is that they intentionally sabotage themselves, and that they're not doing it at nearly the scale now to materially affect things.

"Oh, no, the Senate is dragging its feet on the SAVE Act" is materially different from "Congressional GOP leaders say that Trump is Russian puppet" to the electorate.

Does that mean that the GOP keeps the House? Nope. I still think a modest loss is in the cards.

It's just...this ain't 2018 when the GOP lost 40 House seats (and gained 2 Senate seats).

And yes, the 2020 redraw has a lot to do with that.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:34 AM (GBKbO)

180 >>>Disco
Disco
Disco Duck!

Posted by: rickb223

Posted by: rickb223

>Shame on you! Rick Dees should never be spoken of or referred to in polite company again. He's the Howard Stern of of the disco generation.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 10:34 AM (M9gjJ)

181 178 I would have assumed that the English call English muffins ... muffins.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 10

Crumpets, but they aren’t really the same thing.

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 10:35 AM (GMx4K)

182 Seems like the last time the Straight was threatened I was hearing about an effort underway to build a pipeline that bypassed the Strait, but I haven't heard anything about it since.
Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (ovdkm)

Saudis:
https://tinyurl.com/2v5s33fd

UAE:
https://tinyurl.com/munjyurz


Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 10:35 AM (Y1sOo)

183 You're the guy wearing a tie with a short sleeved dress shirt who may have escaped from mission control in 1970.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 10:03 AM (2J/Lj)
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Please note the stylish pocket protector.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 10:36 AM (RIvkX)

184 182 Saudis:
https://tinyurl.com/2v5s33fd

UAE:
https://tinyurl.com/munjyurz


Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 10:35 AM (Y1sOo)

======

Life...finds a way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:36 AM (GBKbO)

185 FWIW, Cook's Political Report has about 18 tossup races ( the leaners and solid flips are between 5- R right, 3-D now). They have 14 R seats in tossup, and 4 D seats.

Too early for generic polling other than affecting campaign fund raising and candidate selection.


Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:36 AM (E4rtv)

186 185 FWIW, Cook's Political Report has about 18 tossup races ( the leaners and solid flips are between 5- R right, 3-D now). They have 14 R seats in tossup, and 4 D seats.

Too early for generic polling other than affecting campaign fund raising and candidate selection.


Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:36 AM (E4rtv)

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And Cook's designation is based on vibes, really, at this point.

I mean...you can poll a House district, but that's not a small margin of error.

Also, if all 18 go Democrat...that's much smaller than 2018. And all 18 aren't going Democrat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:37 AM (GBKbO)

187
Probably, it was rather protected. My friend was a floor refinish guy. I had him come in and sand them. They were beautiful. I can't believe somebody carpeted over that floor. This was the late 80's, not the 70's. A little behind the times they were.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:32 AM (snZF9)

That is kind of crazy! They carpeted over wood a lot inthe50s and 60s because having wall to wall carpet was a sign of being wealthy. My grandmother did this to her house, and then put those plastic runners everywhere. Her carpet looked brand new decades later. So did the wood. Crazy, as I said!

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 10:38 AM (GMx4K)

188 they call them toasting muffins or breakfast muffins

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:38 AM (ZxPkt)

189 Yep!

Posted by: cccp3o at March 11, 2026 10:38 AM (5GhHd)

190 188 they call them toasting muffins or breakfast muffins

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:38 AM (ZxPkt)

======

You know what Spanish moss calls Spanish moss?

Todd.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:39 AM (GBKbO)

191 91 I'm picturing a tribe of seasoned, but debonair, gentlemen, each wearing a wicked smile and wondering "what can I get away with before I get slapped?".
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)

I mostly imagine the Men of the Horde as a bunch of bearded old men with cowboy hats drinking Buffalo Trace from their rocking chairs, myself.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 10:39 AM (wa/yD)

192 >>My first house had wall to wall yellow shag carpet. I tore it out the 1st day I was there. There was a nice oak floor under it.

My parents did that to my childhood home they had built in the late 60s. Beautiful wood floors covered up by nasty shag, including, get this, shag in the bathrooms.

Years later, they came to there senses and ripped out the shag.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 10:39 AM (Y1sOo)

193 163 We all have Muffs.

Except the man women.
Posted by: Czech Chick

Last summer, I was about to get my cake pops removed. The plan until recently was to convert my marshmallow wand into a marshmallow tunnel. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, I noticed some hair regrowth on my marshmallow wand. That’s bad because the outside of the wand is what becomes the inside of the tunnel so you don’t want hair growing there or else it’s very uncomfortable.

Posted by: Creepy Trans Activist Lilly Tino TikTok filmed at Disney at March 11, 2026 10:40 AM (JCZqz)

194 CBD you dirty dog

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 10:40 AM (KTbq2)

195 187. Everyone I knew in the 60s carpeted over wood floors because wood floors at the time required waxing and polishing periodically. Urethane coatings, etc. were not a thing then, and maintenance of wood floors was a several day event, a couple of times a year.

The day came when they needed refinished, and carpet was to save the day. And yes, wall to wall carpet was considered a luxury.

Posted by: jen the original at March 11, 2026 10:42 AM (SfpcG)

196 CBD you dirty dog

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 10:40 AM (KTbq2)


What?

I liked the colors!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:42 AM (n9ltV)

197 It's just...this ain't 2018 when the GOP lost 40 House seats (and gained 2 Senate seats).

And yes, the 2020 redraw has a lot to do with that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Too many variables that could affect things right now especially Iran. Late May, early June after primaries will be clearer.

But there is not the huge wave in 2026 polling like 2018 and in similar situations, Democrat overreach could end up like the GOP did by losing seats in 1998. Trump is a known factor more or less now and the risk for Dems is taking the 20 percent position where 80 percent are on the other side. Trump is genius at making the TDS infected Dems do just that. Example, his SOTU this year.

In part, I think the whole SAVE act is a troll (needed but a troll) where the Democrats in a talking filibuster would nail their standard to the mast to oppose something that even a majority of their party favors.

Same with embracing the illegal criminals like Khalil and the MS-13 Maryland Dad prominently.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:42 AM (E4rtv)

198 I mostly imagine the Men of the Horde as a bunch of bearded old men with cowboy hats drinking Buffalo Trace from their rocking chairs, myself.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 10:39 AM (wa/yD)

Yippi kai yay, motherfuckers!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 10:43 AM (g8Ew8)

199 Old men? Girlfriend, please.

Last night the ONT had a video reminiscing about the 90s like they were ancient history.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)

200 I can't believe somebody carpeted over that floor.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 10:32 AM (snZF9)


We kept the ugly carpet in the brats' rooms until they left, then had the beautiful hardwood refinished.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:44 AM (n9ltV)

201 Yes, the contrast between the red and the brown in the painting is very nice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 10:44 AM (ix8EF)

202 Last night the ONT had a video reminiscing about the 90s like they were ancient history.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

39% of Americans are age 25 or younger. To them, the 90s ARE ancient history.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 11, 2026 10:46 AM (JCZqz)

203 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 11, 2026 10:03 AM (2J/Lj)

Not that I picture you regularly of course but with you I imagine a mature lady with a rather impish countenance.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 10:46 AM (KTbq2)

204 My parents did that to my childhood home they had built in the late 60s. Beautiful wood floors covered up by nasty shag, including, get this, shag in the bathrooms.

Years later, they came to there senses and ripped out the shag.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 10:39 AM (Y1sOo)

Yeah, carpet in the bathroom seemed to be an odd thing. My Mammaw/Pappaw had thin cloth carpet in the bathrooms. Seemed easy enough. Less likely to slip.

Grandma and Grandpa had shag. And wood paneling. If they had not been in el paso, that would not have worked out as well as it did. You open the door after a shower, all the humidity goes bye bye.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:46 AM (bss/y)

205 And Cook's designation is based on vibes, really, at this point.

I mean...you can poll a House district, but that's not a small margin of error.

Also, if all 18 go Democrat...that's much smaller than 2018. And all 18 aren't going Democrat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Cooks uses normal vote for the district based on past voting, plus fundraising, candidate past experience, etc. I used Cook's in a study looking at candidates in primary elections and had a discussion with their ratings person over what they used.

FWIW, two measures of candidate experience exist, Krasno Greene (complicated and ordinal) or the older Jacobson measure (whether they had held elected office or not). Haven't followed that research though in about 15 years as I pivoted to predominately legal and policy research.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 10:46 AM (E4rtv)

206 What?

I liked the colors!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2026 10:42 AM (n9ltV)

Painting is nice. Title is better.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 10:47 AM (KTbq2)

207 I liked the 90s. I had a lot of coitus throughout the 90s.

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:48 AM (ZxPkt)

208 I mostly imagine the Men of the Horde as a bunch of bearded old men with cowboy hats drinking Buffalo Trace from their rocking chairs, myself.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 10:39 AM (wa/yD)

I see we have some election experts on this thread.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 10:49 AM (g8Ew8)

209 Thought he was a man but he was a muffin.

Posted by: DaveA at March 11, 2026 10:49 AM (FhXTo)

210 The Zegler thing still cracks me up.

She's from NJ, not south America. Hell her PARENTS were born in the US.


For whatever reason the children and grandchildren of immigrants often are deeply in love with whatever the original immigrants fled.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 10:49 AM (2ocoG)

211 Oops

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 10:50 AM (g8Ew8)

212 liked the 90s. I had a lot of coitus throughout the 90s.

Posted by: Don Black at March 11, 2026 10:48 AM (ZxPkt)

You know who else had a lot of coitus in his 90's?

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 10:50 AM (KTbq2)

213 Younger people have a tendency to lack perspective. This is even more the case if they are historically illiterate. The thing is, older people can have the same problem, often because they have false memories of the past. I see both situations around me, all the time.

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 10:50 AM (pDt9x)

214 ot:
The White House also confirmed yesterday there is no change in Trump's deportation plans. It's a messaging issue. If the actual plan changes then I'll be angry but this isn't that.
Posted by: JackStraw


Have they turned any of the Lesbarus back to the dealer?

Posted by: DaveA at March 11, 2026 10:51 AM (FhXTo)

215 Yes, the contrast between the red and the brown in the painting is very nice.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 10:44 AM (ix8EF)

Fen, trying in vain to shift the conversation from the title to the actual painting.... Not in this crowd LoL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 10:51 AM (xT8gx)

216 (ahem) … the 'muff' may also do double duty as a 'face-warmer'.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 10:51 AM (ayRl+)

217 214 ot:
The White House also confirmed yesterday there is no change in Trump's deportation plans. It's a messaging issue. If the actual plan changes then I'll be angry but this isn't that.
Posted by: JackStraw

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Trump administration policy will soften when Trump fires Stephen Miller, and not before.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)

218 >>Yeah, carpet in the bathroom seemed to be an odd thing.

Toilet overflowing onto shag carpeting after dad's high density BMs were unfortunate, though predictable.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 10:52 AM (Y1sOo)

219 shag in the bathrooms.
Posted by: one hour sober

Yikes! Talk about unsanitary.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:52 AM (77rzZ)

220 Younger people have a tendency to lack perspective. This is even more the case if they are historically illiterate. The thing is, older people can have the same problem, often because they have false memories of the past. I see both situations around me, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 10:50 AM (pDt9x)

As I've gotten older, I realize I have a very real and strong tendency to idealize the past. I find it very hard to remember anything bad.... everything seemed great when I was young, no problems etc.... Of course, that was not true but I tend to be an optimist so I guess focusing on the positives without even thinking about it is natural....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 10:53 AM (xT8gx)

221 A lot of women like a shag in the bathroom.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 10:53 AM (KTbq2)

222 The thing is, older people can have the same problem, often because they have false memories of the past. I see both situations around me, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 10:50 AM


Yeah, everything seems better when you look back at a world when you were young and strong.

and their joy was the joy of the morning before the dew is dry, when every leaf is green.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 11, 2026 10:54 AM (4NO2D)

223 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 10:51 AM (xT8gx

I wasn't actually trying to do that. I was just responding to CBD's comment that he liked the colors.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 10:54 AM (looXz)

224 She DID do muff'n!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 11, 2026 10:54 AM (w9Wax)

225 Trump administration policy will soften when Trump fires Stephen Miller, and not before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)

My sarcasm meter just went on tilt... LoL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 10:54 AM (xT8gx)

226 210 For whatever reason the children and grandchildren of immigrants often are deeply in love with whatever the original immigrants fled.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 10:49 AM (2ocoG)

Well, unless they're German.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 10:54 AM (wa/yD)

227 Younger people have a tendency to lack perspective. This is even more the case if they are historically illiterate. The thing is, older people can have the same problem, often because they have false memories of the past. I see both situations around me, all the time.
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2026 10:50 AM (pDt9x)

That's not true! Although, have I told you that I once had breakfast with the Queen of England?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 10:55 AM (g8Ew8)

228 227 That's not true! Although, have I told you that I once had breakfast with the Queen of England?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 11, 2026 10:55 AM (g8Ew

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Alan Carr?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 10:55 AM (GBKbO)

229 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Cute art. But would not hang because people would always ask who she is and I couldn't answer with that title.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 10:57 AM (2WIwB)

230 Sometimes I wonder, do some of you all really think that it was just luck that Trump turned his head at exactly the right angle, at exactly the right time?

I mean, that was the best shot, literally and figuratively, of the true master of the Democrats, a demon with thousands of years of experience manipulating men to evil.

But sure, this latest panic engineered by the Dems is going to be The Issue that undoes all the gains from that instant head turn ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 10:57 AM (HXT0k)

231 I think Rachel Zegler sounds like an entitled dope and I don't believe anyone spit on her in the subway for speaking Spanish. It's another performance of victimization

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 10:57 AM (looXz)

232 Although, have I told you that I once had breakfast with the Queen of England?

Elton John?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 10:57 AM (3cXfB)

233 @ 221 A lot of women like a shag in the bathroom.
_________________________________________________

Safety must be kept in mind: NOT in the shower. Imagine the (almost)-hidden grins on the faces of the EMTs who have to respond after the fall. (That statement also presumes one of the pair will have their phone with them in the bathroom - preferably at floor-level … )

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 10:58 AM (ayRl+)

234 Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2026 10:57 AM (2WIwB)

Geezer Golf TPS report, stat!

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

235 219 shag in the bathrooms.
Posted by: one hour sober

Yikes! Talk about unsanitary.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 10:52 AM (77rzZ)

If'n you cleaned regularly, probably no more than anything else. Grandma and Grandpa were both neat freaks. Everything in it's place, cleaned and put away right. Grandma was queen OCD. Grandpa was old Army. He was still getting up and exercising at 5am even 20 years after he retired.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 10:59 AM (bss/y)

236 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 11, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)

237 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

238 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2026 10:57 AM (HXT0k)

It's difficult to get people to realize that every latest Trump Panic is bs. For example who remembers the last Iran war? Not quite a year ago. That was the end of Trump. And no one remembers. And that's the point. It's always the next thing.

At the time of the last Iran Panic I said that in a month it would be gone from the news. Because the story was going to make Trump look good, no other reason. And in truth it was gone in about seven more days. Same will happen here. Might take longer.

Look at everything from the lens of "is this bullshit to manipulate women and low-fos" and/or "is this bullshit to divide MAGA". If the answer seems like it could be yes then give your mind over to something else because you are being psy opped.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (KTbq2)

239 Seen on X: two large Iranian banks are locking everyone out from their accounts. Official story is “system upgrade”, but everyone assumes it’s whatever is left of the government trying to loot as much as possible.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (3cXfB)

240 But sure, this latest panic engineered by the Dems is going to be The Issue that undoes all the gains from that instant head turn ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Hindsight is always 20/20 and we have to wait to see what is in our wrapped future when it comes time to open it.

A degree of humility will come to anyone that engages in honest predictions of the future over time as a career. Nassem Talib wrote a great book about it before he went insanely woke for some reason, probably ethnicity related.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (E4rtv)

241 239 Seen on X: two large Iranian banks are locking everyone out from their accounts. Official story is “system upgrade”, but everyone assumes it’s whatever is left of the government trying to loot as much as possible.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (3cXfB)

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It's celebration for the complete destruction of Israel and the US's militaries in the region.

No other explanation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (GBKbO)

242 Look at everything from the lens of "is this bullshit to manipulate women and low-fos" and/or "is this bullshit to divide MAGA". If the answer seems like it could be yes then give your mind over to something else because you are being psy opped.
Posted by: ...
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Good take and likely.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:03 AM (E4rtv)

243 Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:02 AM (E4rtv) .

I got 2020 totally wrong. I thought they couldn't do what they did which is manufacture or suppress enough votes in the states that mattered. That one hurt.

I also didnt think Cuomo would resign until it became totally obvious.

But for the most part I am a damn good prognosticator.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:05 AM (KTbq2)

244 239 Seen on X: two large Iranian banks are locking everyone out from their accounts. Official story is “system upgrade”, but everyone assumes it’s whatever is left of the government trying to loot as much as possible.
Posted by: Ian S.

My guess is that those bank deposits were looted long ago. What we are seeing is just like when a Ponzi scheme collapses. With no oil income, the regime is unable to pay back depositors with even vastly depreciated money anymore.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:06 AM (E4rtv)

245 Although to be fair I did start to get VERY wooried in the last 8 to 10 weeks (and said so here) as every court decision in every state that mattered seemed to go against us and go toward fraud. So I am unnecessarily harsh on myself, per usual.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:07 AM (KTbq2)

246 Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:06 AM (E4rtv)

There it is.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2026 11:07 AM (KTbq2)

247 I got 2020 totally wrong. I thought they couldn't do what they did which is manufacture or suppress enough votes in the states that mattered. That one hurt.

I also didnt think Cuomo would resign until it became totally obvious.

But for the most part I am a damn good prognosticator.
Posted by: ...
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The trick is to keep doing it and winning percentages over time. That is what humbles people doing it for a living. The future always figures out how to whack forecasters on the side of the head quite often (which is why black swans are more common than most forecasting models project). Me, I can tell you what a sane and sober forecast model will look like and then the future will laugh. E.g. Trump as president circa 2008 or the funny bit in Back to the Future about Reagan (circa 1955) as president.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 11:10 AM (E4rtv)

248 @ 239 Seen on X: two large Iranian banks are locking everyone out from their accounts. Official story is “system upgrade”, but everyone assumes it’s whatever is left of the government trying to loot as much as possible.
_____________________________________________________

John Lennon would've said "Imagine there's just Bitcoin …". Every collapse is preceded by a bank run. Remember the German workers cashing their checks and using wheelbarrows to hold their Deutschmarks that were less than worthless … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 11:11 AM (ayRl+)

249 My guess is that those bank deposits were looted long ago. What we are seeing is just like when a Ponzi scheme collapses. With no oil income, the regime is unable to pay back depositors with even vastly depreciated money anymore.
Posted by: whig


That's probably my personal line in the sand where I go from Moron to True Asshole.

And by True Asshole, I mean physically hurting people.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 11:12 AM (MwdeY)

250 Pre-internet all girls had muffs. I miss those days.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 11, 2026 11:49 AM (wGerL)

251 You mean, "Girl with Muffs".

Posted by: ChupaMe at March 11, 2026 11:51 AM (eGXVJ)

252 Takes the darling rons' minds off of boobs?

If so, mission accomplished. 👍

This one went way off the rails -
193. Posted by: Creepy Trans Activist Lilly Tino TikTok filmed at Disney

🤨

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Mea Culpa. Had to run off for appt.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 01:17 PM (NFX2v)

The Morning Report — 3/11/26

Morning Report intro.jpg

Good morning kids. We're into the twelfth day of military operations against the Iranian regime and while we seemingly have blown their navy out of the water, the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategic waterways in the world is where much of the action is now focused.

A projectile hit a cargo ship Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz, setting the vessel ablaze after the United States targeted Iranian minelaying vessels that could target the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, run by the British military, said the vessel had been hit just north of Oman in the strait.

It said the crew was evacuating the ship.

Iran did not immediately claim the attack though it has been targeting ships in and around the strait, disrupting a waterway that sees a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded pass through it.

Along with lobbing missiles at neighboring nations, the intentional targeting of foreign flagged ships by Iran is likely an attempt to force external pressure by the rest of the world on President Trump to cease fire and call it quits. It's a race against time for the US and Israel to either destroy and/or degrade Iran's retaliatory/strike capabilities before they have a chance to use them or otherwise exhaust their stocks of these missiles and make them surrender. My concern is the Chi-Coms. They are desperate for and rely heavily on Iranian oil. If the Strait of Hormuz is cut off, how will they react to force it open. And in any case, a collapse of the Mullahocracy means loss of a strategic regional ally, assuming a Trump-approved government takes its place, which might also put a serious crimp in China's access to the oil it needs. All of that in my mind could perhaps push Xi to make a move on Taiwan.


Whatever one thinks about the President's attack on Iran, back here at home this report is a head-scratcher and frankly pissing me the hell off:


In a private meeting, James Blair, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, encouraged House Republicans to adjust how they discuss immigration. He suggested shifting away from talk of “mass deportations” and narrowing the administration’s efforts to deport only confirmed dangerous criminals.This guidance arises from worries that Democrats are effectively painting Trump’s immigration approach as excessively sweeping, despite President Donald J. Trump campaigning on an ambiguous promise to deport all illegal aliens. Blair reportedly shared these thoughts in a policy discussion at the yearly House Republican retreat held in Doral, Florida. . . The shift is drawing sharp criticism from many in the President’s MAGA base, some of whom were already unhappy with the administration’s embrace of neoconservative foreign policy by launching the ongoing war in Iran. “I voted for no new wars & mass deportations. Why are we stopping the mass deportations and starting a new war?” asked Caroline Sunshine, who acted as deputy communications director for the Trump 2024 campaign.

Regarding the attack on Iran, lest we forget that Iran via its terror proxies and its own capabilities has spilled rivers of blood and quite a bit of it American since Jimmy Carter helped the current regime take over 47 years ago, and since then they have been hell bent on bringing about armageddon — primarily via the acquisition and use of nuclear weapons — as the precursor for the arrival of the 12th Imam to usher in the internal age of Islam ruling the world.

"Death to America" is not merely a sweet little nothing you whisper in a Vassar co-ed's ear to get her to hop into the sack with you (Of course failing that, there's always rape in the name of decolonization!) This has been Iran's national motto and battle cry since 1979. President Trump is merely the first president in all that time to take them at their word and is doing what he can and must to prevent that from happening, unlike any of his predecessors in all that time, one in particular who actually shared that view. Of course I mean Barack Hussein Obama who did more to aid and abet the Iranian nuclear weapons program by giving them political/diplomatic cover/legitimacy and shoveling billions of dollars at them. Obama was the black Tucker Carlson of the Rosenbergs.

But I digress. Wow did I digress! As far as illegal aliens are concerned. Sorry, but all of them regardless of criminal record or lack thereof are a danger and threat to our safety, security and to societal cohesion in general.

To James Blair, I say, justify to me how it is in the best interest of this nation to allow anyone who came here illegally to remain here and benefit — and that is the perfect word to use — from being here at the cost to our fellow citizens, monetarily and otherwise. Awarding and encouraging criminal behavior is antithetical to the founding of this nation and to its moral and ethical underpinnings that are the basis or are supposed to be the basis of our society and government.

Sorry, this is an absolute non-starter for me. Every one of the millions, perhaps 44 million or more by now, foreigners here on our soil without our approval and permission must be removed. No ifs ands or buts. With that in mind, I give you this, your emetic of the day:

Rachel Zegler, the woke actress who played the woke Hispanic Snow White for the 2025 live action Disney movie recently addressed the tremendous backlash she received for her performance in the film, finally concluding with this sentiment: “I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”

Oh, you don’t say. . .

. . . So Zegler doesn’t want to assimilate because she comes first—like every other foreigner living off the comforts and privileges America affords while actively working to destroy it.

And Zegler I am assuming is a legal immigrant! To me this is someone defecating on the grave of my dear mother of blessed memory, who survived Mauthausen, forced labor brigades and a death march and waiting for four years to arrive here and kissed the ground when she stepped on American soil. She refused to teach me her native tongue, Hungarian, because of what they did to her and her family in aiding and abetting the Nazis in virtually wiping out the second largest Jewish population in Europe. Fuck you, and vayr gehargit, Rachel Zegler.

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1 Good morning all. Early MR as I am off to hospital for yet another, bimonthly MRI


Later!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 11, 2026 06:46 AM (x0n13)

2 First!

Posted by: Ironwood at March 11, 2026 06:49 AM (ob2d4)

3 Good luck on your MRI.

Posted by: Ironwood at March 11, 2026 06:51 AM (ob2d4)

4 The morning report shart

Iran hitting boats in the Strait.

Uh oh!

Posted by: GigantorX at March 11, 2026 06:52 AM (pFl8W)

5 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at March 11, 2026 06:53 AM (fcoLq)

6 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 11, 2026 06:56 AM (NcvvS)

7 Whiskey Wednesday

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 06:56 AM (gbOdA)

8 Don't let up until you are through.

Posted by: ZZ Top at March 11, 2026 06:56 AM (ehY6c)

9 Top ten! Morning, horde.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 11, 2026 06:58 AM (BpO1e)

10 Moronin', Hourde!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at March 11, 2026 07:02 AM (RiKhU)

11 justify to me how it is in the best interest of this nation to allow anyone who came here illegally to remain here and benefit

Bonus points if he can justify it to the people who came here legally and spent a considerable amount of money to follow the rules.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 11, 2026 07:04 AM (BpO1e)

12 Reports like the one from Blair just make me fight harder. These people are akin to monkeys throwing shit and trying to make it stick.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 07:04 AM (+nEug)

13 Good morning horde

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 11, 2026 07:06 AM (DoBxX)

14 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 07:08 AM (jtM2q)

15 censored a post by U.S. Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN) in Europe on behalf of the European Union (EU),

1. He's an American.
2. He's posting on a site based in America.
3. The laws of lesser countries should not be enforced against us.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 11, 2026 07:11 AM (BpO1e)

16 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 07:13 AM (DFKL9)

17 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 07:14 AM (ExV1e)

18 Europe Leaving America In Dust After Years Of Being Beholden To China

What the heck does that mean? Leaving someone or something in the dust means you're forging ahead and surpassing them. Europe is not surpassing us in any manner. They are falling behind and will soon be a backwater in either a middle eastern state, or a minor province of China.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 07:14 AM (1Ff7Z)

19 Latest from Axios ...

White House tells GOP to stop talking about mass deportations.

Sigh.

Posted by: GigantorX at March 11, 2026 07:15 AM (yxMHJ)

20 OrangeEnt fractured fairy tales.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 07:16 AM (+nEug)

21 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

22 I've been saying since Trump was elected that the midterms don't matter.

It won't stop anyone here from obsessing over them daily like a teen girl with her copy of Tiger Beat - but they don't matter. If the GOP wins, they'll keep right on obstructing Trump at every turn and forcing ugly confrontations about vetos and things. He'll have to keep on governing by executive order, as he is right now.

If the Democrats win, they'll keep right on obstructing Trump at every turn and forcing ugly confrontations about impeachment and things. They won't have the votes for it. He'll have to keep on governing by executive order, as he is right now.

Congress is a meaningless institution as long as he's President.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 07:17 AM (BI5O2)

23 OrangeEnt fractured fairy tales.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 07:16 AM (+nEug)

They are deluded, Ben Had.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 07:17 AM (1Ff7Z)

24 NaCly, dearest, I try to do that everyday.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 07:19 AM (+nEug)

25 When you have to deport, deport. Don't talk.

Posted by: The Collected Sayings of Tuco at March 11, 2026 07:19 AM (wVcYX)

26 As far as the EU is concerned, the culture we got from their forebears is instructive:

Thucydides: The Melian Dialogue (416 B.C.) has the core of the dialog as "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must".

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:22 AM (u82oZ)

27 >>>"Death to America" is not merely a sweet little nothing you whisper in a Vassar co-ed's ear to get her to hop into the sack with you

>I prefer a more direct approach; "Let's make this your best vacation ever. I'll buy breakfast."

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 07:24 AM (M9gjJ)

28 Apparently, selling half a churro for $7.50 allows Disney to net more than Disney+

Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 07:24 AM (7N3EA)

29 Sheep, wolves and sheepdogs

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 07:25 AM (+nEug)

30 PSA: There are 289 days till Christmas.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 11, 2026 07:25 AM (XV/Pl)

31 Hell, if anything, a Dem Congress probably works in Trump's favor a little bit. It doesn't make a dime's worth of difference in terms of moving his agenda - they won't block it any more than the GOP does, because that's not possible - and at least then his voters will have someone to blame besides his own "Party."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 07:25 AM (BI5O2)

32 OrangeEnt

Plotting Wealth per capita vs energy use shows there are absolutely no low energy use nations that are wealthy.

The EU greens have unilaterally moved the EU in the direction of pre-industrial age existence.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:25 AM (u82oZ)

33 Thank you JJS! Best wishes to your wife in her medical adventures today (and everyday).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 07:27 AM (3unPv)

34 The potential sea-change in White House and GOP strategy on immigration could alienate much of the MAGA movement.
White House Abandons ‘Mass Deportations’ Campaign Pledge, Demands GOP Congress Does Same.

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Personally, this is deeply disappointing. This is the cornerstone of Trump's reelection more than any other. By a wide margin, polling has shown Americans want all illegals sent home, not just the violent ones. We just had a poll less than a week ago reiterating the same thing. Yes, it's very deeply disappointing. What's the point of even voting...

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 07:27 AM (qBdHI)

35 You get up every morning from alarm clock's warning,
Then smile and be happy for your day
Strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere,
I love to work at MAGA all day.

And we've been takin' care of business, every day
Takin' care of business, every way
We've been takin' care of business, it's all mine
Takin' care of business and working overtime

Work out! [guitar solo]

Posted by: BTO's Greatest Hits at March 11, 2026 07:27 AM (wVcYX)

36 And good luck in your MRI today!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 07:28 AM (3unPv)

37 Europe Leaving America In Dust After Years Of Being Beholden To China

What the heck does that mean? Leaving someone or something in the dust means you're forging ahead and surpassing them. Europe is not surpassing us in any manner. They are falling behind and will soon be a backwater in either a middle eastern state, or a minor province of China.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 07:14 AM (1Ff7Z)


A better title would have been "Europe, increasingly enamored with totalitarian policies, seeks to shift ties from the US to China in an effort to find someone to pay for their lifestyle."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 07:28 AM (ExV1e)

38 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

Iran's government is cutting their own economic throat shutting the Strait of Hormuz. And making permanent enemies of other Persian Gulf exporters. Bonus points for hurting their big sponsor China while helping Russia.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

39 The EU greens have unilaterally moved the EU in the direction of pre-industrial age existence.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:25 AM (u82oZ)

Just making the place more like home for the third world invaders.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 11, 2026 07:29 AM (1Ff7Z)

40 Happy Birthday JJ!

Posted by: blaster at March 11, 2026 07:29 AM (NlEaG)

41 The Age of Man is coming to a close, flowers for its grave. The hungered beast is loose to feed on the rotted corpse.

Posted by: Yeets at March 11, 2026 07:30 AM (ehY6c)

42 Latest from Axios ...

White House tells GOP to stop talking about mass deportations.

Sigh.
Posted by: GigantorX at March 11, 2026 07:15 AM (yxMHJ)


There are three points which are important to remember at times like these:

- The media lies about everything.
- The 'conservative' media is media first, conservative second.
- There is a concerted effort by the uniparty and it's minion to cripple Trump for the remainder of his term.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 07:30 AM (ExV1e)

43 J.J. - praying your MRI goes well.

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at March 11, 2026 07:31 AM (RiKhU)

44 I hope JJ studied for his MRI test. Get a passing score, B+ even!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 07:31 AM (wVcYX)

45 Timothy Valentin, “Hero” Police Officer on Hakeem Jeffries’ Jan. 6 Memorial Plaque INDICTED on 9 Felony Counts Including RAPE — Allegedly Drugged and Assaulted Nearly a Dozen Women

Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 07:33 AM (7N3EA)

46 Lady in Black, take that report for the garbage it is. We will continue to be inundated with doom and gloom but it is Axios that is putting this out.
Reading national media this morning you would be told that Iran is winning this war

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 07:34 AM (+nEug)

47 Any moron reports from yesterday's tornados?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 11, 2026 07:35 AM (XvL8K)

48 Bless your mother, JJ! Every time I hear her story, I get misty

Oh, and Happy Birthday

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 07:35 AM (xT8gx)

49 If Congress can’t pass a bill that 80% of the people agree with, what does that say about Congress?
Clearly, they don’t represent the people in their district.

Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 07:35 AM (7N3EA)

50 Amazingly, the hardcover edition of Hackett's book is $42 at Amazon, versus $15.60 for the paperback and $10 for the Kindle edition.

No wonder fewer hardcover books are bought!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 07:35 AM (0OIwA)

51 by Iran is likely an attempt to force external pressure by the rest of the world on President Trump to cease fire and call it quits

Or, to piss them off enough to bring about the Armageddon you mention. That is a very likely motivation for the true believers.

Posted by: GWB at March 11, 2026 07:37 AM (2EYEO)

52 The strategy they are using has been obvious for decades. It matters little what laws are passed, particularly what with corrupt judicial rulings, and an unwillingness to enforce our laws. The highest court held that citizen taxpayers are on the hook financially for education of illegal aliens in public schools. An absurd an offensive notion, but over the years they have made citizenship a second class designation.

Offshoring whole swaths of industry and inshoring an army of low paid foreign nationals. Wages stagnant since the 1970s. And financial jiggery-pokery that allows for paying the able bodied not to work, and unscrupulous sorts to make serious bank importing more illegals by the millions. They get rich while destroying the country. It’s all really quite elegant from a certain perspective , and everything becomes moot, regardless of black letter federal law, the wishes of the public, or anything else.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 07:37 AM (kMjfk)

53 I support Trump's actions against Iran. I also support getting them over with in, say, no more than a month from now. Finish it up by early April at the latest (how much more stuff will there be to blow up by then?)... then focus like a laser beam for the rest of the year on domestic stuff... like deportations and the 250 and the economy and the midterms

I hope James Blair does not represent Trump's views (nor those of the Mullins feller that's taking over at DHS)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 07:39 AM (xT8gx)

54 CENTCOM video posted on X yesterday afternoon shows we got one of their mine-laying mini-subs that I mentioned in one of the morning threads yesterday.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 07:40 AM (Y1sOo)

55 “I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”
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Zegler is a gilgul:

https://tinyurl.com/4dec4ms5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 07:40 AM (1o8D5)

56 Good morning Horde, thx JJ. Good luck and God bless with the test JJ

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 07:41 AM (qBBPl)

57 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

For those morons not on the ONT grammie's son let us know surgery went well and she is now on a long road to recovery. b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

58 Timothy Valentin, “Hero” Police Officer on Hakeem Jeffries’ Jan. 6 Memorial Plaque INDICTED on 9 Felony Counts Including RAPE — Allegedly Drugged and Assaulted Nearly a Dozen Women
Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 07:33 AM (7N3EA)


We don't see a problem with this. -- Congress

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)

59 The Trump administration announced an Indian conglomerate was financing the construction of a brand new oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas. The crazy thing is that the administration says this is America's first new refinery in fifty years. Fifty!

https://tinyurl.com/24s97348

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 07:43 AM (45dED)

60 For an interesting take on the US / IAF target list, the ISW has a Middle East update with a list of Iranian targets in various categories.

From that list, we are hitting the security forces very hard. Looks like that is the number 2 priority, after the missile launcher hunt.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

61 Timothy Valentin, “Hero” Police Officer on Hakeem Jeffries’ Jan. 6 Memorial Plaque INDICTED on 9 Felony Counts Including RAPE — Allegedly Drugged and Assaulted Nearly a Dozen Women

Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 07:33 AM (7N3EA)
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We don't see a problem with this. -- Congress

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)
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A plaque upon their houses!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 07:44 AM (1o8D5)

62 > White House tells GOP to stop talking about mass deportations.
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No talk. Just deport.

Why jawbone about every illegal that's been run down and set for deportation? All that does is open the door for criticism. Bad press. Trump hates bad press.

Just do the job. Quit craving the limelight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 07:44 AM (jtM2q)

63 Dr. Jack Graham, pastor Max Lucado, and Dr. Gus Reyes—all members of the Cornyn campaign’s Faith Advisory Council—are affiliated with EIT. Both Graham and Lucado are also signatories to the group’s Evangelical Statement of Principles for Immigration Reform, which calls for the adoption of family unification (chain migration) policies and the establishment of a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Where are the Christian Organizations that want a path to freedom for tax cheats, or Medicare/Medicaid fraud?
Why do these Christians need millions of semi-slave, non-conforming, non-assimilated 3rd Worlders to become legal, voting, benefit owning citizens?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 07:44 AM (gbOdA)

64 Great news about Grammie! I'm glad they were actually able to do the surgery and that it's over. Prayers for a safe and speedy recovery.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 07:44 AM (qBdHI)

65 Great news about Grammie! Thanks SF

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 07:44 AM (xT8gx)

66 Amazingly, the hardcover edition of Hackett's book is $42 at Amazon, versus $15.60 for the paperback and $10 for the Kindle edition.
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And Free .pdf if you know where to look.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 07:45 AM (kMjfk)

67 59 The Trump administration announced an Indian conglomerate was financing the construction of a brand new oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas. The crazy thing is that the administration says this is America's first new refinery in fifty years. Fifty!

https://tinyurl.com/24s97348
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 07:43 AM (45dED)

The last new refinery was built in Louisiana when I was a senior in HS.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 07:45 AM (gbOdA)

68 >>> Amazingly, the hardcover edition of Hackett's book is $42 at Amazon, versus $15.60 for the paperback and $10 for the Kindle edition.

No wonder fewer hardcover books are bought!

Posted by: Huck Follywood

>Precisely. This is why I stopped buying hardcover books. I have shelves and shelves and boxes of books for the silverfish. I'm done buying hardcover.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 07:46 AM (M9gjJ)

69 Have a great day, everyone. Got lots to do.

May you all be thriving and soaking up sun for Vitamin D production.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:46 AM (u82oZ)

70 Dr. Jack Graham, pastor Max Lucado, and Dr. Gus Reyes—all members of the Cornyn campaign’s Faith Advisory Council—are affiliated with EIT. Both Graham and Lucado are also signatories to the group’s Evangelical Statement of Principles for Immigration Reform, which calls for the adoption of family unification (chain migration) policies and the establishment of a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Where are the Christian Organizations that want a path to freedom for tax cheats, or Medicare/Medicaid fraud?
Why do these Christians need millions of semi-slave, non-conforming, non-assimilated 3rd Worlders to become legal, voting, benefit owning citizens?
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 07:44 AM (gbOdA)

I'm disappointed in Lucado as I'd always thought of him as an apologist with the chops. Perhaps he's not the clear thinker I thought he was... Graham is a mega-church pastor so I don't expect much from that direction and I've never heard of the other guy

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 07:47 AM (xT8gx)

71 May you all be thriving and soaking up sun for Vitamin D production.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2026 07:46 AM (u82oZ)
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My plan in about 20 minutes. Super sunny an reasonable today in Jerusalem.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 07:47 AM (1o8D5)

72 Europe Leaving America In Dust After Years Of Being Beholden To China
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Au revoir cheese-eating surrender monkeys. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:48 AM (RIvkX)

73 I don't think there is any 5D chess here wrt the silencing of "mass deportation" talk.

It tracks with Mark Wayne RHINO being installed as DHS chief. The guy is a loser.

But leading up to the midterms this will begin the shifting of goal posts.

"We never meant "deport them all!"

Or maybe I'm being a silly Susan.

Posted by: GigantorX at March 11, 2026 07:48 AM (yxMHJ)

74 ...the establishment of a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

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We have a pathway! It's called apply in your country and legally go through the process like all those that came before you. I'm sick and tired hearing the phrase "pathway to citizenship." We already have one. I'm sick of hearing about "immigration reform." We need the laws we already have enforced!

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

75 For those morons not on the ONT grammie's son let us know surgery went well and she is now on a long road to recovery. b"h
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)
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Thank you for that very welcome news! Hi grammie! Get well!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 07:49 AM (45dED)

76 @" WH says"is always an AXIOS, Politico, WSJ, NYT, drive by media attempt to shape the narrative. It is never persuasive to claim "unnamed sources say" and then whatever I think is a good thing follows. This is the talking point the republicans want to get out there because they are limp and have NO intention of following through on laws that are currently on the books. They are not going to support getting rid of the immigration FUBAR that has been in place all of my 52 years because they THRIVE on the resulting grifting opportunity

Posted by: paulnjax at March 11, 2026 07:49 AM (PPnyU)

77 Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 07:37 AM (kMjfk)

All very succinct and accurate, but you left out one thing - a credulous population in deep denial, who refuse to accept that everything is moot, and keep on cheerleading for their own victimization by whichever gangster faction their dad supported.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 07:50 AM (BI5O2)

78 Where are the Christian Organizations that want a path to freedom for tax cheats, or Medicare/Medicaid fraud?
Why do these Christians need millions of semi-slave, non-conforming, non-assimilated 3rd Worlders to become legal, voting, benefit owning citizens?
Posted by: r hennigantx
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Laziness and social virtue signalling. Doing missionary work to improve other nations can be risky. But bringing in your own pets to this country means that the costs (no risk to your hide) can be put on taxpayers while you claim all the credit for social virtue.

Same as the ignorant and stupid Hate has No Home Here rhetoric.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 07:51 AM (E4rtv)

79 Not that it matters, but Rs finally won a special local election...and it happened here in NoVa. It only took the Ds nominating an absolute hater of all but Arab Muslims (I'd list his "ists" from his own tweets, but I'd break the character limit) and a voter turnout where 1600 votes won...but it was a +40D area.

It helped Rs that when he wouldn't drop (despite every D calling him to do so), Ds ran a write in campaign with the primary D loser with one week left to split the vote...if those folks had voted D, the awful D would have won.

So, now Rs have actually, officially flipped a seat, even it was all local issues...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 07:54 AM (tOcjL)

80 Trump says US destroyed 10 'inactive' Iranian mine-laying ships in Strait of Hormuz, 'more to follow'

Its interesting to see what happens when the US doesn't invite in Europeans and this becomes a straight up Force against Force.

Iran went into Total War mode where they don't care about collateral damage or harm to non participants. They go by the theory that War is supposed to be Hell and so awful that everyone wants to end it.

The problem for the US is that we are still stuck in the Win Hearts & Minds™ thinking yet doing the targeting of things with a more narrow yet intense ROE.

I wonder how Patton would have handled it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 07:55 AM (a4flb)

81 Governor Gavin Newsom
@CAgovernor
Americans will pay $1.5 BILLION MORE at the gas pump just this week because of Donald Trump's war with Iran.

California will continue using the tools we've spent years developing to help fight price spikes and lessen the blow from Trump's recklessness.

==

OMG, how he didn't get struck on the spot with lightening after saying this is beyond me.

This is quite rich coming from Mr. Highest Gas Prices in the Country.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 07:56 AM (qBdHI)

82 Dearest Eurofagonia: eat at Dicks

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 11, 2026 07:56 AM (LOZbR)

83 Distant explosions. Jerusalem not alerted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 07:57 AM (1o8D5)

84 The loud drunk at the end of the bar is Scarbourgh.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 07:58 AM (jZ3ZM)

85 For what it's worth, Zegler was born in Hackensack, NJ, and is an American citizen. Don't know why she's blathering about "assimilating".

Posted by: Simon Jesster at March 11, 2026 07:58 AM (YqF8J)

86 An NBA player named Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in a game last night. Only Wilt Chamberlin has scored more in a single game when he scored 100 (way back in 1961 IIRC)... The ironic thing about this is that Adebayo is not considered a prolific scorer.

This is your roundball trivia for the day...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 07:58 AM (xT8gx)

87 Also, at least where I live, gas is still 50 cents a gallon less than under the Bribem Criminal Regime

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 11, 2026 07:59 AM (LOZbR)

88 73 I don't think there is any 5D chess here wrt the silencing of "mass deportation" talk.

It tracks with Mark Wayne RHINO being installed as DHS chief. The guy is a loser.

Posted by: GigantorX
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Never pay attention to what this administration says, it is what they do that matters. If the deportations slow, then there is a problem, if not, then ignore whatever is said.

Basically, this administration being under 24/7 attack does not highlight whatever its plans are, you have to wait until things happen (or not). And this administration is tackling more issues than any GOP administration has at least since Coolidge. Foreign affairs to prevent the Chicoms from dominating the world, taking out terrorists and drug dealers killing our people, trying to make energy cheap and available, fixing our 70 year degradation of our industrial capacity, keeping our kids from being neutered, trying to fix our elections, highlighting the illegalities of our nat sec IC under Obama and Biden, getting rid of DIE in schools and industry, etc. etc.

Tactics on issues demands rhetorical flexibility and not perfection.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 07:59 AM (E4rtv)

89 Great news Grammie. Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need in the midweek.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 07:59 AM (qBBPl)

90 The Free Press says there is controversy about whether it is even technically possible to stop phones, help agents, or TV's from recording citizens and selling their conversations as data.

Nevertheless, this short video has created a lot of excitement.

https://tinyurl.com/2t8cpfxc

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 08:00 AM (2Ywua)

91 A thousand will fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes will thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Psalm 91

Posted by: kingsman at March 11, 2026 08:00 AM (ehY6c)

92 86 An NBA player named Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in a game last night. Only Wilt Chamberlin has scored more in a single game when he scored 100 (way back in 1961 IIRC)... The ironic thing about this is that Adebayo is not considered a prolific scorer.

This is your roundball trivia for the day...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 07:58 AM (xT8gx)

The Washington Wizards are not a real basketball team this year...150 pts to the opponents without OT is a reflection of how bad they are vs maybe how great Adebayo is. Now, to be fair, as a D league team, Washington had no one who could cover him, so most of the game was toss him the ball after crossing half court and watch him score.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:01 AM (tOcjL)

93 I'm not upset about the White House urging messaging on deporting criminal illegals rather than mass deportations before the midterms. Right now, Trump is not polling well on the issue of deportations whether we like it or not which is not surprising given the left and the media have been demonizing and lying about Trump for a year on the issue. Make Democrats defend deporting criminal illegals, something that does have broad support.

The White House also confirmed yesterday there is no change in Trump's deportation plans. It's a messaging issue. If the actual plan changes then I'll be angry but this isn't that.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 08:01 AM (viF8m)

94 Gavin Greasy is getting slaughtered on that tweet.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

95 OMG, how he didn't get struck on the spot with lightening after saying this is beyond me.

This is quite rich coming from Mr. Highest Gas Prices in the Country.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 07:56 AM (qBdHI)
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Is there anyone alive in California who doesn't howl with laughter at this ridiculous comment from Newscum?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ywua)

96 85 For what it's worth, Zegler was born in Hackensack, NJ, and is an American citizen. Don't know why she's blathering about "assimilating".
Posted by: Simon Jesster
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Social virtue signalling from a failed actress that she is still alive and wanting a job. She might do okay on the dying live theater circuit but her stupidity pretty much torpedoed a movie career and she is aging out of any prime breakout roles anyway in that dying industry. Best bet is to find some idiotic Netflix series so she can get paid for mouthing platitudes that our gentry class likes.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:02 AM (E4rtv)

97 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (Zz0t1)

98 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (MwdeY)

99 33 Thank you JJS! Best wishes to your wife in her medical adventures today (and everyday).
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 07:27 AM (3unPv)


WEll, today it's my medical misadventures and MRI. Wife is doing better but still a bit of a struggle.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (x0n13)

100 I'm sure the Dems will be chirping about finishing first in the MTG seat jungle primary. Short lived because the total of the next four finishers, all Republicans, will crush them in the runoff

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (qBBPl)

101 For what it's worth, Zegler was born in Hackensack, NJ, and is an American citizen. Don't know why she's blathering about "assimilating".
Posted by: Simon Jesster at March 11, 2026 07:58 AM (YqF8J)


There are some indications that she's both not very bright and entirely bought in to leftist ideas.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

102 To James Blair, I say, justify to me how it is in the best interest of this nation to allow anyone who came here illegally to remain here and benefit — and that is the perfect word to use — from being here at the cost to our fellow citizens, monetarily and otherwise.


I support DEI!

Deport
Every
Illegal

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (Zz0t1)

103 94 Gavin Greasy is getting slaughtered on that tweet.
Posted by: Lady in Black

Theater kid that has never been held accountable by the media and society for anything he has done. Just an older version of Talarico in TX bloviating and signalling like mad while totally incapable of self reflection.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (E4rtv)

104
WEll, today it's my medical misadventures and MRI. Wife is doing better but still a bit of a struggle.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (x0n13)



May the healing hand of The Lord touch you both.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (Zz0t1)

105 WEll, today it's my medical misadventures and MRI. Wife is doing better but still a bit of a struggle.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (x0n13)

Good luck with the tests.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (tOcjL)

106 WEll, today it's my medical misadventures and MRI. Wife is doing better but still a bit of a struggle.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (x0n13)
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רפואה שלמה

החלמה מהירה

תפו-תפו

חמסה חמסה

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (1o8D5)

107 Hackensack-ack-ack-ack

Posted by: Delurker at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (gtcuf)

108 Theater kid that has never been held accountable by the media and society for anything he has done. Just an older version of Talarico in TX bloviating and signalling like mad while totally incapable of self reflection.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (E4rtv)



But he's JUST SOOOOO HOTT!!!!!!!

Posted by: Katie Couric at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (Zz0t1)

109 If the Democrats win, they'll keep right on obstructing Trump at every turn and forcing ugly confrontations about impeachment and things. They won't have the votes for it. He'll have to keep on governing by executive order, as he is right now.

I disagree with you here: They have the votes for impeachment.

Furthermore Supreme Court is finished. Thomas will retire someday, and without SAVE Act (which will never happen under the current composition of the Congress) the Senate will forever be Marxist Communist. It will be empty judge seats and empty or court appointed US Attorneys. Justice will be a thing of the past.

We already know that judges have greater authority than the POTUS and the SCOTUS will eventually be ground down by the hundreds of mini-POTUSes and the endless lawsuits and relent.

That is why Trump is doing All The Things Now. Because he has one year to save America unless we Beat The Cheat this 2026 Election Season.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (a4flb)

110 This is quite rich coming from Mr. Highest Gas Prices in the Country.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 07:56 AM (qBdHI)
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Who, me?
-Gavin "Who, me?" Newsom

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)

111 Prayers coming your way on your MRI today, JJ.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

112 WEll, today it's my medical misadventures and MRI. Wife is doing better but still a bit of a struggle.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (x0n13)

Good luck with the tests.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:04 AM (tOcjL)
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When in doubt, the answer is always "C"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 08:05 AM (ESVrU)

113 100 I'm sure the Dems will be chirping about finishing first in the MTG seat jungle primary. Short lived because the total of the next four finishers, all Republicans, will crush them in the runoff
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Dems got about 40 percent, GOP and the odd libertarian, 60 percent. And an unnecessary expense by an entitled beach blond blowhard MTG with denial of representation to the district for over 4 months. She and her pitiful RAV husband who got his ass handed to him on X yesterday, deserve each other.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:05 AM (E4rtv)

114 100 I'm sure the Dems will be chirping about finishing first in the MTG seat jungle primary. Short lived because the total of the next four finishers, all Republicans, will crush them in the runoff
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 08:03 AM (qBBPl)

But it does mean Johnson stays only a plurality leader for the next 2ish months?? til the runoff...Rs wouldn't drop out (it's like CA's gov race that way)...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:05 AM (tOcjL)

115 Because we have family flying this week, my wife informed me that there are delays and cancelled flights at airports because DHS still is not funded. Is this true?? If so, it's getting pushed out of the news by everything else... Dems should be getting slaughtered for not funding DHS

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 08:06 AM (xT8gx)

116 But he's JUST SOOOOO HOTT!!!!!!!
Posted by: Katie Couric
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Repellant media whore says what?

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:06 AM (E4rtv)

117 I'm sure the Dems will be chirping about finishing first in the MTG seat jungle primary. Short lived because the total of the next four finishers, all Republicans, will crush them in the runoff

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I haven't followed along after that blockhead resigned. Are there any good R prospects in the running?

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 08:07 AM (qBdHI)

118 Many Worried That The Giant Spiders Attacking New York Could Lead To An Increase In Hateful Arachnophobia

Posted by: SMOD at March 11, 2026 08:07 AM (7N3EA)

119 115 Because we have family flying this week, my wife informed me that there are delays and cancelled flights at airports because DHS still is not funded. Is this true?? If so, it's getting pushed out of the news by everything else... Dems should be getting slaughtered for not funding DHS
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 08:06 AM (xT8gx)

Yes...also people are missing flights b/c of security lines, so go extra early...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:07 AM (tOcjL)

120 115 Because we have family flying this week, my wife informed me that there are delays and cancelled flights at airports because DHS still is not funded. Is this true?? If so, it's getting pushed out of the news by everything else... Dems should be getting slaughtered for not funding DHS
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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They don't care. But neither does Thune in the Senate as he could push Homeland Security funding through by reconciliation bill. The main problem with the GOP is the Senate caucus as they do nothing, say nothing of much value, and believe that they are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (E4rtv)

121 ------
Repellant media whore says what?
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:06 AM (E4rtv)



It's all they have. I mean "Beto" was 'hot.' Newsome is 'hot.' They're down to searching for the next JFK since Americans are distracted by beauty over substance and their current crop of Marxists have nothing of substance but misery and depression.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (Zz0t1)

122 >>> The Washington Wizards are not a real basketball team this year...150 pts to the opponents without OT is a reflection of how bad they are vs maybe how great Adebayo is.

So what you're saying is they are worse than the Washington Generals...

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (6FFTi)

123 117 I'm sure the Dems will be chirping about finishing first in the MTG seat jungle primary. Short lived because the total of the next four finishers, all Republicans, will crush them in the runoff

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I haven't followed along after that blockhead resigned. Are there any good R prospects in the running?
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 08:07 AM (qBdHI)

Good - who knows...the Trump-endorsesd R is in the runoff, so it is who he wanted, so that's good...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (tOcjL)

124 We paid $5.49 reg/gal up $0.20 since last week

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)

125 The White House also confirmed yesterday there is no change in Trump's deportation plans. It's a messaging issue. If the actual plan changes then I'll be angry but this isn't that.

I can't imagine that if ICE just happens to round up a stray or three while going after a target for deportation that they just won't let the illegals walk.

Even so, ICE still has its hands full and the hiring of more agents is still going strong. I wonder how many furloughed DHS employees are taking a look at shifting to ICE because that is where the current income stream is.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:09 AM (a4flb)

126 @86 Adebayo had 43fg attempts and 43 ft attempts. He averages 20 a game. Somebody was doing a horrible job guarding him

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 08:10 AM (qBBPl)

127 I haven't followed along after that blockhead resigned. Are there any good R prospects in the running?
Posted by: Lady in Black

Clay Fuller is probably going to win. Finished second by a fraction but the GOP is likely to come together there to give him a win April 7th.

The firebrand GOPer, a former state senator named Colton, tried a last ditch slime attack by proxy which didn't work. The only issue will be Fuller has to prove whether he gives a shit about the district nationally and representing it or whether he cares more about pleasing the GOP Kemp machine in GA.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:10 AM (E4rtv)

128 We paid $5.49 reg/gal up $0.20 since last week

Think of the price hikes as chemotherapy for removing a malignant and metastasizing cancer.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:10 AM (a4flb)

129 It's all they have. I mean "Beto" was 'hot.' Newsome is 'hot.' They're down to searching for the next JFK since Americans are distracted by beauty over substance and their current crop of Marxists have nothing of substance but misery and depression.

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Dem females vote for who makes them feel the most tingly in their no-no squares.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 08:10 AM (qBdHI)

130 120 The main problem with the GOP is the Senate caucus as they do nothing, say nothing of much value, and believe that they are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families.

Therein lies the difference between the two parties. The Repubs are there to are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families. The Dems are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families and join in lockstep to pass every Dem legislation their leaders want.

Posted by: Delurker at March 11, 2026 08:11 AM (gtcuf)

131 these so called evangelical leaders will have NO direct impact negatively; I have an idea why don't they give up their multi-million dollar auditoriums and their mid 6 figure salaries to help the illegals--no thanks TV preacher

Posted by: paulnjax at March 11, 2026 08:11 AM (PPnyU)

132 122 >>> The Washington Wizards are not a real basketball team this year...150 pts to the opponents without OT is a reflection of how bad they are vs maybe how great Adebayo is.

So what you're saying is they are worse than the Washington Generals...
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (6FFTi)

Yes...I'm not sure how they have any wins, but in the NBA, normally there are now 3-4 teams each year that are on purpose awful, trying to get draft picks, and those teams do play each other and someone has to win.

It's like having the D league in the real league every year. It's when I stopped watching regularly (and now just check in every week or so) when the Sixers took that plan of losing, but then kept at it for 3-5 years...and it didn't win them anything later anyway...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:11 AM (tOcjL)

133 That anti-recording device is interesting, although I suspect it will not be as efffective as advertised. I’ll bet it would have no effect on an older analog cassette recorder, although they’re not around anymore.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 08:11 AM (7yOPh)

134 Dems should be getting slaughtered for not funding DHS

Of course they won't. ICE is putting little babies in cages and gunning down lesbian moms because TRUMP!!! DHS being unfunded is because he says mean things and the Dems are the force of light against his evil.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 11, 2026 08:12 AM (BpO1e)

135 Morning JJ and everyone!

Just boarded a flight. Security was a breeze. Not only did we not have to take off shoes, we left all our electronics in our bags. Basically they didn't want us to take anything out of our bags.

It was very nice, and maybe was to speed things up. Of course it begs the question...why can't we do this ALL THE TIME!!

And I didn't get the mandatory pat down/grope in the security line either. Maybe a smaller TSA could be a good thing!

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:12 AM (6FFTi)

136 > Because we have family flying this week, my wife informed me that there are delays and cancelled flights at airports because DHS still is not funded.
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It's been like this for weeks... ever since the Dems defunded DHS (and the agencies under it, like TSA.) Security lines are off the hook, delays everywhere.

But because it's the Democrats causing the aggravations, the media doesn't report on it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 08:12 AM (jtM2q)

137 It's all they have. I mean "Beto" was 'hot.' Newsome is 'hot.' They're down to searching for the next JFK since Americans are distracted by beauty over substance and their current crop of Marxists have nothing of substance but misery and depression.
Posted by: Sponge
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Eloi wanting silly people that they can feel good about supporting I guess even while the ship of state is sinking.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:12 AM (E4rtv)

138 They don't care. But neither does Thune in the Senate as he could push Homeland Security funding through by reconciliation bill. The main problem with the GOP is the Senate caucus as they do nothing, say nothing of much value, and believe that they are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (E4rtv)

Yes, why have we not used that maneuver, at least...what is he waiting for??

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)

139 It's all they have. I mean "Beto" was 'hot.' Newsome is 'hot.' They're down to searching for the next JFK since Americans are distracted by beauty over substance and their current crop of Marxists have nothing of substance but misery and depression.

Ballot fraud doesn't care what someone looks like.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:12 AM (a4flb)

140 China is rumored to be about to announce a 500 jet order from Boeing for new 737 airplanes. That's a huge win for Boeing if it comes true.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 08:14 AM (lIBIk)

141 OMG, how he didn't get struck on the spot with lightening after saying this is beyond me.

This is quite rich coming from Mr. Highest Gas Prices in the Country.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 07:56 AM (qBdHI)

He supported the law that made Chevron leave the state.
Refineries have to store so many days of product so that the consumer is not affected by storms, retrofits, and turn-arounds.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:14 AM (gbOdA)

142 Fox reports that the new ayatollah has a serious leg injury.
Ahaha.
This is funnier than the exploding pagers.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 08:14 AM (jZ3ZM)

143
Dem females vote for who makes them feel the most tingly in their no-no squares.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 11, 2026 08:10 AM (qBdHI)



To quote Metallica, you know it's sad but true.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:14 AM (Zz0t1)

144
124 We paid $5.49 reg/gal up $0.20 since last week
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)

Wow, I was disappointed here to see gas go up to $2.90

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 08:14 AM (7yOPh)

145 They have the votes for impeachment.

Who cares?

They've already impeached him twice. Let them impeach him weekly for the remainder of his term. Unless they have 67 votes in the Senate, and they don't, impeachment is theater.

Justice will be a thing of the past.

We're already there. We've been there for five years now, at least.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)

146 Nova, the GOP Senators are owned by their donors, and have the luxury of the 6 year term. Spend 6 months every 6 years pretending to care , like McCain, and get back in and play squish for another 5

Posted by: Jonah at March 11, 2026 08:16 AM (YCxFk)

147 The main problem with the GOP is the Senate caucus as they do nothing, say nothing of much value, and believe that they are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:08 AM (E4rtv)
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The main problem is everything!

I agree: the GOPe Senate Caucus is the root of much of our problem in this country. Just look at the incredibly ineffectual John Thune! What a loser.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 08:16 AM (lIBIk)

148 Therein lies the difference between the two parties. The Repubs are there to are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families. The Dems are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families and join in lockstep to pass every Dem legislation their leaders want.
Posted by: Delurker
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Which is why we cannot spare Trump, like Lincoln said of General Grant, "he fights". He might make errors but those are good faith errors trying to steer the ship of state through a lot of storms.

And like Lincoln having to go to extraordinary lengths to try to hold the country together over slavery and secession, Trump is trying to confront the enemies of the US, domestic and foreign, so that our children may have a better tomorrow. That is a fight worth winning.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:16 AM (E4rtv)

149 117 I'm sure the Dems will be chirping about finishing first in the MTG seat jungle primary. Short lived because the total of the next four finishers, all Republicans, will crush them in the runoff

I'm hoping for the opposite in the CA gubernatorial race. Theoretically with a bunch of dems on the ballot and only two republicans, the result of the open primary could be those two republicans on the general election ballot guaranteeing a republican governor. Almost certainly won't happen but it's a mathematical possibility!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 08:16 AM (xT8gx)

150 Justice will be a thing of the past.



No one in the Owebama or Biden administrations are in prison.

There is no justice only Zuul.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:16 AM (Zz0t1)

151 For the life of me, I don't understand why megatons of AP munitions aren't being dropped.

https://tinyurl.com/2styuewt

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 08:17 AM (5UTWB)

152 They don't care. But neither does Thune in the Senate as he could push Homeland Security funding through by reconciliation bill. The main problem with the GOP is the Senate caucus as they do nothing, say nothing of much value, and believe that they are there to preen and grab generational wealth for their families.

I'm trying to understand - why then, is the Senate GOP-e investing so much political capital in preserving Cornyn?

In a way, isn't he a competitor for finite lobbyist funds? I know that he is a complete and total loser and has nothing to show for his decades in office other than trillions in debt and a dysfunctional judiciary, but what if the GOP Senate manages to dump Paxton but disgruntled Texans fail to override the vote for Demonic Party's candidate Screwtape?

I don't get their strategery. They sure as hell ain't loyal to anyone but themselves.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)

153 LOLOL.

Just read that Abby Phillips of CNN fame reported that the ISIS terrorists that attempted to murder the protestors outside of Gracie Mansion were ACKSHUALLY trying to murder Mamdani............

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:18 AM (Zz0t1)

154 Thune is so worried about the integrity of the Filibuster and Thomas Jefferson. Granted in times were the Dems still had reasonable Senate leadership that would make sense.

But day one it is gone if the rats get another trifecta

Posted by: Jonah at March 11, 2026 08:18 AM (YCxFk)

155 The Senate GOP is more concerned with John Cornyn's re-election than they are with passing the SAVE Act.

That's what matters to them, and they do not care what matters to us.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 08:19 AM (lIBIk)

156 According to reports, the new supreme leader of the regime in Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, is severely injured and is currently on life support in the ICU of the Sina hospital.

He is reportedly unaware that the war started or that his father is dead.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:19 AM (gbOdA)

157 77 All very succinct and accurate, but you left out one thing - a credulous population in deep denial, who refuse to accept that everything is moot, and keep on cheerleading for their own victimization by whichever gangster faction their dad supported.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 07:50 AM (BI5O2)

Well, kind of.

People who support Rs support the Gangster Faction their father did.

People who support Ds support the Gangster Faction their father opposed, because "F*** You, Dad! I can dye my hair green if I want!"

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 08:20 AM (wa/yD)

158 Dems will send Luc Abrazzi and Al Neri to Cal, to get some Dems to drop out of the Guv race soon

Posted by: Jonah at March 11, 2026 08:20 AM (YCxFk)

159 131 these so called evangelical leaders will have NO direct impact negatively; I have an idea why don't they give up their multi-million dollar auditoriums and their mid 6 figure salaries to help the illegals--no thanks TV preacher
Posted by: paulnjax

It is all about the social credit signalling to them for their perceived peer group. And they figure their flocks will still keep them in the style they are accustomed to. And given they are already whores for bucks, they may easily sell their pulpit for some cold hard cash from NGOs trying to keep open borders in place. Same as influencers online or US Senators.

The fact that they can be bought is not surprising. The fact that these are cheap whores that can be bought for as little as a street walker is what is amazing. It is as if they value their souls so cheap that a nickel or dime will buy it and them.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:20 AM (E4rtv)

160 Yes, why have we not used that maneuver, at least...what is he waiting for??
Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)


He is not impacted. He doesn't care.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:20 AM (ExV1e)

161 He is reportedly unaware that the war started or that his father is dead.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:19 AM (gbOdA)
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So... Ayatollah Coma'ni?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 08:20 AM (5UTWB)

162 They've already impeached him twice. Let them impeach him weekly for the remainder of his term. Unless they have 67 votes in the Senate, and they don't, impeachment is theater.

I think that this time there will be a number of nominal Republican cross-overs. Have you heard the hate and invective against Trump by these degenerates?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:21 AM (a4flb)

163 It's not just gas prices that are/will go up due to the war. Since most everything uses fuel to move commodities from point A to B those goods are going to cost more.

Some goods, a lot more. Depending on how far away they are and how they're moved from there to here.

Container shipping is being hit hard with fuel costs. Tankers that typically move fuel products from the Middle East to North America are not moving much of that fuel right now. So, gas and diesel prices go up.

Opening the Hormuz would alleviate some of this. Whether this is priority #1 or 2 or 3 with the Iran war is debatable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 08:21 AM (jtM2q)

164 156 According to reports, the new supreme leader of the regime in Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, is severely injured and is currently on life support in the ICU of the Sina hospital.

He is reportedly unaware that the war started or that his father is dead.
Posted by: r hennigantx
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Some wag on X termed Mojtaba as Schrodinger's Mullah. We only know whether or not the mullah is alive by opening the box.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:21 AM (E4rtv)

165 Rachel Zegler has loads of back hair and her arms look like a Go-rilla.

Posted by: Hirsute Hackensackian at March 11, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)

166 For the life of me, I don't understand why megatons of AP munitions aren't being dropped.

https://tinyurl.com/2styuewt
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 08:17 AM (5UTWB)


Bad press.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:22 AM (ExV1e)

167 This picture, more than any other image I've ever seen, encapsulates the ideology of modern Leftism.
This Insane Moment Belongs In A Dystopian Novel
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I just read the article above. The left are willing to put their lives on the line to destroy the country. Insane.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 08:22 AM (Dv3i1)

168
So... Ayatollah Coma'ni?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 08:20 AM (5UTWB)



I'll give you an A for effort on that one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:22 AM (Zz0t1)

169 I'm trying to understand - why then, is the Senate GOP-e investing so much political capital in preserving Cornyn?

Maybe he gives good head.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

170 155 The Senate GOP is more concerned with John Cornyn's re-election than they are with passing the SAVE Act.

That's what matters to them, and they do not care what matters to us.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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I think many of those statewide GOP figures have used fraud and rigging in primaries to get to the top of the ticket. Less important in House districts but I think that many of the GOP senators buy votes in states with large urban Dem centers using the same fraudsters that Dems use for general elections.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:24 AM (E4rtv)

171 The Senate GOP is more concerned with John Cornyn's re-election than they are with passing the SAVE Act.

Since Paxton said he'd drop out if they passed SAVE, they're gambling that they can both keep Cornyn AND kill SAVE.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:24 AM (ExV1e)

172 The DNC is suing the Trump admin to try to compel the government to say whether it is planning to put armed federal agents or military personnel at polling places and election offices this year.

haha

Make the enemy waste their time and money.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:25 AM (gbOdA)

173 Tommy Robinson is out of the UK now, right?

@TRobinsonNewEra
Schools are being WARNED that children's drawings could be "blasphemous" to Muslim "sensitives". You had enough of this crap yet?
Literally creeping sharia.

The article he posted also says Labour councils are warning teachers that music and dance classes could be contrary to the teachings of Islam.

They are always welcome to go home if UK classes teaching UK cultural staples offend them.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:25 AM (FQ1u5)

174 169 I'm trying to understand - why then, is the Senate GOP-e investing so much political capital in preserving Cornyn?

Maybe he gives good head.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Chits for his position as Mitch McConnell's right hand man during the Obama years and his heading of the Senate Campaign Fund way back. Cornyn was Majority and Minority Whip until 2018 and before that, 2009-12, I think he was head of the Senate Campaign Fund.

The truth is most senators hate and despise their constituents as they believe their own press releases of how wonderful they are. Some House members do, but senators, in general are far more insufferable than the average House member.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:26 AM (E4rtv)

175 I think that this time there will be a number of nominal Republican cross-overs. Have you heard the hate and invective against Trump by these degenerates?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:21 AM (a4flb)


So you think that at least 17 Republican Senators, assuming a 50/50 Senate AND after McConnell is replaced, will commit electoral suicide just to replace Trump with Vance?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)

176
Since Paxton said he'd drop out if they passed SAVE, they're gambling that they can both keep Cornyn AND kill SAVE.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:24 AM (ExV1e)



Paxton needs to start running ads. Chock full of substance and receipts on how poor Cornyn is for his constituents. All Cornyn has on Paxton is he's getting divorced and already has a girlfriend.

I don't care about that 'deal.' I'm pushing for Paxton, SAVE Act or not. Texas rid itself of Patch McCain, it can do the next right thing and send Cornyn to pasture.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)

177 The NY Post has a story about the cop who jumped over the barrier to tackle the attempted bomber in NYC . It says, Edwards was a college student studying biology when terrorists struck NYC on 9/11, 2001. "I saw what happened, and I took one of the first tests afterward for the academy."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 08:27 AM (afKoR)

178 Me personally.... even if Trump endorses Cornyn in the runoff (I don't think he will), I'm still voting for Paxton. I can't bring myself to vote for Cornyn. Nope, not gonna happen

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 08:27 AM (xT8gx)

179 Rachel Zegler is one of our best customers!

Posted by: Advanced Electrolysis And Waxing Institute at March 11, 2026 08:28 AM (oftw2)

180 the ISIS terrorists that attempted to murder the protestors outside of Gracie Mansion were ACKSHUALLY trying to murder Mamdani............
——-

On 9/11/2001 the media talking heads were pathetic, positing everything, anything, except the obvious. One airhead pondered on air wondering if it was a problem with ATC, as if pilots would inevitably crash into skyscrapers on clear days.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 08:28 AM (kMjfk)

181 Tommy Robinson is out of the UK now, right?


He was in the US not long ago interviewing another UK exile that had to claim asylum to the US because she said sharia was 'gay' online and would be arrested should she return home.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)

182 Dem females vote for who makes them feel the most tingly in their no-no squares.
____

A gay half-black man with perfect creases in his pant leg was just the perfect amount of exotic to get the juices flowing.
- D. Brooks

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 08:29 AM (Dv3i1)

183 It says, Edwards was a college student studying biology when terrorists struck NYC on 9/11, 2001. "I saw what happened, and I took one of the first tests afterward for the academy."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 08:27 AM (afKoR)



Islamaphobia, obviously. Duh......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

184 171 The Senate GOP is more concerned with John Cornyn's re-election than they are with passing the SAVE Act.

Since Paxton said he'd drop out if they passed SAVE, they're gambling that they can both keep Cornyn AND kill SAVE.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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I think the 25 megaton thermonuclear weapon that Trump may use to blast the US Senate is the election fraud investigations where both Georgia and Arizona and foreign intel intercepts are going to be exposed. Scuttlebutt is evidence of Chinese interference with US elections both electronically and physically.

Not going to happen as long as US is at war with Iran for obvious reasons. Best to be used when the attention turns back to domestic affairs.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (E4rtv)

185 One airhead pondered on air wondering if it was a problem with ATC, as if pilots would inevitably crash into skyscrapers on clear days.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 11, 2026 08:28 AM (kMjfk)



"Uh, Echo Tango Niner, proceed to 1100 feet and set heading for that big building right there........"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (Zz0t1)

186 For the life of me, I don't understand why megatons of AP munitions aren't being dropped.

https://tinyurl.com/2styuewt
**********

Seems it's old footage from Qasem Soleimani's funeral procession in Tehran in 2020

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (Y1sOo)

187 Zegler is from NJ.

Her parents were both born here.

Hell she was named after Rachel from friends.

This is all an act to get her positive press from the FNM

Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (sKqQm)

188 Now it’s the Exxon Mobil Corporation, which announced Tuesday that 144 years after it incorporated in the state, its Board of Directors unanimously recommended that shareholders change the company’s legal domicile from New Jersey to Texas.

A M F

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (gbOdA)

189 They are always welcome to go home if UK classes teaching UK cultural staples offend them.
Posted by: LizLem

No. They are our most precious voters. However, you are far-right wing scum and welcome to leave.
- Kwier Starmer

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (Dv3i1)

190 Today Is National Debunking Day,

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (NpAcC)

191 Mornin’, All. Happy Wednesday.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (77rzZ)

192
This is all an act to get her positive press from the FNM
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (sKqQm)



After she labeled a majority of Americans racist for hating her as Snow White?

Good luck with THAT.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)

193 There's a couple young, midget Disney actresses with eyes on the side of their head like a fish. Rachel Zegler is just one of them. How this came to be judged as attractive, we'll never know. What's next, eyes on top of their heads, like a flounder?

Posted by: Standards Have Fallen at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (oftw2)

194 I voted for Cornyn in his first bid for Senator. He was accessible and was strong on issues important to Texas. 6 years and he turned into a complete piece of shit. I have never voted for him.since.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 08:33 AM (+nEug)

195 Not going to happen as long as US is at war with Iran for obvious reasons. Best to be used when the attention turns back to domestic affairs.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:31 AM (E4rtv)


Which is great since, I believe, Paxton would have to drop out before the 18th or he'll be on the ballot and I can vote against Cornyn again even if they do pass SAVE.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

196 190 Today Is National Debunking Day,

Already shown not to be true.

/just a joke

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 08:34 AM (DgMqy)

197 A gay half-black man with perfect creases in his pant leg was just the perfect amount of exotic to get the juices flowing.
- D. Brooks
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Was. I simply don't see the thrill anymore from the Dems for Barry as they are always about the next thing. I think their next thing is what Hillary craved, a female as president--their problem is that their female pool is crazy for trooning castrations, illegal immigrants, coddling criminals, and trying to take firearms. And there is a color split as the POC demand precedent over AWFULs which pits two of the largest contigents of Democrat base voters against each other.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:34 AM (E4rtv)

198 142 Fox reports that the new ayatollah has a serious leg injury.
Ahaha.
This is funnier than the exploding pagers.
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 08:14 AM (jZ3ZM)

"Supreme Leader of Iran" and "Ayatollah" are not the same thing.

There's more than one Ayatollah. (Ayatollah is just a term for a high-ranking Shi'a Imam) There's only one "Supreme Leader of Iran" (at a time, since they keep getting vaporized).

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 08:34 AM (wa/yD)

199 Today Is National Debunking Day,
Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (NpAcC)

First thing I did when I woke up this morning was I debunked!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 08:34 AM (xT8gx)

200 There's a couple young, midget Disney actresses with eyes on the side of their head like a fish. Rachel Zegler is just one of them. How this came to be judged as attractive, we'll never know. What's next, eyes on top of their heads, like a flounder?
Posted by: Standards Have Fallen at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (oftw2)



I remember when Brandi was a pop star trying to make it in the acting world. A co-worker told me how hot she was. I told him she looked like that alien character from the bar scene in Star Wars with the eyes protruding from each side of its head.

He couldn't watch her show anymore.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

201 In a private meeting, James Blair, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, encouraged House Republicans to adjust how they discuss immigration. "

"private" huh?

Yeah, this smells like the "three sources said" carp the other day. I'll refrain from lighting my pitchfork, thankyouverymuch.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:35 AM (XuXeR)

202 Today Is National Debunking Day,
Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (NpAcC)


I couldn't sleep anyway. Debunking was no real problem.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

203 Which is great since, I believe, Paxton would have to drop out before the 18th or he'll be on the ballot and I can vote against Cornyn again even if they do pass SAVE.
Posted by: I used
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I think the longer that Paxton stays in and the Senate doesn't do jack shit on SAVE means doom for Cornyn. Like roadkill, Cornyn does not improve with time, heat, and sunlight in odor.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:36 AM (E4rtv)

204 Which is great since, I believe, Paxton would have to drop out before the 18th or he'll be on the ballot and I can vote against Cornyn again even if they do pass SAVE.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)



I think this is the 4-D chess Paxton is playing.

"I said I'd drop out of the primary. Since you failed at your end of the bargain in time, I'm running, bitch."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:36 AM (Zz0t1)

205 The Iran dust-up has taken my pet peeve and issue off the headlines. The continuing problem of women farding in cars whilst driving.

Posted by: The Huge Manatee!!! at March 11, 2026 08:36 AM (oftw2)

206 He is reportedly unaware that the war started or that his father is dead.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:19 AM (gbOdA)
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So... Ayatollah Coma'ni?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey


Golf clap

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 08:37 AM (MwdeY)

207 I think the longer that Paxton stays in and the Senate doesn't do jack shit on SAVE means doom for Cornyn. Like roadkill, Cornyn does not improve with time, heat, and sunlight in odor.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:36 AM (E4rtv)



The fact that Cornyn was that close to 50% saddens me greatly, actually.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:37 AM (Zz0t1)

208 They made Snow White a mexican immigrant FFS

Next Cinderella will be a Mohemmedan Trans Girl treated badly by her Church going Step-Mother.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:37 AM (gbOdA)

209 Whatever happened to the "Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

210 Two Iranian drones hit near Dubai International Airport"

Oh no!....

Wait a tic - "near"? And how many planes/flights affected?

Oh, zero?

Okeydokey.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (XuXeR)

211 National Debunking Day? No Tara Yazdi bikini pics for me, then, darn it.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (77rzZ)

212 The fact that Cornyn was that close to 50% saddens me greatly, actually.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:37 AM (Zz0t1)

You have many old white people that vote on seeing a name they know.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (gbOdA)

213 201 In a private meeting, James Blair, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, encouraged House Republicans to adjust how they discuss immigration. "

"private" huh?

Yeah, this smells like the "three sources said" carp the other day. I'll refrain from lighting my pitchfork, thankyouverymuch.
Posted by: man

I can see that House members were cautioned about not appearing 'mean' in deportations but rather to focus primarily on the criminals, whack jobs, and terrorists. Removing those polls the best right now and the fact that Democrats are so desperate to keep those pet criminals in the US highlights the whole message that Democrats hate citizens and love criminals/terrorists both foreign and domestic.

Trump used close to that line in his SOTU.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (E4rtv)

214 Supreme Leader Eileen.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 08:39 AM (jZ3ZM)

215 209 Whatever happened to the "Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

He rolled over and is almost dead.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:39 AM (gbOdA)

216
You have many old white people that vote on seeing a name they know.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (gbOdA)



Likely, but the work Paxton has done as AG should give him PLENTY of name recognition at this point, unless they really do only watch broadcast network news.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

217 Sending more prayers for you and your wife, J.J.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 08:39 AM (NpAcC)

218 . . . So Zegler doesn’t want to assimilate because she comes first—like every other foreigner living off the comforts and privileges America affords while actively working to destroy it.

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Seems like our chief import the past six decades aligns with our chief export in academia: Narcissism (best exemplified by the "election" installation of The DogEater into The White House).

The Fall and Decline of The Onanism Empire ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 11, 2026 08:39 AM (xIFh6)

219 Good morning! Vit B shot finished, let’s go get this day!

Posted by: Piper at March 11, 2026 08:39 AM (OoFl2)

220 Supreme Leader Eileen.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 11, 2026 08:39 AM (jZ3ZM)



Come on......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:40 AM (Zz0t1)

221 183-

There was some humor in this in that that after seeing the pictures later of his jumping over the barrier his wife texted him, "Wrong direction, sir" -although the cop added his spouse is "always supportive" because "she knows this is what I love."


Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 08:40 AM (q5DOt)

222 Next Cinderella will be a Mohemmedan Trans Girl treated badly by her Church going Step-Mother."

*hollywierdland writer takes notice*

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:41 AM (XuXeR)

223 209 Whatever happened to the "Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

Chris Jericho? He's in his 50s and wrestling fans are sick and tired of him. The company he's currently signed to is holding up his contract (which could have ended in January) in order to keep him off TV.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 08:41 AM (wa/yD)

224 Come on......"

That you, Dexy?

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:42 AM (XuXeR)

225 Whatever happened to the "Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)
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They Qum and they go.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 08:42 AM (5UTWB)

226 The fact that Cornyn was that close to 50% saddens me greatly, actually.
Posted by: Sponge
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He spent 70 million bucks and his butt buddies spent 30 million from non associated PACs that he has carried water for in the past. So, 100 million bucks versus Paxton's 4 million. Both have the same amount in the bank, about 4-5 million apiece.

Now Cornyn faces a runoff where the turnout is going to be less than the primary and trending away for low info primary voters. The lack of clutter of primary races means that Paxton can now highlight Cornyn's career in office. And it will reveal Cornyn has done little for the US and Texas but a lot for his donors and fellow senators.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:42 AM (E4rtv)

227 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

For those morons not on the ONT grammie's son let us know surgery went well and she is now on a long road to recovery. b"h
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)
*******
Great news! Thanks for updating us!

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 08:43 AM (NpAcC)

228
Chris Jericho? He's in his 50s and wrestling fans are sick and tired of him. The company he's currently signed to is holding up his contract (which could have ended in January) in order to keep him off TV.
Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 08:41 AM (wa/yD)



I was actually referring to the Mario Van Peebles character in Heartbreak Ridge.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:43 AM (Zz0t1)

229 Whatever happened to the "Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)


If memory serves, he re-enlisted at the end of the movie.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

230 The Space Force that Democrats sneered at is now saving American lives and protecting our allies from hostile missile fire.

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* President Reagan's SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) has entered the post *

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 08:44 AM (xIFh6)

231 So you think that at least 17 Republican Senators, assuming a 50/50 Senate AND after McConnell is replaced, will commit electoral suicide just to replace Trump with Vance?

If that were the only dynamic, but you are making a number of assumptions and probably deliberately avoiding others:

• People voted for Trump not Republicans
• SAVE Act is crucially important but didn't get into law.
• The normal mid-terms Blues
• The Trump fatigue that has hit a lot of the GOP-E and is only increasing
• Backroom deals for votes to impeach (eg $$$)
• Mimetic Theory

and those are just some of the other variables at play

Otherwise your rigid, single variable equation makes sense as long as no one thinks very deep.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:44 AM (a4flb)

232 Now Cornyn faces a runoff where the turnout is going to be less than the primary and trending away for low info primary voters. The lack of clutter of primary races means that Paxton can now highlight Cornyn's career in office. And it will reveal Cornyn has done little for the US and Texas but a lot for his donors and fellow senators.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:42 AM (E4rtv)



I certainly hope this is the case. Paxton has plenty of ammo to use, I just hope he uses it. He needs to get the base excited where they actually vote. Cornyn needs to go.

Enough with the RINO bullshit artists flooding our republic.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)

233 Chris Jericho?"

No, you foetus. The Lord Humungus, The Warrior of the Wastelands...

My pronouns, BTW.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)

234 Supreme Leader Eileen.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot



Which way???

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 08:44 AM (MwdeY)

235 And we have another White House gate-crasher

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 08:44 AM (Y1sOo)

236 In a country of 90m, with an overbearing State, I have to figure the regime is a couple million strong. If even a tenth are as fanatical as they proclaim, this is going to take a while.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2026 08:45 AM (Gybgx)

237
If memory serves, he re-enlisted at the end of the movie.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)




RECON!!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:45 AM (Zz0t1)

238 Why jawbone about every illegal that's been run down and set for deportation? All that does is open the door for criticism. Bad press. Trump hates bad press.

I’ve been saying this for a while. If it’s not in the MFM it doesn’t exist for many people. ICE has been deporting people at the same rate since before Iran started but since the protests and media coverage went away few know about it. And so there’s no bad press. I think that’s the root of the White House saying to STFU.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 08:46 AM (QZThv)

239 RECON!!!!!!!"

Well, it does make a unique sound when fired at you...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:46 AM (XuXeR)

240 Otherwise your rigid, single variable equation makes sense as long as no one thinks very deep.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure



Which is the majority of voters.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 08:46 AM (MwdeY)

241 You have many old white people that vote on seeing a name they know.

I'll permit blaming it on Boomers this time.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:47 AM (a4flb)

242 Adapt and improvise........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:47 AM (Zz0t1)

243 makes sense as long as no one thinks very deep."

The Paolo, he knows deep.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:47 AM (XuXeR)

244 Why isn’t motormouth Megan Rapinoe using her megaphone for Iran’s female soccer team?

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Maybe Cucker can get them asylum in Qatar?

/Nah, he'd likely have to take a pay cut ...

Posted by: ShainS at March 11, 2026 08:47 AM (xIFh6)

245 >>He suggested shifting away from talk of “mass deportations” and narrowing the administration’s efforts to deport only confirmed dangerous criminals.



Yes, because the two would-be NYC mass murderers were perfect examples of how even legal immigration* has been a failure in recent years. DId they need to kill people in order for that to be obvious to Mr. Deputy Chief of Staff?

*I am assuming their parents came here as refugees, though the mansion seems to indicate possible fraud via their franchises?

Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 08:47 AM (Suwql)

246 The very idea that muslims are "persecuted" in muslim countries is stupid. They are the ones who do the persecuting.

Posted by: night lifted at March 11, 2026 08:48 AM (kJmLc)

247 Why isn’t motormouth Megan Rapinoe using her megaphone for Iran’s female soccer team?



She's too busy pulling up the ladder behind her while eating skank pussy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

248 She's too busy pulling up the ladder behind her while eating skank pussy."

Well, there goes breakfast...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:49 AM (XuXeR)

249 In a way, isn't he a competitor for finite lobbyist funds? I know that he is a complete and total loser and has nothing to show for his decades in office other than trillions in debt and a dysfunctional judiciary, but what if the GOP Senate manages to dump Paxton but disgruntled Texans fail to override the vote for Demonic Party's candidate Screwtape?

I don't get their strategery. They sure as hell ain't loyal to anyone but themselves.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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The answer is how those Senators got their office and who are their donors and benefactors including their families. As Data Republican has shown, it is a galaxy of connections in the ruling class that is best looked at as an Corporate and NGO-Government complex. Each of those senators is 'owned' by someone and increasing by those who are out of state but with large wallets.

Few, if any of those senators are truly of the people and as they end up serving terms until death or serious illness, they become more and more distant from the people. And that is the Keystone of government corruption, not the House, but the Senate.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:49 AM (E4rtv)

250 Whatever happened to the "Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

That moment in the movie where Gunny Sgt Highway ripped off his earring was awesome... Heartbreak Ridge

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 08:49 AM (xT8gx)

251 >>Why isn’t motormouth Megan Rapinoe using her megaphone for Iran’s female soccer team?


LOL, right?

I seem to recall that in the past, Iran had been caught using the hijabi uniforms to hide the fact that some of their female soccer players were men. Not transwomen, just plain men so that they could play better.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 08:49 AM (Suwql)

252
Well, there goes breakfast...
Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:49 AM (XuXeR)



I help where I can.

Sometimes, the body needs a good fast to recalculate metabolism.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:50 AM (Zz0t1)

253 If that were the only dynamic, but you are making a number of assumptions and probably deliberately avoiding others:

• People voted for Trump not Republicans
• SAVE Act is crucially important but didn't get into law.
• The normal mid-terms Blues
• The Trump fatigue that has hit a lot of the GOP-E and is only increasing
• Backroom deals for votes to impeach (eg $$$)
• Mimetic Theory

and those are just some of the other variables at play

Otherwise your rigid, single variable equation makes sense as long as no one thinks very deep.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:44 AM (a4flb)


Lots of people talk about the processes of government while, apparently, remaining ignorant of them. Impeachment is irrelevant. Conviction by the Senate (which happens after, and is separate from, impeachment) matters.

There are currently 53 nominal Republican Senators. Let's assume that the mid-terms go badly and we lose 3 seat... that's why I said 50/50 Senate. People voted for Trump (Trump fatigue, backroom deals), not Republicans - so Senators will risk pissing off their voters because they have a sadz? SAVE Act... mimetic theory... what?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

254 Maybe Cucker can get them asylum in Qatar?

/Nah, he'd likely have to take a pay cut ...


I think they already cut him off when the Iranian missiles started raining on Doha. And that’s why his craziness has gone up a gear in the last week.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 08:50 AM (QZThv)

255 The answer is how those Senators got their office "

Yeah. If only the Founders had thought of another way.

Oh...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:50 AM (XuXeR)

256 Farmer friend from Arkansas just told me fertilizer (nitrogen) just spiked up 25% because of Strait closure. It’s planting season, prices will increase at harvest. More farmers will go broke, and food inflation might sink Trump like it did Kamala.

That was just the excuse people used because they didn’t want to admit they would rather vote for a turd wrapped in putrid skin than a black woman.

US needs to eliminate tariffs on solar/batteries/evs and restart those wind and solar projects that Trump blocked.

He's against windmills because they put some offshore a golf course he was developing in Scotland, and he thinks they're ugly. Or he thinks they're fans that might mess up his hair.

From the article: President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that “if Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY!”

This guy, he breaks me up 🤣

So when does Trump declare an emergency on gas prices and find some absolutely illegal way to drop the sanctions on Russian oil?

I guess if we didn’t want that, we shouldn’t have started the fucking war.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 08:50 AM (bcX03)

257 Sometimes, the body needs a good fast to recalculate metabolism."

Yeah, sure. Have another Hawaiian Punch.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:51 AM (XuXeR)

258 >>> I remember when Brandi was a pop star trying to make it in the acting world. A co-worker told me how hot she was. I told him she looked like that alien character from the bar scene in Star Wars with the eyes protruding from each side of its head.

Ironically, Brandi played Cinderella in a TV movie musical in the 90s, but was adorable. And didn't get upset at the patriarchy that Cinderella wants a prince to rescue her. Simpler times.

Whitney Houston was the fairy godmother and rocked it. The prince was Asian and the king was white and the queen was Whoopi Goldberg.

Yet it was non woke and good! There was a lot more actual colorblind casting in the 90s.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:52 AM (Ylesa)

259 Farmer friend from Arkansas just told me fertilizer (nitrogen) just spiked up 25% because of Strait closure. It’s planting season, prices will increase at harvest. More farmers will go broke, and food inflation might sink Trump like it did Kamala.



It's as if Iran has never f*cked with the Strait before..........And they also don't know that a vast majority of fertilizer comes from Russia.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:52 AM (Zz0t1)

260 Which is the majority of voters.

The voters have nothing to do with impeachment.

This is obvious when one sees how the GOP-E joins forces with the D party on all of these 80-20 issues.

The GOP-E hates Trump for:
• DOGE
• TOO efficient illegal alien round-up
• No Endless War to grift
• SAVE Act
• Tariffs
• Non Soros-endorsed judges and US Attorneys
• Trump not giving them head-up on Money Making military adventures.

The voters don't matter. The Uniparty does what the Uniparty wants, and if Trump is in the way, the Uniparty is sure hell of a lot more than 67 votes in the Senate.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:52 AM (a4flb)

261 I certainly hope this is the case. Paxton has plenty of ammo to use, I just hope he uses it. He needs to get the base excited where they actually vote. Cornyn needs to go.

Enough with the RINO bullshit artists flooding our republic.
Posted by: Sponge
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I think Paxton has to turn the runoff election into a referendum on the US Senate with Cornyn as a prime example of dysfunction with the SAVE act dithering a perfect example.

And it allows Paxton to be humble if he can be over his personal life to humanize him (which is needed). Paxton needs to humanize himself while attacking Cornyn as a symptom of what is wrong with the US Senate.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:52 AM (E4rtv)

262 So when does Trump declare an emergency on gas prices and find some absolutely illegal way to drop the sanctions on Russian oil?

I guess if we didn’t want that, we shouldn’t have started the fucking war.



It's like there's no oil or refineries in America.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:53 AM (Zz0t1)

263
And it allows Paxton to be humble if he can be over his personal life to humanize him (which is needed). Paxton needs to humanize himself while attacking Cornyn as a symptom of what is wrong with the US Senate.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 08:52 AM (E4rtv)



Well, he's got a month and a half to do SOMETHING, so we'll see.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:54 AM (Zz0t1)

264 Read how the Marxists are fighting any ICE at polling places yet say not Illegals are voting

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 08:54 AM (EtnSa)

265 Yay, Bennie Thompson won his primary to serve his 18th term in Congress. His opponent a former Schumer staffer was 1yr old when Thompson started in Congress.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 08:54 AM (qBBPl)

266 It's like there's no oil or refineries in America."

Hey, we tried!

/NIMBY and HOA types everywhere

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:55 AM (XuXeR)

267 Morn' all... Do they know if it was a mine or a missle that hit the two ships ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 08:55 AM (fdJ1A)

268 Read how the Marxists are fighting any ICE at polling places yet say not Illegals are voting
Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 08:54 AM (EtnSa)



You're rayciss, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)

269 It occurs to me that James Blair, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff is angling to replace Susie Wiles as CoS when she leaves in a couple months.

If this is the case, someone needs to sit his ass down and have a little talk.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 08:55 AM (jtM2q)

270 All the Venezuelan oil is going where? America, that's where.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 08:55 AM (+nEug)

271 ... find some absolutely illegal way to drop the sanctions on Russian oil?

Pretty sure that the sanctions are an executive action, not legislation, and so dropping them wouldn't be illegal but this is reddit so expecting understanding is pointless.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)

272 >>> It's as if Iran has never f*cked with the Strait before..........And they also don't know that a vast majority of fertilizer comes from Russia.

Not the brightest bulbs.

Has the country that owns the peninsula that makes up the part of the strait that juts out, ever considered making a canal there, and bypassing the strait entirely? Costly but save everyone headaches.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (Ylesa)

273 “I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”

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Crash and burn, semi-attractive Rachel. Crash and burn.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (ndZc7)

274 Has the country that owns the peninsula that makes up the part of the strait that juts out, ever considered making a canal there, and bypassing the strait entirely? Costly but save everyone headaches.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (Ylesa)



Saw a meme the other day that pointed that out.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (Zz0t1)

275 256 That was just the excuse people used because they didn’t want to admit they would rather vote for a turd wrapped in putrid skin than a black woman.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 08:50 AM (bcX03)

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Dems already freaking out about Talarico losing the general in November, I see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (GBKbO)

276 Crash and burn, semi-attractive Rachel. Crash and burn.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (ndZc7)



I really don't see this....at all.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:57 AM (Zz0t1)

277 Yes, because the two would-be NYC mass murderers were perfect examples of how even legal immigration* has been a failure in recent years. DId they need to kill people in order for that to be obvious to Mr. Deputy Chief of Staff?

*I am assuming their parents came here as refugees, though the mansion seems to indicate possible fraud via their franchises?
Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 08:47 AM (Suwql)
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CNN, the NYT, and any others who glorify these terrorists will be the first and loudest to howl if the bombs actually explode any where near the reporters and editors. If it happens to others, they "try to give perspective", but if it happens to them, it's an attack on fundamental American values.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 08:58 AM (oA3dc)

278 @275 TJM, when you lose the African American vote by 96-4 in the Dem primary you're not looking real strong in the general

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 08:58 AM (qBBPl)

279 “I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”



You forget you're in a career that requires people to like you?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:58 AM (Zz0t1)

280 Morn' all... Do they know if it was a mine or a missle that hit the two ships ?"

Yes. Yes, it was.

*there's some confusion as to what actually happened. Of course, it's all Trumpsfault, so there*

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 08:58 AM (XuXeR)

281 It's as if Iran has never f*cked with the Strait before..........And they also don't know that a vast majority of fertilizer comes from Russia.

Now that you have mentioned Russia, have you too noticed that Russia isn't in the news much anymore?

Seems that Russia benefits the most from the Iranian Imbroglio both in instantly lax sanctions on nitrogen, phosphorus and hydrocarbons but also conveniently having staged tens of millions of barrels of oil ready for export if not already on the water.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 08:58 AM (a4flb)

282 278 @275 TJM, when you lose the African American vote by 96-4 in the Dem primary you're not looking real strong in the general

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 08:58 AM (qBBPl)

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Oh, I know.

And the Reddit comment was about people choosing Trump over Kamala.

But, applying the logic to Talarico...especially when Talarico loses by 15.

Holy shit, Democrats have a very interesting situation brewing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 08:59 AM (GBKbO)

283 Crash and burn, semi-attractive Rachel. Crash and burn.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I like her eyes the most. They remind me of my mother.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at March 11, 2026 08:59 AM (JCZqz)

284 Dems already freaking out about Talarico losing the general in November, I see.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (GBKbO)
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I recommend Democrats spend lots and lots of money on Talarico's race. "Turn Texas Blue!" can only happen if you spend ALL the money in Texas, Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 08:59 AM (oA3dc)

285 >>“I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”


LOL, OK.
What got her into trouble was openly disparaging Disney's classic (and first?) animated movies, and bragging that in her version, Snow White would be a girlboss who didn't need a man to save her blah blah blah.

It was never about her comforting her audience, it was about respecting them, respecting the opportunity of playing a beloved character, respecting the original material while giving it a little update instead of completely trashing it.

Go ahead and wear your ignorance and narcissism like a dress and see how far it gets you, Rachel.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 08:59 AM (Suwql)

286 JJ, your dear mother's story makes me shed tears every time you mention her, and what a powerful anecdote you shared this morning!

Posted by: AgathaPagatha at March 11, 2026 08:59 AM (zDWkG)

287 Has the country that owns the peninsula that makes up the part of the strait that juts out, ever considered making a canal there, and bypassing the strait entirely? Costly but save everyone headaches.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (Ylesa)


Pretty sure that putting a canal in place somewhere in the ME requires the target country to be a colony of some European power (or the US). I mean, the muzzies have only been in power in Iran for almost 50 years and have repeatedly threatened shipping in the Strait. Who could have foreseen the need?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)

288 Seems like nobody has figured out that they likely picked the new Supreme Leader precisely BECAUSE he is practically already dead, and is probably safe in his hospital bed. He's both expendable and untouchable.

Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 09:00 AM (ovdkm)

289 Dems already freaking out about Talarico losing the general in November, I see.

Nothing brightens my day more than hearing confirmations that Texas will be sending Paxton to Babylon DC.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 09:00 AM (a4flb)

290 can only happen if you spend ALL the money in Texas, Democrats."

There's a Buc-ee's right over there. Spend away!

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:01 AM (XuXeR)

291

Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸
@Bubblebathgirl
Over 30% or hospice and home health companies in the U.S. are reportedly registered in L.A. County.

Chris Hartsock went to see some in the Valley and found mostly vacant offices.

One man called 911 and attacked him.

Clearly there’s fraud going on here.

https://tinyurl.com/mwmnrfme

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 09:01 AM (NpAcC)

292 'Morning, Horde. It's deja vu all over again. Trump is repeating the mistakes of his first term. Why is he developing feet of clay this time?

Posted by: creeper at March 11, 2026 09:02 AM (80oeU)

293 He's both expendable and untouchable."

You left out "unconscious"

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:02 AM (XuXeR)

294 Farmer friend from Arkansas just told me fertilizer (nitrogen) just spiked up 25% because of Strait closure. It’s planting season, prices will increase at harvest. More farmers will go broke, and food inflation might sink Trump like it did Kamala.


Farmer friend is full of shit.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 09:02 AM (MwdeY)

295 288 Seems like nobody has figured out that they likely picked the new Supreme Leader precisely BECAUSE he is practically already dead, and is probably safe in his hospital bed. He's both expendable and untouchable.

Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 09:00 AM (ovdkm)

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Most likely, yes.

It's a sign of deep weakness, an invalid, in perception, power structure putting up a figurehead that they can't even put out in public to try and galvanize the people. They can't put forward their actual leadership because the actual leadership is either too ungalvanizing or just too exposed to immediate death from above to have any actual effect.

They're digging in, putting on dog and pony shows that no one buys, to distract. Considering Israel's deep intel dive into Iranian government, though, it's probably useless.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:02 AM (GBKbO)

296 Whatever happened to the "Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

That moment in the movie where Gunny Sgt Highway ripped off his earring was awesome... Heartbreak Ridge
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 08:49 AM


That was completely unnecessary.

Posted by: Stitch Jones at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (ZANHd)

297 >>It occurs to me that James Blair, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff is angling to replace Susie Wiles as CoS when she leaves in a couple months.

>>If this is the case, someone needs to sit his ass down and have a little talk.

I think people are reading way too much into this. Like it or not Trump is not polling well on the deportation issue right now. The media and Democrats are working overtime to lie and muddy the waters over this issue because losing millions of illegals is an existential problem for the Democrat Party.

We are in the midterm election cycle and the only change is the messaging. Deporting criminal illegals is a lot more popular with the general voting public than mass deportation. Many people don't understand how many of our current problems are related to having millions of illegals in he country draining resources and driving up costs. And they vote.

Win the midterms. That's the goal and you tailor your message to win elections.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (viF8m)

298 Clearly there’s fraud going on here.

https://tinyurl.com/mwmnrfme
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Low hanging fruit for Vance to pick.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (Dv3i1)

299 Talarico losing will be more satisfying to me than when Beto lost... and that's a lot of satisfaction

Beto was merely an extremely annoying grifting liar; Talarico is a demon

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (xT8gx)

300 The Straight of Hormuz is NOT shut down. Obviously, if it WAS, a ship would not have been hit going through it.

Sounds like the US Navy has some more work to do, as far as making passage through there safer, but at least none of the crew of the vessel that was hit were injured, from anything I heard. Probably what it was hit with wasn't an especially powerful weapon - small-time stuff.

Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (ovdkm)

301 MrExcitement, Tousi did so yesterday.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (+nEug)

302 Today Is National Debunking Day,
Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 08:32 AM (NpAcC)
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Has that been thoroughly debunked yet?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (rCr5m)

303 Has the country that owns the peninsula that makes up the part of the strait that juts out

That's Oman.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:04 AM (77rzZ)

304 Seems like nobody has figured out that they likely picked the new Supreme Leader precisely BECAUSE he is practically already dead, and is probably safe in his hospital bed. He's both expendable and untouchable.
Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 09:00 AM (ovdkm)
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They are going to clone a new one from his nose.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 11, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)

305 Dems are shocked that ordinary Christians see through the viciously warped and demonic false gospel that Talerico preaches.

Democrats believe that all Christians are stupid and will vote for anyone who waves a bible in the air, even if he says it would have been fine for Mary to about her Son. (Yes, Talerico has said that on the record. He is a demon.)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:04 AM (7yOPh)

306 'Morning, Horde. It's deja vu all over again. Trump is repeating the mistakes of his first term. Why is he developing feet of clay this time?
Posted by: creeper at March 11, 2026 09:02 AM (80oeU)


Do not accept what the media tells you at face value. Do not accept what you read here from people freaking out over what the media told them at face value.

There is literally no indication that Trump is developing feet of clay. It's just words on a screen written by someone with an agenda.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:04 AM (ExV1e)

307
299 Talarico losing will be more satisfying to me than when Beto lost... and that's a lot of satisfaction

Beto was merely an extremely annoying grifting liar; Talarico is a demon

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (xT8gx)

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I want the spectacle of Talarico to distract everyone from GA where Ossoff ends up losing in Georgia.

I mean, incumbency plus the Fulton County election officials having jobs is going to make that harder (plus turnout differentials, it's not all fraud), but I do think it's in the realm of possibility.

And then a couple of great white hopes die on the vine.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:05 AM (GBKbO)

308 Farmer friend is full of shit."

So, what's the problem then? That'll fertilize a quarter acre or so...

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:05 AM (XuXeR)

309 Farmer friend is full of shit.

I think that the farmer is supposed to spread that on the fields.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 09:05 AM (a4flb)

310 Three cargo ships damaged by Iranian fire in or near the Straits yesterday, but the shipping markets seem to be taking it in stride. Slowly but surely, America will knock off all those missile or artillery firing sites, whichever is doing it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:05 AM (oA3dc)

311 Seems like nobody has figured out that they likely picked the new Supreme Leader precisely BECAUSE he is practically already dead, and is probably safe in his hospital bed. He's both expendable and untouchable.
Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 09:00 AM (ovdkm)
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The actual rulers get to act in his name and blame everything on the "Supreme Leader" when things go horribly, horribly wrong.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 11, 2026 09:06 AM (rCr5m)

312 That was completely unnecessary.
Posted by: Stitch Jones at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (ZANHd)


And that was after you tried to get Highway laid in that diner.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:06 AM (ExV1e)

313 Too good of a rumor not to post...

Supposedly Cornyn is listed in the laugh fund for sexually assaulting congress critters.

His money was paid to a man.

This is why the killed that bill.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 09:06 AM (pYRPs)

314 That's Oman."

"When the Moon hits your eye....

Hmm. Oman doesn't quite fit.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:06 AM (XuXeR)

315 Slush fund! Not laugh fund.

Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 09:06 AM (pYRPs)

316 Beto was merely an extremely annoying grifting liar; Talarico is a demon
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (xT8gx)

I’m still pissed off at some middle aged Republican women I knew who voted for Beto because he was “so dreamy” and against Ted Cruz because he was Mean and Icky.

At least Talerico just looks like a sad little college twink.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:07 AM (7yOPh)

317 Posted by: Stitch Jones "

Get me another Cuban there, Stitch.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)

318 300 Sounds like the US Navy has some more work to do, as far as making passage through there safer, but at least none of the crew of the vessel that was hit were injured, from anything I heard. Probably what it was hit with wasn't an especially powerful weapon - small-time stuff.

Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 09:03 AM (ovdkm)

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The Air Force is just flying over the area hitting smaller targets with impunity.

Plus, the strait is mostly oil to Europe and to China. That does affect global prices, but futures are not buying the idea that this is a massive disruption, especially if Iranian oil is mostly being affected.

It should be noted that Iran's oil industry has taken a few heavy beatings (mostly because the Iranian oil industry is designed to benefit the IRGC more than the people), and that should be affecting futures prices more than a temporary slowdown of traffic through the strait. But that mostly goes to China, which China buys under the radar to avoid Iranian directed sanctions. Iranian oil sold at $30 a barrel to China suddenly getting shut down will have less of an effect than Biden regulations on American oil production.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:07 AM (GBKbO)

319 310 Three cargo ships damaged by Iranian fire in or near the Straits yesterday, but the shipping markets seem to be taking it in stride. Slowly but surely, America will knock off all those missile or artillery firing sites, whichever is doing it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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We went through all that in the 80's during the Iraq-Iran war. Iran tried to shut down Iraqi oil exports and vice versa.

Most people simply believe the current times are the only thing that matters and generally they are ignorant of history.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:08 AM (E4rtv)

320 That's Oman."

"When the Moon hits your eye....

Hmm. Oman doesn't quite fit.
Posted by: man


When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
That's Omani

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2026 09:08 AM (MwdeY)

321 Dems already freaking out about Talarico losing the general in November, I see.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Lol....no.

The Latin Times: James Talarico Beating Both Ken Paxton And John Cornyn In Texas Senate Election, Poll Shows. The Democrat holds a 1-point lead over Paxton and a 2-point one over Cornyn

It's still very early, but if it's that close now, Republicans are scared. If the polls are right, Texans are clearly ready for a fresh voice and real leadership in Washington.

Even magas know Paxton is a slimeball. Talrico has a chance. If Talarico can convince Hispanic voters to show up, he should destroy.

I live in Texas and this election is going to be one for the history books. Republicans have to decide if they’re going to vote for the candidate who is everything they claim to stand for, or the candidate who is everything they claim to hate.

Brace yourselves. All the big money GOP backers are about to go after him in an all out multi-million dollar blitz. There’s think tanks working with focus groups at this very moment to figure out the best lies to sell about him.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 09:08 AM (JCZqz)

322 Lisa Murkowski joined with three Democrats yesterday to try to revive the Epstein crap. Unreal.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:08 AM (oA3dc)

323 305 Dems are shocked that ordinary Christians see through the viciously warped and demonic false gospel that Talerico preaches.

Democrats believe that all Christians are stupid and will vote for anyone who waves a bible in the air, even if he says it would have been fine for Mary to about her Son. (Yes, Talerico has said that on the record. He is a demon.)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:04 AM (7yOPh)

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"Christians fall for con men all the time. They'll fall for our con men who say anti-Christian things while holding the Gospel of Thomas, right?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:08 AM (GBKbO)

324 That's Oman.
Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:04 AM (77rzZ)

Which already lays claim to that portion of the strait that lies within the 12-nautical mile territorial waters, so I'm not sure why they would dig another ditch.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:09 AM (Y1sOo)

325 He's both expendable and untouchable."

You left out "unconscious"
Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:02 AM (XuXeR

I am not sure about the untouchable part...

https://tinyurl.com/5frysyws

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:09 AM (GD0B3)

326 300 Sounds like the US Navy has some more work to do, as far as making passage through there safer, but at least none of the crew of the vessel that was hit were injured, from anything I heard. Probably what it was hit with wasn't an especially powerful weapon - small-time stuff.

Posted by: MrExcitement
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A-10s are now in theater and looking for some of those Iranian mine layers and speed boats to blow up real good and they chew up drones pretty well too.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:09 AM (E4rtv)

327 generally they are ignorant of history."

Hey, I used to have an iPhone 7, man. It was tough.

/letsstartgenerationalwarsagain

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:09 AM (XuXeR)

328 310 Three cargo ships damaged by Iranian fire in or near the Straits yesterday, but the shipping markets seem to be taking it in stride. Slowly but surely, America will knock off all those missile or artillery firing sites, whichever is doing it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:05 AM (oA3dc)

Most likely drones. Iran started off with a few thousand in inventory, it will take a while to find and destroy them all.

US forces should take control of the 4 small islands in the straits.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:10 AM (7yOPh)

329 279 279 “I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.”



You forget you're in a career that requires people to like you?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 11, 2026 08:58 AM (Zz0t1)

She was born in NJ. Is she trying to run some idiot ploy to make herself look like an illegal to bait a confrontation with ICE?

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 09:11 AM (3wOGw)

330 321 Brace yourselves. All the big money GOP backers are about to go after him in an all out multi-million dollar blitz. There’s think tanks working with focus groups at this very moment to figure out the best lies to sell about him.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 11, 2026 09:08 AM (JCZqz)

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Oh, I know.

The true believers think he's going to romp them. That PPP internal poll is just fodder, but it's right in one way. Talarico will get no more than 44% of the vote.

Also, the ad blitz is just gonna be Talarico saying stupid shit. The GOP is going to tag him as a weird freak in love with trans kids so fast.

Also, Dems are leaking that they're not going to fund Talarico in the general because they know he's a dud.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:11 AM (GBKbO)

331 "Do not accept what the media tells you at face value. Do not accept what you read here from people freaking out over what the media told them at face value."

Amen.

I think it bears repeating every once in a while, that the media's project is to demoralize Conservatives/Christians...all day...every day.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 09:11 AM (DgMqy)

332 326 A-10s are now in theater and looking for some of those Iranian mine layers and speed boats to blow up real good and they chew up drones pretty well too.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:09 AM (E4rtv)

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Also, you can't just lay mines with speed boats. Mines have to be anchored in place and need specialized equipment to deploy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:12 AM (GBKbO)

333 322 Lisa Murkowski joined with three Democrats yesterday to try to revive the Epstein crap. Unreal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Nope, she is essentially a Democrat now and wants to hold her seat in a fairly Republican state. All bullshit, all the time and I think the relevations about the fake Indian tribe scams with government contracting including an Alaskan tribe just revealed by O'Keefe is probably going to leave a mark.

Murcow stays in office in part because of grifters in the Indian tribes up there.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:12 AM (E4rtv)

334 Pretty sure that putting a canal in place somewhere in the ME requires the target country to be a colony of some European power (or the US). I mean, the muzzies have only been in power in Iran for almost 50 years and have repeatedly threatened shipping in the Strait. Who could have foreseen the need?
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Just thinking out loud, but what is the risk of building a canal to avoid the strait and causing the strait to silt out?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 09:13 AM (pZ64F)

335 It looks like Trump has had second thoughts about asking Paxton to drop out of the runoff, a bad idea that Thune was pushing. That would have just pissed off the base in Texas.
Stay out of it, Trump.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:14 AM (7yOPh)

336 Also, you can't just lay mines with speed boats. Mines have to be anchored in place and need specialized equipment to deploy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Poorly phrased, the speed boat clusters were a separate threat as Iranian tactics go along with mine laying. If you want sheer mayhem though, you can float mines rather than anchor them simply to raise risk levels. Mine fields are mainly defensive, floating mines without tethering is offensive designed to cause FUD.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:14 AM (E4rtv)

337 335 It looks like Trump has had second thoughts about asking Paxton to drop out of the runoff, a bad idea that Thune was pushing. That would have just pissed off the base in Texas.
Stay out of it, Trump.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:14 AM (7yOPh)

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100%, the early word of Trump backing Cornyn was Cornyn himself spreading the rumor, that Trump never considered it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)

338 "This guidance arises from worries that Democrats are effectively painting Trump’s immigration approach as excessively sweeping,"

And they couldn't have seen this coming 100 miles away and have prepared a proactive, aggressive counter-propaganda and for once, just once, acted like they knew their asses from their elbows about the Left and its clockwork lies and slanders?

Same wobbly shit we've seen under every Republican administration in my lifetime.

As if the only possible response is to moderate and/or emasculate your own righteous policy rather than effectively fight back.

My concern is that if Iran goes on to much longer we'll be seeing the same thing on this front.

My sense of the source of all of it? Susie Wiles.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 09:15 AM (E2lD7)

339 A-10s are now in theater and looking for some of those Iranian mine layers and speed boats to blow up real good and they chew up drones pretty well too.
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They really like popping armored vehicles.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 09:15 AM (pZ64F)

340 Lisa Murkowski joined with three Democrats yesterday to try to revive the Epstein crap. Unreal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:08 AM (oA3dc)
*******
I don't care what it takes. This woman has got to go. She cannot get reelected.
I hope Elon puts all his money into getting ousted. She has been a thorn in Trump's side and for that matter the Republican's side since she's been in office.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 09:15 AM (NpAcC)

341 Also, you can't just lay mines with speed boats. "

I know, mini subs! It's sooper easy, too. Just roll 'em down the beach...

Oh, wait.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:16 AM (XuXeR)

342 335 It looks like Trump has had second thoughts about asking Paxton to drop out of the runoff, a bad idea that Thune was pushing. That would have just pissed off the base in Texas.
Stay out of it, Trump.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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And that is why Trump is better than alternatives, he apparently listens to his voters unlike US GOP senators.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:16 AM (E4rtv)

343 336 Also, you can't just lay mines with speed boats. Mines have to be anchored in place and need specialized equipment to deploy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Poorly phrased, the speed boat clusters were a separate threat as Iranian tactics go along with mine laying. If you want sheer mayhem though, you can float mines rather than anchor them simply to raise risk levels. Mine fields are mainly defensive, floating mines without tethering is offensive designed to cause FUD.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:14 AM (E4rtv)

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Unanchored mines would just end up on shore.

And the Air Force is just plastering anything that looks remotely unfriendly along the Iranian shores of the strait. Speed boat size and up.

Iran has no way of enforcing their threat, and everyone knows it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:16 AM (GBKbO)

344 people are digging into that "school" strike , the school that was part of the IRGC base...now, prior to the US / Israeli operation Iranians inside iran warned that the regime was collecting bodies of the people they murdered on the streets, to later present them as victims of "US aggression".

and now this : "Another important fact about the “Minab school fatalities” list:

• 19 of the 26 listed school-age girls appear in the archived school birthday directory.
• Only 2 of the 25 boys do..."

This is yet another strong indication that the list is either partially fabricated or includes deaths unrelated to the school strike."

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:16 AM (GD0B3)

345 Just thinking out loud, but what is the risk of building a canal to avoid the strait and causing the strait to silt out?

The problem when you Single Source anything, the lone supplier can change the terms and what are you going to do?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 11, 2026 09:17 AM (a6PrB)

346 > Also, you can't just lay mines with speed boats. Mines have to be anchored in place and need specialized equipment to deploy.
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Some of them are free floating magnetic types. Old school like. But a lot of the mines Iran is sowing in the Hormuz are anchored in the known shipping lanes.

Plus, if they've got some sort of timer used to activate and deactivate they can be reclaimed, moved and used again if they've got the right gear.

It's a mess. Destroy the delivery vehicles (ships or aircraft capable of laying mines) to minimize the threat.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 09:17 AM (jtM2q)

347 Just thinking out loud, but what is the risk of building a canal to avoid the strait and causing the strait to silt out?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 09:13 AM (pZ64F)


Oman would be forced to accept more fees for using the canal.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:17 AM (ExV1e)

348 regime lies 24/7, 365, many times a day; unfortunately their boosters in the West are running interference, spreading disinformation

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:17 AM (GD0B3)

349 Read how the Marxists are fighting any ICE at polling places yet say not Illegals are voting
Posted by: Skip

You're rayciss, sir.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
________

They should dress as Black Panthers. All cool then.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 11, 2026 09:18 AM (XvL8K)

350 Ask Palin about the Murkowski Crime Family.

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 09:18 AM (Q+gd/)

351
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Just thinking out loud, but what is the risk of building a canal to avoid the strait and causing the strait to silt out?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 09:13 AM (pZ64F)

There’s a mountainous ridge a couple thousand feet high in the way. And I don’t think trying to do a Fitzcarraldo with a modern oil tanker is advisable.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 09:18 AM (7yOPh)

352 Iran has been blackmailing the world for 47 years. We finally have a POTUS that is willing to put a stop to it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 11, 2026 09:18 AM (qFwJc)

353 Murk was kept in office by a combination of Mitch and the GOPe and Dem money pushing for ranked choice and and jungle primaries. Alaska even with Indian fraud should be solid red

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 09:18 AM (qBBPl)

354 Just thinking out loud, but what is the risk of building a canal to avoid the strait and causing the strait to silt out?
Posted by: pudinhead
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Well, in a world of drones and missiles, you cannot maneveur a ship in a canal. And a sunk ship means that the canal is closed for a long while. So sitting ducks requiring a lot of defensive anti missile and drone defenses . The problem is Iran's regime, not the Strait.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:18 AM (E4rtv)

355 Poorly phrased, the speed boat clusters were a separate threat as Iranian tactics go along with mine laying. If you want sheer mayhem though, you can float mines rather than anchor them simply to raise risk levels. Mine fields are mainly defensive, floating mines without tethering is offensive designed to cause FUD.
Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:14 AM (E4rtv)

https://tinyurl.com/yc6b2d7v

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (Y1sOo)

356 Same wobbly shit we've seen under every Republican administration in my lifetime.

They literally haven't changed any policies. None. They're just saying to talk about it differently.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

357 New Supreme Leader makes an appearance. Kind of.

https://is.gd/Lms75v

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)

358 356 Same wobbly shit we've seen under every Republican administration in my lifetime.

They literally haven't changed any policies. None. They're just saying to talk about it differently.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

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Talking about it differently means that all the illegals deported are going to be welcomed back by Trump personally and given citizenship!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (GBKbO)

359 Nastasia Bertrand, the Democrat whore mouthpiece, has a report up at CNN claiming Iran is "laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz". She claims this aspiration is real "without evidence".

But the larger point is Democrats want the Trump-led effort to fail. So what if Trump's effort will finally end the Mullahs and usher in peace in the middle east, and so what if even Qatar is finally ending Hamas presence, and declaring peace with Israel.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (2h5OL)

360 359 Nastasia Bertrand, the Democrat whore mouthpiece, has a report up at CNN claiming Iran is "laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz". She claims this aspiration is real "without evidence".

But the larger point is Democrats want the Trump-led effort to fail. So what if Trump's effort will finally end the Mullahs and usher in peace in the middle east, and so what if even Qatar is finally ending Hamas presence, and declaring peace with Israel.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (2h5OL)

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Her report is not that they are doing it.

Her report is that they are thinking about doing it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (GBKbO)

361 They literally haven't changed any policies. None.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

Yet. How you talk about it is always the first step.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (E2lD7)

362 New Supreme Leader makes an appearance. Kind of.

https://is.gd/Lms75v
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks


Weekend at Khameini's.

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:21 AM (77rzZ)

363 New Supreme Leader makes an appearance. Kind of.

https://is.gd/Lms75v
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)
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That is hilarious

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:21 AM (2h5OL)

364 Unanchored mines would just end up on shore.

And the Air Force is just plastering anything that looks remotely unfriendly along the Iranian shores of the strait. Speed boat size and up.

Iran has no way of enforcing their threat, and everyone knows it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Sometimes they do, but the sheer volume is what is aimed at and those type mines can be released from shore which is important in this case as formal minelayers probably are not going to last very long trying to do something in the gulf.

FWIW, a funny Dad's Army episode deals with mines in WWII.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:21 AM (E4rtv)

365 361 They literally haven't changed any policies. None.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

Yet. How you talk about it is always the first step.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (E2lD7)

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The only thing that will change immigration policy is firing Stephen Miller.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:21 AM (GBKbO)

366 I just watched Melania and it was hard to get thru. These people live in a different world, not the real world, but I guess it's real to them.

Melania is a 10, full stop. High maintenance.

It's all public relations, and mostly propaganda. You don't see her cooking breakfast for the young lad, or perched up on the throne cranking out a growler.

Interesting stuff. I have a staff of one and I'm chewing a piece of beef jerky.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (M9gjJ)

367 363 New Supreme Leader makes an appearance. Kind of.

https://is.gd/Lms75v
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)

He looks kind of stiff... From what I heard, it will be the first time...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (VE6XX)

368 Her report is not that they are doing it.

Her report is that they are thinking about doing it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (GBKbO)
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Her headline is literally "Iran Begins Laying Mines In Straits Of Hormuz"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (2h5OL)

369 What was in the cardboard box they made the cutout from?

Posted by: davidt at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (Q+gd/)

370 CNN is severely compromised, they have access to Iran and are literally reporting the Regime's talking points.

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (GD0B3)

371 364 Sometimes they do, but the sheer volume is what is aimed at and those type mines can be released from shore which is important in this case as formal minelayers probably are not going to last very long trying to do something in the gulf.

FWIW, a funny Dad's Army episode deals with mines in WWII.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:21 AM (E4rtv)

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1. The report was that Iran was thinking about it, not actually doing it.

2. Our air supremacy is knocking out anything larger than a dinghy along the Iranian shore.

The mining isn't happening. Tankers are making it through. It's all an effort to try and drive up oil prices again by foreign actors (the US press).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (GBKbO)

372 Posted by: Huck Follywood

Natasha and Fusion Ken Dilenian along with Jennifer Griffin at Fox are prime sources for disinformation put out by dissenters in our nat sec community. I think Ace used to have a name for Natasha but can't honestly remember.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:23 AM (E4rtv)

373 New Supreme Leader makes an appearance. Kind of.

https://is.gd/Lms75v
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)

He looks kind of stiff... From what I heard, it will be the first time...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (VE6XX)

🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:23 AM (GD0B3)

374 368 Her report is not that they are doing it.

Her report is that they are thinking about doing it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (GBKbO)
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Her headline is literally "Iran Begins Laying Mines In Straits Of Hormuz"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:22 AM (2h5OL)

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Oh, the headline doesn't match the actual article?

Probably the first time in history.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 11, 2026 09:23 AM (GBKbO)

375 Sometimes they do, but the sheer volume is what is aimed at "

That may be their goal, but they simply don't have the volume available to carry out anything like that - and one can't just roll them off of a pier and expect sucess.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:24 AM (XuXeR)

376 >>At least Talerico just looks like a sad little college twink.

There's something off about that guy.
Kinda reminds me of Buttigeig, who's always seemed a little angry to me?

Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 09:24 AM (Suwql)

377 Yet. How you talk about it is always the first step.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 09:20 AM (E2lD7)


Well... historically, the way it's worked is that the GOP has talked tough and done fuck all - if we're lucky. Now... we're still deporting people, we've sped up deporting people, we've gotten the judges removed from preventing deporting people, and we're saying specifically talk about deporting criminals and whatnot.

Obviously, mass suicide is in order.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)

378 who's always seemed a little angry to me?"

"A little angry" is his nickname for...well....

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (XuXeR)

379 370 CNN is severely compromised, they have access to Iran and are literally reporting the Regime's talking points.
Posted by: runner

Same as Iraq in the Gulf Wars. CNN is agit prop and deserves a swift death in the future after the merger but I'd imagine that it will be merged with CBS News in some kind of arrangement.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (E4rtv)

380 IRAN IS LAYING MIMES IN HORMUZ!

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (GD0B3)

381 Pam Bondi is the latest Cabinet member to be forced to move into military base housing, after Democrat threats on her life. That makes at least four I believe.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (2h5OL)

382 And now, a word from Gabby Abby.

Greg Price
@greg_price11
CNN's Abby Phillip claims that the attempted NYC bombing was "an attempted terror attack against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani."

The suspects were two Muslim terrorists who pledged allegiance to ISIS and were targeting anti-Islam protesters.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (ndZc7)

383 Re: The 140 Casualties:

Per a quote midway through the article:
"Parnell stressed that most of these wounds are not serious, and 108 troops have already resumed their roles." Took a second read-through to find that there have been 7 service members who passed in the line of duty, and it calls out the attack within Kuwait specifically.

When we hear "casualty", we think dead bodies. Breaking down into wounded and dead for the headline would have been better. Right now, it looks like they're playing Motte and Bailey with the language.

Posted by: Another Anon at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (4h45B)

384 >>CNN is severely compromised, they have access to Iran and are literally reporting the Regime's talking points.


Interesting.
Sadly, not surprising.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 09:26 AM (Suwql)

385 I enjoy coming to AoS to read what the experts here who have never served a day in the military tell us what is and what isn't possible.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:26 AM (Y1sOo)

386 Just thinking out loud, but what is the risk of building a canal to avoid the strait and causing the strait to silt out?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 11, 2026 09:13 AM (pZ64F)


Eh, just neutron bomb the shit out of it. It will get quiet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 09:26 AM (snZF9)

387 osted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)

Good points. I hope for nothing more than to be wrong. But I can't deny a certain conditioned paranoia.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 09:27 AM (E2lD7)

388 "The ‘Cardboard Ayatollah’ meme era has officially begun."

https://tinyurl.com/2a8dct4t

Posted by: redridinghood at March 11, 2026 09:27 AM (NpAcC)

389 Bertrand is a leftist deep state stenographer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2026 09:27 AM (qBBPl)

390 382 And now, a word from Gabby Abby.

Greg Price
@greg_price11
CNN's Abby Phillip claims that the attempted NYC bombing was "an attempted terror attack against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani."

The suspects were two Muslim terrorists who pledged allegiance to ISIS and were targeting anti-Islam protesters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (ndZc7)

Her job isn't to report the truth.

It's to tell her audience what they want to hear.

Posted by: XTC at March 11, 2026 09:27 AM (3wOGw)

391 385 I enjoy coming to AoS to read what the experts here who have never served a day in the military tell us what is and what isn't possible.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:26 AM (Y1sOo)

I come here to ask about things I don't know and have been pleased, for the most part, with the answers

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 09:28 AM (VE6XX)

392 376 >>At least Talerico just looks like a sad little college twink.

There's something off about that guy.
Kinda reminds me of Buttigeig, who's always seemed a little angry to me?
Posted by: Lizzy
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Because unlike the msm propaganda, most gay males were introduced to gaydom by older gays--they weren't born this way and some come from being physically abused. Same as an astounding percentage of lesbians were sexually or physically abused.

And that is why you get a very high domestic violence quotient from lesbian relationships and an insatiable body count and domestic violence among male gays with marriage not being a bar in any way to pursuit of ass.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:28 AM (E4rtv)

393 But I can't deny a certain conditioned paranoia.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 09:27 AM (E2lD7)


They have spent decades building that paranoia into you. Be watchful but deny them your essence. -- General Ripper

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:28 AM (ExV1e)

394 I enjoy coming to AoS to read what the experts here who have never served a day in the military tell us what is and what isn't possible."

Why, you're welcome.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:28 AM (XuXeR)

395 >>I come here to ask about things I don't know and have been pleased, for the most part, with the answers

Even if the answers are wrong?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:29 AM (Y1sOo)

396 Greg Price
@greg_price11
CNN's Abby Phillip claims that the attempted NYC bombing was "an attempted terror attack against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani."

The suspects were two Muslim terrorists who pledged allegiance to ISIS and were targeting anti-Islam protesters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 11, 2026 09:25 AM (ndZc7)
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This is a desperate effort by Propagandists desperate to protect their narrative. It's amazing they even try.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (2h5OL)

397
Even if the answers are wrong?
Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:29 AM (Y1sOo)

I find that if they are wrong there are plenty here to correct it..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (VE6XX)

398 That would be the DOJ who I'm told isn't arresting anyone.

>>@SDCAnews
·
17h
>>More than 50 Charged in Thefts of Millions of Dollars in California Benefits for Low-Income Families

Posted by: JackStraw at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (viF8m)

399 Nood. Art with obvious caption.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (ExV1e)

400 385 I enjoy coming to AoS to read what the experts here who have never served a day in the military tell us what is and what isn't possible.
Posted by: one hour sober
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Welp, I did my stint during the First Gulf War, albeit in the AF. Most things are possible if you are willing to take risks of loss in warfare, just like politics.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (E4rtv)

401 Even if the answers are wrong?"

Well bless your heart.

Posted by: man at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)

402 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2026 09:30 AM (77rzZ)

403 I'll repeat my concern about Susie Wiles. She's the dummkopf who solicited the embarrassing photo spread hit piece by Vanity Fair.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 11, 2026 09:31 AM (E2lD7)

404 380 IRAN IS LAYING MIMES IN HORMUZ!
Posted by: runner

The mimes' spokesman had no comment.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 11, 2026 09:32 AM (Dv3i1)

405 >>CNN's Abby Phillip claims that the attempted NYC bombing was "an attempted terror attack against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani."


Just another way to frame that the biggest victim in the latest muslim terror attack is a muslim.

They are always the victim.
That's the script.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 11, 2026 09:32 AM (Suwql)

406 Welp, I did my stint during the First Gulf War, albeit in the AF. Most things are possible if you are willing to take risks of loss in warfare, just like politics.

******

Flying out of Masirah, Oman, I have 19 combat missions over the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq Tanker War during Earnest Will.

Want to compare notes on Iranian naval activity in the Persain Gulf?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:33 AM (Y1sOo)

407 Yeah, I didn't think so.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 11, 2026 09:36 AM (Y1sOo)

408 I come here to ask about things I don't know and have been pleased, for the most part, with the answers

The breadth and depth of the Horde is unmatched. It's why Andrew Breitbart advised to ignore those scallywags Ace and CBD and just go straight to the comments.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 11, 2026 09:45 AM (2ocoG)

409 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

In a private meeting, James Blair, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, encouraged House Republicans to adjust how they discuss immigration.

No, absolutely not.

The following article is re-featured in PA Spotlight now: Elections From the archives 2024, 'Where Pennsylvania has lost Democrats since 2008, and what it means for the November election'

(Aside: Funny how the 2020 election turned out, especially with all of the ballot 'issues' that they said weren't. In fact, it has resurfaced, yet again, in Delaware County: Delco Times, 'A mystery involving county Bureau of Elections envelopes and a Woodlyn dumpster,' Mar. 8, 2026.)

Anyway, back to Spotlight PA article and its interactive map 'Which Pa. counties have lost Democrats since 2008'

DELAWARE
Change in Democratic registration: 29.44%
Change in Republican registration:-22.61%
Change in independent and third-party registration: 48.99%
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Delaware County, PA, has experienced steady population growth from 2016 to 2024, rising from approximately 563,860 to over 584,800 residents. The population

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM (NFX2v)

410 grew with a notable, albeit temporary, decrease between 2021 and 2022, before continuing to rise, with 2024 estimates indicating a population of roughly 548,882.

(Aside: "a notable, albeit temporary, decrease between 2021 and 2022," Could that be the revolving NY, NJ, Oregon population 🤔 )

Anyway, (AI Overview The immigrant (foreign-born) population in Delaware County, PA, has shown consistent growth and stability from 2016 to the present, generally comprising over 10% of the county's total population. As of 2023–2024, the foreign-born population was approximately 11.2%, or around 63,000 residents. This marks an increase from the ~10.6% rate recorded in the 2016–2020 period.

International migration plays a significant role.

Upper Darby Township, located in Delaware County, PA, is known for its high concentration of foreign-born residents, with recent data indicating this population makes up approximately 23.5% to 23.6% of the township's residents.

Within specific parts of Eastern Delaware County (Yeadon, Lansdowne, Darby), top birthplaces include Liberia, India, and Bangladesh. (DELCO PA gov, US Census Bureau, Delco Workforce, and more.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM (NFX2v)

411 But PA will not be deterred: 'Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes ‘The Golden Girls Law’

(WHTM)– A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing “The Golden Girls law,” legislation inspired by the hit 1980s TV series.

The legislation, proposed by Sen. Nikil Saval (D-1), would “eliminate arbitrary limits on nonrelated roommates.”

(Aside: And have an interesting effect on Federal & State voting, taxes, benefits?)

"According to Saval, Pennsylvania will need to add 450,000 new housing units by 2035 to meet anticipated demand, indicating the state is short on housing. He added that legislators are prioritizing the housing issue, but policies don’t yet reflect that."

Similar to efforts in Pennsylvania, states like Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington have already moved to reduce restrictions on unrelated roommates. (Pacific Legal Foundation, Suburban Realtors Alliance)

And spreading: Proposed Legislation (HB 2109) introduced in North Carolina.

(Aside: Regarding Senator Saval (D-1), see Dissent Magazine: 'What Socialist Politicians Can Do: An Interview with Nikil Saval' Socialism is rooted in a philosophical optimism that our movement is based in a majority.)
--
🙏 US Military, Israel

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 11, 2026 09:53 AM (NFX2v)

412 "
I think it bears repeating every once in a while, that the media's project is to demoralize Conservatives/Christians...all day...every day.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 11, 2026 09:11 AM (DgMqy) "


this bears repeating all day, every day

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 10:00 AM (MIIRH)

413 Has the country that owns the peninsula that makes up the part of the strait that juts out, ever considered making a canal there, and bypassing the strait entirely? Costly but save everyone headaches.
Posted by: LizLem at March 11, 2026 08:56 AM (Ylesa)


Seems like the last time the Straight was threatened I was hearing about an effort underway to build a pipeline that bypassed the Strait, but I haven't heard anything about it since.

Posted by: MrExcitement at March 11, 2026 10:18 AM (ovdkm)

414 China can get plenty of oil from Iran by rail now.

Avoiding the vulnerabilities of maritime transportation was one of the drivers of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 02:26 PM (jo6FO)

415 Greetings from the blue hive of Chicagoland! Everytime I hear a liberal acquaintance intone “My (full in the blank relative) was an immigrant and all immigrants deserve to be here” I want to scream! My husband’s maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and my maternal great-grandparents were also immigrants—legal immigrants. My g-grands had to struggle and sacrifice and work their fingers to the bone for YEARS waiting to be allowed the privilege of coming into this country, where they continued struggling just to put food on the table. No freebies, free housing, free healthcare or education. No. They worked menial jobs-hard labor- and scrimped and saved. They loved this country and taught their kids to love this country and work hard. They never spoke their native language in front of the kids or in public, because they were proud to show off their English. They became citizens as soon as they could. My neighbor, who is a naturalized citizen had to wait 2 YEARS before his wife, whom he married overseas, could move here. They waited two years for the paperwork to wind its way thru gov’t channels and pay huge bucks for an attorney to advise them.

Posted by: Annie Rose at March 11, 2026 04:03 PM (MQoxb)

Daily Tech News 11 March 2026

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Disclaimer: No CGI. Just 16 hours a day for three straight days to set up and film three minutes of video.

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1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:00 AM (lJ0H4)

2 Something ate my comment.

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)

3 And now it's back

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:04 AM (lJ0H4)

4 It was quite tasty.

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 11, 2026 04:04 AM (qlUA+)

5 Amazon is the greatest logistics company in the world. AI could make that better, but AI is a challenge.

Keep the speculative, subjective nonsense out of it and allow it to mature in an "organic" way.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 04:07 AM (M9gjJ)

6

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 11, 2026 04:11 AM (OUPZt)

7 Neat music video, I don't remember it. Presume MTV had stopped being music by then.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at March 11, 2026 04:12 AM (KaHlS)

8 Is there any company that's not doing "AI slop" ? The difference between real and unreal is becoming increasingly confused and the left will use it as a propaganda tool more than they already are.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:13 AM (PFs9e)

9 Is Starlink worth getting if there are alternatives?

Posted by: Dark L at March 11, 2026 04:17 AM (KAi1n)

10 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 11, 2026 04:20 AM (sAmhv)

11 "Hot Air" site quoted Ace on the despicable media;

https://tinyurl.com/yk2n3ftf

Scroll down

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:21 AM (rZCVI)

12 Search engine related cartoon:

https://tinyurl.com/4c49zmkm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:26 AM (rZCVI)

13 G'mornin' everyone!

30 degrees, "winter storm" approaching (lol)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 04:26 AM (MIIRH)

14 Disclaimer: No CGI. Just 16 hours a day for three straight days to set up and film three minutes of video.

And then the video editor was like...
"You want to do what?"

"I'm getting paid for overtime, right... right??"

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 04:28 AM (6ydKt)

15 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at March 11, 2026 04:39 AM (2Ez/1)

17 >>>"I'm getting paid for overtime, right... right??"

Posted by: SpeakingOf

>Amazing video. Where do people get the money for this? It makes me realize I'm a low income, cheap date.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 04:40 AM (M9gjJ)

18 Had to get a rental car, two days coming home truck was driving strangely for a bit.
First time driving a Audi

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 04:40 AM (Ia/+0)

19 w00t

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 04:53 AM (+YA9H)

20 2 Something ate my comment.
Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)

Thanks for the snack!

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 04:56 AM (+YA9H)

21 Man writes in "Rebellion and return" in this devotional and based on Jeremiah 3;11-18: Our Daily Bread Christian devotional;

https://tinyurl.com/2urrk9v8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:56 AM (L2PcB)

22 Family does a sort of jazzy version of a fine old hymn, "How Great Thou Art":

https://tinyurl.com/p8xrav9s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 05:05 AM (L2PcB)

23 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 11, 2026 05:12 AM (bQ4nt)

24 >>>Disclaimer: No CGI.

= computer generated imagery

But! My dictionary has two computer-related expressions shortened to CGI, which seems potentially confusing:

noun
computer-generated imagery (special visual effects created using computer software): fewer real stunts are performed because filmmakers can just use CGI | [as modifier] : it's a mixture of live action and CGI animation.

abbreviation
Computing: common gateway interface (a script standard for writing interactive programs generated by visitors to web pages).

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 05:22 AM (+YA9H)

25 @2/Tuna: The site is old and it has "Cocaine Mitch" moments.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 11, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)

26 Belated BOING!

Dental cleaning. Painful yet effective.

Last night Mrs. BD and I went out for dinner. Haven't been at a restaurant for 2 weeks. Town was pretty empty. Chef restaurant was 1/3 full. Actually enjoyed less verbal noise.

1AM our deep sleep was interrupted by incoming. I have become the fastest dresser in the Mideast, needing to go down several flights of steps to the shelter. All intercepted and nothing to report about.

Gotta catch up on work. So.... how was your day?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5)

27 That video reminds me of Gumby animations, especially the train with the perpetual track it would lay ahead of itself and that would disappear in its wake.

There were a few shuttle missions that involved making repairs and upgrades to satellites, most notably the Hubble telescope.

This would start to make more sense as access to orbit becomes much easier and the the design philosophy changes in response. Modular design to change out instrument packages and onboard processing elements begins to make more sense when it's an easy job so long as getting to the job site isn't a deal breaker expense. Changing out one module on multiple satellites could be done in a single mission for a significantly lower cost than de-orbiting and launching replacements embodying the entire satellite, power, station keeping, etc.

Posted by: Epobirs at March 11, 2026 05:41 AM (/0z9K)

28 26 Belated BOING!
Dental cleaning. Painful yet effective.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5)

Me, too! Root canal in my near future. Aagghh.

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 05:45 AM (+YA9H)

29 Is Starlink worth getting if there are alternatives?
Posted by: Dark L

Depends. I view ISPs as a commodity service and go with the one that is the most economical, has the best uptime, has no data caps, and has the fastest speed. Fastest speed can also be understood as sufficient plus a bit more to meet the household's needs. I would consider this a starting point as I'm sure there's other ways to evaluate ISPs.

If you live in a rural area, starlink is very likely your best option. If you live in an RV and are traveling around starlink is likely your best option. If you're getting fixed home internet optimize using the four criteria and you should arrive at an answer.

Except for Comcast. For them you just hate them. That's the only reason they exist.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 05:45 AM (BnDlA)

30 Looking through the headlines from the news outlets one would think Iran was winning this war.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:49 AM (+nEug)

31 Evening and morning, fellow satellites of the vast AoSHQ Empire! As we approach the mid-point of March, how is, or was, your Woden's Day?

Stirling the great black cat did NOT wake me up this morning, again. I drifted up about 2:30 to note he was curled up next to me, then I fell back to sleep, and woke again just now. Amazin'. Maybe he has suddenly found that leaping across me is not as much fun as he once thought. Who knows about cats' minds.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

32 I can't be the only one here not down with this war, could I?

Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 05:55 AM (jo6FO)

33 I glanced over the headlines from yesterday and read Ace's post about the woke "feminist" movie The Bride!. A shame it is to see Maggie Gyllenhaal has revealed herself as an uber-AWFUL. I've always found her attractive in a "that quiet, pretty lady next door" way. Apparently she ain't so quiet. Oh, well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

34 “ He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
those who oppose the Lord will be broken.
The Most High will thunder from heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.”

1 Samuel 2:9-10

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (x/Rva)

35 logprof, your reasons are?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (+nEug)

36 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5

Is that going to become an Olympic event/ fastest dresser and rising down to the non shelter?

I am glad you're o.k.. I am praying for the country and people of Israel.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 05:58 AM (rZCVI)

37 30 Looking through the headlines from the news outlets one would think Iran was winning this war.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:49 AM (+nEug)
-

I posted a link to this Iranian anti-regime account yesterday:

https://x.com/mamlekate

So much detsruction. Reports of the schools, kindergardens, and mosques used by regime forces as safe-houses - or so they thought.

New clips show someone reporting from the sites. Doesn't seem to be from government approved media but not sure.

Scroll through to see for yourself. Sporadic posting due to limited Internet and very limited bandwidth.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:59 AM (1o8D5)

38 I had to go to Fort Stockton. Going down 10 my buddy says, “hey, if we turn right we will go to Iran, Iraan, Texas”. Who knew?

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 05:59 AM (x/Rva)

39 Talk about people you can't hate enough (I'm with Magills):

Magills
@magills_
7h
It makes me immensely happy that the people who wrote this story will never be able to pay off their student loans

The New Republic
@newrepublic
17h
The government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts.

The New Republic
@newrepublic
Mar 10
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab
trib.al/wsA4u5m

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:02 AM (+YA9H)

40 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 05:58 AM (rZCVI)

Sorry- typo- "bomb" not "non" shelter

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:02 AM (rZCVI)

41 See you on JJ's thread

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 06:04 AM (Ia/+0)

42 Biden's Dog, I get my news from Tousi TV.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:05 AM (+nEug)

43 The rain we're expecting is not supposed to get here until evening. I was hoping it would start drizzling this afternoon, to keep things a bit less hot.

Should be over by 3 am Thurs., the weather mavens say. I'm due to bring the Buick over to my mechanic to see if he can detect the rattle around the B-pillar, and if it's raining there's no point; the sound pretty much disappears in wet weather. Which suggests that something is expanding with moisture, just as the re-appearance of the sound in cold weather suggests something is contracting.

The noise is not bad, it's not loud, but it's noticeable on left turns and on rough pavement -- of which this pesthole has an abundance (the bad pavement, not the left turns).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 06:06 AM (wzUl9)

44 The African American police officer who jumped over the barricade to stop the NYC bombers sounds like a rather , humble, nice guy. From the "NY Post":

https://tinyurl.com/3deux6kx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:08 AM (rZCVI)

45 logprof, your reasons are?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (+nEug)

--It ain't our fight.

This has Sicilian Expedition II: Electric Buggerloo written all over it. All the memes in the world won't change that.

The timing is awful, but not surprising; IMHO Bondi, Patel, and Nutlick should be wearing matching bracelets.

Cripes, even W at least went through the motions of congressional approval.

Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 06:10 AM (jo6FO)

46 Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:02 AM (+YA9H)

If they had only been Somalis grifting from the government. That would have been more inclusive.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:10 AM (rZCVI)

47 Those 5 Iranian women on the football team who got asylum?

They got out by the skin of their teeth:

https://tinyurl.com/4r8rx3nd

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 06:11 AM (1o8D5)

48 Biden's Dog, I get my news from Tousi TV.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:05 AM (+nEug)
-

Also.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 06:13 AM (1o8D5)

49 I think it's an absolute disgrace that soccer "star" Megan Rapinoe is not speaking up for them. Not a surprise but still a disgrace.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:13 AM (rZCVI)

50 logprof, thank you for the reply.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:16 AM (+nEug)

51 I have become the fastest dresser in the Mideast, needing to go down several flights of steps to the shelter. All intercepted and nothing to report about.

Gotta catch up on work. So.... how was your day?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5)

You have the makings of a first rate fireman.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 06:17 AM (wVcYX)

52 I had to go to Fort Stockton. Going down 10 my buddy says, “hey, if we turn right we will go to Iran, Iraan, Texas”. Who knew?
Posted by: Marcus T

Iran, TX has a population of about a thousand. Somehow it has a hospital, fitness center, two motels, some restaurants, a grocery store, an auto repair shop and some gas stations. The city's name is a tribute to the town's founders, Ira and Ann Yates.

What caught my eye is it has a liquor store and welding supply stores. So many possibilities between those two.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 06:19 AM (BnDlA)

53 American Idol singer puts dreams on hold to support his baby. "Sunny Skyz" story:

https://tinyurl.com/ytj3c5f2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:21 AM (Nx5jP)

54 logprof, thank you for the reply.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:16 AM (+nEug)

--You're welcome. I don't even care about "winning" any war. Because of the gas prices, this war will cost me hundreds of dollars extra by year's end. I wish the best for the Iranian people, but I'd rather that money go to my family.

Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 06:22 AM (jo6FO)

55 45 logprof, your reasons are?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (+nEug)

--It ain't our fight.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 06:10 AM (jo6FO)

I respect that. I disagree.

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:22 AM (+YA9H)

56 Khamenei Jr. Is rumored to be in a coma and doesn't even know he's the supreme leader. I'm betting he was deemed the perfect pick, even unanimous, given the life expectancy of anybody in a Iranian leadership position.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 06:23 AM (BnDlA)

57 m, I am practicing my walk away when reason plays no part in a discussion.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:26 AM (+nEug)

58 Mahyar Tousi, of TousiTV, has an 𝕏 site:

https://x.com/mahyartousi

https://xcancel.com/mahyartousi

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:27 AM (+YA9H)

59 2 Something ate my comment.
Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)


*burp*

Posted by: The Barrel at March 11, 2026 06:30 AM (skR0U)

60 Except for Comcast. For them you just hate them. That's the only reason they exist.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram


Can confirm. Unfortunately, they are the only high speed internet in my area and I'm not chopping down more trees to get Starlink.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 11, 2026 06:31 AM (BpO1e)

61 I glanced over the headlines from yesterday and read Ace's post about the woke "feminist" movie The Bride!. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

The Bride! - It Sucks
Critical Drinker Review
https://youtu.be/hXW0AaStXf0

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 06:31 AM (BnDlA)

62 Meta - where Yann LeCun was previously head of AI - has acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts

Now if only I could figure out how to grift millions out Zuckerberg for a vide coded website.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 06:32 AM (TVV/Z)

63 While out for an lovely evening stroll, the Manson family decided to surprise their favorite actress, Sharon Tate, with an unannounced visit.

Posted by: CNN, in 1969 at March 11, 2026 06:33 AM (skR0U)

64 62 Now if only I could figure out how to grift millions out Zuckerberg for a vide coded website.
Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 06:32 AM (TVV/Z)

vide --> sous vide?
Food Thread?

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:38 AM (+YA9H)

65 57 m, I am practicing my walk away when reason plays no part in a discussion.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Always wise for digestion and blood pressure.

But unfortunately, we have also seen a degradation in Congress where it has simply become a vehicle to get wealthy, refuse to do its basic job (the budget), and invents all kinds of extraconstitutional avoidance techniques so that it does not have to do its job.

The reason we do not declare war anymore is a) a lot of legislation is triggered making the president almost a dictator (see FDR), b) Congress figured out it could avoid blame by simply passing vague authorizations like the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, c) we have the ridiculous War Powers Resolution that allows the president 60 days of action as long as the president reports to them, then an intermediate period, etc. d) the ultimate check on the administration is power of the purse (and that was the issue between Charlie I and Parliament.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 06:44 AM (E4rtv)

66 Mornin', Horde. Currently 70 here, but thunderstorms are starting up. Temps fall into the mid-30s overnight.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 11, 2026 06:48 AM (NcvvS)

67 You have the makings of a first rate fireman.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 06:17 AM (wVcYX)
-

A pole would be fun!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 06:50 AM (1o8D5)

68 And the judiciary comes into focus for a bit of flogging too.

Federal judges now ruling on feelings, not law. Trying to usurp the executive's power and run agencies. Ignoring their basic jobs of sentencing criminals for the safety of the public. A metacized Democrat cancer in DC district courts and DC circuit where the most hideous of Democrat crimes in office go unpunished while the courts hammer any Republican and average citizen.

The repeated and ridiculous Resist lawfare is destroying the legitimacy of the courts and the rule of law by unfounded national games with injunctions all via a single judge and many of which still Resist despite being slapped down by higher courts.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 06:53 AM (E4rtv)

69 whig, my disdain for Congress grows with each passing day. That both parties have voted us into unimaginable debt for their own benefit is not representative governance but you know that better than anyone here.


Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:53 AM (+nEug)

70 JJ is up.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 11, 2026 06:55 AM (NcvvS)

71 Morning peeps.

IMO the judiciary has gone off the rails and needs to be brought to heel. With prejudice. The deference given to the black robed savants is... unwarranted.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 06:57 AM (jtM2q)

72 So, the US has a decayed judiciary that ignores the rule of law, a Congress that refuses to do its basic job on budget and legislation that creates parchment internal barriers so that it cannot fulfill its role in confirmations (the idiotic blue slip policy), the sham filibuster, the noxious continuing resolutions for decades, deem as passed, and other cowardly tricks. And does not see a problem with using insider information to make themselves wealthy, taxing US citizens into poverty, and fixing their families into a life of parasitism on the US treasury.

That leaves, grimly, the cleanup task for the executive branch. Democrat presidents luxuriate by going with the flow to destruction. GWB was a passive nonce. Only Trump, in recent memory actually has been trying to do the job and the dysfunction of the other two branches and the rancid bureaucracy created by them has made him go to extraordinary lengths to try to preserve the Republic. Essentially, he is a Lincolnesque figure trying to fix decades of ignoring the problems of state (Lincoln's task was slavery and secession). Trump's is the managerial state internally and the dangers it has sown throughout the world.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 06:59 AM (E4rtv)

73 69 whig, my disdain for Congress grows with each passing day. That both parties have voted us into unimaginable debt for their own benefit is not representative governance but you know that better than anyone here.


Posted by: Ben Had
=======
It is more that too many people look only at today rather than how we got here which took decades. Our legislative, past executives, and judiciary built this gilded monstrosity that cannot function anymore.

And they built it with the primary impetus, not of doing good for citizens, but for the evil purposes of making themselves feel better about themselves while they grabbed every single nickel and power advantage they could out of crises that they themselves created.

And the risk is that we continue with representative government at all with their disastrous and self seeking behavior since the Wall came down. Judges seek to claim lawmaking for themselves as petty dictators, Congress does little other than serve themselves and their donors, and that means the entire temper of the government relies on the slender reed of a President. Most of failed to answer the call. Trump hasn't.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 07:07 AM (E4rtv)

74 Too late Amazon! Other than books in which they are only the middleman, I've completely stopped buying from Amazon. Too many botched orders and you can't talk to anyone real.

Posted by: John the River at March 11, 2026 09:29 AM (Li1E5)

Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - March 10, 2026 [Doof]

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Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Tuesday night ONT. Very nice springtime weather in my neck of the woods today. How about you? Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight? Something on your mind? Let's hear it!

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Let's learn more about Jimmy's!

Here's a clip from Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Triple D) from 2014

My sister was at Jimmy's for dinner tonight with her husband and daughter. My niece was very excited that she saw an influencer there interviewing someone from the staff. Still amazing how much attention and business they are getting thanks to the Huff Post. I haven't been there since the "GFY heard 'round the world". Hopefully soon!

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The 90s finds out about the future

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Not quite Somali daycare levels of fraud, but fraud nonetheless

Woman admitted to making more than 1,700 fraudulent Home Depot returns, prosecutors say

A woman in Ohio made more than 1,700 fraudulent returns at Home Depot locations in multiple states.

Medina County prosecutors said Tracy A. James used counterfeit driver’s licenses and aliases to obtain store credit through fraudulent merchandise returns over several years at numerous Home Depot locations.

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Investigators said James’s scheme totaled $266,699 in fraudulent store credit she then used to buy merchandise she later resold online.

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We 29 year-olds have an advantage?

Psychology says the hidden advantage older workers have in the age of AI has nothing to do with technology skills. It’s emotional intelligence.

AI can generate a perfect email but it cannot read the room, sense the tension, or know when the real conversation is the one nobody is having

Have you ever watched a twenty-six-year-old try to figure out why a meeting went sideways when every word spoken in the meeting was perfectly reasonable? I have. I spent decades in workplaces where the official conversation and the actual conversation were two entirely different things, and the ability to tell them apart had nothing to do with intelligence or technical skill. It had to do with years.

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That ability has a name. Psychologists call it emotional intelligence. And in 2026, as AI reshapes nearly every industry on the planet, it turns out that the thing older workers have been quietly accumulating for decades is the one thing the machines can’t replicate.

Very interesting article. Definitely check it out.

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Did she consult Piper?

I inherited a storage unit from a family friend. It was full of vintage clothes, which I now sell online.

My best friend is Hannah, and her grandpa, Franz, owned a sporting goods store in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. When he went out of business, he boxed up his stock, and the unused items sat in a storage unit from 1990 until 2021.

In the summer of 2021, Hannah's mom called my mom, who is an organizer for hoarders, asking for help with the storage unit. She didn't know what to do with the stuff, and knew my mom had experience in that realm.

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It's really hard to put a number on how many items were in the storage unit. It was 10,000 pairs of shoes, 25,000 hats, 2,500 pairs of baseball pants, all in 1,000 square feet, all from a single store.

The brands Franz had were Nike, Adidas, Puma, Converse, Playboy, Pony, Champion, Wilson, and more. Teams were covered in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and collegiate sports.

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It was such a large inventory; we weren't sure how to tackle it. It's all been very word-of-mouth. We had our first sale at a flea market in early 2022. We currently sell privately on social media and on our website, which went live in December 2025.

On the website, we do 25 items per drop, and do two drops a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. It's first-come, first-served. Not all merchandise is on the website; it's about a tenth of what we have. So we're really selective with the drops because everything is so rare and special.

Cool story. Like, totally rad!

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The Iran situation simplified

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DJ Doof - Birthday Girls Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this date in 1964: Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper Neneh Cherry, who had the 1988 UK & US No.3 single 'Buffalo Stance'


Born on this date in 1966: American singer-songwriter Edie Brickell best known for 1988's Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, the debut album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, which went to No. 4 on the Billboard Albums chart and featured the Top Ten single 'What I Am'. Brickell married Paul Simon in 1992.


Born on this date in 1983: Carrie Underwood, American pop country music singer, winner of the fourth season of American Idol.


That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever.

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1 Do Not Look at This link:

https://tinyurl.com/ywb8shs7

Posted by: Braenyard

Posted by: mindful webworker - no problem at March 10, 2026 10:00 PM (ByrUz)

2 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:00 PM (cYBz/)

3 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (SRRAx)

4 slingshot

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (FOFsU)

5 Top 5?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (2Ez/1)

6 Dang it. Wrong stuff in the clipboard. I meant to say

Winter can be hair-raising
https://bit.ly/47lQnEk

Posted by: mindful webworker - off to a great start for the evening at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (ByrUz)

7 Indeed.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (2Ez/1)

8 FOOD!

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

9 Spring? Gah, next thing you know, it'll be a hundred degrees again. I can wait.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

10 Good evening morons ותודה דיסקו.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)

11 mindfull can be ace cruel. bwhahahahaha

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (FOFsU)

12 Thanks for the ONT, Doof! Howdy Horde

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 10, 2026 10:03 PM (DIY2E)

13 Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?

Nothing, I said, growing red as a beet. But a plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

14 >>> Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives...

Ackshully a pretty good show.
Nice to see little hometown favorite places show up now and then. Positive vibes.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)

15 The top pic is nice. Looks like a good road trip.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 10, 2026 10:04 PM (eJ/ld)

16 I see the future Mrs. Doof made music section. Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: scampydog at March 10, 2026 10:05 PM (41CYW)

17 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (ESVrU)

18 FOOD!
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)


!ydwoH

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (znITT)

19 Good evening, everyone!

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (OoFl2)

20 Does anyone else think that nearly every bit of information we are told about anything any more is phony unless it comes out of an actual civilian whether it comes from the "left" or "right"? For a few days all we heard was oil crisis. It went up to $110 a barrel and the stocks drop. Trump casually says in an interview that oh, he thinks the war won't go on much longer. Immediately oil drops to $88 a barrel and the stocks jump up. I have never seen this sort of thing before, ever

Posted by: Azjaeger at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (3/XaG)

21 It just may take eight decades of utter repression and the backing of the world's only remaining free nation.

And what free nation do you expect to be around after the next decade or so?

Trump 2.0 is Doing All The Things because his presidency ends this time next year.

There will never be another like him, so he is trying to give We The People the most runway he can give us by taking down Venezuela, Iran and possibly China as immediate threats before he leaves the scene.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:07 PM (a4flb)

22 I see the future Mrs. Doof made music section. Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: scampydog at March 10, 2026 10:05 PM (41CYW)


Good memory!

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:07 PM (znITT)

23 Thanks, Doof. For the ONT That's a beautiful hymn- How Great Thou Art. I have never heard Carrie Underwood sing it. Thanks,

And I got ( almost ) willowed on the previous thread.

201 If you don't live in OK, here are some things you may not know about Markwayne Mullin, Trumps new pick for head of DHS. I didn't know much of this. From "Christian Post" website:

https://tinyurl.com/4km9xfkz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (ix8EF)

24 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (sAmhv)

25 On Thursday, my department is hosting our annual teaching and learning conference.

Just yesterday I get the campus newsletter in which the facilities maintenance folks announce there's a planned power outage for all of campus from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., right when we will be setting up for our conference (registration opens at 8 am).

It's only supposed to last 30 minutes, but it's darned inconvenient timing.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (ESVrU)

26 Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?


I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (cYBz/)

27 I made a pizza for dinner tonight. My secret is to leave it in the oven until there is just a tiny bit of char on the chunks of pineapple.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (vJisi)

28 Hey, Piper!

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (77rzZ)

29 Edie Brick Hell

No, thanks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

30 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (OoFl2)

31 Good evening Horde and thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex- mmmm cookies... at March 10, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

32 I made a pizza for dinner tonight. My secret is to leave it in the oven until there is just a tiny bit of char on the chunks of pineapple.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (vJisi)


So you baked a salad.

Posted by: RickZ at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (gKDq2)

33 Piper, how’s the pup?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (77rzZ)

34 Trump 2.0 is Doing All The Things because his presidency ends this time next year.

I. Certainly hope and pray not. He's supposed to be president till 2029.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (ix8EF)

35 Sorry I'm late, I was a little sloppy with the crazy glue and ended up stuck to tile craft table

Posted by: tankdemon at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (2sQ2F)

36 Edie Brick Hell

No, thanks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)


It's also Bad Bunny's birthday. All things considered, Edie was the better choice.

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

37 I need more sleep. This just popped into my head.

Has the Somali Learing Center re-opened as a flight school for corporate Lear jet pilots?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (S/Y4j)

38 I love pineapple on pizza.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

39 My best friend is Hannah, and her grandpa, Franz, owned a sporting goods store in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. When he went out of business, he boxed up his stock, and the unused items sat in a storage unit from 1990 until 2021.

They paid on a storage unit for 31 YEARS?!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (Riz8t)

40 Hi Horde, to your planet...welcome!

I have a car question. I retarded at the end of December, and since then I've barely driven my car at all. Maybe 20 miles, when my weekly commute was 200.

I start it up every few days, just to make sure it starts, so far so good.

My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

41 For a few days all we heard was oil crisis. It went up to $110 a barrel and the stocks drop. Trump casually says in an interview that oh, he thinks the war won't go on much longer. Immediately oil drops to $88 a barrel and the stocks jump up. I have never seen this sort of thing before, ever
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (3/XaG)
====
Dear Goldman Sachs,

How's my ass taste?

Love, President Trump

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

42

Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?


I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.
Posted by: Tonypete

I'll give you $5.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (IivNP)

43 That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever.
************
Have to agree with you Doof, that was just incredible.

And nice to see Doggo in the comments!

Posted by: The Grateful at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)

44 39 I thought that the Learing Center had something to do with training Shakespearean actors.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)

45 It's also Bad Bunny's birthday. All things considered, Edie was the better choice.
Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)
====

Whwew! Dodged a bullet! *fistbump*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

46 Good evening Horde and thanks Disco!
Posted by: TRex- mmmm cookies... at March 10, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)


*short armed fistbump*

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf)

47 34 Piper, how’s the pup?
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (77rzZ)

Currently snoozled on my leg. We went for a big walk in the preserve today, he was a very happy doge.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (OoFl2)

48 There's a product on the market called Sta-bil for stored gasoline.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (2Ez/1)

49 Thanks for the Tuesday Night ONT, Mr. Doof!

That road up top sure looks lonely, and straight.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (vrNzf)

50 I looked up the Ford recall someone mentioned the other night. It essentially hits any t ruck they made since 2021. The towing electricals can evidently 'lose contact' and cause loss of lights and braking(!) On any towed thing.

I would NOT want to be that supplier right now.

Details matter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

51 Oh, also thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

52
I have a car question. I retarded at the end of December, and since then I've barely driven my car at all.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

I've been retarded since 8/2019 and I drive all over the place.

Am I doing it wrong?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (cYBz/)

53 45 39 I thought that the Learing Center had something to do with training Shakespearean actors.
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)

If it was the Leering Center, I think Bill Clinton would be one of the professors.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (S/Y4j)

54 AI can generate a perfect email but it cannot read the room, sense the tension, or know when the real conversation is the one nobody is having

I have people skills!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (W/QOq)

55 36 Sorry I'm late, I was a little sloppy with the crazy glue and ended up stuck to tile craft table
Posted by: tankdemon

That's bad, but could be worse. A local prominent attorney here had his wiener glued to his tummy by his wife after he got home late after a night of carousing. I'm guessing the acetone in the Emergency Department stung a bit.

Posted by: Hints From Heloise at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (oftw2)

56 48 “snoozed”

I like that.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

57 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?

And why is it reminding me of the old joke whose punch line is “I guess I’m a lesbian, too.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (W/QOq)

58 The 90s finds out about the future

Fun Fact: In the 1990s, the average person watched a box (TV) on average of over four hours a day.

We just changed the size of the box and how much we interact with it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (a4flb)

59 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, good to see you.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

60 I've been retarded since 8/07 and am down to about 3,000 miles of driving a year. Yet I have 4 vehicles.

Posted by: Doin' It Wrong? at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (oftw2)

61 Trump 2.0 is Doing All The Things because his presidency ends this time next year.

There will never be another like him, so he is trying to give We The People the most runway he can give us by taking down Venezuela, Iran and possibly China as immediate threats before he leaves the scene.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:07 PM (a4flb)

What he isn't doing is cementing long term protection for Americans against the lunatic left should they ever come to power again. You thought biden was bad? The next time it will make him look like Reagan. You see what they did in virginia, you see NYC, and everywhere else the lunatics got in control. They come straight at the people, pedal to the metal vengeance, constitution be damned. They don't give a fuck.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

62 There's a product on the market called Sta-bil for stored gasoline.

I use it in the gasoline I keep for my lawn mower, which, due to the perfect Texas weather I rarely need. It seems to work.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (W/QOq)

63 That Carrie Underwood gal can sure carry a tune! I don't listen to her much but a beautiful voice and she's gorgeous. She's married to a former hockey player (now retired). Can't remember his name.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (sAmhv)

64 57 “snoozled,” I meant.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

65 That's bad, but could be worse. A local prominent attorney here had his wiener glued to his tummy by his wife after he got home late after a night of carousing. I'm guessing the acetone in the Emergency Department stung a bit.
Posted by: Hints From Heloise at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (oftw2)

All you need to do it rub veg oil on it. Oil dissolves the glue.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

66 Oh my G d! Gas is up 50 cents a gallon! Let Iran have the bomb! We can't afford these prices!

No. We can't afford Iran to have the bomb, idiots. Sorry but some people are idiots. I'm tired of hearing them say stupid things.

Posted by: Case at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (pvf3X)

67 Evening all,

I like the Iran situation simplified.

On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)

68 DOOF

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (DoBxX)

69 The 90s finds out about the future

Thanks for being exhausting, y'all.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

70 That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever.
************
Have to agree with you Doof, that was just incredible.

And nice to see Doggo in the comments!
Posted by: The Grateful at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)


Any chance I have to post that, I'm doing so!

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)

71 Gas is up 50 cents a gallon!

For me, gas is up about $4.50 a gallon.

Because I just took a flight from Texas to California.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (W/QOq)

72 ONT, Thanks DOOF!!

Go Wild, hammer the Mammoths

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (t/Eo5)

73 woman in Ohio made more than 1,700 fraudulent returns at Home Depot locations in multiple states.
Medina County prosecutors said Tracy A. James used counterfeit driver’s licenses and aliases to obtain store credit through fraudulent merchandise returns over several years at numerous Home Depot locations.


--------

Hah! The jokes on her.

She created what's called "a full time job."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (JkO4W)

74 Doof!

Did you watch the USA beat Mejico in the baseball classic last night? Awesome game. Holy carp!

Thank you for the Ont. you rock.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (A5RD0)

75 I haven't heard that dumb Popeye song by Edie Brickell in a real long time.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (BI5O2)

76 Prayer up, Joyenz.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

77 It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.
Posted by: Tonypete

I'll take it off your hands now for $5 if you cover shipping.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (/lPRQ)

78 They're throwing everything at the wall to try to drive the oil prices back up. The latest is that Iran has super-sneaky minelayers that have forced the straits to close again.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (xverI)

79 Very nice springtime weather in my neck of the woods today. How about you? No.

Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight? No.

Something on your mind? Loads.

Let's hear it! Trust me you really don't want to.

Posted by: Mind full of demons, antagonists and desperation at March 10, 2026 10:24 PM (TbWk/)

80 Evening all,

I like the Iran situation simplified.

On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)


So sorry to hear that. Prayers up.

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

81 Hello, Nurse Ratched.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

82 Anyone under 30 is already showing signs of atrophy, shorter, T Rex arms, from using phone as an appendage.

Posted by: Ol' Codger at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (oftw2)

83 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

How do you think he should do that? And I have to go to sleep, but consider passing on your suggestions to the WH site, B-D.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (ix8EF)

84 All you need to do it rub veg oil on it. Oil dissolves the glue.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

The dude probably knew that but couldn't get any takers.



Not even for $20.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (cYBz/)

85 I. Certainly hope and pray not. He's supposed to be president till 2029.

Beat the Cheat 2.0 for this November. The GOP sure doesn't want to keep both chambers.

It will be particularly difficult this voting season when so many people are being black-pilled by watching their feckless Senators mock and gas light them - daring us to vote.

Lose both chambers, you know for a fact they will impeach him. Then block any judge and US Attorney appointments.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (a4flb)

86 I thought that the Learing Center had something to do with training Shakespearean actors.
Posted by: Bulg

If it was the Leering Center, I think Bill Clinton would be one of the professors.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf


Did he graduate Magna, Summa, or Aqualung?

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

87 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, good to see you.
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

Likewise. We'll see how long I'm online tonight - the sky is loud. I think heaven is holding top fuel funny car races.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (S/Y4j)

88 Dang it. Wrong stuff in the clipboard. I meant to say

Heh - now that was funny!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (eYxxH)

89 I start it up every few days, just to make sure it starts, so far so good.

My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

Starting every couple of days is good.
Maybe run it through the gears, around the block, once a week.
Top off with ethanol free gas. Should be good for six months/year with current use.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 10:27 PM (/lPRQ)

90 Very nice springtime weather in my neck of the woods today. How about you?

I was feeling blessed having such a mild winter, until I was buzzed by the first deer fly of the season - three months early.

I guess I need to put away all my blue clothing for the next six months.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:27 PM (a4flb)

91 I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.
Posted by: Tonypete

Around here the home depots have serious threading machines and will thread pipe for you if you buy it there. At the same time the tool whore that I am says yeeeusss to buying threading dies and do it on the fly and thread as you need to. I have a set and the rigid vice. No gas in the house, or the street, but I got the shit to do pipe. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

92 Doof!

Did you watch the USA beat Mejico in the baseball classic last night? Awesome game. Holy carp!

Thank you for the Ont. you rock.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (A5RD0)


I did not. Asleep early last night. Was on the road at 0500 this morning returning from Kentucky.

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:28 PM (QMAsf)

93 Psychology says the hidden advantage older workers have in the age of AI has nothing to do with technology skills. It’s emotional intelligence.

Well, I'm boned.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)

94 Likewise. We'll see how long I'm online tonight - the sky is loud. I think heaven is holding top fuel funny car races.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (S/Y4j)

That’s funny, I was just thinking the same thing. It’s just partly cloudy here, but I stepped outside and that was my thought - wow, the sky is loud tonight!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (eYxxH)

95 Prayers for you and your family, Joyenz.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)

96 Yup.
Kerry Underwood is awesome!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (2WIwB)

97 Oh my G d! Gas is up 50 cents a gallon! Let Iran have the bomb! We can't afford these prices!

Think of it as chemotherapy.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (a4flb)

98 Was watching Atomic Snack Bar a few days ago and ran across this description of a Japanese movie:

“Turns out back in World War II, the living heart of the Frankenstein's monster ended up in Japan right before the bomb was dropped. Over time, the radiation caused the heart to mutate into a real boy. A boy that starts rapidly growing into a giant now known as Frankenstein. The creature escapes and ends up battling the giant monster Baragon. And in the alternate ending of the film, he also battles a giant octopus, just like in the original Shelly novel.”

Frankenstein vs Baragon (1965). Sounds awesome, even without the giant octopus.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (W/QOq)

99 It’s bed time. Have a great night, friends.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)

100 On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)

I am truly very sorry.

Posted by: Fuck cancer. at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (TbWk/)

101 Prayers up for your family, Joyenz. Such great losses in so short a time. ((((hugs))))

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (vrNzf)

102 Joyenz
Prayers to you and yours.

Posted by: MkY at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (q6tQZ)

103 Doof...Thank you for the Carrie Underwood/Vince Gill duet of "How Great Thou Art."

I saw it live, had welling tears (I rarely cry) and chills. Anytime I see/hear this video again it is the same as it is that powerful. Thank you.

Man she's got some pipes! I think the only American Idol season I watched was with her. Vince Gill is also incredibly talented, altho I don't have a lot of music from either on my phone.

This Lent I am back to my Celtic roots. I love this one, an American folk hymn with lyrics that are perfect for Easter. Love the melody as well.

The little history says the unusual meter goes back to 1549, Dorian mode. I love songs and hymns in the minor key.

I think it's beautiful. Blessings:

https://tinyurl.com/2ebuhtux



Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (WONhk)

104 Sleep well, Piper.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:34 PM (77rzZ)

105 Writing a tui backend for my dashboard touch screen, ever since moving platformIO from vscode to neovim for ESP32 development, I’ve been a happy camper.

The problem with vscode is that Msoft is forcing ai into everything whether you want it or not. Make no mistake, I use ai, but I use it the way I want to use it, not the way Microsoft insists I use it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 10:34 PM (XV/Pl)

106 CHHv1)

42 For a few days all we heard was oil crisis. It went up to $110 a barrel and the stocks drop. Trump casually says in an interview that oh, he thinks the war won't go on much longer. Immediately oil drops to $88 a barrel and the stocks jump up. I have never seen this sort of thing before, ever
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (3/XaG)

That’s what happens when you have day traders and hype driving spot prices rather than fundamentals. And as soon as the price broke, everyone covered their positions and sold.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (eYxxH)

107 @90 - thank you!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (CHHv1)

108 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
=========

Red dye No. 3.

One hell of a job making those cookies!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (XeU6L)

109 Berserker-Dragonheads Division - my real issue is I need to cut an already installed pipe in the house, and then put threads on the cut end to receive an elbow to head off into a new direction.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (cYBz/)

110 68. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz

You've endured a lot in a short time. Prayers for peace and comfort for your Aunt and all of your family.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 10:36 PM (NFX2v)

111 It’s blowing stink out here on the beach.

Power will prolly go out and there’s a cold front storming in. Blizzard conditions in the mountains.

Batten down the hatches!
Let’s GOOOOOO!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 10:37 PM (A5RD0)

112 Doof...Thank you for the Carrie Underwood/Vince Gill duet of "How Great Thou Art."

I saw it live, had welling tears (I rarely cry) and chills. Anytime I see/hear this video again it is the same as it is that powerful. Thank you.

Man she's got some pipes! I think the only American Idol season I watched was with her. Vince Gill is also incredibly talented, altho I don't have a lot of music from either on my phone.


Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (WONhk)


Glad you enjoyed it!

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:37 PM (QMAsf)

113 Posted by: mindful webworker - off to a great start for the evening at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (ByrUz

That was awesome, thank you!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 10:38 PM (Vvh2V)

114 Prayers to your family, Joyenz.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:38 PM (X+xvk)

115 That road up top sure looks lonely, and straight.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient


https://youtu.be/5AspVxHqw_E

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)

116 Prayers for you and your family, Joyenz.
Strength and peace.

Posted by: sal at March 10, 2026 10:39 PM (f+FmA)

117 Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

You and me, both. I hate the heat. I'd skip summer altogether if I could.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 10:39 PM (Vvh2V)

118 Writing a tui backend for my dashboard touch screen, ever since moving platformIO from vscode to neovim for ESP32 development, I’ve been a happy camper.
--

[scratches head]

I'm clueless. A foreign language.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 10, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)

119 That’s what happens when you have day traders and hype driving spot prices rather than fundamentals. And as soon as the price broke, everyone covered their positions and sold.

Also TDS drives some of it. Those of us who don't have it know that Trump 2.0 is very aware of the fact that gasoline prices drive inflation and Affordability™ and he isn't interested in Forever Warz so, like his other blitzkrieg attacks, they are in and out, and he is willing to use many tools as his disposal to bring prices back in line.

For Trump, he cares about the consumer, with every president before him, they hated the consumer and thought that was an added sadistic benefit to their war grift.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:41 PM (a4flb)

120 Do Not Look at This link:

https://tinyurl.com/ywb8shs7

Posted by: Braenyard
***

You're not the boss of me!

* looks*

Damn!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 10, 2026 10:42 PM (2WIwB)

121 That road up top sure looks lonely, and straight.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient
--

Bob Segar lyrics immediately came to mind:

On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha
You can listen to the engine moanin' out his one note song..

But your thoughts will soon be wanderin' the way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours and there's nothin' there to do
And you don't feel much like ridin', you just wish the trip was through..."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 10, 2026 10:43 PM (XeU6L)

122 The problem with vscode is that Msoft is forcing ai into everything whether you want it or not. Make no mistake, I use ai, but I use it the way I want to use it, not the way Microsoft insists I use it.

I just go with the JetBrains suite because I'm tired of Microslop's AI trying to finish my thoughts and getting it wrong 90%+ of the time. I spend more time backspacing over its mistakes then I do actually typing everything out.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:44 PM (a4flb)

123 My prayers join the rest, Joyenz. What a horrible year it's been for your family.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (Vvh2V)

124 Thune & McConnell busy plotting another Republican loss in both the House and Senate. They'll do everything they can to thwart Donald Trump and screw the GOP base.

It's time we did something. These douchebags need to be relentlessly vilified, every second of every day, in every single conservative forum. Call them out for what they are. Cowards, traitors, corrupt, hostile to the will of the American people. Hound them. Ask them at every appearance. Make it impossible for them to approach a microphone with any degree of comfort. Organize protests at their homes. They're okay with that, right?

Let's light a fire under John Thune's corrupt ass, and watch the turd-blossom dance.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (X+xvk)

125 This Lent I am back to my Celtic roots. I love this one, an American folk hymn with lyrics that are perfect for Easter. Love the melody as well.

The little history says the unusual meter goes back to 1549, Dorian mode. I love songs and hymns in the minor key.

I think it's beautiful. Blessings:
https://tinyurl.com/2ebuhtux
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat


That was beautiful.

Here's another for you. "Iona" is the answer to the question "what if an Irish folk band wanted to change it up, but couldn't decide if they wanted to be Christian rock, world music, or a Pink Floyd cover band?"

https://youtu.be/yf7TSIIwOa4

I've linked that one before over the years, probably 2 or 3 times. But I love her voice. If you don't like the intro bit, the lyrics start about 2:35.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)

126 @119

>> I'm clueless. A foreign language.

It’s just a terminal user interface instead of a graphical user interface, although the dashboard has a gui as well.

And with modern tui libraries, they pretty much are gui’s.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (XV/Pl)

127 The dude probably knew that but couldn't get any takers.

Not even for $20.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (cYBz/)

His hands were in casts?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

128 Lose both chambers, you know for a fact they will impeach him. Then block any judge and US Attorney appointments.


----

They already are blocking the appointments. The GOP is actively obstructing their own Executive. It's infuriating.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (xverI)

129 Joyenz, prayers for your family.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (eZ5tL)

130 SlingShot, in case you missed it.

https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 10:48 PM (ozLBa)

131 “ Ithink it's beautiful. Blessings:

https://tinyurl.com/2ebuhtux

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (WONhk)

I love that tune, those words.
Looked it up - that one was in the 1840 Sacred Harp collection of Southern Hymns, which I’ve got a copy of somewhere. It’s an amazing collection of hymns, especially since most of them never made their way into the mainstream churches. (Too countrified, I think)

Sacred Harp is the most well known use of shaped note music, where the relative pitch of the note is indicated by its shape. Sounds tricky, but if you know music it’s not hard to pick up at all.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:48 PM (eYxxH)

132 They already are blocking the appointments. The GOP is actively obstructing their own Executive. It's infuriating.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler


"Their own" is the issue with that sentence. He's "ours," not "theirs," and it chaps their hide.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)

133 I have never reverse-seared chocolate chip cookies before but I'm willing to try

Posted by: 496 at March 10, 2026 10:50 PM (jCuBf)

134 131 SlingShot, in case you missed it.

https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd

Posted by: Braenyard

Why is he holding the slingshot sideways, ghetto-style?

Posted by: davidt at March 10, 2026 10:51 PM (Q+gd/)

135 They already are blocking the appointments. The GOP is actively obstructing their own Executive. It's infuriating.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler

Yep. And we're sitting here taking it. It's time to start asking them why they're defying the most popular Republican President in history, and why they're defying the will of the American people on the SAVE Act.

Hound them everywhere. Beat them over the head with questions. Don't let them skate. Make every second of their public lives absolutely miserable.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:51 PM (X+xvk)

136 @123

>> I just go with the JetBrains suite

Well that’s the great thing about neovim, it’s just vim out of the box and you have to add anything you want into it manually.

If you don’t want ai, or auto complete or code snippets, you don’t have to add them.

The two biggest things I’ve configured lately are breadcrumbs and code dimming.

I didn’t think that would be a big deal but it’s become a big deal and a game changer for my concentration.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 10:52 PM (XV/Pl)

137 "I looked up the Ford recall someone mentioned the other night. It essentially hits any truck they made since 2021."

Speaking of Ford Truck recalls, when are they going to come up with a fix for that idiotic auto-shutoff that was mandatory until Trump killed it? It's the only complaint I have about my Ranger I bought 3 years ago.

Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2026 10:52 PM (PTDkx)

138 >>Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)


I stumbled into a vein of old SST LPs last night and found a NM Copy of the Blasting Concept. Had a fun time listening to that one while I flipped some old pinball machines.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (erF49)

139 Waffles the Cat's prime objective is to complain about everything especially Maple the Dog and the Spare Human.

https://youtu.be/HktF2G2E4pE

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (BnDlA)

140 Berserker-Dragonheads Division - my real issue is I need to cut an already installed pipe in the house, and then put threads on the cut end to receive an elbow to head off into a new direction.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (cYBz/)

Let me guess, the other end is in no man's land where you can't access it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (snZF9)

141 SlingShot, in case you missed it.
https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd
Posted by: Braenyard

Why is he holding the slingshot sideways, ghetto-style?
Posted by: davidt


If you hold a slingshot the right way, misfires are likely to be high or low, not left or right. So if you're trying to keep all your magnetic ammo behind your backstop for easy collection, holding it like a gangsta keeps you from launching them over the wall?

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (VHUov)

142 >>I have never reverse-seared chocolate chip cookies before but I'm willing to try


The best thing you can do for Chocolate Chip Cookies is to portion them out on a parchment lined baking sheet, no spacing required and freeze them. The whole batch.

Then bake from frozen.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (erF49)

143 27

I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (cYBz/)


It's cute that you think a Harbor Freight tool can be used 3 or 4 times and still be worth putting in an estate sale.

Posted by: a.moron at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (X5Jzz)

144 This ONT seems on time... must be something in the stars.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (diia5)

145 Neneh Cherry has a sister Titiyo, who did the Millennial #woke anthem "Come Along".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (gKWVE)

146 I stumbled into a vein of old SST LPs last night and found a NM Copy of the Blasting Concept. Had a fun time listening to that one while I flipped some old pinball machines.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (erF49)

Feel like translating that? lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (snZF9)

147 >>Feel like translating that? lol


I would. But, I prefer to keep up the ruse that you are in fact CC Deville.

I'm not gonna dox a bro.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:57 PM (erF49)

148 Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
------
Yes, gas goes bad. As the lighter fractions evaporate, the gasoline starts to no longer act like gasoline, sorta like a wet cigar - hard to light. As well, the heavier fractions wind up coating parts with "varnish" which blocks smaller passages. There are things called fuel stabilizers which will prevent this. The best-known brand is probably Sta-Bil, but I prefer Pri-G.
Oil goes bad, too, just sitting around. Next oil change make sure to go to full synthetic,it takes longer to break down and oxidize.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 10, 2026 10:58 PM (o8Zcb)

149 Good night, All. Sleep well.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:59 PM (77rzZ)

150 41 Hi Horde, to your planet...welcome!

I have a car question. I retarded at the end of December, and since then I've barely driven my car at all. Maybe 20 miles, when my weekly commute was 200.

I start it up every few days, just to make sure it starts, so far so good.

My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

I faced the same situation when I retired. You may want to take it out for a long drive (half hour) once a week and try to do some highway miles. Burn off some gas, get it down to 3/4 tank and then fill it up to mix the old and the new gas.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 10, 2026 10:59 PM (y171U)

151 67 Oh my G d! Gas is up 50 cents a gallon! Let Iran have the bomb! We can't afford these prices!
I retarded over 15 years ago, and I don't drive all over the place, so I don't care that the Donald has bombed the shit out of Iran and caused gas to go up.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 10, 2026 10:59 PM (0Htd1)

152 Hound them everywhere. Beat them over the head with questions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:51 PM (X+xvk)

With questions. You are a fine gentleman! I hope someone would be less gentlemanly.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (1Ff7Z)

153 Apple kind of blew up the budget laptop market. In a good way. This is something I never thought I would be saying.

https://youtu.be/91zQ6Pyxb3Y

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (BnDlA)

154
Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?

Does contemplating my navel count?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (QVmho)

155 Jeff Ament, bassist and songwriter with Pearl Jam, was born today in 1963. Since this is about him, here's a track where he has sole writing credit and plays upright bass, off their sixth album Binaural. (Headphones recommended; they did, in fact, use binaural recording techniques.)

Pearl Jam - Nothing As It Seems (Audio)
https://youtu.be/A2QLjPU7Opo

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (Sy6m/)

156 80 CENT SECRET DIXK PILLS

I CLICK ON THE BOX TTOU GQYS

Posted by: GigantorX at March 10, 2026 11:01 PM (pFl8W)

157 >>Jeff Ament, bassist and songwriter with Pearl Jam, was born today in 1963.


And he is a douche. I never get tired of telling him that, either.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:02 PM (erF49)

158 Last night I posted about the new Supreme Ayatollah whom Tousi has said is missing. There has been no appearance by him since he was ordained top Azzhole.

Now today stories are he is in the hospital in a coma. So these cleric experts elected a comatose leader. I guess that's one approach to leadership.

After all we "elected" Joe Biden, heck he got 81 million votes.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 10, 2026 11:05 PM (55Qr6)

159 I wonder if you layered a gas can with nitrogen if that would work?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 11:06 PM (zZu0s)

160 Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 10, 2026 11:05 PM (55Qr6)

...

Posted by: Konstantin "DOA" Chernenko at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (gKWVE)

161 Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)

162 I am reading a novel written in the mid-19th century and I keep having to look up words.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (eZ5tL)

163 "Their own" is the issue with that sentence. He's "ours," not "theirs," and it chaps their hide.

Most Congress critters aren't there for the power (some absolutely are), many just to be podcasters (Cruz, Crocket), many just want the status and the loot.

When Trump came in and said "We Are Going To Do All The Things", at first they thought that he was gas lighting the constituents and would continue the grift with the donor class and the cocktail circuit.

Then he did things. Like close the border, instead of mouthing "comprehensive immigration policy". Reshoring jobs as opposed to helping congress critter cronies exploit foreign labor and lax regulations. Trump was cutting into their grift, showing that it was easy to follow through on promises Congress had been making and breaking for generations.

He exposed them all as frauds, and now that they are known, they are just open about it and dare you to do something about it, knowing we will whine and not lynch.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 11:09 PM (a4flb)

164 Let me guess, the other end is in no man's land where you can't access it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Exactly.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 11:10 PM (cYBz/)

165 >>Jeff Ament, bassist and songwriter with Pearl Jam, was born today in 1963.


And he is a douche. I never get tired of telling him that, either.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:02 PM (erF49)

*snicker*

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:11 PM (snZF9)

166 Thanks guys. I will forward your messages to them.

-------

Waffles and Maple
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (BnDlA)

So funny, ty for sharing.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 11:11 PM (2F0/Y)

167 I am reading a novel written in the mid-19th century and I keep having to look up words.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (eZ5tL)

Our edumacation system is just as good- better- then theirs. All they had was dull, boring memorization. Teachers are so much better now!
-education drone.

Plus word choice matters that would tend to drift with time, but remember, writing letters was their ONLY way to communicate over long distances. It tends to broaden the vocabulary, I am thinking.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 11:11 PM (zZu0s)

168 With questions. You are a fine gentleman! I hope someone would be less gentlemanly.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

One can dream...

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 11:12 PM (X+xvk)

169 >*snicker*


I hate dealing with the 'stars'.

They are almost worse than the 'experts'.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (erF49)

170 Last night I posted about the new Supreme Ayatollah whom Tousi has said is missing. There has been no appearance by him since he was ordained top Azzhole.

Now today stories are he is in the hospital in a coma. So these cleric experts elected a comatose leader.
Posted by: Farmer


Nice to see them giving Sloth a chance, after thousands of years of Wrath, Lust, and Pride, with token showing by Greed and Envy.

Maybe Gluttony will get a turn eventually, too.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (VHUov)

171 Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (erF49)

I refrigerate the dough for a day before portioning and freezing. That allows the flour to hydrate completely, and the cookie is simply better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (n9ltV)

172 I stumbled into a vein of old SST LPs last night and found a NM Copy of the Blasting Concept. Had a fun time listening to that one while I flipped some old pinball machines.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (erF49)

Feel like translating that? lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Damn.
I almost, almost know what that is.
Might have had a Blasting Concept LP at one time.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

173 >>I refrigerate the dough for a day before portioning and freezing. That allows the flour to hydrate completely, and the cookie is simply better.


I usually throw the entire batch in the fridge for 4 hours to keep the butter from melting after mixing / before portioning.

It simply makes a better cookie. No other alteration of the process works better, imo.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:15 PM (erF49)

174 >>Might have had a Blasting Concept LP at one time.


Electric Lime Green Sleeve with Bright Orange Text.

SST Sampler from 83...maybe? Might be off by a year or two, though.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:16 PM (erF49)

175 If you hold a slingshot the right way, misfires are likely to be high or low, not left or right. So if you're trying to keep all your magnetic ammo behind your backstop for easy collection, holding it like a gangsta keeps you from launching them over the wall?
Posted by: mikeski
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Or a photographic angle allowing the viewer to see the operation better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:17 PM (ozLBa)

176 Looked it up
SST LP
SST is a German disc mastering and lacquer cutting company that operated under this name from 1969 until November 2016.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:17 PM (znREB)

177 Apple kind of blew up the budget laptop market. In a good way. This is something I never thought I would be saying.

For decades I would only run Dell Precision or XPS class notebooks. They are boring now and are just commodities.

Now that Windows 11 has gone full Mumbai, a glorious presentation of mediocrity and shameless advertising platform, Apple is looking to be the last man standing for solid development machinery.

With almost all tooling available on the MacBook Pro, and with the M5 Max silicon, 128GB of RAM and PCIe 5, what is out there that can compete?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 11:17 PM (a4flb)

178 I refrigerate the dough for a day before portioning and freezing. That allows the flour to hydrate completely, and the cookie is simply better.

Dittos for pizza crust.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 11:19 PM (a4flb)

179 The Cookie Wars begun, they have.

Posted by: Yoda at March 10, 2026 11:20 PM (JkO4W)

180 >>SST is a German disc mastering and lacquer cutting company that operated under this name from 1969 until November 2016.


Also a Punk Label out of CA. Greg Ginn.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:20 PM (erF49)

181 Also there's no arm brace to steady it; holding it sideways would be a stronger hold. It needs an arm brace.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:21 PM (ozLBa)

182 >>Also there's no arm brace to steady it; holding it sideways would be a stronger hold. It needs an arm brace.


You people are monsters!

Posted by: Michele Fields at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (erF49)

183 Maybe Gluttony will get a turn eventually, too.
Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (VHUov)

I'm ready!

Posted by: Vitellius at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (1Ff7Z)

184 That Carrie Underwood "How Great Thou Art" really is amazingly good. With Vince Gill, btw for any who may have hesitated to watch.

Posted by: jocon307 at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (EuROc)

185 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (ESVrU)

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

The Wifey pointed out that it's a mis-steak.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 10, 2026 11:24 PM (xIFh6)

186 Maybe Gluttony will get a turn eventually, too.
Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (VHUov)

I'm ready!
Posted by: Vitellius at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (1Ff7Z)

Michael Moore, AKA Jabba the Butt, is eagerly awaiting their call.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 11:24 PM (S/Y4j)

187 I watched Melania on prime today.
Actually quite nice - behind the scenes look, narrated by FLOTUS. Low-key.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:26 PM (znREB)

188 182 Also there's no arm brace to steady it; holding it sideways would be a stronger hold.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:21 PM (ozLBa)

Oh, so it bees jes like a gun.

Posted by: JaMarqis T. at March 10, 2026 11:26 PM (eYxxH)

189 I retarded over 15 years ago, and I don't drive all over the place....
Posted by: nerdygirl

Taking the short bus, huh?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 10, 2026 11:29 PM (KAi1n)

190 SST
Among others,
Minutemen, Husker Du, Firehose, Black Flag, Meat Puppets...

Seems to be LPs available online.
Maybe they are pressing more.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)

191 Country Joe Mcdonald's fixin to die rag that ended the Vietnam War was not subtle ;but born in the U.S.A and Copper head road were more subtle anti-war songs.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 10, 2026 11:30 PM (dELhT)

192 The Cookie Wars begun, they have.
Posted by: Yoda


I thought the Dark Side had the cookies.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:33 PM (VHUov)

193 >>Maybe they are pressing more.


SST re-runs stuff all the time. Never large pressings, and usually nothing to denote them as individually different than original pressings from decades earlier.
You have to look at things like color dyes and inner sleeve construction to discern the real ones from the new ones.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:34 PM (erF49)

194 Damn.
I almost, almost know what that is.
Might have had a Blasting Concept LP at one time.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

It was so long ago I completely forgot wtf it was.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:35 PM (snZF9)

195 @178

>>With almost all tooling available on the MacBook Pro, and with the M5 Max silicon, 128GB of RAM and PCIe 5, what is out there that can compete?

Pretty much nothing, I have a pimped out M4 Max, I can run my dev setup, I can run a vm of win11 to access the apps that have no mac or linux ports like Autocad*, Visio and MS Project, it runs seamlessly integrated, no hickups, no slowdown, the only ai slop on the mac is injected by the win11 and win apps.

Mac make the best all around laptops out there.

*Autocad is available for the mac but I'm using my companies seat, which costs around 4k a year, so, there's that.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 11:36 PM (XV/Pl)

196 Looking at the Wiki article on their catalog I may have had a few dozen LPs, or cassettes I got from friends LPs, all gone. Lost decades ago.

If I happen to see one at Wal-Mart I might just get it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (/lPRQ)

197 "I love pineapple on pizza."

You can have my share, gladly. As for me, pile on the anchovies!

Posted by: Nemo at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (4RPgu)

198 "That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever."

That was my Dad's favorite. Shame he never got to hear her sing it.

Posted by: javems at March 10, 2026 11:40 PM (zFsEm)

199 I hate dealing with the 'stars'.

They are almost worse than the 'experts'.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (erF49)

You mean "artists". I hate artist mentality. The guitar player "artists" are why we get silly guitars with a bridge humbucker, a P-90 in the neck and a strat middle pickup and the top of the guitar looks like the Zappa burnt weenie sandwich album cover.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:40 PM (snZF9)

200 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:41 PM (vd6bO)

201 198 "I love pineapple on pizza."

You can have my share, gladly. As for me, pile on the anchovies!
Posted by: Nemo at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (4RPgu)

Ketchup instead of tomato sauce and Limburger cheese instead of mozzarella. Yum!!!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 10, 2026 11:42 PM (ZTJjv)

202
Haagen-Dazs Strawberry is very nice.

That is all.

Posted by: Don Black at March 10, 2026 11:43 PM (ZxPkt)

203 "I love pineapple on pizza."

You can have my share, gladly. As for me, pile on the anchovies!
Posted by: Nemo at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (4RPgu)

Ketchup instead of tomato sauce and Limburger cheese instead of mozzarella. Yum!!!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 10, 2026 11:42 PM (ZTJjv)

You know, fuck you all. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)

204 I hate artist mentality. The guitar player "artists" are why we get silly guitars with a bridge humbucker, a P-90 in the neck and a strat middle pickup and the top of the guitar looks like the Zappa burnt weenie sandwich album cover.
Posted by: Berserker


You're just jealous. This guitar is the tits.

https://youtu.be/46qjDJ0lLdE

Posted by: S. Vai at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)

205 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?
Posted by: Don in SoCo

It was only "closed" by Lloyds.
Canceled their insurance they did.

Kind of risky to run the Strait with $100M in crude and a ship that costs many times that when islamonazi pirates are threatening to blow everything up... but then the ships idle costs start adding up and the crews figure out they can just turn off their tracking devices and not paint that target on their backs...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

206 Other than the SST, I lost a bunch of Virus and Cherry LPs. Decades ago.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:47 PM (/lPRQ)

207 With almost all tooling available on the MacBook Pro, and with the M5 Max silicon, 128GB of RAM and PCIe 5, what is out there that can compete?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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Out in the world of competition I'd go out of my way to dump all things Alphabet. At home the little $200 Beelink is working just fine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:49 PM (ozLBa)

208 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?
Posted by: Don in SoCo

It was only "closed" by Lloyds.
Canceled their insurance they did.

Kind of risky to run the Strait with $100M in crude and a ship that costs many times that when islamonazi pirates are threatening to blow everything up... but then the ships idle costs start adding up and the crews figure out they can just turn off their tracking devices and not paint that target on their backs...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

trump said he would take care of the insurance, but then the UK threatened the companies if they deal with trump. Any reason the UK isn't on the list of the next adventure??

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:49 PM (snZF9)

209 just turn off their tracking devices
_-_
I wonder how effective that is...I guess if there are no loitering drones (probably aren't any of theirs roaming around anymore) or human observers with eyes on target...hmmm...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:50 PM (vd6bO)

210 You're just jealous. This guitar is the tits.

https://youtu.be/46qjDJ0lLdE

Posted by: S. Vai at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)

Thats some crazy shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9)

211 You know, fuck you all. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)

Seconded.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 11:52 PM (zZu0s)

212 Any reason the UK isn't on the list of the next adventure??
_-_
And, demographics carefully considered, fast-forward 40 years, and that nation's character will fundamentally change.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:53 PM (vd6bO)

213 This guitar is the tits.
_-_
All fun and games til the power goes out.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:56 PM (vd6bO)

214 Any reason the UK isn't on the list of the next adventure??
_-_
And, demographics carefully considered, fast-forward 40 years, and that nation's character will fundamentally change.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:53 PM (vd6bO)

I'm thinking they are a land conquered by islam thats hostile to the west...and with nukes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:57 PM (snZF9)

215 This guitar is the tits.
_-_
All fun and games til the power goes out.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:56 PM (vd6bO)

All fun and games til your back goes out.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:58 PM (snZF9)

216 I'm thinking they are a land conquered by islam thats hostile to the west...and with nukes.
_-_
Sorta sets a fella to thinkin...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:59 PM (vd6bO)

217 til your back goes out.
_-_
That thing's gotta be heavy. Can't deny the skill in that guy.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:01 AM (vd6bO)

218 I'm thinking they are a land conquered by islam thats hostile to the west...and with nukes.
_-_
Sorta sets a fella to thinkin...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:59 PM (vd6bO)

Its no joke, the native brits are in deep shit. They better decide what they believe in real frigging quick.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 12:02 AM (snZF9)

219 Thanks again, people. You're all the best!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 12:06 AM (CHHv1)

220 They better decide what they believe in real frigging quick.
_-_
Yep. And the same here. We have a very short amount of time before we are in exactly the same situation. We have a brief respite here where we can correct our course, but we are not making it happen to the degree necessary just yet.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:06 AM (vd6bO)

221 >>You mean "artists". I hate artist mentality. The guitar player "artists" are why we get silly guitars with a bridge humbucker, a P-90 in the neck and a strat middle pickup and the top of the guitar looks like the Zappa burnt weenie sandwich album cover.


LOL

Ted McCarty had the recipe right. Make it out of Mahogany.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:07 AM (erF49)

222 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

I faced the same situation when I retired. You may want to take it out for a long drive (half hour) once a week and try to do some highway miles. Burn off some gas, get it down to 3/4 tank and then fill it up to mix the old and the new gas.
Posted by: Joemarine
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Right. Also it circulates the grease and oils on all the parts that move. (a necessary thing) And things tend to flatten under the same pressure. At once a week your tires will develop a flat spot - a block or two and they will soften up but that's an example.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:08 AM (ozLBa)

223 Sacred Harp is the most well known use of shaped note music, where the relative pitch of the note is indicated by its shape. Sounds tricky, but if you know music it’s not hard to pick up at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:48 PM (eYxxH)

Will have to look it up.

In the last 10yrs I had a wish to play the harp...a big one. Now I'm back to a lap harp...which I know has nothing to do with what you are mentioning.

We had a harp at our wedding almost 47yrs ago on St. Patrick's Day (the only day of my dude's college spring break...we didn't choose it). Altho Irish is our only common ancestry. The harp was due to it being a botanical garden wedding and a piano could not be played. As it turned out I was glad.

So when y'all raise a beer next Tuesday think of the poor man who has been stuck with me all these years.

Are you from the South, Tom?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:08 AM (WONhk)

224 Then bake from frozen.
Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (erF49)

Going to try this! Soon! Thanks!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:12 AM (WONhk)

225 My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

Assuming a recent-ish car (say since 1990) and a mostly-full tank, you should be good for a couple of years, That being said, other parts of the car need to be exercised periodically. Maybe every second month, take it on a 50 mile road trip just for funsies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:13 AM (8zz6B)

226 In the last 10yrs I had a wish to play the harp...a big one. Now I'm back to a lap harp.
_-_
Nice thing about those is they tend to retain their value. Bought my wife a used Salvi Daphne in 1996, and its resale value has probably increased a little.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:14 AM (vd6bO)

227 Frigging microsnot windoze... just went thru update hell.

Thought I had it set to not *do that* until inactive times, but noooooo. Was reading along, had a couple other tabs open, going back n forth and then *poof* OFF.

Restart. "installing updates"

Restart. %^&*+_)(&(*#!!!!!!

Oh, yeah-- it's a Tuesday.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

228 220 They better decide what they believe in real frigging quick.
_-_
Yep. And the same here. We have a very short amount of time before we are in exactly the same situation. We have a brief respite here where we can correct our course, but we are not making it happen to the degree necessary just yet.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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Texas is a perfect example. DC runs Hunt in on the primary to split the vote (just like they did with Gohmert) They spent $70 million just to do that.

Now they are spending over a million dollars a day to make sure that everyone in TX knows that Paxton is a low down weasel and Big John Wayne McCornyn is the man for the job.

McCornyn and Thune take turns top and bottom with each other.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:15 AM (ozLBa)

229 >>Other than the SST, I lost a bunch of Virus and Cherry LPs. Decades ago.


I lost a full set of Hendrix UK 1st Presses and a set of Sabbath UK 1st Presses when storing my LP collection at a GF's place for 4 months.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:15 AM (erF49)

230 On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)

Condolences, Joyenz.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:16 AM (8zz6B)

231 https://youtu.be/yf7TSIIwOa4

I've linked that one before over the years, probably 2 or 3 times. But I love her voice. If you don't like the intro bit, the lyrics start about 2:35.
Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)

Lovely. Thank you.

Need to go to sleep and hope my coughing goes away soon.It's at least improved from the TB Ward. XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (WONhk)

232 I do updates on Mint about once a week.
It takes about five minutes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (ozLBa)

233 >>Going to try this! Soon! Thanks!


As soon as you are done mixing the dough, press plastic wrap to the surface and wrap the bowl. Chuck it in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours, then portion and freeze.

Once they are frozen, you can bag them and bake them as you need them.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (erF49)

234 So very sorry, Joyenz!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

235 McCornyn and Thune take turns top and bottom with each other.
_-_
And the consequences of allowing this circus act to continue unabated to keep looking more ominous.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:18 AM (vd6bO)

236 RIP Uncle

Sorry for your loss, man.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:18 AM (erF49)

237 I do updates on Mint about once a week.
It takes about five minutes.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Yeah... I need to ditch microsnot. But I'm not really much of a geek; let's say I'm barely computer literate.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

238 As soon as you are done mixing the dough, press plastic wrap to the surface and wrap the bowl. Chuck it in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours, then portion and freeze.

Once they are frozen, you can bag them and bake them as you need them.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (erF49)

The things I learn here!!! XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:21 AM (WONhk)

239 Has anyone ordered from Jimmy's Seafood for delivery across the nation?

My dude loves blue crab and crab cakes...real ones...are sort of hard to find in the Rockies.
Thanks.

I do love them telling people on X to hush. Loved the video of the sons and wife carrying on their father's dream.They've hit the big time! Seem like lovely people.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:23 AM (WONhk)

240 Oh, so it bees jes like a gun.
Posted by: JaMarqis T.
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Oh, JaMarqis, you need some range time. With a pistol other muscles are primary for focus. The bicep comes into play at recoil, mostly. Whereas the triceps and forearm are required to hold the slingshot steady.
That's why they are equipped with a forearm brace.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:26 AM (ozLBa)

241
Condolences, Joyenz.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:16 AM (8zz6B)

Prayers for this family.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:26 AM (WONhk)

242 200 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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Yes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:29 AM (ozLBa)

243 Are you from the South, Tom?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:08 AM (WONhk)

Not originally, but married a Louisiana girl and have lived in Texas for most of my life now, so close enough!

Posted by: JaMarqis T. at March 11, 2026 12:32 AM (7yOPh)

244 lol off gangsta sock!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 12:33 AM (7yOPh)

245
You're just jealous. This guitar is the tits.

https://youtu.be/46qjDJ0lLdE

Posted by: S. Vai at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM

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He should return that Klingon edged weapon to the prop room before they notice it's missing.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 12:34 AM (t1fZA)

246 . but then the ships idle costs start adding up and the crews figure out they can just turn off their tracking devices and not paint that target on their backs...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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I read that crews were getting big bonus to do it and double bonus if they made it through.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:35 AM (ozLBa)

247 I've linked that one before over the years, probably 2 or 3 times. But I love her voice. If you don't like the intro bit, the lyrics start about 2:35.
Posted by: mikeski

Excellent singing. One good turn deserves another. Hope you enjoy this voice.
https://youtu.be/YjQ0P2OzyPg

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:37 AM (BnDlA)

248 --------

Yeah... I need to ditch microsnot. But I'm not really much of a geek; let's say I'm barely computer literate.
Posted by: Tarbender
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Got you beat. I know how to boot it up and shut it down. I bought a Mint stick from Amazon and paid a computer guy down the road $40 to install it in my new Beelink.
It's so very much like Windows 7 that the learning curve is minimal. Notsothoreau and AOP are good shepherds. If you are literate at a minimum Mint can be downloaded for free and most others have installed it on their own.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:44 AM (ozLBa)

249 Thanks, Braenyard... What is this "Beelink" of which you speak?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)

250 Excellent singing. One good turn deserves another. Hope you enjoy this voice.
https://youtu.be/YjQ0P2OzyPg
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions
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See. This is why I was talking about slingshots.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:46 AM (ozLBa)

251 Mary Black
Both Sides the Tweed

Joanne Hogg's, of Iona, vocal qualities reminded of Mary Black. Both Sides the Tweed is one of her signature songs. And of course it is about the English f'ing over the Scots. Feel free to substitute in the Irish if you prefer.

https://youtu.be/uSkyiVcRCEo

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:47 AM (BnDlA)

252 Thanks, Braenyard... What is this "Beelink" of which you speak? Posted by: Tarbender

Behold the Bees
https://www.bee-link.com/collections/product

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:48 AM (BnDlA)

253 Hope you enjoy this voice
_-_
That was brutal. Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today. Guy was being a total jackass, but I got my transaction completed, and said, " Thank you, sir.", and he said, "I'm a ma'am.". Thing is, I was momentarily horrified at the thought that I might have mistreated a homely, masculine-looking woman. On further inquiry, nope...just a dude with delusions being a jerk.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:50 AM (vd6bO)

254 Iran cultivated the fear of what they could do to oil traffic for the last 4 decades. But as soon as someone showed up who was willing to show them what Real War looks like, their threats fell in on themselves.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 12:50 AM (7yOPh)

255 >>Behold the Bees

Thanks, Alteria... too rich for my blood. Wasn't looking for a new computer, although will probly need one soon enough.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)

256 SST Sampler from 83...maybe? Might be off by a year or two, though.
Posted by: garrett
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You are quite literate, musically, but you do get off into some shit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:52 AM (ozLBa)

257 >>>omeone showed up who was willing to show them what Real War looks like, their threats fell in on themselves.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Well, really, they're falling everywhere. It's like a guy who just discovered masturbation except it's more like death throes than exuberation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:54 AM (ozLBa)

258 That was brutal. Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today. Guy was being a total jackass, but I got my transaction completed, and said, " Thank you, sir.", and he said, "I'm a ma'am.". Thing is, I was momentarily horrified at the thought that I might have mistreated a homely, masculine-looking woman. On further inquiry, nope...just a dude with delusions being a jerk.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:50 AM (vd6bO)

Proper response to that? "And I am Queen of the May!" Then skip out the door.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:56 AM (8zz6B)

259 Proper response to that?
_-_
Yep. Guy was being a real jerk before any gender nonsense was even noted...yelling at me across the store to begin with...if I had realized what was actually going on there, that he was actually looking to provoke, I would have said, "You're not a ma'am, you' just an a$$h-le.". Funny thing is that just after that purchase (tail light bulbs), my daughter's car battery conked out in the next door parking lot, so we bought a new battery for it - at a different store - those five-year batteries are pretty pricey...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:02 AM (vd6bO)

260 >>Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today...
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I miss the '80s. Back when dudes pretending to be women, at least *LOOKED LIKE* women. And some of them could be actually beautiful, with attractive makeup and feminine clothing. (just disregard the adam's apple, LOL)

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

261 Ted McCarty had the recipe right. Make it out of Mahogany.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:07 AM (erF49)


Fucking eh, or Korina!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:05 AM (snZF9)

262 I miss the '80s
_-_
Yeah, I go out of my way to live and let live, but when they WANT to take offense, I am delighted to oblige.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:06 AM (vd6bO)

263 Clay Pigeons
Blaze Foley

The song has a a deep core of resignation and hope that just maybe something better is just around the next bend.

Blaze Foley
https://youtu.be/OqEIFDO1g4E

John Prine
https://youtu.be/u0TOuVVAwQI

Kelli Moyle
https://youtu.be/bhCTmCR8G20

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 01:07 AM (BnDlA)

264 Thanks, Alteria... too rich for my blood. Wasn't looking for a new computer, although will probly need one soon enough.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)

A computer that can happily run Win7 or newer will run faster on Linux Mint. I see they sell for 20 bucks on Amazon (same as in town, LOL). At that price, it's hardly worth the effort to download the ISO and burn it to a new thumb drive. They will tell you that you are not buying the OS. You are buying the physical thumb drive, and paying for the seller's expertise in loading a bootable copy of the Mint OS onto it.

You can pop the thumb drive into a USB port, hit the power button, and when it gets to the boot sequence part of the BIOS, tell it to boot from the thumb drive. Mint will start, running from the thumb drive, instead of your computer's hard drive. You can play with it, try it out, and if you like it, press "install". You have the option of partitioning the hard drive, and putting Mint in one partition, and keep your old Windows in the other. I have never done this. I usually simply put Mint on a new or salvaged hard drive that has been wiped clean, and keep Windows on the old drive.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:08 AM (8zz6B)

265 252 Thanks, Braenyard... What is this "Beelink" of which you speak? Posted by: Tarbender

Behold the Bees
https://www.bee-link.com/collections/product
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:48 AM (BnDlA)

or Amazon - - > https://tinyurl.com/4yaxxh4k

I paid less than $200 for mine, they've gone up a little. I don't do fancy things, I do run two monitors. Had it for about two years (whenever Pixy recommended it) with no problems.
Found it.

N100 16G ram + 500G ssd purchased 1/14/24, $199
from Amazon

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:09 AM (ozLBa)

266 Thanks, AOP! Very helpful!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)

267 I miss the '80s. Back when dudes pretending to be women, at least *LOOKED LIKE* women. And some of them could be actually beautiful, with attractive makeup and feminine clothing. (just disregard the adam's apple, LOL)

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

Always look at their fingers. The fingers tell all. A man's index finger is shorter than their ring finger. A woman's index finger is the same length as their ring finger, or real damn close.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)

268 Fucking eh, or Korina!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:05 AM (snZF9)

There's a song about that:

https://youtu.be/aiq-14H0Cuk

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:13 AM (8zz6B)

269 Thanks to you too, Braenyard!

I just need simple everything. Email, limited shopping, and light surfing.

Not a gamer. Don't do graphics or photochop.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:13 AM (rdVOm)

270 Good tune, Aleria.
My favorite recording of that one:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uM3YROq_cLY

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (vd6bO)

271 That was brutal. Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today. Guy was being a total jackass, but I got my transaction completed, and said, " Thank you, sir.", and he said, "I'm a ma'am.". Thing is, I was momentarily horrified at the thought that I might have mistreated a homely, masculine-looking woman. On further inquiry, nope...just a dude with delusions being a jerk.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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Was this a chain, like AutoZone, etc?
Go onto the corporate website and complain. If you're in retail, you're expected to put up with a certain amount of shit, quietly.
A mild "misgendering" at the end of a transaction doesn't cross the threshold to allow any pushback at the customer. Bitch about it in the backroom. His/"her" manager needs to refresh training about customer courtesy.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (o8Zcb)

272 Always look at their fingers. The fingers tell all. A man's index finger is shorter than their ring finger. A woman's index finger is the same length as their ring finger, or real damn close.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)

*checks*

Son of a bitch. Actually, left hand is even. Right hand is the way you describe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (bss/y)

273 Oops. I can't type on these phone keyboards. The letters are just too small!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:16 AM (0m7wM)

274 Bers... that's just so wrong...

Tell ya what. I am female. Have *always been* female. Have real, honest-to-goodness XX chromosomes.

My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

275 My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

Huh. Back to Bers?

So, have you been banging dudes?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:19 AM (bss/y)

276 I just need simple everything. Email, limited shopping, and light surfing.

Not a gamer. Don't do graphics or photochop.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:13 AM (rdVOm)

Linux Mint comes bundled with Firefox browser, and Libre Office, which emulates most of the MS Office suite. Also video, audio, and photo editing software, and much more.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:22 AM (8zz6B)

277 Was this a chain
_-_
Yep. A big name chain. So I went to the other big name chain.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:25 AM (vd6bO)

278 I have short fingers and large knuckles. Working hands.

Sucks because when I went to buy some nice "ladies" gloves, the fingers were too long. Every time. Especially bad at the Harley shop, where I thought I might buy some leather ones. If they fit my palm-width, the damned fingers would be like an inch too long.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)

279 Bers... that's just so wrong...

Tell ya what. I am female. Have *always been* female. Have real, honest-to-goodness XX chromosomes.

My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

Thats known to happen, but is very rare.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:27 AM (snZF9)

280 >>You are quite literate, musically, but you do get off into some shit.


I don't know shit.

I know a little about a lot.

And I know a lot about a little.

But, I don't know much. I'd be a fool to think otherwise.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:28 AM (erF49)

281 >>My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)


So. The First Lady of France is posting here, now?

...just asking questions.

Posted by: Cavernous Nostrils at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (erF49)

282 Index finger on left hand is much shorter on right hand is somewhat shorter. hmmm

If you're looking for a computer check out the Amazon link. I had to buy on, my 12 y.o. laptop was falling apart then I got a warning that the HD could fail. Well that was it. I use an Anker Hub with a wall transformer. (tax the computer as little as possible)
Do the same with my iPad and Phone when hooking a flash drive.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (ozLBa)

283 Thing is, there are some masculine-looking women in the world who are not a part of this modern gender fluidity horsehockey, and I never want to offend one of them unnecessarily. That's what straight-up pisses me off about the whole deal.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (vd6bO)

284 My favorite recording of that one:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uM3YROq_cLY
Posted by: Don in SoCo

My favorite version of Clay Pigeons is from the Blaze Foley's album "Sitting by the Side of Road." That album also included another great Foley song, "If I Could Only Fly."

Blaze Foley
https://youtu.be/BMT76_mYDV0

Merle Haggard
https://youtu.be/24cqKEjAALg

Joe Nichols
https://youtu.be/v145f5ryP9Q

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 01:33 AM (BnDlA)

285 So. The First Lady of France is posting here, now?

...just asking questions.
Posted by: Cavernous Nostrils
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I will smile at you, as I say FOAD.

(wtf with the Mme. Macron is a dude thing anyway?)

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)

286 My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.
Posted by: Tarbender
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Yeah, it's not a 100% thing, but in the vast majority of cases, it is. In my case, my dominant hand difference is almost an inch, my left is only a little over a half inch. My wife, daughter, and sister fingers are.within an eighth of even. 12 years ago, when I first read this, I had a bunch of cow-orkers (at lunch) put their hands flat on the table. 7 guys had shorter (by a minimum of a half inch) index fingers and both women's fingers were even.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 11, 2026 01:34 AM (o8Zcb)

287 Give them the Crocodile Dundee undercarriage check. If necessary, nuke them from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 11, 2026 01:35 AM (vJisi)

288 >>Thing is, there are some masculine-looking women in the world who are not a part of this modern gender fluidity horsehockey, and I never want to offend one of them unnecessarily


When a cute chick flirts with me these days I tell her, 'I'm flattered, but not interested.'

Then I tell her - 'Because I'm straight, Sir.'.

Always good for a laugh.

Posted by: Cavernous Nostrils at March 11, 2026 01:36 AM (erF49)

289 Thing is, there are some masculine-looking women in the world who are not a part of this modern gender fluidity horsehockey, and I never want to offend one of them unnecessarily. That's what straight-up pisses me off about the whole deal.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (vd6bO)

Search for a photo of the broad that defrauded the Home Depot stores. Yeesh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:36 AM (8zz6B)

290 I will smile at you, as I say FOAD.

(wtf with the Mme. Macron is a dude thing anyway?)
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)

Ask Candice Owens, that is one of her things, evidently. I have never watched her for a second, so I only know what I read here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (bss/y)

291 Oops. I can't type on these phone keyboards. The letters are just too small! Posted by: Don in SoCo

Put your glasses on. That cuts down on the error rate by 50%. The other 50% is because that's how things are; you are best just give up at that point and drink liquor until the sun comes up.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (BnDlA)

292 If you're stuck with or sticking to Windows 11, and you want to turn off all the crap, I've got a page full of mostly-videos that can help lead you through it. I've got no automatic updates, no AI, no ads, no MS account needed to sign in, just Windows as it (mostly) ought to be. Especially scroll down to the "setting up" section for the two "Stop Windows" videos.

https://bit.ly/mw-raw-windows

Don't blame me if something didn't work for you. It's probably your fault. (haha) That's all I've got for tonight.

My closing theme song tonight needs more cowhandbell.

https://youtu.be/ZClq4qIXN9U

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I've looked at Cloud from both sides now at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (ByrUz)

293 OFF

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (erF49)

294 Hah! Well, I may have masculine hands, but I have never been mistaken for a man.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

295 Since it's almost on-topic, her's another good song(true story):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dztj4X3fQps
I also really like Randall McKinnon's version, but can't find it on y'alltube.Thanks for the links, Alteria.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:41 AM (vd6bO)

296 Ask Candice Owens, that is one of her things, evidently. I have never watched her for a second, so I only know what I read here.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Yeesh. I'll take your word for it. Broad is mental.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

297 Hah! Well, I may have masculine hands, but I have never been mistaken for a man.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

From what I read women with hands like that may have had greater exposure to male DNA in the womb. Look at the bright side, its probably why you're good with cars. It doesn't make you a dude.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)

298 Hey Horde, a Chivas if you will Tarbender.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 01:44 AM (0nHVk)

299 Heh. Yeah. Mom & Dad were probably still very... attracted to each other... back then.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

300 *Chivas for Debby*

Hey, lady... how are ya?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)

301 While we're talking about computers, for my next one I want another laptop, but powerful. I'm planning on going back to school for a second degree -- yes, at the advanced age of "almost 29" -- to get back into tech, but with firmer credentials, and fully refreshed and expanded skills. So a cheapo "student-grade" laptop wouldn't cut it; although it would be for student work, I expect that technical subjects need performance. (I've narrowed it down to computer science, electrical engineering, and business information systems, as I have entry-level experience in each, but just a plain ol' math degree.)

But I also want to learn the various guitars -- electric bass, acoustic-electric, and "regular" electric -- while getting my voice back into shape, and transferring my old classical piano skills into rock synth. (Just for personal satisfaction, not expecting to monetize it.) I would be recording into a DAW, so I'm thinking maybe a MacBook Air, for silent operation (no fan for a mic to pick up)? It would be my first non-Windows machine, but it sounds like the MS OS has only gone downhill since 10, into an Indian Spaghetti/AI Slop nightmare. Would the Air suffice for both needs?

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 01:48 AM (Sy6m/)

302 I also really like Randall McKinnon's version, but can't find it on y'alltube.Thanks for the links, Alteria.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
--

Sometimes Bing will find what you want.
YouTube sometimes will pretend your request doesn't exist and Bing will go right to it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:55 AM (ozLBa)

303 Much obliged Tarbender, enjoyed a beautiful day here, over 70 and it melted a lot of the snow, back to cooler weather tomorrow. I am doing ok, thanks, I hope that you are holding up under the current stress in your life.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)

304 Debby made it, don't run off, it's not bedtime yet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:57 AM (ozLBa)

305 Mommy, I can't sleep … Mommy … ? Mommy … ? Aw crap. Now I gotta get my own warm milk …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 01:58 AM (ayRl+)

306 Ordering a meat pizza is now considered a red flag. Will these nutjobs never cease?

I don't want to murder these vegetables.

The meat was already processed, the vegetables you personally murdered in the kitchen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (M9gjJ)

307 Thanks, Debby. Still working on the mooch problem.

Glad to hear you're out of the freezer! Wow, 70*?

We just got another cold/windy snap and it snowed a bit today (didn't stick). Expect some overnight as well. Weather is just guesswork, so will look out the window when I wake & see. LOL.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (rdVOm)

308 Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 01:48 AM (Sy6m/)


Thinking about being an engineer? Do you have "The Knack"?

youtu.be/Dx6HojLBsnw

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (vJisi)

309 Well, sleepiness has overtaken me. Off to bed I go. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:05 AM (8zz6B)

310 Thanks, Braenyard. Looks like that track is only on Spotify. He gave me a couple of his CD's when I saw him at the stock show in Denver this year, and that song was a favorite, though lots of other good ones.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 02:06 AM (vd6bO)

311 'Night, AOP. Sleep well.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)

312 I'm thinking maybe a MacBook Air, for silent operation (no fan for a mic to pick up)? Would the Air suffice for both needs? Posted by: SciVo

Mostly, if not all. Using Geek Bench numbers (yes, yes, they don't tell you everything but they are good for relative comparisons). Apple silicon is so excellent right now. The current(ish) Intel and AMD flagship CPUs on these benchmarks are matched by the M5. The M5 Pro and M5 Max nuke them without getting up.

The Qualcomm X2 Elite CPUs are just coming to market and they are going to slot in around the M5 and M5 Pro CPUs. If you are sticking with Windows, the OS, ARM, and general software stack is really coming together - it is viable now. I am currently running a Gen 1 Plus version in my Surface Pro, it has been nothing but great.

TLDR.
Apple silicon is world class and so are the machines; they are on my radar bigly. The Mac Mini is one of the best deals in computing.

Windows with Qualcomm CPUs, especially the Gen 2s are for real. The software compatibility is fine and is improving all the time. Windows is Windows, you either like it or absolutely pathologically hate it these days. YMWV.

ARM CPUs is where it is at. That is the story.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 02:08 AM (BnDlA)

313 I won't run off, Braenyard, I am going to sit and sip for a while. When I was putting the trash out this morning I was stunned by how many tiny pieces of glass are scattered all over the street and the driveway, They are not sharp, just teeny colorful pieces of glass. I wonder if the town mixed the glass in with the salt and sand to treat the the roads with the last storm. Maybe the glass helped the mixture from clumping together or something. It is very pretty but I definitely tracked some of it into the house.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 02:11 AM (0nHVk)

314 Condolences, Joyenz. Praying for you and your family.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at March 11, 2026 02:18 AM (OlYKs)

315 The Future: guess who placed devere limits on the use of the technology by their children: Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. And probably a lot of other parents, if they're smart

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 11, 2026 02:20 AM (v1KtB)

316 Meanwhile, in Babylon DC, Prince William County Board of Supervisors had an upset happen, election wise. The GOP lady won. Apparently the Dem had a record of racist and antisemitic remarks that didn't play well in the very blue Prince William County. The Dems name is Muhammad 'Sef' Casim. Hard to believe a progressive muslim would be so racist. LOL! A minor thing. VA is still lost.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 11, 2026 02:25 AM (sAmhv)

317 316 Meanwhile, in Babylon DC, Prince William County Board of Supervisors had an upset happen, election wise. The GOP lady won.
...
VA is still lost.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up
---

Hey, we've got people in the fight, we haven't lost.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 02:43 AM (ozLBa)

318 I've got the sleepies, Horde, sweet dreams to all of you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 02:51 AM (0nHVk)

319 Thinking about being an engineer? Do you have "The Knack"?

youtu.be/Dx6HojLBsnw
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (vJisi)


Makes me laugh every time I see it 😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 03:03 AM (SRRAx)

320 272 Always look at their fingers. The fingers tell all. A man's index finger is shorter than their ring finger. A woman's index finger is the same length as their ring finger, or real damn close.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)

*checks*

Son of a bitch. Actually, left hand is even. Right hand is the way you describe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (bss/y)

Well, shit. No idea I am a man. Odd, since I have a uterus and real, working boobs.

Sorry, that finger thing is a load of crap.

My index fingers are a good half inch shorter than my ring fingers. I doubt sincerely that DH would mistake me for a man.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:07 AM (I40wl)

321 TLDR.
Apple silicon is world class and so are the machines; they are on my radar bigly. The Mac Mini is one of the best deals in computing.

Windows with Qualcomm CPUs, especially the Gen 2s are for real. The software compatibility is fine and is improving all the time. Windows is Windows, you either like it or absolutely pathologically hate it these days. YMWV.

ARM CPUs is where it is at. That is the story.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 02:08 AM (BnDlA)


Thanks! I was still thinking of ARM as something for embedded/mobile. From there to high-performance laptops is quite the climb. That gives me a clearer idea of what to compare with which when it comes time to pull the purchase trigger.

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 03:14 AM (Sy6m/)

322 For those who might be interested, www.iditarod.com. You can follow the various musher to Nome.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:17 AM (I40wl)

323 My index fingers are a good half inch shorter than my ring fingers. I doubt sincerely that DH would mistake me for a man.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:07 AM (I40wl)


Ha! That reminds me of one of the funniest YouTube comments ever made:

@ethrez
5 years ago
After listening to this, I finally decided to sit down with my parents to tell them they're gay.


The Killers - The Man
https://youtu.be/w3xcybdis1k

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 03:18 AM (Sy6m/)

324 Well it's folding time. If I don't I'll be up all night.
JQ, good luck on your OS decision.
Teresa & tcn don't start any trouble.
See yall tomorrow. 'night

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 03:37 AM (ozLBa)

325 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 04:53 AM (+YA9H)

Cat Chaos Cafe

griffithobservatory2.jpg
Another shot of the Griffith Observatory, LA
Brandon Yoshizawa

Baby learns his first word, "Baaaa."

Gand-arf the White.

Hedgehog cuddles her tiny little teddy bear. Very cute.

Teddy bear brothers.

Huge dog begs for a hug.

After the asteroid.

Baby and golden retrievers just vibing with each other.

Giving a crow some water. I have tried to make friends with the local crows. They are uninterested.

Border collie vs. moped. I like how he spins in place to "rev up."

Cat mocks his owner's injury.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM




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1 FOIST

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (WONhk)

2 Love the kitty mocking the owner's leg injury. She must really love him (or just wants food).

My grandmother said I used to walk like our gardener, who certainly had a hitch in his get-a-long limp, behind him. I am sure he was aware of the crazy little white girl.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 07:24 PM (WONhk)

3 Why are cats being blamed for the chaos?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:24 PM (2GVsD)

4 Aw...that baby with Goldens. Our girl (who gave me RSV and it's no joke but it did not faze her) is like that. Whatever they touch they want to taste.

I have photos of her two weeks ago discovering her grandfather's unshaven cheek and "biting" him like a wee vampire.

She loves their Golden and laughs when she sees her.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 07:27 PM (WONhk)

5 Never mind, video of an uncontrolled cat chain reaction

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:27 PM (2GVsD)

6 Unless it’s your for profit business, no one should have that many cats, 3 cats tops.

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 07:30 PM (JVes3)

7 I want a hedgehog. So adorable!

And the baby and the black sheep are so cute
Thanks, Ace.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 07:30 PM (PFs9e)

8 THat's a lot of cats to feed in one house. A barn would be a better place for them.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 07:31 PM (u82oZ)

9 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

10
I love dogs. We live 4 blocks from our grandchildren.

The 12 y/o comes here from school every Wednesday and the 7 y/o is here every Tuesday after school.

Our dogs go nuts waiting on the boys to get here.

How they know we haven't figured it out.

Dogs are wonderful!



Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 07:34 PM (3ek7K)

11 What it's all about. There!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 10, 2026 07:35 PM (YlWIZ)

12 Remember the Lord is always with you.
He doesn’t take coffee breaks.
His calendar is never full.
He will always pickup your call.
He doesn’t take vacations.
He won’t ghost you.
He’s always watching your “feeds”.
He doesn’t “like” you, He loves you.
He’s waiting for you right now.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 10, 2026 07:36 PM (bucPA)

13 Remember that Jesus loves you, even that idiot, Sid.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 10, 2026 07:37 PM (bucPA)

14 New Mexico Police Move in Force To Search Epstein’s ‘Zorro Ranch’, Looking for the Remains of Two Girls Allegedly Strangled and Buried on the Property.

They have a better chance of finding what's her name's mother.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:38 PM (/lPRQ)

15 LA is beautiful in the fog. You can't see the actual, you know, city, which is a shithole.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 10, 2026 07:38 PM (guGkK)

16 7.6k people waiting for Tousi

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 07:39 PM (mPCl8)

17 Nancy Guthrie

For her to be found on the Zorro Ranch, the crime scene to launch a million podcasts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:40 PM (2GVsD)

18 Accomac, I'm one of them.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 07:40 PM (+nEug)

19 Isn't it amazing how many of us turn to Tousi TV? Wouldn't dream of trusting CNN or any other "mainstream" news outlet.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 07:41 PM (X+xvk)

20 Checking in for the day, missed a lot of good posts.
If you need some feel-good rainbow-on-rainbow fighting today:

Chappell Roan loves the perks of fame, but not the pesky fans/peasants who pay for her music. She behaved like a brat the other day:

https://www.instagram.com/p/
DVrxILuiY54/

Boy George chimed in and basically told her to grow up:

"It's probably not helpful but I have been doing this fame thing for a while and you learn slowly and painfully that you don't get a free pass once you turn yourself into a bird of paradise. I watched @ChappellRoan filming the paps in Paris and I laughed because I have kicked off at them many times. The trick is to own your fame. yes, it's annoying at times but so is being ignored and told your a 'has-been. Life is always now and I think Chappell looks great but cheer up girl. The world is at your feet stop kicking it! It takes so much more time to say no to a picture or a signature. Boundaries are boring. Break them with the magic of kindness."

(Part 1 of 2)

Posted by: LizLem at March 10, 2026 07:41 PM (gWBY1)

21 Wondering about that lingering mephitic bouquet?

Penguins projectile poop eight to 10 times an hour on average.

Now you know.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 10, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

22 Boy George, Life Coach

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:43 PM (2GVsD)

23 John Thune is fucking with us.

@EricLDaugh : JUST IN: Senate Leader John Thune says he will FORCE a vote on the SAVE America Act, but he can NOT guarantee it will pass because that needs 60 votes
"That debate will happen. But like I said, I can guarantee the debate. I can guarantee a vote. I just can't guarantee an outcome. There are a lot of optimistic views about what Democrats may or may not do."


That means Thune intends not to force the real filibuster. Thune intends to force a pro-forma cloture vote which the GOP will "lose" 50-something to 40-something. A real filibuster would get Democrats onto the floor to blah-blah-blah which would then ... win, for the GOP, 50-something to 40-something.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 07:44 PM (gKWVE)

24 >>Boy George, Life Coach


He'll Tumble For Ya'

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 07:44 PM (erF49)

25
So she's bitching about fans.

Bet she's not bitching when she checks her bank account.

Tough shit and no one cares.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 07:44 PM (3ek7K)

26 Anna Puma

In a universe of bingo cards, I never expected to see Boy George, Life Coach.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 07:44 PM (u82oZ)

27 Happy cafe time!

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (OoFl2)

28 ... well, Chappell fans/stans accused Boy George of mansplaining how to be a good celeb and called him sexist (just like a man to tell a woman her boundaries are boring!).

They also brought to light this doozy:

“In January 2009, Boy George (George O'Dowd) was sentenced to 15 months in prison for falsely imprisoning a male escort, Audun Carlsen, at his London flat in 2007. A jury found him guilty of chaining Carlsen to a wall fixture and attacking him with a metal chain.”

That sort of "magic of kindness?"

Apparently Boy George only served four months for enslaving and beating an escort, because why not.

There are no heroes here. Chappell is a brat and Boy George is terrifying.

Posted by: LizLem at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (gWBY1)

29 it's wild that people cannot tell the difference between cannot and can not

Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (GD0B3)

30 Note the balloon dogs know exactly what is going on while cats are just freaking out.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (/lPRQ)

31 There are no heroes here. Chappell is a brat and Boy George is terrifying.

Posted by: LizLem at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (gWBY1)


"Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

Posted by: Boy George in Court at March 10, 2026 07:47 PM (eOFY+)

32 29 it's wild that people cannot tell the difference between cannot and can not
Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (GD0B3)

I can't tell the difference in cannot and can not.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 10, 2026 07:47 PM (gbOdA)

33 O-H-I-O!

Was that wrong?

Posted by: Ted Carter, Another Big Ten Sexual Deviant at March 10, 2026 07:48 PM (Ksqrb)

34 Pauly Shore, MMA lightweight champion.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2026 07:49 PM (IivNP)

35 33 O-H-I-O!

Was that wrong?
Posted by: Ted Carter, Another Big Ten Sexual Deviant at March 10, 2026 07:48 PM (Ksqrb)

OOOO HIIII OH
du du du du du du du du
OOOO HIIII OH

Posted by: Ohio Players at March 10, 2026 07:50 PM (gbOdA)

36 33 O-H-I-O!

Was that wrong?
Posted by: Ted Carter, Another Big Ten Sexual Deviant at March 10, 2026 07:48 PM (Ksqrb)

Is he a deviant, or just another corruptocrat? I didn't read the whole article. A basic skim gave me the impression he was having a relationship with someone who may have wanted special favors or access to university contracts?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 10, 2026 07:50 PM (zYpTz)

37
I didn't know Boy FagGeorge was still alive.

I'm surprised he hasn't been *ucked to death.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 07:50 PM (3ek7K)

38 >>> Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?
Posted by: Boy George in Court at March 10, 2026 07:47 PM (eOFY+)

You know, in our modern decline of Western Civilization, where they let illegal immigrants go free for rape, because they didn't realize it was illegal here, that actually works as a good defense.

Seinfeld, sadly prescient.

Posted by: LizLem at March 10, 2026 07:51 PM (gWBY1)

39 That sort of "magic of kindness?"

Apparently Boy George only served four months for enslaving and beating an escort, because why not.

There are no heroes here. Chappell is a brat and Boy George is terrifying.

Posted by: LizLem at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (gWBY1)

Barney Frank ran a gay boy toy fuck store out of his basement and got 32 years, IN CONGRESS.

Posted by: Ohio Players at March 10, 2026 07:52 PM (gbOdA)

40 it's wild that people cannot tell the difference between cannot and can not
Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:45 PM (GD0B3)

I can't tell the difference in cannot and can not.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 10, 2026 07:47 PM (gbOdA)

Me either. Didn't think there was one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 07:52 PM (snZF9)

41 I'm surprised he hasn't been *ucked to death.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 07:50 PM (3ek7K)

He got better

Posted by: Ohio Players at March 10, 2026 07:52 PM (gbOdA)

42 off sox

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 10, 2026 07:52 PM (gbOdA)

43 Apparently Boy George only served four months for enslaving and beating an escort, because why not.

Where does that get fun?

Posted by: Jayne Cobb at March 10, 2026 07:53 PM (gKWVE)

44 They do same thing here, Mayhar, same people different outfits

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 07:54 PM (GbONR)

45 The Cafe is kinda like the West Side Story but with the Bats and Pinguins as rival street gangs. No dancing, ... or music. But I'm hoping there's a tragic love story between a bat and a pinguin that ties everything together!

Posted by: banana Dream at March 10, 2026 07:54 PM (3uBP9)

46 I am not the best gramanitarian, but that one I know.

Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:54 PM (GD0B3)

47 Me either. Didn't think there was one.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 07:52 PM (snZF9)

English is the worse language, except for all others.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 10, 2026 07:55 PM (gbOdA)

48 My grandmother said I used to walk like our gardener, who certainly had a hitch in his get-a-long limp, behind him. I am sure he was aware of the crazy little white girl.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Picturing you with an Amos McCoy limp.

Posted by: Pepino In The Barn at March 10, 2026 07:55 PM (oftw2)

49 I'm surprised he hasn't been *ucked to death.

Posted by: fourseasons

Yoo hoo!

Posted by: George Michael, Hyde Park fuck toy at March 10, 2026 07:56 PM (IivNP)

50 I think I should take some meaning from how entranced I am by babies and golden dum-dums.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 07:58 PM (RIvkX)

51 New Iran leader has bad dick
He spent years in England getting dick work
His dick has been touched by more men than Boy George.

hahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 10, 2026 07:59 PM (gbOdA)

52 Boy George did that in 2009. Anything after that? Cause he may have changed since then

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 10, 2026 08:00 PM (gQ15S)

53 Giving a crow some water. I have tried to make friends with the local crows. They are uninterested.

+++

I feed a murder of 6 crows every morning. They start calling about 7 am for me to get their breakfast. They now hangout just above my head on a tree branch while I spread their breakfast out.

They've been getting closer and closer to me over the years and now practically land near my feet to eat. No gifts yet but I put out small balls of aluminum foil to see what they do with them.

Their cawing signals the Squirrels and blue jays to show up for goodies.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 10, 2026 08:00 PM (+Evw/)

54 52 Boy George did that in 2009. Anything after that? Cause he may have changed since then
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 10, 2026 08:00 PM (gQ15S)

Senator in Texas

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 10, 2026 08:01 PM (gbOdA)

55 Wow! I don't remember the smog being so bad when used to live near L.A.

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 10, 2026 08:02 PM (f1kZG)

56 >>>Border collie vs. moped.

Dogs that chase vehicles are usually not very long-lived.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 10, 2026 08:04 PM (syz1S)

57 There are no heroes here. Chappell is a brat and Boy George is terrifying.

Posted by: LizLem at March 10, 2026

This is rich from someone who had to claim to be bisexual as a backstory for explaining her “embracing” of her looks. This is also why her makeup is done the way it is, you are supposed to think is that make up? Is that her? Is this all on purpose? Chappell Roan mistakenly feels like she is Gaga and Madonna combined. Boy George says right in his speech he has been dumb, he has had to learn and grow up. They reached back into 2009 for this little gem, and who wants to place bets on drugs fueling that madness? At the end of the day, Boy George is right, and news flash for Chappell, he has more vocal range in his nose than she has in her entire body. Also, she doesn’t have to be famous. She can go back to her 2 bit town, her real name, her real hair, all of it, and she can do it tomorrow. Boy George is an old queen, and Chappell is young twit.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 08:04 PM (OoFl2)

58 Not getting 60 votes on it

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

59 >>>Hedgehog cuddles her tiny little teddy bear.

Was it cuddling? It looked like the teddy was just placed on top of the hedgehog.

I suspect Mr. Thumbs.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 10, 2026 08:05 PM (syz1S)

60 Bill Badass Iranian making threats that any protesters seen in streets will be treated like the enemy and shot.
Hey Billy Badass, the only thing you guys have done in years is shooting your own civilians.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 08:06 PM (/lPRQ)

61 Tousi shows US footage of boats being taken out. Obviously some bodies taking flight...
We still release deliberately degraded video. The real vids are in vivid color and resolution.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 08:10 PM (/lPRQ)

62 Boy George was on an episode of the A-Team. Top that, Chappy.

Posted by: fd at March 10, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)

63 Tousi reports that the latest wave of missile attacks on Tel Aviv has been 100% intercepted. Jewish space lasers for the win!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 10, 2026 08:10 PM (FylAi)

64 Boy George is an old queen, and Chappell is young twit.
Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 08:04 PM (OoFl2)

I have no idea who Chappell what's-her-name is, but I love this.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 10, 2026 08:11 PM (zYpTz)

65 The expression on Thune's face when announcing, against his will, that he will be bringing the SAVE Act to a vote....

It's like an angry little boy being forced to eat his broccoli.

This scumbag is worthless. He and all of his RINO allies need to be run out of Washington, D.C. Find out who funds him. Trace the money and expose this POS.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 08:11 PM (X+xvk)

66 60 Bill Badass Iranian making threats that any protesters seen in streets will be treated like the enemy and shot.
Hey Billy Badass, the only thing you guys have done in years is shooting your own civilians.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
---

One of theses days a civilian or two shall have obtained a firearm; when Billy drives by he will be turned into a target.
Soon thereafter Billy's will be bullying there way on a flight to Russia.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:11 PM (c35xG)

67 "Tousi shows US footage of boats being taken out. Obviously some bodies taking flight..."

Those were some pretty small boats. Motor launch I guess. Soon the ircg nave wont be able to set sail a row boat.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 10, 2026 08:12 PM (FylAi)

68
O-H-I-O!

I've got a rhyme that comes in a riddle
O-Hi-O!
What's round on the ends and high in the middle?
O-Hi-O!

Posted by: DEVO at March 10, 2026 08:14 PM (Cqx++)

69 I am surprised there aren't a lot of G3's floating around Iran.

Iranians were big on the G3.

https://tinyurl.com/yxyhzue3

Posted by: Big Poppa at March 10, 2026 08:14 PM (Ksqrb)

70 What's round on the ends and high in the middle?
O-Hi-O!
Posted by: DEVO

First time seeing that bit was on Bugs Bunny.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 08:15 PM (X+xvk)

71 Fun fact: There is no explicit written senate rule as it regards filibusters, it’s all smoke and mirrors.

And this smoke show is maintained by both parties with their Capo The Senate Parliamentarian.

Or said another way…

It’s all bullshit.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 08:16 PM (XV/Pl)

72 I am surprised there aren't a lot of G3's floating around Iran.
Iranians were big on the G3.
https://tinyurl.com/yxyhzue3
Posted by: Big Poppa

YouTube age blocked it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 08:16 PM (/lPRQ)

73 O-H-I-O!

I've got a rhyme that comes in a riddle
O-Hi-O!
What's round on the ends and high in the middle?
O-Hi-O!
Posted by: DEVO at March 10, 2026 08:14 PM (Cqx++)

I told that joke to my 3-year-old son, years ago. He paused, grinned and said "MOMMY!"

He was a handful.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 10, 2026 08:17 PM (0aYVJ)

74 This is probably nothing:

"Six dead as man douses himself in petrol and sets himself alight on bus in Switzerland': More victims are hurt - police 'won't comment' on whether it is terror, local reports say"

Posted by: fd at March 10, 2026 08:17 PM (vFG9F)

75 Tousi shows US footage of boats being taken out. Obviously some bodies taking flight..."

Those were some pretty small boats. Motor launch I guess. Soon the ircg nave wont be able to set sail a row boat.
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 10, 2026 08:12 PM (Fyl

Laying mines

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 10, 2026 08:17 PM (cntUY)

76 anyone who is praying for MrTea's job situation, thank you. He was interviewed and they discussed what he did in violation of safety protocol. He waited all day for the shoe to fall, but nothing. Guessing he will hear something from HR tomorrow.
It's hard waiting. Really hoping for a reprimand (best case scenario), or (the worst case scenario) a suspension.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 10, 2026 08:18 PM (nz1sK)

77 Off topic(s), but another blog mentioned Shel Silverstein.
My favorite poems of his are (1) Stoned and I missed it. (2) Never bite a married woman on the thigh. (3) There are too many kids in this tub.

Posted by: Fenderbender at March 10, 2026 08:20 PM (1FEc1)

78 TecumsehTea

Prayers ascending for you two lovebirds.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:21 PM (u82oZ)

79 Who, who truly gives a flying F about Chappell Rose?

What has she shielded from view? Where's the mystique? Where's the talent? She's not an original anything but pieces of shock theater done by others long ago.

Otoh, like four seasons, I love dogs. They are wonderful. And, The Cafe is a favorite and a wonderful break from politics. (The latter, at least occasionally. 🙁

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 08:22 PM (NFX2v)

80 It's hard waiting. Really hoping for a reprimand (best case scenario), or (the worst case scenario) a suspension.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 10

I am sorry you are going through this, I know waiting is very stressful.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 08:22 PM (OoFl2)

81 >Guessing he will hear something from HR tomorrow.
It's hard waiting. Really hoping for a reprimand (best case scenario), or (the worst case scenario) a suspension.
Posted by: TecumsehTea
---

He must have told the truth somewhere along the line. He should just go back into the movie business. Prayers for him retaining his honorable position.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:22 PM (c35xG)

82 76. It's hard waiting. Really hoping for a reprimand (best case scenario), or (the worst case scenario) a suspension.
Posted by: TecumsehTea

Prayers and fingers still crossed.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 08:24 PM (NFX2v)

83 Braenyard

Like the old joke:

"How were you so productive last month?"

"Mostly OSHA violations."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:24 PM (u82oZ)

84 the problem with having that many border collies in one place is that eventually they stop being entertained by balls, rope toys and obstacle courses, and start designing and building FTL drives

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 08:24 PM (rbvCR)

85 Kindltot

Train them to deny illegals voting?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:26 PM (u82oZ)

86 Think those Iranian fast boats are 30 to 40 ft long.

Good target practice for a Marine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:26 PM (c35xG)

87 Prayer just sent TecumsehTea
Good night all.

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 08:26 PM (Sco7b)

88 Boy George, Life Coach
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:43 PM (2GVsD)


There is more to being alpha-gay than just being butch

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 08:29 PM (rbvCR)

89 Like the old joke:

"How were you so productive last month?"

"Mostly OSHA violations."
Posted by: NaCly Dog
---

Gag me, please.
Worked in a machine shop before there was OSHA. I'd like to take OSHA and tie it to a machine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:29 PM (c35xG)

90 Armband-wearing Muslims on horseback chasing down Brits in the streets of London....

https://tinyurl.com/bdtzeyyu

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 08:29 PM (X+xvk)

91 I had the thought that workers who have valid OSHA 40’s should vote on new work rules before they go in effect.
Maryland has a new rule that when temps are above 85° and the worker has not worked for more than a week in that temp or above, the worker must acclimate over a period of days (2 hrs 4 hrs and 6 hrs) before they can return to full 8hrs shifts.
No joke.
OSHA proposes, workers decide

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 08:30 PM (/Chlc)

92 One of my chaos cats has discovered that if she sits on the desk and stares at the monitor long enough I will give in and put on one of the Cat TV videos - the videos of squirrels and birds feeding - so she can watch it

I am going to have to get her a secondary monitor so I can continue to work while she watches.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 08:31 PM (rbvCR)

93 This is probably nothing:

"Six dead as man douses himself in petrol and sets himself alight on bus in Switzerland': More victims are hurt - police 'won't comment' on whether it is terror, local reports say"
Posted by: fd

Head scratcher.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2026 08:31 PM (IivNP)

94 Watched a video that said 3 Iranian subs are not going back to Iran and sitting on the bottom of the strait

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 08:32 PM (Ia/+0)

95 Hey everyone, I’m GrammieWingers son and she asked me to let all of you know that she had surgery last Monday, they were able to get most of the cancer, but they had to remove her colon. It’ll be a long recovery time, but she’s in good spirits and good hands. My sister has been with her at the hospital every day. She is very thankful for all of your prayers and she’ll talk to you all soon!

Posted by: GrammieWingersSon at March 10, 2026 08:32 PM (eJSVs)

96 93 This is probably nothing:

"Six dead as man douses himself in petrol and sets himself alight on bus in Switzerland': More victims are hurt - police 'won't comment' on whether it is terror, local reports say"
Posted by: fd

Head scratcher.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

**************

Freaking Presbyterians. Always overreacting.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 08:32 PM (X+xvk)

97 Better call it a night
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 08:33 PM (Ia/+0)

98 Watched a video that said 3 Iranian subs are not going back to Iran and sitting on the bottom of the strait
Posted by: Skip

Oh No!
I hope they do not present a navigation hazard.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 08:33 PM (/lPRQ)

99 YouTube age blocked it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
---

EweTub has all kinds of ChickenShit ways forcing one to sign up. KMA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:33 PM (FOFsU)

100 . She is very thankful for all of your prayers and she’ll talk to you all soon!
Posted by: GrammieWingersSon
---

Thank you for the head's up. Best to Grammie, we're all praying for her.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:36 PM (FOFsU)

101 No joke.
OSHA proposes, workers decide
Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026

That would come from whatever MD calls their local OSHA equivalent vs. federal OSHA. It will also be a great motivator to keep businesses in MD, right? *eyeroll*. And this is going to affect pay, right? Are local businesses filing suit against this over reach? Because with hydration and breaks, this is all manageable, otherwise nothing would happen in the South ever.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 08:36 PM (OoFl2)

102 Thank you GrammieWingersSon! We are holding her spot.

Posted by: fd at March 10, 2026 08:36 PM (vFG9F)

103 GW is a trooper.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2026 08:36 PM (IivNP)

104 Braenyard

X and Bing videos is making U-tube hated. I imagine the clicks will go down. They have for me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:37 PM (u82oZ)

105 I think Reef could beat that order collie.

God help me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

106 Griffith Observatory is one of my favorite places in LA County.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 08:38 PM (KAqW5)

107 Thank you, GrammieWingersSon!

Please tell her prayers are ascending, from the shadows of Jordie Nelson's ranch.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:38 PM (u82oZ)

108 DataRepublican on X is showing that Thune is wrapped up in Punchbowl Media, which she is claiming is an "access laundering" platform similar to Axios and Politico

He is also accused of smurfing, though at this point I suspect everyone in Congress is guilty of smurfing to get around campaign contribution limits

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 08:38 PM (rbvCR)

109 She is very thankful for all of your prayers and she’ll talk to you all soon!
Posted by: GrammieWingersSon
---
Thank you so much for the update! Sending love to all y'all. Prayers continue.

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 10, 2026 08:39 PM (fVXtb)

110 Chaos in 3, 2, 1

The live version of that thing where someone sets up 5000 mousetraps with a ping-pong ball on each one, then throws one more ball at them.....

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 08:39 PM (VHUov)

111 90 Armband-wearing Muslims on horseback chasing down Brits in the streets of London....

https://tinyurl.com/bdtzeyyu
Posted by: Sam Adams
----

Are those magazine fed sling shots legal in Britain?
One to the temple.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:39 PM (FOFsU)

112 Captain Obvious

Did Griffith Observatory ever recover from that Nazi Zeppelin crashing near it? Good thing the Rocketeer was there to save the day.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:39 PM (u82oZ)

113 screaming in digital

Hope I didn't go over the line last night in te comments.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:41 PM (u82oZ)

114 screaming in digital

Hope I didn't go over the line last night in te comments.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:42 PM (u82oZ)

115 Watched a video that said 3 Iranian subs are not going back to Iran and sitting on the bottom of the strait
Posted by: Skip


Aloha, snackbar!

Posted by: the crabs at the bottom of the strait at March 10, 2026 08:42 PM (VHUov)

116 My super has to fill out a daily weather report. We are in an air conditioned space.
OSHA has outlived it usefulness

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 08:42 PM (T8bqm)

117 Hey GrammieWingersSon -

Thanks very much for the update on your mom. I'm glad to hear that the operation went well. Please pass along my best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Thank you

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 08:43 PM (viF8m)

118 I'm a pretty good shot with a slingshot and they are easy to make. A ball bearing to the head will make a nice dent.

David took down Goliath with a sling. It's a formidable weapon, with practice.

Sling vs slingshot. Discuss?

Posted by: fd at March 10, 2026 08:43 PM (vFG9F)

119 How did I double post. Sigh. Pixy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:43 PM (u82oZ)

120 Prayers for grammie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 08:44 PM (zZu0s)

121 "Six dead as man douses himself in petrol and sets himself alight on bus in Switzerland': More victims are hurt - police 'won't comment' on whether it is terror, local reports say"
Posted by: fd

Head scratcher.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory


You'd have to scratch pretty fast to get the petrol to catch.

Posted by: mikeski shouldn't make light of this at March 10, 2026 08:44 PM (VHUov)

122 Find out who funds him. Trace the money and expose this POS.
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 08:11 PM


* cackles *

* wing flaps in unison *

Posted by: Big Penguin at March 10, 2026 08:44 PM (qgpJo)

123 How did I double post? Sigh. Pixy needs to go to Minx 1.0.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:44 PM (u82oZ)

124 How did I double post. Sigh. Pixy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog


I thought you just wanted a couple different lines to cross.

Posted by: mikeski can't see the line behind him at March 10, 2026 08:45 PM (VHUov)

125 Go long on Dutch salvage firms.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:46 PM (u82oZ)

126 mikeski can't see the line behind him

Gonna call it a night.

Got some problems to solve. Wish me luck.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:46 PM (u82oZ)

127 Larijani ought to be thinking about shaggin his ass to Afghanistan

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 08:46 PM (+nEug)

128 Posted by: GrammieWingersSon
~~~~~

So glad to hear that Grammie's surgery went well. She's such a trooper! Will continue to pray for her speedy recovery.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 10, 2026 08:47 PM (3ImbR)

129 "How did I double post? Sigh. Pixy needs to go to Minx 1.0.
Posted by: NaCly Dog"

It has happened to me. I think it has something to do with Ace's time machine.

Posted by: fd at March 10, 2026 08:47 PM (vFG9F)

130 Go long on Dutch salvage firms.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:46 PM


Well, they have the Dutch Rudder to help find the best salvage sites.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 10, 2026 08:47 PM (0sNs1)

131 They've been getting closer and closer to me over the years and now practically land near my feet to eat. No gifts yet but I put out small balls of aluminum foil to see what they do with them.
[ . . . ]
Posted by: Beartooth at March 10, 2026 08:00 PM (+Evw/)


The Crows really like shiny things when they are courting, or making up. Right now the first year crows are figuring out how to set up mating pairs. Try putting out cheap shiny earrings from Dollar Tree, or small bells.
The other thing they like is cubed up Spam as an occasional treat, they like that better than roadkill.

You might start getting gifts back.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 08:47 PM (rbvCR)

132 If you're running an asylum for cats, don't be surprised when they take over.

Don't forget to leave out plenty of food or that nibbling feeling you get at your toes may be a symptom of your neglect.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 10, 2026 08:50 PM (M9gjJ)

133 The other thing they like is cubed up Spam as an occasional treat, they like that better than roadkill.

You might start getting gifts back.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 08:47 PM


We prefer Spam all the time over roadkill.

Posted by: Hawai'ians at March 10, 2026 08:52 PM (0sNs1)

134 Posted by: GrammieWingersSon

Your update is muchly appreciated. My prayers continue for our dear friend.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 10, 2026 08:52 PM (ceJ0R)

135 Got some problems to solve. Wish me luck.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 08:46 PM


Good luck. Watch your CPAs. If they're tracking toward you on a steady bearing, you may wish to change course.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 10, 2026 08:55 PM (0sNs1)

136 Ace, there are ways to establish a good relationship with crows. Do a YouTube search for some guidance. It's worth the effort. Crows are great, and they bring order to one's back yard.

Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at March 10, 2026 08:55 PM (+2GyC)

137 90 Armband-wearing Muslims on horseback chasing down Brits in the streets of London....

https://tinyurl.com/bdtzeyyu
Posted by: Sam Adams
----

Are those magazine fed sling shots legal in Britain?
One to the temple.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:39 PM (FOFsU)

Fuck that. 762 Nato right in the fucking forehead.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

138 Fuck that. 762 Nato right in the fucking forehead.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 08:55 PM


Hae ye no love for tradition, lad?

Posted by: .303 British at March 10, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

139 I don't think I've been this mad at our government since George W tried to stuff amnesty down our throats. Sure, I was mad at Obama and the bailouts, and Obamacare, etc., but it's just so much worse when it's your own side doing it, and it always seems to be on an issue that has massive public support.

They just don't care. We desperately need term limits at the very least.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 10, 2026 08:59 PM (3ImbR)

140 "Hae ye no love for tradition, lad?
Posted by: .303 British"

Aye.

Posted by: .75 at March 10, 2026 08:59 PM (vFG9F)

141 Fuck that. 762 Nato right in the fucking forehead.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 08:55 PM

Hae ye no love for tradition, lad?

Posted by: .303 British at March 10, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

Their tradition isn't worth a shit. If they gave a shit about their tradition they wouldn't be getting chased by fucking primitives on horses.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 08:59 PM (snZF9)

142 Grok@grok . 1h
Replying to @alansass @sentdefender
This is video from a US military drone or plane camera (in night vision) showing a missile hitting and sinking a small Iranian navy boat in the ocean.

Iran was laying underwater bombs called "mines" to block ships in a key sea route for oil (Strait of Hormuz). The US spotted their minelayer boats and destroyed 16 of them today as part of bigger fights to keep the waters open and safe. Boom = boat gone!

Boat video:
https://tinyurl.com/29kvkdhb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:59 PM (FOFsU)

143 And a repeal of the 17th amendment.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 10, 2026 09:00 PM (3ImbR)

144 Grammie, get well. Opening Day is in 3 weeks, let’s go Cubs.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 10, 2026 09:01 PM (XyZGq)

145 Off topic(s), but another blog mentioned Shel Silverstein.
My favorite poems of his are (1) Stoned and I missed it. (2) Never bite a married woman on the thigh. (3) There are too many kids in this tub.
Posted by: Fenderbender


"Crowded Tub" is what I think of when I think of Shel Silverstein poems. I liked "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and his other children's books when I was a kid.

"Never bite a married woman on the thigh" escalated quickly. I know he had a twisted sense of humor, but marital infidelity and double suicide is pretty dark subject matter.

"It's Hot!" is the poem I remember from the kid's books. "I think I'll take my skin off, and sit around in my bones."

Posted by: mikeski is still hot at March 10, 2026 09:02 PM (VHUov)

146 Watching live tornado coverage on Max Velocity. Wheatfield Indiana appears to be getting hit.
May get hit here tonite.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 10, 2026 09:03 PM (XyZGq)

147 Thank you GrammieWinger's Son.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 09:03 PM (rbvCR)

148 Iran was laying underwater bombs called "mines" to block ships in a key sea route for oil (Strait of Hormuz). The US spotted their minelayer boats and destroyed 16 of them today as part of bigger fights to keep the waters open and safe. Boom = boat gone!

Boat video:
https://tinyurl.com/29kvkdhb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 08:59 PM (FOFsU)

Thats how you do war. Hunt them, waste them, break all their shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 09:03 PM (snZF9)

149 95 Hey everyone, I’m GrammieWingers son and she asked me to let all of you know that she had surgery last Monday, they were able to get most of the cancer, but they had to remove her colon. It’ll be a long recovery time, but she’s in good spirits and good hands. My sister has been with her at the hospital every day. She is very thankful for all of your prayers and she’ll talk to you all soon!
Posted by: GrammieWingersSon at March 10, 2026 08:32 PM (eJSVs)

Prayers for pain free healing ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 10, 2026 09:05 PM (3sXRv)

150 We desperately need term limits at the very least.
Posted by: IrishEi ?!


Combined term limits. With a possible exception for the military, you get to work for the feds for 10 years. Total. President, Senator, judge, janitor, whatthefuckever. Get back in the private sector and earn your own living rather than stealing mine for a lifetime.

Posted by: if mikeski were emperor for a day at March 10, 2026 09:05 PM (VHUov)

151 BREAKING NEWS: HMS Dragon finally* sets sail from Portsmouth as British warship heads to Mediterranean.

* They wanted to depart earlier, but the dockworker's contract specified no overtime or weekend work.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 10, 2026 09:08 PM (0sNs1)

152 Combined term limits.
Posted by: if mikeski were emperor for a day at March 10, 2026 09:05 PM (VHUov)
~~~~~

Works for me.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 10, 2026 09:10 PM (3ImbR)

153 The Dragon with arrivevin Cyprus in time to turn around and sail home.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 09:13 PM (+nEug)

154
Kids are hilarious, well,some of the time,lol.

We pick up our 7 y/o grandson from the bus stop every Tuesday and he spends the rest of the afternoon with us.

Today when were taking him home he asked if we would take him to Dollar General on the way home. He is really into dinosaurs, and we thought maybe there is a new dinosaur something he wanted.

We get there and all he wanted was tongs. We suggested the small tongs but he wanted the large tongs.

We take him home and his parents are WTH? We told them when you figure out why he wanted tongs let us know. It will be interesting, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at March 10, 2026 09:13 PM (3ek7K)

155 Back when LA was a mission of engineers and dreamers who were committed Americans.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 10, 2026 09:14 PM (diia5)

156 Posted by: four seasons at March 10, 2026 09:13 PM (3ek7K)
====
It's so he can pretend to be a dinosaur, the tongs are jaws.

This is known.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 09:15 PM (RIvkX)

157 Can't find it at mazon or nowhere. Maybe you missed it. Think it was a WD presentation.

SlingShot, magazine fed. Slip the full magazine into the handle. But you only need one shot and they are very quiet and easily secreted.
Much opsec for Brit work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 09:15 PM (FOFsU)

158 Border collies! I'd heard about their insane energy, but I never knew they were that fast!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 10, 2026 09:15 PM (uPDHF)

159 Comment 153 will self destruct in 5 seconds due to being so poorly written.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 09:15 PM (+nEug)

160 * They wanted to depart earlier, but the dockworker's contract specified no overtime or weekend work.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 10, 2026 09:08 PM (0sNs1)
~~~~~

That right there.
That right there is the difference between the US and the Euroweenies.
---------------------------------------

The Dragon with arrivevin Cyprus in time to turn around and sail home.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 09:13 PM (+nEug)
~~~~~

Haha! Altogether possible!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 10, 2026 09:16 PM (3ImbR)

161 The Dragon with arrivevin Cyprus in time to turn around and sail home.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 09:13 PM


Assuming it makes it to Cyprus.

Worse, there are unlikely to be any yaks aboard.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 10, 2026 09:16 PM (0sNs1)

162
San Franpsycho,

LOL, we didn't think about that.

Posted by: four seasons at March 10, 2026 09:17 PM (3ek7K)

163 95 Hey everyone, I’m GrammieWingers son and she asked me to let all of you know that she had surgery last Monday, they were able to get most of the cancer, but they had to remove her colon. It’ll be a long recovery time, but she’s in good spirits and good hands. My sister has been with her at the hospital every day. She is very thankful for all of your prayers and she’ll talk to you all soon!
Posted by: GrammieWingersSon at March 10, 2026 08:32 PM (eJSVs)
====

So thankful to have news b"h for good health.

A prayer for her complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 09:18 PM (RIvkX)

164 They wanted to depart earlier, but the dockworker's contract specified no overtime or weekend work.
Posted by: Duncanthrax


So if we want to invade the E.U., we just start at 5PM on a Friday. Almost 3 days of free reign.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 09:18 PM (VHUov)

165 Tousi is saying that Mojtaba Khamanei is in fact alive.
... in a coma.
So the ayatollahs raised up a living corpse. Kind of like how the Democrats raised up Chernenko I mean, Biden in 2020

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 09:18 PM (gKWVE)

166 Boat video:
https://tinyurl.com/29kvkdhb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _


How's that for entertainment!?!

Posted by: Hanry Caville in the man from UNCLE remake a few years back . . . at March 10, 2026 09:18 PM (3ZUWJ)

167
153 The Dragon with arrivevin Cyprus in time to turn around and sail home.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 09:13 PM

-------

Can they do that without screwing up?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 09:19 PM (VWtfl)

168 When I was 7 y.o. my life's ambition was to drive the N1 bus.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 09:19 PM (RIvkX)

169 Tousi is saying that Mojtaba Khamanei is in fact alive.
... in a coma.
So the ayatollahs raised up a living corpse. Kind of like how the Democrats raised up Chernenko I mean, Biden in 2020
Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 09:18 PM (gKWVE)


Ayatollah in a coma, you know its serious!

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)

170 That 13th Imam better get hopping out of that well.

Posted by: Auspex at March 10, 2026 09:20 PM (Y8DZL)

171 Tousi is saying that Mojtaba Khamanei is in fact alive.
... in a coma.
So the ayatollahs raised up a living corpse. Kind of like how the Democrats raised up Chernenko I mean, Biden in 2020
Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 09:18 PM (gKWVE)
====

He's the Nepotollah.
h/t Gutfeld

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 09:21 PM (RIvkX)

172
Where are the soccer hooligans to pull those assholes off those horses and beat them to a bloody pulp?

They're testing the waters and they need to be smashed now.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 09:21 PM (xG4kz)

173 NaCly Dog, I am so thrilled with my gift!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 09:22 PM (Vvh2V)

174 The IRGC is now targeting schools of fish. What other reason would they use ballistic missiles in the sea?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 09:22 PM (+nEug)

175
Posted by: GrammieWingersSon at March 10, 2026 08:32 PM (eJSVs)

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

HOLY CARP! YES!!! WOW!!! Not enough punctuation to express how happy I am to see this!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 09:22 PM (0wAv0)

176 Coma coma coma coma coma Khamaneio

Posted by: Boy Mo at March 10, 2026 09:22 PM (vFG9F)

177 Tammy al-Thor

Glad you got it.
Postage was my part of the gift as well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 09:23 PM (u82oZ)

178
How's that for entertainment!?!
Posted by: Hanry Caville in the man from UNCLE remake a few years back


I really enjoyed watching the little black missiles track to their target before going 'splodey.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 09:24 PM (xG4kz)

179 "Where are the soccer hooligans to pull those assholes off those horses and beat them to a bloody pulp?"

Another look at halberds?

Posted by: Boy Mo at March 10, 2026 09:24 PM (vFG9F)

180 This is it; Magazine fed SlingShot, appears very slick.

https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd

One to the temple then he goes to the mosque.
ah la

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 09:30 PM (FOFsU)

181 Great to hear of Grammie's successful surgery.

But…
they had to remove her colon

The whole thing? I've not heard of that before. Large and small? That's going to be tough. God bless her.

Posted by: mindful webworker - aging is not for the young at March 10, 2026 09:31 PM (ByrUz)

182 but you know I would hate anything to happen to Mojtaba

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 09:31 PM (gKWVE)

183 Iran was laying underwater bombs called "mines" to block ships in a key sea route for oil (Strait of Hormuz). The US spotted their minelayer boats and destroyed 16 of them today as part of bigger fights to keep the waters open and safe. Boom = boat gone!

Boat video:
https://tinyurl.com/29kvkdhb
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _

Well watching that video was fun.

Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 09:34 PM (lJ0H4)

184 "This is it; Magazine fed SlingShot, appears very slick.

https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd"

That's fine for small varmints but for those big ones you need a pinball sized marble.

Posted by: Boy Mo at March 10, 2026 09:35 PM (vFG9F)

185 174 The IRGC is now targeting schools of fish. What other reason would they use ballistic missiles in the sea?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 09:22 PM (+nEug)

Jihad against Atlantis.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 10, 2026 09:36 PM (w/O5Q)

186 Do Not Look at This link:

https://tinyurl.com/ywb8shs7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 09:37 PM (FOFsU)

187 91. 116. valid OSHA 40’s should vote on new work rules before they go in effect. ...OSHA proposes, workers decide
Posted by: Accom

A valid 40-hour HAZWOPER certification (often called OSHA 40) is active for 12 months from the completion date. To remain compliant and valid, you must complete an 8-hour refresher course annually. It is essential to take the course through an OSHA-authorized training provider to ensure it is recognized by employers.

They should vote on new work rules??

Osha proposes, workers decide???

Maryland is a state plan state with laws as least as strict as federal osha's. They can be more strict but not lesser.

Heat stress is to be proven by exposure sampling not environment. If Maryland has such idiot laws and can enforce them, cheers. How businesses are to function, idk.

Osha has NO heat stress standard but rather guidelines and on rare occasion has utilized the General Duty Clause, Section 5(1) of the OSHAct.

See: Key Aspects of OSHA Heat Safety (Under Development)

Your group should thank their lucky stars they're not glass or asphalt plant workers; farm crews; building, maritime trades.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 09:39 PM (NFX2v)

188

Tel Aviv is under attack now..

Posted by: four seasons at March 10, 2026 09:41 PM (3ek7K)

189 186 Do Not Look at This link:
Posted by: Braenyard


Only homos troll for homos, you know
youtu.be/DRoo53diveo

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 09:42 PM (gKWVE)

190 Ficus Fucker Harvey Weinstein did an interview from the pen.

He looks bad. He deserves it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2026 09:44 PM (IivNP)

191 That's fine for small varmints but for those big ones you need a pinball sized marble.
Posted by: Boy Mo
--

You get no penetration or velocity with a pinball.
Look at some ewetubs of slingshots in action
_David

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 09:44 PM (FOFsU)

192 Combined term limits. With a possible exception for the military, you get to work for the feds for 10 years. Total. President, Senator, judge, janitor, whatthefuckever. Get back in the private sector and earn your own living rather than stealing mine for a lifetime.
Posted by: if mikeski were emperor for a day

Make all SESs at-will political employees and prohibit their 'downgrading' to GS pay grades to bury in like ticks on a dogs ass when a new Admin comes in.
Most SES are policy wonks or political rewards - vast majority of these jobs could be disappeared by an incoming Admin that does not support the Ivy League.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 09:46 PM (/lPRQ)

193 You get no penetration or velocity with a pinball.
Look at some ewetubs of slingshots in action
_David
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Wrist rockets were very impressive when I was a kid....

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 09:49 PM (X+xvk)

194 God bless Grammie! Hope to hear from you soon.

Posted by: Case at March 10, 2026 09:49 PM (pvf3X)

195 Wrist rockets were very impressive when I was a kid....
Posted by: Sam Adams
---

You're in England. Tell me what you are going to do for the resistance?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 09:50 PM (FOFsU)

196 I've watched that cat chaos video too many times.

There was one cat dude who was pretty chill, being Pretti Good, on the left. Then he/she joined in the blur as it looked like end times.

I like to imagine this is how the Dims were when Trump won again in 2024.

One black and white cat (Bill Clinton) sat on the bench under the window, watching while on alert.

Hillary was the big white fat cat who jumped on the window, scaring the other cat who fell off the ledge (Obungo, trying to escape), then jumped off after messing with the blinds, casing the joint..and Bill fled with the others.

Bravo to the one who shot straight up in an arc for survival. Unsure who that was, not Biden.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 09:52 PM (WONhk)

197 141 Fuck that. 762 Nato right in the fucking forehead.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Hae ye no love for tradition, lad?

Posted by: .303 British

Their tradition isn't worth a shit. If they gave a shit about their tradition they wouldn't be getting chased by fucking primitives on horses.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
======
The Mark VII bullet is what made the 303 so lethal as well as rapidity of fire from Lee Enfields. The bullet head is lighter than the tail so it goes ass over front when it hits a human obstacle. Makes a helluva wound. The 8x57 or the 30.06 fmj bullets tended to zip through rather than upset like the 303.

FWIW, that same factor makes the 5.56 lethal but yet not that penetrative in the 55 gr XM193 boat tail. If you get the bullet up to 3000-3300 fps, then the upset is considerable where the bullet destabilizes upon hitting a target. The XM193 however at the same time is less penetrative than 9mm ball through drywall, studs, etc.

Military went away from it because first they wanted Light AP 62 gr XM855 to penetrate Sov Union era body armor and helmets, then the heavier 77 gr for desert warfare.

Posted by: whig at March 10, 2026 09:53 PM (E4rtv)

198 Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 09:23 PM (u82oZ)

Nope! A thank you note and recompense went out today! 😊

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 09:58 PM (Vvh2V)

199 Do Not Look at This link
Posted by: Braenyard

Okay

Posted by: mindful webworker - no problem at March 10, 2026 10:00 PM (ByrUz)

200 You're in England. Tell me what you are going to do for the resistance?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

What would I advise the English to do to take their country back? Absent an overwhelming willingness to become completely unmanageable, I don't know what I would tell them.

They watched as the actions of the 1% were used to justify stripping them of their firearms. They surrendered to tyranny. Getting their freedom back is possible, of course. It just may take eight decades of utter repression and the backing of the world's only remaining free nation. It's all completely uphill, K-2 uphill, for them.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:00 PM (X+xvk)

201 If you don't live in OK, here are some things you may not know about Markwayne Mullin, Trumps new pick for head of DHS. I didn't know much of this. From "Christian Post" website:

https://tinyurl.com/4km9xfkz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (ix8EF)

202 What're you doing here when there's a NOOD ONT??

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418838

Posted by: mindful webworker - ol' fatty fingers hisself at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (ByrUz)

203 Runoff April 7th for MTG's seat after tonight. GA 14 has Dem at 37.3, Trump endorsed candidate Clayton Fuller at 34.9 percent. Bunch of other candidates running but overall Dem runoff vote was about 40 percent, GOP about 60.

95 percent of vote in.

Posted by: whig at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (E4rtv)

Trump: I Will Sign No More Bills Until the Senate Cucks Pass the SAVE Act

The cucks are the defeat mechanism of conservative governance. Whatever will advance the cause, they're against.


President Trump said Sunday he will refuse to sign any additional legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, escalating pressure on lawmakers to move what he has repeatedly described as a cornerstone election integrity measure.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump declared the legislation "must go to the front of the line," signaling that securing the bill's passage now takes priority over any other items on the legislative agenda.

The president also singled out election integrity activist Scott Presler for his advocacy, praising his recent appearance on Fox & Friends and urging lawmakers to use every available tool to get the measure across the finish line.

"Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, or Talking Filibuster, in order to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS," Trump wrote.

"It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION -- GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP."

Trump added that the legislation should also include limits on mail-in ballots and other cultural policy priorities he has championed, warning lawmakers plainly: "DO NOT FAIL!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP."

The SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, mandate voter identification, and direct states to remove noncitizens from voter rolls while coordinating voter registration databases with the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump has repeatedly framed the legislation as a defining political battle, telling Republicans that securing the measure is essential to protecting American elections.

According to a February 25--26 Harvard-Harris poll of 1,999 registered voters, the proposal enjoys broad support across the electorate.

The survey found 71 percent overall backing for the measure's core provisions, including proof-of-citizenship requirements and voter ID rules.

Support was strongest among Republicans at 91 percent, while 69 percent of independents and 50 percent of Democrats also said they support the reforms.

Trump has also injected the legislation into the developing Republican primary battle for the Texas Senate seat, privately telling Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Texas Sen. John Cornyn that he wants the SAVE America Act on his desk before issuing an endorsement in the race.


Trump wants Thune to require that any "filibuster" be a real filibuster, that is, a "talking filibuster" in which senators are actually required to, you know, filibuster by speaking for as long as they can to delay a vote. Not just voting to "filibuster." Which is what our old, lazy senators have permitted for decades, because they can't stand the rigors of an actual filibuster.

Unrelated: Disney's Gay News Division spins the bomb-throwing terrorist as an "activist" and his intended victim as a "far-right" influencer.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:20 PM




Comments

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1 Make filibusters great again

Posted by: steevy at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (YwEeS)

2 Good on Trump, hope it works

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (xcxpd)

3 `htvuyfvuv

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (3sXRv)

4 Fuq ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 10, 2026 06:23 PM (3sXRv)

5 Thune is gonna bring it to the floor knowing it will fail. Don't think he's gonna go with the talking filibuster

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:23 PM (VE6XX)

6 Ve haff vays uff makink you sign ze papers.

Posted by: wth at March 10, 2026 06:24 PM (UjdFS)

7 This thread is 100% less gay than the last one.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 10, 2026 06:24 PM (2szVb)

8 It's sad that ANY government passes that many bills that this is a viable threat....

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 06:26 PM (Sco7b)

9 Does Couric think those glasses make her look smarter cause it's not working...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:26 PM (VE6XX)

10 Couric at one time had a great ass, don’t know if it’s still great.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 06:27 PM (XV/Pl)

11 Yes!

without the save act the next 3 years will be washed away

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 06:28 PM (MIIRH)

12 You had my attention at the second word, 'cucks.'

Posted by: Chief Red Bull at March 10, 2026 06:28 PM (M9gjJ)

13 Does Couric think those glasses make her look smarter cause it's not working...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:26 PM (VE6XX)

It really is a vexing trend. Hell, Johnny Knoxville looks like an aging lesbian now.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 10, 2026 06:28 PM (0aYVJ)

14 Does Couric think those glasses make her look smarter cause it's not working...
Posted by: It's me donna
.......

Those are just eye protection from Gav's sperm.

Posted by: wth at March 10, 2026 06:29 PM (UjdFS)

15 RECONCILIATION! RECONCILIATION!

Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 06:29 PM (GD0B3)

16 Katie Couric....

Dawson's not jerking it to her anymore.....

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 06:30 PM (Sco7b)

17 Does Trump know that the Establishment has absolutely no desire to move forward his agenda?

He has to. Zero absentee appointments because they will go out of their way to make sure he can't.

The Big Beautiful Law is their only accomplishment in the 119th US Congress.

At least the wretched TSA is defunded

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 06:30 PM (a4flb)

18 I hope they reach across the aisle and have a meaningful conversation among colleagues.

Posted by: wth at March 10, 2026 06:30 PM (UjdFS)

19 1: Good.

2: But I doubt the Senate considers this a threat. It’s not like they want to pass legislation.

3: I doubt Paxton has anything to worry about, sadly. Whatever happens, will not happen before the deadline for dropping out.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 06:31 PM (UCZgy)

20 You know, Thune could have a little accident, couldn't he?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 06:32 PM (AlhUl)

21
The GOPe wants to lose. They long to be the determined but outnumbered opposition party, that would advance conservative goals if only they could.

This balking at pushing through the SAVE act is so obvious. They want to lose. Like when the mass GOP mass early resignation project was initiated in 2018.

I hope there's something MAGA can threaten them with that's more terrifying than whatever is motivating them to do this.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 06:32 PM (VWtfl)

22 My money's on POTUS winning this

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 06:32 PM (DoBxX)

23 They will make no effort to pass anything but gas. Thune and Schumer will have their mid term bloodbath.

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 06:33 PM (4OPaX)

24 I have never in my life watched or heard Katie Couric (won't even watch these videos) and was hoping to continue with my indifference. I thought she retired but I must be mistaken.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:33 PM (BEnkm)

25 Unrelated: Disney's Gay News Division spins the bomb-throwing terrorist as an "activist" and his intended victim as a "far-right" influencer.




==

well, "the influencer" Jake Lang will have his say. Loomer will interview him tonight, 9PM eastern. or Rumble.

Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 06:33 PM (GD0B3)

26 "Our bombing is speech, your speech is bombing."

Posted by: illiniwek at March 10, 2026 06:34 PM (vbXSk)

27 22, I think you're right, vmom

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 06:34 PM (MIIRH)

28 >>I hope they reach across the aisle and


...and give each other MonkeyPoxx.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 06:34 PM (erF49)

29 Noah Fafita>Kyler Murray

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 06:35 PM (4OPaX)

30
2: But I doubt the Senate considers this a threat. It’s not like they want to pass legislation.

====

I'm guessing several busted a nut

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 10, 2026 06:35 PM (8AONa)

31 Good, I agree because vote fraud will sink us next year

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 06:35 PM (Ia/+0)

32 Katie Couric seems rather desperate these days to have to resort to making earrings from paper clips.

Which I realize is not the point of Ace's post.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:35 PM (WONhk)

33 31 Good, I agree because vote fraud will sink us next year
Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 06:35 PM (Ia/+0)

In CA they don't have to cheat... They just re-district the Republicans out

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:36 PM (VE6XX)

34 So, what's up with this Jake Lang? Was he imprisoned? For parading?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (KAqW5)

35 The GOPe is relying on being slightly less toxic than the unhinged-from-reality Leftist Dems.

That is a delaying action that increases pressure on a sealed container. At some point, it's going to explode.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (u82oZ)

36 I was wondering how Trump would solve the Gordian knot. The DHS funding bill was hanging like a Sword of Damocles over a talking filibuster on the SAVE Act, since once you start, no other business can be considered. The Dems could just refuse to consider a clean DHS funding bill until they were on their last legs in the SAVE filibuster, then get a reprieve by bringing DHS up for consideration, and no doubt several RINOs would leap at the pretext to save Uniparty corruption from SAVE.

Now that endurance-recouping option has been filched directly from the Donkeys' pockets, since Trump wouldn't sign anything else anyway. I think that's brilliant.

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (Sy6m/)

37 My money's on POTUS winning this

Speaking of money...

It would be great if Trump would call out Thune and ask him what his number is.

Everyone, especially Thune, can be bought. Go live, demand Thune tell us for what price he will bring the SAVE Act to Trump's desk, then hold a Go Fund Me to raise the money.

Thune must have one hell of a post-Congress gig. Maybe he is seeking Generational Wealth.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (a4flb)

38 Kind of the only leverage Trump has, and the GOPe REALLY does not want to pass this bill

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (PYyV9)

39 20 You know, Thune could have a little accident, couldn't he?
Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 06:32 PM (AlhUl)

If it can happen to Harry Reid...anything can happen

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (xcxpd)

40 [iUnrelated: Disney's Gay News Division spins the bomb-throwing terrorist as an "activist" and his intended victim as a "far-right" influencer.

Hey, in the earlier thread (CNN maybe?) he was described as a "counter protester", and the victim as a "J6 rioter", so... baby steps?

Posted by: Mrs. French at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (qivay)

41 Off, over-used for her husbands perversions sock.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at March 10, 2026 06:38 PM (qivay)

42
33

In CA they don't have to cheat... They just re-district the Republicans out
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:36 PM

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Democrats were able to do that because of previous cheating.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 06:38 PM (VWtfl)

43 Good for Trump and I think you are correct Vmom.

For the most part it appears congress has forgotten what they are tasked with doing and feel their job is to hold endless hearings and go on junkets all over and not legislate. I wish they would have to actually hold debates that they researched and wrote not mouth what their staff gives them.
When one sees cabinet members working together, riding useless regulations and see what the layabouts in Congress do… guess you can tell I am not too happy with them at all.

Posted by: Hyacinth at March 10, 2026 06:39 PM (ryp7h)

44 I am EXHAUSTED from all the stupidity in the news today..... can we haz a Book Thread tonight?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am SO Tired... at March 10, 2026 06:39 PM (dmDsy)

45 Democrats were able to do that because of previous cheating.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 06:38 PM (VWtfl)

I don't know we're pretty stupid here...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:39 PM (VE6XX)

46 Good, I agree because vote fraud will sink us next year

Most likely the Establishment wants to hand over both chambers to the Democrats and let them impeach Trump.

Stockpile ammo, we didn't vote ourselves into this, we will be frauded into communism.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 06:40 PM (a4flb)

47 Thune literally looks like a plank of wood

And not the manly oak kind either, I mean the gayest Balsa wood kind that you can only find on a gay map

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 10, 2026 06:40 PM (REq0p)

48 Everyone, especially Thune, can be bought. Go live, demand Thune tell us for what price he will bring the SAVE Act to Trump's desk, then hold a Go Fund Me to raise the money.

Thune must have one hell of a post-Congress gig. Maybe he is seeking Generational Wealth.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM (a4flb)

+++++

Or maybe he's got that Guthrie woman in his basement.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:40 PM (BEnkm)

49 >>For the most part it appears congress has forgotten what they are tasked with doing and feel their job is to hold endless hearings and go on junkets all over and not legislate.


As soon as we repeal the 19th Amendment, we should repeal the 17th.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 06:40 PM (erF49)

50 If Trump understands the stakes—and youd have to believe he does and more—then hang on for some bigly action to get Senate R minds right.

For Thune to do failure theater to ditch the Save America Act means generational political loss and ruin—which the Senate R toadies are AOK with. However Trump and America First not so much. In fact not at all.

THIS—the Save America Act is THE game, Trump will not lose the game, its not in him to lose like this—especially to a dolt Ike Thune aka McConnell’s Mini Me,

Posted by: Voter theater. at March 10, 2026 06:41 PM (FCPbW)

51 I agree those so called Republicans who don't vote forcit want Trump to get run over in 2026

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 06:41 PM (Ia/+0)

52 Thune isn't so much purchased as he's part of a branch of the GOP who can only retain power by using fraud to squeeze out primary challengers.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:42 PM (PYyV9)

53 Kind of the only leverage Trump has, and the GOPe REALLY does not want to pass this bill

Proof that the GOP-e uses vote fraud to install their post turtles in the primaries.

Can't lose that tool.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 06:42 PM (a4flb)

54 The survey found 71 percent overall backing for the measure's core provisions, including proof-of-citizenship requirements and voter ID rules.

Support was strongest among Republicans at 91 percent, while 69 percent of independents and 50 percent of Democrats also said they support the reforms.


So 9% of Republicans, 31% of Independents, and 50% of Democrats know they only have their seats due to blatant cheating at the ballot box.

Good to know.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 06:42 PM (VHUov)

55 Thune must have one hell of a post-Congress gig. Maybe he is seeking Generational Wealth.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 06:37 PM


He is making his wealth right now. As long as he holds out money is pouring into his reelection campaign from democrats. He can hire a gazillion members of his family for his next campaign with that kind of cash.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2026 06:42 PM (0N4FZ)

56 And the GOPe is going to abandon VA to redistricting too. And they will fight any redistricting on their own turf that would give them any advantage. And they will continue to not ever allow Trump a single recess appointment. And they suck cock by choice.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 10, 2026 06:43 PM (3uBP9)

57 In before the guy who says it's not who votes, it's who counts the votes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

58 Or maybe he's got that Guthrie woman in his basement.

I think Thune likes them a whole lot younger.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 06:44 PM (a4flb)

59 >>>If it can happen to Harry Reid...anything can happen

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo

>All of Harry Reid's victims are into their 20s now or laid to rest in the desert, god help them.

Posted by: Chief Red Bull at March 10, 2026 06:44 PM (M9gjJ)

60 Or maybe he's got that Guthrie woman in his basement.
Posted by: washrivergal
.......

Must be getting awful ripe by now.

Posted by: wth at March 10, 2026 06:44 PM (UjdFS)

61
Something highly motivating is required here. Something harsh.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 06:44 PM (VWtfl)

Posted by: Mitch McConnell at March 10, 2026 06:45 PM (eOFY+)

63 We really need to start Tarring and Feathering these people, again.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 06:45 PM (erF49)

64 47 Thune literally looks like a plank of wood

And not the manly oak kind either, I mean the gayest Balsa wood kind that you can only find on a gay map

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 10, 2026 06:40 PM (REq0p)

+++++

Too funny. I'm dying.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:45 PM (BEnkm)

65 Proof that the GOP-e uses vote fraud to install their post turtles in the primaries.

Exactly, its how they prevent primary challengers from taking hold and keep people who will fight the uniparty from getting any office.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:45 PM (PYyV9)

66 61
Something highly motivating is required here. Something harsh.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 06:44 PM (VWtfl)

Yes ! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:46 PM (VE6XX)

67 Couric looks like she has a demon sucking her soul out through her spine.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:46 PM (vE0+H)

68 escalating pressure on lawmakers to move what he has repeatedly described as a cornerstone election integrity measure.

Vote for the law that will see you out of a job. You know you want to!

Posted by: t-bird at March 10, 2026 06:47 PM (E/qck)

69 The president also singled out election integrity activist Scott Presler for his advocacy, praising his recent appearance on Fox & Friends and urging lawmakers to use every available tool to get the measure across the finish line.

Nice! Presler's a rock star. The GOP could (but will not) learn some valuable lessons from him.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 06:47 PM (gtcuf)

70
Trump and his people must have seen this coming a long time ago.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 06:48 PM (VWtfl)

71 Good.

Meanwhile, if the ignorant were listening today: Scummy Schumer spelled it out in plain English. I am thinking he did not want to be so clear...

Paraphrased: ICE is screwing up the voter rolls. Poor, poor illegals will "try to vote and be told they can't because they've been erased from the voter rolls."

He then sighs while an aid of his looks uncomfortable and ready to bolt, then blames ICE again but changes it to Doge and President Trump for demanding voter ID.

Hahahahahahiccup!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:49 PM (WONhk)

72 49 >>For the most part it appears congress has forgotten what they are tasked with doing and feel their job is to hold endless hearings and go on junkets all over and not legislate.


As soon as we repeal the 19th Amendment, we should repeal the 17th.
Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 06:40 PM (erF49)

And the 16th.

Posted by: Prosperity would skyrocket at March 10, 2026 06:49 PM (TbWk/)

73 If a president doesn’t sign a bill that is passed by congress within 10 days, and they remain in session, it goes into law. Does he mean he’ll veto any law?

He's not that smart. He actually thinks a bill requires his signature. But watch Mike Johnson start to play games again by calling the House in and out of session to make Trump's inaction a pocket veto.

Typical republican strategy - refuse to do your job, take the country hostage, throw a tantrum until you get what you want. Blame everyone else for your inability to effectively lead. This is how Newt Gingrich propelled their party into its stranglehold on the country. Fuck the GOP

Trump realizes he can't steal the midterms now, so there's a very good chance he tries to use the non-passage of the SAVE act as a reason to cancel the midterms 

the ignorance of Trump is just staggering. Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats. It's just the reality on the ground. But Trump doesn't care. He's insane and we all need to stop pretending he's not.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 10, 2026 06:49 PM (ycI94)

74 The survey found 71 percent overall backing for the measure's core provisions, including proof-of-citizenship requirements and voter ID rules.

==

There is no single better demonstration that these people don't give a single flip what the people who put them into office want them to do.

Rarely do you get such uniform numbers that all Americans want the SAVE Act to be enacted.

The Senate doesn't care one bit.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 06:49 PM (qBdHI)

75 Signing no bills and giving no f*cks....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 10, 2026 06:50 PM (DIY2E)

76
We really need to start Tarring and Feathering these people, again.
Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 06:45 PM (erF49)



Start with waterboarding, so that the tar sticks to clean skin.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 10, 2026 06:50 PM (y9nCu)

77 Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats.

LOL I would love to see that argument laid out

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:50 PM (PYyV9)

78 >>And the 16th.


We really should have capped Amendments. Say...a dozen. Heck, a nod to the Bakers. We'll make it 13.

You want a new Right?

Then you have to choose the one it is replacing.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 06:51 PM (erF49)

79
Schumer
I wish someone would rip his glasses off his face and stick them up his asshole.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 06:51 PM (3ek7K)

80 Ministry of Truth.

Posted by: Eromero at March 10, 2026 06:51 PM (WGxJ5)

81 73 If a president doesn’t sign a bill that is passed by congress within 10 days, and they remain in session, it goes into law. Does he mean he’ll veto any law?

Is this correct? I thought that was a pocket veto.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 10, 2026 06:52 PM (w/O5Q)

82 47 Thune literally looks like a plank of wood

And not the manly oak kind either, I mean the gayest Balsa wood kind that you can only find on a gay map

Balsa is the gayest of trees, Swamp Titi is the hetero-sexiest.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 06:52 PM (gtcuf)

83 Start with waterboarding, so that the tar sticks to clean skin.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 10, 2026 06:50 PM (y9nCu)


It's not waterboarding if you use diesel.

Posted by: From the Book of Horde Wisdom at March 10, 2026 06:52 PM (eOFY+)

84 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:49 PM (WONhk

That's awesome.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:52 PM (vE0+H)

85 Just my observation, but Trump 2.0 seems to get what he wants. If he’s saying this publicly, he’s saying a lot more privately. He’ll win.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:53 PM (u73oe)

86 Trump and his people must have seen this coming a long time ago.

That's why they're ready to escalate.

Posted by: t-bird at March 10, 2026 06:53 PM (E/qck)

87 wish someone would rip his glasses off his face and stick them up his asshole.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 06:51 PM (3ek7K)

Too late!

Posted by: Chucky Shoes at March 10, 2026 06:53 PM (vE0+H)

88 the ignorance of Trump is just staggering. Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats. It's just the reality on the ground. But Trump doesn't care. He's insane and we all need to stop pretending he's not.

1. The why are you against it, dummy?
2. Every word of that screed is retarded and gay.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 06:54 PM (gtcuf)

89 The GOP could (but will not) learn some valuable lessons from him.

--

They don't want to learn any lessons. I'd say, by their own actions, upwards of 50% have Democrat leanings as they masquerade as Republicans.

We need to have a serious discussion on their diabolical malfeasance toward We the People. They couldn't be more blatant.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 06:55 PM (qBdHI)

90 81 73 If a president doesn’t sign a bill that is passed by congress within 10 days, and they remain in session, it goes into law. Does he mean he’ll veto any law?

Is this correct? I thought that was a pocket veto.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls

According to Google AI summary, it is correct. If the president doesn't sign, and congress has adjourned, then after 10 days it is a pocket veto, which can't be overridden by congress.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 10, 2026 06:55 PM (ycI94)

91 One would think that if the left seriously thought that voter ID and cleaning up the voting rolls would actually harm the Republicans more than Democrats, they'd be all for it...

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:56 PM (PYyV9)

92 If it can happen to Harry Reid...anything can happen

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo

++++

The strange thing about the Harry Reid incident was that on that same night (or weekend, I think it was maybe New Year's Eve) his brother supposedly got into a brawl (in another city, it was said) and ended up with a black and blue face also. Too coincidental, in my opinion. Plus, I think Harry changed his story on just where in the house the exercise bands were hanging.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:56 PM (BEnkm)

93 Couric acted like a lady before her husband died then she went full bitch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 06:56 PM (c35xG)

94 John Solomon is reporting there are very active investigations in both Maricopa County, AZ and Fulton County, GA and the recently acquired records from both will show foreign involvement in our elections. He's speculating that Team Trump is going to make this public soon to put even more pressure on Senators to pass the damn bill.

No idea if he's right but he's good a good track record and he and Kash are friends.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 06:57 PM (viF8m)

95 The amount of vote fraud in 2020 in a barely handful of states gave the election to a lifetime clown who made millions doing nothing.

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 06:57 PM (Ia/+0)

96 Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom ends as only a leftie would want.
Dinosaurs would last an hour between the viruses and 308’s.

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 06:57 PM (ngiOP)

97 Brandon Straka:

"Sen. Dick Durbin said the SAVE America Act could remove millions of ineligible voters from the rolls, warning it could have a major impact on election outcomes."

I liked it already, you don't have to sell me on it, Dick.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:57 PM (PYyV9)

98 Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats.

--

If that were true, Democrats would be all-in on pushing this through, instead of screaming about Jim Crow 2.0.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 06:58 PM (qBdHI)

99
This is a good thing.

RINO Senators will have to go on record as supporters of Democrat voting corruption. They'll try to maintain some "dignified silence" or spout some meaningless objection, but they are exposing themselves.

(Yeah, them exposing themselves ain't a pretty picture.)

Posted by: Auspex at March 10, 2026 06:58 PM (Y8DZL)

100 Good. If the SAFE ASS act does not get approved, then the federal government will pass no new laws.

If President Trump will keep reducing the number of parasites, layabouts, homosexuals, ratchet ass shemekas and and other weirdos on the federal payroll, I call it a win win.

Fuck Them All. Let Lindsey Graham sort them out.

Posted by: Buffalo Guy at March 10, 2026 06:58 PM (Ksqrb)

101 It may happen that one day conservatives will start playing by the same rules the communists do.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 06:58 PM (c35xG)

102 Thune couldn’t care less about scandals. He’s a made man, untouchable, and will be here long after Trump as washed away.

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 06:59 PM (ngiOP)

103
I read years ago that Schumer knocked up one of his daughter's friends.

I don't know if it's true. I read about it and didn't see anything else about it. I'm sure it was before social media was a big thing.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 06:59 PM (3ek7K)

104 97, they're saying it out loud, that cold ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 06:59 PM (MIIRH)

105 77 Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats.

LOL I would love to see that argument laid out
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

I'm the source, and it's very detailed and complex. I'm an expert, so you should just trust me.

Posted by: Bro at March 10, 2026 06:59 PM (ycI94)

106 Trump realizes he can't steal the midterms now, so there's a very good chance he tries to use the non-passage of the SAVE act as a reason to cancel the midterms
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions


Tell me you have your head so far up your own ass that you can see out your nostrils, without telling me you have your head so far up your own ass that you can see out your nostrils.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 06:59 PM (VHUov)

107 98
If that were true, Democrats would be all-in on pushing this through, instead of screaming about Jim Crow 2.0.

Yep. That Redditor is wishcasting so hard they didn't stop to notice how nonesensical that sounds.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 06:59 PM (gtcuf)

108 Relatively quiet day today. What explosive hell can we expect tomorrow?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (qBBPl)

109 >> Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats.


These 'Experts' are missing the entire point...and I wish Trump would address this, directly, to the Electorate.

This is about agency. It is about the Integrity of EACH INDIVIDUAL VOTE.

This is not about Parties. This is not about Policy.

This is about ensuring that each and every citizen has the INTEGRITY of their own Vote protected.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (erF49)

110 " You know, Thune could have a little accident, couldn't he?" Posted by: Eeyore

Violence is effective, always has been in history. But the left is fully committed to violence, the "conservative right" still believes ? "God will save us (without out action)", or "violence is always evil", or some such meme fro the right.

We have lived so long under the peace that was provided by violence against evil (Revolutionary War, the final stance against the Muslim invasion right up to Paris, WW1, WW2, etc.). But for now the majority peaceful people are largely asleep, in the "can't we all just get along" mode. And they think "all will magically work out, just be nice".

Posted by: illiniwek at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (vbXSk)

111 >>> Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats.
----------
LOL I would love to see that argument laid out
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:50 PM (PYyV9)


The GOPe would be harmed. I guarantee you the leftists that run the Republican party have been using vote fraud to gain and maintain their power just as much as the Democrats.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 10, 2026 07:01 PM (3uBP9)

112 106, 107 - which is reddit in a nutshell, when you think about it ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 07:02 PM (MIIRH)

113 Never forget that Thune's actual constituency is the Republican caucus in the Senate. (Spit!) They are all to blame.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:02 PM (AlhUl)

114 Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats.
---------

I believe that. We still have thd GOP Expert Class going nice and strong.

Posted by: Chucky Shoes at March 10, 2026 07:02 PM (vE0+H)

115 I really do not get why the repubs won't push this, they damn well know the dems cheat without ID required. Stupidity all around.

That said, I would rather he just have the FAA ground all planes until DHS is funded. I don't want to fly with pissed off TSA and Air Traffic Controllers not getting paid. Working without pay is called slavery.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 07:02 PM (n5tGW)

116 Go away raw burger cheese man

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 07:02 PM (vE0+H)

117 "Voter Fraud" is exceedingly rare... compared to "vote fraud" and "election fraud", which are frequent and common, maybe.
It's later two which need to be capital offenses.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:04 PM (/lPRQ)

118 Thune and McConnell have deals with the Democrats. They engineer defeats when Republicans could clearly win. It's a UniParty power-sharing arrangement that allows them to fundraise off of each other while continually preventing any conservative agenda from moving forward.

You do realize that conservatives never, ever win, right?

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 07:05 PM (X+xvk)

119 Trump is going to cancel the bill signings!!!!

Wait what

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 07:05 PM (vE0+H)

120 The GOPe would be harmed.

Oh sure, but their argument is that it would hurt the Republicans worse than the Democrats which is hilarious but if they really thought so, they'd be all for it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 07:06 PM (PYyV9)

121
These 'Experts' are missing the entire point...and I wish Trump would address this, directly, to the Electorate.

This is about agency. It is about the Integrity of EACH INDIVIDUAL VOTE.

This is not about Parties. This is not about Policy.

This is about ensuring that each and every citizen has the INTEGRITY of their own Vote protected.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (erF49)

+++++

Exactly right and very well put.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 07:07 PM (BEnkm)

122 >>I really do not get why the repubs won't push this, they damn well know the dems cheat without ID required. Stupidity all around.

DataRepublican is doing a great job mapping Thune's major donors and influencers. If you're on X you should check her feed.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 07:08 PM (viF8m)

123 Bet every state allowing all mail voteing goes to the Marxists

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 07:08 PM (Ia/+0)

124 >>> Relatively quiet day today. What explosive hell can we expect tomorrow?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (qBBPl)


Explosive hell describes the night I spent sitting on a blasted toilet after ordering the nuclear chicken dish at a thai place. Gai yang, but with enriched plutonium based garam masala.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 10, 2026 07:09 PM (3uBP9)

125 RINO Senators will have to go on record as supporters of Democrat voting corruption. They'll try to maintain some "dignified silence" or spout some meaningless objection, but they are exposing themselves.

(Yeah, them exposing themselves ain't a pretty picture.)
Posted by: Auspex

Looking through the list, maybe two Republicans are kinda hot (not sure if they're RINOs though)

Katie Britt: https://tinyurl.com/ycper5aw
https://tinyurl.com/28b3eyrh (a bit crazy looking here, but she has a nice smile)

Ashley Moody: https://tinyurl.com/3ntz2udc
https://tinyurl.com/4c5yrkss (looks okay in staged photos, but in more impromptu ones, she's...a little off)

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at March 10, 2026 07:09 PM (ycI94)

126 As soon as we repeal the 19th Amendment, we should repeal the 17th.

----
And the 16th!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 10, 2026 07:10 PM (RkOfE)

127 Nice.... just call this a Presidential Filibuster.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 10, 2026 07:10 PM (mP0Kj)

128 109 >> Experts within his own party have repeatedly told him in no conditional terms that the Save Act would harm GOP voters/elections than it would the democrats.


These 'Experts' are missing the entire point...and I wish Trump would address this, directly, to the Electorate.

This is about agency. It is about the Integrity of EACH INDIVIDUAL VOTE.

This is not about Parties. This is not about Policy.

This is about ensuring that each and every citizen has the INTEGRITY of their own Vote protected.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (erF49)
_______
OK, which one of you is pretending to be garrett?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:10 PM (AlhUl)

129 >>> Relatively quiet day today. What explosive hell can we expect tomorrow?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (qBBPl)
+++
Explosive hell describes the night I spent sitting on a blasted toilet after ordering the nuclear chicken dish at a thai place. Gai yang, but with enriched plutonium based garam masala.
Posted by: banana Dream
===
Outstanding!
So six of seven hot peppers and it kept up the heat on the back end?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:11 PM (/lPRQ)

130 Bet every state allowing all mail voteing goes to the Marxists

Oregon used to be center right overall, with very conservative rural areas. Once the state went vote by mail only, there never has been another Republican governor or majority in either house of the legislature.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 07:11 PM (PYyV9)

131 The 16th and 17th are the greater dangers to the Republic as they give Fedzilla unlimited cash and turn Senators into Super Congressmen.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:11 PM (2GVsD)

132 As soon as we repeal the 19th Amendment, we should repeal the 17th.

----

And the 16th!

----

And rewrite the 14th

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 07:12 PM (PYyV9)

133 Thune and McConnell have deals with the Democrats. They engineer defeats when Republicans could clearly win. It's a UniParty power-sharing arrangement that allows them to fundraise off of each other while continually preventing any conservative agenda from moving forward.


Yes... the GOPe is shit and has always been shit and always will be shit.

Avoid the GOPe and avoid shit.

Posted by: Shinola at March 10, 2026 07:12 PM (Ksqrb)

134 If you want a seriously hot Republican you have to go to the House. Luna has movie star looks.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:12 PM (AlhUl)

135 Jake Lang was just caught by pedo hunters messaging what he thought was a 15 year old girl. Joe Biden thinks that's way too old.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 10, 2026 07:13 PM (3ha+O)

136 Nuclear Chicken opened for Plutonium Dish at CBGB in '02.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:13 PM (2GVsD)

137 108 Relatively quiet day today. What explosive hell can we expect tomorrow?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 07:00 PM (qBBPl)


It's hard to say! All over the world, there are many dynamic situations where a store of a resource is being drawn down, so they could show the same "first slowly, then all at once" effect as bankruptcy or attrition warfare. I think Cuba may be close to a tipping point, though, and things could move very quickly once they stop standing still.

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 07:13 PM (Sy6m/)

138 >>> Oh sure, but their argument is that it would hurt the Republicans worse than the Democrats which is hilarious but if they really thought so, they'd be all for it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 07:06 PM (PYyV9)

Yes, I agree but I bet the R party leadership was behind that whole message.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 10, 2026 07:13 PM (3uBP9)

139 On top of everything else, I am on a bland diet until my radiation therapy ends on 4/30. At least I can have chocolate.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:13 PM (AlhUl)

140
"Sen. Dick Durbin said the SAVE America Act could remove millions of ineligible voters from the rolls, warning it could have a major impact on election outcomes."

----

Oh no!!!

Yeah. That's the point!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 10, 2026 07:14 PM (RkOfE)

141 is there a list of who is not intending to vote for the Save act or is Thune just McConnelizing the issue?

I know McCornyn doesn't want it to pass.

Posted by: DanMan at March 10, 2026 07:14 PM (8uzBS)

142 O/T but I think LA is taking the trans movement into their own hands:

https://tinyurl.com/y6n6dzvj

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 07:15 PM (WONhk)

143 Jake Lang was just caught by pedo hunters messaging what he thought was a 15 year old girl.

"fifteen? I mean gross unless you like grannies!"
--Scott Ritter

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 07:15 PM (PYyV9)

144 Turban the Durbin is still alive?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:15 PM (2GVsD)

145 >>@paulsperry_
·
2h
>>NEW: GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk has made a criminal referral of Democrats' star Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson to the Justice Dept. for allegedly lying to Congress in her summer 2022 testimony about Trump's role in the Jan. 6 riot.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 07:15 PM (viF8m)

146 Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:13 PM (AlhUl)

You're having radiation therapy? I didn't know that . I will keep you in prayer.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 07:16 PM (PFs9e)

147 Tousi is getting primed to go live - Khamenei Me may be dead!

Eight Ball Says - Looks Good
Nobody seen him since he got volunteered to get blown up.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:16 PM (/lPRQ)

148 >>Jake Lang was just caught by pedo hunters messaging what he thought was a 15 year old girl.


Apparently, there are some things about islam that he actually likes?

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 07:16 PM (erF49)

149 The thing is, if Lang is smart he will claim being locked up warped him and he sues Joey Bidet.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)

150 Jake Lang was just caught by pedo hunters messaging what he thought was a 15 year old girl.

==

was this allegation ever confirmed or verified ?

Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:17 PM (GD0B3)

151 Thune is a snake. As a SD voter, I wouldn't trust him to watch my goldfish. He can be bought, hes just waiting for the highest bidder.

Posted by: Megthered at March 10, 2026 07:17 PM (ragcm)

152 Relatively quiet day today. What explosive hell can we expect tomorrow?
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Well per the NY Post, 3 B52s are headed to the Middle East. I expect really big badda booms will be coming to Iran soon.

Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 07:17 PM (lJ0H4)

153 >>> So six of seven hot peppers and it kept up the heat on the back end?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:11 PM (/lPRQ)


The backend went super critical, I lost coolant, ruptured containment, and had a meltdown. Sorry China.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 10, 2026 07:18 PM (3uBP9)

154 Is Katie Couric more evil than Hillary? She just lies and lies.

Posted by: Texican ette at March 10, 2026 07:18 PM (SNf74)

155 O/T but I think LA is taking the trans movement into their own hands:

https://tinyurl.com/y6n6dzvj
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

===

W/O Looking - mobs in the street are 'trans-ing" random people?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:18 PM (/lPRQ)

156 146 Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:13 PM (AlhUl)

You're having radiation therapy? I didn't know that . I will keep you in prayer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 07:16 PM (PFs9e)
_______
Thanks. They say everything is going really well.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:19 PM (AlhUl)

157 was this allegation ever confirmed or verified ?
Posted by: runner

We're talking about a Nazi here...who cares?

Posted by: The Radical Left at March 10, 2026 07:19 PM (ycI94)

158 Pictures of Couric and Hillary tribbing each other in the Conga line should be enough for any non believer. But I guess that would be a qualifier for some.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 07:19 PM (c35xG)

159 Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:19 PM (AlhUl

I am glad to hear that. I'll still pray❤️🙂

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 07:20 PM (PFs9e)

160 147 Tousi is getting primed to go live - Khamenei Me may be dead!

Eight Ball Says - Looks Good
Nobody seen him since he got volunteered to get blown up.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:16 PM (/lPRQ)
________
Make a movie. Call it "Ten Little Imams".

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:20 PM (AlhUl)

161 Can anyone explain this to me? People are squawking that Real ID DLs aren't enough (they don't prove citizenship) and that a lot of people don't have their birth certificates and/or have a passport. Is this a legit concern? I'm having trouble finding an answer although I read each state will have their own requirements?? Is this confusion what's causing the libs to have a fit since many of them think most people don't have a copy of their birth certificate or have a passport? I'm so confused....and I'm usually a good little researcher.

Posted by: beckster at March 10, 2026 07:20 PM (I7J98)

162 Ayatollah Mohita is pining for the fjords?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:20 PM (2GVsD)

163 Prayers for your health Eeyore.

I made dark chocolate yesterday. It turned out yummy I think. Coconut oil, cocoa powder and powdered sugar, topped off with rock salt.

Wish I could teleport a piece to you.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 10, 2026 07:21 PM (RkOfE)

164 W/O Looking - mobs in the street are 'trans-ing" random people?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:18 PM (/lPRQ)


Not yet, but it's a start. Someone should tik tok.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 07:21 PM (WONhk)

165 My first date was a 15 year old. Of course, I was just 16 at the time, and she was in my class.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:21 PM (AlhUl)

166 Tousi live at 7:45 on YouTube

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 07:22 PM (OP3E2)

167 Schiff-4-brains claimed a few weeks back on ABC that up to half of 'Americans' lack such documents.

IE he is admitting all the illegals lack such documents as a US birth certificate.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:22 PM (2GVsD)

168 we know Thuse, Tillis and McConnell

Posted by: DanMan at March 10, 2026 07:22 PM (8uzBS)

169
Speaker of the House is warning about the danger of Sharia law in the US.

No shit Sherlock, you just noticing this?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 07:22 PM (3ek7K)

170 Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 07:20 PM (2GVsD)

Now I can't get that out of my mind- Mohjito. Ha,
Looking at all the pictures of the people who got knocked off, does Iran have any people in charge that are under 50?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 07:22 PM (PFs9e)

171 I remember when McConnell stepped down and I said yay Thune will be leader. So excited.

If you want to black pill just go to the Senate Republican web page. Take a look. Pick out "our guys."

Maybe 4 of them?

Sad.

Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (NlEaG)

172 There is an online rumor that mojtabe has been on a ventilator, looks like a Darth Maul after Obi Wan sliced him in half, and has no idea that mommy, daddy, wife, etc are gone and has no clue that he had a major promotion!

Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (GD0B3)

173 Can we have a book thread tonigt?

Gee, you must be really bored. How about just reading a book?

Posted by: Case at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (pvf3X)

174 162 Ayatollah Mohita is pining for the fjords?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Ayatollah Blownapart

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (eH/kH)

175 was this allegation ever confirmed or verified ?

Lang has confirmed he sent the messages.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (wItF4)

176 94 John Solomon is reporting...
records ... will show foreign involvement in our elections.
...
Posted by: JackStraw

It's not Russia, Russia, Russia

It's China, China, China

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (c35xG)

177 If Tousi’s headline is accurate, I can’t even

Posted by: Accomac at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (JVes3)

178 Nood Cafe

Posted by: Ye Olde Horde Crier at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (eOFY+)

179 142 O/T but I think LA is taking the trans movement into their own hands:

https://tinyurl.com/y6n6dzvj
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 07:15 PM (WONhk)


"The LAPD did not know the man’s motivation for hurting himself."

I'm calling it here: 2/3 chance synthetic cathinones a.k.a. "bath salts," 1/3 chance synthetic cannabinoids (synthetic marijuana such as K2 or Spice). I would put money on it being one or the other, if I were depraved enough to gamble on a man's cause of death.

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 07:24 PM (Sy6m/)

180 >> If Tousi’s headline is accurate, I can’t even


It's a tough month to be a Mullah.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 07:25 PM (erF49)

181 The old style, gold seal, birth certificates don't count for anything now. They aren't accepted for anything.

Posted by: irright at March 10, 2026 07:25 PM (lAhfF)

182 Don't buy Chinesium buy American. Rummage through the Thrift store they have many American made products containing No Chinesium.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 07:25 PM (c35xG)

183 People are squawking that Real ID DLs aren't enough (they don't prove citizenship) and that a lot of people don't have their birth certificates and/or have a passport.

Texas accepts RealID DLs as enough proof. I bet all states that want the SAVE act accept it as well.

Posted by: DanMan at March 10, 2026 07:25 PM (8uzBS)

184 Is this confusion what's causing the libs to have a fit since many of them think most people don't have a copy of their birth certificate or have a passport? I'm so confused....and I'm usually a good little researcher.
Posted by: beckster

Behind the curtain are the Old Guard, both parties, and they are all up to their armpits in election fraud. The MSM takes part doing its thing to pretend that it never happens even though proven time and time again.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:26 PM (/lPRQ)

185
Lang has confirmed he sent the messages.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (wItF4)



how interesting, I am searching and found nothing. can you post something verifiable to confirm that ?

Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:27 PM (GD0B3)

186 >>> y first date was a 15 year old. Of course, I was just 16 at the time, and she was in my class.
Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 07:21 PM (AlhUl)


My first date was with a four year old and I don't remember much about it because I was also four but there is a picture of her biting me on the arm because, the story I was told, I didn't let her ride on my wagon. That pretty much set the pace for the rest of my romantic life.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 10, 2026 07:27 PM (3uBP9)

187 Eeyore, be well.
Eat too much.
Keep on stretching.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 07:31 PM (c35xG)

188 Thune is so weak. If only McConnell were in charge.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 10, 2026 07:32 PM (wGerL)

189 And what I mean by "The old style, gold seal, birth certificates" I am also talking about the ones that have your baby-foot-print on it.

Posted by: irright at March 10, 2026 07:32 PM (lAhfF)

190 187 Eeyore, be well.
Eat too much.
Keep on stretching.


burma shave

Posted by: anachronda at March 10, 2026 07:34 PM (oY6Yp)

191 If DHS isn't staffed adequately to vet millions and millions of people coming for the FIFA Games - vetting takes a substantial amount of time - then Trump should have the eleven games scheduled for the US also picked up by Canada and Mexico.

And all the US practice stadiums in smaller cities and surrounding counties can suffer together, too.

Let Congress answer to the hospitality trades, cities, soccer clubs, airlines, etc.

There ya go. Settled in a snap.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 07:35 PM (NFX2v)

192 Requiring an ID basically eliminates mail in voting.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 10, 2026 07:35 PM (Vh9CX)

193 New Mexico Police Move in Force To Search Epstein’s ‘Zorro Ranch’, Looking for the Remains of Two Girls Allegedly Strangled and Buried on the Property.

They have a better chance of finding what's her name's mother.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 07:37 PM (/lPRQ)

194 Texas accepts RealID DLs as enough proof. I bet all states that want the SAVE act accept it as well.

The massive loop hole that pretty much defeats most of the SAVE Act is the provision that the individual states have the right to decide what they consider to be proof of citizenship which including vouching for others.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 07:39 PM (a4flb)

195 It's a snap to get a US birth certificate.

It took only 2 1/2 weeks for a passport renewal & new passports have been processing well.

My real ID gripping had to do with Pennsylvania and DMV clerks who were having a great time being pitas with certain divorced women.

I learned. Walk up give them the social security card, proof of residency, one or two other pieces of common ID and say absolutely nothing about divorce, especially if keeping the surname. Make life simple.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 07:44 PM (NFX2v)

196 He needs to jam it up the Senate's ass when FISA renewal comes up. They are in love with FISA. Attach it to that and make them let FISA die.

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at March 10, 2026 07:44 PM (th/4a)

197 Baby footprint birth certificates are not acceptable form of id.

But babies are issued social security numbers within weeks of birth.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 07:46 PM (NFX2v)

198 Here: To obtain a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card, you must apply in person at your state's DMV/licensing agency and provide original documents proving your identity, lawful status, social security number, and two proofs of residency. A star in the top right corner indicates compliance.

It's not hard.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 07:50 PM (NFX2v)

199 There is an online rumor that mojtabe has been on a ventilator, looks like a Darth Maul after Obi Wan sliced him in half, and has no idea that mommy, daddy, wife, etc are gone and has no clue that he had a major promotion!
Posted by: runner at March 10, 2026 07:23 PM (GD0B3)

coming soon : the Mojtabe Auto Pen.
Is there ANYthing The Auto Pen cannot do?

Posted by: Voter theater. at March 10, 2026 07:51 PM (FCPbW)

200 183 People are squawking that Real ID DLs aren't enough (they don't prove citizenship) and that a lot of people don't have their birth certificates and/or have a passport.

Texas accepts RealID DLs as enough proof. I bet all states that want the SAVE act accept it as well.
Posted by: DanMan at March 10, 2026 07:25 PM (8uzBS)
-------------
That's what I thought but I think people are getting freaked out over the passport and BC language....and don't realize it's a state by state call as you said re accepting the REAL IDs. Thanks.

Posted by: beckster at March 10, 2026 07:59 PM (I7J98)

201 DAMMIT..

Warn me before I scroll down and see katie couric's mug up close and personal like that..

BTW, she knew Matt Lauer was sexually assaulting Today show staffers and she said nothing

Posted by: Blanco at March 10, 2026 09:07 PM (MHpW9)

Biden's Autopen Autocrats Spent Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to "Queer" Maps, to Make Maps More Gay

They wanted to "queer map-making."

They also spent money on other gay shit of various natures.


A bizarre exchange on Capitol Hill last week put the spotlight back on how taxpayer dollars were spent under the Biden administration after a State Department official struggled to explain grants tied to diversity programs abroad -- including one she described as an effort to make certain maps "more gay."

The moment unfolded during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing where Rep. Brian Mast pressed State Department Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers about several taxpayer-funded initiatives tied to DEI programs during the administration of Joe Biden.

"Can you tell me what is queering the map?" Mast asked, referring to a grant referenced in the State Department's public diplomacy spending.

"So I think we were trying to make the maps more gay," Rogers replied.

Mast immediately pushed back. "Literally? How do you make a map more gay? Or gay at all?" he asked.

Rogers conceded she couldn't explain it.

"I don't know," she said. "Since the age of cartography, we've had pretty good maps, but maybe they weren't gay enough."

She suggested the wording may have come from academic language around critical theory, noting that "sometimes people use 'queer' as a verb." Rogers added that the project may have involved maps related to Czechia and Slovakia, though she acknowledged she was unsure of the details.

"So maybe those countries asked for it," she said. "I doubt it, but I don't know."

The exchange drew visible disbelief from Mast.

The Florida Republican then began listing several other projects funded through similar grants, describing a series of diversity and inclusion initiatives sponsored by the State Department around the world.

Among them were programs focused on "non-binary and transfrancophones" and research into "linguistic attitudes and ideologies toward inclusive French" in Montreal, Canada.

Related: California professor (of course) rejects the words "gay" and "lesbian," as they "harm" trans people.


A California professor laid out an argument for tossing out sexual identifiers, as terms like gay and lesbian 'harms trans people,' they claimed.

Brandon Andrew Robinson, an associate professor at the University of California, spoke on the matter with the university while promoting their book, 'Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom.'

Robinson, who uses they/them pronouns, argued that 'identities limit us' and the ongoing creation of unlimited new identities demonstrates how such labels 'fail to capture the full complexities of gender, sexualities and desire.'

They particularly noted hyper-specific identities, such as gynosexual, sapiosexual, asexual or pansexual.

'It's a several-fold argument,' Robinson told UC Riverside. 'First, I want people to question why we privilege gender and genitals above all other attributes - like height or race - when we conceptualize our sexual identity.'

They continued on to argue that the term 'gay,' referring to a man being attracted to a man, 'assumes a man is a stable, inherent category.'

'When history shows the definition of manhood is constantly changing,' they said.

'Gender essentialism [the belief that men and women possess inherent, fixed traits determined by biology that define their identity and gender roles] also harms trans people, who often complicate those binary boundaries.'

...

Robinson argued that, without such labels and identifiers, society would be able to reconstruct on a more biological outlook of humanity instead of focusing on the current defined gender roles and how they affect a persons sexuality.

'It allows us to explore our desires beyond labels that often confine and constrain us. And it allows us to explore our desires beyond shame that often comes with many labels as well,' Robinson said.

Robinson's book was created through research they conducted on Reddit and through around 48 Zoom interviews with transgender women or trans people who identify with a feminine gender expression.

'I wanted to see how people were talking about their desires for trans people, and how trans people were talking about their own desires around dating,' Robinson said.

'In less than 12 hours, I got over 100 responses. I think many trans women were enthusiastic about joining because they had never been asked about this part of their lives before.'

...

They previously authored 'Coming Out To the Streets' and co-authored 'Race and Sexuality.'

shut the fuck up, stupid


That is my comment. That is what this earns.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:23 PM




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Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 05:24 PM (WONhk)

2 Mast immediately pushed back. "Literally? How do you make a map more gay? Or gay at all?" he asked.

Rogers conceded she couldn't explain it.


I admit I am baffled by it as well. Generally I can decode leftist academic nonsense but this one just feels like it was money thrown to someone under a nonsense title.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:25 PM (PYyV9)

3 If "identities limit us", then how dare you identify as trans, h8er!

Posted by: RandomDave at March 10, 2026 05:25 PM (aJQbY)

4 All Gay All Day!

Posted by: The Great Poof at March 10, 2026 05:25 PM (oftw2)

5 Cellular DNA transcends verbal identification. It's science.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (u82oZ)

6 ""So I think we were trying to make the maps more gay," Rogers replied."


Think about this statement, in this persons brain what he said makes 100% perfect sense to him and the people around him.


That is what we are fighting. They are more fanatic in their beliefs than any brainwashed natsi from germany in the 1940s.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (0N4FZ)

7 Them Greek Homos had good maps.

Posted by: Al Sharptone at March 10, 2026 05:27 PM (oftw2)

8 shut the fuck up, stupid

That is my comment. That is what this earns.
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This should be engraved on a sign and hung above the "professors" office chair.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2026 05:27 PM (Gqz3L)

9 Personnel is policy, hire gay ass people you get gay ass shit.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (xcxpd)

10 So instead of passing the SAVE Act, we get these tabloid rage stoking actions by the House.

Without the SAVE Act, the Left will count ballots from illegals, the grave, and the copier machine and Queering Maps will be with us until the cuntry finally collapses into total ruin.

Priorities. (sigh)

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (NzX/y)

11 Mast immediately pushed back. "Literally? How do you make a map more gay? Or gay at all?" he asked.


CANADA!
EVERYWHERE!!!

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (Sco7b)

12 A redhead left-handed Lithuanian lesbian measuring 1 millimole of potassium t-butoxide should have the same amount as that measured by Bubba from Alabama.

Reality does not play gender games.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 05:29 PM (u82oZ)

13 I'm sure that money can be traced down to who spent it and what for.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 10, 2026 05:29 PM (Vh9CX)

14
Super Mario Kart had Rainbow Road.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 05:29 PM (IifOV)

15 Jeb!!!!!!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 05:30 PM (xcxpd)

16 Only two kinds of people in Slovakia, queers and steers , and you don't look like a steer. Wait , are their steers in Slovakia?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 05:30 PM (qBBPl)

17 MAGA_Ken

Judges are on the side of the barbarians. Plus, we have no Brute Squad.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 05:30 PM (u82oZ)

18
Drilling Glory Holes in all the public restroom stalls along I-5 was publicly funded?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 05:30 PM (IifOV)

19 Smell the Glove

Yes. A breeding population exists.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (u82oZ)

20 Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (0N4FZ)

I got the impression that the person testifying was using the institutional "we", as she had a lot of "maybe" and "I'm not sure" type answers. To me it sounded like she was the replacement for whoever Biden had in the position and is trying to figure out all the shenanigans that were going on.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (lFFaq)

21 And here I was told homosexuals were born that way. /sarc

How do you "queer" anyone or anything except by feloniously molesting them at a young age?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (I40wl)

22
That is what we are fighting. They are more fanatic in their beliefs than any brainwashed natsi from germany in the 1940s.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (0N4FZ)

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I often liken the "pride" flag to the Nazi flag im Germany in 1930s. They serve the exact same purpose.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (Vh9CX)

23 18
Drilling Glory Holes in all the public restroom stalls along I-5 was publicly funded?
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 05:30 PM (IifOV)

Sushi Glory Holes or the original variety?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (xcxpd)

24 If only the congressman would have said "that's so gay"

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (n5tGW)

25 Among them were programs focused on "non-binary and transfrancophones" and research into "linguistic attitudes and ideologies toward inclusive French" in Montreal, Canada.

Perhaps they were addressing the "I fart in your general direction" paradigm?

Also, I HATE when people start a sentence with "so....".

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (Riz8t)

26 Should behave ready vid of the Chinese guy saying "gaaayy"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 05:32 PM (qBBPl)

27 They want queer map making. MAP is the acronym for "minor attracted person" the LGBTQCIAGRU+ euphemism for child molesters. Coincidence?

Posted by: So much for orienteering at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (TbWk/)

28 Basically with the Dims in charge they are Satan's puppets.

I was just yelling two posts below about it.

Ok, not yelling, but disgusted, and I hope they wake up vs being woked down to hell before it's too late for some.

It's ALL Satan's plan. All of it. Started with sodomy acceptance, then the acceptance of pedophilia...or the attempt. Abortion.

The trans movement is their last insult to God.

Their attempt to change the sex of a human. Because either the Munchausen's mother needs attention or she did not get the "right" sex she wanted. Teachers, politicians, doctors and shrinks involved for $$$, not the love of the child. Surgeries lead to suicide, which they probably worship in their own way. Evil. Pure evil.

Reveal it to all you know.

Abortion initially came to being to "control populations" with eugenics...more evil not from God.

God loves us so much He sent his only Son to be under the heart of Mary for 9 months...and babies are not to be discarded like an old kleenex.

Kleenex are on my mind because I have gone through about 2 boxes this past weekend.

They are "playing God." They want God to not exist so they can.

I have news for them, it's not going to happen.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (WONhk)

29 tcn in AK

Hmmm. Can genetic engineering eliminate the flawed developmental expression that leads to gays? No one can get funded with that research.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (u82oZ)

30 How do you make a map more gay?

Iterate over it with Lisp.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (UCZgy)

31 'They' is plural.

'It' is singular.

It should use 'it'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (QGaXH)

32 I got the impression that the person testifying was using the institutional "we", as she had a lot of "maybe" and "I'm not sure" type answers. To me it sounded like she was the replacement for whoever Biden had in the position and is trying to figure out all the shenanigans that were going on.

Meanwhile,she's thinking "Who were these clowns and are they retarded?".

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 05:34 PM (Riz8t)

33 So being a man isn't a stable inherent category?

Some ideas are so gay and retarded only an academic will espouse them.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 05:34 PM (RjXn6)

34 The point of all this is to funnel money to a select group of people.

You pretend making a map gay is a real thing it is reasonable to spend money on and get your clients to then do that thing. But the important part is you pay them and they in turn give you a kickback.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 05:34 PM (sKqQm)

35 How do you make a map more gay?


I suppose you start by amplifying Florida, America's wang.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 05:34 PM (Riz8t)

36 HELLO FRISCO!!!

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 10, 2026 05:34 PM (jZ3ZM)

37 >>> Biden's Autopen Autocrats Spent Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to "Queer" Maps, to Make Maps More Gay.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, ace. Gay, Garrett, I've heard it both ways.

But when are your going to address March 15th?

https://youtube.com/shorts/P9KE0gLNe7o?si=yXlGQwxJvvuYwq_g



Posted by: Turn 2 at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (CyFyf)

38 I support this because Jesus would have done exactly the same thing. The Bible says so!

Posted by: James Talarico at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (eOFY+)

39 How many cardinal points on a gay map?

5 6 7 8!!!!

Posted by: And jazz hands! at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (TbWk/)

40 So now bestiality just means "queering the dogs and horses."

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (I40wl)

41 Among all the information I want glean from maps, how gay it is is way down below the bottom of that list.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (ESVrU)

42 More proof that everything is gay, fake, and lame.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (kgE5c)

43 Linguistics lesson:

Queer = Odd

(carry on)

Posted by: Orson at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (dIske)

44 Rogers conceded she couldn't explain it.

But by all means, let's throw millions of taxpayers' dollars at it while going trillions further into debt.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 10, 2026 05:36 PM (Fs0KI)

45 Why the hell was there such an obsession with all this gay shit?

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at March 10, 2026 05:36 PM (+48wn)

46 Oh I would have had a lot more fun with that line of questioning. One of a million reasons why I won't ever be a congressman.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 05:36 PM (n5tGW)

47 Research he conducted on Reddit.

I think I see the problem.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (YZ0Fo)

48 Looting the Republic

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (Ia/+0)

49 Among all the information I want glean from maps, how gay it is is way down below the bottom of that list.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM


When it comes to neighborhoods/towns I might want to avoid, it could come in handy.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (kgE5c)

50 Not all maps are gay but a lot are...

Posted by: steevy at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (YwEeS)

51 I thought the rule was that they didn't frighten the horses.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (gKWVE)

52 I took that to mean that they (the State Department) were promoting gay "friendly" policies in other countries that had wisely rejected the gay agenda, not literally making the map gay, whatever that could even mean.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (XMwZJ)

53 FIRST

Hershey Highway comment

Posted by: kactus at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (twS2i)

54 38 I support this because Jesus would have done exactly the same thing. The Bible says so!
Posted by: James Talarico at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (eOFY+)

I couldn't agree more! You are the only Christian politician acting like a real Christian, my fellow Christian! And your jizz tastes even better after it drips out of my wife!

Posted by: David French at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (TbWk/)

55 46 Oh I would have had a lot more fun with that line of questioning. One of a million reasons why I won't ever be a congressman.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 05:36 PM (n5tGW)

I may not have been born a smartass, but I was certainly raised to be one.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 05:38 PM (I40wl)

56 Map of nice destinations are increasingly gay. Fire Island and Provinceton have been for 60 years, but Asbury Park, NJ, Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, DE and Salem MA are gay Meccas also. They do spend $$ and fix up old homes and such, but who wants the Ramrod Lounge in their face?

Posted by: The Great Poofter at March 10, 2026 05:38 PM (oftw2)

57 My goodness. Who pays for this nonsense again? There is no decency and decorum in these people or their vocabulary.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 10, 2026 05:38 PM (M9gjJ)

58
54,

Very disgusting

Posted by: fourseasons at March 10, 2026 05:39 PM (3ek7K)

59 Out: Queering the normies

In: Queering the maps.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 05:39 PM (XV/Pl)

60 They previously authored 'Coming Out To the Streets'

Have they heard from Jagger's and Bowie's lawyers yet?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 05:39 PM (gKWVE)

61 I'm not at all sure the "bible" that these assclowns are reading is the same one I have been reading. If you know what I mean.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 05:40 PM (I40wl)

62 Contact the Mossad, obtain the secret files on the repubs and blackmail them. American political virtue is dead. Polite asking won't work.

Posted by: kingsman at March 10, 2026 05:40 PM (ehY6c)

63 I'll never understand how people can base their entire life experience on who or how or what they fuck.

Posted by: Don Black at March 10, 2026 05:40 PM (ZxPkt)

64 60 They previously authored 'Coming Out To the Streets'

Have they heard from Jagger's and Bowie's lawyers yet?
Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 05:39 PM (gKWVE)

How about Martha and the Vandellas?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 05:40 PM (I40wl)

65 We are suffering from a nationwide shortage of men getting their asses beat for being stupid.

It's that simple.

40 years ago if a dude said out loud "saying gay and lesbian hurts trannies" someone would go upside his head.

Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 05:41 PM (5aZAZ)

66
When it comes to neighborhoods/towns I might want to avoid, it could come in handy.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (kgE5c)

++++

I hadn't thought of that. I know that there are some notorious queer pick-up places for casual sex at several rest stops. What if you don't know? It would be great to have that info.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 05:41 PM (BEnkm)

67 Why the hell was there such an obsession with all this gay shit?
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The obsession is with the grifting. The gay just wrapped it in a cause that at the time sounded semi-plausible IF one went out of one's way to ignore any sense of fiscal responsibility.

Posted by: Crusader at March 10, 2026 05:41 PM (TN0g+)

68 …whatever that could even mean.

Getting serious for a moment (or as serious as possible with a topic this ridiculous), I’m pretty sure that the administrator has no idea what queering even means in this sort of context.

Very likely what they were doing was trying to alter the map to highlight countries most representative of intersectionality. That is, come up with “better” map representations that make the United States and, to a lesser extent, Europe, smaller and South America, Africa, and wherever their servants come from, larger.

There are a lot of ways of representing a spherical surface such as the Earth on a flat display such as paper. There are thus many opportunities for sticking it to the man in passive-aggressive ways by mucking with maps.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (UCZgy)

69 To be fair, maps, as they have been historically, are pretty dull and boring. Spending money to give them sparkles and increase their fabulousity can only increase their heretofore mediocrity.

Posted by: Atomic Dog Boy at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (0sNs1)

70 hadn't thought of that. I know that there are some notorious queer pick-up places for casual sex at several rest stops. What if you don't know? It would be great to have that info.
Posted by: washrivergal at March

Dean pelton had them all marked and ranked in an episode of community.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (YZ0Fo)

71 Can't say I understand the point the guy's trying to make about using terms like lesbian and gay, but I suspect it's yet another attempt to get lesbians to date Franken-femmes and I have bad news for him. It isn't going to happen.

Posted by: spongeworthy at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (sLLbN)

72 who wants the Ramrod Lounge in their face?
Posted by: The Great Poofter at March 10, 2026 05:38 PM (oftw2)
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*Raises hand*

Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (5aZAZ)

73 A court in Texas has just blocked online sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before but, why are girls doing this?

https://tinyurl.com/5n7jaab5!

Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (nvKZ7)

74 Faggotry. Faggotry as far as the eye can see.

Beyond the Faggotry is more Faggotry. Know ye what lies beneath Faggotry? More Faggotry.

Peel the Faggotry onion and find only another layer of Faggotry.

When you are fatigue of Faggotry there is yet more Faggotry; swimming in the putrescine sludge of vomit, piss and feces in the dream of Incestuous Homosexual Necrophilic Sodomy whilst Auto-Fellating.

Posted by: Buzz Light in the Loafers Year at March 10, 2026 05:43 PM (47/pr)

75 Transes coming for the gays and lesbians now, just like in England they came for the TERFs.

Get your popcorn.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:43 PM (8avO+)

76 From now on we will refer to the following:

Gulp of America
Organ (not Oregon)
Kensucky
Penisveinyah!
Californication (obviously)
Indiassa

(carry on)

Posted by: Orson at March 10, 2026 05:43 PM (dIske)

77 "Why the hell was there such an obsession with all this gay shit?"

yeah, hard to say. Maybe it is more about Being Evil, than being gay or trans, or pro-family or anti-family. Good Christian versus Hate-Christian, and "liberty for all" versus "Obey Us Or Die".

Posted by: illiniwek at March 10, 2026 05:43 PM (vbXSk)

78 … why are girls doing this?

All children are desperate for acceptance. It’s in our biology. Girls appear to be even more susceptible, which is not to discount the susceptibility of boys, especially odds.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM (UCZgy)

79 73 Well tinyurl failed but it is on fox4news.com from Dallas Texas.

Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM (nvKZ7)

80
Mast immediately pushed back. "Literally? How do you make a map more gay? Or gay at all?" he asked.



Easy. Print them all in French.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM (y9nCu)

81 who wants the Ramrod Lounge in their face?
Posted by: The Great Poofter at March 10, 2026 05:38 PM (oftw2)
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*Raises hand*
Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM


Ha! Gaaaaaaay!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM (kgE5c)

82 A grapevine has been planted outside of the Father; but, being unsound, it will be pulled up by its roots and destroyed.

Posted by: Thomas 40 at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM (gKWVE)

83 Get your popcorn.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:43 PM (8avO+)
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Some academic somewhere probably has a million dollar grant to gay that up, too.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM (ESVrU)

84 Mast immediately pushed back. "Literally? How do you make a map more gay? Or gay at all?" he asked.



Easy. Print them all in French.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM


Threadwinner.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:44 PM (kgE5c)

85 I cant imagine they is a whole gay map industry competeing for grants. In fact there is probably only one gay map maker who alos happens to be Bidens cousin and his brother is on the board and four if his neices have no show jobs as executive assistants. If you are picking up what I am laying down.

Posted by: Grifter bullshit at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (EnKFk)

86 >>Why the hell was there such an obsession with all this gay shit?

Destruction of western civilization. The single most important goal of the left.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (viF8m)

87 Rogers conceded she couldn't explain it.

"I don't know," she said. "Since the age of cartography, we've had pretty good maps, but maybe they weren't gay enough."


The article I read yesterday explained that they were going to get individual gay/lesbian/queer stories from individuals in Czechia and Slovakia and then 'pin' those stories to the locations they happened on a digital map or something.

Useless ass, feel-good, make-work for the State Department's LGBTQ contingent, I'm guessing.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (6ydKt)

88 Beyond the Faggotry is more Faggotry. Know ye what lies beneath Faggotry? More Faggotry.

Peel the Faggotry onion and find only another layer of Faggotry.

When you are fatigue of Faggotry there is yet more Faggotry; swimming in the putrescine sludge of vomit, piss and feces in the dream of Incestuous Homosexual Necrophilic Sodomy whilst Auto-Fellating.

Posted by: Buzz Light in the Loafers Year
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Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.

Posted by: David Byrne at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (TN0g+)

89 We are suffering from a nationwide shortage of men getting their asses beat for being stupid.

I know I would have benefitted from one as a youth.

A court in Texas has just blocked online sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before but, why are girls doing this?

That girl in Just One of the Guy really could have used one

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (PYyV9)

90 " I'll never understand how people can base their entire life experience on who or how or what they fuck.
Posted by: Don Black "

I do. I met a nice girl. My life began when I met her. She loved me so much. We fucked and fucked and fucked. No abortions. Then got married and had a wonderful life together. Yes, it was sin. But, you know, God forgives us that one easily because He knows He made it so pleasurable.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (qFwJc)

91 Why the hell was there such an obsession with all this gay shit?
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The obsession is with the grifting. The gay just wrapped it in a cause that at the time sounded semi-plausible IF one went out of one's way to ignore any sense of fiscal responsibility.


I've said it before; the left doesn't have considered positions, it has emotions, and there is no reality-based stopping point to emotions, particularly when any attempt to tap the brakes is met with hysterical condemnation.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (Riz8t)

92 Very likely what they were doing was trying to alter the map to highlight countries most representative of intersectionality. That is, come up with “better” map representations that make the United States and, to a lesser extent, Europe, smaller and South America, Africa, and wherever their servants come from, larger.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (UCZgy)

That is virtually certain NOT what they meant or what they would have done. What they did do was waste a lot of tax payer money.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:45 PM (8avO+)

93 https://tinyurl.com/5n7jaab5

I'll see if this works.

Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 05:46 PM (nvKZ7)

94 From now on we will refer to the following:

Gulp of America
Organ (not Oregon)
Kensucky
Penisveinyah!
Californication (obviously)
Indiassa

(carry on)
Posted by: Orson at March 10, 2026 05:43 PM


Dude, we're right here.

- Assachusetts

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:46 PM (kgE5c)

95 73 A court in Texas has just blocked online sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before but, why are girls doing this?

https://tinyurl.com/5n7jaab5!
Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (nvKZ7)

It's part of the tranny starter kit to exploit the common anxiety and discomfort of pubescent girls as their breasts grow.

Posted by: We've gone from save the tatas to crush the tatas at March 10, 2026 05:46 PM (TbWk/)

96 So we will soon be seeing the Trans McNally Road Atlas.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 10, 2026 05:46 PM (CNl8/)

97 what is "the french mistake"?

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 10, 2026 05:47 PM (jrgJz)

98 So we will soon be seeing the Trans McNally Road Atlas.
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 10, 2026 05:46 PM


Way ahead of you.

Posted by: Trans Siberian Railroad at March 10, 2026 05:47 PM (kgE5c)

99 what is "the french mistake"?
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 10, 2026 05:47 PM


Him thinking we give a f@#k about his thoughts?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:48 PM (kgE5c)

100 I get it! The Trans Alaska Pipeline!

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 10, 2026 05:48 PM (jrgJz)

101 So we will soon be seeing the Trans McNally Road Atlas.
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 10, 2026 05:46 PM

Way ahead of you.

Posted by: Trans Siberian Railroad
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We're really gay too!

Posted by: Trans Siberian Orchestra at March 10, 2026 05:48 PM (TN0g+)

102 97 what is "the french mistake"?
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 10, 2026 05:47 PM (jrgJz)

The Louisianna Purchase?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 10, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj)

103 Its hard to overstate how oversexualized the elites and the left are today. Its pretty much their entire life, having sex and trying "new things." If you get that centered, a lot of the decisions they make become more clear.

As an illustration, Paulina Porizkova supermodel extraordinaire of the 80s and 90s recently complained that when she goes to parties now, she's "invisible" as in guys aren't getting into fist fights for who gets to hit on her and share a bed. She's aging, and not as hawt any more (still looks great).

All those face lifts and ozempic and the rest? Its about looking young enough to keep getting sex.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:49 PM (PYyV9)

104 ‘Queering’ the map meant funneling money to faggots and dykes for fake work vaguely related to maps. Just another grifting operation to keep certain Democrap constituencies fat and happy.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 10, 2026 05:49 PM (m/YDg)

105 Kansas City faggots jumping around are best faggots.

Posted by: Taggart at March 10, 2026 05:49 PM (0sNs1)

106 argued that 'identities limit us'

Remember that I've been saying this is more than transgenderism, it's transhumanism. Here you get a hint of it. This is the idea that human minds (mistakenly called "Reason" by Progs) can overcome Nature (and Nature's God) and evolve into whatever they want. And there are no boxes that fit.

This has been a theme in science fiction for a long time - evolving into a supreme being or a non-corporeal entity. It has roots in an Eastern religion or two. And it is a real thing for these folks. The self-identity movement is the first part of the push.

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 05:49 PM (i6QVa)

107 sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before

Mittens had women in binders!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 10, 2026 05:50 PM (Kt19C)

108
A California professor laid out an argument for tossing out sexual identifiers, as terms like gay and lesbian 'harms trans people,' they claimed.
Brandon Andrew Robinson, an associate professor at the University of California, spoke on the matter with the university while promoting their book, 'Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom.'

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He's being paid to do this. As if it's a real job.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 05:50 PM (VWtfl)

109 Live your life the way you want to live. Don't push your shit on me. I will fucking break you as sure as the sun rises.

Gay cartographers. Ha!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 10, 2026 05:51 PM (M9gjJ)

110 what is "the french mistake"?
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 10, 2026 05:47 PM (jrgJz)

Building first class wooden ships for their Navy so the English would be able to incorporate them into the British Navy after they captured them.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:51 PM (8avO+)

111
Just wait until they get to gaying the Globes.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 05:52 PM (IifOV)

112 I traveled the Hershey Highway to Hershey, PA. Perhaps one of the most depressing places in the US.

And I've been to Utica, NY too.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 10, 2026 05:52 PM (wBaIH)

113 The purpose is to send these people money in order that a good portion gets routed back to the party.

It is that simple.

Posted by: Walsingham at March 10, 2026 05:52 PM (YhKhO)

114 All those face lifts and ozempic and the rest? Its about looking young enough to keep getting sex.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:49 PM (PYyV9)

Ozempic doesn't make you look young. It makes you look like you are melting like a candle in a blast furnace.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:52 PM (8avO+)

115 The problem is obvious. We need Biden to explain how to make maps queer. And why we need queer maps. He's the genius. His minions could never keep up with him intellectually or understand his brilliance. Call Biden to testify so he can sort this out.

Posted by: Dave at March 10, 2026 05:53 PM (sbsMc)

116 Gay maps?

I seem to remember Mayor Buttplug spending time talking about our racist roads.

The left is exhausting.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 10, 2026 05:53 PM (cxFcK)

117 what is "the french mistake"?

I don't know but it seems to involve sticking out your Tush and lots of queer dancers

https://youtu.be/JMK6lzmSk2o

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:53 PM (PYyV9)

118 And I've been to Utica, NY too.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

This explains a lot about Utica. I also suspect you’ve been to Ithaca.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 05:53 PM (UCZgy)

119 I traveled the Hershey Highway to Hershey, PA. Perhaps one of the most depressing places in the US.

And I've been to Utica, NY too.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 10, 2026 05:52 PM


*remembers Utica*

Cruel. Accurate, but cruel.
Co

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 05:53 PM (kgE5c)

120 Paulina Porizkova married Ric Ocasek when she was 24 and he was 45. Then when she got old she started complaining about older men paying attention to younger women instead of her.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 10, 2026 05:53 PM (CNl8/)

121 65 We are suffering from a nationwide shortage of men getting their asses beat for being stupid.

It's that simple.

40 years ago if a dude said out loud "saying gay and lesbian hurts trannies" someone would go upside his head.
Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 05:41 PM

This. I think we need to bring back bullying.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 05:54 PM (AJgvw)

122 You know of all these different sweet stories of "the proposal?"

Mine would be X rated. Yeah, I proposed while we were making love.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 10, 2026 05:54 PM (qFwJc)

123 Ozempic doesn't make you look young. It makes you look like you are melting like a candle in a blast furnace.

Well from their perspective, anything that avoids wrinkles, no matter how hideous, is good and young-looking

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:55 PM (PYyV9)

124 Call Biden to testify so he can sort this out.
Posted by: Dave


bring me the head of the preacher man

Posted by: Siouxsie (and Robert Smith) at March 10, 2026 05:55 PM (gKWVE)

125 Then when she got old she started complaining about older men paying attention to younger women instead of her.

Age brings wisdom. No one said it brings circumspection.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 05:55 PM (UCZgy)

126
I wonder if the fudgepacking map project had any field work. Some junket featuring homo vacation glee, excited shrieks, and lots of fruity cocktails.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 05:55 PM (VWtfl)

127 Paulina Porizkova married Ric Ocasek when she was 24 and he was 45. Then when she got old she started complaining about older men paying attention to younger women instead of her.
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 10, 2026 05:53 PM (CNl8/)

This is, when made general, one of the newest issues in the dating circuit. Women who have put aside marriage and kids and getting a relationship with a man for careers waking up at 32 one day when the ovarian alarm clock goes off and need a companion, husband, and baby in the next 3 to 5 weeks. And the guys that age are either not interested or interested in younger women.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (8avO+)

128 WEAR YOUR FUCKING MASK!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (W2Pud)

129 Then when she got old she started complaining about older men paying attention to younger women instead of her.

Her solution to this dilemma? Society should change to that guys think she's hot again

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (PYyV9)

130 It's ALL Satan's plan. All of it. Started with sodomy acceptance, then the acceptance of pedophilia...or the attempt. Abortion.

The trans movement is their last insult to God.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (WONhk)

All of Progressivism is throwing out God so they can be their own god. Hedonism (of which abortion is a part - no undesired consequences from acts that pleasure you) and transhumanism (demonstrating power over Nature and, therefore, Nature's God) are the two pillars. They desire no limits, and God, as Creator, imposes limits. It's the Tower of Babel all over again, but without the funny talk.

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (i6QVa)

131 Remind me: is Gay Pride Month not a thing this year?

I seem to remember it being officially unrecognized as of last year.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 10, 2026 05:58 PM (TezPK)

132 The ‘French mistake”? France.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 10, 2026 05:58 PM (m/YDg)

133 Been going on since the Stone Age. We were all having a gay old time in Bedrock, too.

Posted by: Mr. Slate at March 10, 2026 05:58 PM (oftw2)

134 Ozempic doesn't make you look young. It makes you look like you are melting like a candle in a blast furnace.

Well from their perspective, anything that avoids wrinkles, no matter how hideous, is good and young-looking
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:55 PM (PYyV9)

it doesn't avoid wrinkles. It just makes them form over your skull and skeleton.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:58 PM (8avO+)

135 'They' is plural.

'It' is singular.

It should use 'it'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (QGaXH)

I've always insisted on "she/he/it."
Say it slow, like a Texan, out loud, and you'll hear why. (Elide the first 'e', so it's more of a sh-heeeee-it.)

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 05:59 PM (i6QVa)

136 40 years ago if a dude said out loud "saying gay and lesbian hurts trannies" someone would go upside his head.
Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 05:41 PM

This. I think we need to bring back bullying.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 05:54 PM (AJgvw)

2028 Olympic Games
I wonder which countries will win the 'Smear the Queer' event.

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (Sco7b)

137 WEAR YOUR FUCKING MASK!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (W2Pud)

that would help with the Ozempic Freaks.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (8avO+)

138 128 WEAR YOUR FUCKING MASK!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (W2Pud)

You need a mask for that? lol

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (I40wl)

139 I wonder if the fudgepacking map project had any field work. Some junket featuring homo vacation glee, excited shrieks, and lots of fruity cocktails.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Go on.

Posted by: Mayo Pete at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (TezPK)

140 We might.

Posted by: Eyes Wide Shut at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (gKWVE)

141 107 sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before

Mittens had women in binders!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 10, 2026 05:50 PM (Kt19C)

+++++

I must say, though, that during the 1920's women bobbed their hair, wore chest binders to make them look flat in their sack dresses. I think that caused quite an outrage at the time.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (BEnkm)

142 How does one hold a queer map?. My experience has been that lesbians can't follow navigation directions which leads me to wonder if this is what makes a queer map: Are queer maps done in such a way that lesbians can tell where north is?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (BnDlA)

143 What the fuck is going on here? I mean, I love the Blazing Saddles references, but what in the Wide Wide World of Sports is goin' on here???

Posted by: Denny Crane - Queer Maps? More Like... um... deer faps? Sorry, Got Distracted at March 10, 2026 06:01 PM (dmDsy)

144 I could make any map more gay for like $20, easy. Just start with some sassy colors and glitter.

Posted by: Max Power at March 10, 2026 06:01 PM (Hucnr)

145 https://youtube.com/shorts/P9KE0gLNe7o?si=yXlGQwxJvvuYwq_g



Posted by: Turn 2 at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (CyFyf)

Summer Glau has aged.
Not terribly.

I just confused her for Zoe Saldana for a second.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 10, 2026 06:01 PM (6ydKt)

146 what is "the french mistake"?

Allowing the immigrants in.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 10, 2026 06:01 PM (qFwJc)

147 FIFA World Cup game, Iran v Egypt will be played in Seattle on June 26. It is also the Celebrate Pride Match!

there will be rainbow flags everywhere.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (W2Pud)

148 Querying. That's a new one

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (ZRzmB)

149 Among all the information I want glean from maps, how gay it is is way down below the bottom of that list.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (ESVrU)

Unless you're trying to avoid the Pride Parade.

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (i6QVa)

150 40 So now bestiality just means "queering the dogs and horses."
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 05:35 PM (I40wl)
....................
It's all they have left (I think).

In 2014 I read a book due to our church's implosion over the Presbytery (Presbyterian USA) saying it was ok for gheys in the pulpit..not. An orthopedic surgeon friend of ours loaned the book.

I can't remember the name of the book. The author was gay but was celibate after he became a Christian. In the book it said plainly that pedophila would follow the acceptance of homosexuals. We are now seeing this, or some are trying to make it ok and "normal." Grooming, that is.

Why we are seeing it in schools. Why everything is ok now.

Christians have to stand up to it, and why we left that denomination. All have issues, not simply casting stones at priests in the 90's, etc.

I say this as someone who is converting to Roman Catholic in a week. Why? Because the very large parish I am in is conservative and adheres to the Word of God, not rewritten. Not changing pronouns in hymnbooks.

I do not at all regret my upbringing as a Presbyterian (PCA) who are conservative. I simply wanted a deeper faith and found it.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (WONhk)

151 All of Progressivism is throwing out God so they can be their own god. Hedonism (of which abortion is a part - no undesired consequences from acts that pleasure you) and transhumanism (demonstrating power over Nature and, therefore, Nature's God) are the two pillars. They desire no limits, and God, as Creator, imposes limits. It's the Tower of Babel all over again, but without the funny talk.
Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (i6QVa)
----
Hillare Belloc's The Great Heresies notes that there really isn't any new beliefs, just old ones repackaged.

The pagan gods never went away. The fallen angels are still trying to do their thing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (ZOv7s)

152 142 How does one hold a queer map?. My experience has been that lesbians can't follow navigation directions which leads me to wonder if this is what makes a queer map: Are queer maps done in such a way that lesbians can tell where north is?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (BnDlA)


We're working on that.

Posted by: Subaru, Self-Driving Car Division at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (eOFY+)

153 This is such a touching story, Hundreds of people from TN ( yay, TN !)show up for funeral of Navy veteran who died without any living relatives after radio station news. Legal Insurrection site:

https://tinyurl.com/2e7b5a4p

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 06:03 PM (8Cor4)

154 FIFA World Cup game, Iran v Egypt will be played in Seattle on June 26. It is also the Celebrate Pride Match!

there will be rainbow flags everywhere.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (W2Pud)

Captain of the Iran team is named Supreme Ayatollah if they win.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 06:03 PM (8avO+)

155
They've been making gay maps for a long time.

https://tinyurl.com/u8thxsyn

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 10, 2026 06:03 PM (BI5O2)

156 My city is giving away 250 tress to be planted in celebration of America 250 and I just found out I got one. Now I just have to figure out how to get a 12 foot red oak home. Pretty cool though.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:03 PM (u73oe)

157 I say this as someone who is converting to Roman Catholic in a week.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (WONhk)
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Welcome home! I am also a convert.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:04 PM (ZOv7s)

158 ChristyBlinkyTheGreat, I wish you the best.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 06:04 PM (gKWVE)

159 I say this as someone who is converting to Roman Catholic in a week.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (WONhk)
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Welcome home! I am also a convert.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:04 PM (ZOv7s)

It's the Bingo, isn't it?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)

160 156 My city is giving away 250 tress to be planted in celebration of America 250 and I just found out I got one. Now I just have to figure out how to get a 12 foot red oak home. Pretty cool though.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:03 PM (u73oe)

++++

Did you ask for it, or did they make you take it?

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (BEnkm)

161 All this queering of maps is what the Left does best.

Projection.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (DsA2n)

162 Remind me: is Gay Pride Month not a thing this year?

I seem to remember it being officially unrecognized as of last year.
Posted by: Joe Mama

Don't tell the NFL and MLB.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (cxFcK)

163 who wants the Ramrod Lounge in their face?
Posted by: The Great Poofter at March 10, 2026 05:38 PM (oftw2)
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*Raises hand*
Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (5aZAZ)

Well, no, not in your face, Pete....

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (i6QVa)

164 107 sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before

Mittens had women in binders!


so mittens' problem was that the world was ready for his advanced state of wokitude?

Posted by: anachronda at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (oY6Yp)

165 Maybe there SHOULD be queer maps, so when buying a house you could decide yay or nay.

They should have to register like sex offenders, especially of children. Not be close to schools or parks.

They are on maps and so should be gays, trans and furries. Which sort of sounds like a song by Cher.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:06 PM (WONhk)

166 Maps. Get it??

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:06 PM (vE0+H)

167 But it wasn't about keeping LGBTQwhatevers on the plantation by showing Joe was down with their struggle, right? Tell me that's right even if you have to lie.

Posted by: Gref at March 10, 2026 06:06 PM (5rh/l)

168 107 sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before

Mittens had women in binders!

so mittens' problem was that the world was ready for his advanced state of wokitude?
Posted by: anachronda at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (oY6Yp)

well TDS drove him mad just like the woke.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 06:06 PM (8avO+)

169 161 All this queering of maps is what the Left does best.

Projection.


mercator projection > queer projection

Posted by: anachronda at March 10, 2026 06:06 PM (oY6Yp)

170 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

These people are freakin' nuts....

On a happier note, I have been in contact with "half dozen" (our member who sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir), and will be meeting him and his wife for dinner while I am in SLC at the end of April. I will also be attending a practice of the MTC (and maybe getting to meet Mack Wilberg). So excited!

Thanks to Ben Had for putting us in touch with each other 😊

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 10, 2026 06:06 PM (SRRAx)

171 How does one hold a queer map?. My experience has been that lesbians can't follow navigation directions which leads me to wonder if this is what makes a queer map: Are queer maps done in such a way that lesbians can tell where north is?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM (BnDlA)
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It's funny, because "queering" something makes making it wrong, inaccurate, incorrect, defective.

"Trueing" something is fixing it, restoring correct function.

So basically they're making maps that are messed up as homosexuality.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (ZOv7s)

172 Now I just have to figure out how to get a 12 foot red oak home. Pretty cool though.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:03 PM (u73oe)


I'm seeing they grow from 80 to 100 feet tall with a 3 to 6 foot trunk diameter.

Hope you got a place to plant that giant.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (6ydKt)

173 A court in Texas has just blocked online sale of chest binders. WTF!! never heard of them before but, why are girls doing this?

https://tinyurl.com/5n7jaab5!
Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 05:42 PM (nvKZ7)

Because they have been told they suck and must be men to have power and agency. They've been sold nihilism and they adapt to that by actually trying to become men.

It's evil.

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (i6QVa)

174
Old: Atlas Shrugged

New: Atlas Sashay!

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (IifOV)

175 Just pull over and ask for directions. Do it! You don't know where you're going! You are such a poopy head sometimes.

*fumbles for gay map*

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (M9gjJ)

176 166 Maps. Get it??

you could go for the maps, maps, baked beans, and maps. it hasn't got much maps in it.

Posted by: anachronda at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (oY6Yp)

177 Did you ask for it, or did they make you take it?
Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (BEnkm)

—————-

I asked for it. Comes with a plaque that says The City of Liberty Celebrates America 250.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (u73oe)

178 Still haven't seen anything close to defining what a "queer map" is.... I read the post, and 170 comments in, I still don't know what we are talking about!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Queer Maps? More Like... um... deer faps? Sorry, Got Distracted at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (dmDsy)

179 It's the Bingo, isn't it?
Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)
IYKYK.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:08 PM (ZOv7s)

180 You could make a pretty gut-busting comedy consisting of just genuine quotes from leftists. The problem is it would also be a tragedy.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:08 PM (vE0+H)

181 "So I think we were trying to make the maps more gay," Rogers replied.

If it weren't for pissing taxpayer $'s away, this would be hilarious. Almost as good as the "Why are you gay?" interview.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 06:08 PM (Dv3i1)

182
I asked for it. Comes with a plaque that says The City of Liberty Celebrates America 250.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (u73oe)

++++

Very cool. And I was just razzing you.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:09 PM (BEnkm)

183 Remember when the removed Ni66er Hills and Darkies creek?
This is like that but they are adding Dick Sucker Lane to allies and Butt Fucker Park to well known parks.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 10, 2026 06:09 PM (gbOdA)

184 170 On a happier note, I have been in contact with "half dozen" (our member who sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir)

i'll have to keep an eye out for the chaps-wearing member in the next general conference.

Posted by: anachronda at March 10, 2026 06:09 PM (oY6Yp)

185 All this queering of maps is what the Left does best.

Projection.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks

What type of projection? Mercator? Albert's equal area conic projection? Sinusoidal?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:09 PM (BnDlA)

186 Thanks to Ben Had for putting us in touch with each other 😊
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 10, 2026 06:06 PM (SRRAx)

Ben Had is an amazing person

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (vE0+H)

187 I'm seeing they grow from 80 to 100 feet tall with a 3 to 6 foot trunk diameter.

Hope you got a place to plant that giant.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (6ydKt)

——————

I’ll be long gone before it gets that big.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (u73oe)

188 WEAR YOUR FUCKING MASK!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 05:57 PM (W2Pud)

You need a mask for that? lol
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 06:00 PM


Apparently, but we don't kink shame here. Much.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (kgE5c)

189 Old: Atlas Shrugged

New: Atlas Sashay!
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (IifOV)

Atlas Squealed

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (vE0+H)

190 Because they have been told they suck and must be men to have power and agency. They've been sold nihilism and they adapt to that by actually trying to become men.

It's evil.
Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (i6QVa)
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It's worse than that. The pushers prey on the natural insecurity that comes with female puberty. It's less about being "male" than staying like they were and avoiding notice. They've been told the male gaze is evil and punishing, so this is one way to avoid it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (ZOv7s)

191 I say this as someone who is converting to Roman Catholic in a week. Why? Because the very large parish I am in is conservative and adheres to the Word of God, not rewritten. Not changing pronouns in hymnbooks.

I do not at all regret my upbringing as a Presbyterian (PCA) who are conservative. I simply wanted a deeper faith and found it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (WONhk)

I was born into the Catholic Church, but as someone always interested in History I always liked the depth of history and thought put into it and appreciate the reluctance to bow to every gust of wind to be popular. It put down roots to survive.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (8avO+)

192
Whenever you get depressed, disappointed, or even disgusted with yourself, it helps to think of Joe Biden and know that you aren't that bad a person.

Posted by: Auspex at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM (Y8DZL)

193 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: Ja'mocha Shabazz Tyson-Sturdivant at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM (eOFY+)

194 It's the Bingo, isn't it?
Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)

I was raised Catholic and the "festivals "we used to have were great.. Large Italian congregation. Polenta and gravy, all day BBQed chickens and vino.. Of course I was a kid so no vino for me, but the cooks for the day imbibed. Congregation now is sadly mostly Hispanic and most masses in Spanish... Have not gone back in years

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM (VE6XX)

195 Posted by: Denny Crane - Queer Maps? More Like... um... deer faps? Sorry, Got Distracted at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (dmDsy)
It's a GPS app for your phone with voice directions.
"Thh-top. Just Thh-top!"

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM (wGerL)

196
Querying. That's a new one

Just asking!

Posted by: Tuck Amok at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM (Cqx++)

197 170- that's a nice thing to look forward to, TIFW.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM (7RYym)

198 Queer Maps
-------

Like I've said, with the Left it's always projection

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:12 PM (vE0+H)

199 Just try that with my country.

Posted by: Vlad the Impaler at March 10, 2026 06:12 PM (DsA2n)

200 You could make a pretty gut-busting comedy consisting of just genuine quotes from leftists. The problem is it would also be a tragedy.
Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:08 PM (vE0+H)
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"Look around. Every person here represents a family tragedy."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:12 PM (ZOv7s)

201 Just wait until they get to gaying the Globes.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 05:52 PM (IifOV)

They've already done that. And the Oscars, the Grammys....

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:13 PM (i6QVa)

202 'It allows us to explore our desires beyond labels that often confine and constrain us. And it allows us to explore our desires beyond shame that often comes with many labels as well,' Robinson said.

Just a bunch of long-winded gobledeygook that I suspect is an attempt to normalize pedophilia

Posted by: weew at March 10, 2026 06:13 PM (S4IL1)

203 189 Old: Atlas Shrugged

New: Atlas Sashay!
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (IifOV)

Atlas Squealed
Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (vE0+H)


Atlas is "presenting"....

Posted by: Denny Crane - It's Like a Team Call, But For Perverts! at March 10, 2026 06:13 PM (dmDsy)

204 "Look around. Every person here represents a family tragedy."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

For the Win!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:14 PM (BnDlA)

205 Lieutenant, that fire mission you just called in is inside danger close. Are you using the fag map again?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:14 PM (u73oe)

206 Whenever you get depressed, disappointed, or even disgusted with yourself, it helps to think of Joe Biden and know that you aren't that bad a person.


“During these hard days and hard weeks, everybody always has it bad once in a while. You know, you have a bad time of it, and you always have a friend who says ‘Hey man, you ain’t got it that bad. Look at that guy.’ And you look at that guy, and he’s got it worse than you. And it makes you feel better that there’s somebody that’s got it worse than you

“But think of the last guy. For one minute, think of the last guy. Nobody’s got it worse than that guy. Nobody in the whole world.”

Is Biden the last guy?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 06:15 PM (UCZgy)

207 > Queer Maps
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Like I've said, with the Left it's always projection
Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:12 PM (vE0+H)
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ISWYDT

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 10, 2026 06:15 PM (jtM2q)

208 195 Posted by: Denny Crane - Queer Maps? More Like... um... deer faps? Sorry, Got Distracted at March 10, 2026 06:07 PM (dmDsy)
It's a GPS app for your phone with voice directions.
"Thh-top. Just Thh-top!"
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM (wGerL)


Well, now I am intrigued!

Posted by: Denny Crane - The Gay Guy That Just Bashed Denny in The Head And Stole His Identity. at March 10, 2026 06:16 PM (dmDsy)

209 Related: California professor (of course) rejects the words "gay" and "lesbian," as they "harm" trans people.
_________
Root for maximum casualties.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 06:16 PM (AlhUl)

210
205 Lieutenant, that fire mission you just called in is inside danger close. Are you using the fag map again?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:14 PM

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We're not speaking. I have nothing to say to you.

Posted by: The Lieutenant at March 10, 2026 06:17 PM (VWtfl)

211 What type of projection? Mercator? Albert's equal area conic projection? Sinusoidal?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:09 PM (BnDlA)
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It's a GPS that uses the voice of Paul Lynde.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:17 PM (ZOv7s)

212 Whenever you get depressed, disappointed, or even disgusted with yourself, it helps to think of Joe Biden and know that you aren't that bad a person.

I instantly feel smugly superior when I think of that idiot.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:17 PM (BnDlA)

213 It's a GPS app for your phone with voice directions.
"Thh-top. Just Thh-top!"
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 10, 2026 06:11 PM


When you get into the car:

Thtop! Are you really going out dressed like that?!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 06:18 PM (kgE5c)

214 Atlas Splooshed

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 10, 2026 06:18 PM (0aYVJ)

215 if every federal fraud scheme was rooted out we could cut taxes and still have a surplus to start paying down the national debt.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 06:18 PM (MIIRH)

216 205 Lieutenant, that fire mission you just called in is inside danger close. Are you using the fag map again?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:14 PM (u73oe)

++++

LOL

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:18 PM (BEnkm)

217
Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say

By Natasha Bertrand

Updated: 5:35 PM EDT, Tue March 10, 2026

Source: CNN

Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue.

The mining is not extensive yet, with a few dozen having been laid in recent days, the sources said. But Iran still retains upward of 80% to 90% of its small boats and mine layers, one of the sources said, so its forces could feasibly lay hundreds of mines in the waterway.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which now effectively controls the strait along with Iran’s traditional navy, has the capability to deploy a “gauntlet” of dispersed mine-laying craft, explosive-laden boats and shore-based missile batteries, CNN has reported.


Natasha Bertrand reporting it means the intelligence community is still trying to undermine Trump, even during a war.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 10, 2026 06:18 PM (6ydKt)

218 Magellan sailed around the world so fags could feel seen in the future.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 06:19 PM (HXT0k)

219 Whenever you get depressed, disappointed, or even disgusted with yourself, it helps to think of Joe Biden and know that you aren't that bad a person.

I instantly feel smugly superior when I think of that idiot.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:17 PM (BnDlA)

Low bar. Aim higher.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 10, 2026 06:19 PM (2szVb)

220 >>>"Look around. Every person here represents a family tragedy."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Tragedy? And family? Luxury! We had hopelessness and dogs in the kennel.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 10, 2026 06:19 PM (M9gjJ)

221 The ghost of Mary Shelly?

Did they ever read the book?


The ghost of Mary Shelly possesses a hooker at the beginning to explain that she was kept from telling the true tory she meant to by the patriarchy

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:19 PM (PYyV9)

222 usgs 7.5" quadrangles FTW!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 06:19 PM (MIIRH)

223 Hillare Belloc's The Great Heresies notes that there really isn't any new beliefs, just old ones repackaged.

The pagan gods never went away. The fallen angels are still trying to do their thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:02 PM (ZOv7s)

And making yourself into God is literally the oldest Sin in the book, right there at the Tree in the Garden. "You'll be like God."

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:19 PM (i6QVa)

224 218 Magellan sailed around the world so fags could feel seen in the future.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 06:19 PM (HXT0k)

++++

LOL

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 06:20 PM (BEnkm)

225 Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue.


And we and Israel didn't notice ? Why do I question this ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:20 PM (VE6XX)

226 205 Lieutenant, that fire mission you just called in is inside danger close. Are you using the fag map again?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:14 PM


Oooo I can make a hat, or a brooch, or a tetradactyl..

Posted by: Johnny at March 10, 2026 06:21 PM (dmDsy)

227 Is there anything at all positive Joe Biden and his autopen did for America?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 06:21 PM (7RYym)

228 52 I took that to mean that they (the State Department) were promoting gay "friendly" policies in other countries that had wisely rejected the gay agenda, not literally making the map gay, whatever that could even mean.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 10, 2026 05:37 PM (XMwZJ)


I took it the opposite way, literally making the map queer, in the Queer Theory sense of deconstructing it and making it less useful. So, that would mean disrupting conventions to mess with people's heads, as an absolute priority -- the real point of anything, for commies, to ease the way for the Revolution by destroying the prior order that would resist it.

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 06:21 PM (Sy6m/)

229 And we and Israel didn't notice ? Why do I question this ?

Possibly because they don't have a navy to lay mines with any more?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 06:21 PM (PYyV9)

230 And we and Israel didn't notice ? Why do I question this ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:20 PM


Because it's most likely complete BS. I mean, CNN...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 06:21 PM (kgE5c)

231 Next you'll be telling me they flew Gay Flags at US Embassies around the world.

Wait, what?

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (gtDRl)

232 And we and Israel didn't notice ? Why do I question this ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:20 PM (VE6XX)

—————

Forget it Donna, it’s CNNTown.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (u73oe)

233 Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say
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"Sources say" now means "according to imaginary people."

How many times do these people lie, get caught lying, and then lie some more and expect us to pretend that they are not lying?

CNN can't go broke fast enough.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (ZOv7s)

234 Are quuet maps defined by having labels, written in such a way, that when sounded out force you to lisp?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (BnDlA)

235 NOOD fake and ghey news

Posted by: More than usual at March 10, 2026 06:22 PM (TbWk/)

236 And we and Israel didn't notice ? Why do I question this ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 06:20 PM (VE6XX)
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Yeah, the whole "They're going to do it in rowboats under cover of darkness" thing is like a WW II vintage war movie.

There are low-light vision devices now, been around for decades. But let's pretend we've never heard of this technology.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 06:24 PM (ZOv7s)

237 Utica at was the home of several Murder Inc. hitmen. Itheca is just the home of some cow college.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 10, 2026 06:24 PM (wBaIH)

238 217, ain't that the truth

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 06:24 PM (MIIRH)

239 I’ll be long gone before it gets that big.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 06:10 PM (u73oe)

Which is why you plant it. It's you still there for a very long time. Some day a kid will put a tire swing on the lower branch and laugh as she swings, because of you.

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:24 PM (i6QVa)

240 Nood, in case you didn't see it.

Posted by: GWB at March 10, 2026 06:30 PM (i6QVa)

241 I mean, we do all get that half the "trans" movement is about trying to erase gay men, right ?

Instead of being gay, now they can just be girls! Yay!

Posted by: deadrody at March 10, 2026 06:32 PM (vgB0v)

242 I mean, we do all get that half the "trans" movement is about trying to erase gay men, right ?

Instead of being gay, now they can just be girls! Yay!
Posted by: deadrody at March 10, 2026 06:32 PM (vgB0v)

Yep. And women.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 06:44 PM (vE0+H)

243 Sometimes it just takes a slight adjustment to make a map more gay.

Posted by: Panama C. Anal at March 10, 2026 06:45 PM (pduCL)

244 Does any of this make sense to people who aren’t mentally ill or really f’d up on drugs? I’m not saying that I am a paragon of mental health, but suicide pods are the natural outgrowth of this type of normalizing insanity! Where does this lead.

Posted by: Unkaren at March 10, 2026 07:01 PM (OTOad)

245 Didn't DOGE find 14 computers automatically doling out cash 24/7? for years?

Anything and everything in Sodom on Potomac is about stealing your money through force into their pockets. Period.

Posted by: Danimal28 at March 11, 2026 06:38 AM (mNOhh)

$100 Million Gender Studies Thesis Statement The Bride! Is One of the Worst Feminist "Movie" Disasters in History (and They've Almost All Been Disasters)

Howard Stern is a big ugly gassy idiot, but he did have a point when he talked about Spike Lee's overpoduced, overpromoted, and over-budgeted "college movies."

You know what makes a college movie? To borrow a word from Woody Allen, they're painfully didactic. They are all about Teaching the viewer. There should be some irony detected here -- people who just got out of their diapers fifteen years ago are now presuming to be wise teachers educating the rest of us -- but there's not, because college kids are largely idiots.

I know because I once was one. But don't feel bad, college students. Adults are largely idiots too.

And of course college students don't know any better -- their entire lives have consisted of nothing but sitting in class being lectured to, so of course when they try to dream up an "original" "story," the "story" consists of something at the head of a lecture hall lecturing people sitting in lecture-hall-stye seats.

All they know is sitting in class listening to someone spout wisdom at them. So of course that's what they think a "movie" ought to be.

No one wants to pay to see college student "movies." As ugly idiot Howard Stern correctly managed to discern, not even the black people Spike Lee intended to lecture showed up for his black college student films. They all went to see Steven Seagall karate movies. Only terminally white-guilted progressive idiots gave to their Woke Church and put alms in the basket at Spike Lee student films.

No one wants to be lectured at, especially not by someone who is transparently a fucking MORON, and honestly, it's only people who are fucking morons who would imagine that people are going to pay money to see a lecture from a fucking moron.

The Bride! -- exclamation point part of the official title, in case you weren't sure this student film was by someone with a college sophomore Look At Me, I'm Quirky and Deep mentality -- was dreamed up when Ugly Weird-Looking Hag Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal realized that when Victor Von Frankenstein created the bride of Frankenstein in the 1930s sequel, he had never bothered to seek consent from the dead body he was reanimating.

This is an observation which blends my two favorite things, retard-level obviousness and retard-level obsession with Feminism 101 ideology.

Ugly Weird-Looking Hag Actress Maggie Gyllenhall, having never advanced past a 19-year-old stage of development, was smitten with her brilliant idea of making a $100 million movie to correct and critique the 1930s classic for its complete refusal to address the complex and nuanced question of consent in animating dead bodies in a fantasy horror movie, and because this was pitched during after the death of George Floyd, when the nation came together to say, once and for all, that Black Lives Matter, and, even more important than Black Lives Mattering, pampered and entitled white women ought to have All The Jobs, Warner Bros. bankrolled this student film.

The movie is so bad that even woke feminist reviewers are trashing it as embarrassing. All of these movies are embarrassing, but usually they Make Pretend and give these bombs positive reviews. But this is so embarrassing it casts genuine doubt on women's competency to even be film-makers, and so even the feminist wokies are forced to denounce it as a matter of self-protection and to make sure that All the Jobs will continue going to unqualified nepo-baby AWFULs.

John Sexton has a post about it, which I'll quote from.

The WSJ's review is harsh:


A clunky framing device, filmed in black and white in an otherwise color picture and recurring throughout the film, features the spirit of "Frankenstein" author Mary Shelley (Jessie Buckley), who speaks to us from beyond the grave. Amid much vamping and cackling, she tells us that since her death she has been summoning her strength to the point that now, in 1936, she has gained the ability to control the mind of a woman named Ida (also played by Ms. Buckley), who is working undercover as a floozy for the police gathering evidence against a Chicago mobster. With Shelley remote-controlling her brain, Ida turns into a crazed party girl, dies falling down stairs, and goes to her grave. Temporarily...

Ida, after getting a little jump-start in the Euphronious lab, returns to life as the unnamed mate for "Frank," as she calls him. Spitting up black phlegm and shouting out strings of word-association gibberish, Ms. Buckley quickly becomes the centerpiece of the movie, or rather its central headache. Her overacting meets Ms. Gyllenhaal's over-filmmaking like the Hindenburg crashing into the Titanic.

The director would like to be credited (wouldn't everyone?) with creating a punk-rock update of a classic. What she presents is more like the world's campiest cabaret act, with the Bride as a mashup of Katharine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and maybe Natasha Lyonne. Ms. Buckley, talking a mile a minute, flouncing through the sets, and switching accents like a Robin Williams standup routine minus the jokes, is meant to be the ultra-liberated spirit of Woman, a canny chaos agent who doesn't give a flying fig about patriarchal expectations. She even finds a reason to shout "Me too!" a couple of times.

Variety admits that the movie has been "completely rejected" by audiences:


It was a complete rejection by moviegoers around the world this weekend as Maggie Gyllenhaal's $80 million bride of Frankenstein monster movie The Bride! opened to $13.6 million...

Industry sources, not Warners, believe the loss on The Bride! could approach $90M in its first cycle after home entertainment downstream. Note, it will be a while before the ultimate red ink is realized. Warner Bros declined comment about the movie's P&L, which includes $65M in worldwide P&A.

The movie cost $80 million, and is said to have cost another $20 million on that for movie-saving reshoots, which did not save the movie. On top of that, they spent $65 million in Prints and Advertising (P&A), and since most movies are now very cheaply delivered digitally, not in the form of expensive reels of film, I have to imagine that 98% of the P&A budget is just advertising.

And, as I can't point out enough, theaters take about 50% of the ticket price, so the tiny takings are halved.


Midnight's Edge said that maybe if this turd had come out when it should have come out -- a year after George Floyd, when people were unreceptive to Woke "Entertainment" but not yet hostile to it, maybe this piece of absolute garbage would have broke even.

But now? In 2026?

As the congressmen said about tampons in the men's bathroom at Netflix, "What year is this? 2020?"


WDW-Pro reminds us of two other recent feminist flops -- Snow White, of course, and one that was in and out of theaters so quickly you probably never even heard of it, Disney's Ella McKay, a movie about a lightly-fictionalized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez style reformer.

Which was also what Snow White was about, come to think of it.

And here's Maggie Gyllenhaal to make the utterly self-interested argument that no matter how unqualified a wannabe female director is, you owe pampered white AWFULs All the Jobs, because they've been "silenced" for so long.

Not long enough.

Will they finally learn?

Why start learning now? They're college student film-makers -- They're not here to learn, they're here to teach.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:20 PM




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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 10, 2026 04:21 PM (LdBR/)

2 2nd?

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 10, 2026 04:21 PM (LdBR/)

3 The Patriarchy, still keeping Stronk Empowered Wymyn down....

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 10, 2026 04:22 PM (eOFY+)

4 Nooding

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 10, 2026 04:22 PM (LdBR/)

5 It's a shame that Jessie Buckley was in such a flop of a movie, because she was excellent in Hamnet as Shakespeare's wife and that movie has been at the local theatre for about two months.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 04:24 PM (ix8EF)

6 Look at Maggie Gyllenhaal mouth position when smirking - it's exactly the same as Hillary's.


Yuck!!!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 04:25 PM (cYBz/)

7 It always rankled me that this woman was ever chosen as the love interest in a Batman movie.

Now that's RBF

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 04:26 PM (gtcuf)

8 The Wall remains undefeated.
And apparently it makes women stupid too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:26 PM (xcxpd)

9 Just watch "Penny Dreadful".

Strong women, libertines, all that stuff, but actually good.

Posted by: Sam at March 10, 2026 04:26 PM (7jMef)

10 > when Victor Von Frankenstein created the bride of Frankenstein in the 1930s sequel, he had never bothered to seek consent from the dead body he was reanimating.

*facepalm*

Emotionally stunted depressed people say the same thing about themselves. "I never asked to be born."

As an aside, LDS people do believe we existed before we were born and that our decisions in the pre-mortal life did have to do with whether we were born or not.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (mkw2N)

11 I need a read from the Horde.

In my long video ranking Best Picture winners, I said this of The Shape of Water: "a collection of hatreds poorly assembled together through coincidence."

Is that...hateful? I didn't think so, but I got some rando, like, really offended by that.

I guess this lady just loves The Shape of Water a lot and doesn't know how to defend it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (GBKbO)

12 Don't you mean will they ever lear?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:28 PM (n5tGW)

13 No one wants to pay to see college student "movies."

I want to see college student movies. They're usually Japanese. And very exciting...

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 04:28 PM (Sco7b)

14 >>>12 Don't you mean will they ever lear?

indeed.

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:28 PM (1wjle)

15 But this is so embarrassing it casts genuine doubt on women's competency to even be film-makers, and so even the feminist wokies are forced to denounce it as a matter of self-protection and to make sure that All the Jobs will continue going to unqualified nepo-baby AWFULs. -ace-

Wait a minute. Didn't Oscar Madison's secretary make a few good movies a while ago?
It can be done.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 10, 2026 04:28 PM (Hx0tZ)

16 I can't wait for The Bride to hit HBO.

Gonna check out that feminist Joker musical hybrid mess for myself.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:28 PM (GBKbO)

17 Uma Thurman was the only The Bride.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (gtcuf)

18 I guess this lady just loves The Shape of Water a lot and doesn't know how to defend it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (GBKbO)
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That fish-banging movie.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (KAqW5)

19 What part of the line did she most object to TJM?
hatreds or poorly assembled?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (n5tGW)

20 The Lib hag TDS has really eat away at Maggie Gyllenhall. Her face looks like it's melting into....something.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (IifOV)

21 >>>Gonna check out that feminist Joker musical hybrid mess for myself.

a lot of people are saying it's Joker 2 only not as good.

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (1wjle)

22 Emotionally stunted depressed people say the same thing about themselves. "I never asked to be born."
[ . . . ]
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (mkw2N)


"Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV"

Is not nihilism, it is reframing for stupid, immature angst.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (rbvCR)

23 19 What part of the line did she most object to TJM?
hatreds or poorly assembled?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (n5tGW)

=======

She said I wouldn't be good at parties!

Well, I'm not because I'm awkward, but that's another matter.

Really, I don't think what I said was particularly mean-spirited.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (GBKbO)

24 Are there any good directors now? . I'm asking because I just don't know. I think the last movie I saw directed by a woman was Katherine Bigelow who directed "The Hurt Locker"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (ix8EF)

25 Let's not be disparaging Morons.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (+nEug)

26 They are all about Teaching the viewer.

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Teachers Colleges and Universities have been Nihilist Communist (BIRM) Revolutionary Indoctrination Centers & Manufacturers for at least the past six decades.

Not gonna end well for Western Civilization in general and America in particular ... Academe Delenda Est!

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (trdaw)

27 21 >>>Gonna check out that feminist Joker musical hybrid mess for myself.

a lot of people are saying it's Joker 2 only not as good.

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (1wjle)

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And Joker 2 wasn't very good!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (GBKbO)

28 Will they finally learn?

Why start learning now? They're college student film-makers -- They're not hear to learn, they're here to teach.


It will be a moot point when people are no longer willing to give them money to set ablaze. I think that time is now.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:31 PM (Riz8t)

29 TJM, any luck with TW: Attila?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:31 PM (KAqW5)

30 John Singleton dumped a lot of this shit on us too. Remember "Rosewood"? He ain't gonna let y'all forget it!!
Yes, genius, I read Loewen's books too.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 04:31 PM (gKWVE)

31 Ace, does TJM know you're doing movie reviews?

😀😀😀

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (OIzrC)

32 My issue with Spike Lee is less his didactic scripting and more about the weird melodrama he inserts into his films.

Take He Got Game.

On the one hand, it's a look at how basketball is the only way out of the inner city for many black men. On the other, it's a weepy melodrama about a young man who can't keep his girl.

He can't manage tone to save his life.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (GBKbO)

33 LOL. TJM - good at movie reviews, awful at parties.

It's like a tag line.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (n5tGW)

34 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE JOKER 2 WAS VERY BAD.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (gKWVE)

35 I guess this lady just loves The Shape of Water a lot and doesn't know how to defend it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (GBKbO)


The bits I saw were beautifully shot, so I didn't dare watch it because I knew the plot and dialog would disappoint me

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

36 29 TJM, any luck with TW: Attila?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:31 PM (KAqW5)

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I was busy last night editing the video for Friday, so I didn't play much of anything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (GBKbO)

37
Audiences did this to themselves when they fell for that weird, ugly, pretentious piece of slop, "Joker," thinking it was profoo00OOoo0Ooound. It was not.

Now Hollywood is going to serve up weird, ugly, pretentious slop until we fall for the next big trick.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (PpINQ)

38 If I was running Hollyweird, I'd give Maggie Gyllenhall a chance to portray Sam Bankman-Fried's girlfriend. That's about it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)

39 when Victor Von Frankenstein created the bride of Frankenstein in the 1930s sequel


Late last fall, I read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which I had requested for my birthday.

In that novel, Dr. Frankenstein actually begins work on a bride for the Creature, at the Creature's request for a mate. But, the doctor is so repulsed at the idea of the Creature reproducing that he abandons the project and dumps the inchoate remains of the "bride" into the sea.

Fascinating novel. And I don't normally like novels. But that one I enjoyed, as it contrasts so well with Boris Karloff Frankenstein tradition.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)

40 In my long video ranking Best Picture winners, I said this of The Shape of Water: "a collection of hatreds poorly assembled together through coincidence."

Is that...hateful? I didn't think so, but I got some rando, like, really offended by that.

I guess this lady just loves The Shape of Water a lot and doesn't know how to defend it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (GBKbO)

No, in fact you are far nicer than I would be about that movie. My review would be much saltier and also have scathing things to say about fish sex porn.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (xcxpd)

41 35 I guess this lady just loves The Shape of Water a lot and doesn't know how to defend it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (GBKbO)

The bits I saw were beautifully shot, so I didn't dare watch it because I knew the plot and dialog would disappoint me

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

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I love del Toro's movies in general, but The Shape of Water just misses for me. Gorgeous, but just...not well written.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (GBKbO)

42 I disagree a bit with CD's analysis of The Bride! vs the new Frankenstein. The latter was okay, but it wasn't a great movie. I have no intention of ever wasting even a minute of my life watching The Bride!!!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

43
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (PpINQ)

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Ha! I hadn't even read all the Joker comments upthread. Hordemind, except I'm a little fringier.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (PpINQ)

44 I agree with the comment about Batman's girlfriend. As soon as I saw her on the screen my inner voice was all "Wut? No.".

What's the point of being Batman if all you get is Maggie Gyllenhaal?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (viF8m)

45 Mags looks like she decided her face was gross and needed to wear a mask.

And then chose one of the most ill-fitting ones the mask shop had.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:34 PM (KbCG3)

46 40 No, in fact you are far nicer than I would be about that movie. My review would be much saltier and also have scathing things to say about fish sex porn.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (xcxpd)

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Saltier!

I see what you did there.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:34 PM (GBKbO)

47 They did teach me something - women suck as movies writers and directors.

I'd always thought the patriarchy was holding them back, now I find out it is their own intense lack of talent.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 10, 2026 04:34 PM (HRH9e)

48 38 If I was running Hollyweird, I'd give Maggie Gyllenhall a chance to portray Sam Bankman-Fried's girlfriend. That's about it.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)


Wasn't she the love interest in Will Ferrill's movie with Emma Thompson, Stranger Than Fiction?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 10, 2026 04:35 PM (eOFY+)

49 I read the review in the NY Post last week. The critic said something to the effect that it was the worst movie he'd ever seen. He awarded it o stars.

Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 04:35 PM (lJ0H4)

50 "Why start learning now? They're college student film-makers -- They're not hear to learn, they're here to teach."

You misspelled "preach".

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at March 10, 2026 04:35 PM (I9a5Z)

51 Audiences did this to themselves when they fell for that weird, ugly, pretentious piece of slop, "Joker," thinking it was profoo00OOoo0Ooound. It was not.

I lasted 10 minutes before turning it off...with prejudice.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:35 PM (Riz8t)

52 As an aside, LDS people do believe we existed before we were born and that our decisions in the pre-mortal life did have to do with whether we were born or not.
Posted by: bonhomme

OK, Imma pulling out the sola scriptura card on this like I used to do on the RCs.

Scriptural reference?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:35 PM (77rzZ)

53
Maggie really hit her stride in Jarhead.

It's been downhill for her since then, though.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:35 PM (xG4kz)

54 Amy Heckerling. Now there was a chick who could direct.

She gave us Phoebe Cates under the waterfall, after all.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 04:35 PM (gtcuf)

55 I love del Toro's movies in general, but The Shape of Water just misses for me. Gorgeous, but just...not well written.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (GBKbO
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It starts out well enough, but then goes completely off the rails.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (KAqW5)

56 If I was running Hollyweird, I'd give Maggie Gyllenhall a chance to portray Sam Bankman-Fried's girlfriend. That's about it.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)

Oh, come on. She's not THAT beautiful!

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (77rzZ)

57 Penny Marshall directed Big.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (eOFY+)

58 Mags looks like she decided her face was gross and needed to wear a mask.

And then chose one of the most ill-fitting ones the mask shop had.


Oh come on. She's not unpleasant looking. She's no beauty, to be sure, but that leaves a lot of middle ground.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

59 It always rankled me that this woman was ever chosen as the love interest in a Batman movie.

And that she replaced the lovely Katie Holmes to boot.

Posted by: far cry at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (oDmoo)

60 Bride of Frankenstein was a wonderful campy movie made in the 1930s talk about de-evolution.

Posted by: Ben Shapiro Sister's Ashkenazi Breasts at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (wBaIH)

61 Robert Eggars is damn fine director.
Park Chan-Wook is too though he can be spicy.
David Fincher is a legit talent, even I don't watch all his films.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (xcxpd)

62 oh, if you didn't catch it, the ghost of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly -- the author of Frankenstein -- is the main character, taking possession of the main character and being reincarnated then as the Bride!

You may say: But that's fucking stupid.

But it's NEEDED, as student film maker and ideological maniac Maggie Gyllenhaal would tell you: She doesn't want this movie to be seen as a remake of the (spit) male filmmaker James Whale, who did the original Bride of Frankenstein, but a retelling of the original female author's story.

Because she doesn't trust you to know that a woman wrote Frankstein, she has to make Mary Shelley an actual fucking character in a movie about Frankenstein.

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM (1wjle)

63 Critical Drinker ran down the plot and its so bad its not even bad, it transcends into a new category of awful akin to the way cthulhu defies description because the very look of the creature drives people insane.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM (PYyV9)

64 55 I love del Toro's movies in general, but The Shape of Water just misses for me. Gorgeous, but just...not well written.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (GBKbO
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It starts out well enough, but then goes completely off the rails.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (KAqW5)

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I do kind of love the first 30 minutes or so.

But after that...just...off.

I much prefer Nightmare Alley.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM (GBKbO)

65 Woke Hollywood losing another $90 million bucks on one of the preachiest movies of the year? And even their own Wokiety-Wokes are trashing it in reviews?

This is the Good News story of the day.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM (4nEGa)

66 58 Mags looks like she decided her face was gross and needed to wear a mask.

And then chose one of the most ill-fitting ones the mask shop had.

Oh come on. She's not unpleasant looking. She's no beauty, to be sure, but that leaves a lot of middle ground.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

She was kinda hot in 'Secretary' and then she abruptly turned into Barbra Bush in drag.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM (xcxpd)

67 Critical Drinker's review was a hoot . Said something to the effect that he was doing this review quickly because he never wants to think about this movie again

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (qBBPl)

68
And who can forget Maggie's standout performance in Roadhouse?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (xG4kz)

69 >>>58 Mags looks like she decided her face was gross and needed to wear a mask.

I think she's cute.

Posted by: A guy in that Twilight Zone episode where everyone has a weird twisted monsterface at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (1wjle)

70 61 Robert Eggars is damn fine director.
Park Chan-Wook is too though he can be spicy.
David Fincher is a legit talent, even I don't watch all his films.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (xcxpd)

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I still love Edgar Wright.

Last Night in Soho was really good with a...weird ending that doesn't quite work.

The Running Man was actually pretty solid.

He's not hitting his Cornetto Trilogy peak anymore, but he's still doing good work.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (GBKbO)

71 Maggie was good as the slut in " Mona Lisa smiile"

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (+nEug)

72 Would it make me gay if I said that Jake Gyllenhall is better looking than his ugly fucking sister, Maggie Gyllenhall?

If she's not flashing her tits in every movie, what's the point?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (M9gjJ)

73 She has a very weird face and is in no way attractive one bit. This movie looks like a disaster. Christian Bale needs a better agent. This "film"? "movie"? whatever it's supposed to be looks terrible, horrible, not good in any way or shape. No thank you, sir. Or madam. Whatever.

Posted by: turambar at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (Q0yOR)

74 Way way back I would have bent Maggie over the desk just as a young James Spader. And send her away too.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (n5tGW)

75 Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (eOFY+)

Thanks. I forgot about Penny Marshall.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (PFs9e)

76 >>>She was kinda hot in 'Secretary' and then she abruptly turned into Barbra Bush in drag.

oh yeah, she was okay in that. but she was playing a dish-rag, so... she was perfect for it.

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:39 PM (1wjle)

77 Posted by: Ben Shapiro Sister's Ashkenazi Breasts at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (wBaIH)

Ooh, nice sock fail.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ)

78 44 I agree with the comment about Batman's girlfriend. As soon as I saw her on the screen my inner voice was all "Wut? No.".

What's the point of being Batman if all you get is Maggie Gyllenhaal?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 04:33 PM (viF8m)

And that's why you bang Catwoman on the side.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)

79 >>Christian Bale needs a better agent.

he's a wokester and he picks a lot of loser woke movies. This is his own doing.

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (1wjle)

80 is lesbian porn feminist?

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (jrgJz)

81 Do feminist movies also have casting couches?

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (Sco7b)

82 The main characters fighting for the love of Maggie Gyllenhaal in Batman was a willing suspension of disbelief too far.

Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (aZm/F)

83 You know what was a good recent spin-off and I think I'll watch it again?

Old Henry.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (HXT0k)

84 >>>And Joker 2 wasn't very good!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (GBKbO)


Not sure if you are purposely ruining the joke or not.

Posted by: Max Power at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (Hucnr)

85
Critical Drinker's review was a hoot . Said something to the effect that...


...you must scream out the BRIDE! portion of the title because ALL CAPS and EXCLAMATION POINT!!!!!!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (xG4kz)

86 Apropos of nothing in particular, in that last vid with sad looking Maggie in screenshot above, the NYT reporter Ginger's handle is @HandyGingerGal

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (Dv3i1)

87 This talk about women directors confuses me. How many women go to film school? How many are out there in a position to direct? If you have like three women directors out of a hundred male directors, but those are the only three women in the entire population of director candidates, how is that being underrepresented?

I might be a little jaded being a female in a male industry, but I never went the Mags route of calling it sexist.

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (SGMMp)

88 79 >>Christian Bale needs a better agent.

he's a wokester and he picks a lot of loser woke movies. This is his own doing.

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (1wjle)

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Christian Bale is at least 40% of the reason that Terminator Salvation was a complete mess.

And it's not because he yelled at the DP.

He produced it and exerted as much control as he could over the project.

The last 60% is just that McG is kind of a terrible filmmaker.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (GBKbO)

89 Never believed Maggie as Bruce Wayne's girlfriend. Billionaire like him could pick anyone, he ain't picking her

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (qBBPl)

90 I don't know. I thought School Daze was pretty funny.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (AlhUl)

91 84 >>>And Joker 2 wasn't very good!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (GBKbO)


Not sure if you are purposely ruining the joke or not.

Posted by: Max Power at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (Hucnr)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (GBKbO)

92 oh, if you didn't catch it, the ghost of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly -- the author of Frankenstein -- is the main character, taking possession of the main character and being reincarnated then as the Bride!

Its... inconsistent. Mary Shelly possesses her at times, changing her entire mannerisms and the way she talks. She talks to the camera, and apparently people around her are confused who she's talking to.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (PYyV9)

93 She has a lot more to say than she's been saying, Ace. Sadly, I have a lot less to care than I've been caring.

Posted by: Wally at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (pduCL)

94 >>>90 I don't know. I thought School Daze was pretty funny.

literally a college movie tho

Posted by: ace at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (1wjle)

95 I still love Edgar Wright.

Last Night in Soho was really good with a...weird ending that doesn't quite work.

The Running Man was actually pretty solid.

He's not hitting his Cornetto Trilogy peak anymore, but he's still doing good work.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:38 PM (GBKbO)

I think Edgar Wright does have talent but he doesn't always use it well. But heck, as we've seen, very few directors make consistently good movies.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (xcxpd)

96 79 >>Christian Bale needs a better agent.

he's a wokester and he picks a lot of loser woke movies. This is his own doing.


I suspect he only does what he wants now. He's kind of a rainmaker in Hollywood.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)

97 66 58 Mags looks like she decided her face was gross and needed to wear a mask.

And then chose one of the most ill-fitting ones the mask shop had.

Oh come on. She's not unpleasant looking. She's no beauty, to be sure, but that leaves a lot of middle ground.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

She was kinda hot in 'Secretary' and then she abruptly turned into Barbra Bush in drag.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM (xcxpd)

She had her time. I don't begrudge anyone for aging, but look at her face in that interview. Tell me she's not wearing an extra layer of skin or something.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (KbCG3)

98 The best female director was Ida Lupino.

Evidence? She directed eps of Gilligan's Island.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (77rzZ)

99 In the last X post up top, the still of Maggie has her making that same stupid face that Hillary always makes.

She, too, is very disappointed in the public.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (yFLFB)

100
I watched Bale's first film "Empire of the Sun" last weekend. Pre-woke and pre-affected Bale was best Bale.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (xG4kz)

101 The last 60% is just that McG is kind of a terrible filmmaker.

I did enjoy his goofy Charlie's Angels movies, though

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (PYyV9)

102 It's a shame that Jessie Buckley was in such a flop of a movie, because she was excellent in Hamnet as Shakespeare's wife and that movie has been at the local theatre for about two months.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

And right before the Oscars which she is expected to win.

Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (lJ0H4)

103 Now Maggie Q, she a looker.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (n5tGW)

104 87 This talk about women directors confuses me. How many women go to film school? How many are out there in a position to direct? If you have like three women directors out of a hundred male directors, but those are the only three women in the entire population of director candidates, how is that being underrepresented?

I might be a little jaded being a female in a male industry, but I never went the Mags route of calling it sexist.

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (SGMMp)

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The thing about film director is that you have to...really want to do it.

Not just from a base ambition perspective, but from a workhorse perspective.

Directing a film is A LOT of work. 20 hour days for months, even on the worst shit. Just reading about what John Landis had to go through to get Beverly Hills Cop 3 done is depressing.

You need to get autist level dedication to want to do that, and that end of the spectrum tends to be overrepresented by men.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (GBKbO)

105 83 You know what was a good recent spin-off and I think I'll watch it again?

Old Henry.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (HXT0k)

*Adds to Watch List*

I do like Tim Blake Nelson.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (xcxpd)

106 99 In the last X post up top, the still of Maggie has her making that same stupid face that Hillary always makes.
___

She Persisted! (TM)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (Dv3i1)

107 I watched Bale's first film "Empire of the Sun" last weekend. Pre-woke and pre-affected Bale was best Bale.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (xG4kz)
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He's great in Ford v. Ferrari.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (KAqW5)

108 95 I think Edgar Wright does have talent but he doesn't always use it well. But heck, as we've seen, very few directors make consistently good movies.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (xcxpd)

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Wright's secret sauce is writing with Simon Pegg. They bring the best out of each other.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (GBKbO)

109 Elsa Lanchester was cute as a button as Mary Shelly.

And the hawtest Batman babe was Kim Basinger. Or maybe Nicole Kidman.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (77rzZ)

110 It would seem that Hollywood would figure out that the prerequisites to a good film is not being preachy, woke and full of DEI characters. Where are the studios getting their advice from? Do they just not care about losing billions? Seem unlikely. At some point you would think the bubble has to burst, especially when they look at the few movies that are big hits anymore.

Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2026 04:44 PM (GUOwU)

111
Never believed Maggie as Bruce Wayne's girlfriend. Billionaire like him could pick anyone, he ain't picking her.
Posted by: Smell the Glove


She was an Arkham Asylum 4.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:44 PM (xG4kz)

112 The main characters fighting for the love of Maggie Gyllenhaal in Batman was a willing suspension of disbelief too far.

Very true, but at the same time Katie Holmes was so cute and light weight she was impossible to take as a hard fighting ADA who would attract anyone's attention.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:44 PM (PYyV9)

113 Ida Lupino didn't direct a lot of films but she did a good job, I think, and was also a good actress.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 04:44 PM (PFs9e)

114 I watched Bale's first film "Empire of the Sun" last weekend. Pre-woke and pre-affected Bale was best Bale.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Remake of the great Spielberg flick?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (77rzZ)

115 Best Frarkenstein movie is easily Young Frankenstein - with a cameo by AoS's favorite Dem Senator John Fetterman too!

Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (sKqQm)

116 114 I watched Bale's first film "Empire of the Sun" last weekend. Pre-woke and pre-affected Bale was best Bale.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Remake of the great Spielberg flick?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (77rzZ)

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No, the Spielberg film.

Bale was a kid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (GBKbO)

117 108 95 I think Edgar Wright does have talent but he doesn't always use it well. But heck, as we've seen, very few directors make consistently good movies.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (xcxpd)

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Wright's secret sauce is writing with Simon Pegg. They bring the best out of each other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (GBKbO)

Screenplays matter a lot.
That said, I didn't like the ending of the 3rd Cornetto movie.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (xcxpd)

118
She had her time. I don't begrudge anyone for aging, but look at her face in that interview. Tell me she's not wearing an extra layer of skin or something.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (KbCG3)

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Agree. And I don't begrudge women getting older, no one ever looks the same, but with her money, she could have gone to some place other than Fantastic Sam's for her haircut.

And her face looks like it's sliding off her skull.

Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (aZm/F)

119 Cameron's wife Kathryn did a bunch of movies didn't she? "The Hurt Locker" and others.
Mind, to be married to that guy, you'd pretty much have to be an autiste yourself...

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (gKWVE)

120 I honestly don’t get how every year studios lose hundred of millions or even billions on these woke bombs. Yet the companies still exist, still keep making the same movies. At some point the money should run out.

Do they make so much on comic book
Movies that they can absorb the loses elsewhere and not care?

Posted by: Heroq at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (HF36u)

121 I watched Bale's first film "Empire of the Sun" last weekend. Pre-woke and pre-affected Bale was best Bale.

P-51! Cadillac of the skies!

https://youtu.be/CMgU3LBoGOs

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (Riz8t)

122 Ida Lupino didn't direct a lot of films but she did a good job, I think, and was also a good actress.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

And quite attractive.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (77rzZ)

123 @114 Bale was Jim the kid in the Spielberg film

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (qBBPl)

124 115 Best Frarkenstein movie is easily Young Frankenstein - with a cameo by AoS's favorite Dem Senator John Fetterman too!
Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (sKqQm)

A truly great movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (xcxpd)

125 In better news, upon the recommendation of my father, I finally watched Lonesome Dove.

Holy moly. What a series.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

126 Maggie Gylehall is Kris Angel of Mindy Kaling.

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (aTgV0)

127 Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM

Well, if she does hopefully it will make her feel better about agreeing to be in "Bride"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (PFs9e)

128 He's great in Ford v. Ferrari.

He really is, that was quite a good movie. Great performances by everyone. Kinda reminded me of The World's Fastest Indian before it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (PYyV9)

129 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (Co70Z)

130 No, the Spielberg film.

Bale was a kid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Was he the main kid? The one who saluted the Jap pilots?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (77rzZ)

131 @119 Kathryn's first movie was Near Dark, a very cool vampire movie

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (qBBPl)

132 117 Screenplays matter a lot.
That said, I didn't like the ending of the 3rd Cornetto movie.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (xcxpd)

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I...disagree with the ending of The World's End. An EMP wouldn't send us to the stone age forever. Nuclear power plants run on steam and can get restarted even if the electronics fry.

But, Gary...King of the Humans arguing that our belligerence makes us ungovernable with Bill Nighy voiced Starbucks light? I'm so on board.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (GBKbO)

133
I'm looking at the concept -- the dead brought back without consent -- and it actually had (has) promise. It could have been a very cool black comedy with a few quick Voltairean stop-offs or even a Panglossian character to provide idiotic and funny commentary from some bogus perspective or other. The Bride character could have been a very human and pissed-off little bitch instead of some semi-facesucker, semi demon (from the looks of it, don't know for sure).

But it's actually easier to cover the fringes and make something instead of doing something human and casual that turns out to be consequential. Always has been.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (PpINQ)

134 I honestly don’t get how every year studios lose hundred of millions or even billions on these woke bombs. Yet the companies still exist, still keep making the same movies. At some point the money should run out.

Do they make so much on comic book
Movies that they can absorb the loses elsewhere and not care?
Posted by: Heroq at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (HF36u)
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Hollywood Accounting makes quantum mechanics look simple.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (ESVrU)

135 125 In better news, upon the recommendation of my father, I finally watched Lonesome Dove.

Holy moly. What a series.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

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Absolutely fantastic and, of course, the book was incredible.

Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (aZm/F)

136 "few movies that are big hits"

I almost read this as...

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (DgMqy)

137 Katheryn Bigelow is the only good female director that I’m aware of, and part of that is she clearly doesn’t hate men or judge men them for being men

Posted by: UGAdawg at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (+StEj)

138 124 115 Best Frarkenstein movie is easily Young Frankenstein - with a cameo by AoS's favorite Dem Senator John Fetterman too!
Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (sKqQm)

A truly great movie
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (xcxpd)


Blucher!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 10, 2026 04:48 PM (eOFY+)

139 130 No, the Spielberg film.

Bale was a kid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Was he the main kid? The one who saluted the Jap pilots?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (77rzZ)

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Yup. That kid from Newsies!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:48 PM (GBKbO)

140 Do they make so much on comic book
Movies that they can absorb the loses elsewhere and not care?


Not these days they don't. I get it, it hard to know what is going to hit and is not. I mean Minecraft was an unholy pile of crap but it made over a billion dollars. Every Avatar movie is awful but earns the GDP of a large country.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (PYyV9)

141
What knockers!

Posted by: Gene Wilder at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (DbmxP)

142 38 If I was running Hollyweird, I'd give Maggie Gyllenhall a chance to portray Sam Bankman-Fried's girlfriend. That's about it.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)


Oh! They could make a movie about workplace "bunnies," and she could play the Badge Bunny who looks just like SBF's girlfriend, and was caught out sleeping with something like half a dozen other cops (some married). You couldn't make a whole movie about just that one case, but it could be an Easter egg in an intertwined anthology of The Other Bunnies (mashing up "other women" and badge/bucket/XYZ bunnies), exploring the human desire for real connection and commitment and the homewreckers who don't care.

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (Sy6m/)

143 126 Maggie Gylehall is Kris Angel of Mindy Kaling.
Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (aTgV0)

Still too good

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

144 Honestly, can anyone think of a successful female director of films?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (pZ64F)

145 I liked Diablo Cody's "Lisa Frankenstein". Cody probably hates everyone commenting at AOSHQ but she can deliver an amusing script.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (gKWVE)

146 I think I went to one movie in a theater in the last 12 years. I do not see myself ever giving hollywood any more of my money.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2026 04:50 PM (0N4FZ)

147 Well, if she does hopefully it will make her feel better about agreeing to be in "Bride"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

From best performance of the year to worst movie evah. That's quite an achievement for one actress. LOL

Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 04:50 PM (lJ0H4)

148 140 Do they make so much on comic book
Movies that they can absorb the loses elsewhere and not care?

Not these days they don't. I get it, it hard to know what is going to hit and is not. I mean Minecraft was an unholy pile of crap but it made over a billion dollars. Every Avatar movie is awful but earns the GDP of a large country.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (PYyV9)

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WB hit a profit level so early last year (I think it was September) that they were saying they didn't care that One Battle After Another was going to lose $100 million.

Because Minecraft, Sinners, and like 6 other movies they'd released had gone to #1 and gotten profitable on their own.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:50 PM (GBKbO)

149 Agree. And I don't begrudge women getting older, no one ever looks the same, but with her money, she could have gone to some place other than Fantastic Sam's for her haircut.

And her face looks like it's sliding off her skull.
Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:45 PM (aZm/F)

Had a high school buddy who once described a girl's face as "looking like a candle that's slowly melting."

That's Mags. Feminism is bad for the skin.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (KbCG3)

150 You know you can just open me in a new tab, right??

Posted by: IMDB at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (DbmxP)

151 Honestly, can anyone think of a successful female director of films?

Its been a while but Nora Ephron had hit after hit, great movies. Penny Marshall from Laverne and Shirley put out a lot of great stuff too. And yeah, Ida Lupino

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (PYyV9)

152
Honestly, can anyone think of a successful female director of films?
Posted by: pudinhead


Penny Marshall had a good run.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (xG4kz)

153 134 I honestly don’t get how every year studios lose hundred of millions or even billions on these woke bombs. Yet the companies still exist, still keep making the same movies. At some point the money should run out.
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Laundering big chunks of money is their business model. Casinos can't do that.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (pZ64F)

154 140 Do they make so much on comic book
Movies that they can absorb the loses elsewhere and not care?

Not these days they don't.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (PYyV9)

Supergirl will turn that around...

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (Sco7b)

155 Honestly, can anyone think of a successful female director of films?
Posted by: pudinhead

Ida Lupino, as I noted above.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (77rzZ)

156
It's fun to watch women like Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal bitch about how women have No Voice in Hollywood, the lefty capital of the planet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:51 PM (ENbdL)

157 Think of movies like "The Passion" that Hollywood refused to bankroll and people like Mel Gibson had to go out f pocket to get made.

But they just hand Maggie Gylenhaal a couple hundred million to make a movie with such an incredibly stupid premise.

Hollywood has been liberal since the beginning, but it's only in recent years where they have really been willing to throw big money at their dumb narratives.

Posted by: Leupold at March 10, 2026 04:52 PM (eIzlH)

158 Stop putting women in charge.

Posted by: Odd how often this fits... at March 10, 2026 04:52 PM (DbmxP)

159 135 125 In better news, upon the recommendation of my father, I finally watched Lonesome Dove.

Holy moly. What a series.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

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Absolutely fantastic and, of course, the book was incredible.
Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:47 PM (aZm/F)

Going to have to read it. Story was too good to miss what is probably an even better story.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 04:52 PM (KbCG3)

160 I wonder how many of the people who saw this thought that it was a sequel to the recent Frankenstein movie which was actually very good?

When I saw this coming out that is what I thought it was given they were about a year apart.

So the box office would in all likelihood be even worse but for riding on Frank's coattails.

Posted by: Thatch at March 10, 2026 04:52 PM (i0077)

161 144 Honestly, can anyone think of a successful female director of films?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (pZ64F)

Penny Marshall
Sophia Coppola
Nora Ephron
Kathryn Bigelow was mentioned a few times above
...that's about it

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:52 PM (xcxpd)

162
Honestly, can anyone think of a successful female director of films?
Posted by: pudinhead

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Amy Heckerling did some good ones.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:52 PM (ENbdL)

163 Maggie Gyllenhaal?? Who?

Posted by: dantesed at March 10, 2026 04:53 PM (Y0tFs)

164 "...you owe pampered white AWFULs All the Jobs, because they've been "silenced" for so long."

Is this her version of that shit, "quiet, a black woman is talking?"

STFU, both of you.

Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:53 PM (aZm/F)

165 WB hit a profit level so early last year (I think it was September) that they were saying they didn't care that One Battle After Another was going to lose $100 million.

Yeah THE BRIDE! was the end of a long string for them, just hit after hit. Zaslav did his job to make WB seem valuable to buy and sold it for far, far more than it was worth heh.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:53 PM (PYyV9)

166 lol

The left is freaking out that the war in Iran is costing $1B a day. This is from the same people who shrugged at $20B in Somali fraud.

Posted by: Heroq at March 10, 2026 04:53 PM (HF36u)

167 There was another Frankenstein movie that came out recently with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Eldori and it wasn't terrible...Oscar's normal woodness works more or less.

But it tried to tackle deeper ideas then this one we are talking about.

I mean...the feminist line of "you didn't get consent to bring me back from the dead I want to talk to your manager" is just so asinine.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 04:53 PM (sKqQm)

168 The Critical Drinker had a scathing review as well, but in a Scottish accent.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 04:53 PM (u73oe)

169 151 Honestly, can anyone think of a successful female director of films?

Its been a while but Nora Ephron had hit after hit, great movies. Penny Marshall from Laverne and Shirley put out a lot of great stuff too. And yeah, Ida Lupino.
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Penny Marshall was the only one I recalled. She was married to the Rob Reiner as well. This might have helped a bit.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 04:53 PM (pZ64F)

170 Joan Micklin Silver was a good director. Her budget was probably in a much smaller ballpark.

Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 04:54 PM (nvKZ7)

171
"Wolfis, Frankie and Me" would be a great "buddies on the road" picture.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:54 PM (xG4kz)

172 Maggie Gyllenhaal?? Who?

Sister of that guy that made the queer shepherd movie a while back

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:54 PM (PYyV9)

173 They all went to see Steven Seagall karate movies.

To be fair, the style of martial arts that Steven Segal practiced was aikido.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 10, 2026 04:54 PM (0sNs1)

174 What the fuck did I just read about?!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)

175 Oh and Penelope Spheeris...she made Wayne's World

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:55 PM (xcxpd)

176 Any Heckerling directed fast times at ridgemont high.

Posted by: Heroq at March 10, 2026 04:55 PM (HF36u)

177 "I actually think the moment I first became a Director was the morning Trump was first elected"
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There it is America; it's Trump's fault that she made this incredible stinkeroo.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2026 04:55 PM (l0k7j)

178 To be fair, the style of martial arts that Steven Segal practiced was aikido.

Whereas Chuck Norris practiced AiKillU.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)

179 167 There was another Frankenstein movie that came out recently with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Eldori and it wasn't terrible...Oscar's normal woodness works more or less.
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I saw it a few weeks ago. Visually it was well done but the story was flat was my take away. Basically, a well made 'meh' movie.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 04:56 PM (pZ64F)

180 Lonesome Dove the book is much better than the movie.
The Sand Pebbles book is much better than the movie.
Both movies are well done though.

Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 04:56 PM (nvKZ7)

181 I DID NOT CONSENT TO BE REANIMATED! ALSO, FIRE BAD!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (u73oe)

182 Obviously, women can make good movies. The question is, just because they are women SHOULD they make movies?

The answer is, of course, no.

Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (aZm/F)

183 Its not that women cannot direct movies and do them well, its just rare. I mean its rare any men can do it, for that matter especially these days. About the only really reliable portion of film making for quality is the guys who do all the set design, set dressing, costuming, etc. Even in really awful movies they tend to do great work.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (PYyV9)

184 How did Maggie Gylenhaal become a semi famous actress? She really is an odd looking woman and I cant say her acting has ever been anything of note.

I'll never understand how Christopher Nolan thought Katie Holmes or Maggie Gylenhaal were the right actress to play Bruce Wayne's love interest. Just terrible choices.

Posted by: Leupold at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (eIzlH)

185 Any Heckerling directed fast times at ridgemont high.

I wonder if anyone would remember that movie absent Phoebe Cates' scene - yeah, you know the one.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (Riz8t)

186 What the fuck did I just read about?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 04:55 PM


Not one of my movies.

Posted by: Ridley Scott at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (0sNs1)

187 Nancy Myers directed massive hit after hit, which my wife likes to call "Great House Movies" because all her movies star a really great house, right alongside the actors.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (l0k7j)

188 Off Ben Shapiro Sister's Ashkenazi Breasts sock...

And Old Henry was an enjoyable movie

Posted by: Field Marshal Zuhkov at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (wBaIH)

189 Has nothing to do with female directors being oppressed or silenced. There are some damn good female writers and directors out there. Lynne Ramsay and Kathryn Bigelow some to mind. The difference is they're actually talented, hard-working, and story-focused, and make good shit that people want to see instead of narrative-driven slop that demands people like it because if they don't they're misogynist white supremacists.

Posted by: It's not because you're a woman, Mags, it's because you suck at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (TbWk/)

190 172 Maggie Gyllenhaal?? Who?

Sister of that guy that made the queer shepherd movie a while back
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:54 PM (PYyV9)

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hahahahahah
This place.

Posted by: Seems Legit at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (aZm/F)

191 180 Lonesome Dove the book is much better than the movie.
The Sand Pebbles book is much better than the movie.
Both movies are well done though.
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Yep. The Sand Pebbles was great. Steve McQueen in his prime. My opinion is this was McQueen's greatest film role.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (pZ64F)

192 185 Any Heckerling directed fast times at ridgemont high.

I wonder if anyone would remember that movie absent Phoebe Cates' scene - yeah, you know the one.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (Riz8t)

The topless pool scene was great but the movie overall has some good depth to it. Cameron Crowe is a good writer.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (xcxpd)

193 I saw it a few weeks ago. Visually it was well done but the story was flat was my take away. Basically, a well made 'meh' movie.

To be honest, that has been my takeaway from everything I have seen Guillermo DelToro make. Looks nice, kinda meh, odd moral tone.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (PYyV9)

194 > WB hit a profit level so early last year (I think it was September) that they were saying they didn't care that One Battle After Another was going to lose $100 million.

What a shortsighted way to look at life. How about not making shit movies this year and using that extra money to make more not shit movies next year?

Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (mkw2N)

195
I liked the first half of Lonesome Dove better than the second half (the breakpoint was Lori crying in Gus' arms at Adobe Walls after having been rescued). But the second half had its moments and remained worthy of watching, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (xG4kz)

196 Last movie I saw in a theater was Sound of Freedom. I thought it was an incredibly powerful movie and judging by the reaction of the rest of the audience I'm not alone.

Hollywood will never fund a movie like that for obvious reasons but if more movies like that were made I'd go see them.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (viF8m)

197 " Maggie Gyllenhaal?? Who?
Posted by: dantesed"


Imagine Jake Gyllenhaal...now image he's a female with the absolute worst genetical contribution from both his mother and father.

Now hit his face with a hammer.

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (aTgV0)

198 I'll never understand how Christopher Nolan thought Katie Holmes or Maggie Gylenhaal were the right actress to play Bruce Wayne's love interest. Just terrible choices.
Posted by: Leupold

Isn't this the same director who cast that skinny African actress as Helen of Troy.

Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (lJ0H4)

199 What has more smug cluelessness than a NYT reporter interviewing a celebrity about their struggles?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)

200 Posted by: It's not because you're a woman, Mags, it's because you suck at March 10, 2026 04:58 PM (TbWk/)

This needs to be delivered in Charles Dance's voice.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (gKWVE)

201 Can we all agree that Christian Bale is becoming tiresome?

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:00 PM (aTgV0)

202 I wonder if anyone would remember that movie absent Phoebe Cates' scene - yeah, you know the one.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:57 PM (Riz8t)


That’s a great movie overall.
I also liked Stacy more.

Posted by: Heroq at March 10, 2026 05:00 PM (HF36u)

203 TheJamesMadison may be along shortly to discuss one or more of my movies.

Posted by: Ridley Scott at March 10, 2026 05:00 PM (0sNs1)

204 195
I liked the first half of Lonesome Dove better than the second half (the breakpoint was Lori crying in Gus' arms at Adobe Walls after having been rescued). But the second half had its moments and remained worthy of watching, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (xG4kz)

I wasn't a huge fan of the Clara stuff, but the second half cemented the premise of the story, which is that there is no such thing as a happy ending, ha.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 10, 2026 05:00 PM (KbCG3)

205 Last movie I saw in a theater was Sound of Freedom. I thought it was an incredibly powerful movie and judging by the reaction of the rest of the audience I'm not alone.

Yeah, that was a great movie. Very powerful. It was transparently manipulative and melodramatic, but the acting and the storyline lifted it above just a hackneyed story meant to pull your heartstrings. Maybe the best movie that year.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:01 PM (PYyV9)

206 But the second half had its moments and remained worthy of watching, too.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:59 PM (xG4kz)

Pea Eye: "Gus, you all right?"
Gus, with multiple arrows in his knee: "Hell no, I'm not all right!"

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 10, 2026 05:01 PM (k9OZB)

207
Yep. The Sand Pebbles was great. Steve McQueen in his prime. My opinion is this was McQueen's greatest film role.
Posted by: pudinhead


"What happened? What the hell happened?"

* shot rings out *

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:01 PM (xG4kz)

208 It's crap!

Posted by: The Critic at March 10, 2026 05:02 PM (TezPK)

209 TheJamesMadison may be along shortly to discuss one or more of my movies.
Posted by: Ridley Scot


Exhibit A of the inconsistent director. Made some of the best movies of all time, as well as some real crap.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:02 PM (PYyV9)

210 Looking at Jake Gylenhaal, the absolute worst sperm hit the absolute worst egg with Maggie.

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:02 PM (aTgV0)

211 As I keep saying, it's all just money laundering.

Rocco: Oh my goodness! The Boss says we need to make $100 million "disappear"!

Fat Tony: Give it to me. I'll take to Hollywood and we can say a feminist director used it to make a flop.

Things are going to get strange when AI wipes out the current movie production system, and pimply guys making mega-hit movies in their moms' basements suddenly have sweaty guys with dufflebags full of money showing up at their doorsteps.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 10, 2026 05:02 PM (TR4+2)

212 I think I'll just watch Frankenstein Created Woman instead.

Peter Cushing jump starts Susan Denberg and hijinx abound.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (IQhz0)

213 I’m trying to remember the last movie I saw in a theater. I think it’s Boss Baby 2 which I took my kids to see. Which came out in 2021.

Posted by: Heroq at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (HF36u)

214 Uh oh...

@TheBabylonBee
Iran Warns U.S. It Has Huge Stockpile Of Supreme Leaders https://buff.ly/jYpQLxe

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (Dv3i1)

215
Gus' reaction to Jake spurring his mount in order to carry out his hanging was powerful.

"He died fine."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (xG4kz)

216 Last movie I saw in a theater was Sound of Freedom. I thought it was an incredibly powerful movie and judging by the reaction of the rest of the audience I'm not alone.

Yeah, that was a great movie. Very powerful. It was transparently manipulative and melodramatic, but the acting and the storyline lifted it above just a hackneyed story meant to pull your heartstrings. Maybe the best movie that year.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

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Is it legit good? I haven't seen it, but I also know our side tends to "over praise" things that aren't part of the usual Hive Mind. Usually religious type movies.

I get it, and I also want "alternative" media to succeed, but I'm always wary about how good the product really is.

I bought a MyPillow, sad to say, garbage product.

Posted by: Leupold at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (eIzlH)

217 Does Ed Wood cross dressing count as a female director?

Posted by: Wally at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (pduCL)

218 Mags is a real bowser.

No offense intended to our canine friends.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 10, 2026 05:04 PM (TezPK)

219 Penny Marshall. Yes, she's no longer with us but she was an effective Director and Producer.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 05:04 PM (NFX2v)

220 Can't go far wrong with Peter Cushing.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 05:04 PM (gKWVE)

221 This needs to be delivered in Charles Dance's voice.

Apropos of nothing, this scene with Dance (From The Crown) gave me chills, even though the director's intent was the opposite.

https://youtu.be/JgeEQ1dDtRQ

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 05:04 PM (Riz8t)

222 80 is lesbian porn feminist?
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (jrgJz)

81 Do feminist movies also have casting couches?
Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (Sco7b)


The Horde. Asking the difficult societal questions the mainstream press refuses to ask.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (4nEGa)

223
Iran Warns U.S. It Has Huge Stockpile Of Supreme Leaders https://buff.ly/jYpQLxe
Posted by: Chuck Martel


"Got 'em stacked like cordwood, we does!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (xG4kz)

224 OH, and Gale Anne Hurd. More producer than writer but still, had a significant involvement in sci-fi hits that have a lasting mark in our cinematic culture. This was back when being good at your job actually mattered...

Posted by: You ain't a pioneer Maggie at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (TbWk/)

225 Can we all agree that Christian Bale is becoming tiresome?
Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:00 PM (aTgV0)

Fuck no, my guy.

I beat off to the chainsaw scene in American Psycho during Zoom calls. Never gets old.

Posted by: Gavin Newsome at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (BI5O2)

226 Is it legit good? I haven't seen it, but I also know our side tends to "over praise" things that aren't part of the usual Hive Mind. Usually religious type movies.

I agree, that definitely will happen. But Sound of Freedom is genuinely good. And very tense, genuinely I was not at all sure people were going to make it through this movie -- and not all of them did. I particularly liked how the Mexican cops were portrayed without slouching into hero worship or stereotype.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (PYyV9)

227 I bought a MyPillow, sad to say, garbage product.
Posted by: Leupold

MyPillow. aka: landfill.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (TezPK)

228 I just watched American Gangster and 12 Monkeys. I was entertained. I had not seen either of those movies. Pretty good stuff.

Posted by: turambar at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (Q0yOR)

229 Uma Thurman was the only The Bride.

Elsa Lanchester was the only The Bride.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (nHcc1)

230 209 TheJamesMadison may be along shortly to discuss one or more of my movies.
Posted by: Ridley Scot

Exhibit A of the inconsistent director. Made some of the best movies of all time, as well as some real crap.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:02 PM (PYyV9)

Ridley knows how to place a camera. But without a strong script, he's lost. He cannot elevate bad material.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (xcxpd)

231 Somehow Maggie Gyllenhaal always looked like she was already a grandmother. I mean like in her early twenties. Like, how do you have saggy tits when you just got tits?

Posted by: Alec Leamas at March 10, 2026 05:06 PM (ssz2a)

232 Penny whatserface from Laverne and Shirley did some good stuff as a director.

Marshall.

Looks like she dodged a bullet divorcing Rob Reiner.

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:06 PM (aTgV0)

233
Spike Lee. Huh. Despises people like me. Likes to tell everyone about that.

Stevie Wonder lectured people like me about their irredeemable evil just the other day. I think the underlying message is, jump off a cliff.

Can I assume that any black celebrity is eventually going to say out loud what they've apparently always thought about people like me, it's just a matter of time?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 05:06 PM (VWtfl)

234 "Somehow Maggie Gyllenhaal always looked like she was already a grandmother. I mean like in her early twenties. Like, how do you have saggy tits when you just got tits?
Posted by: Alec Leamas"


lol

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:06 PM (aTgV0)

235 Like, how do you have saggy tits when you just got tits?
----------------
Take a look at Yoko's tits in her prime. Shoosh.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 05:07 PM (pZ64F)

236 "Got 'em stacked like cordwood, we does!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (xG4kz)


And then you can dump them like kitty litter.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 10, 2026 05:08 PM (nHcc1)

237 Are there any scientists here who can explain the CIA info dump about the similarity of or relationship between cancer and parasites?

It seems like people are making a bigger deal of it than it should be.

1. This is old Soviet research. Maybe it's valid, maybe it's not. If it's valid, I hope someone can pick up the thread.

2. It doesn't seem like it's a causal link or a cure. It seems like it's just a biochemical similarity between cancer and certain parasites. Maybe this similarity can be used to gain information about cancer, or maybe it's just a curiosity.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 05:08 PM (mkw2N)

238 Looks like she dodged a bullet divorcing Rob Reiner.
___

I thought it was a knife?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 05:08 PM (Dv3i1)

239 @216

>>Is it legit good?

It's good in the sense that it's well crafted and tells the story it want to tell effectively, the subject matter will never allow it to be considered a good film.

The other problem the film has is The Jesus problem in that you can never look at James Caviezel and not see Jesus.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 05:09 PM (XV/Pl)

240 I watched The Secretary, which I truly regret, it was such an odd stupid movie but Maggie looked pretty good in that. She hit the wall at supersonic speed soon after though.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:09 PM (PYyV9)

241 "Is it legit good? I haven't seen it, but I also know our side tends to "over praise" things that aren't part of the usual Hive Mind. Usually religious type movies.
Posted by: Leupold"


The Atlas Shrugged movies were heavily praised on the right. I thought they were terrible. Plus not really a good book for a movie.

Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2026 05:09 PM (GUOwU)

242
Why does not PDJT simply come out and tell the Iranians, "If you think the answer to your present problem is to continually refill the position of Supreme Leader with a cleric, then you had better consider for how long you want this beating to last."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:09 PM (xG4kz)

243 231 Somehow Maggie Gyllenhaal always looked like she was already a grandmother. I mean like in her early twenties. Like, how do you have saggy tits when you just got tits?
Posted by: Alec Leamas at March 10, 2026 05:06 PM (ssz2a)

Right? And those puppet lines. You usually don't get those until you're at least middle-aged and she's had them forever. Looks like Charlie McCarthy in drag FFS.

Posted by: Definitely a dummy at March 10, 2026 05:09 PM (TbWk/)

244 Was Ida Lupino the only good woman director? I like her work as an actress, but I haven't seen The Hitch-Hiker or The Bigamist.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at March 10, 2026 05:09 PM (BHrzb)

245 > Take a look at Yoko's tits

No.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 05:10 PM (mkw2N)

246 Take a look at Yoko's tits

Generally the idea of a naked asian girl appeals to me but no, just... no.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:10 PM (PYyV9)

247 227 I bought a MyPillow, sad to say, garbage product.
Posted by: Leupold

MyPillow. aka: landfill.
Posted by: Joe Mama at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (TezPK)

My late mother got some too.
Also disappointed...
They were 'The Bride!' of pillows.....

Posted by: Stateless at March 10, 2026 05:10 PM (Sco7b)

248 Hah!

Yeah she looks like a puppet.

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:11 PM (aTgV0)

249 The Atlas Shrugged movies were heavily praised on the right. I thought they were terrible. Plus not really a good book for a movie.

The movie I thought was going to be idiotic crap but was surprisingly good was Left Behind. The theology is nonsense but it was a pretty effective and fresh sci fi apocalyptic disaster movie.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:12 PM (PYyV9)

250 Nancy Myers six theatrical releases grossed $1.35 billion at the box office, over $1.6 billion if you include a movie she produced but did not direct.

As Writer and/Or Director
The Parent Trap
What Women Want
Something's Gotta Give
The Holiday
It's Complicated
The Intern

As Producer:

Private Benjamin
Irreconcilable Differences
Baby Boom
Father Of The Bride
I Love Trouble
Father Of The Bride Part 2
Home Again

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2026 05:12 PM (kWCwY)

251 32 My issue with Spike Lee is less his didactic scripting and more about the weird melodrama he inserts into his films.

Take He Got Game.

On the one hand, it's a look at how basketball is the only way out of the inner city for many black men. On the other, it's a weepy melodrama about a young man who can't keep his girl.

He can't manage tone to save his life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:32 PM (GBKbO)

Well, that just sounds like a really ham-handed metaphor, using two meanings of "having game." So if you tell me he's inconsistent with women, can pull them but can't keep them, then I'll tell you that he's inconsistent with basketball, can catch a scout's eye but can't close the deal. Spike Lee might as well pull out a hammer at the back of the theater and work his way down the aisle, hitting audience members on the head, "This! Is! Parallelism!"

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 05:12 PM (Sy6m/)

252 I have a My Pillow, seems fine to me

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 05:12 PM (Ia/+0)

253 Maggie hit the Wall so hard that the Wall also now looks worse.

Posted by: Wally at March 10, 2026 05:13 PM (pduCL)

254
Spike Lee is a twisted and racist dwarf homunculus

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:13 PM (xG4kz)

255 Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast as the love interest in … Batman Dark Knight. By Christopher Nolan. Somebody looked at her and said, “yea, a handsome billionaire badass would totally go for her!”

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 10, 2026 05:14 PM (m/YDg)

256 Nancy Myers six theatrical releases grossed $1.35 billion at the box office, over $1.6 billion if you include a movie she produced but did not direct

A good selection. like Nora Ephron, generally not movies I care for, but they did well and are well regarded.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:14 PM (PYyV9)

257 And the hawtest Batman babe was Kim Basinger. Or maybe Nicole Kidman.

>>>>>>>>>>>

Untrue. It will forever be Julie Newmar.

Posted by: Jim at March 10, 2026 05:14 PM (CIngQ)

258 >>Is it legit good?

One person's opinion but yes. Very good. And largely true.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2026 05:15 PM (viF8m)

259 Spike Lee is a good director who has made provocative and interesting films.

Tarantino continually churns out fantasy pap.

I really hope he holds to his 10 and done promise.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 05:15 PM (XV/Pl)

260 I always have found Gary Cooper highly over-rated.

Sergeant York was pretty good though.

Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:15 PM (aTgV0)

261 The title of the film "The Shape of Water" is what bugs me in its pseudo profoundness. This is sure to be intelligent, penetrating, and enlightening. Just watch.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 10, 2026 05:16 PM (BEnkm)

262 Somebody looked at her and said, “yea, a handsome billionaire badass would totally go for her!”/i]

Even worse, she was the girl the two most handsome and eligible bachelors in Gotham City were fighting over, Batman's primary motivation in the film. The problem is they didn't have an Annette Bening who is both gorgeous and can really act.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:16 PM (PYyV9)

263 I've had a MyPillow for years with no issues.

Posted by: the lower depths at March 10, 2026 05:17 PM (GSy5R)

264 @262

>>Annette Bening who is both gorgeous and can really act.

Or a young Virginia Madsen.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 05:17 PM (XV/Pl)

265 Yoko's tits are 93. I dont expect them to look like that of a supermodel, but I am not going to try to find a picture of them anyway.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 05:18 PM (rZCVI)

266 201 Can we all agree that Christian Bale is becoming tiresome?
Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2026 05:00 PM (aTgV0)

He's not as hot as he used to be but boy was he handsome in American Psycho. The getting ready scene he was gorgeous.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 05:18 PM (RjXn6)

267 The only thing that gives water shape is the vessel containing it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 05:18 PM (XV/Pl)

268 And the hawtest Batman babe was Kim Basinger. Or maybe Nicole Kidman

Siouxsie Sioux

Posted by: Mrawr! at March 10, 2026 05:19 PM (gKWVE)

269 2. It doesn't seem like it's a causal link or a cure. It seems like it's just a biochemical similarity between cancer and certain parasites. Maybe this similarity can be used to gain information about cancer, or maybe it's just a curiosity.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 05:08 PM (mkw2N)


it indicates that there may be some actual science to back up the claim that Fenbenzadole and Ivermectin can delay or stop cancer, and that there was a large area of research that was suppressed because it might expose IC Practices and techiques

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 05:19 PM (rbvCR)

270 257 And the hawtest Batman babe was Kim Basinger. Or maybe Nicole Kidman.

>>>>>>>>>>>

Untrue. It will forever be Julie Newmar.
Posted by: Jim at March 10, 2026 05:14 PM

I agree that Julie Newmar was the prettiest catwoman. Kim Basinger is beautiful too but I think Julie Newmar is prettier.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 05:19 PM (RjXn6)

271 Only terminally white-guilted progressive idiots gave to their Woke Church and put alms in the basket at Spike Lee student films.

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

* Gruesome Newscum -- who's even stupider than black people -- has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 10, 2026 05:20 PM (hxV5/)

272 Julie is my vote

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 05:20 PM (Ia/+0)

273
I could have done without Aaron Eckhart in The Dark Knight, too.

I've been put off of him since "Paycheck", with the exception of his role as co-pilot in "Sully".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:21 PM (xG4kz)

274 A girl in trouble is a temporary thing

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 10, 2026 05:21 PM (m/YDg)

275 6 Look at Maggie Gyllenhaal mouth position when smirking - it's exactly the same as Hillary's.


Yuck!!!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 04:25 PM (cYBz/)

I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw the embed video pic.

If it just showed her cheeks and lips you'd swear it was Hillary circa 2000.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 10, 2026 05:21 PM (6ydKt)

276 Was Ida Lupino the only good woman director? I like her work as an actress, but I haven't seen The Hitch-Hiker or The Bigamist.


She directed part of an episode of Gilligan's Island so she must be one the greats.

Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 05:21 PM (nvKZ7)

277 274 A girl in trouble is a temporary thing
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 10, 2026 05:21 PM

Man I'd feel better...

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 05:22 PM (RjXn6)

278 My MyPillow is sleepy goodness.
Maybe you need an assjack.
Sarc

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 10, 2026 05:22 PM (Kt19C)

279 > there was a large area of research that was suppressed because it might expose IC Practices and techiques

Hopefully CIA quietly passed it to competent researchers to have a look.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 05:22 PM (mkw2N)

280 Maggie was ok bending over a desk

Posted by: Skip at March 10, 2026 05:23 PM (Ia/+0)

281 A girl in trouble is a temporary thing

temporary, temporary, temporary, temporary

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 05:23 PM (PYyV9)

282 I have yet to see anything from Spike Lee that wasn't pure dog squeeze.
Being lectured in race relations by a racist may have something to do with it.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at March 10, 2026 05:24 PM (ECWXM)

283 Snow White, of course, and one that was in and out of theaters so quickly you probably never even heard of it, Disney's Ella McKay, a movie about a lightly-fictionalized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez style reformer.

Ah, Hi Ho, Hi Ho! is explained.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 10, 2026 05:24 PM (4NO2D)

284 If they are admitting to the bomb as costing $80 million, you can bet that it cost well north of $140 million.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 10, 2026 05:24 PM (xvV+O)

285 23 19 What part of the line did she most object to TJM?
hatreds or poorly assembled?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (n5tGW)

=======

She said I wouldn't be good at parties!

Well, I'm not because I'm awkward, but that's another matter.

Really, I don't think what I said was particularly mean-spirited.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:30 PM (GBKbO)

It wasn't.

It seems you are dealing with a cliterature fan who has Morning Glory Milking Farm on her shelf and the The Sound of Water is her favorite movie.

H8ter.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 10, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)

286 No love for Anne Hathaway as catwoman? The Blade would … enthusiastically and repeatedly.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 10, 2026 05:25 PM (m/YDg)

287 Heath Ledger as the joker in Batman #2 was oscar worthy. RIP Mr. Ledger.

Posted by: kingsman at March 10, 2026 05:25 PM (ehY6c)

288 Heath Ledger as the joker in Batman #2 was oscar worthy. RIP Mr. Ledger.
Posted by: kingsman at March 10, 2026 05:25 PM



It's more of a tragedy than Bruce Willis becoming successful, and immediately losing all his hair.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (4NO2D)

289
Being lectured in race relations by a racist may have something to do with it.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale


Barky O'Bumbles has entered the chat.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (xG4kz)

290 I saw one Spike Lee movie at the theater. She's Got to Have It.
Last movie I ever saw by that hack.

Posted by: Glenn at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (nvKZ7)

291 My late mother got some too.
Also disappointed...
They were 'The Bride!' of pillows.....

Posted by: Stateless


Wait, is The Bride! the Kaboom of movies?

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 10, 2026 05:26 PM (OUMaO)

292 New one:

Biden's Autopen Autocrats Spent Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to "Queer" Maps, to Make Maps More Gay

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 05:27 PM (Riz8t)

293 Inside Man is a pretty good Spike Lee movie.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 05:27 PM (+nEug)

294 As I always say. The Wachowski's proved better than anyone that men make better movies than women.

Posted by: Croaker at March 10, 2026 05:27 PM (AUB4U)

295 Anyone having slow interweb trouble today? Mine seems a tad wonky.

Posted by: turambar at March 10, 2026 05:27 PM (Q0yOR)

296 Hopefully CIA quietly passed it to competent researchers to have a look.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 05:22 PM (mkw2N)


The chemotherapy approach is to apply poison that the cancer is more susceptible to, and hope it kills the cancer before the patient. The problem is that this also damages the immune response which is also responsible for killing cancer cells. If one could disrupt tumor metabolism, it may be that the immune system could catch up and destroy the tumor without chemo.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (rbvCR)

297 107 I watched Bale's first film "Empire of the Sun" last weekend. Pre-woke and pre-affected Bale was best Bale.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (xG4kz)
--------
He's great in Ford v. Ferrari.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (KAqW5)

He wasn't terrible in The Fighter as Wahlberg's meth/crackhead brother, either.

Posted by: Octochicken at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (oCS0o)

298
Biden's Autopen Autocrats Spent Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to "Queer" Maps, to Make Maps More Gay
Posted by: Archimedes


What does that even mean?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (xG4kz)

299 Heath Ledger as the joker in Batman #2 was oscar worthy. RIP Mr. Ledger.

Posted by: kingsman at March 10, 2026 05:25 PM (ehY6c)
==

I second that. It was a spectacular job and probably what drove him to take his own life.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (xvV+O)

300 Shape of Water sucked Shape of Penis. Nicely shot, yes. But it sucked. What it did do, however, is tap into the apparently very large market of bored sexually repressed women longing to fuck monsters.

They actually made a very similar movie featuring a female sea monster getting fucked by men at a remote lighthouse.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 10, 2026 05:29 PM (m/YDg)

301 79 >>Christian Bale needs a better agent.

he's a wokester and he picks a lot of loser woke movies. This is his own doing.

I suspect he only does what he wants now. He's kind of a rainmaker in Hollywood.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)

Maybe he wants to destroy woke actresses and directors by giving them what they want and letting them fail.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:30 PM (8avO+)

302 First and only Spike movie I have seen is Do The Right Thing and I thought it sucked ass. YMMV.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 10, 2026 05:30 PM (xvV+O)

303 The Shape of Water?

Guillermo saw The Creature from the Black Lagoon and thought, "the problem with this movie is that Julie Adams and the gill man don't fuck."

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (IQhz0)

304 I need a read from the Horde.

In my long video ranking Best Picture winners, I said this of The Shape of Water: "a collection of hatreds poorly assembled together through coincidence."

Is that...hateful? I didn't think so, but I got some rando, like, really offended by that.

I guess this lady just loves The Shape of Water a lot and doesn't know how to defend it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (GBKbO)

I felt it was a '50s style B-movie with a bunch of lefty tropes thrown in for Oscar bait. Personally, I thought it was fun.

Posted by: Robert at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (dpXJq)

305 Amy Heckerling also directed Johnny Dangerously.

Posted by: Walsingham at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (YhKhO)

306 Guillermo saw The Creature from the Black Lagoon and thought, "the problem with this movie is that Julie Adams and the gill man don't fuck."
Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at March 10, 2026 05:31 PM (IQhz0)


are you sure it wasn't a further discussion of Spanish fascism?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 10, 2026 05:32 PM (rbvCR)

307 Nood.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 10, 2026 05:32 PM (eOFY+)

308 I bought a MyPillow, sad to say, garbage product.
Posted by: Leupold at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (eIzlH)
~~~~~

I didn't like the first MyPillow I received. Then I learned that you have to follow the instructions about putting it in the dryer before first use, and that there are different lofts you can order. Purchased one with more loft and followed the directions, and I gotta say I like it a lot. Whole different experience.

Who knew a pillow would come with instructions!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (3ImbR)

309 Nood!

Posted by: turambar at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (Q0yOR)

310 Nood Queer maps.

Posted by: Tuna at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (lJ0H4)

311 295 Anyone having slow interweb trouble today? Mine seems a tad wonky.
Posted by: turambar

Yup, difficult getting here.

Penny Marshall had an uneven directing career but "Get Shorty" was fun.

Posted by: Auspex at March 10, 2026 05:34 PM (Y8DZL)

312 Ridley knows how to place a camera. But without a strong script, he's lost. He cannot elevate bad material.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 05:05 PM (xcxpd)

Nor can he evaluate a script, sadly. Perhaps it was that he just lost the ability. 'Prometheus' was probably the worst piece of crap I have sat through in a while, and I kept thinking, "Did anybody, anybody at all, read this before breaking out the bales of money?" I mean, it's not like it was already known that Damon Lindlehoff (Refuse to look up proper spelling) needed to have his hands cut off so he couldn't write anything else (and his tongus cut out so dictation was off the table) and save humanity in general from his bilge. Why would someone who was so talented once fall so badly so fast?

Ugh.

Posted by: Brewingfrog at March 10, 2026 05:34 PM (bUNZO)

313 The ghost of Mary Shelly?

Did they ever read the book?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 10, 2026 05:36 PM (qFwJc)

314 Does Ed Wood cross dressing count as a female director?
Posted by: Wally at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (pduCL)

You must have missed Ed Wood's "Glen or Glenda" which is extremely earnest about transvestism not being homosexuality.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:39 PM (8avO+)

315 I bought a MyPillow, sad to say, garbage product.
Posted by: Leupold at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (eIzlH)
~~~~~

I didn't like the first MyPillow I received. Then I learned that you have to follow the instructions about putting it in the dryer before first use, and that there are different lofts you can order. Purchased one with more loft and followed the directions, and I gotta say I like it a lot. Whole different experience.

Who knew a pillow would come with instructions!
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 10, 2026 05:33 PM (3ImbR)

I like mine, it has been around a while and is not all flat like.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 05:40 PM (8avO+)

316 Speaking of Frankenstein reanimating dead bodies, the enormously misshapen, grotesque face of Maggie Glynenhall looks like it was pieced together from the faces of rotting corpses and reanimated. Glad that finally people are speaking out how astonishing it was in the Batman movie that this ugly bint was the love interest.

Posted by: Junius at March 10, 2026 06:30 PM (nIs0y)

317 You have to admit, however, the black phlegm has a nice Madame Bovary touch to it, intentional or not.

Posted by: Velociman at March 10, 2026 06:35 PM (M99RP)

318 For which producer did Maggie reenact Secretary?

Posted by: MikeN at March 10, 2026 06:48 PM (/Y0t+)

319 The Gyllenhaals' father grew up in Mrs. Smith's and my church, but sadly threw away that awesome inheritance by both going Hollywood and marrying a secular Jew, so it's not surprising that the kids did not turn out all that well.

Posted by: Joe Smith at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (PnWTF)

320 7 It always rankled me that this woman was ever chosen as the love interest in a Batman movie.

Now that's RBF
Posted by: Delurker

Yet Christian Bale is here with her. He chose this over more Batman. Which says more about his lack of taste than we can possibly imagine. Lol

Posted by: The Dog at March 10, 2026 11:48 PM (XodLO)

321 I missed that Ace said he was a wokester. That may be why he wasn’t in any further Batman movies. Those were very “woke” in the conservative sense. Lol

Posted by: The Dog at March 10, 2026 11:50 PM (XodLO)

322 I second that. It was a spectacular job and probably what drove him to take his own life.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 10, 2026 05:28 PM (xvV+O)

I think his death possibly leaned more towards the accidental side. He was combining a bunch of different painkillers, not downing large quanities, iirc.

Posted by: Sjg at March 11, 2026 12:31 AM (aqZN1)

David French: The Transing-Children-Obsessed, Abortion-Promoting James Talarico Is a Truer Christian Than All Fifty Million Christians Who Voted for Trump

Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul.

Last week, Karol Markowitcz wrotes about the left's new grift: Talk "moderate" while supporting trans surgery for five year olds.

Bonus points for making occasional insincere references to Jesus.


Sixteen months after Kamala Harris cackled her way into a loss to President Trump, the Democratic Party seems to have realized its candidates need an image makeover to get voters to forget what their team actually believes.

The name of the game is acting normal and talking like a moderate.

For Democrats, that's a stretch.

James Talarico of Texas is their bright new "moderate" hope.

He won a US Senate primary election this week largely by touting his Christianity, being respectful to his opponents, and generally presenting himself as the boy-next-door counterweight to his excitable opponent, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas).

Look at this sane man, declared the media.

Time magazine touted his "authenticity" and gushed, "It's populism and piety, the proletariat and the Pharisees all rolled into a Texas-sized operation."

The Washington Post highlighted how Talarico was "leaning in to his Christian faith in political debate, an atypical approach for a Democrat."

The New Yorker's soft-focus photo accompanied a fawning piece that described Talarico as looking "like he'd just finished his paper route and was eager to shovel the church's walk."

It did the trick for the Lone Star State's Democrats.

But the moderate façade may already be crumbling.

In 2020, Talarico was tweeting about the "virus" of "racism."

Who had it? White people, he said -- all of them.

"White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus," he posted. "But we spread it wherever we go -- through our words, our actions, and our systems.

"We don't have to be showing symptoms -- like a white hood or a Confederate flag -- to be contagious."

This is what passes for "normal" among Democrats?

...

In 2021, Talarico, a member of the state legislature, argued in favor of a bill that would allow biological boys to play in girls' sports.

"God is nonbinary," he declared on the state House floor.

"The thing I want us all to be aware of is ... modern science obviously recognizes there are many more than two biological sexes," he went on. "In fact, there are six."

Believing in six (or more!) genders is insane enough to most of us -- but six biological sexes?

The mind reels.

That same year, Talarico very proudly announced that his office was the first to put pronouns on staffers' business cards.

Obviously, the Satanic Pharisee David French is all-in on Talarico.

Chris Bray on the Last Temptation of David French, for The Federalist:

David French Suffers An Apparent Brain Injury Over James Talarico


James Talarico's fake tent show preacher act has been a joke since the moment he began it, and every living animal with a central nervous system is aware of this. For that matter, the geranium on your front porch may be aware of it. Pro-abortion, pro-trans, pro-trans-abortion for all six genders, Talarico's much-derided sermonizing on the far-left Jesus he made up somewhere inside his cotton candy mind is ludicrous, appalling, embarrassing, and give me a minute while I load up all the pejoratives I can fit on this forklift. See, if you haven't already, this discussion at First Things: "James Talarico's Backward Christianity." No one is dumb enough to buy this stuff.

Okay, almost no one.

In a moment we should have seen coming, New York Times columnist David French has just gushed out a shameless celebration of Talarico's insane nonsense, every word of which should qualify the worst op-ed prostitute in America for urgent psychiatric intervention. Here's a whole paragraph: "Or, to put it another way, Talarico is one of the few openly Christian politicians in the United States who acts like a Christian, and by acting like a Christian he reveals a profound contrast with so many members of the MAGA Christian movement that's dominated American political life for 10 years."

A challenge: Find the evidence French offers for the claim that Talarico "acts like a Christian." He cites some speeches, but speeches aren't actions. How, in David French's conception, does James Talarico live like a Christian, by his actions, and what does he think that means? Hang onto this point, because we'll be coming back to it.

But then go on to the characterization of MAGA as a Christian movement, full stop, as if no one would argue. Quick: Name the top three speeches Donald Trump has made in which he used the Bible as an argument for his political program. Discuss, in detail, the specific policy influence of Trump's pastor, who you should be able to name if we're talking about a Christian nationalist ideologue. Or, as a shortcut, just show the evidence French has ever presented to prove that MAGA is primarily theological, and that Trump's first instinct is to steer by religious faith. French doesn't argue this, because he can't. He just says it. It's a noise he makes, endlessly. It has no meaning of any kind.

David French invented the Christian nationalist MAGA argument into being, like Christopher Steele with a pee tape, and now he acts like his strawman is real. Donald Trump is a secular real estate developer who became a secular television figure who became a secular politician who treats Christians like he doesn't hate them. This is supposed to be "Christian nationalism."

Pointing at Talarico's supposed decency, French writes approvingly that the Texas politician "criticized the evangelical focus on abortion and homosexuality in politics," which Talarico describes as "two issues that Jesus never talked about." See, true Christians like Talarico know that Jesus wants you to have a lot of gay sex and abortions, because he never mentioned it, and Christianity has no substance except for being nice and not judging people for their personal choices. You can do whatever you want, as long as you're nice.

Then French, having celebrated Talarico for the argument that Jesus wants you to be nice and have a lot of gay sex and abortions, approvingly offers up this quote from Talarico: "I am tired of being pitted against my neighbor. I'm tired of being told to hate my neighbor. It's been more than 10 years of this kind of politics. Politics as blood sport, politics as trolling and owning, politics as total war. It tears families apart. It ends friendships, and it leaves us all feeling terrible all the time."

Don't judge, don't hate, don't troll, don't be engaged in politics as blood sport. Be kind, decent, restrained, hesitant to judge. This, French says, is the mark of decency in politics. Speak well of others. Watch your tongue.

And then, very next step, he savages Ken Paxton. With a tone-deafness you can't exaggerate, having set up Talarico's decency and true expression of Christianity as niceness and a steadfast refusal to judge or be pitted against your neighbor, French contrasts nice Christian James Talarico to mean right-winger Ken Paxton by writing that Paxton "is an admitted adulterer, which is something that used to matter to conservative Christians."


The Bee:

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BTW, Talarico has a problem, apart from his belief in a "non-binary god" of six genders.

He defeated a Strong Black Female Idiot for the nomination, with the connivance of racist talk show host Steven Colbert, and black female voters are very angry about it.

Oh, right now they're blaming Republicans, Trump, and Greg Abbot for... the fact that Steven Colbert aired a gushy interview with Talarico and that millions of white progressive racists voted against her.

But that's just cope. They know who really denied a Strong Black Female Idiot of the position she was born to be genetically entitled to.

Washington Free Beacon
@FreeBeacon

Remember when Stephen Colbert took to the airwaves to suggest that the Trump administration intervened at the 11th hour to intimidate his bosses into pulling an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico?

Both Colbert and Talarico knew days before the interview actually took place that it would not air on TV due to concerns from CBS lawyers, but Talarico sat down with Colbert anyway, hoping that Colbert "would tell his audience the story of federal interference," the New York Times reported.

Talarico then milked the hubbub for earned media, millions of dollars in fundraising, and a primary win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

All CBS wanted was for Colbert to offer equal time to the Strong Black Female Idiot.

This South Carolinian Klansman refused, absolutely.




Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:23 PM




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1 THE BLADE IS FIRST LIKE DAVID FRENCH IS INTO THE CLOSET TO WATCH HIS WIFE GET SLAMMED BY HER BULLS

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

2 Talarico looks like he's 12.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)

3 Good afternoon good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 03:25 PM (cYBz/)

4 David French has been pushing this, "Jesus meant do whatever the modern Democrat Party tells you to do" Christianity for more than a decade.

And Christians keep voting majority Christian.

Hell, the Catholic vote has trended solidly Catholic over the last decade.

I really, really don't think the same message but from a weird looking twink in a Texas Senate race is going to work any better.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

5 Hmmm, sasquatch's gym sock.

Not bad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)

6 White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus,
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These fucking people ALL think and talk like actual bona fide Nazis. They really do. Not that we don't know. But it's creepy.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:25 PM (JIcUn)

7 Jesus (hey-soos) must be one of his wife's special friends.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:26 PM (zZu0s)

8 Well, THAT was a truncated post.

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (pDt9x)

9 Damn the JavaScripts are on hella steroids today. The blog is gonna blow!

Posted by: NCKate at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (uQzkA)

10 But that's just cope. They know who really denied a Strong Black Female Idiot of the position she was born to be genetically entitled to.

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1. Black turnout will be down in November. It happens when a white Democrat beats a black Democrat in the primary. Black turnout goes down. It won't be, like, 1% of the vote, but they'll go from 12% to 11%.

2. The black electorate and the black activist base are going to be LIVID when Talarico loses by 15 to either unpopular Cornyn or "terrible candidate" Paxton.

2a. They will want revenge.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (GBKbO)

11 Saying she has that loose elastic feel (we all remember from knee length gym socks.)

Ill rate that as true.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (zZu0s)

12 I don't get the Talafreako hype. The guy looks like such a fucking creep I can almost guarantee he's got kiddie porn on his browser. He makes my skin crawl. I can't believe there are people in the country that don't see this.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (iFTx/)

13 Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul.

Poetry. Well done Boss.

Posted by: Flyguy at March 10, 2026 03:28 PM (yk5yw)

14 Time magazine touted his "authenticity" and gushed, "It's populism and piety, the proletariat and the Pharisees all rolled into a Texas-sized operation."

They... they do realize that's not a compliment, right?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 10, 2026 03:28 PM (a+4eV)

15 12 I don't get the Talafreako hype. The guy looks like such a fucking creep I can almost guarantee he's got kiddie porn on his browser. He makes my skin crawl. I can't believe there are people in the country that don't see this.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (iFTx/)

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Austin progressives worked with Manhattan progressives, using LA progressive money, to make the most unappealing parody of Christianity possible in a lab.

Talarico is the result.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:28 PM (GBKbO)

16 Sidenote: Crockett looks like she has a nice rack. Not Ellie the Empress, but still.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)

17 This post could have been written by a strong divers person.

Posted by: Bete at March 10, 2026 03:30 PM (BKMOA)

18 I just love being lectured on how to be a good Christian by some asshat who hasn't darked the door of a church in a decade. Maybe if he cracked his Bible open, he would see in PLAIN WORDS that this kind of perversion is abhorrent to Our Lord.

Of course, being a Christian means praying for their depraved souls. Darn it.

Jesus said to pray for our enemies. He didn't exactly specify WHAT to pray for them, I suppose.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 03:30 PM (I40wl)

19 If it were a disease he’d be Fettermaned.

Paranormal Mind Ccontrol simulating possession by demons, or Demonic Possession simulating paranormal mind control.

Posted by: epador at March 10, 2026 03:30 PM (ost1O)

20 They... they do realize that's not a compliment, right?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 10, 2026 03:28 PM (a+4eV)

Corrupt, venal, status obsessed nominally religious leaders.

Well, they aren't wrong.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:30 PM (zZu0s)

21 Talarico isn't even his name, right?

he thinks it will gain him the Latino vote I guess

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 10, 2026 03:30 PM (j+aD2)

22 Sidenote: Crockett looks like she has a nice rack. Not Ellie the Empress, but still.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Gotta have something to counterbalance those giant false eyelashes.

When she doesn't have those stupid things on, I think she's quite attractive.

Who is Ellie the Empress?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 03:31 PM (77rzZ)

23 Comments about the “offness” of Talarico’s appearance are spot on. If anyone is stupid enough not to notice that, there’s really no help for them. They lack a variety of street smarts that’s invariably fatal.

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 03:31 PM (pDt9x)

24 When did "The French Davidian" get dropped from the AoS Style Guide?

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at March 10, 2026 03:31 PM (V362x)

25 Believing in six (or more!) genders is insane enough to most of us -- but six biological sexes?



You can either get prostate cancer, or ovarian cancer, but not both.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2026 03:31 PM (Z7Mnq)

26 Conservatives are afraid of Talarico and it shows. They don't have much on him though and it shows. Their "best" attack is him saying "god" is "non binary". They're going to have to do way better than that. Let them hate as long as they fear.

I find it hilarious they're fighting him on the God is non-binary thing. Anyone who's ever had a cursory read of the bible knows this is the case it literally explains that God is above man and before Adam's creation there was no humanity (and no gender) so God by definitions doesn't fit into male or female.

Democrats have conceded Christianity too easily. Republicans know Christians are their last and most consistent foothold, and if they were to lose that; the party would effectively be dead. When even Trump wanted Crockett to win and to knock the Colbert interview off the air, you know something is up.

I never thought I would see the day that patriotism, professional football, Budweiser, and now Christianity were up for grabs by the left. It’s almost like MAGA threw out everything they would have previously considered deeply American in favor of Trump. It’s not a cult.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (JCZqz)

27 I highly recommend Chris Bray's substack. His mockery is *chef's kiss*

Like Ace, but lacking the VDH-approved cruelty level.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (w6EFb)

28 When did "The French Davidian" get dropped from the AoS Style Guide?
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at March 10, 2026 03:31 PM (V362x)

French Mistake. He bats cleanup.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

29 I definitely think a pasty white greaseball who would bang a tran over his own closet tran wife would have a better chance of beating Paxton in the election

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (e47Rz)

30 Conservatives are afraid of Talarico and it shows

I mean, in the same way I'm skeeved by Tiny Tim, sure

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)

31 Breitbart just sent me an email, for the first time in years, implying that rising gas prices was Trump's plan all along.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (xcxpd)

32 I used to think that David French was a confused Christian who was dazzled by fame and money. Now I realize he needs Jesus in the worst way and is on the express train straight to hell.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (PYyV9)

33 A stock photo of the type of man that enjoys servicing his wife's boyfriends penis.

https://tinyurl.com/yyfhtybw

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (abIsI)

34 "I am tired of being pitted against my neighbor. I'm tired of being told to hate my neighbor. It's been more than 10 years of this kind of politics.
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Say the people who Roflcoptered in 2010 at CNN pwning the "teabaggers".

The Left only wishes people thought history started yesterday so they can vomit in theirr mouth with abandon and insist it's a steak dinner.

Fuck you, you fucking faggots. Your problem isn't "divisive politics". It's that Trump did it better than you and beat the Left at its own bullshit game. Now go fuck some more gay filth, you degenerate cum guzzling whore.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:33 PM (JIcUn)

35 27 I highly recommend Chris Bray's substack. His mockery is *chef's kiss*


oh yeah it's fun

he's MEAN lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 10, 2026 03:33 PM (j+aD2)

36 I think David French enjoys being humiliated.

Posted by: steevy at March 10, 2026 03:33 PM (YwEeS)

37 I never thought I would see the day that patriotism, professional football, Budweiser, and now Christianity were up for grabs by the left. It’s almost like MAGA threw out everything they would have previously considered deeply American in favor of Trump. It’s not a cult.


Thats an interesting comment. People are strange.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)

38 26 Democrats have conceded Christianity too easily. Republicans know Christians are their last and most consistent foothold, and if they were to lose that; the party would effectively be dead. When even Trump wanted Crockett to win and to knock the Colbert interview off the air, you know something is up.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (JCZqz)

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"Christianity demands that you trans your kids, let illegal immigrants rape your wife, and that you can't complain when Muslims blast morning prayers in your neighborhood."
-the Democrat message to Christians

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:33 PM (GBKbO)

39 Talarico looks like he's 12.
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)
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He looks desperately in need of a swirly, Dutch rub and Indian burn.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (KAqW5)

40 Conservatives are afraid of Talarico and it shows

**************

You sure about that?

You SURE about that?

Posted by: The guy who always asks, "You sure about that?" at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (e47Rz)

41 31 Breitbart just sent me an email, for the first time in years, implying that rising gas prices was Trump's plan all along.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (xcxpd)

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ANDREW BREITBART ISN'T DEAD?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (GBKbO)

42 if it weren't for lies, they'd have nothing.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (MIIRH)

43 so when they wear the skin suit and parade around, it's weird if we notice?!?!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (j+aD2)

44 I never thought I would see the day that patriotism, professional football, Budweiser, and now Christianity were up for grabs by the left.

This is the kind of lie people tell themselves when they are in a bubble seventeen layers thick.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (PYyV9)

45 1 THE BLADE IS FIRST LIKE DAVID FRENCH IS INTO THE CLOSET TO WATCH HIS WIFE GET SLAMMED BY HER BULLS
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

This made me laugh

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (xcxpd)

46 "Politics as blood sport, politics as trolling and owning, politics as total war. It tears families apart. It ends friendships, and it leaves us all feeling terrible all the time."

Terrible? It makes me feel great. What was tiring to me was the period before the period this bullwatching simp is talking about: the time when all Democraps and fake bullshit RINO prick cocksuckers pissed in my face and told me it was raining.

No, the masks are off and I find out real quick who my friends and enemies really are. Once identified as enemies, I can enjoy watching MAGA fuck them in the ass with an acid sandpaper dildo. I like the "best things" in life same as Conan.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)

47 I think David French enjoys being humiliated.
Posted by: steevy at March 10, 2026 03:33 PM (YwEeS)

Its part of the kink.

It is remarkable when you realize just how much humiliation porn there is on the internet. So I've heard.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s)

48 Shouldn't Talarico be fighting for the other 32 gender people can't change to as surgery is only binary.

Posted by: Bete at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (BKMOA)

49 "And then, very next step, he savages Ken Paxton. With a tone-deafness you can't exaggerate, having set up Talarico's decency and true expression of Christianity as niceness and a steadfast refusal to judge or be pitted against your neighbor, French contrasts nice Christian James Talarico to mean right-winger Ken Paxton by writing that Paxton "is an admitted adulterer, which is something that used to matter to conservative Christians."
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I suspect that the Dems are becoming alarmed at the Gen Z shift to conservatism and particularly to traditional Christian worship. I watched a Fox News video clip last night of a FOX reporter taping interviews in St. Joseph (an RC church in Greenwich Village), and I was astounded by the number of 30 and under y. os attending Mass.

Dems are getting hammered up and down demographic spectrum. The only people showing up at demonstrations are activists on the payroll.

Posted by: mrp at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (rj6Yv)

50 Talarico strikes me as a kiddie diddler. Oh, and he looks like Alfred E. Newman.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (pZ64F)

51 40 Conservatives are afraid of Talarico and it shows

**************

You sure about that?

You SURE about that?

Posted by: The guy who always asks, "You sure about that?" at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (e47Rz)

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Talarico is going to lose by 15.

His off-brand Christianity at the top of the ticket is going to hurt Democrats down ticket.

Even high level Democrats know this. They're leaking to ezines that they're not going to fund Talarico because it's a giant waste of money.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (GBKbO)

52 2 Talarico looks like he's 12.
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)
It's the eyes, like dolls eyes.

Posted by: Eromero at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (LHPAg)

53 41 31 Breitbart just sent me an email, for the first time in years, implying that rising gas prices was Trump's plan all along.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:32 PM (xcxpd)

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ANDREW BREITBART ISN'T DEAD?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (GBKbO)

Just like Epstein, he's living in government protection under an assumed name*


*No, he's not. I don't want to start that rumor.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)

54 French conveniently forgets Jesus's warning about harming the children. Actually in the bible, and he notes there are going to be some rather horrific ends for those who do. So Mr. French what is going to happen to you and the great ship Talarico having forgotten this very Christian "requirement"?

Posted by: Black JEM at March 10, 2026 03:36 PM (GZYu7)

55 Anyone who's ever had a cursory read of the bible
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Maybe you should try more than a cursory read you big dummy.

I notice no one is out there saying Allah is non-binary. Faggots.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:36 PM (JIcUn)

56 48 Shouldn't Talarico be fighting for the other 32 gender people can't change to as surgery is only binary.

Posted by: Bete at March 10, 2026 03:35 PM (BKMOA)

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Why didn't he step aside for a strong black woman because his white skin is a virus and he can never be as good as a black woman?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:36 PM (GBKbO)

57 40 Conservatives are afraid of Talarico and it shows

**************

You sure about that?

You SURE about that?
Posted by: The guy who always asks, "You sure about that?" at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (e47Rz)

What hath the Critical Drinker wrought?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:37 PM (xcxpd)

58 53 Just like Epstein, he's living in government protection under an assumed name*


*No, he's not. I don't want to start that rumor.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)

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Epstein?

That guy who wrote to Depaak Chopra that he hated Israel?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)

59 "Talarico looks like he's 12.
Posted by: Bulg"


12 year old Opie Taylor

Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2026 03:37 PM (GUOwU)

60 Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul.
.....................................
Love is Love, H8r!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 10, 2026 03:37 PM (sAmhv)

61 The last great hope in the Senate for the Dems was wonderful right up until news got out he fed his wife poo from their baby as a joke.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (8avO+)

62 "White people spread racism, so vote for me, a white guy."

Did I get that right?

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (HKWjx)

63 His testicles may not have dropped yet.

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (pDt9x)

64 I don't get the Talafreako hype. The guy looks like such a fucking creep I can almost guarantee he's got kiddie porn on his browser. He makes my skin crawl. I can't believe there are people in the country that don't see this.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (iFTx/)

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Austin progressives worked with Manhattan progressives, using LA progressive money, to make the most unappealing parody of Christianity possible in a lab.

Talarico is the result.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:28 PM (GBKbO)
_________

I get the origin. I don't get that anyone could look at the result -- rancid mold on a petri dish crawling with pedo dicklets -- and think "he's the next big thang!"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

65 Talarico's gay friends should do something about his televangelist hair he has going on.

Posted by: NCKate at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (uQzkA)

66 David French attends a "Christian" church of one.

I am completely comfortable judging him as not Christian.

Him and Stalin can fuck each other in hell.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (HXT0k)

67 Talarico whitewashed Crocket's office!

Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (mkw2N)

68 David French isn’t Christian, so I can’t even call him an apostate. What he preaches isn’t simply contrary to church doctrine, it is in direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus Christ. It’s easily disproven as heresy, to the point I believe he just does it for clicks.

“In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.”

2 Peter 2:3

Really, almost all 2 Peter 2 applies to French.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 10, 2026 03:39 PM (bucPA)

69 Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:27 PM (iFTx/)

He looks like he'd make a good Mikey for Life cereal if they wanted one that looked like he was going to bite your face off.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:39 PM (JIcUn)

70 I read somewhere that French's job is not to persuade or promote Christianity, but to give Democrat Christians a plausible reason to keep voting for Democrats despite noticing everything they stand for is opposed to the Bible.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:39 PM (PYyV9)

71 Gayvid Frenchie is in dire need of a blanket party only one using bricks instead of soap

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (e47Rz)

72 Talarico is a human bobblehead. Very weird looking, uh, person. Almost makes me thing there's some sort of brain damage going on.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (jtM2q)

73 61 The last great hope in the Senate for the Dems was wonderful right up until news got out he fed his wife poo from their baby as a joke.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (8avO+)

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And he lost by 3 in 2018, before Joe Biden stole the presidency and then turned the border counties red by opening the border.

Also before Texas tightened voting.

Also before the great Migration pushed Texas even further to the right.

Blexas will never die because it will never arrive.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (GBKbO)

74 THE BLADE IS FIRST LIKE DAVID FRENCH IS INTO THE CLOSET TO WATCH HIS WIFE GET SLAMMED BY HER BULLS
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

This made me laugh
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (xcxpd)
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The Blade, he aims to please ....

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)

75 Hey, Mistah Talarico, tally me banana
Daylight come and me want go home.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (KAqW5)

76 I don't get the Talafreako hype. The guy looks like such a fucking creep I can almost guarantee he's got kiddie porn on his browser

He's the youth pastor that was quietly fired from the church because he made all the kids feel super uncomfortable.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (PYyV9)

77 58 53 Just like Epstein, he's living in government protection under an assumed name*


*No, he's not. I don't want to start that rumor.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)

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Epstein?

That guy who wrote to Depaak Chopra that he hated Israel?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)

Well they kept bossing him and his sidepiece around...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (xcxpd)

78 Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out ...

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

[Serious The Monkeys misheard song lyrics by me as a kid:]


Cheer up Sweet Vagine.
Oh what can it mean ...
To a daydream believer --
And a homecoming queen?

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 10, 2026 03:40 PM (5b2ve)

79 I don’t even know who Talarico is. I’m sure he matters to someone, but it’s probably not his mother.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (bucPA)

80 Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul.
---
Hah! The joke's on you.

I don't have a soul!

Posted by: David F. at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (ESVrU)

81 I really hate when people misrepresent Jesus.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (FMtrg)

82 But I just saw a poll showing that Talacreepo is beating both Cornhole and Paxton when placed head to head....///

Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (9U6Wl)

83 Democrat Christians

**********************

Is that like a Christian Satanist?

Or a Messianic Witch?

oh I know, a Crystal Methodist....=

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (e47Rz)

84 64
I get the origin. I don't get that anyone could look at the result -- rancid mold on a petri dish crawling with pedo dicklets -- and think "he's the next big thang!"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

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Most Democrats probably had no idea.

He was just their candidate until he became "Not-Black Girl Magic" in which case they had to vote for the white man because they're racist.

Now that they're stuck with a wet squib of a candidate who will obviously turn off large swaths of evangelicals in a state that has 2.5 million more Republicans than Democrats, they're just masturbating.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (GBKbO)

85 The only reason any of us know who he is is because Crockett ran against him. I find that interesting.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (JIcUn)

86 DEVELOPING: Rep. Jasmine Crockett voters are breaking down in tears on social media blaming Republicans for her loss while ignoring the fact it was a primary, meaning she was replaced with a White Democrat male by the voters.
_____

One example of many on how dumb Democrat voters can be.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 03:42 PM (Dv3i1)

87 82 But I just saw a poll showing that Talacreepo is beating both Cornhole and Paxton when placed head to head....///
Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (9U6Wl)

Uh-huh.

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 03:42 PM (pDt9x)

88 71 Gayvid Frenchie is in dire need of a blanket party only one using bricks ball peen hammers instead of soap
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos


Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 10, 2026 03:42 PM (abIsI)

89 Guy is so creepy looking.

Like a baby-faced serial killer.

Deep cut, but anyone remember Issac from Children of the Corn?

https://shorturl.at/BEOxp

Posted by: Leupold at March 10, 2026 03:42 PM (eIzlH)

90 David French found Jesus alright.

The problem is the Jesus David found now calls himself Tiffany Cherry Bottom and David pays zer $20 a meeting for each back alley interview.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 03:42 PM (sKqQm)

91
Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul.



Ewok Savant Savagery. Wicket is da bomb.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (y9nCu)

92 I really hate when people misrepresent Jesus.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (FMtrg)

To be fair Jesus warned about it so look at it as fulfillment of Scripture.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (JIcUn)

93 87 82 But I just saw a poll showing that Talacreepo is beating both Cornhole and Paxton when placed head to head....///
Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (9U6Wl)

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It was a Democrat internal poll that showed Talarico getting 44% of the vote.

Yes, he will get no more than 44% of the vote.

I swear, after the years of polling failures, I'd expect conservatives to be more prone to laughing at obvious bullshit in the form of polling than giving it any credence.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)

94 Re: David French's devolution from traditional Christianity to "kindness is everything": C.S. Lewis writes about the false equation of kindness with love in The Problem of Pain. Everyone already thinks they're kind, so it doesn't call for any character development. Love, however, wants what is good for the loved, and that can be a huge directional change for them. We may not want the interference (who does?) but that's to ask for less love, not more. So, depending on how you define it, kindness is NOT everything. Some people just want a grandfather in heaven instead of a father in heaven.

Posted by: Blahblahblah at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (p90Y4)

95 I really hate when people misrepresent Jesus.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (FMtrg)
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Pretty sure Dante put them somewhere in the Eight Circle of Hell.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (KAqW5)

96 Benjamin Domenech
@bdomenech
·
Follow
It's a fitting end for David French's storyline is that he insists this abortion obsessed transing kids promoting "non binary God" man is more Christian than all the dedicated prolife Christians who he used to pretend to respect.
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whom

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (RIvkX)

97 Nice rack? Get a load of these.

Posted by: Ben Shapiro Sister's Ashkenazi Breasts at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (wBaIH)

98 36 I think David French enjoys being humiliated.
Posted by: steevy at March 10, 2026 03:33 PM (YwEeS)

It can honestly get exhausting sometimes, especially on "group nights".

Posted by: Mrs French at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (qivay)

99 When did "The French Davidian" get dropped from the AoS Style Guide?

I've always recommended "Mr. French"

Posted by: Buffy Davis at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (D0HYP)

100 Posted by: Marcus T at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM

Democrat running for Senate in Texas

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (ix8EF)

101
Epstein?

That guy who wrote to Depaak Chopra that he hated Israel?


One of the more subtle things in Epstein's emails is that he didn't much like other Jewish people.

Well, besides Ehud Barak, the Joe Biden of Israel, but...that kind of makes sense.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)

102 I ignore everything else to just look at that guy with that face saying he loves trans children and see a probable felony there.

What is it with the pedo creeps? There's a guy on X hawking age verification for social media and he has that pedo look too.

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (HKWjx)

103 So I ordered some Snapdragon seeds from a Big Name Seed company recently, and when I opened the packet, there were big squash or pumpkin seeds in there.

The seeds enthusiastically yelled, "we're Snapdragon seeds... the label says so!"

I won't get fooled again!



Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (DgMqy)

104 “ They” have been misrepresenting Jesus for 2000 years. It started right after His ascension.

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (pDt9x)

105
Curious that Newsome and Biden can call their black audiences stupid within the span of a couple weeks and it just gets laughed off, 'cause, ha-ha, they're on "our" side.

They won't turn out for this little homo any more than they would for Buttageig.

Posted by: Auspex at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM (Y8DZL)

106 Posted by: Blahblahblah at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (p90Y4)

That's a very good book: The problem of pain

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 03:45 PM (ix8EF)

107 Talarico looks like he's 12.

I’ve seen 12 year olds make an honest and sincere profession of faith, which is more than he has done.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 10, 2026 03:45 PM (nHcc1)

108 James Talarico: "Now, the embryo is biologically alive. That is certainly true. But being alive and being a person are two different things."

"I prove it every day," the bobble-head golem added.

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 03:45 PM (Sy6m/)

109 Texas voter starts crying after voting for James Talarico over Jasmine Crockett:

“Because we need somebody who can win."
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I drink your tears with joy. Now, dance!
*cracks whip

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 03:45 PM (RIvkX)

110 But I just saw a poll showing that Talacreepo is beating both Cornhole and Paxton when placed head to head....///
Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 03:41 PM (9U6Wl)

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It was a Democrat internal poll that showed Talarico getting 44% of the vote.

Yes, he will get no more than 44% of the vote.

I swear, after the years of polling failures, I'd expect conservatives to be more prone to laughing at obvious bullshit in the form of polling than giving it any credence.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)
_________

And the stock market dropped almost 2% one day last week! We are doomed.

We must always have hair on fire.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:46 PM (iFTx/)

111 Told ya he's their (the White progressives') Charlie Kirk.

You want preaching; what would Jesus do moments; and lectures there is "no historical, theological, biblical basis" for Christians to be pro-life? The little 🤡 is your (pick your own poison).

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 03:46 PM (NFX2v)

112 I did not know that Sasquatch wore socks. The things you learn here.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 10, 2026 03:46 PM (u73oe)

113
"God is nonbinary," he declared on the state House floor.

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But we're not. We have two sexes, male and female. That's the way we're made. There's a reason for that. Survival.

Whether you think we are the result of 4.5 billion years of evolution, or were created more recently along with the world, that's the way we're made. Otherwise we wouldn't be here.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 03:46 PM (VWtfl)

114 Crockett isn't blaming Talarico or his voters? So... strange......

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:46 PM (JIcUn)

115 The last woman broke down crying because she wanted to vote for Crockett but voted for Talarico because she thought only he could win. When he loses that woman should be on suicide watch

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 03:46 PM (qBBPl)

116 Shouldn't that read "noted White Supremacist David French" he of the ice cooler with a Confederate flag on it fame?

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM (f1kZG)

117 Years ago we were discussing how Obama had destroyed the Democratic party and wiped out their bench. They have nobody waiting in the wings to save them, Newsome is the least horrific option and he's doomed.

They have a combination of pushing out anyone sane and capable and a new generation of insane soy creatures shaped by incest, molestation, experimental drugs, and soul cooking.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM (PYyV9)

118 110 And the stock market dropped almost 2% one day last week! We are doomed.

We must always have hair on fire.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:46 PM (iFTx/)

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Oil rose to $120 in after market trading over the weekend!

Trump shouldn't have taken out the leadership of the premiere state sponsor of global terror because this temporary spike in oil prices risks the midterms!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM (GBKbO)

119 Texas voter starts crying after voting for James Talarico over Jasmine Crockett:

“Because we need somebody who can win."
===

I drink your tears with joy. Now, dance!
*cracks whip
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 03:45 PM (RIvkX)
_______

[Nodding sagaciously]

-- Tones And I

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM (iFTx/)

120 Who took a bigger heel turn-Tucker or French?

Posted by: mr tmz at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (rJ48h)

121 Jesus said to pray for our enemies. He didn't exactly specify WHAT to pray for them, I suppose.

Use the Imprecatory psalms (e.g., Pss 35, 59, 69, 109, 137) as your guide.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (WCaCG)

122 Most puns make me feel numb but math puns make me feel number.....

Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (Z7Mnq)

123 Talerico looks like that Fuentes dweeb. They could be the name guy.

*Is Fuentes that young, neo-nazi, whose popular on the interwebs? Or am I mixing my InFLueNzERs up.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (sAmhv)

124 116 Shouldn't that read "noted White Supremacist David French" he of the ice cooler with a Confederate flag on it fame?

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM (f1kZG)

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That's Rick Wilson, awful Republican campaign manager who lost every race he managed but kept getting work for some reason.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (GBKbO)

125 Talarico is a flashing red light you can see from 50 miles away. Danger.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (+nEug)

126 Friend of the blog the Rick Wilson had the stars and bars cooler I think

Posted by: NCKate at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (uQzkA)

127 So, have the Democrats just abandoned the Big Tent Strategy and opted for the Ideologically Purist approach?

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (pDt9x)

128 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (JIcUn)

129
116 Shouldn't that read "noted White Supremacist David French" he of the ice cooler with a Confederate flag on it fame?
Posted by: Darth Randall at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM

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That's noted white supremacist Rick Wilson.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (VWtfl)

130 With all the hair on fire. thank goodness Aquanet no longer has CFCs.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 03:49 PM (2GVsD)

131 "Now, the embryo is biologically alive. That is certainly true. But being alive and being a person are two different things."

It should be pointed out this is an explicitly religious argument

We have a living, distinct human being. But... "is it a person?". That's not an unimportant question but its not a biology question, its an argument about whether we have a soul and when that soul develops or enters the body.

Now all of the pro-abortion arguments have traditionally said these question don't matter. They just pretend that something magical happens biologically at some point. Now that science has shown demonstrably that isn't true they are left grasping not only at straws but what they told us are straws that shouldn't even be considered.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 10, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

132 21 Talarico isn't even his name, right?

he thinks it will gain him the Latino vote I guess

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 10, 2026 03

It is, he was adopted by his stepfather. Talarico is Italian. He looks like Howdy Doody.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 03:49 PM (OoFl2)

133 Is David French going to argue for the Gospel of Thomas too? or at all, since Talarico just assumed it.
If he really wants to be edgy, David can cite the Apocryphon of James: "the Kingdom of God belongs to those who have put themselves to death". At least then he can put himself out of our misery

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 03:49 PM (gKWVE)

134 The last woman broke down crying because she wanted to vote for Crockett but voted for Talarico because she thought only he could win. When he loses that woman should be on suicide watch
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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So, by her reasoning I should have voted for Cornhole because I have been assured that only he can win against Talacreepo?///
F that!

Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (9U6Wl)

135 "Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul."


Pure poetry.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)

136 "White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus,"

Well, the Democrat new white hope stated that white people can't be racist, but everyone else can be.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (EhiZ2)

137 Sounds like Talarico's campaign is a play based on the lyrics of Genesis' "Jesus He Knows Me."

Posted by: Socratease at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (YgfoU)

138 Who took a bigger heel turn-Tucker or French?
Posted by: mr tmz at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (rJ48h)

Tucker. Hands down. French was always just 'a guy' among the dozens or non descriptive white guys at NRO.

Probably why his wife likes getting plowed like a cornfield in Iowa.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (zZu0s)

139 I saw Insane Soy Creatures open for Insane Clown Posse.

It was nuts.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (KAqW5)

140 Oil rose to $120 in after market trading over the weekend!

Trump shouldn't have taken out the leadership of the premiere state sponsor of global terror because this temporary spike in oil prices risks the midterms!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM (GBKbO)
==
It was just so he could claim a 33% reduction in price after he essentially told Lloyds and the rest of London we are taking over the shipping insurance industry.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (GZYu7)

141 Shouldn't that read "noted White Supremacist David French" he of the ice cooler with a Confederate flag on it fame?
Posted by: Darth Randall at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM

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That's noted white supremacist Rick Wilson.


they are all interchangeable as they are all in on the grift. To get the Cady Ovens version, just bolt on boobs and get a tan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (2GVsD)

142
David French's devolution from traditional Christianity to "kindness is everything"



That's assuming that David French Lick was ever serious about being a Christian. Like the rest of these cocksuckers, he's little more than a communist mole who'd love to shoot a few Kulaks in the back of the neck. Claiming to be a devout Christian is just a tool to gain secular power.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (y9nCu)

143 Cooler guy was Rick Wilson the bald.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (cS1cw)

144 A stock photo of the type of man that enjoys servicing his wife's boyfriends penis.

https://tinyurl.com/yyfhtybw
Posted by: Maj. Healey
......

He looks like he IS the penis.

Posted by: wth at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (UjdFS)

145 The conservative case for the Antichrist.

Per Dennis Prager:

The answer to this question is one of the few issues about which most religious Jews agree. When it comes to naming the worst sin in Judaism, they would respond “chillul haShem,” desecrating God’s name. This means doing evil while acting religious — or, to put it more simply, doing evil in God’s name.

From a Jewish perspective, as horrific as murder is, murder committed by an atheist individual or government is not as damaging as murder by a religious individual or government. From the victim’s perspective, of course, there is no difference.

Why is murder committed in the name of God worse? Because it ruins God’s name. And belief in a morally demanding and morally judging God as the only means to a better world is at the heart of the Jewish message. When God is rendered the source of evil rather than the source of good, hope for a good world is shattered.

That is why the evil committed in our time by Muslims in the name of God and of religion has had a particularly negative effect on this generation’s faith in God.

https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/127780/

Posted by: Josh Brolin's Blistered Taint at March 10, 2026 03:50 PM (4c2RO)

146 reminds me of that skeevy lookin' joker running for a city council seat in SF(?) ... but he's already been convicted

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (MIIRH)

147 In reference to an earlier post

I actually think even Ron Howard looked better in his thirties than James Talarico does.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (ix8EF)

148 I ignore everything else to just look at that guy with that face saying he loves trans children and see a probable felony there.

What is it with the pedo creeps? There's a guy on X hawking age verification for social media and he has that pedo look too.
Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:44 PM


Seriously...that guy does not look right.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (kgE5c)

149 Crockett blaming Republicans reinforces my belief that the white supremacists are white leftists. The prog white folk in Texas kicked her to the curb, but she's brainwashed to say it's the Republicans. Everybody protects the white progressive, hence white supremacy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (qBBPl)

150 It is, he was adopted by his stepfather. Talarico is Italian. He looks like Howdy Doody.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 03:49 PM


He looks like robert francis "beto" o'rouke. They could be brothers and he will suffer the same fate as beat off did six years ago.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (0N4FZ)

151 If an embryo doesn't count, why will the fed gov give WIC to pregnant women?

The federal government provides WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) benefits to pregnant women, regardless of when they are in their pregnancy, because the program's primary goal is to improve health outcomes for both the mother and the developing fetus. (Ref: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (NFX2v)

152 Talafreako literally looks like a younger version of the pedo faggot who followed me and my friends around the city begging to suck our dicks. "I wanna suck your young dicks!" We were about 13. Not joking.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

153 "Now, the embryo is biologically alive. That is certainly true. But being alive and being a person are two different things."

And how you get a Nazi pro-Eugenics propaganda movie like Life Without Meaning.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 03:52 PM (2GVsD)

154 Is it me or can Democrats only talk openly about God and Jesus when they are blaspheming them?

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:52 PM (JIcUn)

155 And someone (Josh Brolin) just gave the margins a good time.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)

156 The Left's parade of "masculine" men meant to appeal to conservative males:

. President MomJeans
. David Hogg
. David French
. Pete Booygag
. Beta O'Rourke
. Dylan Mulvaney
. Doug Emhoff
. Tim Walz
. Gruesome Newscum
. Bad Bunny
. James Take-it-up-da-asshoe

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 10, 2026 03:52 PM (yB0MT)

157 Shouldn't that read "noted White Supremacist David French" he of the ice cooler with a Confederate flag on it fame?
Posted by: Darth Randall at March 10, 2026 03:47 PM

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That's noted white supremacist Rick Wilson.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (VWtfl)
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So hard to keep track of all the white supremacists!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 03:52 PM (KAqW5)

158 Talarico needs a nickname. I suggest "Stranger Danger"

Posted by: Josh Brolin's Blistered Taint at March 10, 2026 03:52 PM (4c2RO)

159 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

God has no gender, being a spirit, but generally chooses to reveal himself as a male in the Bible because of the gender representing power, protection, provision, and command.

That's not non-binary, though. Its not someone who is neither x nor y but a blend or can swap between them. God is without gender because God is a spirit and has no physical body or limitations.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (PYyV9)

160 In what universe does a single rational person regard David French the Apostate with a grain of respect?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (za9vj)

161 I've always recommended "Mr. French"
Posted by: Buffy Davis


Is that a mustard joke or ???

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (diia5)

162 DEVELOPING: Rep. Jasmine Crockett voters are breaking down in tears on social media blaming Republicans for her loss while ignoring the fact it was a primary, meaning she was replaced with a White Democrat male by the voters.

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Imagine a life so bereft of meaning that your candidate loses an election and you feel the need to film yourself bawling like an immature child...and you want people to see you acting like it and put it on social media for all the world to see. These people are breathtaking.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (qBdHI)

163 21 Talarico isn't even his name, right?

rumor i saw the other day is that his real name is barnabas collins.

Posted by: anachronda at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (oY6Yp)

164 He looks like the puppet in Magic, and it's disturbing when he talks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (NFX2v)

165 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Posted by: ...



And on the sixth day God created woman, and no one has rested since.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2026 03:54 PM (Z7Mnq)

166 What Trump is doing to Lloyd's makes me smile.

Grandma on prometheus channel laid it out for me.

If it's true..."It's beautiful man!". (young Tom Cruise line)

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 03:54 PM (cS1cw)

167 That's Rick Wilson, awful Republican campaign manager who lost every race he managed but kept getting work for some reason.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:48 PM (GBKbO)

I'm also a pirate! But not the the Lincoln Project kind, swearsies!

Posted by: THE Rick Wilson at March 10, 2026 03:54 PM (qivay)

168 Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 03:49 PM

Ah, yes. That's the name I couldn't think of: Howdy Doody. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 03:54 PM (ix8EF)

169 I actually think even Ron Howard looked better in his thirties than James Talarico does.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 03:51 PM (ix8EF

Clint Howard looks better. And he looks... unfortunate.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)

170 159 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

God has no gender, being a spirit, but generally chooses to reveal himself as a male in the Bible because of the gender representing power, protection, provision, and command.

That's not non-binary, though. Its not someone who is neither x nor y but a blend or can swap between them. God is without gender because God is a spirit and has no physical body or limitations.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (PYyV9)

Tha is rarely pointed out, I have found. Most standard, taught Christianity is heavily into the anthropomorphism of God the Father.

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 03:55 PM (pDt9x)

171 Talarico looks like Chucky

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 03:55 PM (+nEug)

172 166 What Trump is doing to Lloyd's makes me smile.

Grandma on prometheus channel laid it out for me.

If it's true..."It's beautiful man!". (young Tom Cruise line)

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 03:54 PM (cS1cw)

======

Lloyd's was one of the only things left making England important on the world stage.

Gutting that importance is going to turn England fully into a backwater until it decides to change anything about its trajectory over the last 80 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:56 PM (GBKbO)

173 171 Talarico looks like Chucky
Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 03:55 PM (+nEug

Yes! This!

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 03:56 PM (OoFl2)

174 164 He looks like the puppet in Magic, and it's disturbing when he talks.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (NFX2v)

Ann Margret. mmmmm.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at March 10, 2026 03:56 PM (qivay)

175 Talarico needs a nickname. I suggest "Stranger Danger"

--

I see him riding around in a wagon driving through the neighborhoods calling out, "come along children...lollipops!"

/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reference

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 03:56 PM (qBdHI)

176 Imagine a life so bereft of meaning that your candidate loses an election and you feel the need to film yourself bawling like an immature child...and you want people to see you acting like it and put it on social media for all the world to see. These people are breathtaking.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (qBdHI)

Note she has no problem with Talarico or his voters. All this emotion but nothing against the guy who beat her.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:57 PM (JIcUn)

177 HOST: "Something that you love that's not family or friends?"

TALARICO: "Trans children."

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There's a true Christian for you -- unable to answer "God" or "Jesus Christ."

/Not to mention "country" -- which for him is likely Zimbabwe.

Posted by: ShainS -- Gaslighting is the Secret Handshake of the Mass Delusional Leftist Death Cult at March 10, 2026 03:57 PM (yB0MT)

178 Talarico needs a nickname. I suggest "Stranger Danger"



I suggest Pee Wee Herman.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2026 03:57 PM (Z7Mnq)

179 Maybe the Jews should not have written out Ashtereh[sp???] as being the wife of a certain Sinai storm god named Yahweh.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 03:57 PM (2GVsD)

180 "Jesus didn't say anything bad about it specifically, so it's OK."

Well, then, the Old Testament and verses elsewhere in the New Testament say it isn't OK. Therefore, either the Old Testament and those parts of the NT aren't the inspired Word of God or Jesus isn't God. Which one is it?

(I read somewhere else one time someone complaining that there are too many of Paul's letters in the Bible and he talked too much.)

Posted by: Vendette at March 10, 2026 03:57 PM (PrsTH)

181 Piper, it took me a while to place it but it finally came to me

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 03:57 PM (+nEug)

182 David French is jealous that Talarico still has a combover.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 10, 2026 03:58 PM (GPa4z)

183 Lloyd's was one of the only things left making England important on the world stage.

Yeah their only real power and significance in the world is being an economic center. Without that, they are a tiny island with a small economy and almost no military.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:58 PM (PYyV9)

184 Matthew 7:15

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 10, 2026 03:58 PM (DgMqy)

185 Talarico gives me the fucking creeps and I'm a straight dude.

He's got some weird-ass uncanny valley shit going on that just ain't right.

Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 03:58 PM (5aZAZ)

186 Look, watching your wife's vagine getting blown out every night like a sasquatch's old gym sock by a parade of homeless male prostitutes has got to take a toll on your soul.


********

So now I know what happens when I find when my socks go missing when washing them.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 10, 2026 03:58 PM (vN5JL)

187 184 Matthew 7:15

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 10, 2026 03:58 PM (DgMqy).

So... Democrats

Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2026 03:59 PM (GOmDb)

188 And Trump needs to move the Prime Meridian to Mar-a-Lago.

A simple software update to all the GPS satellites right?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 03:59 PM (2GVsD)

189 HOST: "Something that you love that's not family or friends?"

TALARICO: "Trans children."


The look on that interviewer's face, like a mom watching their youngest succeed in a spelling bee

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:59 PM (PYyV9)

190 Seriously.

Walk into your church. That person is leading the church youth group.

"Nah, don't worry. It'll be fine! He loves children. LOVES them!"

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:59 PM (HKWjx)

191 The laws against buggery were nailed to the cross.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 10, 2026 03:59 PM (GPa4z)

192 God has no gender, being a spirit...

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (PYyV9)


Yeah...maybe not that simple.

Look up immanence and transcendence.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (n9ltV)

193 HOST: "Something that you love that's not family or friends?"

TALARICO: "Trans children."
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But not the British trans children.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (KAqW5)

194 If he was on Tinder the app would automatically swipe left and forward his profile to the police.

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (HKWjx)

195 Really should have locked this thread after The Blade's FIRST comment. Brutal AND amusing!

That could be a new tagline for this place. Brutal Amusement!

Posted by: tsj017 at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (xakWh)

196 Lloyd's was one of the only things left making England important on the world stage.
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We can't let this important business fall under the control of islamists.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (Dv3i1)

197
Is there a chance in hell that Demonic Data can win??

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (Of9wS)

198 Talarico looks like Chucky
Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 03:55 PM (+nEug

Yes! This!
Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 03:56 PM (OoFl2)
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Except Chucky is cool in his malevolence and has some great one-liners. Talafreako is the icky doll who wants to blow Beach Ken's 12-year-old brother.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (iFTx/)

199 Talarico needs a nickname. I suggest "Stranger Danger"

I've been using "Screwtape"

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (pUU4E)

200 President Trump is hitting them where it hurts. In the pocket book.

They caused oil to spike, Trump brought it down. No sympathy for the corrupt.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (cS1cw)

201 Blonde Morticia. NO NO AND NO.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 04:01 PM (+nEug)

202 > DEVELOPING: Rep. Jasmine Crockett voters are breaking down in tears on social media blaming Republicans for her loss while ignoring the fact it was a primary, meaning she was replaced with a White Democrat male by the voters.
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I'm sure the media plays a huge part in all that. She was "their golden girl" and got smacked down a white male who looks like the poster child for fetal alcohol syndrome.

So, of course it's the fault of Republicans....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 10, 2026 04:01 PM (jtM2q)

203
David French has a mustache to hide the stretch marks.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 04:01 PM (IifOV)

204 174. Ann Margret. mmmmm.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science

Oh, I see. You were only pretending to be Mrs. French or are groups nights more sporty than I imagined? 🤨

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 04:01 PM (NFX2v)

205 82 But I just saw a poll showing that Talacreepo is beating both Cornhole and Paxton when placed head to head....///
Posted by: lin-duh

So J. Ann Selzer started polling in Texas after being humiliated in Iowa?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 10, 2026 04:01 PM (JCZqz)

206 I second moving the prime meridian.

Dumb-ass heads would explode.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 04:02 PM (cS1cw)

207 "Is there a chance in hell that Demonic Data can win??
Posted by: Blonde Morticia"

When he changes his name to Jaime and professes is love for breakfast tacos he might fool enough Hispanic LIV's

Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2026 04:02 PM (GUOwU)

208 Walk into your church. That person is leading the church youth group.

Not in my church. We have pretty careful rules about contact with and being alone with kids, etc. Not because of bad experiences, but to make sure that there aren't any.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:03 PM (PYyV9)

209 200 President Trump is hitting them where it hurts. In the pocket book.

They caused oil to spike, Trump brought it down. No sympathy for the corrupt.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (cS1cw)

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The oil spike was mostly emotional exuberance, a large move by speculators to drive up the price on the idea that Iran has any ability to control the Strait of Hormuz or that the block would actually make the price of worldwide oil more than double in price.

Both were wrong, but what really drew things down wasn't anything Trump said or did.

It was a Greek vessel turning off their transponder, getting through the strait, and then turning on the transponder again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:03 PM (GBKbO)

210 Did they change their name from Seltzer to Selzer because no one was buying their fizz anymore?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 04:03 PM (2GVsD)

211 So SwallowDicko is the new Xriston ideal?

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 10, 2026 04:03 PM (TezPK)

212 Actually Talarico reminds me of Children of the Corn. He is the creepiest Democrat in the US, right after Mamdani.

Posted by: Random PJ at March 10, 2026 04:03 PM (+jscL)

213 Thanks to those that corrected my mistake.

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 10, 2026 04:03 PM (f1kZG)

214 When he changes his name to Jaime and professes is love for breakfast tacos he might fool enough Hispanic LIV's

Why are my ears ringing?

Posted by: RObert "Beato" O'Rourke the most Irish man in Texas at March 10, 2026 04:04 PM (sKqQm)

215 Chucy is pretty good Ben Had

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:04 PM (JIcUn)

216 Brutal Amusement opened for Pussy Riot once.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 04:04 PM (2GVsD)

217 These people are breathtaking.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM (qBdHI)


Their hyper-emotionalism makes them easily manipulated, as the true left understands.

Of course they shoot the hyper-emoters in the head after the revolution succeeds, so there's that!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:04 PM (n9ltV)

218
I see him riding around in a wagon driving through the neighborhoods calling out, "come along children...lollipops!"

/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reference

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 03:56 PM (qBdHI)

All he needs is the top hate and pointy shoes. Unfortunate little goblin, isn't he?

Posted by: moki at March 10, 2026 04:05 PM (wLjpr)

219 So who is the Dr. Seuss character with the candy van?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 04:05 PM (2GVsD)

220 What Trump is doing to Lloyd's makes me smile.

Grandma on prometheus channel laid it out for me.

If it's true..."It's beautiful man!". (young Tom Cruise line)

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 03:54 PM (cS1cw)

======

Lloyd's was one of the only things left making England important on the world stage.

Gutting that importance is going to turn England fully into a backwater until it decides to change anything about its trajectory over the last 80 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 03:56 PM (GBKbO)
______

The international insurance market was shifting away from LoL even back when I was at Big Law (10 years ago). They are still major players, but not nearly the dominant force they were before.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)

221 Honest question bc I don't want to wade into some pedo swamp.

How does David French get to decide on what makes a true Christian? I never heard of him. Is he some theologian or something?

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (HKWjx)

222 Posted by: moki at March 10, 2026 04:05 PM (wLjpr)

Moki!

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (JIcUn)

223 185 Talarico gives me the fucking creeps and I'm a straight dude.

He's got some weird-ass uncanny valley shit going on that just ain't right.

Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 03:58 PM

Same and I can't understand how liberals don't see it. Or they do and like Trashcan Man, my life for you.
Or their children's life.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (KGhM4)

224 "come along children...lollipops!"

/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reference

All Free Today

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (DgMqy)

225 With a tone-deafness you can't exaggerate, having set up Talarico's decency and true expression of Christianity as niceness and a steadfast refusal to judge or be pitted against your neighbor, French contrasts nice Christian James Talarico to mean right-winger Ken Paxton by writing that Paxton "is an admitted adulterer, which is something that used to matter to conservative Christians."
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Interesting because that nice, nice George H.W. Bush was one too, but the Establishment kept it a secret. So was John McCain, who's funeral concludes next month.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (ZOv7s)

226 He made Russian oil available.

LLoyds started the panic. British dicks calling hostilities illegal, etc.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (cS1cw)

227 That's not non-binary, though. Its not someone who is neither x nor y but a blend or can swap between them. God is without gender because God is a spirit and has no physical body or limitations.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

And He made both men and women in His image.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (77rzZ)

228 220 The international insurance market was shifting away from LoL even back when I was at Big Law (10 years ago). They are still major players, but not nearly the dominant force they were before.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)

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The US treasury backing insurance claims for vessels going through the Strait while the US Navy guides ships through is going to take the eroded nature of England and...do ugly things to it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (GBKbO)

229
154 Is it me or can Democrats only talk openly about God and Jesus when they are blaspheming them?
Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 03:52 PM

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Yeah, but also when they say that we're blaspheming, and they're not.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (VWtfl)

230 How does David French get to decide on what makes a true Christian? I never heard of him. Is he some theologian or something?

He made his name being pro-Trump and openly Christian, but went nuts when Trump was nominated, like so many.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (PYyV9)

231 Pied Piper of Padeophilia - Talarico

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (2GVsD)

232 The international insurance market was shifting away from LoL even back when I was at Big Law (10 years ago). They are still major players, but not nearly the dominant force they were before.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)


It was shifting 25 years ago! The UK has to work hard to keep up appearances of being a player on the world stage.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)

233 Sonia Bernhart needs to check her gallon bucket load of racist misogyny at the voting location door!

"I love Jasmine Crockett", she says tearfully, "but we need someone who can win, a white man".

I may have added that last little bit to her quote.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2026 04:08 PM (yPQ+b)

234 The international insurance market was shifting away from LoL even back when I was at Big Law (10 years ago). They are still major players, but not nearly the dominant force they were before.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)

======

The US treasury backing insurance claims for vessels going through the Strait while the US Navy guides ships through is going to take the eroded nature of England and...do ugly things to it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (GBKbO)
_________

So sad

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:08 PM (iFTx/)

235 The contents of Talafreako's search history must be fascinating.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (gtcuf)

236 Same and I can't understand how liberals don't see it. Or they do and like Trashcan Man, my life for you.
Or their children's life.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (KGhM4)
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They have been programmed to find traditional masculinity off-putting, and so they flee from it.

Indeed, part of how they get captured is that they assume that because "male feminists" are depraved perverts, the actual guys with balls must somehow be worse.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (ZOv7s)

237 Note that we are the supposed psycho Christianists yet ALL these Democrat idiots talk about regarding the faith is what makes a True Christian. 🤔

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (JIcUn)

238 Maybe the one Will Farrell movie that doesn't suck makes it's way into political commentary. The Great Circle of Cinema connects Anchorman to David French.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (otZRM)

239 Same and I can't understand how liberals don't see it.

I think that they are so used to that kind of guy they don't notice it a red flag.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (PYyV9)

240 234 So sad

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:08 PM (iFTx/)

======

At least they have a former public prosecutor who let off Muslim rape gangs leading their Parliament.

Silver lining, right?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (GBKbO)

241 208 Walk into your church. That person is leading the church youth group.

Not in my church. We have pretty careful rules about contact with and being alone with kids, etc. Not because of bad experiences, but to make sure that there aren't any.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026

Our Church Youth Group pastor is truly amazing, and he really does love kids. But like your Church, there is never a time adults are alone with kids. There is also a pretty state of the art security and monitoring system in all the youth group rooms, plus I am confident the dads of the congregation would take whoever to the back pasture and anyone who hurt the kids would not be heard from again. In the name of Christ.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (OoFl2)

242 Check his computer.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 10, 2026 04:09 PM (2szVb)

243 It was shifting 25 years ago! The UK has to work hard to keep up appearances of being a player on the world stage.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)
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Starmer hates England. He wants it broken and subjugated to the EU. He's pretty open about that. Wants to give away Gibraltar as well as Diego Garcia.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (ZOv7s)

244 The international insurance market was shifting away from LoL even back when I was at Big Law (10 years ago). They are still major players, but not nearly the dominant force they were before.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/)

It was shifting 25 years ago! The UK has to work hard to keep up appearances of being a player on the world stage.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)
_____

I'm all broken up about this

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (iFTx/)

245 204 174. Ann Margret. mmmmm.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science

Oh, I see. You were only pretending to be Mrs. French or are groups nights more sporty than I imagined? 🤨
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 04:01 PM (NFX2v)

Well, when your husband throws so many d*cks at you, it gets old and you look for a more "gentle touch".

Posted by: Mrs. French at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (qivay)

246 "is an admitted adulterer, which is something that used to matter to conservative Christians."
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Maybe we realized we aren't voting for our pastor or spiritual guide but for a leader who is looking out for our interests....

Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (9AdGW)

247 Check his bank accounts and lawyer for payoff activity.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (2GVsD)

248
NO NO AND NO.
Posted by: Ben Had

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Good. All this promotion of him was making me wonder if his partisans think he has a chance.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (Of9wS)

249 The United Kingdom is the David French of countries.

Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (5aZAZ)

250
Moki!

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (JIcUn)

Hey ellipses!! How are you and yours???

Posted by: moki at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (wLjpr)

251 246 "is an admitted adulterer, which is something that used to matter to conservative Christians."
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Maybe we realized we aren't voting for our pastor or spiritual guide but for a leader who is looking out for our interests....

Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (9AdGW)

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Well, I can never vote for Trump again.

But Vance has been loyal to his one wife their entire marriage.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (GBKbO)

252 That guy Talarico gives me the creeps. It’s like a Silence of the Lambs vibe.

Wouldn’t surprise me if he had women chained up in an oubliette in his basement or garage.

Creepy AF.

Posted by: Mrs Emma Peel at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (np2zX)

253 Really should have locked this thread after The Blade's FIRST comment. Brutal AND amusing!

That could be a new tagline for this place. Brutal Amusement!
Posted by: tsj017 at March 10, 2026 04:00 PM (xakWh)
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The Blade, he aims to please

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (iFTx/)

254 I've always recommended "Mr. French"
Posted by: Buffy Davis

Is that a mustard joke or ???
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 10, 2026 03:53 PM


You're only 28, aren't you?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kgE5c)

255 Comrade Flounder, where's a hacker when you really need one.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (+nEug)

256
227

And He made both men and women in His image.
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM

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When you think about it, "made in God's image" is not a simple concept. A photograph or even a shadow is an image.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (VWtfl)

257 Has HMS Dragon sailed yet?

Keir Starmer's UK is making Lichtenstein look like a global powerhouse.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (2GVsD)

258 How come Democrats never talk about what makes a "Real Jew".

Oh wait they do. When they say all the people who call themselves Jews are impostors. 🤣

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (JIcUn)

259 Indeed, part of how they get captured is that they assume that because "male feminists" are depraved perverts, the actual guys with balls must somehow be worse.

Yeah they hate all men because all the men they know are soy creepy predators, and those conservatives must be even worse no matter how much they long for a conservative man. They literally come out and say it: they want a "traditional" manly man who isn't conservative, like you can get apples from a palm tree.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:12 PM (PYyV9)

260 248
NO NO AND NO.
Posted by: Ben Had

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Good. All this promotion of him was making me wonder if his partisans think he has a chance.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (Of9wS)

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Democrat partisans think he does.

Because partisanship makes them stupid.

It's an R+14 state. He has no chance.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

261 Not in my church. We have pretty careful rules about contact with and being alone with kids, etc. Not because of bad experiences, but to make sure that there aren't any.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026

The church I used to go to instituted a policy like that several years ago. They pointed out that it was both to protect the children, and to protect the adults from false accusations.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:12 PM (77rzZ)

262
I was honestly surprised to see Jasmine Ratchett crying, in... shock? Disappointment? Did she actually think she was on her way to the US Senate??? Her expectations of victory are a disqualifier right there -- she's out of touch with reality.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 10, 2026 04:12 PM (Of9wS)

263 Maybe we realized we aren't voting for our pastor or spiritual guide but for a leader who is looking out for our interests.

Well that, and Trump's philandering stopped over a decade before he ran for president. He gave it up for Melania. And forgiveness and changing your life is the entire point of Christianity.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:13 PM (PYyV9)

264 When they say all the people who call themselves Jews are impostors. 🤣

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (JIcUn)


The left-wing Jews are unbelievably pompous and superior about their interpretation of Judaism. It is almost entirely wrong, but they are confident that they have the true word.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:14 PM (n9ltV)

265 When you think about it, "made in God's image" is not a simple concept. A photograph or even a shadow is an image.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 10, 2026

Which is why he says you cannot make an image of him, but he did send his son in his human form, and there is the constant “Father” reference, which is not an accident.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 04:14 PM (OoFl2)

266 How does David French get to decide on what makes a true Christian? I never heard of him. Is he some theologian or something?
Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:06 PM (HKWjx)
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He started out covering the Christian beat and being a typical NR shill, saying the right things, quoting the Bible and of course he was in Iraq (doing paperwork) and then Trump came along and he, along with his cohorts, imagined that they could cancel him. They failed.

Was the act ever genuine? Maybe. I bet he thought he was a good Christian, but his subsequent behavior and repeated acts of deception and dishonesty have revealed him to be a nasty hypocritical grifter.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 04:14 PM (ZOv7s)

267 "is an admitted adulterer, which is something that used to matter to conservative Christians."
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Maybe we realized we aren't voting for our pastor or spiritual guide but for a leader who is looking out for our interests....

Posted by: lin-duh at March 10, 2026 04:10 PM (9AdGW)

Unfortunately, a GOP voter should only vote for the GOP candidate if that person is paragon of perfect virtue (according to the left's standards of what that person's virtue should be, particularly if it's a man).

Posted by: Vendette at March 10, 2026 04:14 PM (PrsTH)

268 Hey ellipses!! How are you and yours???

Posted by: moki at March 10, 2026 04:11 PM (wLjpr)

Doing great moki, thanks. *Always* good to see you.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:15 PM (JIcUn)

269 When you think about it, "made in God's image" is not a simple concept. A photograph or even a shadow is an image.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

I love the story about paying taxes to Caesar, in which Jesus reminds his listeners that, just as the coin bear's Caesar's image, they bear God's.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

270 "I love Jasmine Crockett", she says tearfully, "but we need someone who can win, a white man"


Racist misogynist Republican forced me to vote for a white male. Can't win with these people.

Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2026 04:15 PM (GUOwU)

271 The left-wing Jews are unbelievably pompous and superior about their interpretation of Judaism. It is almost entirely wrong, but they are confident that they have the true word.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:14 PM (n9ltV)
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That seems to be a common trait among left-wing Christians and their interpretation of Christianity as well.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 04:15 PM (ESVrU)

272 It's an R+14 state. He has no chance.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)
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I really, really wish people would stop saying this shit.

Weird shit happens in elections, even in Texas.

Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 04:16 PM (5aZAZ)

273 and there is the constant “Father” reference, which is not an accident.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 04:14 PM (OoFl2)

Particularly relevant to Christianity.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:16 PM (JIcUn)

274 come along children...lollipops!"

High little girl! Wanna help me and the puppet find my lost kitten? I have candy!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 10, 2026 04:16 PM (Kt19C)

275 Been kidding around about this/him but I didn't realize Talarico has been a middle school teacher, works with the Non-profit Children's Defense Fund* to advocate for children's issues, and a student at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in addition to his work as a legislator.

It's even more disturbing; I'm an a**. What does it say about some Texas voters? Lordy!
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*Meet us at Alex Haley Farm for Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 04:16 PM (NFX2v)

276 Angels are spiritual beings who can easily assume corporeal form when necessary. Spiritual beings are not versions of - us, but we do so love to bring them to our level.

Posted by: tubal at March 10, 2026 04:17 PM (pDt9x)

277 That seems to be a common trait among left-wing Christians and their interpretation of Christianity as well.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 04:15 PM (ESVrU)


Yup. Contradicting the Bible is a good signal that they are not the most knowledgeable when it comes to basic theology.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 04:17 PM (n9ltV)

278 I was honestly surprised to see Jasmine Ratchett crying, in... shock? Disappointment? Did she actually think she was on her way to the US Senate??? Her expectations of victory are a disqualifier right there -- she's out of touch with reality.

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I firmly believe she bought into this notion she was some powerhouse politician. She believed the hype and the fawning coverage. She...miscalculated.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 10, 2026 04:17 PM (qBdHI)

279 The whole French being a cuck thing was because he bragged that when he was deployed, he put her under strict orders to stay away from men. Made Mike Pence seem like a libertine. So people naturally assume she was cheating on him or that he was so underwhelming he was afraid she was.

Still, we have no concrete evidence he was a cuckold. We know Kevin Williamson was an actual cuck, but not French. Not yet.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 04:18 PM (ZOv7s)

280 272 It's an R+14 state. He has no chance.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)
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I really, really wish people would stop saying this shit.

Weird shit happens in elections, even in Texas.

Posted by: ballistic at March 10, 2026 04:16 PM (5aZAZ)

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I'm sorry that Senate races cause things to revert to PVI, a pattern we can see year after year.

Yes, Talarico is going to lose massively. He's going to lose by about 15 or so. He's a bad candidate, the national environment is going to be something like D+4 at the worst, and the state has gotten more Republican over the past few years.

Might as well worry about Vindmann having a chance in his FL Senate bid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 10, 2026 04:18 PM (GBKbO)

281 When you think about it, "made in God's image" is not a simple concept. A photograph or even a shadow is an image.

Given that god has No physical form, "image" cannot mean "appearance." God has no "appearance" as we understand it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:18 PM (PYyV9)

282 David French is one of our minions, in whom we are well pleased.

Posted by: Big Penguin at March 10, 2026 04:19 PM (0sNs1)

283 He made his name being pro-Trump and openly Christian, but went nuts when Trump was nominated, like so many.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:07 PM (PYyV9)
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Pro-Trump? David "Take My Wife!" French?

Didn't he write an essay for the infamous "Against Trump" issue of National Review ten years ago? That was when they poured gasoline all over themselves and lit a match, in defense of RINO politics. Why yes, says Grok, he did. He even went so far as to announce he wanted to run against Trump, but then he got a gig at the NYT that would actually pay him US dollar income, something he never had done before.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2026 04:19 PM (sb+Bg)

284 A leftist told me that Jews have always been incredibly progressive regarding women but then in another breath says the Bible is the most misogynist document in history.

There is a strain of leftardism that is strong about Jews being the "good" religion.

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:19 PM (JIcUn)

285 I find it hilarious they're fighting him on the God is non-binary thing. Anyone who's ever had a cursory read of the bible knows this is the case it literally explains that God is above man and before Adam's creation there was no humanity (and no gender) so God by definitions doesn't fit into male or female.
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This is just great, absolutely fabulous.

I mean ...

There is being wrong.
And there is being so wrong you don't know how wrong you are.
And then there is this.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 04:20 PM (HXT0k)

286 French's campaign made Egg McMuffin's campaign look serious.

Grifters, all of them.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 04:20 PM (gtcuf)

287 Got it. Talarico is the genderbread man

Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:21 PM (JIcUn)

288 Given that god has No physical form, "image" cannot mean "appearance." God has no "appearance" as we understand it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Wanna bet? When I'm done, everyone will think of him as an old man with a long white beard.
-- Michelangelo

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)

289 Got it. Talarico is the genderbread man
Posted by: ...

He's got expressive armpits?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)

290 Pro-Trump? David "Take My Wife!" French?

Sorry, that should have read "Pro-Bush" but I am getting old and forgetful

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:22 PM (PYyV9)

291 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 10, 2026 04:22 PM (LdBR/)

292 Didn't he write an essay for the infamous "Against Trump" issue of National Review ten years ago? That was when they poured gasoline all over themselves and lit a match, in defense of RINO politics. Why yes, says Grok, he did. He even went so far as to announce he wanted to run against Trump, but then he got a gig at the NYT that would actually pay him US dollar income, something he never had done before.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2026 04:19 PM (sb+Bg)
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Yes, he announced his candidacy and then bailed out because of alleged racist tweets or something and how his adopted black daughter was being victimized. (We never saw the evidence.)

So in the cause of becoming a victim, he advertised himself as a coward.

My Andrew Sullivan Sarah-Palin-level conspiracy theory is that the baby isn't adopted, but conceived when he was overseas.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 10, 2026 04:22 PM (ZOv7s)

293 Final Thought: David French is who Screwtape wanted Christians to be.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:23 PM (PYyV9)

294 Dems want an anti-Trump and boy does this clown fit the bill; Abortion loving, child mutilation loving sissy boy fake Christian closeted gay fraudster.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 10, 2026 04:23 PM (n5tGW)

295 What was that old Dennis miller joke...I know Hare Krishna's can't be a real religion because God made man in his image and I know God doesn't look like Daddy Warbucks with a Slinky glued to his head.

Posted by: Delurker at March 10, 2026 04:23 PM (gtcuf)

296 > 54 French conveniently forgets Jesus's warning about harming the children. Actually in the bible, and he notes there are going to be some rather horrific ends for those who do. So Mr. French what is going to happen to you and the great ship Talarico having forgotten this very Christian "requirement"?
Posted by: Black JEM at March 10, 2026 03:36 PM (GZYu7)


As someone (possibly here) pointed out to me some years back, it's not just harming children, it's specifically coming between them and Jesus, causing them to stumble on that path. In that vein:

> 18 I just love being lectured on how to be a good Christian by some asshat who hasn't darked the door of a church in a decade. Maybe if he cracked his Bible open, he would see in PLAIN WORDS that this kind of perversion is abhorrent to Our Lord.

> ... Jesus said to pray for our enemies. He didn't exactly specify WHAT to pray for them, I suppose.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 10, 2026 03:30 PM (I40wl)


I pray for them to either repent or get millstone'd, and the sooner the better. I suspect they have dark secrets, and a determined private investigator could end them.

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 04:24 PM (Sy6m/)

297 I find it hilarious they're fighting him on the God is non-binary thing. Anyone who's ever had a cursory read of the bible knows this is the case it literally explains that God is above man and before Adam's creation there was no humanity (and no gender) so God by definitions doesn't fit into male or female.
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This is just great, absolutely fabulous.

I mean ...

There is being wrong.
And there is being so wrong you don't know how wrong you are.
And then there is this.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 04:20 PM (HXT0k)

I'm going to run with it for a minute.

God has no gender.

God creates gender.

God must want gender to exist.

Perhaps God wishes HE had gender and hates that He doesn't, so in His love He created it to spare us all the torture he endures.

God hates being non binary.


Makes about as much sense as that crap.

Posted by: Taylor at March 10, 2026 04:24 PM (SGMMp)

298 152 Talafreako literally looks like a younger version of the pedo faggot who followed me and my friends around the city begging to suck our dicks. "I wanna suck your young dicks!" We were about 13. Not joking.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blad


You really do live in your mother’s basement, don’t you?

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 04:25 PM (W2Pud)

299
This Talarico freak has Rod Blagojevich's hair.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (IifOV)

300 David French has a mustache to hide the stretch marks.
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To hide the herpes sores.

Not that he got herpes from sex.

He got it from rubbing his face in the wet spot after his wife finished her exercise session with Tyrone Quantavous Jackson.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 10, 2026 04:27 PM (HXT0k)

301 African Americans aren't going to show up for this geek. Crockett won them 96-4. Talarico will be lucky to get half of Crockett's AA turnout

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 10, 2026 04:29 PM (qBBPl)

302 Talarico does not look like he's passed puberty yet.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 10, 2026 04:36 PM (za9vj)

303 I can't tell French and therick apart.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM (za9vj)

304 Conservatives are afraid of Talarico and it shows

**************

You sure about that?

You SURE about that?
Posted by: The guy who always asks, "You sure about that?" at March 10, 2026 03:34 PM (e47Rz)

Please run Brer Talarico

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 04:40 PM (8avO+)

305 Nancy French is a whitewashed tomb filled with other men's bones.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (4NO2D)

306 A leftist told me that Jews have always been incredibly progressive regarding women but then in another breath says the Bible is the most misogynist document in history.

There is a strain of leftardism that is strong about Jews being the "good" religion.
Posted by: ... at March 10, 2026 04:19 PM (JIcUn)

They are good in that they donate to Dems.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 10, 2026 04:42 PM (8avO+)

307 I can't tell French and therick apart.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 10, 2026 04:37 PM


Rick Wilson is the Confederate. French is the Pharisee.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 10, 2026 04:43 PM (4NO2D)

308 They just pretend that something magical happens biologically at some point.

Yes, at conception.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 10, 2026 04:49 PM (nHcc1)

309 It's really very simple.

I wish someone would argue this with me in real life. However, I don't know any retards & am rarely among the unwashed wokesters.

I could go downtown to find a protest group of purple haired septum snot rings. However, it is not worth the gas, mascara or me dragging myself recovering from a cold to do this.

1) God created MAN and WOMAN in His own image.
Book of Genesis. Which should take care of both the homo/lesbo/and trans deal in one swoop.

2) Sodomy is evil. Genisis and Leviticus (I am assuming people can read and figure the verses out as I am not looking for them).

3)Disfiguring the body God gave you. Leviticus again is harsh.

4) As a Christian I have always believed, since childhood, that the Word of God is infallible. I don't really care what the pervs or wokes believe as they won't change my mind. 2 Timothy 3:16.

I won't get into demonic pedophiles who harm children. They can look up "millstones" and the "lake of fire."

Or, "cafeteria Christians." Who pick and choose verses to use to justify their evil. Who proclaim the Bible is an ancient document that doesn't count in 2026.

Good luck in hell! Hope you like broiling for eternity!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 05:02 PM (WONhk)

310 Hey Blade, that’s a great opening comment

*Golf Clap*

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at March 10, 2026 05:03 PM (EBPMb)

311 Apparently not through yet but willowed!

For those who claim an embryo is a "clump of cells" before the 12th week for abortions...now the 20th week as 20wk premies can't live (well, some of them do now)...

They want us to belive the "science."

At 7-12 wks a heartbeat in the "clump of cells." At 5.5wks transvaginal ultrasound it is detected by a flickering sac. At 7-8wks it is seen on abdominal us. Doppler sound 10-12 wks parents hear.

Science has proven there is a "flash of light" at conception. Explain that one to me if the light is not from God. 1 John 1:5

I am so disgusted with these little minions of Satan who proclaim this crap and people are ignorant enough to believe them.

I never had an abortion but know one former friend who did around the 12th week, and she was never the same. Ever. Planned parenthood in the mid-70's told people to believe the clump of cells lie.

The very second my husband and I heard our first son's heartbeat we were blown away. Amazed. It was real then, this little guy who made me eat at odd hours and stuff I never ate before.

We will never forget those first heartbeats nor their first cry.

Thank you, God, for these blessings.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 05:20 PM (WONhk)

312 I can't be the first to notice this, but Talarico gives off huge Ped vibes.

Posted by: Pooklord at March 10, 2026 06:05 PM (asU3w)

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